The Hanna Train

Hanna, master of the row-cart, shows off the new mods to the the Roshambot.

Working on the Chain (Tool) Gang

Sofia learns the ropes of using the chain tool.

Changing Gears

Sofia tries the Green Team's Roshambot in another gear only to discover that it's an automatic (it automatically returns to the middle gear).

Tweaking the Frontend

Hanna and Sam trim down the posts on the steering column.

Pickup Stix

Maxine mounts the front steering spars on the stripped down Red Team cart.

Tyler in the Sky with Bike Wheels

Tyler gets ready to mount the new seat on the Read Team cart, but he is thinking about lunch.

Busy Bees

The Green Team is making quick work of their morning upgrades.

Ro-sham-bot

Who gets to go next? According to rule #5 of the Tinkering School Guidelines, all resource conflicts must be resolved by ro-sham-bo.

A Boy's Love for his Row Cart

Lost in thoughts of burning rubber and endless racetracks, Azra absentmindedly hugs the right wheel of the Red Team cart.

Corporate Espionage

Maxine and Gever put the finishing touches on the steering design they "borrowed" from the Green Team.

French Impressionist

Sofia gets into a creative space as she adds the design polish to Roshambot.

Not Injured Here

Tyler shows off his road rash from a bike crash in Canada - not a tinkering accident.

Up on Blocks

In an effort to guarantee their technological superiority, the Green Team sneaks into the garage and installs a gear shifter. A gear shifter! Made from wood and PVC tubing. The mind boggles.

Remarkable Innovation

The Green Team shows off their fancy schmancy gear shifter - a lever attached to a PVC tube through which the chain runs. The wacky part is that it shifts on the backstroke rather than the power stroke.

Chopper-style Steering

Members of the Red and Green teams were spotted examining Harleys in a local parking lot. The fruits of their investigations shown here.

Evolution of a Design

As build-time progresses, the whiteboard evolves at the same pace as the row-carts.

Strange Visitors to the Seashore

With their newly upgraded vehicles, the Tinkering School invades the local beach.

A Row-cart Built for Two

"Well, not really built," says Hanna.

Seaside Racing

Maxine and Hanna put the handle to the metal as they pull for the finish line.

Serious Racer

Bring a sense of panache to the newly emerging sport of row-carting (sweeping a nation near you), Tyler abandons his so-called high-performance road bike for the thrill of row-carting.

Tres Grande Vitesse

[Sofia is helping me write the blog tonight]

The Race is On

Between professional and amateur, between two-wheels and three. There is no telling who will win... the amateur.

Nascar-style Racing

Tyler and Theo jockey for position as they pull for the finish line.

Theo Maintains his Lead

In the brutal struggle for racetrack domination, Theo shows that it is not alway the strongest that hold the lead (it's generally the heavier vehicle). Intelligence and careful choice of vehicle win the race.

Portrait of the Founder with Pelicans

With permission from the Tinkerers, Gever abandons them to their own devices and takes to the air.

Where Atheletes Meet

Perhaps Tyler wonders if the paragliding might be less work (and more fun) than the off-road row-carting.

Back to the Ranch

The horses are rounded up and lead back onto the truck for the short ride home.