Mini-bike chariot building 101

New to Zoobomb’s Mini-Bike Winter this year are the much-anticipated Chariot Wars (yes chariots, as in Ben Hur). To help ready the masses for this series of competitions a chariot building workshop was held over the weekend.

Attendees were given a handout that covered all the various design and welding issues one might face when constructing a chariot.

Notice the fairing enclosed frame, non-slip platform (chicken wire), and padded pulpit of Gabriel Amadeus’s chariot (it still awaits a paint job):

[Your chariot awaits.]

I don’t think I’ll be able to build one from the ground up, but I have an old Burley, some hose clamps, duct tape, and an imagination…now I just need to find a gladiator.

I’m really looking forward to this. Check out the list of chariot events:

• Beauty pageant, make em cute or evil, will be celebrity judged on aesthetics only, functionality is determined later. wear bikinis , wash them with sudsy soap.
• Chariot whiplash! (Gladiators are tied together, strapped with harnesses and ride in opposite directions…ouch!).
• The blind / true steed race. Where the steed is blindfolded, and the gladiator has to steer with ropes on handlebars.
• Scavenger hunt. Chariot specific, who can bring back the most beer? rocks? hot babes/dudes?
• Relay race. Four laps, steed and gladiator switch places each lap.
• Death match (should be interesting).

Anybody interested in reading the handout or in need of tips, email Gabe at gabrielamadeus[at]gmail[dot]com. And mark your calendars for Mini Bike Winter, February 14-19th.

[Check out the Chariot Building Workshop photo gallery.]

Posted on January 9th, 2007 at 2:10 pm. Filed under Art/Culture, Front Page, Rides/Events, Zoobomb. Feel free to respond.

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