Hi All,
I just wanted to share this. Last Friday it was the local School's fundraising Gala and we set up a drag strip there. Anyone who wanted a go paid a ticket (which they'd bought on the way in) and got 3 runs. We gave a Slotcar set away to the driver with the fastest time. We set up a plastic HO track with a Slot Dragon unit and it worked perfectly. We made some light gantries to place over the sensors to make sure it'd still work as the light faded in the evening. Lots and lots of kids had a go at slotcars for the first time and there was some real competitive kids trying to get to that top spot! We used a white board to display the leader, changing it each time a faster run was achieved. I have put together a few small bits of video here:
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FnYMylhSeBw?rel=0
It was a great thing to do and all the kids really loved it (adults too).
Cheers,
Damo.
I just wanted to share this. Last Friday it was the local School's fundraising Gala and we set up a drag strip there. Anyone who wanted a go paid a ticket (which they'd bought on the way in) and got 3 runs. We gave a Slotcar set away to the driver with the fastest time. We set up a plastic HO track with a Slot Dragon unit and it worked perfectly. We made some light gantries to place over the sensors to make sure it'd still work as the light faded in the evening. Lots and lots of kids had a go at slotcars for the first time and there was some real competitive kids trying to get to that top spot! We used a white board to display the leader, changing it each time a faster run was achieved. I have put together a few small bits of video here:
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FnYMylhSeBw?rel=0
It was a great thing to do and all the kids really loved it (adults too).
Cheers,
Damo.