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Brian's Project....portland urban Iditarod

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:55 pm
by Bfowler
http://www.keepportlandweird.org/urbaniditarod/

this an event in Portland which consists of a 4 mile "race" where you and your team pull a shopping cart (1 person "drives or mushes")

every cart has a theme...ours is ghost busters

see last years race:




and this is our...borrowed...masterpiece. its not quite finished but close.
most "sleds" have a person running behind and ridding the cart.

we have built a e-brake style breaking system, welded a frame and steering rack for ours. attached 8" inflatable wheels instead of the jarring standard shopping cart wheels that get stopped by small rocks.

more pics when i get my roommates' camera to come!!!

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:58 pm
by Bfowler
pics of the new underside.

the steering rack isnt complete, so this is mostly the breaks and wheels

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:59 pm
by Rold Gold
Again with the crap-tastic pictures Brian............... :roll:

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:00 pm
by Bfowler
yeah...we have better ones, i just am unable to post right now

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:21 pm
by Francious70
Oh God. The picture of you in the shopping cart is soooooo Special Olympics. Imagine Special Ed... "Yay!!!! I have a race. YAYYYYYY!!!!"

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:32 pm
by Bfowler
do you got a race sir! i got one!!!


yeah..that face was for intentional comedic effect!

maybe if you come to the labor dabor you can ride in it too!

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:43 pm
by oldskoolmseriesfan
Looks like some drunken tarded fun fer sure! :lol:

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:10 pm
by Wakeup
Nice Brian nice! :)

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:27 pm
by fordtough1
You will be wearing your new shirt for this race right? :lol:

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:40 pm
by Bfowler
i will waer it under the ghast busters coveralls!

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:03 pm
by andy600rr
Zip ties FTW!!!

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:15 am
by Pedi
This is just soooo American :wink:

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:38 am
by Bfowler
^im assuming by that you mean "completely badass" 8)

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:05 am
by Bfowler
the race was this weekend. it was the best and worst thing i have ever done. it was fun and exciting and rewarding, but i felt like i was gonna die!

so much running and our cart weighed a metric shit ton.


but pics!

http://picasaweb.google.com/svanauker/2 ... directlink#


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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPBfu8P5 ... re=related[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3jJ4pqb ... re=related[/youtube]

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:03 pm
by Francious70
Wow you guys look like a bunch of short-bussers. :lol:

Who's the dame BTW? Wife, girlfriend, fuckbuddy, or sister?

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:16 pm
by stipud
Francious70 wrote:Who's the dame BTW? Wife, girlfriend, fuckbuddy, or sister?
It's Janine Melnitz, dummy :lol:

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:23 pm
by Francious70
stipud wrote:
Francious70 wrote:Who's the dame BTW? Wife, girlfriend, fuckbuddy, or sister?
It's Janine Melnitz, dummy :lol:
Uhhhhhh........... :?

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:31 pm
by stipud
*Sigh* Paul, you're dumb. But you're sexy, so I put up with it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Melnitz

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:40 pm
by Francious70
stipud wrote:*Sigh* Paul, you're dumb. But you're sexy, so I put up with it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Melnitz
Ahh. Gotcha. See, I didn't recognize her. I mean, how often do you see an attractive girl next to Brian?? :lol:

JK mang. I know you hang out with Eerin all the time. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:07 am
by denim
Looks like a crazy time. Had to be difficult running with blaster packs on. ;)

Baltimore is too stiff and up tight to do anything like that.

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:23 am
by stipud
denim wrote:Looks like a crazy time. Had to be difficult running with blaster packs on. ;)

Baltimore is too stiff and up tight to do anything like that.
Funny... most people I see online from Baltimore are arrogant douchebags. I thought it was just me :lol:

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:40 am
by Bfowler
it WAS the backpacks weren't as bad as the cart itself, it weighed a damn near 300 lbs


another good video...without us again...bus still captures the spirit!

http://www.vimeo.com/3709305