Just a few days for the TopCon!
For a change, this event will be just 5 minutes from my house
, instead of another city, state or continent!
There are going to be several contests. From the event website:
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Minotaur Rider Challenge1st Place: Custody of the Minotaur until the next event and Focusworks Top Carrier
Each participant spins the Minotaur made by Tom Griffin on the official designated spin surface. A spin can be restarted if it's stopped within 5 seconds of launch for up to five times (on the fifth launch, you have to let it go and that will be your timed spin). The participant with the longest spin time wins the competition and the Minotaur.
Griffin Spin Challenge1st Place: Griffin Competition Top
Each participant spins the top made by Tom Griffin on the official designated station. A spin can be restarted if it's stopped within 5 seconds of launch for up to five times (on the fifth launch, you have to let it go and that will be your timed spin). The participant with the longest spin time wins the competition top.
BYOT Long Spin Challenge1st Place: Plier RookW and db Flameworks Station
Each participant spins his or her top (from any maker) on the official designated station. A spin can be restarted if it's stopped within 5 seconds of launch. No limit on restarts. The participant with the longest spin time wins the competition.
Top Spin Challenge1st Place: M.Works Saw
Each participant takes three turns on the Top Spin board with the provided top. The participant with the highest score wins the competition. Should a tie occur, the tied participants will take three additional turns with a smaller top and the highest score wins. If a tie still occurs, participants will repeat three turns with increasingly smaller tops for each round until the tie is broken. To see how to play this game, view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cV7RZrxgE8.
Revolutions Challenge1st Place: Andy Davis Marble Top with Stand and Marbles
Each participant spins the i-Top and tries to get the max revolutions per spin. A second spin is performed to check the RPM count recorded on the i-Top. No limits on turns and no restrictions on spin surface. The participant with the top RPM score wins the competition. Note that the i-Top is electronic and it’s possible it might glitch so have fun with this challenge and don’t take it too seriously. To see what an i-Top is, view
iTop.
RPM Challenge1st Place: BilletSPIN Soul Pen
Each participant spins the same BilletSPIN Firefly top on the official designated station and RPMs are measured with a tachometer. Launches can be restarted any number of times until you get a good rip. The participant with the highest RPMs wins the competition.
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I don't have a slim chance at any of these, except on the numbered Spintop board
My wrists are slim and my finger top starts puny. I guess if I was very lucky I could start Iacopo's top straight on the provided surface and be competitive on the BYOT Long Spin Challenge. But that's unlikely and I don't want to risk scratching it.