Friday, July 11, 2025

This is cool; a Portland, Oregon neighborhood that has a fun day for everyone that wants to compete at parallel parking



The idea of a Parallel Parking Contest came from Stefanie Lynch, who heard of a similar event in Pittsburgh, got to work creating the perfect stage (and set of rules) for a pretty unique block party and fun competition with her friends Daniel and Casey

A stretch of sidewalk was chosen, 
pool noodles were taped to the stationary vehicles fore and aft of the open spot.
and no automatic parking features were allowed,
the judges decided to tape a piece of cardboard to the backup cameras to make sure contestants didn’t have an edge and relied purely on skill to avoid hitting another car. 

According to the video shared by Good Morning America, more than 50 people attempted to show off their skills


According to the rules, the shorter the vehicle, the fewer points they were awarded, so if you showed up in a Ford F-250 long bed and did a decent job, you probably would’ve taken home the trophy. 

There is an actual trophy, and it being Portland, it’s a golden Subaru.


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