In the Pipeline (again)

We featured quite a lot of builds last year that were "in the pipeline", and hardly any of them have made it to the track. Yet. At the bottom of someone's back yard, another one is taking shape, and we are assured this one is for real. Time will tell...

Baby Baby Bertha

This is old news for many, but the Queensland contingent have been busy creating this carting masterpiece, and have been down to race with us a couple of times already. For those out there who haven't seen what they've been doing, why not check out their YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubre66Mj2T0&feature=youtu.be)... look and learn!!

Race 44, Baker's Delight

October 2011 and the start of season 5, believe it or not. It's good to see that we are still attracting new racers, like this beautiful all-stainless steel creation, Spirit...

The racing itself was as intense as ever, the bright conditions making for some dramatic views along the track...

Risking life, limb and helmet-cam to get that esential close-up footage at the finishing line...

Kymbo won (unusually!) and its driver salutes the crowds before being devoured by a huge dog:-

Official Results:

1. Kymbo

2. Toecutter

3. Dogmatic

4. Spirit

5. Chariot of the Dogs

5. Snake Eyes

See the Race 44 film here, then join us in thanking the road crew once again for keeping us on the road as we enter our fifth year of gravity racing...

Race 43, Grandus Maximus Bitumus

September 3rd, 2011 - Back to the biggest road we race for our season finale, and this time with a special guest from California, known to all as Mr Joustin' Jay...

He's used to racing 11 mile long roads over there, but we managed to give him plenty of entertainment on the day.

Liddle Pig made a rare appearance, and so did stable-mate Rock On, an old cart but new to us:

Jay (left) survived the racing and got to take home a delightful souvenir plate...

Official Results:

TBC

Thanks to crew for supporting us again, see you next time!

See the Race Film here

Race 42, Tallowood Lodge

Meet Herman's Revenge - it looks like a big slab of wood on wheels, and that's basically what it is – and it's quick, too, as we found out at Tallowood Lodge back in June.

Pleasant enough racing on the day, nothing spectacular. Might have been, though, if Snake Eyes' parachute had opened. But it didn't.

Never mind, we went back down the hill a couple of times, then went for breakfast.

But we got another team photo and enough footage to make a race film, of course...

Official Results:

1. Herman's Revenge

2. Kymbo

3. Chariot of the Dogs

4. D-Maxx

5. Snake Eyes

See the AIGRF Race 42 film here...

Race 41, Meet the Flintstones

April 2011, damp weather but not dampened spirits. Usual suspects in attendance and a new devilish cart too - it looks suspiciously like a go-kart with the engine removed, but hey, you've got to start somewhere!

A rare sight in recent months, The Force flew in for a run or two...

Dogmatic is now sporting some shiny bits and this is the view everyone else got of it...

And here is everyone else (well, their transport, that is). Now remember how High Roller fell apart last race – now what's left of its running gear is wearing Paddles' bodywork, as it begins its metamorphosis into Snake Eyes (front right):

Talking of transport, this is how you should turn up to a race in Australia...

Official Results

1. Dogmatic

2. Toecutter

3. Chariot of the Dogs

4. The Force

5. Snake Eyes

6. Bezlebub

Thanks crew, supporters etc. View the Race 41 movie here...

Race 40, Snappy Hour

Eagle-eyed viewers might have spotted this alarmingly dramatic footage during the new title sequence of our Season 4 films... well, this is the race it came from.

Sunday February 20th 2011 started off pleasantly enough, with Toecutter revealing new body and paint...

And we were visited by a real hot rod, its owners had been following the SFVISBF on the internet and discovered us from there...

They enjoyed the spectacle and vowed to return with carts of their own.

Meanwhile back to the race, and to the only track we have with a significant amount of off-road surface...

Here's the view from Chariot of the Dogs just as High Roller decided to go even more off-road!

It gets worse (for the driver) or better (for the spectators) depending on your point of view...

That's some pretty severe damage, and in fact the end of High Roller as we know it (its driver will be back, though!)

Look closer, that's a rock embedded in the wheel - not easy to do!

Official Results:

1. Chariot of the Dogs
2. Toe Cutter
3. Ton 'O' Fun
4. High Roller
5. Paddles

Race 40 film here now.

Race 37 film online, also

Admittedly it was a poor turnout and not much footage resulted from it, but somehow we've conjured up another mini-filmic masterpiece... enjoy! See it here...

Race 39 film is online, folks...

See Race 39 now... thrills, spills, and all the rest! See movie here.

Film time again...

The movie of Race 38 is now on the world wide web. Race 37 isn't yet, but soon will be. So will Race 39. Enjoy! See Race 38 here.

From our Brazilian correspondent

Well then, our friend in Brazil has been out and about testing his pride and joy, and there's a vid on YouTube to prove it...

Good luck with it – we hope he finds someone to race against! The original is here.