Season 9
Season 9 • 2002
0Episodes
1. Mud Monsters
2002-10-23 • 60 min
2. Hovercraft
2002-10-30 • 60 min
3. Golfball Gatling Gun
2002-11-06 • 60 min
4. Blind Navigation
2002-11-13 • 60 min
5. Railroad Racers
2002-11-20 • 60 min
6. Clockwork Cars
2002-11-27 • 60 min
7. Smooth Riders
2002-12-04 • 60 min
8. Monowheels
2002-12-11 • 60 min
9. Tugs of War
2002-12-18 • 60 min
10. Diggers
2003-01-08 • 60 min
11. Destroyers
2003-01-15 • 60 min
12. Car Flinger
2003-01-22 • 60 min
13. Flight of the Century
2003-03-09 • 60 min
14. Flight of the Century
To celebrate 100th anniversary of the first flight by Wright brothers, teams from U.S., U.K. and France built flying machines capable of stop exactly at the red line located in the middle of a dry lakebed in California's Mojave Desert - using materials and tools in 1900s. In addition to 20 hours build time, each team had 2 hours of decoration time, 2 test flights, and a modern FAA-approved engine to power the vehicles. Teams - Members The American Eagles (USA) - Ken Kellet (Captain), Andrew King, Norm Kellett, Paul Stecewycz The British Buzzards (UK) - Darren Arkwright, Bill Brooks (Captain), Wendy Phillips and Iain Evans The French Falcons (France) - Géraud Lafage (Captain), Eric Toquoy, Dimitri Carstensen and Gerald Senger The American Eagles built Walden IX; The British Buzzards built a hybrid based on Wright Flyer (1912 version)'s wings, French Antoinette's tail, and Bill Brooks' original fuselage; The French Falcons built Blériot XI.
2003-03-09 • 120 min