Cars September 10, 2013 There are some things to learn about cars and friction.
Squeezing the wheels close to the beams creates so much friction the
car will not go down a ramp.
Cars can also use the potential energy from gravity by placing a weight
connect to the wheel axle
high up and letting it drop.
http://netapps.marshall.edu/lego/lessonplans/DropCar/DropCar.html A drop car goes with the energy stored from a high weight.