The Kerbhound Challenge

[montyben101]

The Kerbhound Challenge

This challenge is pretty simple: Build a car/rocket thing that can go the fastest!

A few rules:

1: The wheels must be touching the ground at all times.

2: Mods are allowed but no overpowered ones and no hyper edit. (Mechjeb is ok but I can't see why you would need it)

3. If you have tried something like this before you will know the length of the runway is usually not enough to get to you highest speed so you are allowed to go anywhere on the lightgreen are of the KSC.

4. The craft MUST be manned, External seats are ok.

5. Your kerbal can't die.

6. No glitch/bug exploits (no infin glide but DOWNFORCE wings are fine)

7. Staging is fine but you can't ditch tanks

Please add a photo of vehicle and a photo of the end f 3 results and also the name of your car!

My try:

Not bad but I think i can do better... 354 m/s if you can't tell

Scores:

Without FAR, stock:

1. Octobomb 417m/s

2. Tarsus 426m/s

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Without FAR, modded:

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With FAR:

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Edited January 16, 2014 by montyben101

[Octobomb]

The ksp land speed record is around 1100-1200m/s, acheived on the flats of minmus. At Kerbin sea level I will be pleased if I can break the speed of sound. Note: For the same of your challenge, I recommend mods/stock leaderboards, no glitch/bug exploits (I.e. no infinigliders) and the ability to refuse to accept any entry you deem unsuitable. But hey, I'll have a go!

Edit: Does it have to be manned? Are seats ok? Are we allowed to stage?

Edit edit: Just got to 412m/s! Go me!

Edited January 14, 2014 by Octobomb

[montyben101]

Ok thanks for the advice, this is my first challenge XD

Seats are fine and yes need to be manned and needs to survive. Staging is fine but you can't ditch tanks

Edited January 14, 2014 by montyben101

[dinosaurJR]

Hmmm - working on something but am struggling to get above 349m/s... This is in stock, mind you...

[montyben101]

Yes it is a pretty hard challenge! The best i can get to is around 420m/s but thats before i crash.... Im not sure if downforce wings help at all...

[Octobomb]

The Thrusthound. It would have stopped, but then I ran out of runway. Nevertheless, the pilot survived. If I could find a couple hundred metres more flat I could break ~430m/s before fuel ran out. It doesn't need all the engines (each pod adds like 3m/s to the end speed after the first 3), but I like it. Expect a much more tounge-in-cheek entry in a bit .

Sigh, IMGUR y u h8te me?

http://imgur.com/17taPYZ,8q4KMnR,0PAUPSj

http://imgur.com/17taPYZ,8q4KMnR,0PAUPSj#1

http://imgur.com/17taPYZ,8q4KMnR,0PAUPSj#2

EDIT: I won't provide pictures. Instead, guess how I did it. 2123m/s. Bear in mind this entry entry follows the rules to the letter - especially the fact that no wheel leaves the ground at any point.

Edited January 15, 2014 by Octobomb

[1096bimu]

Even the green area is not big enough, I suggest either the poles.

[Kasuha]

EDIT: I won't provide pictures. Instead, guess how I did it. 2123m/s. Bear in mind this entry entry follows the rules to the letter - especially the fact that no wheel leaves the ground at any point.

1: The wheels must be touching the ground at all times.

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7. Staging is fine but you can't ditch tanks

You just made me laugh for five minutes straight.

Edited January 15, 2014 by Kasuha

[Tarsus]

My best so far, 416m/s, the screenshot was taken the instant the fuel ran out and it decelerated super fast at sea level.

[1096bimu]

This is capable of over 700, just don't have enough ground at KSC.