mini-500 Stories - From The Rumble Seat
Georgia Tech's Labor of Hercules: the Mini 500 Homecoming Event
Editor's Note: It's Homecoming Weekend at Georgia Tech and the Mini-500 kicks it off at 5pm at Peters Parking Deck. Bird wrote a great piece on the Mini-500 last year and here it is again to educate and inform. Who will be there tonight? It's my favorite event of homecoming so I'll surely be there....
Georgia Tech's Labor of Hercules: the Mini 500
In 1969, Ramblin' Reck Club organized the first edition of what has become a Georgia Tech homecoming staple: the Mini 500 Tricycle Race. A 2009 Emmy-winning PSA further cemented the allure of the notorious race. The race requires men's teams to race 15 laps (5.4 miles) around Peters Parking Deck....
Homecoming Week! The Mini-500
The Mini-500 in 1975. Photo courtesy of gatech.edu Virginia Tech coming to town brings plenty of excitement to campus already. When you add that to the homecoming festivities planned, there is simply no time for academics! Every day here at FTRS, we'll provide some historical information on the...
Georgia Tech 2009 PSA
The Georgia Tech PSA's have come quite a ways over the past few years. Two years ago brought you the robotic arm and last year, the Ramblin' Reck did an Evil Knieval-type jump. This year, the Mini-500 is the centerpiece: From the T-Book: The Mini 500 is one of Georgia Tech’s most...
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