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Post by Professor Moriarty on Oct 18, 2016 18:11:32 GMT -5
I am really looking forward to hearing this interview, Andy. Greg Dawes is definitely the man when it comes to PWD. What he accomplished in such a short time is truly remarkable. Here is a link for anyone that might need it. Episode #49 |
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Post by micro on Oct 19, 2016 8:04:39 GMT -5
Listening to the podcast Greg says that they sanded all of the track joints! That seems crazy to me! It just goes to show the dedication of Greg and all of the volunteers. Unbelievable! Job very well done!
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Oct 20, 2016 0:22:26 GMT -5
GREG DAWES! Ladies and gentlemen!
Great interview!
Fella: "We should put together a derby track at the Jubilee"
Greg: "Well... we should just make it a world record length"
LOL! You are the man Greg!
Fellas,
Greg is an absolute representation of everything pure and good about this art form.
The only time he says the word I is when he is saying something like:
"I can hardly believe the skill of the people I was fortunate enough to work with on this incredible project"
Glenn Jewkes and Steve Redrup...
I can think of no finer competitors for this event.
These guys have more love for the art and dedication than anyone I can think of.
Congrats to you both for supporting this amazing event and your work throughout the years.
Skippy Kicky,
Way to go Jason on that car!
Can you post a photo of what it looks like on this forum?
Congrats to everyone that helped out and took part... Iceman, Gravity X, Aircooled, and all the Omaha Boys.
Steve Monk... You are a pioneer and an absolute saint to this hobby.
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Post by Vitamin K on Oct 20, 2016 6:35:15 GMT -5
I wanna throw some props to David Gadberry, who I'm glad was mentioned in the podcast. Gadberry's the dude that published the plans and code for building a Pinewood Derby timer with an Arduino. You can find that over here: www.miscjunk.org/mj/pg_pdt.html. Sounds like he traveled down to help set up the timer for this race, and that's pretty dang cool. I love it when people share technology the way he has. |
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Post by Skippy Kicky on Nov 23, 2016 17:17:05 GMT -5
I just saw this thread. Happy to put some pictures up. Here is the car that ran the fastest on the longest track in the world. I knew there would be no record or fame going into it. When Greg challenged us to go for bragging rights it was on! I was super pleased with how well it did. I am willing to bet it broke 1 minute on its first run on fresh wheels when there was a timer malfunction and was so relieved that it ran well on its second attempt. I owe a big thank you to Derby Evolution for the amazing bearing axles, Derbydad4hire for the perfect wheels, and Down4derby and Quadad for helping me with the design and planning of this bad boy. This car wouldn't have made it without the kindness of GravityX. Thank you so much Paul! I think my favorite picture below is the wheel with the bug guts all over it:). Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to put this together! It was an amazing event!    |
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Nov 23, 2016 17:23:23 GMT -5
Skippy Kicky. Whew! Some photos of the winning car! Great job again Jason! The sticker could use some work though. Lol How much weight did you have on that front wheel?
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Post by Skippy Kicky on Nov 23, 2016 18:13:51 GMT -5
Thank you! The front wheel had 17.65 grams and I had 1" of steer over 62 inches traveled on my tuning board. The front wheel was made in China (harder plastic for unknown track conditions).
Haha, I had a feeling you wouldn't like my sticker. I'm a big fan of both vendors on the car.
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Post by micro on Nov 24, 2016 20:02:17 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the photos! Great job on the win! It was a fun build. The best part is it was all in uncharted waters. Congrats on the bragging rights. I feel cheated as my car came back bug free! LOL.
Thanks again to Greg for the great vision and to all the people who helped to pull it off!
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