Extreme Figure 8 Bus Derby Vidoes

[busman]

I wanted to share some videos with my School Bus Skoolie Friends from around the world. I thought you would enjoy seeing them. Enjoy!

Midwest Transit Extreme Figure 8 Bus Derbys Kankakee, Illinois

John M. Keigher

[Hemp Bus]

As awesome as that is....I feel like a starvimg 3rd worlder watching a 16th century kings court feast as the waste falls to the floor unnoticed....I would and could have lived in any one of those! Lol, sure it went to some form of good cause though!

[cadillackid]

Originally Posted by Hemp Bus

As awesome as that is....I feel like a starvimg 3rd worlder watching a 16th century kings court feast as the waste falls to the floor unnoticed....I would and could have lived in any one of those! Lol, sure it went to some form of good cause though!

ive attended these before... they are a blast.. it makes the kids smile... and honestly they arent smashing very many good busses.. occasionally you'll see a bus in one of these that you think "well dang thats a nice bus".. but most all of them are pretty trashed mechanically and patched together just to make the race.. these are the $900 busses from the auctions .. alot of these are busses that have already been church busses and were dumped by them.. (churhes have donated their old busses for the purpose).. some were recently school busses (as you can see they still had school lights)..

normally the money raised is given to a children's related charity.. since it is so well attended it brings in quite a bit of money...

while I love old busses (I own one).. school busses arent going anywhere anytime soon... they keep making them by the 1000s so there will be plenty to be turned into art studios, homes, cruisers, campers, party busses, and mobile Dev Labs... for a Long time to come..

-Christopher

[Arvik]

AWESOME!!!
so whens the factory made RV derby? imagine the pile of fiberglass all over!
what stands out most to me is how strong our buses really are. wish insurance companies could see this!

[cadillackid]

Originally Posted by jester

AWESOME!!!
so whens the factory made RV derby? imagine the pile of fiberglass all over!
what stands out most to me is how strong our buses really are. wish insurance companies could see this!

actually just wait a few years in these videos when they are figure 8 racing the current flimsy IC's.. it will look like a commercially made RV wreck-em up..

-Christopher

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

actually just wait a few years in these videos when they are figure 8 racing the current flimsy IC's.. it will look like a commercially made RV wreck-em up..

-Christopher

I really don't think that IC's are "flimsy". Seems like this is how net rumors are born. Not trying to start a fight or anything, Chris.

[cadillackid]

well... their GVWR's are typically much less than other or older busses... they definitely rust out much quicker than some of the other brands...

are they safe busses? of course they are decently safe because of new technology... just like modern cars that have much lighter weights and thinner metals but still score better in safety ratings because of electronics, stronger, lighter FRAMES... but to me the sheet metal used on them for the sides, floors, roofs is not nearly as strong as older or other busses..

I mention this because for someone building a home or a camper, rusting out quicker spells big issues... many of the busses here will never benefit from any safety improvements as the owner isnt building something to be travelled 10,000 miles a year.. (some are)..

a well cared for IC is quiet, comfortable, smooth, and drives beautifully on the highway.. but from what I see in the rust belt of the midwest.. are IC's rusting quicker than birds and thomas;s of the same age... and by rusting I dont mean a little surface around some rivets...

-Christopher

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

well... their GVWR's are typically much less than other or older busses... they definitely rust out much quicker than some of the other brands...

are they safe busses? of course they are decently safe because of new technology... just like modern cars that have much lighter weights and thinner metals but still score better in safety ratings because of electronics, stronger, lighter FRAMES... but to me the sheet metal used on them for the sides, floors, roofs is not nearly as strong as older or other busses..

I mention this because for someone building a home or a camper, rusting out quicker spells big issues... many of the busses here will never benefit from any safety improvements as the owner isnt building something to be travelled 10,000 miles a year.. (some are)..

a well cared for IC is quiet, comfortable, smooth, and drives beautifully on the highway.. but from what I see in the rust belt of the midwest.. are IC's rusting quicker than birds and thomas;s of the same age... and by rusting I dont mean a little surface around some rivets...

-Christopher

Right on, well definitely show us some of what you're talking about when/if you can.


Apparently people die a LOT in these races. Our sheriff died in one some years back. On his birthday. I've mentioned it every time this comes up, so sorry if I'm a broken record here.

Driver in school bus race killed; a driver was killed when his school bus overturned at Citrus County Speedway - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel

https://www.policeone.com/chiefs-she...47th-birthday/

Such a waste, if you ask me-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl6QUQ6_CIM