[tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 19:43:45 -0800 (PST)
Sheeessshhhh! 8 pounds? I'm gonna have to fill the sucker up with lead to get
it to weigh that much.
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From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, February 5, 2013 9:30:47 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
Oh man does it!
On Feb 5, 2013, at 9:28 PM, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you Tracy, this is gonna be fun.
>
>Paul Smith
>The Zone
>1961 Delux Singlecab
>
>--- On Tue, 2/5/13, Tracy <pepsifreek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>From: Tracy <pepsifreek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [tcb] BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 8:17 PM
>>
>>
>>“OFFICIAL” RULES
>>
>>• Cars will be built using an actual rocker cover from a VW engine; steel and
>>or
>>aluminum are allowed.
>>• No engines or propulsion of any kind save gravity.
>>• No moving weights/counter weights.
>>• Wheels can be attached to the car in any manner, but must not extend beyond
>>the front or rear of the valve cover.
>>
>>• Nothing can extend beyond the front or rear of the valve cover.
>>• Cars will have at least four wheels, each no more than six inches in
>>diameter.
>>
>>• Wheel must have a non-metallic surface contacting the track.
>>• 10 inch maximum overall car width.
>>• 10 inch maximum overall height.
>>• 8 pounds maximum weight by Official** scales.
>>• Valve covers will be clean (no sludge). If the racer drips oil or grease,
>>it
>>is disqualified!
>>
>>• Eachracer will have a name to be used to identify it during races.
>>Rules of the track and race are as follows:
>>· The judge's decision is final!
>>· The track will consist of two lanes with each lane 18 inches wide,
>>(length to be determined at a later date and only to be limited by my
>>imagination =).
>>
>>· If a racer (person) interferes with another car, it (they)
>>automatically lose that round.
>>
>>· If a racer is hampered by a track issue, it will get another run.
>>· If there is a tech issue, the judge's decision is final.
>>· “official” rules are subject to change.
>>** official scales have been tested using state of the art weights and
>>measures
>>designed and operated by qualified NASA space engineers.
>>
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