Brooklyn Gravity Racers at The Boiler: Pierogi a Go-Go CHANGE OF DATES — SEE UPDATED DETAILS BELOW Help us celebrate Pierogi's 15-year anniversary by entering the race! Make a car and join in three days of racing and an exhibition of gravity racers Register your car by September 15th to be included in the event NEW DATES: Racers on view at The Boiler: 18– 25 September Race dates: 23, 24, 25 September, 2009 (6–9pm at The Boiler) Drop off your car and Register by 15th September at Pierogi Elimination heats—Wednesday, 23 September and Thursday, 24 September Finals and awards—Friday, 25 September LOCATION: The BOILER 191 North 14th St. (between Berry St & Wythe Ave.) W'burg Brooklyn Scroll down for map Call for further details: 718.599.2144 What kind of car would you make? See examples of racers here Scroll down for further details September 2009 will mark Pierogi's 15-year anniversary. We will celebrate this fifteen-year adventure by holding a third raucous racing event and exhibition. We invite you participate in the September exhibition by making a pinewood derby racing car. All cars will be displayed at The BOILER on rows of shelves throughout the races and the following weekend. There were will three days of racing (September 16, 17, and 18) culminating in the finals and the announcement of awards in categories such as speed and aesthetics, among others. Trophies will be awarded and commemorative T-shirts will be available. The cars will be on view until September 20. The competition is open to all artists who have participated in Pierogi exhibitions, events and the Flat Files. Competitors may also include patrons and critics who have been involved over the years, or who would like to be involved in the coming years. The track will be approximately 60 feet long, with a vertiginous drop from 16 feet to ground level. The cars will be powered by gravity alone, as is the tradition of pinewood derby racing. Announcers will call the races, cameras will be in place for photo finishes and race tallies will be projected live. There will be banners, beer and excitement for all. The pinewood derby kit consists of one 6 x 2 x 3 inch block of wood, two axles, four wheels, rules and instructions. Kits will be available at Pierogi beginning July 16, for a fee of $4.50, or you may order them online here. The Brooklyn Gravity Racers event is organized in collaboration with Gary Bachman, Mike Ballou and Chuck Yuen. Bachman and Ballou conceived of and organized the first Brooklyn Gravity Racers event, hosted by Pierogi in 1995, called "Four Wheels at Four Walls." For more information and racing rules please call the gallery (718-599-2144).   Installation views (above and below): Pierogi, 2004 (10 Year Anniversary)     Pre-race set up at Supreme Trading, 2004 (above and below)     Below: Images from the first Brooklyn Gravity Racers event, hosted by Pierogi in 1995, called "Four Wheels at Four Walls."
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	P   I   E   R   O   G   I     2   0   0   0 177 north 9th street brooklyn, ny 11211 718.599.2144 noon to 6p friday through monday and by appointment pierogi 2000 is an innovative art gallery in williamsburg, brooklyn, new york