Entrants in the Recorderrace in Munich, Germany hack portable tape recorders into mobile vehicles powered by the tape transport motor. Pictured are last year's winners. The second international race takes place on December 12. From the rules:
• The technical principle of the tape recorder has to be preserved. Not allowed are additional drives of whatever source, but only the original devices. No additional energy storage is permitted.• Only one recorder per vehicle may be used. The bundling of various recorders into one vehicle is not permitted.
• The removal of e.g. the cassette cap is permitted as long as main parts of the body are conserved.
• The vehicle has to be roadworthy for more than one race.
• Bodyworks, design, accessory or advertising is permitted with the exeption of: vivid pets are not allowed as drivers!
• Remote control is not permitted. The vehicle has to be able to drive (roughly) straight on a distance of 15 meters.
• The vehicle has to arrive as started i.e. no components may be left on track.
Link (via Near Near Future)
