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Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the junkyard-wars dept.

YetAnotherName writes "Both Wired Magazine and Tom Jones have coverage of the East Coast Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race 2003. Contestants plant tongue firmly into cheek, construct, and race bizarre human-powered vehicles across a variety of terrains. Notable vehicles included a 13-foot high pink poodle and a giant eyeball. Special rules this year required contestants to carry a sock-puppet on board. The winner this year? RTFA."

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  1. Re:No discussion of Kinetics is complete... by kotonk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > And why should they? The race was in
    > Baltimore last weekend. Boulder has a race
    > in May. When they report on the race in
    > Boulder should they mention that there was
    > a race in Baltimore a few weeks ago?

    Hey, isn't Wired supposed to be hip? That's why they should mention the Boulder race. It's not as old as the Baltimore race, but it's major event. And unlike marathons, I doubt the average reader knows about the various kinetic races around the country (you probably don't need to mention the NY marathon in an article about the Boston marathon).