A Road Rally From Berkeley to the Border

Blown Big-Block Biodiesel Benzs' ... Fast Fermenting Funny Trucks ... Super-stoked Steam Pumpin' Studebaker's ...

IMPORTANT DATE CHANGES ANNOUNCED!!!

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 [...]

BBQ, Work Day, and your Own Landmark

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 [...]

Upcoming Open Shop Weekends

The next two weekends (September 20&21st and September 27&28th) will be open shop weekends at Shipyard Labs. The rally is coming up quickly so the shop should be very active. These are excellent times to drop by if you are interested in volunteering. Come on over to learn more about the race.
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Summer Open Shop Schedule

We will be continuing with the open shop weekend all summer long.  This is for people in the area working on a vehicle to come and freely use the shop space at Shipyard Labs.  This is a great opportunity for people to meet, get advice and ideas, partner up, or find ways to help make [...]

First Open Shop Day

Lots got done today during the open shop at Shipyard Labs. We lit some stuff on fire, made some loud noises and talked about energy. Jim worked on his gasifier with Eric. Charlie and Bill played with an interesting stove design Bill brought to show us. Bear was working on parts [...]