Last Sunday was the 5th annual Ohio Tool Racing Championship held in Columbus. The event continues to grow in popularity thanks in to the tie in with the Columbus Maker Faire which brought a wide range of new attendees of all ages. This year’s race also expanded to some new geographic locations thanks to collaboration with maker spaces in Louisville …
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2013 Tool Racing Championship Triple Crown – Louisville, Columbus & Cincinnati
You read that correctly the 2013 season of power tool drag racing is upon us and will be hosted in 3 different cities, at 3 different Maker Faire events, all the info is however on 1 website www.ToolRaces.com! This will be the 5th time for the race in Columbus and with several returning season veterans expect to see some stiff …
Read More5th Annual Power Tool Drag Races Returns to Columbus Maker Faire
Officially announced, the second annual Columbus Maker Faire will be held at COSI (Center of Science & industry) on Sunday, October 13th this year. The event will be FREE, which is typically the price we find people enjoy paying for stuff. This weekend also happens to be Columbus day weekend and is part of a larger city wide celebration of …
Read More2012 Ohio Tool Racing Championship Winners
When it comes to the sport of power tool drag racing aren’t we all winners, well at least that’s what we are saying because our racer never actually made it all the way down the track. An overcomplicated porta-band chain drive and suspension proved to be just too unreliable. A special thanks to the wonderful sponsorship of Columbus Idea Foundry, …
Read MoreOhio Tool Racing Championships & Maker Faire
In a every man/women/child’s life there are opportunities to test oneself against their peers and see how they really measure up. Sure your mommy thought you were real handy when you put together that Ikea furniture she brought home but do you have what it takes to turn dad’s favorite circular saw to your old skateboard and compete in the …
Read MoreAugust 20th – The Third Annual Tool Racing Championships
That’s right boys and girls it is that time of the year again for your favorite frankensteinesk sport, power tool drag racing, www.ToolRaces.com. This is the third year for the Columbus event and we could not be more excited about the all the great things going on. For KickStarters the Idea Foundry is expanding into the neighboring space for a …
Read MorePower Tool Drag Racing Tomorrow in Columbus, Ohio
Yes just one day away is the 2nd annual Ohio Tool Racing Championship (www.toolraces.com) and things are getting pretty exciting around the Columbus Idea Foundry this week. Lots of people are piling in this week to get their projects finish. It will probably be a very late night at the shop tonight for some but we’d expect nothing less. Our …
Read MoreOhio Tool Racing Championships – August 21st 2010
It is official the Columbus Idea Foundry will be holding the 2nd Annual Ohio Tool Racing Championships (see www.ToolRaces.com) on Saturday, August 21st. Last year was the first time a race like this had been held in Ohio and the event saw a dozen entries with a solid group of spectators. Almost instantly after the first event however interested began to …
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