diff --git a/6.rkt b/6.rkt
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+#lang curly-fn racket
+
+(require "scripts/aoc.rkt")
+
+;; solution for day 6
+
+(define (do-race total-time hold-time)
+  (define rem-time (- total-time hold-time))
+  (* rem-time hold-time))
+
+(define (part1 input)
+  (apply
+    *
+    (for/list ([time (in-list (first input))] [dist (in-list (second input))])
+      (for/fold ([cnt 0]) ([hold (in-range time)])
+        (define res (do-race time hold))
+        (if (> res dist)
+          (add1 cnt)
+          cnt)))))
+
+(define (cvt l)
+  (string->number (apply string-append (map number->string l))))
+
+(define (part2 input)
+  (define time (cvt (first input)))
+  (define dist (cvt (second input)))
+  (for/fold ([cnt 0]) ([hold (in-range time)])
+    (define res (do-race time hold))
+    (if (> res dist)
+      (add1 cnt)
+      cnt)))
+
+(define (parse fname)
+  (match-define (list time-str dist-str) (file->lines fname))
+  (list (map string->number (rest (string-split time-str)))
+        (map string->number (rest (string-split dist-str)))))
+
+; (dbg (part1 (parse "inputs/6-test1")))
+; (error)
+
+(module+ main
+  (define input (parse "inputs/6"))
+  (answer 6 1 (time (part1 input)))
+  (answer 6 2 (time (part2 input)))
+  (displayln "meow"))
diff --git a/inputs/6 b/inputs/6
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+Time:        46     85     75     82
+Distance:   208   1412   1257   1410
diff --git a/inputs/6-test1 b/inputs/6-test1
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+Time:      7  15   30
+Distance:  9  40  200