Qualifying. Everyone runs in qualifying. The top 5 cars with the greatest distance, go on to the finals. Here are a few of the qualifying runs.
Here is the line up for 2008. Not quite as many cars as in past years, but a good showing all the same.
James' run - good, but not good enough. Maybe if you spent more time on your car than on your Anime costume James, you would have won!
This entry barely made it off the starting platform. The car owner was too embarrassed to claim the run for themselves. Better luck next time!
David's qualifying run was good enough to land him in the finals!
Anticipation was high when the Noodle took it's place on the starting line. Unfortunately, it proved to be a little slow on delivery. Better luck next time Tom!
Tammie gave it a good shot on her qualifying run. But it wasn't good enough to make it to the finals.
This 3 wheel design by David, needed a little more stabilty around the front wheel. David thought the extra piece of balsam wood on the drive shaft was all it needed. It helped, but it wasn't good enough.
Heard of train racing? This is the Piccolo Pete version of it. If one car is good, two has to be better right?
Friday, July 4, 2008
2008 Piccolo Pete 500 - Results
And the winner is....... 1st Place - Susan R. Watch Susan's winning run in the video below her picture.
2nd Place - Nick S. Nick's 2nd place run is below his picture.
3rd Place - David W. 3rd place is better than no place - see David's run below his picture.
2nd Place - Nick S. Nick's 2nd place run is below his picture.
3rd Place - David W. 3rd place is better than no place - see David's run below his picture.
July 4th 2008 Thoughts.....
I grew up in a day when a kid could be a kid, and parents were trusted to watch out for their little ones. If you got hurt, mom or dad would clean you up, wipe your eyes and then tell you not to do that again. The thought of suing a company because you got hurt while playing with their product never crossed their minds. We climbed trees, rode our bikes in the street - with no helmets, we rode in the back of station wagons and trucks - with no seat belt and on the 4th of July we were handed sizzling metal rods, with which we wrote our names in the night sky. It was magical.
Many of the fun things from my childhood have changed. I'm no longer carefree or limber enough to climb trees. When riding a bike you are suppose to wear a helmet. "Click it or Ticket" makes me a seat belt fanatic. But when it comes to the 4th of July, it's still like I remember it. OK, the sparklers aren't as good as they were when I was growing up, but the rest of it is still fun. I LOVE the LOUD pops, and flashing sparks and the SMELL. Call me crazy but I LOVE the smell of fireworks. Especially Piccolo Pete's.
It has been our tradition for 11 years now, to hold the Piccolo Pete 500. The first year, it wasn't actually a race. It was one firework brought back from Oregon. A little car with one Piccolo Pete sticking out the back. That's all it took, and the rest is history.
I was a little worried this year about our 4th of July race. Many cities have banned the sell of Piccolo Pete's. I wasn't worried about having enough for 'engines' (we have bought them by the case in years past)... I was worried about the legality of the race. Thank goodness we hold our race in Garden Grove, CA, where fireworks still reign supreme! I'll have to send a thank you note to the City Council.
I do understand that fireworks can be dangerous, but so is drinking and driving. If you are stupid enough to drink and drive, then you probably lack the intelligence to safely handle fireworks. Some people are just stupid, but I don't think we all are. So why do our city governments want to punish all of us? Come to think of it, alcohol is more dangerous than fireworks, why not ban beer? Oh yeah, it has to do with money. The root of all evil isn't it? I guess fireworks don't generate enough money to make a difference to city governments (alcohol sales are a different story).
And while I'm on my soapbox, lets talk about parents. If society has a problem with minors - why don't they talk to the parents? Everything starts in the home.
But I digress....how did this start? Oh yeah, I had a great childhood. And today, thanks to Garden Grove, I was able to relive a little of it.
Many of the fun things from my childhood have changed. I'm no longer carefree or limber enough to climb trees. When riding a bike you are suppose to wear a helmet. "Click it or Ticket" makes me a seat belt fanatic. But when it comes to the 4th of July, it's still like I remember it. OK, the sparklers aren't as good as they were when I was growing up, but the rest of it is still fun. I LOVE the LOUD pops, and flashing sparks and the SMELL. Call me crazy but I LOVE the smell of fireworks. Especially Piccolo Pete's.
It has been our tradition for 11 years now, to hold the Piccolo Pete 500. The first year, it wasn't actually a race. It was one firework brought back from Oregon. A little car with one Piccolo Pete sticking out the back. That's all it took, and the rest is history.
I was a little worried this year about our 4th of July race. Many cities have banned the sell of Piccolo Pete's. I wasn't worried about having enough for 'engines' (we have bought them by the case in years past)... I was worried about the legality of the race. Thank goodness we hold our race in Garden Grove, CA, where fireworks still reign supreme! I'll have to send a thank you note to the City Council.
I do understand that fireworks can be dangerous, but so is drinking and driving. If you are stupid enough to drink and drive, then you probably lack the intelligence to safely handle fireworks. Some people are just stupid, but I don't think we all are. So why do our city governments want to punish all of us? Come to think of it, alcohol is more dangerous than fireworks, why not ban beer? Oh yeah, it has to do with money. The root of all evil isn't it? I guess fireworks don't generate enough money to make a difference to city governments (alcohol sales are a different story).
And while I'm on my soapbox, lets talk about parents. If society has a problem with minors - why don't they talk to the parents? Everything starts in the home.
But I digress....how did this start? Oh yeah, I had a great childhood. And today, thanks to Garden Grove, I was able to relive a little of it.
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