Score Discussion

[PM2017]

Hello, I have just been wondering what a good run time is. I'm not sure what my run time was at regionals, but I believe I heard them say 8.5 seconds. Is this good enough or should I try to make my vehicle faster by using a shorter lever arm? I think I got a score of around 40 because it turns out that I had been testing on a floor that was not level, so my vehicle wasn't nearly as accurate as it should have been.

8.5 seconds is extremely fast, you might even consider adding weight (which will slow you down) to increase accuracy

[MTV<=>Operator]

MTV<=>Operator wrote:
Hello, I have just been wondering what a good run time is. I'm not sure what my run time was at regionals, but I believe I heard them say 8.5 seconds. Is this good enough or should I try to make my vehicle faster by using a shorter lever arm? I think I got a score of around 40 because it turns out that I had been testing on a floor that was not level, so my vehicle wasn't nearly as accurate as it should have been.

8.5 seconds is extremely fast, you might even consider adding weight (which will slow you down) to increase accuracy

Ok, thanks. I weighed my regionals vehicle afterwards and it is around 180 grams. I am in the process of making a new vehicle for states which will be a little over 200 grams.

[vanilladean]

Does anyone know the top 3 scores at Cornell? I had a 10 second run with a 3 cm cup distance and 13 cm vehicle distance. Unfortunately, I had an incomplete practice log and 250 points were added to what would have been 29 . Acquiring this information would be a great help in helping me know how well I would have actually done relative to the top 6. Remember to have your vehicle distance, cup distance, times, and the varying parameter on your log or else no good run will save you.

[mnoga]

Does anyone know Troy's time?

Fast

Like under 10 seconds?

Troy's time was just a little above 10 seconds for a 3.4 distance at Mira Loma, so if it was the same car (or very similar) I would guess between 10.6 and 11.2 for their time at SOUP. As another poster previously stated it is unlikely you can do much better since accuracy will begin to suffer.

[mnoga]

Does anyone know the top 3 scores at Cornell? I had a 10 second run with a 3 cm cup distance and 13 cm vehicle distance. Unfortunately, I had an incomplete practice log and 250 points were added to what would have been 29 . Acquiring this information would be a great help in helping me know how well I would have actually done relative to the top 6. Remember to have your vehicle distance, cup distance, times, and the varying parameter on your log or else no good run will save you.

What distance were you running? 10 seconds is very fast if National Rules. Also, was the floor decent because that affects accuracy? All in all, 29 is probably something like top 3-5% for all cars run across all invitationals. However, to win a state tournament you probably need to be 20 or lower (unless number of quality teams in your state is small).

[Lorant]

Does anyone know the top 3 scores at Cornell? I had a 10 second run with a 3 cm cup distance and 13 cm vehicle distance. Unfortunately, I had an incomplete practice log and 250 points were added to what would have been 29 . Acquiring this information would be a great help in helping me know how well I would have actually done relative to the top 6. Remember to have your vehicle distance, cup distance, times, and the varying parameter on your log or else no good run will save you.

What distance were you running? 10 seconds is very fast if National Rules. Also, was the floor decent because that affects accuracy? All in all, 29 is probably something like top 3-5% for all cars run across all invitationals. However, to win a state tournament you probably need to be 20 or lower (unless number of quality teams in your state is small).

Sounds about right, but I think you would still have a good chance at placing at states with 35-40pts. Again, depending on your state.

[vanilladean]

Does anyone know the top 3 scores at Cornell? I had a 10 second run with a 3 cm cup distance and 13 cm vehicle distance. Unfortunately, I had an incomplete practice log and 250 points were added to what would have been 29 . Acquiring this information would be a great help in helping me know how well I would have actually done relative to the top 6. Remember to have your vehicle distance, cup distance, times, and the varying parameter on your log or else no good run will save you.

What distance were you running? 10 seconds is very fast if National Rules. Also, was the floor decent because that affects accuracy? All in all, 29 is probably something like top 3-5% for all cars run across all invitationals. However, to win a state tournament you probably need to be 20 or lower (unless number of quality teams in your state is small).

Sounds about right, but I think you would still have a good chance at placing at states with 35-40pts. Again, depending on your state.

I competed at Cornell and that was my score there. They used state rules with 3.6 m VTP and .25 m offset. The floor they used was very ideal and had a lot more grip than what I was practicing with at school. Tbh I felt like my car was going slower than usual.
Edit: That's what my score WOULD'VE been if I didn't screw up my log. The +250 landed me in 22nd

[4Head]

Does anyone know the top 3 scores at Cornell? I had a 10 second run with a 3 cm cup distance and 13 cm vehicle distance. Unfortunately, I had an incomplete practice log and 250 points were added to what would have been 29 . Acquiring this information would be a great help in helping me know how well I would have actually done relative to the top 6. Remember to have your vehicle distance, cup distance, times, and the varying parameter on your log or else no good run will save you.

Top 2

[4Head]

What distance were you running? 10 seconds is very fast if National Rules. Also, was the floor decent because that affects accuracy? All in all, 29 is probably something like top 3-5% for all cars run across all invitationals. However, to win a state tournament you probably need to be 20 or lower (unless number of quality teams in your state is small).

Sounds about right, but I think you would still have a good chance at placing at states with 35-40pts. Again, depending on your state.

I competed at Cornell and that was my score there. They used state rules with 3.6 m VTP and .25 m offset. The floor they used was very ideal and had a lot more grip than what I was practicing with at school. Tbh I felt like my car was going slower than usual.
Edit: That's what my score WOULD'VE been if I didn't screw up my log. The +250 landed me in 22nd

You must calibrate on the worst floor in history yo..

[vanilladean]

Sounds about right, but I think you would still have a good chance at placing at states with 35-40pts. Again, depending on your state.

I competed at Cornell and that was my score there. They used state rules with 3.6 m VTP and .25 m offset. The floor they used was very ideal and had a lot more grip than what I was practicing with at school. Tbh I felt like my car was going slower than usual.
Edit: That's what my score WOULD'VE been if I didn't screw up my log. The +250 landed me in 22nd

You must calibrate on the worst floor in history yo..

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