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====== Awesome Blog Posts ======

Occasionally a team does a fantastic write-up about their car, or just a regular write-up about their car. We try to list them here.


===== 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]]

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(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]]
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