DIY Project: Turning an Ordinary Couch Into RaceCouch

Some couches can recline. Others sport a built-in refrigerator, cup holders, and a little cubby for the TV remote. Georgia Tech’s Wreck Racing, regular entrants in our $2000 Challenge, built a piece of living room furniture that can go nearly 20 mph.

Photography Credit: Tony Neste

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Loved the article on the race couch. Nice!

There used to be a guy in Minneapolis who would enter his motorized sofa in the annual Art Car parade.  There was someone else who combined a Laz-E-Boy recliner with a scooter, and apparently it was road legal - I'd see him driving around town and there were lights, mirrors and a license plate on it.

I was lucky to go for a ride on RaceCouch, and it's pretty sweet. 

Every college dorm has a solid couch. However, I bet they rarely leave the building, let alone move under power.