Like Everest to Hilary, Mount Megawars calls to
Bowser and Crash. Their task is to create a car or truck of some sort that
will crawl up a mountian and across a finish line. There are two options
for paths they can take...a rocky path or a more sandy path. They will
be timed so the fastest team acrss the finish line wins. If neither team
crosses the finish line, the win goes to the team who went the farthest.
Both teams will have 3 tries to scale the mountain. The teams will be allowed
to assist their vehicles with ropes, ramps and jacks...the only things
they can remove from the vehicles.
Crash is thinking about torque. His team will take a light truck and turn it into a four-wheel drive by attaching a golf cart motor to the front and back. These motors won't be fast but they will be powerful and should turn the wheels through and over most obstacles as long as they are accompanied with good wheels. Electirc motors are going to need batteries...plenty of good batteries which aren't exactly growing on trees in the junkyard. Proper tires might be a problem too.
Bowser wants Flower Power to get up the hill. Using
the engine and drivetrain from a VW Microbus, his team will go for the
gusto and power their way across the finish line. Getting their hands on
a good set of rock crawling tires could prove difficult, especially with
the other team looking for them too. By stripping the van and building
a chassis, they will essentially be building a car from scratch...not the
easiest thing to do in 10 hours.
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