Soapbox racing on the cheap

[becky ashton]

soap box

a good road would be traverse mountain road. it runs up the side of the mountain in draper. its about 4 miles long. looks like fun. anyone want to compete? beach has a radio flyer...

 

[JoeT]

Hmmm I've got some 20+ scooters with brakes and some nice tires. Evil thoughts are happening again in my head. No suspension would make things interesting.

 

[Badger]

what about butterfield canyon since they paved the Herriman side all the way down.no stop signs to blow through a bit narrow but ........
also coming up on traffic would be a bit scary.

 

[Shawn]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42822

 

[Hickey]

what about butterfield canyon since they paved the Herriman side all the way down.no stop signs to blow through a bit narrow but ........
also coming up on traffic would be a bit scary.

Middle Canyon is the Tooele side of the same canyon, it's a little wider and doesn't have such a nasty cliff edge.

 

[Tacoma]

Butterfield would be absolute suicide!

I don't like it since they paved it. The gravel on top of the road is like marbles!

 

[Jeremy]

i am thinking left side braking and right side braking, to help those atv tires go around corners.


just a thought......now discuss.

 

[Tacoma]

I'm thinking similarly. Mountain bike discs front and rear, fronts linked, rears on seperate levers. Hells yeah.

 

[Jeremy]

i think low and wide.
but you dont want to be draggin' ars on every rock in the road. and how wide is too wide? how low is too low?

lets throw one together and go test it.

 

[Meat_]

Brakes are for pussys

 

[Tacoma]

You just volunteered for the Nobrake Special, Meat.

I think 8" of clearance ought to work, but then again, some of the potholes up that canyon can be pretty big.... Maybe an even foot.

 

[Jeremy]

Brakes are for pussys

if you dont have anything constructive to add, dont add anything at all.

 

[Jeremy]

8" should be about right with the atv tires in my back yard. that would put the belly pan about level with the axles.

 

[Tacoma]

Full cage, a la the old Honda Odyssey?? you can get tossed pretty good on those ditches.....

That canyon is a trip... we did a shuttle run once, arms KILLED from the cat tracks and braking the whole way down. Doesnt' seem that bad in a vehicle, but man... it's long, and kind of uh steeper than it seems!..

 

[Meat_]

if you dont have anything constructive to add, dont add anything at all.

You think my encouraging participants to NOT use brakes wont make for better videos to construct this thread on?

 

[Tacoma]

You frighten me with your lack of regard for others' safety!!! LOL

but hell yeah, the video is gonna rock hard. I think Slayer is gonna have to be the soundtrack.

 

[Jeremy]

are we going to start at the top. or somewhere part way down?

we probably wont get many participants with brakes, let alone with out brakes. that road is steep, and i can see it getting really fast. its down hill all the way. no rises or level sections till you get to the pavement.

this is going to be great.

 

[Meat_]

..I think Slayer is gonna have to be the soundtrack.

They aren't hard enough. Needs to be Dethklok

 

[Tacoma]

I think the pass is a great place to start. That switchbackish section could be a little much though. And there's a nice blind left turn with a big drop too. Hmm.

I bet we could get a few hours free on a Sunday morning LOL

I'll get Ride Of The Valkyries on the headphones.

 

[JoeT]

8" of clearance? Hmm I'm going for 4"-6" for mine, 36" wide? Brakes on all four or just some major rear cutting brakes (Go-cart). Rollcage definetly plus a helmet and a dash mount cam. How about a night run?