During the next three weeks, I will be in a summer program that will involve making a car. It won't be like the one above (Ha ha!), but it will have a motor, wires, and all that other stuff. I'm planning it to be a 3-wheel drive and, the body will be made from this stuff called "foam core board". I will have 6 alligator clips, 4 washers, 4 gears, 2 9v batteries, 2 motors, 2 sheets of "foam core board", 2 types of wheels (4 of each), 2 CD "wheels", 2 axles, 2 axle bushings, 2 motor bushings, and 1 knife switch.
There are 3 types of tracks: flat, uphill, and an "SUV" track. I'm planning to do uphill. That's because I have a direct drive for my front wheel. I think that it will be able to go up easily. I'm also taking into account that I will get a new battery on race day.
On the day before race day, we will have test runs and fix the problems that we might just find.
Here are a few links to "simple machine" websites:
On the day before race day, we will have test runs and fix the problems that we might just find.
Here are a few links to "simple machine" websites:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002079F/sub3.htm
Here is my friend and my race results:
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