Pedal Car Race Competition Heats Up

Craft & Design Fun & Games
Pedal Car Race Competition Heats Up

DSC_0511

The fine folks of the Fun Bike Unicorn Club (FBUC) are hosting the second annual Death Defying Figure 8 Races this weekend, May 18 and 19, at Maker Faire Bay Area. One look at a handful of the pedal cars that will be racing this weekend, and it’s clear the competition is going to be stiff. Pictured above is the Sederholm Speedster, made by Klaus Rappensperger of Whiskeydrunk Cycles.

Next up is the classic beauty, Number 3 by Todd Barricklow.
DSC_0507

Joshua Thwaites’ Little Buddy is the reigning champ from last year.
DSC_0516

The pedal car races are sharing the track (alternating heats) with the Power Racing Series, where folks hack rideable electric kids’ toys (a la Power Wheels). Pedal power and electric power sharing a track inspired Todd Barricklow to make the ingenious FBUC Tow Truck, a pedal-powered tower with a Power Wheels shell, intended to haul off electric vehicles that bite the dust.
DSC_0523

Daniel Kjeldsen’s Trash Mobile is joining the fun.
fbuc trash mobile

Trustin O’Kane’s Too Fast for Love ride (minus rad woven seat he added):
fbuc trustin ride

Bruce’s super slick Clean Machine:
bruce clean machine

Come check out the awesome handmade peddle cars and scope the racing excitement at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend. FBUC also brought their Whiskeydrome and old fashion dunk tank to play with!

Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!
Tagged

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

View more articles by Goli Mohammadi

ADVERTISEMENT

Maker Faire Bay Area 2023 - Mare Island, CA

Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 15th iteration!

Buy Tickets today! SAVE 15% and lock-in your preferred date(s).

FEEDBACK