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Welcome to the official site of the Kinetic Grand Championship, a 3-day race along California's northern coast from Arcata to Ferndale. Racers compete for glory in all variety of people-powered kinetic kontraptions, pedaling along roads, the beach... even through the Humboldt Bay!

2013 Kinetic Grand Champion

Team Melvin

2013 Kinetic Grand Champions, Melvin.

(for the 5th time and second consecutive year, clocking in with a time of 9 hours and 50 minutes)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Rob Cavanaugh

Bob Iorg

Christine Rising

Spirit of the Glorious Founder

Team Y-Knot (Toon Taxi + War & Death)

Engineering (ACE ONLY)

1. Post Apocalyptic Cockroach

2. Athlete's Foot

3. Banana Split

Art

1. Gone Fishin'

2. Toon Taxi

3. Lost Coast Mutineers

Time (ACE ONLY)

1. Visualize Whirled Peas (10:00)

2. Post-Apocalyptic Cockroach (11:24)

3. Prickle (11:38)

Pageantry

1. Post Apocalyptic Cockroach

2. Daft Junk

3. Betty's Chariot of Charity

ACE Awards

Post-Apocalyptic Cockroach

Melvin

Iron Horse

Prickle

Underground Gnome

Visualize Whirled Peas

Athlete's Foot

Banana Split

Dinosaur

Best Bribe

Lost Coast Mutineers

Best Campsite

Lost Coast Mutineers

Best Junior Entry

Waldo (Colfax High School)

Best Pit Crew

Iron Horse

Best Volunteer

Ryan the Red

Biggest Splash

Dinosaur

Golden Dinosaur

Toon Taxi

Golden Flipper (Sand)

Gone Fishin'

Golden Flipper (Water)

War & Death

Most Improved

Spruce Deuce

One for the Little Guy

Prickle

Poor, Pitiful Me

Bikin' Fools

Second-to-Last

Chain Gang

Spectator's Favorite

Snapdragon (Duane Flatmo's Silver Drag-In Dragon)

They Came From Out of Town

The Cat is Out of the Bag

You Klever Rascal (best non-ACE engineering)

Toon Taxi

6:32 Award

Nobody lost their ACE by coming in after Day 1 course closure this year! WHOO HOO!

Racer Survey

Kinetic Paranormal Society

Klamath Falls Committee Choice

Toon Taxi

Counter Culture

Big Red

Port Townsend Committee Choice

Athlete's Foot

Kinetic Kops Most Ticketed

Ground Pounders!

Kinetic Kops Badass Award

Carl of Lost Coast Mutineers

Winner of the New Belgium cruiser bike

Queen Jermajesty

 

Kinetic Grand Championship Poster 2013 by Kati Texas
Posters: Past & Present

2013 poster by Kati Texas