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1. Sculptures must be human powered. No stored energy, motors, electricity (unless it’s human generated for spectacularness and stored and used at the event) no pushing, no pulling, no walking. Towing is only allowed IF the vehicle is pulling something sculpture related.
2. You must be able to keep up with a 3 mph minimum speed, instructors will walk next to your derby, if you can’t keep up, you can’t participate.
3. The course will traverse urban streets including inherent obstacles, a hilly and/or sandy section, cobble stones, and a mud pit finish- No water obstacles yet!
4. Sculptures must be no larger than 102 inches (8' 6") wide,12 ft high, and 18 ft long and must be able to be operated legally according to Pennsylvania motor vehicle codes.
5. Sculptures must be vehicles, they must have wheels or moveable legs and be able to move forward, stop and turn. In other words, no pushing or walking type (flintstones style) sculptures are allowed
6. Sculptures must not pose any direct danger to anything near it, no open flame, no pointy things, also the pilot must be able to escape quickly and safely in the event that it’s necessary.
7. Sculptures must be decorated in a recognizable theme, or unrecognizable, as long as it is glorious. The pilots and pit crew must also be in appropriate costumes.
8. Sculptures must be able to stop safely and quickly, no sculptures that do not pass the brake safety check will be allowed to compete.
9. All pilots must wear approved helmets, please bring your own.
10. Sculptures must stay on course with the escorts, those that detour for any reason other than break down, will be disqualified.
11. Pilots that begin the event with a sculpture, must stay with the sculpture, no rotating.
12. All Participants must be sober while operating their vehicle, there will be plenty of time after the course is complete for revelry!
13. Any derby with a logo or business name will be required to pay an additional entry fee- unless they are a non-profit or are headquartered within the NKCDC service area. A chain with a location within the service area will be required to pay the extra fee. 14. Judging will be based on glory and glory alone, unaffected by sponsors or any other parties besides judges.
15. Participants must follow the directions of event coordinators, volunteers, police escorts etc…
16. In order to have FUN, we need to be SAFE!
17. Smile and enjoy this once in a lifetime experience!!
(availible soon)
- Best Engineering Award- Ingenious conquering of the rules and obstacles- AKA really nerdy stuff.
- Best Art Award- Judges award the most stunning artwork-AKA lots of paper maiche!
- Best Costumes (for pilots and pitcrew)- Judges vote on the best dressed team.
- People's Choice Award- Spectators get to vote for the favorite. So tell your friends to come vote!
- NEW- Judge's Choice- The Judge's get to make up an award category for their favorite entry. This will be fun!
- NEW- Best 1 or 2 Person Entry- The best entry that's only 1 or 2 people!
- Best Breakdown- The sculpture that has the most glorious breakdown.
ONLY one team can win in one category. If there is a team which is so good that they could win both the People's Choice AND another category, then a different, but glorious team will receive the other category's prize (except for second to last). In other word's 1 team can ONLY win one prize! JUDGES will be a commitee made up of resident-volunteers who helped make the event happen, sponsors, Kinetic experts, and more. Spectators will get a chance to vote for their favorite so tell your friends to come and vote for you!
