Hack up a project.Race in Japan.
Pitstop is an international Hack Club event where teenagers build hardware and automotive software to earn a spot building and racing real go-karts in Japan :D
Free · Open to students and teenagers worldwide · More details coming soon :tm:
About the event
Build something awesome. Earn a ticket to Japan.
Pitstop is a Hack Club’s go-kart challenge. Around the world, teenagers are building hardware projects and automotive software — dashboards, telemetry rigs, controllers, and everything in between — to earn a spot on the final crew.
Finalists fly to Japan, team up with builders from other countries, and build and race real go-karts together.
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Build & Ship
Build a hardware or software project. A go-kart dashboard, telemetry rig, or anything you can imagine. Ship it.
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Earn your spot
The most impressive projects earn a place on the final crew flying out to Japan.
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Race
Team up with builders from around the world, build go-karts, and race them in Japan :D
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Pitstop is a Hack Club event where teenagers from around the world build hardware and automotive software projects. The best builders earn a spot to fly to Japan, where they team up to build and race real go-karts together.
Any teenager (ages 13–18), from anywhere in the world, is welcome to join.
Not at all — beginners are absolutely welcome. We’ll provide starter projects, mentors, and a community of builders to help you learn as you go.
The quilified builders will be will be invited to japan where they will build and race there go karts
Whatever you can dream up in hardware or automotive software: sensor dashboards, go-kart telemetry, custom controllers, LED builds, and more. The sky’s the limit. your project just has to be orignal
Nothing! Pitstop will provide free acomodation and food, you can also get travel stripnids to cover the cost of your flight
Hit the RSVP button up top, then join the Hack Club Slack to meet other builders and stay in the loop. That’s it!