If you’re standing on a street corner, and a neon green brain, a psychedelic hippopotamus, and a fire breathing rainbow zebra striped unicorn pass by, it can only mean one thing; You’re in Arcata for the start of the 50th …
Blake arrived last night for our annual Memorial Day Weekend ride, but in cleaning up some stuff in the garage for his arrival I managed to screw up my back. So instead of starting our ride today, we drove up …
Although very different from his most recent entries, this sculpture from Duane Flatmo was the best of the lot once again. The metallic fish was made primarily from recycled baking pans of various shapes and sizes.
The traditional start to Memorial Day Weekend is to go up to Arcata for the start of the Kinetic Sculpture Race. Yesterday we found out that there was a Harbor Freight store in Arcata so we stopped there first as …
The Humboldt Lumberjack band came into Ferndale (minus Lori Ann Crist, who was attending Arthur’s graduation at home) for the finish of the Kinetic Sculpture race. It was a typical overcast Ferndale morning, for which I’m sure this guy was …
Today was the start of the 37th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race. The machine pictured here was new this year and was unlike any other machine we’ve ever seen. It became an instant hit during the braking test and I only …
Finishing the race where everybody expected them to, this Subaru came in last. Actually the good bet was that they would be towed out of the bay by the Coast Guard. I was surprised to see that they made it. …
As usual, my favorite entry comes from the Duane Flatmo crew. (You might remember Mega-sore-ass, and Surf and Turf from previous years) This year’s entry was modeled to resemble a Victorian hearse, staffed with a bunch of bats. The details …
As the finish line announce mentioned, although the Kinetic Sculpture vehicles are meant to be artistic, there have been some entries that were built for speed and less for art, but until this entry showed up, there had never been …
This entry not only looks cool, but from what we heard it did really well over Deadman’s Drop. Those massive tires came off of a Super Modified race car, and they were a lot lighter than they look. With four …
This week I’ll be featuring some of the more interesting entries in the Kinetic Sculpture Race. One of the first across the finish line, and one I didn’t expect to see in Ferndale, was this guy who rode a unicycle …
When you see someone driving a vehicle disguised as a bunch of fruit, it can only mean one thing. Yep that’s right, it’s Memorial Day weekend and time for the Kinetic Sculpture Race. We’ll have more pictures of some of …
This Kinetic sculpture appears to have been designed by Germans. It might be over-engineered, but then again, given what they have to negotiate, it might be just the right amount of engineering to get the job done.
As a kid I watched Speed Racer cartoons many Saturday mornings. Speed Racer has made a bit of a comeback lately and one bit of evidence of this is this kinetic version of the Mach 5, Speed Racer’s multi-talented race …
If there are giant frogs rolling around the Arcata Plaza, it must be time for another running of the Great Arcata to Ferndale Kinetic Sculpture Race. This year we were joined by Derek, Jasna, Lauren, and Grandma. There were some …
The official name of the “Big Lobster Thingy” was Tide Fools. The crew that was pedaling it all wore these great squid costumes. At least I think they were squid. After the race they were trying to correct the radio …
It probably sounded like a good idea. Put a bunch of sails on your vehicle and let the wind do the work. However, leaving Arcata, there was a stiff headwind, and the team didn’t seem to think about lowering the …
Well it’s Memorial Day Weekend, and that means it’s time for the big traditional race. No not that little event in Indianapolis, I’m talking about the Great Arcata to Ferndale Kinetic Sculpture Race. Lori and I got up to Arcata …
One of my favorite racers came in dead last, Spicey Meatballs. Complete with wine and cheese, the meal included the driver and passenger’s heads as big meatballs in a pile of spaghetti. Unfortunately early in the third day they broke …
As the racers came in one by one, they lined them up along Main Street. I got a good close look at the workings of Mega-Sore-Ass, and it was one complicated machine. Six people pedaled, each with there own derailer …
Yesterday, in addition to being Memorial Day, was the third and final day of the Kinetic Sculpture Race. Today’s picture shows Sparkle, a ten foot tall horse, navigating the last, but worst part of the Slippery, Slimey Slope. This area …
Today was an only in Ferndale day. First, there was a Memorial Day parade down Main Street, followed by a ceremony at the Ferndale Cemetery. The ceremony was quite moving with nice speeches, and it was nice to see Memorial …
Day two of the Great Arcata to Ferndale Kinetic Sculpture Race took the contestants from Eureka, to Fields Landing and then to a campsite in Loleta where they rested up for the biggest challenge, Monday’s navigation of the Slippery, Slimey …
This morning we took Mom & Dad up to Arcata to watch the start of the 33rd annual Kinetic Sculpture Race. I’ll be posting many pics during the week of some of the most outrageous contraptions. This race really demands …
