Showing posts with label pedal car races. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pedal car races. Show all posts

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Trustin is going to RACE!


Trustin has finished his car!



It took almost 2 years, but Trustin is in the finishing stages of this unique pedalcar.
Side lever stearing, dual rear disc, webbing seat, and a proud builder/racer on the pedals.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Differential?

Some of us are one wheel drive, some of us are using a combination of free-wheels to get power through the corners at all times,kind-of like a differential ... but not quite.

This is an explanation of how a differential works from 1937......it all makes so much more senses now. It is a 9 minute video, but so worth it.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI

And just so we all know what we are talking about, here is "differential" defined:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_(mechanical_device)

Monday, April 1, 2013



It might just look like fancy letters to you,

 but this was printed by our friend Kathie Lebec Sever who works at the Rob Roy wood letter type collection at the University of Texas. These letters were hand carved in wood over 100 years ago.  Look for more of our stuff with these on them.
Kathie also is a master with a sewing machine: