Did YOU see the chariot races this weekend?

Above is Hubby and his team's chariot. Yes, those are little unicorns on the front of the chariot, definite style points, don't you think?

Hubby is an engineer . He works with engineers. They get bored easily. They create challenges for themselves. They write their own rules. Mostly they have to write their own rules because they do things no one else has done.

Above, all three chariots.

This weekend was the 2nd JunkYard Wars vehicle build. The challenge was to build a chariot and race it. The chariot had to be powered by pedal bikes, (2 of them) and the chariot had to hold 2 people. Construction could only be between 10am and 3pm the day of the race, there was a dollar limit to what they could spend on materials, and using Nerf and water was allowed to distract or derail opponents. Oh and the chariot could only be steered and braked by the chariot driver, not by the bikes. I know there were lots more rules, but you get the idea. Needless to say, the event was hilarious! About 20 relatives and friends of the chariot designers showed up to cheer (and laugh) them on. There were 3 teams and the team that won was the only team whose wheels didn't totally collapse. I love that my hubby is creative like this, that he loves to create and invent and build. I hope that G-Man takes after daddy...what a lucky little boy he will be as he grows up and they make stuff in the workshop together

This is the team that ended up winning.

This team broke first, as soon as guy #2 jumped on here it overstressed the wheels on the cart.

Hubby's team racing their *heavy* chariot. The thing is a lot of steel! They did plenty of welding.

The race!!

Hubby with the broken chariot!

I think it's hilarious how they trust their designs and the design of their competitors. Did you notice the variety of protective gear they had on? Everything from hockey breezers and helmets to motorcycle helmets to motocross chest protectors and Rollerblade gear. I do think that hubby's team had the best water delivery system. You can see a silver tank hanging from a backpack on the chariot. That's an old fire extinguisher; the kind you fill with water then pressurize with air. They nearly knocked their opponents off their bikes with it!