Teams

E pluribus unum plaustrum

Garage Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH

Driver: Chris Nye

Mechanics: Paul Pugsley, Nick Rowland, Andy Bobinger, Eric Aho

Nuts and Bolts:

Chris Nye has eaten three varieties of deep-fried animal testicles. (“Two of them were OK,” Chris reports. “One wasn’t.”) The 27-year-old engineer will enjoy an altogether different supper on October 4. Seated amid eight mannequins (with his four teammates at the head of the table), Chris will preside over enough bread to feed a multitude of 5,000. From Mount Adams on high, Christ -- er, Chris -- and his mechanics will pay tribute to the Last Supper, which the team captain regards as “the greatest going-away party in history.” Explaining his team’s choice, Chris says, “We just couldn’t think of anything funnier to see rolling down a hill like a bat out of … dare I say it?”

Chris will play the leading role and might need a miracle to safely descend the Mount. The E Pluribus Unum Plaustrum racer steering wheel is located on the side of the vehicle, making for some complex maneuverability. There’s also the extra weight of the eight mannequins to consider, but the team mechanics are working on a novel solution. “We are brainstorming a mechanism that will give Jesus the ability to control the apostles and lean them into the turns,” Chris says. No word on whether a mannequin or mechanic gets stuck playing Judas.