Time to re-think the class D World Record Category?
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:48 am
Apologies for the controversial title to this post!
As a newbie to the water bottle record world, it seems like the class D title is currently unbeatable unless you can travel to a launch location that is at high altitude with warm weather. The online calculators all seem to say that the current record is well beyond expected altitude for the constraints.
Its difficult to see how 417 feet (127.1 meters) could be beaten with a 100Psi / unmodified 2L bottle limit? (apologies if i'm missing something!)
Am i the only person who thinks this? Am i missing the point? I'm not sure if you're trying to encourage people to have a go or just display the one highest record for ever...
I'm not trying to rock the boat, but i'm just putting over the point of view that as a newcomer i certainly don't feel that its worth even attempting to try and beat it, as i can't see any angle for experimentation or development.
Perhaps some other classes need to be added that people can attempt (I note class E is currently not claimed).
If i'm stirring things up i could comment that the current class C record is also held by someone with access to a hot climate and thermals to launch into... just saying!
Apologies if this all comes across as a bit negative, but the rules for the latter, unmodified, classes all seem to start by saying they are great for groups to try out, but as a newbie reading them i just think - that's not even worth trying to beat. I don't think i'm the only one?
As a newbie to the water bottle record world, it seems like the class D title is currently unbeatable unless you can travel to a launch location that is at high altitude with warm weather. The online calculators all seem to say that the current record is well beyond expected altitude for the constraints.
Its difficult to see how 417 feet (127.1 meters) could be beaten with a 100Psi / unmodified 2L bottle limit? (apologies if i'm missing something!)
Am i the only person who thinks this? Am i missing the point? I'm not sure if you're trying to encourage people to have a go or just display the one highest record for ever...
I'm not trying to rock the boat, but i'm just putting over the point of view that as a newcomer i certainly don't feel that its worth even attempting to try and beat it, as i can't see any angle for experimentation or development.
Perhaps some other classes need to be added that people can attempt (I note class E is currently not claimed).
If i'm stirring things up i could comment that the current class C record is also held by someone with access to a hot climate and thermals to launch into... just saying!
Apologies if this all comes across as a bit negative, but the rules for the latter, unmodified, classes all seem to start by saying they are great for groups to try out, but as a newbie reading them i just think - that's not even worth trying to beat. I don't think i'm the only one?