Weekly Challenge #36: Rover Race

[cold trellis]

Weekly Challenge #36: Rover Race

Next Challenge is a Rover Race!
No levels for this one; just post your best time!
Rules:
Start at Runway R's south taxiway's crosswalk and race around the entire runway, back to the crosswalk (see map).
Your vehicle may use any propulsion method, including detachable boosters or other expendable parts...
But your active, kerbal-piloted vessel must not leave the ground.
Your vehicle must not leave the pavement or touch grass.

[proven furnace]

yes sir

[cosmic hatch]

made some cars not for this challenge though

[remote ferry]

I keep getting partway down the runway then a phantom force causes my small rover to destroy itself by spinning out

[sand sinew]

3:11.60 (lost my splitter on the first corner)

[haughty warren]

Can the rover itself have multiple stages?

[solar cosmos]

I think so

[shadow blaze]

"Kerbal Piloted" is stated in the rules. 😦

[grizzled crater]

intresting wheel clipping

[cosmic hatch]

did 1 lap in 2 minutes

[cyan estuary]

my best is 2:40 random tiny bumps causing my car to spin are making it impossible for me to go faster

[cosmic hatch]

most of my time was spend breaking though

[tranquil notch]

This is probably one of the best challanges so far

[shadow blaze]

Indeed, and with the bugs that do exists it’s still mostly doable for most players.

[tranquil notch]

my car keeps just launching to the side for no apparent reason :/

[shadow blaze]

My Entry, went with rocket power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjbSYLD5cSU

[tranquil notch]

I did it in 1:49 but I touched the KSC grass for some bits 😭
I can't send a final video, but I'm getting there! Almost have a perfect sub 2 min track speed !!! Just gotta avoid the grass.

[tranquil notch]

Alrighty! A new Record!!! Not as good as my previous 1:49, but I'm proud to present my new record of 1:57 (ingame time)
Check it out: https://youtu.be/JekN6RYVblc

[fading lava]

By @tranquil notch:
I'll make some level's since there isn't some already.
(Based on what I've seen people get so far)

• 🥇 GOLD : Get a track time of 2 minutes or less.

• 🥈 SILVER : Get a track time of 2:30 minutes or less.

• 🥉 BRONZE : Get a track time of 3:30 minutes or less.

• 🏅 Participation : Complete the KSC track without breaking any rules.

[tranquil notch]

Thanks for adding that :)

[shadow blaze]

Great… now I need to do it again!

[pseudo current]

take 1. broke the grass rule. its all over the place from random forces trying to turn it.

[cyan estuary]

got 1:58 nicked the grass once I think

[tranquil notch]

I found that making it as wide as possible makes it alot stabler, and some rover wheels are very -jumpy-, thats why I decided to use the landing gear.

[dull summit]

HEre is mine! Just participation! it took me 5 mins!

[brave fog]

My submission!
https://medal.tv/games/requested/clips/1AUc7VyE0IleLM/d1337vxFHVhO?invite=cr-MSxySUksMjMzNzE0MjAs
1:45 ingame time.
The hardest challenge was the mass fluctuation as the propellent drained causing instability towards the end of the run.

[brave fog]

What are those directional effects? the blue halo and green and yellow direction vectors?

[dull summit]

a mod! but I have no idea why i have it!

[tranquil notch]

It's this mod.
https://spacedock.info/mod/3334/HUD : Head Up Display

[dull summit]

yeah! that HUD mod

[shut hawk]

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/220452-runway-racer-weekly-challenge-36/

[dense flicker]

With a rolling start, Val gets round in 1:39, no grass was touched

[dense flicker]

I love the AIRBRAKES!

[brave fog]

That's a crazy top speed! Any tips for stability? My rover starts shaking really bad around 300m/s but yours handles it just fine

[glossy apex]

disabling traction and friction on the wheels helps with shaking

[civic yew]

It would be fun to race this track in multiplayer.

[shell brook]

You could make rockets ontop of your rover and shoot them at other racers Or someone make a weapons mod and play like mario kart

[dense flicker]

I'm not really sure, as normaalnewood381 suggests, I turn the traction on the front wheels down to around 0.6 and move the rear up to about 1.8, though I haven't dared touch the friction as I don't really know how it affects things, not that I really know quite what the traction does either, I just read someone saying to tweak it in this way to stop spin-outs on the runway and it worked.
Edit: I intend to upload the craft file to the KSP Builds site at some point soon but I've been bogged down with a persistent game crash for the last couple of hours, when I do I'll let you know and you can have a look at it.

[dense flicker]

I've uploaded it here: https://kspbuilds.com/build/9c0d3eb7-1a00-4214-8955-b26fa0 if you want a look at it.

[random vault]

Been getting times of 2 minutes, just need to stay off the grass now

[random vault]

1 minute and 45 seconds to complete the track.

(Started 0:30, ended 2:15 on the game clock) footage is speed up a bit so that in game time matches irl better because fps lol

On the second turn the wheel gets close to the grass, but the hitbox is on the inner edge which never leaves the pavement, so I’m saying I’m in the clear

[shut hawk]

2:21 is my best with this Stylish Ride that seats 6 with ample room. https://youtu.be/8dLk_Cg6FlQ

[devout burrow]

How did you get over phantom spots in the runway that just knock the rover off? It’s driving me nuts

[shadow blaze]

I had my front tilted down slightly so that the engines etc were pushing the rover against the ground ever so slightly.

[devout burrow]

1 min 24 sec! (Started 0:30, ended 1:54 on game clock) !

[dense flicker]

1 min 12 seconds Kerbin time (started 1:15 - ended 2:27)
Val did put one incy wincy wheel on the grass round the third corner so, technically, it's a fail
Better quality version here: https://youtu.be/IqtTZ0JdOPc

[brave fog]

@cold trellis @tranquil notch When exactly is this challenge closing? It seems like we're incrementally getting closer and closer to sub 1 minute!

[cold trellis]

Normally they close by 9am PDT. We do allow entries after and still check stuff as the challenges are for fun 🙂

[dense flicker]

Okay, finally, Val keeps off the grass!
01:11 (Kerbin Time)
Top Speed: 552 m/s
Maximum Gs: 37.8 (Val is hard as nails)
https://youtu.be/DzTxqDGreeA
Take it for a spin yourself (download from): https://kspbuilds.com/build/85b33bbc-7998-4798-a30c-cb67d1

[tranquil notch]

Not to be rude or anything, but why are u asking me lol ..?

[brave fog]

@tranquil notch for some reason I thought you were a moderator lol. Just cuz you were credited with posting the levels of participation

[proven furnace]

oh vall not now!

[steep fable]

2:49
Couldn't go any faster due to something always knocking me over