Flat Tire Cafe was founded by Charlie, Will, Vicky, Rasheed, and Lauren in 2017. Their mission was to co-create a community with people whose values were aligned with community building and the 10 principles of Burning Man. Almost a decade later, Flat Tire Cafe has grown to hundreds of members worldwide with people burning all year long from SF to NY, Berlin to Amsterdam, and Hong Kong to Australia. We’re lucky to call FTC our home, not just in Black Rock City but wherever our people are.

The incredible leads have run FTC with the board over the years and have constantly improved our infrastructure and operations on Playa. We BOW DOWN and thank them for their valuable contributions to this community. It’s SO HARD, and it’s a labor of love.

FLAT TIRE CAFE (SNAP CAMP INC.) BOARD

• Charlie Guthrie (Answer Man) - Treasurer/Co-founder

• Vicky Sarmiento (Bender) - President/Placement Liason/Community/Co-founder

• Lauren (Athena) - Ops Advisor/Co-founder

• Will Frazier (Freezer) - Build/Co-founder

• Rasheed Robinson (Ra) - Secretary/Community/Build/Co-founder

• Siska Silitonga (Chili) - Kitchen

2026 Burn Team:

• Charlie and Sophie: Treasury + Ops

• Vicky, Rasheed, Nicoll: Community + Ops

• Will Frazier, Rob, Rasheed, Jake: Build, Strike, Maintenance

• Dave + Charlie: Bikes

• Siska + Terry: Kitchen

• Carissa + Connor: Cafe