22nd ANNUAL YUBA COLLEGE Random Photos of the Event:
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7Actual results - Reported are horizontal distances once the vehicles left the end of the ramp (Contact Steve Klein, 741-6911, for more information):
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Vehicle Name |
Predicted Distance |
Actual |
Engineering Team |
Unique Features |
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6 feet |
moved |
Robert VanDyke |
Liter bottle body |
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8 feet |
moved |
Gerald Stanley |
Secret center-of-gravity adjustment mechanism |
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5 - 7 feet |
2.5 feet |
Sultan Murtaza Vishal Kalia |
Dual mousetrap power; Balsa body |
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1 - 2 feet |
Off end |
Jennifer DeMallie Sean DeMallie John Rinehardt |
N/A |
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2 feet |
2.2 feet |
Jacob Pace |
Cutaway tires; synchronized mousetraps |
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10 feet |
2 feet |
Juan Zermeno |
Dual power: Wheels and propeller! |
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5 feet |
1 foot |
Jeff Barton |
Reverse engineered from alien technology |
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4 feet |
4.5 feet |
John Hudson |
Needle-studded wheel for traction |
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5.5 feet |
moved |
Tim Cleveland |
Custom built wing; metal frame; airplane wheels and propeller; unique 3-trap powered rear axle. |
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2.895 feet |
0.2 feet |
Bryan Winters |
Rearend gear ratio; pulley lever arm. |
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Old Standby |
3 feet |
3 feet |
Steve Klein Guest drivers: Amanda Ruiz and Colin Ransom |
Simple idiot-proof design - perfect for the designer. Restored 1997 antique |
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BS - Mobile |
3 feet |
moved |
Ajit Sandhu Murtaza Bath |
Massless string; frictionless rollers and wheels; squeakless mouse |
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N/A |
4 feet |
Sultan Murtaza |
"Unlimited" category - non-conformance with the rules, but allowed to run on an exhibition basis. |
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Lindbergh |
N/A |
2 feet |
John Hudson |
Saw-tooth wheels; Styrofoam wing |