mousetrap racer kits

A mousetrap racer designed for success
Little Moe is a small, lightweight mousetrap powered racer that is designed for both speed and distance. Little Moe's is designed to maximize its mousetrap's energy output over a 75% greater travel distance and increase in efficiency while reducing the overall loss of energy from friction. Little Moe can be assembled in less than 30 minutes for most first time builders and will travel from 15-30 meters.

Size : length = 13 inches, width = 6 inches, lever arm = 6 inches.

Watch Little Moe go 34 meters: Click here to see the video



Everything you need to build a winner
Just one of this mousetrap racer's secrets to its success is that it uses lightweight low inertia DVD-Layers instead of full sized CDs for wheels. DVD Layers have half the thickness and half the rotational inertia of a normal CD and during the release of energy from the mouse trap less energy gets stored within the rotation of the wheels and more energy goes into the forward displacement of the racer.

Includes the following: balsa wood, DVD wheels, DVD/CD spacers, brass axle tubing, brass lever arm, Victor mousetrap, thrust bearings, axle hook, step-by-step plans, kevlar string, and secret performance tips.



An easy to build mousetrap racer
As with all our top mousetrap racer kits, Little Moe includes our "easy-to-wind" and "snag-free " string release system that will not tangle or snag for increased performance, a technique developed exclusively by Doc Fizzix. The Little Moe comes ready to assemble with a pre-cut and drilled frame and includes a top-secret construction guide that is filled with tons of performance tips developed over the years by the pros.

Tools needed: glue, needle-nose-pliers.