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Cardboard Cars, Test Drives, Radio Signals
🕑 Added 2025-05-17 15:18:25 +0000 UTCHey Everyone!
We are testing out one of the cars for the forthcoming world premiere of our FUNDERDROME Event which will take place later this summer in Germany. I built a cardboard shell for one of the cars. We took it for a spin at the park to see how it rolls. It was a sunny day at the park and there were people everywhere practicing some sort of close combat martial arts. But we found a patch of grass to set up some props and do a little test drive.
Things we learned:
-This "crawler" vehicle seems to move twice as fast when it's in reverse?
-The transmission range of the remote control is kind of short. Maybe this means the drivers might have to stand up and walk around the FUNDERDROME track during the races.
-It can knock over large cardboard speakers.
-We will have to build the side barriers of the track at least 8" high. Seems these crawlers can get over anything lower than that with ease.
-Maybe we need to add a derby style event, where the car has to knock down speakers, but without bumping the turntable (which btw is one of the DJ worlds greatest pet peeves). Maybe 2 minutes added to your time if you bump the turntable! LOOOL. I plan to live score the event, so I'll have to skip the record too in real time if that happens.
Anyhow, this is all very silly but I think it will be a fun event!
I'm intending to install a mini wireless dashboard camera to each vehicle. So that we can live feed the car POV to the projection screen when it's required.
Stay tuned!
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Comments
julien mudry
Have the dates in Germany or Europe been announced yet? I'll have to keep my eyes open and try to book a trip to see you during this tour.
Kid Koala
Ha yes! Lotsa laughs here putting this together. I got a feeling this Funderdrome event is gonna be one of the silliest shows ever!
DjDirtyDurk
Very silly! Love to see the silliness:) your laugh in this video while test driving is gold 👌
