07-17-2012, 06:41 PM
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Flat-pack cardboard and plywood car scoops Eco-Design award at Shell Eco-Marathon
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Flat-pack cardboard and plywood car scoops Eco-Design award at Shell Eco-Marathon
Looks like plenty of aero and other shortcomings yet still, I LIKE IT!
Sure wish the U.S. was as active with Eco-Marathons as the Europeans- fun stuff. :/
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07-24-2012, 04:32 AM
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Well I thought it was cool anyway.
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07-24-2012, 02:33 PM
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Quote:
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Looks like plenty of aero and other shortcomings yet still, I LIKE IT!
Sure wish the U.S. was as active with Eco-Marathons as the Europeans- fun stuff. :/
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I like some of the ideas in that car myself.
Yeah, bring back the Mobil Economy Run, but add a Modified class.
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07-24-2012, 05:24 PM
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Ingenious method of construction... Must be pretty light-weight too!
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07-24-2012, 07:28 PM
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It looks great construction-wise, but what's the advantage of a fuel cell?
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07-24-2012, 07:36 PM
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It reminds me of when I was a kid who liked to build plastic model car kits; one day Pa got a bit agitated with yet another of my complete takeovers of the kitchen table with plastic parts and suggested I make my own models... Genius! I believe that event marked the last plastic "store-bought" kit I ever made; after that I made my own designs, first of cardboard, later wood, later yet clay. Anyway, this car reminds me of the way I put together the cardboard models.
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07-24-2012, 08:46 PM
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Fits right in the garage tools set. A little coroplast, then it's EM gold.
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07-26-2012, 05:21 AM
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But will it be all like Donald Duck's airplane when it starts raining?
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07-26-2012, 07:59 AM
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Quote:
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Missed this thread when it first came out.
Super cool. Reminds me of this:
Different material and execution, but the same basic spirit...
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07-26-2012, 09:36 AM
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Frank that thing is super cool. I somehow didn't see this post until today.
Thank you for sharing it.
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