[Imc-makerspace] Fwd: Would you Like to Join a league of Hackerspaces to race power wheels at Maker Faire: Detroit?

[Brian Duggan]

After meeting the guys at OmniCorpDetroit, I'd say anyone who's even
tangentially interested in going to Maker Faire should plan on going. As
for the Power Racing Series, I'm not sure if I personally have the time,
expertise or budget to do anything but drive :)

Still, July 31 and August 1 in Detroit. After the conference I attended
this weekend, I understand now how important it is to connect with other
groups who are doing what we're doing. Who's interested? Let's get it on
our calendar. Maker Faire, here we come!

Brian

On 5/20/10 8:58 AM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
> Oh, yes.  This would be awesome.   Can we do it in two months?
> It would certainly be worth mentioning at the Fundraising Party.
> To get anything out of it will require a budget to mention also.
> Can it be done in two weeks?
> 
> -Stewart
> 
> On 5/20/10 7:48 AM, Brian Sheppard wrote:
>> What do you folks think?
>>
>> I like it.
>>
>> -Brian Sheppard
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Jim Burke* <burkedesign at gmail.com <mailto:burkedesign at gmail.com>>
>> Date: Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:38 AM
>> Subject: Would you Like to Join a league of Hackerspaces to race power
>> wheels at Maker Faire: Detroit?
>> To: bshepp at gmail.com <mailto:bshepp at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> My name is Jim Burke.  I'm a Director-at-Large of Pumping Station:One,
>> a hackerspace in Chicago, Illinois.
>>
>> We are hosting an inter-hackerspace event called the Power Racing
>> Series (PPPRS) at Maker Faire: Detroit on July 31st and August 1st,
>> 2010. This event consists of hackerspaces from around North America
>> heavily modifying Power Wheels ride-on toys to compete in a series of
>> events that include a race, a soccer match, a tug-of-war, and a
>> special surprise finale. Teams will be asked to make their vehicles
>> capable of achieving all these tasks. 1
>>
>>  You can visit our website www.powerracingseries.org
>> <http://www.powerracingseries.org> to read more information about
>> PPPRS, download our rules packet and to sign up.
>>
>> Our 2010 Trailer <http://vimeo.com/11127046>
>> Magazine Article from Time Out: Chicago
>> <http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/museums-culture/84856/power-wheels-racing>
>> Make Online
>> <http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/power_wheels_racing_competition_at.html>
>>
>> If you have any questions about PPPRS, please get in touch with me at
>> burkedesign at gmail.com <mailto:burkedesign at gmail.com>.
>>
>> Happy Hacking,
>> Jim Burke
>>
>>
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