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• Barstool racing is a term commonly used for the driving of a motorized bar stool. It is also a type of go-carting where bar stools are place on go-carts and raced against each other. Barstool racing is popular in parts of the United States, including Wisconsin. The motorized bar stools are either purchased or self-constructed.The Columbus Dispatch: DUI charge is filed, but man never left bar stool (March 31, 2009) DN ONline: Barstool racing combines need for speed, comfort (January 26, 2006)

  28-year-old Kile Wygle was arrested in March 2009 for driving under the influence after allegedly driving a bar stool equipped with a motorcycle engine. Wygle had built the motorized bar stool himself, using a motorcycle engine and a lawnmower steering wheel.The Columbus Dispatch: DUI charge is filed, but man never left bar stool (March 31, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Bar stool racing, the use of motorized barstools, is popular in Wisconsin and some other parts of the United StatesThe Columbus Dispatch: DUI charge is filed, but man never left bar stool (March 31, 2009)
  2. Some bar stools with motors can be purchased onlineThe Columbus Dispatch: DUI charge is filed, but man never left bar stool (March 31, 2009)
  3. Others are constructed at home
  4. Barstool racing is also a type of go cart where barstools are placed in gocarts and raced against each otherDN ONline: Barstool racing combines need for speed, comfort (January 26, 2006)
  5. The National Organized Barstool Racing Association organizes bar stool racesDN ONline: Barstool racing combines need for speed, comfort (January 26, 2006)
  6. There is also a sanctioning body named A-BRA, or the American Barstool Racing Association

• Kile Wygle

  28-year-old Kile Wygle was arrested after allegedly driving a motorized bar stool while under the influence in March 2009. Wygle was charged with driving the bar stool while under the influence of alcohol and driving while under suspension. He has pleaded not guilty. The bar stool was wrecked and Wygle was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.The Columbus Dispatch: DUI charge is filed, but man never left bar stool (March 31, 2009)

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