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I beat you by a fair bit on seniority--going on 50 years. I was the kid whose dad figured out that looks were nothing and weight was all. Somebody who optimized for weight and aerodynamics might have beaten us, but that somebody didn't show up in our troop.

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That's interesting, because my first year, I optimized for aerodynamics (and maximized the weight) but lost severely.

In later years, I realized that it had more to do with the wheel friction, and I made cars that were more interesting than perfect teardrop shapes and which also went much faster due to careful attention to wheel placement and lubrication.

I missed this... but yeah same thing here. We won every year lubricating the wheels and axles.

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