This is the first semi-final of Round Three where the Scrapheap Henchmen (Water Bike) take on the Jurassic Junkers (Catapult, GoKart). The teams must build a scooter capable of traveling off-road. An oval shaped course has a couple of mud patches, pavement and rough terrain. Each team member will take one lap and the team that gets all four team members across the finish line first, or the team that travels the farthest in 10 minutes, advances to the final round of competition. This is also the first race that features motorized machines.

Both teams are given the same junk (engines included) so any differences in their designs will probably be minimal. Each team's scooter will have to have a frame, steering wheel and tires capable of driving through the different kinds of terrain. Most importantly, they will have to make sure that the connections between the battery and the motor are secure. If not, then it could be disastrous come race day.
 
 
 

The Blue design has the battery at the rear	The Red design has the battery in the front but also a large tire too
2 OP/JY records! Red won 15 mins engineer time and blue won zero	Blue gets to work welding their frame together
Red's big wheel will make going through mud mush easier	Being so far ahead, the Blue team  decide to take a break
They soon get back to work by attaching the foot plate	Kamaya harasses the blues, or is it the other way around?
A precision cut to make handlebars	Problem? Solution...Duct Tape!
Blue makes a wobbly test run	The Reds are sailing like crazy
They're at the start...	...and red has a lead going into the final bend
Red hands off first	Blue shakes their scooter around on trade-off number one
Oh! Red goes down hard!!	But Blue damaged their scooter and engine is dead
Red is flying around the course...	...and their lead grows bigger
Blue is at the mud but is going nowhere	Red wins and advances to the finals!

 

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