Soap box derby

[boxmakingman]

who wants to do a soap box derby?
some time in the spring. exact time place etc TBD.

rules:
1) you have to make your car, no taking engine off go kart or buying.
2) first to the bottom wins

[StreetSweeper]

Shit that might be fun.

[DustinsDuster]

are you and Justin gonna help me build my car? then i might be down...

[DragonUSMC]

I'm doing one...

I think dave has THIS in mind. =)
They are vicious!


http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/vall ... 303357.php (http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/valley-hoons-illegal-soap-box-derby-303357.php)

[boxmakingman]

are you and Justin gonna help me build my car? then i might be down...

I won't speak for Justin, but I will help you.

it's time to start stealing hand trucks, shopping carts, and little kids power wheels.

[NewSpeedSteed]

I'm doing one...

I think dave has THIS in mind. =)
They are vicious!


http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/vall ... 303357.php (http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/valley-hoons-illegal-soap-box-derby-303357.php)


After watching that I think:
A) You are all fucking nuts!
B) Where are you planning to do this?
C) I'm so down.

[DustinsDuster]

are you and Justin gonna help me build my car? then i might be down...

I won't speak for Justin, but I will help you.

it's time to start stealing hand trucks, shopping carts, and little kids power wheels.

i get handtrucks at cost work. i wonder if i could just order the wheels; i know we sell the bearings....

[boxmakingman]

After watching that I think:
A) You are all fucking nuts!
B) Where are you planning to do this?
C) I'm so down.


Dont worry about where, just start building.

Dustin, I know Harbor Frieght has wheels for sale, but if someone was half way creeative they could make their car out of a hand truck.

[Drifte]

oh man i want in. sugarbottom has a nice down hill with a few turns. finish at the beach!

no safety rules...i like it.

[boxmakingman]

oh man i want in. sugarbottom has a nice down hill with a few turns. finish at the beach!

no safety rules...i like it.


problem is the uphills

[DustinsDuster]

Sugarbottom also has staff and DNR everywhere; my guess is we'd get busted fairly quickly...

[Scott]

I think the fact that the road goes UPHILL kinda rules it out, is there any type of rules of for this event or just build whatever we want..

[Drifte]

yea i ment just the last stretch after the gates. but while watchin the rest of the vid i though, probly get busted.

[boxmakingman]

I think the fact that the road goes UPHILL kinda rules it out, is there any type of rules of for this event or just build whatever we want..


The rules are to use common sense.

Brakes would be good.
Roll bar wouldnt be bad.
3 wheels, 4 wheels, 100 wheels it just needs wheels.

They aren't rules per say, but they are things you might want to have. As far as limits on lengths, widths, or other parameters; none. Just be resonable.

It's a soap box derby for adults, so just have fun with it and we will all get drunk afterwards.

[Drifte]

....can i do TWO wheels?

[z28z34man]

dose it have to be souly gravity powered

[boxmakingman]

....can i do TWO wheels?


yeah but then its not really a car, its a bike


dose it have to be souly gravity powered

it's a soap box derby car, what do you think?
go kart racing is somewhere else.

[DragonUSMC]

So i found out even the used racing kart wheels from my buddy are still expensive.

well at least with bike tires i can do disc brakes....

[RandomHero]

Colton we are so doing this. You even have the hook ups for this at work.

[Ricky]

we could use my development hills for a test run. no cops and not a big hill but it would let you know if you had a wheel lose...

[DustinsDuster]

So i found out even the used racing kart wheels from my buddy are still expensive.

well at least with bike tires i can do disc brakes....

now theres an idea! i have enough old bike parts sitting around to use! in fact, ive even got an idea on how to make this thing AWD!

[boxmakingman]

http://www.youtube.com/v/gcuDCKAVFbQ&rel=1

J- eBay has a lot of used kart wheels/tires

[Scott]

We need those cheerleader girls for us racing..

[Drifte]

we could use my development hills for a test run. no cops and not a big hill but it would let you know if you had a wheel lose...

uh, the speed bumps...

k, so 3 15" bike wheels, front 9" disc brakes, rear caliper . k, i think i can do it.

[lil krumm]

we could use my development hills for a test run. no cops and not a big hill but it would let you know if you had a wheel lose...

uh, the speed bumps...

k, so 3 15" bike wheels, front 9" disc brakes, rear caliper . k, i think i can do it.

im gonna go steal the 02 back.... haha the one that i made into a 4 wheel machine!!!

[Drifte]

yea get it back so i can undo your damage. get it back to the handling beauty it was. :butthead:

[Ricky]

we could use my development hills for a test run. no cops and not a big hill but it would let you know if you had a wheel lose...

uh, the speed bumps...

k, so 3 15" bike wheels, front 9" disc brakes, rear caliper . k, i think i can do it.


the speed bumps are at the top of most of the hills. only one has one in the middle. but hey that could be fun.

[DustinsDuster]

yeah, just like in 2F2F.....