A zucchini race is exactly what it sounds like, and also somehow, more.
You nurture your tiny zucchini seed, grow it into a robust machine, stick wheels in it, decorate it with your wildest imagination, and send it flying down our custom 26 foot ramp.
As it flies, you savour the triumphant cheers and sympathetic groans as you watch your prized creation sail to sweet victory or crash in epic disaster. Both are incredible, unforgettable experiences, worth celebrating as you take in the rest of the fair!
(And yes, heading to the grocery store to vibe check a winning zucchini is also perfectly acceptable.)
Grab a zucchini (home grown or bought)
Decorate it (think big!)
Fix some wheels to it (don’t forget to check out the axle regulations, this is serious business)
Register your zucchini at the Fair (same day registration 10-1pm), your entry fee is a non-perishable food item for the McSpadden Little Free Pantry
Return to the track at your race time and watch as we launch your masterpiece down our custom 26′ ramp and celebrate victory or epic defeat with your neighbours
Small but perfectly formed, the pickle-weights are our smallest (and cutest!) racers
Not too big, not too small, just right for decorating and launching down a ramp
Did you grow a monster Zuc? Lucky you! These guys race fast and crash hard
Didn’t read the rules?
Don’t care about rules?
We love you anyway!
This category is for the TECHNICAL ADVENTURERS out there who have ambitious plans for their zucchinis but are being held back by the rules. Your racer will still need to be built around a zucchini and the width restriction remains, but otherwise you are free to showcase your STEM skills and wow us!
P.S. Zucchinis simply attached to a vehicle will not qualify… and, please, no flames!
Limit of 1 vehicle per person *
Vehicle must be made of a single zucchini/summer squash *
Vehicle must be less than 25 cm in width including wheels/decorations *
At least ONE functional (not decorative) vehicle axle must pass through the zucchini (e.g. dowel with spinning wheels is acceptable, a zucchini strapped to a skateboard or toy is not)
Decorations and a fun name are encouraged (really…essential). Please keep racer naming PG and inclusive
Decorations must not extend more than 10 cm past the front of the racer.
Registration team reserves the right to refuse your racer if the paint is still wet, as it can get VERY messy.
Vehicle must be gravity-powered only. Any engine/rubber band/rocket, etc. powered vehicles must be entered into the TECHNICAL class.
* These categories still apply to “TECHNICAL CLASS” entries
Winners will receive the prestigious title of the winner of the tenth annual East Van Zucchini Race, wild applause, and a custom medal!
