Portland Adult Soapbox Derby

I went with some friends to the Portland Adult Soapbox Derby the other day. It's another event that adheres to the slogan of "Keep Portland Weird".....but I mean "weird" in the best possible way. Endless random stuff like this makes me love Portland with all of its quirks. There are two categories: one leaning more towards Engineering and one leaning more towards Art. The latter were definitely more entertaining! Here are a few of my favorites:

All of our Chicago friends should love this tribute to the Bears, complete with helmet. It appeared to be made from an actual bear skin...not very Portland.

a throwback to the old skool BigWheel

this one wrecked right in front of where we were sitting....gonna need some major work before it is rolling again!!

We are considering getting a team together and putting in an entry next year. Our will likely be more on the zany side....let me know if you have any genius ideas for a theme, design, etc. I never really got a chance to do one of these as a kid so I think my time has come....