Steampunk splendidness, fun frivolity and mayhem. Bringing a smile to your face soon.
What a fantastic day, thank you to all, especially our sponsors. there are more photos on the Splendid Teapot Racing Facebook page.
| Award | Recipient | |
| The Amelia Dangerfield Trophy for Overall Splendidness | S Hambles
Sophie McDuff |
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| Most splendid Family/ Team
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Sneakthief Family
Ava, Matthew, and Jake Williams |
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| The Speed and Agility Race:
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Captain Various Miscellaneous Bitsandpieces
Norm Riley 54 seconds |
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| The Drag Race: | Colonel Sir Julius Hawthorne | |
| The Tea Cosy of Splendidness:
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Baroness Violet Von Vixen
Vicki Purple |
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| Most Splendidly Attired Lady:
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Flight Captain Lady Sapphire Devereux
Denise Savage |
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| Most Splendidly Attired Gentleman:
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Major Reggie Iceburg
Ray Meadows |
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| Judges Discretion:
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Lord Thurso
John V. Freeman |
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| Most spectacular SNAFU of the Day:
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Parthenia Heston-Carter Jones
Benedicte Lockner |
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| Racing Times | ||
| Names | Times | Placing |
| Captain Various Miscellaneous Bitsandpieces | 54 seconds | First |
| Lord Otto | 1.04 | Second and first junker home |
| Dr Zathras Sauvage | 1.21 | third |
| Colonel Sir Julius Hawthorne | 1.25 | fourth |
| Captain Mortlake
Colonel Sir Julius Hawthorne |
1.32 | Fifth equal |
| Jasper Sneakthief | 1.42 | sixth |
| Steam Smythe Jr | 1.53 | Seventh and first U15 home |
| Nicholas Lancaster | 2.29 | Eighth |
| Flight Captain Lady Sapphire Devereux | 2.55 | Ninth |
With all the last minute preparations just about completed, the Captian assembled The TleafT Expeditious Distillation Trophy. This trophy was named via a customer competition at TleafT. How cool is that! The TleafT people are seriously cool.
Here is the finished result.
Who will win this year?
Saturday 3rd June, you can come along on Saturday, Oamaru Workings Men’s Club, 2 pm there will be door sales on the day.
Dear all
Online registrations will close – Thursday, June 1st at 5pm. You can still enter and register your teapot racer but you will have to be at the Hall at 1 pm on Saturday to do so. Registrations on the day will close at 1.45pm.
Thank you – see you all there.
It was all over the headlines when Alice was arrested and jailed briefly for public intoxication while her boyfriend, the Mad Hatter, was charged with a DIC for driving the car under the influence of alcohol.
Alice didn’t seem to take the incident, or the media rush to tell the world very seriously. She said: “We’re only able to be seen through the microscope of the media and what people gossip about. You take the good with the bad. It’s by telling our stories, sharing our experiences and giving a first-hand look at us as human beings [that shows] who we are apart from what we seem to be.”
Though she had to address the issue of the recent media attention for her drunken night out, her focus remains on her sobriety and new hobby, Splendid Tea Pot Racing, where this year at Oamaru she will be a first-time contestant.
Alice says: “I am ready to participate and share my past, I’m super excited. Splendid Tea Pot Racing is the next big thing, but I’m not looking forward to the Ramp of Doom. I sincerely want to give it my best shot. Splendid Tea Pot Racing isn’t about tearing people down; it’s about building people up, being part of a supportive family and having a jolly good laugh.”
Alice confided that the stress of an arranged marriage, falling twice into Wonderland, killing the Jabberwocky, restoring the kingdom and coming back to normal life was just too much. “My life imploded, I just wanted to be a child again, and I turned to alcohol and drugs, and that was wrong. Now I have been to rehab, and I am clean and sober. I have found Splendid Teapot Racing, and I can be a child again, I just love it! I am so happy I could Futterwhack!”
Splendid Teapot Racing will be held this weekend in Oamaru, 2 pm at the Working Men’s Club.
The author can not confirm or deny the accuracy of this story, no animals were hurt in the making of this story, a story is a story and it possibly can be alleged that the author may have consumed vast quantities of coffee and chocolate at the time. Carry on…..
It’s the final countdown for the NZ Steampunk Festival’s Splendid Teapot Racing.
25 Pre-registered for the speed and agility race
11 Pre-registered for the drag race
4 Pre-registered for the decorated tea cosy
There is still time to pre-enter and you can enter on the day
It’s going to be great! Splendid prizes and splendid people. Huzzah!
Carry on!
Dear Tepotti
It gives the Captain and I great pleasure to reveal to you the new 2017 Splendid Teapot Racing badges. The winners will receive one with a “winners” bar. You can purchase yours on the day or from me at any time for $25.00 (+p&p if I need to send it to you). Each year there will be new date bars and I will do a back order of previous date bars if people let me know what they would like, they will be $5.00 each.
Please share your love and support for these businesses who have sponsored prizes for Splendid Teapot Racing at the Oamaru Steampunk Festival 2017. Without these people live would be a bit more boring!
Amelia Dangerfield Foundation
Dear All Teapotii,
Here is the link to the tickets
Check out the family friendly pricing:
I hope your teapot building is going well – we have a splendid line up – 24 entries so far, Brilliant prizes and fun fun fun.
The cushions will be out for those brave enough to get up close to the action, the new wibbly wobbly bridge is under construction – it’s going to be a great afternoon!
Splendid Teapot Racing 