30
Sep
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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
25
Sep
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This just in, ladies and gentlemen:
Two new race teams have entered The Handcar Regatta! Both hail from Michael McGinness’ 3D class at the Santa Rosa Junior College (Mr. McGinness, in point of fact, will be on-hand displaying his inconceivable Superplexus).
Word has it the two SRJS entries are titled:
“S-Car-Go” and “C-Biscuit”
Outstanding! What a race day yet to come for the people of our fair city!
15
Sep
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31
May
Posted by erasmus in Miscellany. No Comments
This just in from the Aetherwebs:
“Great Race of London Pennyfarthing / Hi-Wheel Cycle Race”
Albany, CA, July 20, 2008 (near Berkeley)
From another list, and of interest. Berkeley is just across the bay from San Francisco.
“TALLY-HO!”
Is it true?
Do mine eyes deceive me?
YES! IT IS TRUE!
This summer…Those masters of mayhem from “The Great Race of London”, Major Jonas Junquebucket and Captain Thaddeus “Tadger” Thicketristle, have reunited and shall risk life and limb once more in a brand new adventure!
The city of Albany (near Berkeley) will be holding a Pennyfarthing/HiWheel cycle race. Tadger and Jonas have been invited to join in the race and represent to good citizens of London!
If you happen to be in the area of Albany on July 20th…and if your Victorian clothing is just bursting out of your closet…please come and support us and make “big noise” in the name of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria – “God save The Queen!”
See you there…and wish us jolly good luck!
TALLY-HO!
Astonish Us with YOUR Railbound Contraption of Glory & FUN!
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