Showing posts with label Whiskeydrunk Cycles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whiskeydrunk Cycles. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Pixie Bike Time Trials

This is a new project, come and race with us! The next event is October 19th at the Wells Fargo Center for the Mini Makers Faire. We will have transformation stations to make your bike "PIXIETASTIC!?!"




Camerawork and video by Sara Grey.




We'll see you at the races!!!!

Monday, August 26, 2013

Finally a Video of the Races!



Well, its been quite a few months since we raced at Maker Faire, and it took long enough to get this video up, frankly we were all exhausted. We are planning on doing it all again in May, with some pedal car building workshops coming up (here in Sonoma County).

Please make sure that you look back in this blog to find the build requirements and restrictions before you start welding.... we will be rejecting cars that obviously do not meet some of the most basic rules... like the NUMBER OF WHEELS!

This video is of the "Man vs Machine" race, meaning that it is Pedal Cars and Power Wheels racing at the same time.  Believe me, it moves really fast when you are out there, even is we look like snails in the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP9Y_Ofv4rI

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Some News from the Races.

We raced all day Saturday and Sunday, every other hour we had 2 heats per hour. We also had one race at the end of each day that was "Man Against Machine" -pedalcars vrs. powerwheels.
Race results and more photos and videos will follow in the next few days!


Sunday, May 12, 2013

Trustin is going to RACE!


Trustin has finished his car!



It took almost 2 years, but Trustin is in the finishing stages of this unique pedalcar.
Side lever stearing, dual rear disc, webbing seat, and a proud builder/racer on the pedals.

The Banner Will Be Waving!






New Banner for the Faire





Sometimes we like to do things the old way, and this banner shows it.  The fonts were supplied to us by Kathie Sever, they were carved wood letter type from the late 1800s, she printed them on paper for us a couple months ago. We put the print on the opaque projector and my daughter traced the letters onto the canvas. We painted all the color with acrylic paint, and then Joshua sewed the border and the backing. This is just one example of the path that we choose to take.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Jann is just Rad.
She was our only female racer last year, she was fast and nimble,
 and we hope to see her back on the track.

Pippi!



This is one of the videos that got posted of last years races, as of today it is 54 days and 12 hours until the start of the next race day. This video has footage of the crash that stopped the "Carsophogas" for at least a few more races that day. The Sederholm Speedster crashes right into the plastic wheel around the turn of the eight. That is where most of the collisions were that year, not in the "X" of the track.



Friday, March 15, 2013

It will be TWICE as much FUN!!!




As some of you may know, we will be sharing the racecourse at Maker Faire with the Power Racing Series. These folks take the little kids plastic electric toys, and then they hack them into racing machines. They are all tech, and it will be fun to share the whole space with them in the pit for the weekend. They have a little video for this racing season:

 CHECK THEM OUT!


  https://vimeo.com/61508129

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Build and REGISTER!!!



If you are building a car to race with us at the 2013 Maker Faire,
we need you to REGISTER with us at: 

http://bit.ly/PedalCarRaces 


We also need you to REGISTER with Maker Faire itself at:

http://makerfaire.com/exhibitform/

Your Registration with Maker Faire gets you tickets to the faire, usually a goodie bag of some sort,
and the email notices that you will need to get to the faire, and inside.

We will be contacting you from our registration forms to get a little more info before the fair, and to size up the competition.

65 days till the Faire!


Wednesday, March 6, 2013





Oh the joys of racing!!!

 I (Domo, white helmet) had the fortune of powering the "lil buddy" for one race.  Thats #3 driven

 by t3t (todd barricklow) on the inside of the turn, giving me a run for my money.  It was racing 

like it should be... by pedal.... at its best!!'Mayhem on the track, Buzz giving play by play and 

keeping score.  Me, having fun and trying to win, to keep up the reputation of the undefeated "lil 

buddy".  Death Defying Figure Eight Pedal Car Racing!  Build a car and come race with us at 

Maker Faire 2013! Long live WDC and FBUC!!!