Festool and WOK Racing

[peter halle]

I have to admit that sport has always been an interest of mine although I gave up participating many years ago.  Now when I find a thread about a sport that I have never heard about and the word Festool comes up then my attention is piqued.  

On Festool Germany's Facebook page there was something interesting and after running the text thru Google Translator I was curious if the translation was correct.  YEP. - WOK Racing.

In case you have never heard or seen WOK racing before here is a link that hopefully will work for everyone - WOK Racing - Who Knew?

You can check out the announcement about the race tomorrow by going to Festool Germany's Facebook page or Festool Germany,  Here is a link that you will need to translate:  http://www.festool.de/Ueber-uns/News/Seiten/2013-03_Wok-WM.aspx

Peter

 

[Tinker]

I'll never look at Chinese cooking the same [scared]

 

[Kev]

I still feel ripped off that it's 2013 and we don't have hover boards  [mad]

 

[peter halle]

Well,  after spending considerable time searching for the results of this World Class Event, I have discovered that Christian - the wokker mentioned in the article - was injured in training and was not able to compete.    [sad] Please join me in wishing him a speedy recovery.  I hope that these are annual events and not held on 4 year cycles.

Please note that the wokking athlete (Christian) mentioned above is not the same person as the Festool USA CEO.  I have no knowledge if any woks were harmed during training or the races.

Peter

 

[ajones]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6HDsPzdHC0

 

[Sean7a]

Wow, I can't believe that is an organized sport.  That's no different than me recklessly flying down hills on college campuses via cafeteria trays.  Pretty cool that people are psyched on it and having fun.  Tis all that matters.

And yes Kev, I have no clue why we don't have hover boards.  I'd gladly take 5 years of no more NAINA tools making it over here if it meant Festool R&D completed a hover board.

 

[Tinker]

sean, don't you think you are going hovering just a little overboard there? [dead horse]
Tinker

 

[upscale]

On Festool Germany's Facebook page there was something interesting and after running the text thru Google Translator I was curious if the translation was correct.  YEP. - WOK Racing.

Sorry, but after seeing what this sport was all about, I've decided to "WOK" away from it.
[big grin]  [big grin]  [big grin]

 

[jacko9]

Wow, these guys are really behind the times, back in the 1950's we used to use garbage can lids (the handles were on the sides) to slide down ice covered hills in upstate New York.  And, we didn't use all of that fancy padding [wink] 

Jack