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Thursday?
As far as I know, I competed a few times in Pinewood Derby. I remember attempting to make my car look like a Ferrari, despite having completely different proportions. I won "Most Realistic," while the most popular car won "Because Batman." I do not have any idea who won or what was unique about their car. I am sure that I entered other times, but I only remember one race and possibly another one when there was an older kid that easily beat everyone. He had the maximum weight and I believe that, instead of trying to make his car look pretty or have an "aerodynamic" shape, he just made it as small as possible. He also ran my car down the track backward, but it was not any faster.
I also built a CO2 car, but it seemed like everyone focused on being as light as possible. I had some concept that if I made it shorter it would be lighter, but less stable.
I used to go on bike rides for fun, but when I was nineteen I learned about street slicks, and I thought everything else was about power and reducing mechanical friction.
When I was nineteen I talked to someone who complained about the "suction" behind a pickup. I asked if putting a wedge in the bed would help.
He did not think it would.
When I bought my first car, a friend had a 2007 Kia Sportage, and he kept upgrading it to make it better off-road. I always wanted to upgrade my car to be faster, despite not actually wanting to drive faster. I struggled to maintain the car, so I could never afford to upgrade anything.
I never thought about making it more aerodynamic.
So, I had plenty of opportunities, but do not believe that I understood the importance until I came here trying to figure out how to make my Forester more aerodynamic. I always wonder if, had I had a more efficient car, would I have ever learned of this site?
I like it here.
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