Earl Grey 2nd is a work of engineering genius!
I'm constantly telling people to keep their racers light, so that the weak remote control car engines can move them. That was not an issue for this racer. It was very heavy, but it didn't matter, since it had powerful duel engines.
Steering was accomplished by slowing down one engine, while speeding up the other.
David Aldridge had traveled all the way from California to race Earl Grey 2nd at the Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, Missouri. I asked him if the TSA had questioned what the teapot racer was and he said, "No, but they insisted on making sure there was nothing in the pot."
David raced both Saturday and Sunday of the Festival.
He received the Most Splendid Course Completion ribbon for this race.
Earl Grey 2nd returned on Sunday with a new addition, flickering "flames" in the coals under the teapot.
David earned the Most Splendid Speed ribbon on Sunday.
Sunday's drag race:
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