Posts Tagged ‘weight’

Modding a Mustang

There is a difference between “modding” and “customizing” diecast cars. Customizing is changing car’s appearance. Modding is altering a car so it performs better on the track. Either one can be as simple or easy as you want to make, there is a difference, but you can combine the two.

No Comments | Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Racing and physics, weight does matter

A couple weeks ago I wrote Does Weight Matter? about trying to find the best weight for a car. Well, it’s safe to say that total weight will effect your car, I just didn’t come to any conclusion for the ideal weight. I also stated that a balanced car is key. Turns out that is [...]

1 Comment | Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Does weight matter?

In the real world, you want race cars to be light. The less weight there is, the less work the engine has to do to move your car. Unfortunately for us, Hot Wheels don’t have engines. We rely on gravity and in that case weight plays a different role. But how much does weight matter [...]

1 Comment | Sunday, October 4th, 2009