The Great Truckee Pumpkin Race – Oct 21 2018
If you missed last year’s Truckee Pumpkin Races, here’s your chance to see them this year.
Downtown Historic Truckee will once again be the place for the Great Truckee Pumpkin Race this Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
If you’re around this Sunday in the greater Lake Tahoe – Truckee, California area, you should check out the Great Truckee Pumpkin Race (there are many races so it’s not just a one and done event)!
Here are the details of the Truckee Pumpkin Race Car Race in Downtown Historic Truckee, California:
The Great Truckee Pumpkin Race – Oct 21 2018
- When: Sunday, October 21, 2018, Starting at 12 noon – 5 p.m.
- Where: Intersection of Spring Street and Jibboom Streets in Downtown Historic Truckee, CA
- Parking: Anywhere you can find a space
- Cost: Free Admission for Spectators, but if you want to build and race your pumpkin, the entry fee is $20 per pumpkin
- Here are some rules to be aware of:
- Craft your pumpkin race car using a single pumpkin
- Use two independent axles through your pumpkin to attach wheels
- No explosives or pyrotechnics
- No prefabricated chassis (skateboard, stroller, etc…)
- Decorate and make it fun. There are points for style and decoration
- Don’t follow the rules, be prepared for your pumpkin race car to be demolished!
- Prizes: Grand Prize $500, plus more awards
I went last year to the inaugural event, and I was hoping to see super-sized pumpkins the size of a Mini Cooper car, with people driving them, but instead the entries were smaller-sized pumpkins that were designed to race down the hill on their own.
It was fun, especially when an entry was disqualified and the pumpkin entry was destroyed (pumpkin smashing at its best)!
This event is hosted by the Tahoe Expedition Academy (TEA) and several sponsors, so it’s a chance to show off your car design skills.
The judges are there to enforce the rules, and be forewarned, from reading more about the event on-line, I think they are prepared to smash those pumpkins that don’t follow the rules, so make sure your pumpkin race car follows the rules.
Our local events are appropriate for all ages, and always embrace the season they are held in.
In a season filled with all things pumpkin: pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin lattes, and pumpkin spiced cream cheese just to name a few of my fall favorites, what could be more fun than a pumpkin car race just a few days before Halloween!
If you love Tahoe and you enjoy our local events, then you should check out this fall pumpkin event this Sunday in Truckee, California.
See you at the The Great Truckee Pumpkin Race Sunday, Oct 21, 2018 in Downtown Historic Truckee!
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The Great Truckee Pumpkin Race – Oct 21 2018