Danger Wheel — the downhill Big Wheel race for grown-ups with a mini death wish — is returning to Pendleton July 27.
Doubling in size from the 2018 competition, Danger Wheel is inviting 128 three-person teams to compete in an obstacle course built into Pendleton’s urban core. Held rain or shine, drivers from each team will go head-to-head down a two-block course that will change throughout the day. Each will compete for the coveted title of “Danger Champion.”
“Cincinnati’s Pendleton neighborhood is thrilled to see Danger Wheel grow into a fifth year, now with double the Wheels and twice the Danger,” said Andrew Salzbrun, vice president of the Pendleton neighborhood, partner of the Hickory Wald hospitality group and partner of the experiential agency AGAR, in a press release. “Proceeds from Danger Wheel will help install permanent historical signage markers as well as flower planters and waste receptacles in Pendleton.”
If you aren’t racing (because you are a smart person who does not want to get injured) you can watch from the sidelines and imbibe brews from MadTree, Rhinegeist, Braxton, Taft’s and 3 Points, plus snack on food from streetpops and Nation Kitchen and Bar.
The race will start at noon July 27 at the intersection of 12th and Broadway streets. Registration is $100 per team; free to watch. Sign up to participate at DangerWheel.com.
This article appears in May 8-15, 2019.
