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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by mwmackenzie » Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:14 am

Top work gents, looks like a real blast and a great family project! :thumbsup
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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Ferg » Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:43 pm

Team Gravity Calamity :D
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The day flew by and it turns out we don't have many pictures so have had to rely on others. Some from other sources below...

Few from John Stewart...
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The long push up the hill......
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Campbell rocking the Robin look. :D
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A couple of pictures from Fennel Media
SuperGirl running the coarse.
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Probably the best action shot so far of James going for it over the ramp!
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Some video to come...
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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by campbell » Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:05 pm

Great stuff!

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Ferg » Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:10 pm

I contacted them directly through their website. I'm hoping they'll let me see the crash footage. :)

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Ferg » Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:21 pm

Video....going to try to chop them together later. First attempt using YouTube editor as a bit mixed.

Run #1

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by BigD » Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:49 pm

A little clip from near the top. Looked very stable and the 'suspension' bushes seemed to work. :thumbsup

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Ferg » Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:52 pm

Great stuff D :)

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Dark » Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:59 pm

I was hoping to see it strapped to the roof rack!!! :thumbsup
Ferg wrote: And now all packed up in the car ready for the run north tomorrow. :thumbsup
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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by campbell » Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:09 pm

With a bus that big why would you :-)

Same here but with Skoda power. James just drove right in LOL
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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Ferg » Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:18 pm

And here's the one we all wanted to see. Run 2 with the crash!

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When I get a moment I'm going to edit the clips together and make a multi view video. I'm limited to the YouTube editing suite at the minute so not exactly precision editing. :)

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by BigD » Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:54 pm

Good effort, went straight over the first bale!

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Ferg » Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:52 pm

Dark wrote:I was hoping to see it strapped to the roof rack!!! :thumbsup
Ferg wrote: And now all packed up in the car ready for the run north tomorrow. :thumbsup
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Not sure it would have survived the trip! :-D Easy choice considering the load capacity of the Legacy! :thumbsup

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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by Dark » Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:05 pm

Epic achievement by both team! Just wish I hadn't seen that picture of Campbell............. :love
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Re: Soap Box Build - Team Gravity Calamity

Post by kerryxeg » Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:26 pm

Absolutely brilliant effort from both batman teams. Some serious steering inputs from Ferg's son, definite potential.

Sorry I had to make a dash for it and couldn't hang around to cheer on the second round. I did feel a bit sorry for the kids hanging around all day to do there bit right at the end. Maybe a possibility to give them a first run at lunch time with the final at the end.

Overall a great event, very professionally done and a great base to build on. I'd love to know how the turn out compared to expectations seemed very well attended.


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