hodgepoj
07-24-2003, 07:39 PM
I apologize for posting this message twice but I made the mistake of adding it to an old thread (http://www.segwaychat.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3249)with the result that not many current readers saw it.
Those of us attending Robert's Houston-Area Segway Smash last Saturday (http://www.segwaychat.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4227) discussed my planned Segway show at The Science Place during the State Fair of Texas in October. I asked for suggestions on what we could do to put on an entertaining show did didn't require a lot of rehersal.
One idea was a Segway jousting tournament in which each competing rider would carry a "lance" (perhaps a longish pool que) and try to spear a suspended ring after navigating a slalom. The tournament could start with 6-inch rings, then go to smaller rings in each succeeding round until the winner speared a 2 or 3-inch ring.
Another idea was a synchronized pinwheel in which 5 or 7 riders would line up abreast in a straight line. With the center rider pivoting in place, the line would rotate either clockwise or CCW while trying to keep the line straight.
Perhaps we could invite members of the audience who had previously ridden our HT at The Science Place (we will begin offering orientation and 10-minute rides to the public next week) to try their hand at either of these two manuevers.
Surely there are other acts we could perform to show off our Segway skills. What do you Chicago chaps have planned for your Labor Day Segway Fest? I am open to any other suggestions.
And I still offer a standing invitation to all of you to join us that weekend for a grand Segway show, a tour of The Science Place's "Where There's a Wheel There's a Way" exhibition, and free entrance to the world's grandest State Fair.
And be sure to see Mark's note posted to the old thread on July 23.
hodgepoj
Those of us attending Robert's Houston-Area Segway Smash last Saturday (http://www.segwaychat.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4227) discussed my planned Segway show at The Science Place during the State Fair of Texas in October. I asked for suggestions on what we could do to put on an entertaining show did didn't require a lot of rehersal.
One idea was a Segway jousting tournament in which each competing rider would carry a "lance" (perhaps a longish pool que) and try to spear a suspended ring after navigating a slalom. The tournament could start with 6-inch rings, then go to smaller rings in each succeeding round until the winner speared a 2 or 3-inch ring.
Another idea was a synchronized pinwheel in which 5 or 7 riders would line up abreast in a straight line. With the center rider pivoting in place, the line would rotate either clockwise or CCW while trying to keep the line straight.
Perhaps we could invite members of the audience who had previously ridden our HT at The Science Place (we will begin offering orientation and 10-minute rides to the public next week) to try their hand at either of these two manuevers.
Surely there are other acts we could perform to show off our Segway skills. What do you Chicago chaps have planned for your Labor Day Segway Fest? I am open to any other suggestions.
And I still offer a standing invitation to all of you to join us that weekend for a grand Segway show, a tour of The Science Place's "Where There's a Wheel There's a Way" exhibition, and free entrance to the world's grandest State Fair.
And be sure to see Mark's note posted to the old thread on July 23.
hodgepoj