| Here's the thing: The belief that the Universe needs a World's Fastest Hot Tub is something that has been obvious to the creators of the Carpool DeVille for a very long time. It is fair to say that in the project's darker moments, when so much work seemed to lie ahead, it was the vision of a hot tub going a hundred miles an hour that kept the dream alive, and a flame burning under the asses of we who were responsible for building it, and building it right. | |
A trick of fate
In 2014, after 6 years of generally furious construction, the Carpool DeVille was set to claim its rightful place in history and the record books as the fastest hot tub humankind had ever seen. A crowdfunding campaign was launched and news of our quest traveled quite literally around the world (seriously - check out the links on our Media page). With such support, we couldn't help but reach our funding goal, and so we were set. With the Carpool DeVille loaded into a racing trailer, and a technical support team assembled, we set off on the 600-plus mile trip to Bonneville, Utah, to the salt flats where land speed records have been getting set for over a hundred years.
But Mother Nature had other ideas. Unseasonably heavy rains put the course under water, and the annual Speed Week event was cancelled. We'd made the trip though, and ergo, we'd spent the money we raised, so we ran the Carpool DeVille in an unofficial time trial on a patch of mud, getting up to 50 miles per hour.
But Mother Nature had other ideas. Unseasonably heavy rains put the course under water, and the annual Speed Week event was cancelled. We'd made the trip though, and ergo, we'd spent the money we raised, so we ran the Carpool DeVille in an unofficial time trial on a patch of mud, getting up to 50 miles per hour.
Nature abhors a vacuum
We sent word of our record attempt to Guinness World Records. They immediately recognized that we were onto something with this Hot Tub Racing thing, and they designed a record category called 'Fastest Motorized Hot Tub' around the standards of workmanship set by the Carpool DeVille. Thing is, they didn't sign off on our timing procedure of stopwatches and flag-girls. You need electronic timing eyes and some level of independent oversight to set a bona fide World Record, and so the category presently stands empty; a mistake of history to be corrected, if not by us, then by whom?
"YouR Name Here"
Crowdfunding was the only way to go for our amateur year, but we're professionals now, and the Carpool DeVille is an international symbol of joy. We're seeking sponsorship from anyone who sees what we're up to here and would like to be a part of it. Please CONTACT US if your company or organization would benefit from an association with the fastest hot tub in the World.