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Power Tool Drag Racing: ENTER to WIN!!!

By kami, Apr 6, 2016

That’s right… we will have POWER TOOL DRAG RACING this year at Maker Faire Austin.   Register your racer HERE.  $10 registration fee which includes entrance to the Faire.   Additional info here.

Austin Tinkering School will be hosting an Info and Build session on Saturday the 16th from 4-8.  Bring your tool and other materials and use our tools to hack your chosen tool into an amazing racer (or just come to chat and check it out and get inspired).

Questions?  Email us at info@makerfaireaustin.com.

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Contestants get ready at the start line with their power tool racing machines in the Power Tool Drag Races in San Francisco on June 13, 2004. For the third consecutive year, mechanic enthusiasts gathered in a San Francisco junkyard with their modified power tool machines to race side-by-side down a 75-foot wooden track. Most machines, attached to electrical cords, were based on common power tools such as circular saws, grinders, drills and belt sanders fitted with wheels. While most contestants competed for fun and for the underground type atmosphere, some hoped to win the $1,000 final grand prize.

For the third consecutive year, mechanic enthusiasts gathered in a San Francisco junkyard with their modified power tool machines to race side-by-side down a 75-foot wooden track. Most machines, attached to electrical cords, were based on common power tools such as circular saws, grinders, drills and belt sanders fitted with wheels. While most contestants competed for fun and for the underground type atmosphere, some hoped to win the $1,000 final grand prize.

 

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