New Year ’s Day glide slope , when brave warriors at an enduro destructo - race will don protective helmets and strap themselves to mighty vehicle of destruction , specify to wage state of war on the flash-frozen field of honor of a wreckage - strewn barren .
A few things have changed sincewe last saw the Apocalypsemobile . It runs now , which is decent ( though the “ door ajar ” alarm sounds constantly whenever the barrage is relate ) . A hole has been carved into the hood – the dominion dictatethis adjustment “ to endanger the carburettor for fervor combat , ” and we followed the rules even though this gondola has no carburettor . You may also note the fin on the roof , require by the rules because the numbers on the side of the cable car will be veil by mud almost instantly .
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late work on the car has been somewhat unmanageable due to it being really freak cold out . The temperature was 18 degrees F when I took these photos , and it was colder than that when we rise the louvre and paint it ( I cognise , the paint on the fin count reasonably risky – I ’ll bushel it before the race ) . On the other hired hand , the Apocalypsemobile look cracking in its natural environment , a frigid post - apocalyptic wasteland rimmed with grievous Charles Percy Snow drifts , echo with the howl of cannibalistic mutation . severely , it ’s a rasping locality .
The Apocalypsemobile has come a long means sinceit was first introduce . On January 1 , 2009 it will enter it ’s first ( and likely only ) competitor , in the 4 - cylinder partitioning of the enduro Hangover 150 , maintain each twelvemonth atRansomville SpeedwayinRansomville , NY . devotee who advert are asked to bring a non - perishable nutrient item . Typically , this race brings in several large truckloads of food for local pantries . This class , the food for thought will go to theNiagara Community Action Program .
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Now enjoy your last look at the Apocalypsemobile before it fill whatever fate awaits it ( with me within ! ) . With just some small-scale tinkering left to get done , mostly involving the nates belt , we ’re ready to roll . A trailer has been reserved . The motorcar has been record . A helmet has been borrowed . Quaker and folk have charged the batteries in their digital cameras ( we should have video footage , too ) .
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