8 Oct
As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty circa October 8, 2011 in Races. No Comments
2011 Race Awards
- EPK Award “Best in Show” — U.A. (Unnamed Amphibious) by Todd Barriklow
- Zephyr — Mogster by Children’s Museum of Sonoma County
- Fantastical Pants — Time Machine by Steampunk Donovan
- Make Spectacular FAIL! — Insecta by Geometer
- Showboatin’ Award — The Still by Apple Jack Gang
- Underdog Award (having broken and fixed an axel before racing) — The Parlor Car by Neverwas Haul Crew
- The Strange Impromptu Award (supporting extraordinary teen builders) — Rolling Bones by Chop’s Teen Center
- Honorable Mention (limited lifetime acheivment award for supporting the arts, the community, and building cool stuff) — Whiskeydrunk Cycles
2011 Track Times
| HEAT | WEST TRACK | TIME | EAST TRACK | TIME |
|---|
| Race 1 | Checked Quad | 27:140 | BindleStiff Express | 23:900 |
| Race 2 | Dragster Handcar | 3:02:000 | Rock Rod | 1:01:910 |
| Race 3 | Crazy Train | 1:10:000 | The Big Toe X-Press | 1:53:56 |
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| Race 4 | The Turtle | 29:440 | Mogster | 20:840 |
| Race 5 | The Rolling Bones | 48:130 | Thenagain Bomber | 37:260 |
| Race 6 | Kryptonite Kruiser II | 30:900 | The Phoenix | 25:670 |
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| Race 7 | Bastard Child | 44:100 | U.A. (Unnamed Amphibious) | 1:13:090 |
| Race 8 | Tandemonium | 22:830 | The Still | 24:400 |
| Race 9 | Freedom Rides | 28:090 | The Time Machine | 33:75 |
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| Race 10 | Bastard Child | 36:590 | Parlor Car | 36:730 |
| Race 11 | 1880′s | 38:190 | Handcar Honeymoon | 30:670 |
| Race 12 | The Swan | 1:34:590 | USS Yellow Submarine | 33:590 |
| Race 13 | El Cubacabra | 46:090 | Insecta | 7:03:340 |
6 Aug
As proclaimed by admin circa August 6, 2011 in Races. No Comments
The first Racers Forum on July 9th, 2011, brought a new racer into the fold. Elliot Naess heralding from beautiful Clear Lake will be bringing the famous Dauntless Dirigible.
Elliot is a veteran of many kinetic sculpture races and is the current owner of several race-tried vehicles. This year he will be modifying and rebadging the Dirigible for our very own Handcar Regatta. Andy Graham generously donated a race-tested pedal set from the Screaming Vortex to aid in the conversion. We all look forward to seeing Elliot’s progress over the next two months.
The race team also brought on an additional member: Janelle Black will be joining our Regatta Race Team to bring you the races this year. Janelle has competed in races past, building and riding Big Giant. Her enthusiasm and flair make her a welcome addition to our team.
Now is the time to form your teams and get your contraptions started! The next Racers Forum is August 13th, come with your questions, spare parts, needs, wants, or just to show us pictures. Also, please “friend” the HandcarRegatta RacersOnly on Facebook where you can connect with racers past and present.
Huzzah! See you at the races.
Best from the 2011 Race Coordinators Team
27 Jun
As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty circa June 27, 2011 in Engineering, Races. No Comments
The Great Handcar Regatta would like to introduce this 2011 season’s Race Coordinators:
- Alexis Bauer
- Andy Graham
- Daniel Nicholas
- Matt Gunter
Meet the Regatta Race coordinators at My Friend Joe Cafe on Mendocino Avenue from 12pm-5pm:
- July 9th
- August 13th
- September 3rd
- September 17th
All Racer’s are invited to come and mingle! Co-create and spectate! Inquire and Satisfy! Be prepared to have your queries answered! Swap your spare parts for parts you need! Marvel at the ingenuity of others! Help a team struggling with engineering! Join the fun! Laugh and be merry! The Racers’ Forum is here to help!
Further News Forthcoming
Also, join the HandcarRegatta RacersOnly Facebook group for more information throughout the coming season.
28 Sep
As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty circa September 28, 2010 in Races. No Comments
The Great Handcar Regatta Race Award Winners:
- The Zephyr Award: Polynesian Flyer — Muppet Labs
- Honorary Zephyr: The Nimble Sleight-of-Hand Award: Bindlestiff Express — Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture
- The EPK Award: Immaculate Contraption — Far-Gone Doliers
- The Fantastical Pants Award: Locust Motive — Chop’s Teen Center
- The Smartastical Pants Award: Kryptonite Kruiser — Walnut Creek Apprentices
- The Showboatin’ Award: 1880′s — Ore Knot 4
- The Underdog Award: Outta My Way — Tuka and Mona
- The MAKE Spectacular Failure Award: Geto Blaster — Delirium Crew
Carry on to view the timed races in detail and vote in the Commentary for your favorites!
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25 Sep
As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty circa September 25, 2010 in Races. No Comments
Ladies, gentlemen and brawny racers,
Allow me to introduce two of our distinguished and incorrigibly finicky race judges: Jason Barnhart of Instructables and Goli Mohammadi of MAKE Magazine.
Fear not though dear racers, comical surprises and ridiculous trials await these so-called judges as well…
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8 Oct
As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty circa October 8, 2009 in Races. No Comments
We are proud to present The Great Handcar Regatta 2009 race results!
Three cheers for the dedicated teams who battled valiantly against all odds and callouses to complete AND race their fabulous contraptions of kinetic madness!
Race Block 1 — 12:30 pm |
| # Contraption (Team) | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
|---|
| 001 MOG (Childrens Museum Sonoma County) | 0:24.86 | 0:28.40 |
| 282 IronClad Surfer (Ironclad Surfers) | DQ | DQ |
| 403 Flying Quagmire (Walnut Ct Apprentices) | 1:40.31 | 0:34.19 |
| 564 Wonkatania (Uff Da-Loompas) | 1:52.97 | 0:55.27 |
| 775 Screaming Vortex (Escape Velocity) | 0:42.03 | 0:50.33 |
906 Rock*N*Roll Sunday School Fixed Gear
(Strong Men of SR) | 0:43.14 | 1:46.93 |
Race Block 2 — 1:30 pm |
| # Contraption (Team) | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
|---|
| 447 Toad in the Stew (Brothers of Benedict) | 0:26.62 | 0:28.06 |
| 288 Cyclotron (South Pacific Coaster) | 0:21.03 | 0:23.17 |
| 109 Methodical Juggernaut (Infernal Manufacturing) | 0:40.65 | 0:47.22 |
| 810 Murray the Fish (David Farish, Krank-Boom-Clank) | 0:43.64 | 0:35.66 |
| 911 Two Penny (Todd Barricklow) | 1:30.24 | 1:57.0 |
| 012 Sheffields Fantastic Trolley (Chain Gang) | 0:37.10 | 0:25.36 |
Break RaceSHOWDOWN!
Whaaaan-dom Tantrum Pampermonium (Krank-Boom-Clank & Fou Fou Ha!) VS Random Tandem Pandemonium (Whiskeydrunk Cycles) Thenagain Bomber (Whiskeydrunk Cycles) VS Randem Tandem Pandemonium (Whiskeydrunk Cycles as raced by arch-rivals Krank-Boom-Clank) |
Race Block 3 — 2:30 pm |
| # Contraption (Team) | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
|---|
| 613 La Carreta Diabolica (Los Guapos Diablos) | DQ | 0:29.21 |
| 414 Rail Skins (Nordic Track) | DQ | 2:02.95 |
| 915 Hennepin Crawler (Krank-Boom-Clank) | 1:05.57 | 0:28.97 |
| 016 Thenagain Bomber (Whiskeydrunk Cycles) | 0:34.10 | 1:11.82 |
| 117 Rebel Rollers (Chop’s Teen Center) | 0:42.64 | 1:11.83 |
| 518 Bumping Contraption (Psychedelic Engineers) | 0:27.13 | 0:28.0 |
Race Block 4 — 4:30 pm |
| # Contraption (Team) | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
|---|
| The Westerner (Bret Gave – Trek Store Santa Rosa) | 0:27.83 | DQ |
| 420 The Radmobile (SRJC) | 2:18.49 | DQ |
| Velocipede (Rosie) | 0:57.72 | DQ |
| 022 The Bamboozler (the Bamboozled) | DQ | DQ |
Final Zephyr Speed RaceMOG — Heat ONE: Won due to failure of other team to qualify Cyclotron — Heat ONE: Did not finish, crash on the tracks |
30 Sep
As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty circa September 30, 2008 in Races. No Comments
Race Award Results
- Zephyr — Unrivaled Speed:
“Joe’s Revenge” by My Friend Joe Team - Isambard Kingdom Brunel — Most Grandiose Feat of Engineering:
Lumbering Contraption by Ratchet and Rumble - Darling Award — Djuna’s favorite:
“S-Car-Go” by Members of Michael McGinness’ 3-D class at Santa Rosa Junior College - The Krakatoa — Most Likely to Destruct Spectacularly:
“Welded Sykkelen” by Uff-Da’s - Erasmus P. Kitty Honorary Award —
“Hennepin Crawler” by Krank-Boom-Clank
Race Time Trial Scores
- Heat ONE, 1:00 pm
“MOG” by Children’s Museum of North Bay — 36.19
“Lumbering Contraption” by Ratchet and Rumble — 47.10
Rock ‘n’ Roll Sunday School — 176.65 - Heat TWO, 2:00 pm
Ned Kahn Studios — 32.68
“Hennepin Crawler” by Krank Boom Clank — 52.65
“S-Car-Go” by SRJC — 130.96 - Heat THREE, 2:45 pm
“Steam Pedal” by Todd Barricklow — 23.46
“Random Tandem Pandemonium” by Whiskeydrunk Cycles — 29.06
“Joe’s Revenge” by My Friend Joe Team — 19.68 - Heat FOUR 3:30 pm
“Welded Sykkelen” by Uff Da’s — 54.7
“C-Biscuit” by SRJC — 33.9
“Dream Team” — Did not quite finish race - Late Arrivals Bonus Heat FIVE, 4:15 pm
“Funky Rail Bike” — Disqualified for having a motor but time was 24.07
“Serpentis Family Oils and Elixers” — 117.94
15 Sep
As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty circa September 15, 2008 in Races. 1 Comment
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