What we do for fun...

CraigB · July 4th, 2007, 7:40 AM

Every year right around the 4th of July some of my friends and family get together to race our rocket powered toy buses and cars. Here's the pics and video to prove it... images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

My brother's bus streaks by:

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/07/03/scottsbus.jpg

My bus with it's experienced driver, Piggy.

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/07/03/piggy.jpg

Going the wrong way is my brother-in-law's bus.

http://www.phyrefile.com/pic/2007/07/03/joshwrongway.jpg

+ YouTube Video

KaJuN · July 4th, 2007, 8:26 AM

What? No toy hamster attached to a dragster with fireworks attached to it? images/smilies/tongue.gif

That looks like a ton of fun. I'll have to try that out sometime, even though pretty much any kind of firework is illegal here in hardasshio. images/smilies/dry.gif

Copycat · July 4th, 2007, 8:33 AM

Wow, looks like a lot of fun. And dangerous at the same time. images/smilies/think.gif

jensked · July 4th, 2007, 8:38 AM

lol the first car doesn't go anywhere images/smilies/smile.gif

fbc · July 4th, 2007, 9:03 AM

I'm not sure why, but I love seeing Piggy feel the g's when the car launches.

Red_Bull · July 4th, 2007, 9:17 AM

That looks fun. Reminds me of year 10 design where we had to build these CO2 racers moulded out of wood with a canister in the back. Mine was pencil-thin with just enough support for the canister and wheels, and while its superior aero meant I was leading for the first second or so, it unfortunately hit a bench and disintegrated. images/smilies/sad.gif

Blind_Io · July 4th, 2007, 9:23 AM

Yeah, I remember making the CO2 racers. Those were fun.

Jacobfox · July 4th, 2007, 10:18 AM

That is sweet. Have fun with that again.

flyingfridge · July 4th, 2007, 1:13 PM

That's GOLD.

watto · July 4th, 2007, 1:29 PM

Brilliant! Love it.

Redliner · July 4th, 2007, 4:10 PM

That is so juvenile (in a good way) and fun. I loved it.

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Originally Posted by fbc

I'm not sure why, but I love seeing Piggy feel the g's when the car launches.

Me too! Go Piggy! images/smilies/lol.gif

bartboy9891 · July 4th, 2007, 4:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KaJuN

What? No toy hamster attached to a dragster with fireworks attached to it? images/smilies/tongue.gif

That looks like a ton of fun. I'll have to try that out sometime, even though pretty much any kind of firework is illegal here in hardasshio. images/smilies/dry.gif

That's funny because Ohio is where a lot of people go to get their fireworks. Apparently there are a few factories not too far from the border between Michigan and Ohio.

CraigB · July 4th, 2007, 8:05 PM

Thanks fellas! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

This deal gets better every year, I hope to do better next year in the rocket class. I need to learn to weld aluminum, my steel chassis is just a bit to heavy. images/smilies/tongue.gif

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Originally Posted by KaJuN

That looks like a ton of fun. I'll have to try that out sometime, even though pretty much any kind of firework is illegal here in hardasshio. images/smilies/dry.gif

The fireworks are fun, but the real fun is with the rocket motors. Your local hobby shop should have some. We where using D12s, they have a little more power than the E9s that where also available. I plan to order a G79 and do a test run off season, I'll post the video when that happens. images/smilies/wink.gif

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Originally Posted by jensked

lol the first car doesn't go anywhere images/smilies/smile.gif

The team doing that where newbs and didn't listen to my advice...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_Bull

That looks fun. Reminds me of year 10 design where we had to build these CO2 racers moulded out of wood with a canister in the back. Mine was pencil-thin with just enough support for the canister and wheels, and while its superior aero meant I was leading for the first second or so, it unfortunately hit a bench and disintegrated. images/smilies/sad.gif

These are tons more fun than any CO2 racer. I mean there's fire and explosions. What else could you want? images/smilies/lol.gif

swek · July 4th, 2007, 8:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Redliner

That is so juvenile (in a good way) and fun. I loved it.

agreed

Cobol74 · July 4th, 2007, 11:56 PM

Great idea!

KaJuN · July 5th, 2007, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bartboy9891

That's funny because Ohio is where a lot of people go to get their fireworks. Apparently there are a few factories not too far from the border between Michigan and Ohio.

How's this for irony: people around here run over to Indiana for their fireworks. images/smilies/tongue.gif

There's a big fireworks store literally right across the border. In fact, you could probably stand in the entrance and piss onto Ohio soil. (Gosh that sounds so much fun right now!) Luckily I still have some that I got in Tennessee last year so that'll brighten up my evening.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigB

The fireworks are fun, but the real fun is with the rocket motors. Your local hobby shop should have some. We where using D12s, they have a little more power than the E9s that where also available. I plan to order a G79 and do a test run off season, I'll post the video when that happens. images/smilies/wink.gif

This just confuses me more. We can't have fireworks that shoot up and go boom, but we can go into any Walmart and buy rockets and motors which do the same thing. images/smilies/wacko.gif

I used to build and launch those all the time and it was great fun. I should get back into it again.

That reminds me, I've always wanted to wrap firecrackers around a rocket with the wick under the engine and watch it go boom halfway thru it's flight. images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Donington · July 5th, 2007, 10:00 AM

http://www.80stees.com/images/products/Freakin_Sweet_t-shirt_link.jpg

I want a go.
Pretty impressive some of those runs, although what you really want are those really high powered Belgian fireworks the Dutch use to blow up speed cameras.

Devon · July 5th, 2007, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_Bull

That looks fun. Reminds me of year 10 design where we had to build these CO2 racers moulded out of wood with a canister in the back. Mine was pencil-thin with just enough support for the canister and wheels, and while its superior aero meant I was leading for the first second or so, it unfortunately hit a bench and disintegrated. images/smilies/sad.gif

I made one of those as well, they were fun. images/smilies/smile.gif

RoamingGnome · July 5th, 2007, 4:34 PM

LOL, that looked like way too much fun images/smilies/smile.gif

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Red_Bull Joined: Jan 11th, 2007 Last Online: 1:37 AM Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 3,925 Car: Holden Commodore VS Rep Power: 95	That looks fun. Reminds me of year 10 design where we had to build these CO2 racers moulded out of wood with a canister in the back. Mine was pencil-thin with just enough support for the canister and wheels, and while its superior aero meant I was leading for the first second or so, it unfortunately hit a bench and disintegrated. __________________ Results from October Last edited by Red_Bull; July 4th, 2007 at 10:29 AM. Reason: CO2 racers, thats what I meant to say!

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