LOGO 22nd ANNUAL YUBA COLLEGE
MOUSETRAP RACES
4/30/99

The 1999 Rules

Random Photos of the Event: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

Actual results - Reported are horizontal distances once the vehicles left the end of the ramp (Contact Steve Klein, 741-6911, for more information):

Vehicle Name

Predicted Distance

Actual

Engineering Team

Unique Features

Big Momma

6 feet

moved

Robert VanDyke

Liter bottle body

Stanley Daredevil Mousetrap Vehicle

8 feet

moved

Gerald Stanley

Secret center-of-gravity adjustment mechanism

Mousetrap Nightrider

5 - 7 feet

2.5 feet

Sultan Murtaza

Vishal Kalia

Dual mousetrap power; Balsa body

Little Mouse

1 - 2 feet

Off end

Jennifer DeMallie

Sean DeMallie

John Rinehardt

N/A

Swiss Cheese

2 feet

2.2 feet

Jacob Pace

Cutaway tires; synchronized mousetraps

Night Flyer

10 feet

2 feet

Juan Zermeno

Dual power: Wheels and propeller!

The Hobbler

5 feet

1 foot

Jeff Barton

Reverse engineered from alien technology

Speedy Porcupine

4 feet

4.5 feet

John Hudson

Needle-studded wheel for traction

Honda Civic by "TransTac"

5.5 feet

moved

Tim Cleveland

Custom built wing; metal frame; airplane wheels and propeller; unique 3-trap powered rear axle.

Greased Lightning

2.895 feet

0.2 feet

Bryan Winters

Rearend gear ratio; pulley lever arm.

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

BS - Mobile

3 feet

moved

Ajit Sandhu Murtaza Bath

Massless string; frictionless rollers and wheels; squeakless mouse

Cheater Car

N/A

4 feet

Sultan Murtaza

"Unlimited" category - non-conformance with the rules, but allowed to run on an exhibition basis.

Lindbergh

N/A

2 feet

John Hudson

Saw-tooth wheels; Styrofoam wing