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For the next Allround Car Competition, the theme is "All But Four", meaning all contestants have to make an RC-vehicule with any number of wheels exept 4. Since building light is a good technique to make a fast car, I chose the minimum number of wheels with which is was possible to make an RC-car: 3.

To give it good driving capabilities, I wanted to include the following:
* Make it as light as possible
* Differential for smooth cornering
* Good steering-lock for good manouvrability
* Return-to-centre steering for comfortable controll

And to give it just a bit extra than just an RC-vehicule, I included a working V4-engine. It also has front & rear-lights

For the return-to-centre steering, this part was used. It has an internal spring, which returns an axle to neutral position. An M-motor was used. Different gear-setup were tested to find the one with the best steering-lock/Return-to-neutral performance. The result is a very manouvrable trike.

For propulsion, I chose an XL-motor. It's speed was increased by a factor 2 in a drivetrain comparable to my E.R.T.W.D.. It is quite fast, while still having some power to drive over some obstacles.

Instructions

I've made complete step-by-step building instructions. They instructions can be downloaded here
Allthough the model uses an 8878 Rechargeable battery, it can be built with a normal batterybox as well.

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