17 April 2026

A Brief History of Kinetic Sculpture Racing



Found by reader smittypap, who posted the link in a comment at my previous post about art cars.

Another example of people having fun.  No war posts today.

6 comments:

  1. Thanks for giving me something to smile about today. Long may the free spirits race.

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  2. Humans are amazing. Great find!

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  3. Has there ever been an era such as ours which is so self-focused, narcissistic, and attention-seeking? https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3n2gez

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  4. I've seen these guys at Bay Area Maker Faire. A bunch of total weirdos. They are awesome.

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  5. I competed with some high school friends in the Great Port Townsend Kinetic Sculpture race back in the late 90s. Our tank-like mobile was way too heavy, had to use the Official Push Rope to get it up the hill (with appropriate bribery). Then the ratchet-drive broke on the right side, had to push it the last mile or two... We won Most Time, Most Help, and the Artsy Fartsy Award. Which was a large driftwood sculpture of a mosquito, hanging from the ceiling of the VFW Hall. I think we won because they didn't want to bother getting it down. Good times.

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