BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I think we got an appropriate avatar for DrJ now!!! That picture is gonna come to mind everytime I see his name now!!
That was the "Square Pegs in Round Holes Special" because it has a square steel fence post driven brutally through the pedal box on the frame and th steering bar is square tubing in a round gooseneck too. I built it in three afternoons out of two old Schwinns and a vegetable crate from the Farmer's Market. In case anyone's wondering, I am too, I've lost 20 pounds since then...Who the hell is that guy? The helmet is a '65 vintage red metalflake item. Thank's for outing me there Pogo...
Where is the FRO and the Sixers uniform? Looks like Fat Hack has some competition for the biker build-off.
[ QUOTE ] Has anyone else noticed the wood theme in the good doctor's vehicles? [/ QUOTE ] Well, they are called SoapBOX derby racers aren't they? You should see the beautiful wood and varnish work on one of Pogo's racers. Looks like the deck on a classic GarWood speedboat. Come on Pogo. post a pic of your racer. !
[ QUOTE ] I've lost 20 pounds since then... [/ QUOTE ] It's ok, we know you just bulked up to give you a gravity advantage at the races (a little more psi in that rear tire would have helped). Now you're back to jogging in your white daisy dukes and bowie knife right?
speaking of Santa, you'd suspect that giant beard would slow the Doc down a tad. I'd be looking into drag coefficients and Beard Wax if'n I was him.
The whiskers help break up the laminer air flow developed by the outstreched arms... That's why all those biker guys have beards, you know, aerodynamics...
[ QUOTE ] So how well does that Contraption Handle at speed? Did you win? [/ QUOTE ] You're damn right I won! I got the highest number of "HAVING FUN" points of anyone there! Impossible to say who was the fastest because the Illegal Soap Box Derby club members CHEAT! They pay kids to give them an extra push off the line (uber-gravity?) or in my case the starting girl could never manage to get the wheel chock out from under my wheel till the other car was ten feet down the hill.... ( she was a lttle girl and the big diameter wheel pinned the 2"+4" starting block pretty well, I'll go with the "official" wheels next time.) But it was FUN as HELL!!!
Anyone up for a caption contest? "See what I have in my fruit basket baby? Two fuzzy kiwis and a half eaten bananna!" Sam!
Dr J, I'm glad you had a good time. The party was coverd in Burn Out mag one year. You can see 4 foot belly tank cars, trash can cars, water heater cars, Lazy Boy recliner car! and a wacked out line up of cars. Since I have moved to Texas the party is now up to Pogo. Lets see if he can do it. Texas is now into it. Some of the boys down here are starting to build there cars. Barrnet, Crease and some of the other motor heads are doing the gravity thing. Lets see what they come up with. Pogo, post some more photos.... You would be surprized at the list of guys that have built cars to "go down hill". It is a blast when you get 8 guys in a 6 story parking garage going at the same time. Around the second floor the cornering is scary! ask Pogo. See you at the next one! Mark Barons So.Texas
It is a blast when you get 8 guys in a 6 story parking garage going at the same time. Around the second floor the cornering is scary! ask Pogo. [/ QUOTE ] I TOLD YOU SOME ONE MOVED THAT CONCRETE COLUMN.
hahaha Damn DrJ, that looks like fun! we used to have unlimited gravity races around here too, I've posted this picture before but, here's my old "Vashon Bomb" again.. Paul
here's my old "Vashon Bomb" again.. Paul [/ QUOTE ] Sweet! That would be a grate addition to this years party. Pogo
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