Attention Race Fans, Tinkerers and Gadget Hounds!

We have heard your cries and are answering your call! Many of you within our loyal and enthusiastic community of gear heads and road rally competitors have screamed above the roar of the engines, “WE NEED MORE TIME!”

And by golly, we aim to give it to you!!!

Henceforth, the 2^nd Annual Escape From Berkeley (by any non-petroleum means necessary!) is being pushed forward to the spring, in order to give our motley crew of vehicle innovators precious time and more opportunity to pool their resources and fuel our collective imaginations!

Once more….THE RALLY DATES HAVE NOW CHANGED!

And while not final, our fairly firm dates are April 24 – 27, 2010.

As ever, we your ever loving Admin Team will honk the horn to alert you of any new updates as they arrive. And while you all are idling your engines, be sure to check in on the website for new details.

Thanks for your continued support and as ever, if you would like to get involved more deeply (and having more time to do so) feel free to get in touch with our Event Coordinator at wendy(at)escapefromberkeley(dot)com. We’ve got plenty of room in the back seat for everyone!

Shotgun!

Jim, Jess & the Escape From Berkeley Admin Team

This is a reminder about the upcoming Escape From Berkeley BBQ & Work Day this Saturday, August 8th at 2:00pm at The Shipyard.

Come join us and enjoy some delicious food and revel in non-petroleum fun.

Also remember, we have started our Community Campaign to support the gang of racing enthusiasts.  Act fast, the best ones are being bought up now. You can support the race through the virtual purchase of your very own ghost town, hot spring, brothel or other interesting attraction along the route http://www.escapefromberkeley.com/sponsor/sponsor-by-landmark/ – we will celebrate your support by adding your name to our list of Non-Petroleum Fans.

If any of you have questions regarding the BBQ & Work Day this Saturday, August 8th at 2:00pm or about sponsoring landmarks for Escape From Berkeley this year, please contact our Event Coordinator at sponsorship or wendy

Vrooooom,
Jess and the Escape From Berkeley Team

In our quest to further the fun and pleasure to be had with the combustion engine – in non-petroleum ways of course This is a reminder about the upcoming Escape From Berkeley BBQ & Work Day on Saturday, August 8th at 2:00pm at The Shipyard.

If you are planning to race or having notions that that bio-diesel ‘benz of yours could be this years winner – then come join us.  This is an opportunity for participants – including the admin team, racers, volunteers and sponsors of the rally – to meet, enjoy some delicious food, and revel in hot rod enthusiasm – of the non-petroleum variety.

We are also starting our Community Campaign to support our motley collection of DIY alternative energy vehicles start their “engines” on something other than a petroleum based fuel, and set out on a four day open road rally to the Mexican Border.  You can now support the race through the virtual purchase of your very own ghost town, hot spring, brothel or other interesting attraction along the route. Hurry up still available are:

Those ” Beautiful” “Big People” Statues in Berkeley, CA

Your very own Cargo Container Walking crane at the Port of Oakland

The Mojave Airplane Graveyard

Elmer’s Bottle Cacti in Helendale, California

The International Banana Club Museum in Hesperia, California

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Memorial in Apple Valley, California

The Time Bandit Movie Pirate Ship at Big Bear Lake

Bombay Beach in Lovely Salton Sea Niland, California

Lawrence Welk Museum in Escondido, California

…..Or one of the many other strange roadside attractions. Wonder through the miscellanea of cultural oddities at your leisure http://www.escapefromberkeley.com/sponsor/sponsor-by-landmark/ – get your very own Landmark today and we will celebrate your support by adding your name to our list of Race Enthusiasts.

If any of you have questions regarding the BBQ & Work Day on Saturday, August 8th at 2:00pm or about sponsoring landmarks for Escape From Berkeley this year, please contact our Event Coordinator at sponsorship or wendy

Help us to create this rally using only fuels/power/motive force scavenged “for free” along the route.  Some entries are promising to arrive at the start line with extreme technical innovation.  Others are saying they are only capable of creative excess.  The cash will be taken home by those who arrive with both.

Cheers,
Jess and the Escape From Berkeley Team

Come to The Shipyard, in Berkeley on August 8^th for a BBQ and day of Escape From Berkeley work-related fun. Bring your racing vehicles to our space to work on, eat some great food and meet other racers, participants, volunteers, as well as your admin team. This is an opportunity to network, have your questions answered, and to celebrate in advance what promises to be another exciting year of bio-fueled road rallying.

Please send any questions my way at wendy

What: Pre-Race BBQ & Work Day

When: Saturday, August 8^th at 2:00 PM

Where: The Shipyard

1010 Murray Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

See you all then!

Wendy & the Escape From Berkeley Team

Saturday, April 18th, 4-7pm
5pm – Rules and Route Review and open discussion
Berkeley Shipyard  / All Power Labs
1010 Murray St, Berkeley, CA 94710

The Escape racing season is fast approaching.  Thus this Saturday we are gathering at the Shipyard to address related specifics, as well as the people generally associated with them.

Center stage in this is the issues of rules.  People keep asking what the rules are, and this year we’re actually going to tell them, in actual writing.  Still, no more than one page.  Extremely simple– yet clear, precise, and with curatorial gravitas (if such is possible for rules).  The rules will be presented at 5pm sharp on Saturday.  The general BBQ and gathering is from 4-7pm.

So If you are considering racing this year, or are considering volunteering to help us make the race happen, or are simply considering being around while other people are racing and doing the work to make the racing possible, we encourage you to join us this Saturday at 4pm.  There will be a BBQ and some treats.  You are encouraged to bring consumables for the grill and ice chest.  Utensils will be provided at no additional charge beyond the free gate entry fee.

Thus recap the logistics, this Saturday we are having a gathering to talk about things relating to the Escape from Berkeley (by any non-petroleum means necessary) alt fuels race.  This will be a great time to meet other participants, talk about your entry or gathering ideas, find other people to help with your entry, or otherwise muse on the myriad of mobile power solutions available immediately for our needs.  This event will be at the Shipyard at 1010 Murray Street in West Berkeley from 4pm to 7pm.  The rule discussion will be 5pm sharp.