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Cross-country Wheelchair Racing

Because disabilities don't matter, if you decide they don't.
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Last night I dreamed I was catering for about 700 people at an International Cross-country Wheelchair Racing tournament.

The chairs were in a few categories:
Human-powered
Electric
Gasoline-powered
Free

Wheels ranged from the sublime: Mountain Bike Tyres, to the extreme: Michelin's new Tweel (airless with polypropylene spokes where the tyre would be) to the ridiculous: Monster Truck wheels, on earthmoving rims.

In all, a good time was had by young and old.

UnaBubba, Nov 24 2005

cross-town event http://news.bbc.co....on_2002/1898630.stm
[po, Nov 24 2005]

Wheeling in style http://www.amitybun...u/4wdwheelchair.jpg
[Jinbish, Nov 24 2005]

More dreams... Dream_20Tiger-Repelling_20Dream_20Pod
[normzone, Nov 24 2005]

Cross-countries wheeling. http://collections....volume6/310-311.htm
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Nov 24 2005]

Beyond Boundaries http://www.bbc.co.u...o/beyondboundaries/
Crossing from the Atlantic to the Pacific [oneoffdave, Nov 25 2005]

RGK Off-road Chair http://www.rgklife.com/
A wheelchair for off road [oneoffdave, Nov 25 2005]

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       It's a neat idea.   

       In your dreams, you are a caterer? Can you at least fly, or do anything else cool?
sleeka, Nov 24 2005
  

       Terrible idea. Can't imagine why you posted it ;o)

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DrBob, Nov 24 2005
  

       Alex sat at the starting line in the Free Chair event, watching the other competitors disappearing across the field. Not for the first time that day, he wondered whether his choice of a Chippendale was wise....
ConsulFlaminicus, Nov 24 2005
  

       Monster Trucks/Monster Wheelchairs.   

       I'd watch that.
skinflaps, Nov 24 2005
  

       Weirdly enough I had a similar idea recently, after seeing a man in a wheelchair going hell-for-leather alongside a river as I was driving past.
fridge duck, Nov 24 2005
  

       I don't see why not, though having tried to mountain-bike through mud off-road, I fear I wouldn't have the arm-strength to do it in a wheelchair.
st3f, Nov 24 2005
  

       //Last night I dreamed I was catering for about 700 // Yeah, so what was on the menu?
coprocephalous, Nov 24 2005
  

       Shashlik, Lamb Tagine & Couscous, Cauliflower & Blue Cheese Soup are the only dishes I recall. I don't do fast food. Drink was a Brokenwood Oaked Chardonnay.   

       Tomorrow's menu is Loubia (Lebanese dish of Green Beans and Tomatoes and Chillis) accompanying Chicken grilled with Sumac, Lemon and Rosemary... and a chilled Tatachilla Viognier Shiraz.   

       Dessert of Kensington Pride mangoes
UnaBubba, Nov 24 2005
  

       [Unabubba], we must be on the same dream channel. Do you take reservations?
normzone, Nov 24 2005
  

       Cool. Like a Wheelchair Ironman. [+]
Zuzu, Nov 24 2005
  

       //Do you take reservations//   

       I have a few...
UnaBubba, Nov 25 2005
  

       I think there was something similar on the Discovery Channel.
rasberry re-tart, Nov 25 2005
  

       A recent BBC series had a number of people with disabilities crossing Nicaragua. They'd developed off-road chairs that would be great for this [link].
oneoffdave, Nov 25 2005
  

       This is good, but I don't see why it should be restricted to people with disabilities. I have the good fortune to have the use of all limbs, but I'd still love to give this a go [+].
DocBrown, Nov 25 2005
  

       True. I would love to try this...although I know I would get my ass kicked by everyone who uses a chair every day.
sleeka, Nov 25 2005
  

       Would the average times be faster or slower than with normal cross-country?
Mr Phase, Nov 27 2005
  
      
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