Balloon Car Gran Prix

     Some times you need to have a little fun. At the shop we decided a balloon car showdown was the way to go. The idea started when some balloon powered cars were spotted at the Porsche exhibit. They looked like fun but we all new more fun was to be  had in doing our own build off.
     The rules were simple. Each competitor would get a Pepsi can, bendy soda straw, sheet of construction paper, balloon, and a roll of tape. They could assemble the car in any fashion as long as only the supplied items were used. Prototyping was allowed and you could use as many materials as needed but only one of each in the final build.
     The winner would receive our coveted Specialized Christmas water bottle(Yes, they only sent one for the shop to share)

The builds were all kept secret until race night. Each build was unique.

Danielle

Brendan

Chuck

     The race rules were set at three runs with the greatest distance winning. The three run rule was immediately tossed out the window when all cars experienced technical problems. It was decided, on the spot, to mod and run until everyone passed out from repeatedly blowing up the balloons.
     After an hour and two nearly thirty foot runs, congratulations and awards were handed out.

 
     And the winners, Danielle with 1st, Brendan 2nd(by mere inches), and Chuck a distant third.

     Fun was had by all, it was better than team building and no one had to catch anyone.