Space Derby Notes – By Steve Spaziani

• Kits distributed with construction tips
• Construction guidelines distributed with rules and kits
• Lighter is faster
• 2 rubber bands, keep the others as spares
• Bring spares to race & turn them in at the beginning
• No knotting of the bands inside the ship
• Make sure a small notch is cut in the tail to prevent the anchor from spinning
• Do not glue the anchor in the end
• Graphite on propeller is ok (encouraged, actually)
• Lubricating rubber bands is ok (optional)
• Mixed reviews on this one – liquids said to be better
• Spray on Teflon vs. graphite / moly
• Sand the inside of the ships before gluing them together
• Cut end of holder so it doesn’t protrude too far into the interior
• Sand the end after cutting it so no sharp edges to cut bands
• Glue in the holder securely
• Remove all the mold burrs from the plastic components
• Be sure the propeller assembly is built properly

For more information click on the following links:

http://www.pack80.net/spacederby.htm - this is for tips.