Allround Car Competition

[mahjqa]

The concept is simple. Build a PF car, and race it through all different sorts of challenges. As I organised it and had to keep track of the paperwork, I asked some volunteers to drive the cars I built.

The vehicles:

KoffieMOC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/koffiemoc/4575581727/

Rennuh: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=4457962

JurgenKrooshoop: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=4454791

Bioniclemaster: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=4424072

LegOscar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/legoscar/4372270539/

Black limo by me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28134808@N02/...57623388679372/

White limo by me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28134808@N02/...57623895423642/

The trailers you see are these:

As soon as it's hit from behind, the chair flips up and you lose. Last one to get flipped wins.

The results;

Bioniclemaster ended fourth, but still got a prize since Jovel (as co-organiser and mastermind of the ACC concept) chose to forfeit his.

Aliencat somehow drove the white limo with a half-drained battery to the third place.

Jovel got to second place, but chose not to claim a prize.

Which makes our winner LegOscar!

The vehicles that were built abide by these rules:

-Vehicles should be car-like. No tank threads or silly stuff like that. Skid steering is right out.

-Remote controlled. No wires, thank you.

-Two motors. One to steer, one to drive. One batterybox, and you can only use one PF channel.

-Dimensions: nothing larger than 25 studs wide and 40 studs long.*

-The vehicle should have a hitch ball for the trailers which are used in some of the challenges.

It is also recommended that vehicles have some sort of gearbox. Racing challenges require speed, but maneuvering (like for parking challenges) are best done on low speeds.

*this time though, we had a limo rule. Vehicles should be 4 times as long as they are wide. (to a maximum of 60 studs) Vehicles that didn't make the length requirement could opt to add some length with an additional trailer, like LegOscar did with his A-team van.

[DLuders]

It looks like fun! You were very gracious to let others drive your limousine MOCs. I liked the "Hawaii Five-O"-type music on the video!

[Zerobricks]

The locomotive is the best one! Seems like you guys had a balast! But too bad PF didnt allow you all to race at once.

[voltio]

It's like a "Who's Who" of Eurobricks' premier Technic builders!

I especially liked your limousines. The black limo's teal accents helped it stand out, as did the pearl light gray near the grille. As far as the white "linosine" goes, the SNOT on the miles-long hood is really fantastic, as is the crazy amount of wheels. I would not expect such a compact, detailed MOC to be drivable, but you still managed to cram PF elements inside. Bravo!

Rennuh's bus also impressed me, but for its TLG-like minimalism rather than any one detail. I could almost imagine Lego designing a similar set (I can dream, right?)

[mahjqa]

It's like a "Who's Who" of Eurobricks' premier Technic builders!

Well, it's more like the Dutch Division, as this was organised with our LUG, LowLug. I'd love to do this in an international version, though.

I especially liked your limousines. The black limo's teal accents helped it stand out, as did the pearl light gray near the grille. As far as the white "linosine" goes, the SNOT on the miles-long hood is really fantastic, as is the crazy amount of wheels. I would not expect such a compact, detailed MOC to be drivable, but you still managed to cram PF elements inside. Bravo!

Thank you! I try to push myself with both looks and technology every time, and it's getting better. I still think that making a technic creation look good is the hardest part.

Rennuh's bus also impressed me, but for its TLG-like minimalism rather than any one detail. I could almost imagine Lego designing a similar set (I can dream, right?)

What's even more amazing is that he built that bus in a single week! In fact, every car you see was. The meeting was announced quite suddenly, and we had little time to put everything together. Considering that, the creative output of the competitors was nothing short of amazing.

[Jurgen Krooshoop]

What's even more amazing is that he built that bus in a single week! In fact, every car you see was. The meeting was announced quite suddenly, and we had little time to put everything together. Considering that, the creative output of the competitors was nothing short of amazing.

Yes, my yellow XXXL-jeep was built in only 2 days ( 1 1/2 day to make is, 1/2 day to make it twice as long, according to the new rules).

[DLuders]

On his Brickshelf gallery, Jovel posted images on how to conduct the Allround Car Competition (ACC) events:

Oscarverbeek posted these two YouTube videos of the LowLUG ACC fun:

[bord4kop]

Great!

I already followed the competition on lowlug.

Fun it is

[Tobbe Arnesson]

Looks like great fun!

[Jurgen Krooshoop]

And believe me: it sure was/is.