Gravity Racing Car

a gravity racing and model car technology, applied in the field of miniature scale gravity racing model cars, can solve the problems of affecting the outcome of the race, the car is too top-heavy to avoid, and the participant cannot correct for serious and/or immutable characteristics, etc., and achieve the effect of enhancing the performance of the car during the ra

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-20
KENNEDY DAVID
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[0006]Participants who assemble and race gravity-racing model cars with adjustable ballast and weight distribution can benefit from investigating and experimenting with physical properties and phenomena including but not limited to: centrifugal (or centripetal) force, gravity/weight, center of gravity, surface f

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Although the existing Pinewood-style derbies give participants an opportunity to showcase the results of their pre-race construction and design efforts, there is relatively little that can be done at or during races to affect the outcome.
Whereas a participant might be able to make minor adjustments,

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[0037]While the invention is described below with respect to a preferred embodiment, other embodiments are possible. The concepts disclosed herein apply equally to other embodiments of gravity-racing model cars with adjustable ballast and weight distribution, provided that they follow the spirit of the teachings disclosed herein.

[0038]The present invention is most readily understood through discussion of a preferred embodiment as described herein and illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4. Note, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particulars of the preferred embodiment, as one skilled in the art would be fully capable of making obvious and / or foreseeable modifications to adapt to the particular circumstances at hand. For example, although the preferred embodiment of the gravity-racing car in accordance with the present invention is in the shape of a stock car, other body styles are possible. Alternative body styles can include, but are not limited to, sports ...

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An improved gravity racing car which includes an interior cavity for the arrangement of removable weights/ballast, removable tires, and body savers/sliders which is particularly suited for use in gravity racing down a track with lane dividers and turns, twists and/or banking section of race track. The participant may alter the number and configuration of weights/ballast within the car body, alter the type of tires used for a particular race, and alter the number and position of body savers/sliders on the car, thereby adjusting the performance characteristics of the car during a race event on various track layouts and configurations.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a miniature-scale gravity-racing model car with adjustable ballast and weight distribution for use in gravity racing.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Model-car (and / or miniature-car, miniature-scale car) racing is an activity enjoyed by many. While there are many forms of model-car racing, such as radio-controlled model-car racing and electric slot-car racing, one form in particular—gravity racing—has become quite popular among children and young adults across America. “Pinewood Derby” style gravity racing is currently one of the most popular formats and attracts more than 3 million participants each year. The majority of gravity derbies are run on straight tracks where competitors' cars accelerate from a standstill by descending several feet down a ramped surface, usually a drop of 3 to 4 feet. Pinewood-style derbies allow participants to express their ingenuity by creating and racing their own wooden cars, which are typically c...

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IPC IPC(8): A63H17/00
CPCA63H15/00A63H17/262A63H17/14A63H17/002
Inventor KENNEDY, DAVID
Owner KENNEDY DAVID
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