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March 30th - April 1st 2007
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The Wacky Race is coming to BrickFest™ 2007!
This will be the 4th year that competitors have built and crashed their crazy
and wacky racers here in the Pacific Northwest and a first for BrickFest!
Each year, builders of all skill levels have ramped up to the challenge of
building some odd and
crazy
racer or
to putting wheels on a castle or rolling the
death star down
the ramp.
If you remember the fun of building your ships to throw off the roof, then the
wacky race is for you. If you think that you can build the best and craziest
contraption, then the wacky race is for you. If you have a MOC that is begging
to be taken apart, then the wacky race is for you (just put some wheels on it
first).
The basic rules are simple.
Each racer must be gravity powered.
Each racer must be entirely made of LEGO parts.
Each racer must have a pilot.
The challenge changes.
This year the winner will be the racer that sends its pilot and vehicle the furthest.
The gritty details.
- - Pilots that remain with their vehicles will score 1.2 x distance from end of ramp.
- - Pilots that travel forward extra-vehicularly will score 5 x distance from launch point + distance that vehicle travels from end of the ramp.
- - Pilots that just fall off their vehicles or travel backwards will score 1 x distance of pilot from ramp + 1 x distance of vehicle to bottom of the ramp.
- - Judges may be bribed, blind or otherwise under the total and crazy thing known as absolute power MUH HA HA HA...cough.
The ramp is wooden, 10 feet long by 2 feet wide with a height of approximately 3
feet so the gradient is around 1 in 3.3. There is a very small drop as you
transition from ramp to floor. I’m not sure what the floor surface will be so
plan on industrial carpet or tile.
So now you know! Don’t be left out! This is a special one time TV offer for only
19.95... Get yer wacky racing fix at BrickFest ‘07!
Dan Sabath
Wacky Race Coordinator BrickFest PDX
- http://rustyclank.com/gallery/lego/Fests/NWBC05/PA090061.jpg.html
- http://rustyclank.com/gallery/lego/Fests/NWBC05/PA090062.jpg.html
- http://rustyclank.com/gallery/lego/Fests/NWBC05/?g2page=28
Join the fun at BrickFest™ 2007
Register now, register
early!
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| In lugnet.events, Dan Sabath wrote: Oh wow Dan, that sounds like a riot... man, so sad I will miss this one. (...) Man, that is my kind of race! Probably a LOT safer than what I did last years BrickFest... In hindsight I realised just what kind of (...) (17 years ago, 14-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Mathew, These are good questions. First since this is Wacky race please remember that there are always crazy things happening and the judges have to make on the spot decisions. Generally if the vehicle breaks apart, then the vehicle (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
| | | Re: BrickFest™ 2007: Wacky Race - Friday
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| (URL) Portland, Oregon, USA March 30th - April 1st 2007 The Wacky Race will be at BrickFest 2007! Friday 6:00pm - 7:00pm Hall A This will be the 4th year that competitors have built and crashed their crazy and wacky racers here in the Pacific (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !
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