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=== Racing & Driving Tips === | === Racing & Driving Tips === | ||
- | * Racing Line - What is it? | + | * [[Racing Line]] - The most efficient line around the curves and bends of the race track |
* Colored Flags | * Colored Flags | ||
* Pit Lane/Pit Stops | * Pit Lane/Pit Stops | ||
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* What to do when your car gets stuck during a race | * What to do when your car gets stuck during a race | ||
+ | === Building Tips === | ||
+ | * **Use [[cars:electrical|Anderson Powerpoles]]** for your DC power circuit connections. Use the proprietary crimp tool. You will thank me later. | ||
+ | * Discarded metal bed frames make good chassis frames. Can be welded or bolted together. Square tubing is also easier to weld than round tubing (easier to fit up and weld prep) | ||
+ | * [[http://lifehacker.com/adam-savages-10-commandments-of-diying-1579144041|Modifying powerwheels is a great opportunity to learn how to weld]]. Find someone to teach you. | ||
+ | * [[http://www.tested.com/art/makers/461282-my-10-commandments-makers/|Tolerances (No.8)]]: Measure carefully. Have some tolerance. You know what tolerance is? If something //fits tightly// into something--that's a close tolerance. If something //fits loosely//, that's a loose tolerance. Knowing the difference between tight and loose tolerance is perhaps the most important measure of a craftsperson. | ||
+ | * [[How to crimp electrical connectors]] |