====== Awesome Blog Posts ====== Here's where we collect blog posts that can assist with your own build. ===== Milwaukee Makerspace ===== * [[http://rasterweb.net/raster/2017/05/29/controlling-the-controller-cheaply/|Controlling the Controller Cheaply]] * [[http://rasterweb.net/raster/2016/11/13/a-motor-controller-for-ppprs/|A Motor Controller for PPPRS]] ===== Santa Barbara Hackerspace ===== * [[http://sbhackerspace.com/power-racing-series-initial-c-maker-faire-bay-area-2017-build-notes/|Power Racing Series "Initial C" Maker Faire Bay Area 2017 Build Notes]] ===== Maker Project Lab ===== * [[http://makerprojectlab.com/making-the-kitty-grabs-back-electric-go-kart/|Making the Kitty Grabs Back Electric Go Kart]] ===== CCBC (FabLab Baltimore) ===== * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/controlling-the-controls/|Controlling the controls]] * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/bat-trees/|Bat-trees]] * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/breaking-the-brakes/|Breaking the Brakes]] * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/waterjet-funtimes/|Waterjet Funtimes]] * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/product-list/|Product List]] * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/mounting-the-breaking-system/|Mounting the Braking System]] * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/seat-frame-additions/|Seat & Frame additions]] * [[https://ccbcimaginativeautomotive.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/initech-printer-electrical-systems/|Initech Printer Electrical Systems]] ===== Matt Malham ===== * [[http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=98270|NSWCPD engineer builds racecar to promote STEM]] ===== Krix Team Racing ===== * [[http://www.volpinprops.com/the-marriott-chariot/|The Marriott Chariot]] ===== Fictive ===== * [[http://blog.fictiv.com/posts/lamborghini-aventador-teardown|Lamborghini Aventador Teardown]] * [[http://blog.fictiv.com/posts/power-racing-series-build-part-1|Power Racing Series Build Part 1]] * [[http://blog.fictiv.com/posts/power-racing-series-build-part-2|Power Racing Series Car Build Part 2]] * [[http://www.blog.fictiv.com/posts/power-racing-series-car-build-part-3-the-bananaghini-on-the-track|Power Racing Series Car Build Part 3: The Bananaghini on the Track]] ===== 721st Mechanized Contest Battalion ===== * [[https://itman496.com/2016/10/03/how-to-fail-at-the-power-racing-series/|How to fail at the Power Racing Series]] ===== Bluth Stair Car (formerly "Duck", formerly "Noah Way") ===== * [[http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2016/10/bluth-family-stair-car-ppprs/|Bluth Family Stair Car – PPPRS]] * [[http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2016/07/ppprs-in-kc-at-mf/|PPPRS in KC at MF]] * [[http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2015/07/noah-way/|Noah Way!]] ===== Chibi-Mikuvan ===== Charles has written approximately 1,000 blog posts about Chibi-Mikuvan, and you can read them all on his blog. * [[http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?cat=112|Chibi-Mikuvan Archives]] * [[http://makezine.com/2015/07/23/worlds-cutest-go-kart-2/|Sourcing Parts to Create the Cutest Racing Go-Kart Ever]] * [[http://hackaday.com/2014/09/30/the-chibi-mikuvan-or-a-power-wheels-with-a-ford-fusion-battery/|The Chibi-Mikuvan, or a Power Wheels with a Ford Fusion Battery]] ===== Frozen Chainsaw Massacre ===== The MITER folks expand their Kart Kollection and add chainsaws. No, really... 40v chainsaws powered this thing. Sort of. * [[http://lcarter.mit.edu/blog/archives/19|Frozen Chainsaw Massacre]] ===== Barbie Maker Vette & Glitch Candy Kart ===== The folks at The Maker Station built two cars, and this is a wiki page not blog post, but whatever. Go read it. * [[http://wiki.themakerstation.com/Barbie_Maker_Corvette|Barbie Maker Vette - Glitch Candy Kart]] ===== Chibi-Atomic-Jeep ===== The MITERS kids at MIT showed up to their first real race in July 2014 with an Atomic Jeep that was super-loud and actually went fairly fast despite all the issues they had. * [[http://transistor-man.com/miters-jeep-upgrades.html|Upgrades & Updates: Chibi-Atomic-Thing]] * [[http://transistor-man.com/miters-jeep.html|Build of the Chibi-Atomic-Jeep]] * [[http://build-its-inprogress.blogspot.com/2014/08/chibi-atomic-jeep-power-racing-series.html| Chibi Atomic Jeep, the Power Racing Series, and the Detroit Maker Faire]] ===== Lotusaurus Wrecks ===== Audrey's notes on her "Tyranno-Car" which started in Milwaukee and ended up in Boston. * [[http://pyr0cide.blogspot.com/p/projects-tyrannocar.html|Lotusaurus Wrecks ]] ===== DIY Wheel Hubs ===== How the team at Milwaukee Makerspace made their own hubs using a laser cutter, Aluminum casting, and a lathe. * [[http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2014/06/hubba-hubba-a-power-wheels-fairy-tail/|Hubba Hubba – a Power Wheels Fairy tale]] ---- (The posts below are pre-2014 and do not fit within the current PPPRS Rules of today, so keep that in mind when reading. Still lots of good info, though!) ===== Fauxrarri ===== Sector67 gave a great overview of Fauxrarri after the 2012 season. * [[http://www.sector67.org/blog/2012/fauxrarri/|Sector67 Presents: The Fauxrarri 2012 PPPRS Championship car build]] ===== ChipiKart ===== Jeremy has did ton of blogging about ChipiKart during the 2013 season. * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/frames-revamped-chibi-vs-chipi/|Frames Revamped: Chibi vs. Chipi]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/chipikart-in-which-i-dont-play-with-motors/|ChipiKart — In which I Don’t Play With Motors]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/building-the-darn-thing-part-1-of-n/|Building The Darn Thing — Part 1 of n]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/building-the-darn-thing-part-2-of-n/|Building The Darn Thing — Part 2 of n]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/playing-with-motors-sensors/|Playing With Motors — Sensors!]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/building-the-darn-thing-part-3-of-n/|Building The Darn Thing — Part 3 of n]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/building-the-darn-thing-part-4-of-n/|Building The Darn Thing — Part 4 of n]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/chipikart-more-steering-redesigns/|ChipiKart — More Steering Redesigns!]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/the-state-of-the-chipi/|The State Of The Chipi]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/building-the-darn-thing-part-5-of-n/|Building The Darn Thing — Part 5 of n]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/building-the-darn-thing-part-6-of-n/|Building The Darn Thing — Part 6 of n]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/a-digression-batteries/|A Digression: Batteries]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/vehicles/motor-controllers-autopsy-and-analysis/|Motor Controllers — Autopsy And Analysis]] * [[http://tinyworkshop.org/uncategorized/what-the-hell-has-been-going-on-here/|What The Hell Has Been Going On Here?]] ===== Red Lotus ===== A look at some body work on Red Lotus for the 2013 season. * [[http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2013/09/red-lotus/|Red Lotus (Body Work)]] ===== Jake N Stein ===== Tom covers every motor he's ever put into (Big) Jake N Stein. * [[http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2013/09/jake-and-the-motor-stack-the-story-of-the-largest-motor-in-ppprs-racing/|Jake and the motor stack – the story of the largest motor in PPPRS racing]]