Redbull is known for throwing some of the craziest events. One particular event, is the Redbull Flugtag. Once a year, Redbull goes on a multi city tour to find the best homeade human-powered flying machine. They takeover an open bay or lake, set up a 30-40 ft pier, and fill the place with a 90,000+ audience, and choose 34-38 teams to create and push their “Craft” off the platform. Last weekend, I went out to Long Beach, CA to check out the event, as it was the venue chosen for Southern California.
Our good buddies Shaun and Aaron Guardado were chosen by the City of Long Beach to help build a rendition of the famous LB Aircraft, the Spruce Goose. You may remember Shaun and Aaron from the Demolition Derby we covered about a year back. These guys are always looking to be involved with new things, so they were honored to build a Craft for Long Beach Flugtag.
Although Aaron and Shaun’s craft didn’t win, they were one of the only few that stayed intact the whole way down, and actually “floated.” Check out some pics that Aaron captured throughout the day on his modded iPhone.
Thousands of people took over Rainbow Harbor to watch. You may remember Rainbow Harbor from Travis Pastrana’s New Years Eve jump this past year.
US Coast Guard came by to give a demo before the event started. Helicopters are so rad!
Aaron & Shaun’s craft: The Spruce Goose 2.0.
The Spruce Goose 2.0 ready for take off.
Our boat.
Hundreds of people ready to rush the VIP dock for a better view.
Thanks to Long Beach for being a gracious host. Open Bar and Mini Sammies!
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