San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation
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Joe Borfo at 02.6.08 - 2:19 am
San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, February 5, 2008 2:21 PM |
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The
Blow N Glo Special, built and driven by Maddog, is a nice-looking car built to compete in the
San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation races. The February issue of Hot Rod has an article about the S.F.V.I.S.B.F.
"I've been doing dumb and dangerous stuff for years," Paul de Valera, 36, said with a strange sort of exasperated enthusiasm during a conversation a few days earlier at his one-man
Atomic Cycles bicycleshop in Van Nuys. Paul and his friend Tick One (it's a name he chose) are the S.F.V.I.S.B.F.'s co-instigators and currently act as the group's half-serious organizers and fun-first spiritual advisors. "It's stupidity," Paul added, "and it infects all of us."
This isn't soap box racing the way it's practiced at the All-American Soap Box Derby -- where squeaky-clean preteens line up in cars built by their fathers and a gaggle of aerospace engineers to race down a sanitized hill in proscribed, arrow-straight lanes. In the S.F.V.I.S.B.F., adults in makeshift gravity-powered jalopies clandestinely sneak out early on the second Sunday of each month from March through December to meet and then barrel through unsuspecting suburban neighborhoods or over dirt fire roads with plenty of collisions, corners, and comeuppances.
Check Out this
LINK to an article in Hotrod.com
Way to go Paul and S.V.F.I.S.B.F. !
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Haha, you found that! We've been in a buch of magazines...it's ridiculious.
Paul.
rev10602.6.08 - 8:01 am
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Congratulations on getting the article in Hotrod mag. Awesome article and great pics too. Who wants to do a ride out to their celebration on the 13th? It's about a 15 mile ride one way from the red line station.
Route
Fluffa, or anyone else from Fluffaville, is this a good route?
User102.6.08 - 12:49 pm
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man, looks like fun!!! Those cars look pro-built, it looks like you guys have taken it to another level! Are there any good links to building one of these?
speedybrian200002.7.08 - 9:54 am
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Alan, there's a much better route: the Orange Line bike path. We took it last year to go to Choppercabras.
mr rollers02.7.08 - 12:15 pm
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It's a different scene for sure, lots of fat guys. Hopefully we'll see you there. My hardcore band is playing too if you like the punk rock.
Paul.
rev10602.9.08 - 7:21 am
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www.sfvisbf.com for details...
rev10602.9.08 - 6:35 pm
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Jaws to the fucking Floor...
holy smurf feces, Paul!
You've outdone yourself yet again. Now this some authentic classic shit here.
LOL @ "Take these broken wings" -
Oh man. I must say... I'm moved.
Joe Borfo02.10.08 - 10:15 am
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u giz shud chec out the othr vidz to on youtube
User102.10.08 - 12:32 pm
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How many ridazz are interested in going to this?
I know Eddie is.......
User102.11.08 - 12:50 am
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Going to it? Nah
Participating in it? Hell yeah!
ideasculptor02.11.08 - 1:28 am
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Punk and shittily welded gravity racing machines? Sounds good, but as elected official of the new hipster movement formally the anti-hipster non-workers party I take offense at the flyer.
Is all the info on the flyer accurate 7pm?
franz02.11.08 - 1:56 am
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Here's a clue...
Feb 13th 7:00 PM (Just like the races, don't be late.)
The Cobalt Cafe'
http://www.sfvisbf.com/bash.html
User102.11.08 - 3:02 pm
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One more reason why the Valley rocks...the rest can play catch up.
rev10602.12.08 - 9:38 am
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I'm in the valley and really want to go but it's my gf's bday so I'll be in Torrance. Life sucks.
toweliesbong02.12.08 - 11:27 am
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Fluffaville is the best valley in the world!!!!
User102.12.08 - 12:13 pm
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OK who's riding out to this tonite? Got to be early ya know? One hour to ride to the party. 30 minutes on the train. Means we have to met downtown around 5:30.
who's down?
User102.13.08 - 1:33 am
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Who's got da love for these fat guys and one hairy guy?
User102.13.08 - 11:49 am
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Well that was a grand time. Fun. Ton's of food. We had a Turduckin! That was awesome. The band blasted through hardcore tunes for a whole 15 minutes...good times. Had two riders show up, they were down. I know it's a trek and not your gig, but thanks for the interest none-the-less.
Paul.
SFVISBF
rev10602.14.08 - 8:04 am
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Awesome! Great to hear someone made it out there. I decided to start getting ready for the weekend last night. So I had to pass on this shindig. Looking forward to make it out to the races next season.
User102.14.08 - 12:28 pm
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We no longer post meet points on the web, drivers get a post card. Staying underground, spectators get the boot.
rev10602.14.08 - 11:01 pm
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Ridazz Roulette!
Oh yeah I see it now. Thanks Rollers. Now to get at least one person interested............