Build Your Own Bar Stool Racer

angkor sends in this site about the new and fascinating sport of bar stool racing.

Legal?

[RobertTaylor]

Can you get done for drink driving?

btw, FP!

Re:Legal?

[Old Uncle Bill]

Probably. I'll stick to barstool racing at the old North End. I race from the barstool to the can after a pitcher or two...

I'm not sure but...

[AndroidCat]

But I do know that you can get done for .. well .. this: "A New Zealand man ended up in court after he was seen speeding semi-naked down a road on a motorised barstool with his backside on fire." [ananova.com]

Sullivan, of Tauranga, confessed to having "had a few". (Amazing, I would have thought he was racing semi-naked with his a** on fire and perfectly sober!)

Re:I'm not sure but...

[AndroidCat]

A man with three buttocks has two *'s. Dont you ever follow those goat sex [ananova.com] links?

Drinking and Driving?

[yeoua]

So, I suppose its part of the rules that you must drink and drive?

And btw... at our college here, there were toilet racer things. Had quite some pep in them.

Probably ran on methane.

Re:Drinking and Driving?

[AELinuxGuy]

And btw... at our college here, there were toilet racer things. Had quite some pep in them.

...so they were just stool racers. Sorry, I'm an ass.

Re:Drinking and Driving?

[PD]

Would be better to say they had some poop in them.

lol...

[Anonymous Coward]

..now you dont even have to leave your stool to get a DUI.

I'll post some pictures of ours

[Archfeld]

fun, but dangerous as HELL. We've had several ambulance calls on various people, they sit in the garage alot as a result.

wear. proper. protection?

[lingqi]

I mean, seriously though! They make clothes that (they are called "armors," btw) that will take that kind of abuse and have you come out scratch free.

On the motorcycle side of things, people routinely walk away (bruised, but not seriously harmed otherwise) when they go out of control riding in the lower three digits. And a barstool is what, fastest at 45mph?

I mean, I see them people sitting on the stools, mostly wearing clothes they would go to a bar with - that's suicidal! there is a reason why there are body armors out there, and yes they do work (granted, a few grand for a nice riding suit)

Then again, maybe it's just a way to eliminate people from the gene pool.

Re:wear. proper. protection?

[tapenick]

Good point... but bike racers are usually leaned into a turn only a few inches from the ground and already in a nice sliding position when they go down. Getting slammed from barstool height @ 45 could actually be more damaging.

Re:wear. proper. protection?

[Archfeld]

I ride bikes as well, both street and dirt, and yes we have helmets pads ect. but the basic design of a bar stool racer is BAD :) to high up and unbalanced. Just the slightest wheel nudge and it will go over. Running around by yourself is cool, contact with anything or anyone else and roadrash..

They are FUN though :)

From the bad title choice department

[Joe Tie.]

Thank goodness, I thought this one was going to be about competitions betwean bacteria cultures.

what a disappointment

[carpe_noctem]

Is it just me or was anyone else disappointed that their use of the acronym "NOBRA" was only used in relation to a bunch of fat guys on minicarts, instead of say...*cough*. heh.

Re:what a disappointment

[Lefty2446]

You miss the point, It's a method for getting to the beer FASTER...

Re:what a disappointment

[Rick.C]

..."NOBRA" was only used in relation to a bunch of fat guys on minicarts.

... but they were not wearing bras...

Shudder.

[SatanicPuppy]

The very idea! The last thing I want is for my bar stool to move away from my drink!

Re:Shudder.

[euxneks]

No no.. It's so you can move towards your drink, and then towards someone elses!

Re:Shudder.

[Asprin]

Either way, this project is going NOWHERE until they bolt on a spill-proof cupholder.

Re:Shudder.

[Anonymous Coward]

Just install a cup holder on that thing dude!

Re:Shudder.

[Roosey]

It will anyway if you've had enough. ;)

Re:Shudder.

[L0k11]

i looked at the site... but the obvious thing i thought of was do they have cup holders?

Wondering...

[JDWTopGuy]

Just wondering, how does this tie in with the article about trace amounts of lead leading to lower IQs?

That's not the only place...

[Anonymous Coward]

do it too. [thunderstool.com]

Also, wasn't something like this posted on slashdot before?

not sure what to think about it but

[ralico]

It might be better than being seen on a segway.

This sport is popular in England along with

[zymano]

Lawn mower racing is pretty popular in England also. The English don't use the same lawn mowers as us Americans. We have to drive SUV style riding lawnmowers.

Re:This sport is popular in England along with

[AndroidCat]

In Norway [ananova.com] they seem to go for that cross-country endurance thing.

The Bar Racer Theme Song

[buyo-kun]

Here he comes Here comes Bar Racer He's a drunk on wheels He's a drunk and he's gonna be chasin' after someone He's gainin' on you So you better look alive He's busy revvin' up the powerful Stool 5 And when the odds are against him And there's dangerous work to do You bet your life Bar Racer will see it through Go Bar Racer Go Bar Racer Go Bar Racer, GO! He's off and puttaerin' As he guns the stool around the track He's jammin' down the pedal Like he's never comin' back Drinks waitin' just ahead Go Bar Racer Go Bar Racer Go Bar Racer, GO!

Re:The Bar Racer Theme Song

[Menkhaf]

So what melody is used here?

Re:The Bar Racer Theme Song

[FiNaLe]

I think it's a Charlie Daniels Band tune... Something about Stroker Ace I think

Re:The Bar Racer Theme Song

[spockbert]

How about the tv show "Speed Racer"

Re:The Bar Racer Theme Song

[tnak]

The sad thing about this is that I was actually putting that to a little tune as I was reading it. Oh, shame oh shame.

Stool racing?

[jabber01]

Sounds like a crappy way to spend your time.

Stooling while intoxicated

[sssmashy]

In other news, motorized bar stool DUI accidents have increased 800% in the past year.

"The bar stool carnage on our streets must end," warned a source from the local police department. "Anyone convicted of driving bar stools while intoxicated will be prosecured to the fullest extent of the law."

In prison, these maniacs will find fellow inmates who are more than willing to 'drive in their stools'"

Did you see...

[Anonymous Coward]

The Jet Powered Bar Stool [turbinegroup.com] Racer?

And the Harley Bar Stool [barstoolracing.net]?

The Perfect Combination...

[elwoodblues16]

You got driving in my drinking!

You got drinking in my driving!

Wait a second, we could have something here...

Fast!

[c_jonescc]

The site claims that some of the gas-powered stools run up to 50 mph!

With the small footprint that these babies have, I wonder how many of the builders consider the problem with a tight turning radius on a VERY top-heavy cart (the site also claims this a 'sport for the overweight') at 50 mph.

I have a very vivid mental image of one of these turning at that speed, and it don't look fun.

On another note, I can't resist:

Get pulled over on one of these and you'll likely have to take a breath-alyzer and give a

What?

[Currawong]

What? No Linux or BSD-powered computer controlling it?

Pah, not good enough.

(Sorry, couldn't resist ;)

Our chairs have wheels, but we never go anywhere

[koolmama]

This whole bar stool thing seems to be a very *unstable* sport with lots of *crashes* likely. (Maybe Microsoft can become the corporate sponsor.) We geeks need something more *stable* and with more *freedom* in a non-computerized activity...like maybe crocheting keyboard cozies.

former stool racer

[Spicy Bisquit]

i used to race stools back in highschool. but that all ended when i contracted shigellosis.
all that remains from those golden days is the nickname "stink hand" and a spot of brown under my left pink i cannot seem to remove.

It's NOT New.

[repetty]

"...the new and fascinating sport of bar stool racing."

Sorry, my hometown newspaper, the Austin-American Statesman (Texas), published a story about bar stool races back in 1976 or so (when I was in high school).

Fascinating, yes. New? Not by a long shot.

What we need is a good forum on that new-fangled thing, the "compact disk".

--Richard

Re:It's NOT New.

[fiendracer]

And Road & Track did quite a nifty write up for one of their April issues in the late 70's, early 80's.

I got it up stairs...amoungst all the rest of the crap...thought it was by the Mac Classic...no, maybe by the TRS-80...

Oh well, it's still up in the attic.

gunnar.

Re:It's NOT New.

[Ripping Silk]

Certainly not new from my perspective either. Altho my momory dosen't go back to '76, In '85 or so it was (and still is) a fun (and sometimes very serious) pastime among street rodders. The bar stool races I first saw were held as part of the New Zealand Hot Rod Summer Nationals in Hamilton, NZ. I even got photos if anyones keen. The one that sparked my attention was a lovely made bar stool with a Honda CB550 engine. these were all made to the regulations of having a standard 'bar stool' track (and wheel

Sittin on a bar stool, actin like a damn fool...

[Nikkos]

Okay, so it's a go-kart with a barstool instead of a normal seat. With the high center of gravity, I only have two questions: How long 'til some drunk ass kills himself, and how large will the resulting lawsuit be?

"Tipsy" is the key word here.

Re:Sittin on a bar stool, actin like a damn fool..

[buyo-kun]

Maybe they should add a breathelizer to the Bar Stool, so that it shuts down when the guy gets a bit to "Tipsy" ^_^.

On the other hand, isn't this a great solution to escalating drinking problems. It'd work better then prohibtion no doubt.

Re:Sittin on a bar stool, actin like a damn fool..

[AndroidCat]

Strap a couple out-rigger kegs to it to lower the CoG. Of course, as they empty...

I’ve got an official stool racing…

[Anonymous Coward]

...drag strip in my pants right now.

Re:I’ve got an official stool racing…

[wideBlueSkies]

That would be a skid mark. Right?

Re:I’ve got an official stool racing…

[visgoth]

So that what those skid marks in your underwear are from.

Like, Geez.

[Knoxvill3]

Besides the wav making me jump out of my skin, anyone else find that one of their 3 catagories is titled "Gas Stool"?

Can see the sponsorship stickers now in that catagory... "Sponsored by Del Taco(tm)" Or "Fueled by Green Burrito(tm)"

/childish.but.amusing.humor

That's Incredible!

[standards]

Well, it isn't THAT new. I remember watching an episode of That's Incredible, featuring barstool racing. (gasp! shame!)

When was that on... 1982 or something?

At last...

[Aaron_Pike]

...a stool race that doesn't involve plumbing.

Re:At last...

[Forkenhoppen]

Actually.... [charmin.com]

As my roommate said, there's one truck you sure wouldn't want to get into an accident with..

newsflash: fast readers are grossed out

[DougMackensie]

Stool racing!

Lordy...

[Pirogoeth]

Looks almost as fun as bed racing [cedarburgfestivals.org]...

Re:Lordy...

[panaceaa]

Maybe the two sports can be combined! [wettingherbed.com]

best link ever

[ruiner13]

no, seriously. i thought i had everything. i was mistaken. now they just need to put the bar on wheels so it can follow me around ;)

Just wait for the street racing crowd

[mhesseltine]

Imagine one of these built by the same people who build those 400HP Honda Civics with the coffee can exhaust and 3' high spoiler.

Re:Just wait for the street racing crowd

[gordyf]

Those are probably 140HP Honda Civics with coffee can exhausts and 3' high spoilers..

Re:Just wait for the street racing crowd

[mhesseltine]

Thank you. Once again the concept of "comic exageration" is lost.

/me is going to start labeling everything with [humor] [/humor] tags, just to be sure from now on

Another interesting variety.

[Jerk City Troll]

Some of my old friends from Duquesne and I would get together, toss back a few drinks (we tended to pass a bottle of vodka, whisky, and rum in turn). Afterwards, we would engage in the dangerous sport of Dormatory Dolly Racing.

Dormatory Dolly Racing (DDR) involves standing on the thin piece of sheet metal that bears the load to be moved. You then lean forward some and try to kick yourself down the hall up to a speed where you can roll without propulsion. Then the trick is to balance it without falling forwards. Needless to say, we had many bloody knuckles after these games.

When it finally sank into our drunken heads that balance was difficult while intoxicated, we engaged in a subtly different variety: Dormatory Dolly Tobogganing. That was a killer on the knees...

Shortest slashdot post?

[DetrimentalFiend]

Is that the shortest slashdot post ever? Sure looks it.

My god, the morons are at it again!

[KimiDalamori]

Just looking at those things, they look like they're horribly topeheavy. I don't need a degree in physics to know whats gonna happen when I try to corner with one of those things... They don't even try to compensate by having a wide base. I would _NOT_ want to be one of the guys riding these things.

Re:My god, the morons are at it again!

[satterth]

this is why you LEAN into the corner

Ya know

[jchawk]

All this talk of stool... I'm almost tempted to post a link to that Goatse guy. :-P

Re:Ya know

[Loosewire]

Id love to see the kind of hits that site gets ehhe

Barstool Racing Began In The Gay Bars...

[Radical Rad]

...with 4 man teams.

(yes I know the rainbow coalition will mod this as a troll)

Re:Barstool Racing Began In The Gay Bars...

[Clockwurk]

(yes I know the rainbow coalition will mod this as a troll)

Good call. Lighten up gay slashdotters, he's just poking a little fun at your penchant for sodomy and sticking things in your ass.

Related story?

[psylent]

Also featured on tonight's news: A Prominent citizen of San Francisco has expressed concern about how speeding bar stools on the sidewalks can mercilessly mow down senior citizens and pedestrians. He said that he will consider writing to the mayor to ban bar stools from straying outside his favourite hangout.

On further investigation we found that the said citizen "John Doe" was an avid slashdotter and his comments were based on the code of the slashdotters: "Thou shalt comment without reading the article"

great replacement!

[irving47]

This might be the perfect substitute for BattleBots on Comedy Central sports!
Toss in some gyroscopes for stabilization! Pop a couple of sledgehammers (is that a drink, too?) onto the sides. Maybe a claw on the front.

Lawn Mower DUI Offender Looking For New Transporta

[LeRoco]

Lawn Mower DUI Offender Looking For New Transportation

From a Recent Local Newspaper Story
"Johnston City, Illinois: Police officers wrote a DUI to a habitual offender because he was using his Lawn Tractor to go bar hopping." ....... "They were able to track his whereabouts by following the wide swath of freshly cut grass in the neighborhood."

If this "Johnston City" man ever finds out about Bar Stool Racing, how will the cops be able to find him?

Don't forget

[Lxy]

After you've had a few and can no longer race your barstools, you can always race your Belt Sander [beltsanderracing.com].

comic book guy says:

[esoteric0]

shortest. summary. ever.

Are they sure these guys aren't gonna be pissed?

[justMichael]

NORBA [usacycling.org]

oh my gwad... a geek that actually gets outside... ;)

Mmm.

[_RidG_]

Ya know, it's stuff like this that makes a lot of the Middle Eastern folk want to crash planes into our buildings :-/ *Disclaimer - it's just a joke. Get over it.

New?

[InnereNacht]

This isn't a new sport. Theres been a lot of bars in the Fox Valley area here in Wisconsin that have been doing it for -years-.

Maybe new in the "accepted as an olympic sport" sense, but in the grand scheme it's not.

My stool races!

[56ksucks]

My stool races every time I eat alot of fiber!

What powers this thing?

[NanoGator]

So what kinda fuel does it run on? Corn?

We can do better than this...

[TheConfusedOne]

Turbines, Wheels, and CASE MODS!!!

Drive your PC to the next LAN Party!

I can see it now, "Well, I've got the Athlon XP2400, 2 GB of RAM, 250 GB of HD, GeForce 4ti 4200, and 350 Horse Power..."

Re:Barstool Racing? WTF?

[Anonymous Coward]

I would rather have the hemp car that Cheech and Chong drove in Up in Smoke.

Re:Barstool Racing? WTF?

[Slashdot Junky]

Man,

Lighten up and stop faulting people for having different interests.

At least these people have a hobby they care about and can share. I bet these people are quite passionate about their form of racing. As serious as it needs to be for safety, it is also very much about having fun and the bringing together of two great passtimes...drinking with your buds and pushing limits! It probably started as a joke and look what it has become!

I wish I had the time and know-how to do something like this!

Later,
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