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BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Daniel Walsh waits to turn the fire extinguisher on heavy metal creations during HazardFactory's 7th Annual Power Tool Drag Races during the Georgetown Carnival in Seattle Saturday June 9, 2012. Racers hack apart everyday tools and anything with wheels to compete for speed, and eventually, demolition. In the last several years, races have sprung up all over the world, and Rusty Oliver of HazardFactory here in Seattle, credits inspiration from racers in San Francisco. "We started copying San Francisco, and then we decided to do it better than them," said Oliver. He sent a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer encased in a metal cage to the California racers as a licensing gift and has been holding the races ever since. For more photos, visit the gallery.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Judge Chris Daly gives a style point to a racer during HazardFactory's 7th Annual Power Tool Drag Races during the Georgetown Carnival in Seattle Saturday June 9, 2012. Racers hack apart everyday tools and anything with wheels to compete for speed, and eventually, demolition. Judges pride themselves on being subjective, unfair, and bribe-able in the spirit of the game.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Racers are made out of scrap metal, tools and whatever else looks interesting or dangerous for HazardFactory's 7th Annual Power Tool Drag Races during the Georgetown Carnival in Seattle Saturday June 9, 2012.