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  1. The World Championship by seer13 · · Score: 1 · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race Photos
    Greetings from the World Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race: This year, our 37th the course is 42 miles of road, sand, mud, water (nearly 5 miles in the water), thrills, spills, chills and probably some rain as we are located in the beautiful redwood coast of far northern California. The race begins in Arcata and ends in Ferndale... three days and two campouts later!

    http://kineticsculpturerace.org/

    We have all sorts of history on our page, plus descriptions of our Kinetic Lab where machines are built and the Museum where they go to die.

    We crown the most talented, most rutabaga like contestant who offers herself (or this year, himself) to the public for their approval and acclamation as our rutabaga queen. They receive a hand-made crown from Glorious Founder, Hobart Brown.

    Do visit us... whether electronically or as Tom Jones and crew did last year IN PERSON!

    I so enjoyed visiting Baltimore last year... you can see pix on

    http://ebeltz.net/fieldtrips/ksr-balt04/ksr-balt04 .html

    Plus there's tons of photos of the mother race on the kinetic site. We have a forum, too for people interested in conversing with real live kinetinauts!

    For the GLORY!

    Seer#13

  2. The best and original: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race Photos
    Here is the Original Kinetic Sculpture Race

    This one in Baltimore is just a cheap-ass Pretender

  3. Another Kinetic Sculpture Race by kc01 · · Score: 3, Informative · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race Photos
    I became familiar with the race from Arcata to Ferndale, California when I went to school there.

    http://kineticsculpturerace.org/

    I'm not certain how long Baltimore's been doing it, but the Arcata race has been going for 37 years.

  4. The King of Kinetic Sculpture Races by fleener · · Score: 1 · on Kinetic Sculpture Race 2004
    The first Kinetic Sculpture Race began in 1969 in Humboldt County, California, and still rolls today. Its popularity around the world is due in large part to Glorious Founder Hobart Brown traveling the world to promote this type of race.

    Duane Flatmo is hands down the king of kinetic sculpture makers. View a number of his creations at his web site. You may have seen Flatmo creations at other KSR races around the United States.

  5. Californian's and others in the west by Schlaegel · · Score: 5, Informative · on Kinetic Sculpture Race 2004

    I have been going to the grand daddy of all Kinetic Sculpture Races for a few years. It is in the fine north-west; Arcata to be exact.

    Go check it out (May 29-31) if you want to see some home grown hilarious technology. The sculptors are bizarre and have to do some amazing feats!

  6. original KSR by Graymalkn · · Score: 4, Informative · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

    Others have mentioned Arcata, Eureka, and Ferndale as all being home to the original KSR. It should be noted for those not familiar with California geography that these are all the same race. As mentioned above, it started in Ferndale in 1969 but eventually the starting line moved north, so that now the three-day race starts in Arcata, crosses Eureka Bay, and eventually ends (after climbing the Slippery Slimy Slope) in the Victorian/hillbilly town of Ferndale.

    It really is an amazing sight to see (especially the Sculptures trying to get up the Slope in the rain!) and I highly recommend that anyone who can manage to be six hours from the nearest major airport over Memorial Day weekend make an effort to attend.

    For a good laugh, the rules are available online.

  7. Oh for heavens sake ... by taniwha · · Score: 1 · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

    RTFA .... the original race started in Arcata in 1969

  8. Learn about the original 35-year-old race by fleener · · Score: 1 · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

    Baltimore's race is a copy based on the Great Arcata to Ferndale (California) World Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race, celebrating its 35th year in 2003.

    What's the difference? The original race is a grueling 3-day trek over road, sand, mud and water. It's as much about endurance as it is art, for the glory of course.

  9. This has been going on in California since 1969 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

    take a look here

    Rule 2.01a requires you to carry a "comforting item of psychological luxury". Get your own ideas Baltimore!

  10. This has been going on in California since 1969 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll · on Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

    take a look here

    Rule 2.01a requires you to carry a "comforting item of psychological luxury". Get your own ideas Baltimore!