Tom and I spent some time this past weekend repairing Red Lotus, our #55 Power Wheels Car. Working with Tom is great because I end up learning a ton of new skills, like how to use an angle grinder, and the mill, and some welding tricks. These will all come in handy when the car breaks (and it will break) in the middle of a race.
Besides fixing up the car, we’ve also been building up the team, and it looks like at least two of us will try to make it to Minne-Faire in April for a bit of pre-season racing fun.
Here’s a quick time lapse video of Tom and I doing some repairs.
Tom (our Lead Mechanic) along with Pete (Driver) spent some time doing Power Wheels repairs this weekend.
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Not to be too pedantic, but I thought a lotus was a mid-engine vehicle, i.e. the engine or in your case the motor should be behind the driver, but I don’t see any room for it there.
We’re attaching a new mount for the motor, which does live right behind the driver. :)
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