Handcar Regatta

We at the Handcar Regatta Headquarters are abuzz with welcome news that the legendary Survival Research Labs (SRL) have found a new home in our neighboring town of Petaluma!

In their own words:

Finally after 25.5 years at the San Bruno Ave shop in SF, we’ve moved. Thankfully, to a shop that’s twice the size of the previous one and does not leak. It also features a large flat paved lot for testing machines. The new SRL shop in located at 839 North Petaluma Blvd in Petaluma Calif. 32 miles north of the Golden gate Bridge. This is the third move for SRL. (The first SRL shop was the junkyard on Carolina St in SF from 1978-1982).

Over the past year, I’ve sorted through all the SRL stuff and distilled it to around 160 tons of the finest machines, Robots, tools, and weird paraphernalia. We’re now fully operational, and looking forward to building some new performing machines. North Bay volunteers are welcome to stop by and have a look and get involved. We are also accepting interns for the first time. Contact info

For those unaware of SRL, they have been “producing the most dangerous shows on earth”, including numerous events around the globe featuring some truly remarkable and hideous machines one would most assuredly NOT wish to encounter for battle. Would you care to host an SLR party for free? Then consider privately hosting their latest experiments of the Flame Hurricane!

What joy and wonderment! Finally, with Handcar Regatta devotees, manglers like Krank-Boom-Clank, and the assorted oddball Burners and artists, the North Bay is set to become the latest hub of experimental industrial arts and other sub-radar builder collectives.