Kerbal Dynamics: Tour de Kerbin

[ihtoit]

As part of our sporting series, the Boffs have decided on a test event: the Tour de Kerbin.

THE CHALLENGE:

Build a tandem-wheeled vehicle (one wheel behind the other), AKA bicycle, or in this case, it would be a motorcycle) and take it on a test ride on the following course:

Description:

From the West end of the runway, past the hanger and the VAB, around the launch pad, antenna array and building complex, enter the complex around the astronaut complex and back under the bridge, past the research building reactor, take a left and follow the building round, behind the VAB and slip between the VAB and mission control, and finish at the East end of the runway.

THE RULES:

- Any structural mod valid, HOWEVER:

- The ONLY parts that are allowed to touch the ground at any point* are TWO WHEELS. Nothing else may touch the ground, and the vehicle may not LEAVE the ground - except for fleeting moments of "sweet air".

- The wheels MUST be arranged on a single track line (ie one follows the other) as in a bicycle, not twin-track as in a barrow.

- Any form of propulsion valid.

- No violating the laws of physics with exploits or cheats or any of that stuff.

- From the point where you leave the runway to the point where you reenter the complex at the astronaut complex, your wheels may NOT meet concrete.

- Your vehicle must be manned by a Kerbal.

- Your vehicle and Kerbal must survive.

- *You may use a launch clamp at launch to hold your vehicle upright, however this will be the only point where you will be allowed to jettison parts.

SCORING:

The most Kerbal design. To get an in-game MET time from a vehicle that doesn't leave the ground, rock your vehicle back and forth until both wheels leave the ground, then when the mission clock starts, start rolling.

(Challenger's Note: Bikes are possible, I've seen them done. Manley on Duna, for one.)

LEADERBOARD:

Kanil in his minimalist design, for a pacesetting 3:42 and reports that the course is bumpy and challenging with fast straights and heavy-braking corners.

Edited May 1, 2014 by ihtoit

[Kanil]

Are short jumps acceptable? The course has some steep drops, and a few ramps in it...

Edit: Well, I went ahead and attempted it. Here's my first complete run.

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Edited April 30, 2014 by Kanil

[ihtoit]

sweet run And you're right, those bumps do cause air, slight rule adjustment.