Has anybody here ever entered or watched a Valve cover race ?

Yes, People race Valve covers at Car/Truck shows.


There are rules about them.
One being, the Weight of the valve cover
The Valve cover cannot weigh more than exactly 10 pounds
.
It can have any type of wheels,tires.
It is raced over 16' on a 45* angle.

The Race start is much like the Soapbox derby's.

Here is a sample of what I am talking about.

Oh Btw, My friend Mikey ( The guy with the Red 28 Model A)
has the fastest Valve Cover racer in Alberta

http://search.freefind.com/find.html...ve+cover+races

 

a valve cover race haha interesting ive never heard of that before, ill have to look into that. its amazing what some people do.

 

Sounds like a Cub Scout pinewood derby...

 

Cool! This looks like more fun that mud boggin!!

. . . what's all that white stuff in most of those pictures?

I sure hope that it is not required.

 

must be a canadian thing. nothing like that around here. pretty fancy racers though.neat

 

How come they are on a snow track and have skiis? I have heard of them on a wooden track with wheels before.
When I first saw these things on the internet my first thought was to build one onto a remote control car chassis, then I could drive a ford valve cover all over the place.

 

"How come they are on a snow track and have skiis? I have heard of them on a wooden track with wheels before."


ummmmm, I think it's a YANKEE thing . . .

 

Valve cover races have been a big part of Corvair get-togethers for quite some time. The Corvair valve cover is a bit flatter than most others, so it makes a great racer. Always makes for a good time.

 

and for the next event...

oil pan races

 

I have seen those races at car shows! I think they're cool.

Hmmmmm.........oil pan races!

 

Can we use FOUR rocket motors?? I'd go for that!!

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