Mousetrap Vehicle Recommendations

Things that Went Well
On our trap using Meccano went well. it made it easy to attach parts and take them off. Our distance was actually pretty good we just have to make sure we set the car off at the right angle to get our maximum distance. Our car wasn't that slow either.
Recommendations
Make sure to use light weigh materials and tires that have traction. It would be a good idea to have two sets of wheels. A larger set for distance and a smaller set for speed. Try to avoid friction on the axle. When setting to the trap make sure the string to wound up tight and is a strong string so it doesn't break. Make sure to test your car out many times to know exactly how it works. If it turns to the left start it off pointing a bit to the right.

Race Reflection and Competition Day

Competition

Our mousetrap cars average distance was 10 meters which was the distance you had to have to get full marks. Our vehicle weighed 462.3g which made it the heaviest car in the competition. Our car placed 5th in the distance trial. In the drag race we placed 6th with a time of 5.57 seconds.

Post Race Reflection

If were to modify my car design i would get a new record for the wheel because it was warped so it caused the wheel to wobble and turn the car.

If i were to build an all new car I would use lighter material and find wheels that were straight.

If we wanted to tweak our car to make it better we could have made a way for the string to stay tight and found a way to straighten out our wheels.

Waiting to be told to set off the trap. Watching our car race down the hallway