Cardboard Derby

2008 Cardboard Derby

This event is held as part of the annual Silverton Snowscape festivities. This year 7 individuals/teams vied for prizes for artistic creativity and pure downhill speed.

Kendall Mtn. Recreation Center—Silverton, Colorado

Date: 02/17/2008

KSJC 92.5 FM (LP)

Silverton Community Radio — www.mountainradio.org

Silverton, Colorado 81433-0925 USA

Pirates Invade Silverton for the 2008 Cardboard Derby!

Seven entrants comprised of individuals and teams were warned during the registration period that the judges for the event included the County Coroner, Head Grave Digger and an ambulance driver. Not to be discouraged, they fearlessly signed waiver forms and dragged their crafts up the steep slope of Kendall Mountain Recreation Area for timed runs.

This year’s theme for the Snowscape celebration was, “Pirates of the San Juans” and the entrants rose to the creative challenge. Rumors had swirled in Silverton like the drifting snow that competition would be as fierce as the winter.

The entrants did not disappoint with an eventual tie for first place for creativity between past champion Cliff Pohlman and newcomer Corwin Coates.

Coates & Crewe built a sliding craft named Tortuga, that was creative and very fast on the race course. This detailed rendition of a pirate’s cove complete with harbor, buildings and Depp cut-out won second in the race with a time of 12.18 seconds! Extra points earned in the race closed the slight creative gap.

Cliff Pohlman pulled out all creative stops this year with a dazzling three-masted cardboard caravel, the S.S.Sheri Lynne. No one anticipated the eventual mutiny that took place on the high slopes

Heavy braking underway on the Snowden Sled with Eric and Casey Krawezyk, Tom Coleman and Jeff Barr.

Julian Roberts careens down the course in the last run of the day

when 1st Mate Nick Pohlman abandoned ship at the starting gate. The good ship proved quite snow worthy and stayed intact, even after running over the head judge at the finish line.

One of the sturdier crafts of the day was the S.S. Triangle piloted by Malcolm MacDougall and Chris Higgins. It did well until near the end of the course when a gradual port list mandated an emergency maneuver to starboard which overturned the stout ship.

In all, the contestants and crowd had a very enjoyable day on the slopes in Silverton for the KSJC 2008 Cardboard Derby.

2008 RESULTS

Design Competition:

1st Place: S.S. Sheri Lynne
by Cliff & Jesse Pohlman

Tortuga

Corwin Coates & Crewe

3rd Place: Treasure Chest

Maryna Pohlman

Race Results:

1st Place: Bitty Byte 10.10 sec.

Malachy Swonger

2nd Place: Tortuga 12.18 sec.