The number of cars this year was pretty low compared to last year’s event. There were only 4 competitors for the fastest time, with only one being a mechanical assembly. The HON car was only .03 seconds from the fastest non-mechanical entry, incredibly close! The mechanical entry was a pretty amazing extending concept that had the fastest time by far this year. The other entries were for the slowest car competition, two of which didn’t make it to the end of the track.
The action was pretty fast, and was a lot of fun for the first round. The HON car got some pretty great reactions from the crowd and observers. The car in the first heat that it competed against was one of last year’s winners, and was only .03 seconds faster. Tomorrow I will try and tweak the weight situation in order to maximize its potential. Luckily, the IBM team has been very accommodating to let me test and tune it before tomorrow night’s competition.
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- Heat 4
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- The HON car on deck.
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- Cars competing for the slowest time.
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- The first heat, including the HON car.
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- Heat 2
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- Heat 3