Gever Tulley, co-founder of the Brightworks K-12 school, says:
The whine and growl of high-performance electric motors, the smell of ionized air, the squeal of rubber on pavement, the roar of the crowd and the thrill of the checkered flag — this is the inaugural Grand Prix de la Mayonnaise!
Imagine a shipping crate: smaller than a refrigerator and larger than a microwave. This is the Super Parts Kit — it contains all the tools and parts to construct a two, three, or four-wheeled vehicle large enough to carry an adult. Every team receives the exact same parts, but what they choose to do with those parts will determine the outcome of the race. Teams, from companies around the Bay Area, will spend all day Saturday, March 17, building hybrid electric/human-power vehicles of their own design. On Sunday, March 18, the street in front of Brightworks will be closed and transformed into a street track in the Grand Prix racing tradition.
Join Brightworks, the Bay Area's newest alternative K-12 school, for the most exciting DIY racing event of the year. Music, food, and exciting up-close street-side viewing — fun for the whole family!
