2nd Day – and we are off
The race has begun, we have lost a few, a few blew up on the way, some broke down, but all spirits are high!
We never said this was an easy thing to attempt. To start with one gallon of fuel and then by begging, borrowing and creative haggling make it to Las Vegas in 3 days.
Yesterday we began the race from the Shipyard with 7 racers at the start. The adventurous Blue Flame Club blew up on the way and Jake with his Generic Ignorable Veggie Entry was a no-show.
John Hell and Dr Hall entertained the crowd that gathered while the racers lined up on the staring line to make their way to Yosemite.
At the start line the 44MPH became a 0 MPH, so it stayed behind. Kristie’s Flyer was first off the starting line, followed by Two Cats Screamer, Prisoners of Petroleum, Home School Heros, the Green Team, and Mike Thielvoldt’s VW Van.
And by the end of the day 6 racers became 4. Mike Thielvoldt’s Van although genius still has some kinks to work out and Two Cats Screamer made it all the way to Stockton before the Alcohol fuel ate away at the gaskets.
who won??!!!
who won??!!!
who won??!!!
who won??!!!
What does the steam-powered car run on?
I mean, is it wood? Oil? I’m guessing its not ethanol
Where is the honda in the picture? Congrats to the 4 left standing. Avoid the Sahara buffet and go to Todai at the Planet Hollywood. Your stomach will thank you.
Go Kristie’s Flyer !!!!
What a 2nd Day we had. Tioga Pass was closed and we had to re-route. Some cars chose to go south and some tried their luck north. At the end of the day we had two cars left!
The Honda was almost ready and you will be seeing it around the Bay Area. But the reality was that a few too many systems remained untested and instead to creating a giant mess we made a collective decision to cut our loses and focus on the racers that were ready.
But Kristie’s Flyer was the attention getter, and who could blame people. Did you see them being made fun of on the Colbert Report last night?