Big Chicken Barstools.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Cool Colorado Stuff

After a stint in mortgage consulting, Jason Walsh "was looking to start up a different career," and he certainly succeeded in doing that. Teaming with Doug Walsh, his brother, and college pal (and award-winning Indy Car fabricator) Mike Ferguson, Jason launched Big Chicken Barstools in late 2001. The product: wheeled barstools with a 6.5-horsepower Briggs & Stratton motor and a top speed of about 40 miles an hour. It took the trio seven months to sell their first unit, but they've moved around 225 more in the three years since. There is a nascent barstool racing circuit, but Big Chicken's primary market is pit row: Crew members use...