The title hunt is still on for Chicago!

[Jim Burke]

We still have a potential 5 teams who can win the title for Chicago. Depending on how teams finish, and how their second weekend goes out Sector 67, i3 Detroit, the Lone Hacker, DT&ZT and Hack Pittsburgh all have a shot at the title. Here are the single weekend best totals for each car:

Fauxrarri             Sector 67    475                                                                   
Black Jeep         i3 Detroit      360                                                                   
Lone Hacker         LHR            274                                                                   
Duct Tape ZT        CCCKC      267                                                                   
TigerHacker          i3 Detroit    255                                                                   
Hack Pittsburgh    HPGH        223      

So the best 2 finishes you have in event points will determine your final score for the Tesla Cup.

Obviously Sector 67 has the best shot at it, as their 2nd place finish in Detroit means they have a considerable buffer even if they have a weekend several times worse than Detroit.

i3 Detroit basically has to perform just as they did at Detroit, but this time without home court advantage with Moxie.

The Lone Hacker would have to win heavy in Moxie (and has proven to dominate at this) to secure hopes for the overall title.

DT&ZT are an outside shot, but if they can maintain a good consistency if the other teams fall on hard times.

TigerHacker had a bad weekend at Detroit, but a weekend parallel to the first i3 team could catapult him to the first privateer title ever.

Hack Pittsburgh are your dark horse. Just as fast and skilled as the front runners they have shown immense pace. However they would need to really step up their Moxie if they were to mount a title hunt.


The iffy nature of whether or not OCD can find somebody to transport the banana car to Chicago means that the Moxie is wide open for contention. Basically anybody who mounts a serious Moxie effort can overcome the race points deficit. It would have to be amazing though.

I will post full standings soon in a much more understandable and readable format soon, including the Moxie Cup standings, which seem to be an incredibly tight battle as well!                                                         

[Alexander Honkala]

If OCD can find a trailer, AHA might be able to tow all our cars out together. Brandon, ping me in a separate thread for this.

-X

[Karen Corbeill]

There's a trailer that lives at i3, but I don't know how suitable it would be for transporting a car to Chicago. Let me know if you're interested and I'll find out more info.

[Alexander Honkala]

Do let me know. If it can fit Matilda, Gus, Bananacar, and Puppycar we are SET.

-X

[kyle]

Unbelievable! Stupid business trip. I could have won the tesla cup.

[kyle]

[kyle]

[Jim Burke]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

but..but...you're a contender!! You can win it all!!!!! :(

This makes me so sad.

[Alexander Honkala]

We can't find a trailer. We're sorry, OCD! Have you found an alternative?

-X

[Jim Burke]

Can we get the pink trike then???

[Tim Miller]

the pink trike could probably pull a trailer

[Tom Gralewicz]

I just offered the Pink Trike's motor controller to a team possibly for this weekend.

Besides, everyone is too afraid to drive it :-)

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[Jim Burke]

Hmm well we still need a pace car! I can't last minute that.

[Tom Gralewicz]

I'm working on getting Milwaukee Makerspace to resurrect a car from last year as a pace car - something friendlier that LPT.

We have Builders Night Out tonight and I'll see what I can scare up and let you know if we can get something running.

Worst case scenario, we have a handicap scooter chassis that should run.

Tom

[Brandon Richards]

that is the best case!  Both banana car and puppy car run on that frame and motor.  If you want to speed it up (assuming there is a rear differential) lock one of the axles up, and put a bearing in that hub.  All the torque will go to the other wheel and essentially double your speed.

[Michael Flynn]

u-haul rents trailers for 15 dollars per day . Or just tie the race car to the roof of any car and travel to Evanston!

[PS1 Patrick Callahan]

I would pay to see Banana Car on the roof of a car.

[Brandon Richards]

pretty sure it would just smash a car.  It has to weigh at least 400 lbs

[Jordan Bunker]

Just drive it down! I bet if you start now you could get out here by sunday!

[Brandon Richards]

at top speed (6mph), and the time change, i could get there by 12:05pm on Sunday if i drive nonstop!