The Mini 500 is an annual tricycle race around Peters Parking Deck that occurs on the Friday before the Homecoming football game. It is one of Georgia Tech’s most unique traditions put on by Ramblin’ Reck Club since 1969.
Teams are comprised of seven members: four to take turns as the driver and three on the pit crew. Each team is required to rotate the front tire of their tricycle three times throughout the course of the race. All teams try to complete 8 laps without destroying their tricycle.
Some teams utilize their engineering skillset, as necessary (but restricted) reinforcement of the tricycle is imperative to a team’s success. The Mini 500 is without a doubt one of the most entertaining events of Homecoming week and is definitely something you won’t want to miss!
Sign-ups for Mini 500 are within the general Homecoming sign-ups and will be open Sept. 24–27 at tickets.studentcenter.gatech.edu. Mini 500 costs $100 dollars to participate in and includes the tricycle and t-shirts for members of your Mini 500 team.
Please reach out to our chairs below for any questions you may have!
Isabel Wickliffe
HOCO Reck Club Chair
Isabel.Wickliffe@gatech.edu
Brandon Dobson
Mini-500 Sub-Chair
brandon.dobson@gatech.edu
Rachel Hurst
Mini-500 Sub-Chair
rhurst8@gatech.edu