Well, maybe not ALL grown up.
lord of the bearings,vulgr ,sfvisbf ,soapbox racing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkgsy59F-gg&feature=player_embedded#)
For those of you in SoCal...these guys are driving down Hwy 33. The event starts at the summit just north of the
Rose Valley turn-off and heads back towards Ojai.
Stu: if we had known about this when you were here... [evil]
This is insane! And I wholeheartedly approve!
Reminds me of old movies of racing car crashes.
SFVISBF Greatest Hits- Soapbox Crashes, Thrills, and Spills (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBboEAnhTI8&feature=related#)
Holy crap does that look like a good time. Id have one of those stupid grins on my face the whole time, giggling like a kid. And the bragging rights for each pass you did would be epic.
Second vid is great. You see a bolt fly off then the inevitable wheel to follow.
Quote from: orangelion03 on October 22, 2011, 08:21:37 PM
For those of you in SoCal...these guys are driving down Hwy 33. The event starts at the summit just north of the
Rose Valley turn-off and heads back towards Ojai.
Stu: if we had known about this when you were here... [evil]
Is this where we were supposed to ride for DIMBY but got rained out?
Quote from: IZ on October 23, 2011, 05:48:21 PM
Is this where we were supposed to ride for DIMBY but got rained out?
Yup!
i think i need to start amassing parts and building...
Quote from: King Tut on October 24, 2011, 11:21:58 AM
i think i need to start amassing parts and building...
I know of some good hills, obviously nothing as long as they got but long enough to get some good speed up
Damn that looks fun, I had smile on my face the whole time I was watching. Houston area, flat as hell.
Quote from: lethe on October 24, 2011, 11:47:05 AM
I know of some good hills, obviously nothing as long as they got but long enough to get some good speed up
i wonder if we could do offroad style ones that can float in creeks...i'm thinking lawnmower tires would be splendid for that.
Quote from: King Tut on October 24, 2011, 01:28:40 PM
i wonder if we could do offroad style ones that can float in creeks...i'm thinking lawnmower tires would be splendid for that.
the only good off road hills that come to mind will get us killed though
Quote from: orangelion03 on October 22, 2011, 08:21:37 PM
Stu: if we had known about this when you were here... [evil]
iirc, stu did know about...
Google this: SFVISBF
I'm not sure if they're still around.
One of the racers rear-ended a parked car ~2 years ago, didn't go well for him.
Quote from: lethe on October 24, 2011, 01:30:09 PM
the only good off road hills that come to mind will get us killed though
roll cage and 5 pt harness?
also, how do you think they will get us killed?
Quote from: King Tut on October 24, 2011, 01:32:47 PM
roll cage and 5 pt harness?
also, how do you think they will get us killed?
the off road hills I'm thinking about you've been on.
Remember those switchback hills on the powerlines out by the satellite dishes....miss a corner and end over end you go down over the side
Quote from: lethe on October 24, 2011, 01:41:40 PM
the off road hills I'm thinking about you've been on.
Remember those switchback hills on the powerlines out by the satellite dishes....miss a corner and end over end you go down over the side
meh...we can handle it. we just need to build a strong frame/cage.
know anyone with a welder?
Reminds me of drunken nighttime college fun with old Big Wheels and hilly, curvy, paved bike trails. [evil]
Red Bull has a soapbox race that is kinda cool. They hit speeds of 60mph+ Knight you might remember it.
They wont come back to Philadelphia after we showed them too good of a time.
Red Bull SoapBox Race Philadelphia 2008 with Mark Apsolon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGRXAgksbRQ#)
Got the Adult Soapbox Derby in PDX. http://soapboxracer.com/ (http://soapboxracer.com/)
BTW, is this whole thread a derby? ;D
Seems like something that needs to take place in NH between leaf peeper season and when the snow flies. Most derby cars look like they could go right under a moose if a moose in the road was a problem.
Quote from: Hank025 on October 24, 2011, 05:06:53 PM
Red Bull has a soapbox race that is kinda cool. They hit speeds of 60mph+ Knight you might remember it.
They wont come back to Philadelphia after we showed them too good of a time.
ohh i remember that day well. it began with drinking on The Wall way too early. plenty of crashes, way to many people, 3 cases of beer, a couple of bottles of rum, a lesbian's girlfriend about to kick my ass, and some random dude on the streets having an issue with me and my buddy later I somehow made it home. That's also when i realized just how much i dislike manayunk. lol
i do want to do our own race down the hill.
though there might be too many cars.
Quote from: Speeddog on October 24, 2011, 01:32:24 PM
Google this: SFVISBF
I'm not sure if they're still around.
One of the racers rear-ended a parked car ~2 years ago, didn't go well for him.
Yeah, they are still around. I learned of this activity from one of their current members and the creator of the 33 video...stopped at a Starbucks in Sunland and started talking to this guy because he was on an old CB500 four.
Based on other videos, they race down Tuna Canyon, Stunt Road, Glendora Mountain Road (both drops: south into Glendora and north into East Fork). Even doing this real early in the morning, they have to be careful they dont slide under an uphill bound car!! You see them crossing over the line a lot.
I am nuts, and if Florida had hills big enough for this look out!
Quote from: IZ on October 23, 2011, 05:48:21 PM
Is this where we were supposed to ride for DIMBY but got rained out?
We actually did get to ride up and down this section... [Dolph]
The rain turned us back further up the mountain. :-\
[bacon]
The first video, I was like... this is make the beast with two backsing stupid.
The second video, I was like... wowow that looks fun..
Man, I am nutz.
I want to do it.