Basswood Co2 Dragster Building Kit - Includes Instructions and Parts to Build and Race

Basswood Co2 Dragster Building Kit - Includes Instructions and Parts to Build and Race

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Basswood Co2 Dragster Kit

Meets all TSA rules

  • Build your own Carbon-dioxide (Co2) dragster provides a hands-on activity to build and race a model Co2 dragster that demonstrates the scientific concepts of aerodynamics, motion, drag, and friction.
  • Includes one 12" Basswood blank (pre-drilled for Co2 cartridge), one Co2 cartridge, two front + two rear spoke wheels, four axle washers, two steel axles, two screw eyes, one sandpaper sheet, and one piece of graph paper to sketch your design before building. Also comes with step-by-step instructions for building a metric Co2 dragster.
  • Includes all parts for building a dragster and a lightweight basswood body blank that you or a student (grades 6-12) can shape with basic cutting, shaving, or sanding tools for creativity and individuality in the design process.
  • This kit teaches automotive design processes and reinforces engineering, technology, and math concepts as students design and builds an efficient model dragster.

The Basswood dragster kit provides you or a student in grades 6-12 a hands-on activity to  build and race a model carbon-dioxide (Co2) dragster that demonstrates the scientific concepts of aerodynamics, motion, drag, and friction. The wood block can be shaped with basic cutting, shaving, or sanding tools for creativity and individuality in the design process. The kit reinforces engineering, technology, and math concepts as students design and builds an efficient model dragster. A model dragster kit is typically used in an educational setting to demonstrate engineering, aerodynamics, and physics.

Kit includes:
1 Body Blank - 12" x 1-5/8" x 2-3/4" (tapered) predrilled for Co2 cartridge
2 Rear Wheels
2 Front wheels
2 Axles
1 8gr Co2 cartridge (compatible with all current starters)
4 Brass washers
2 Screw eyes
1 Plastic straw
1 Piece Sandpaper
1 Instruction booklet (covers both Metric and LSRAV dragsters)
All parts come in a sturdy cardboard box for storing your dragster after assembly

Some tools you may need: drill, a coping saw, a wood file or rasp, a ruler, scissors, finish or paint, and a race system (all sold separately).