Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race Photos
YetAnotherName writes "Tom Jones again has coverage and plenty of eye candy of the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, where engineering prowess converges with a sense of humor. Check out what bizarre contraptions for 2005 won awards for Best Engineering, Best Art, Best Bribes, etc., and if anyone actually finished the race."
http://kineticsculpturerace.org/
I'm not certain how long Baltimore's been doing it, but the Arcata race has been going for 37 years.