[david c.]

MAMMALCHEMY 2002: WILLPOWER INTO HORSEPOWER!

Here’s the deal:

Since we are always looking for ways to (a) boost the power in our respective cars, (b) lighten our cars for the effective gains in power (c) make ourselves better people overall and (d) make the ladies look twice- I have devised the following contest.

1. Between now and December 24, you have to take two pictures.
2. Picture number one will be a downward angle shot of your bare feet standing on a scale.
3. Picture number one must also include (in front of the scale) a copy of that day’s newspaper. The date and your weight must be clearly visible. Not visible means no entry.
4. The second picture will be taken by a third person from about 10 feet way depicting you standing on the scale must also be submitted so that we don’t get any ringers with “heavy feet”.
5. . You are permitted to wear a tee-shirt and boxer shorts and nothing else for the weigh in. No shoes or additional ballast is permitted.
6. The posting of your pictures on this thread will be your “entry”.
7. The taker of photo #2 must be your witness who will attest to your weight in the event of a challenge. This person must be available for a discussion and to sign an affidavit if the need arises.
8. You will repeat steps 2-8 and post again on April 1. Same scale, same witness, same clothes, etc.
9. Play fair.


He who loses the most weight (in actual pounds, not percentage) effectively gains the most horsepower and wins the aforementioned free tires. We’ll get some math guru to figure out the “horsepower gains” accurately. For those of you who are chastised by your wife, girlfriend or significant other about the amount of time spent on the Pelican boards, show them your entry and say “So There!”

The winner will receive a set of brand new sticky tires donated through Grassroots Motorsports via a tire manufacturer to be determined. I will also find and have engraved a little trophy sourced from a garage sale sometime soon. The winner will likely also be featured in some sort of a sidebar article in an upcoming copy of Grassroots Motorsports magazine in which our sponsor often advertises.

Any questions, post them here so that all may see the answer and I don't have to duplicate answers.

Good luck!

Rules: All contestants must conduct themselves in good faith. Cheaters may not be caught, but you suck if you cheat. I’d rather be overweight, have no tires and lose than be a cheater. It’s your call. Any entrant caught cheating forfeits his entry. Furthermore, Dave’s decisions are final. How Dave reaches his decisions is beyond the reproach of anyone mortal except for his mother. Contest open to pelicanites registered as of the posting of this thread-no exceptions. I have already received Wayne’s permission for this thread and contest.