Max Wiiings 33 Update #1

It's got windows! For some reason they don't work!

In the past week since picking up our kart body from Red Bull, we've been developing ideas for our entry into the Red Bull Non-Stock 600 race coming up. With 5 weeks to go, it's been a lot of throwing around ideas for the skit, thinking about how to build this thing, and developing some team related items for both the skit and the race. 

Cardboard concept for front nose. Looks fast, huh?

Race wise, it's pretty straightforward on how to win this thing:  just go faster than everyone else in the final race! DUH! However, to get to the final race, we have to get through the qualifying race. Let's take a look at how that works. 

Starting with 20 teams, there will be 4 qualifying heats (with 5 karts in each race if my calculator is accurate.) These qualifiers are 5-minute races. The top 2 teams in each heat get into the finals! That means 8 karts will advance to the finals, so compared to only 5 karts on track in the first round, it's going to get a little more crowded ton win the final. But wait! There's more!

Rear wings? We got 'em!

After the first round of heats all the losers then race at one time (let's see, that's 12 karts all at once!) and the winner of this race gets the Lucky Dog award and moves into the finals, and I believe that 8 plus 1 more gives us 9 karts in the final race! But wait again! There's still more!

How about our oatmeal box air intake?

In addition to the Lucky Dog, there will be ONE MORE team chosen for the finals, based on, uh, well, being wacky, crazy, creative, judges' choice, tallest, best shoes, healthiest breakfast, or something. OK, now we're set, and there will be 10 karts in the finals. Whew. 

Fooled you, it's a can of Red Bull!

Why are we going to all this trouble to decorate a kart, perform a skit, and enter a kart race? Here's why: The winning 4-person team earns a FREE trip to Miami Florida to see the Formula 1 race in 2025! Whoa-whoa-whoa there cowboy! Did I read that right? The winners get an ALL expenses paid trip to Miami F.L.A. and will spend an entire weekend hanging out with the Red Bull team at a race? That's an awesome incentive right there, so we'll be doing our best to win this thing.