Below is a list of the final awards for the Kinetic Grand Championship 2009.

Grand Champions - #131 Art of the People

Engineering:

1st Place - #420 Hippypotamus

2nd Place - #104 Twinkle Toes

3rd Place - #101 Compost Sheep

Art:

1st Place - #109 Kinetic Chicken

2nd Place - #105 FiFi

3rd Place - #107 Tin Pan Dragon

Time:

1st Place - #102 Big Friendly Giraffe, time 10:51

2nd Place - #104 Twinkle Toes, time 11:56

3rd Place - #103 All Terrain Tiki Bar, time 14:19

Pageantry:

1st Place - #116 Big Top

2nd Place - #101 Compost Sheep

3rd Place - #129 Rudy Dew

ACEing Machines:

#116 Big Top, #101 Compost Sheep, #129 Ruby Dew, #131 Art of the People, #102 Big Friendly Giraffe, #104 Twinkle Toes, #103 All Terrain Tiki Bar, #420 Hippypotamus, #151 Uncatchable, #101 Compost Sheep

Mediocre Award: #128 BDI

Hobart Brown Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Brown (Racer, 1969 first race, Turtle)

Racers' Choice: #108 Octomom

Goddess Jen-O Award: #126 Lightning Bugs

Golden Dinosaur (first machine to break down after start of the race): #114 Picnic Baskent

Golden Flipper (most fabulous flip over): #116 Big Top (after flipped called "Big Topple)

They came from out of town award: #132 Glory Hogs

One for the little guy award: #123 Against Medical Advice

Biggest Splash: Kanga Rex, with honorable mention to Karriage of Kalamity

Poor Pitiful Me: #112 Henry Ford Shoots for the Moon

2nd to Last: #129 Ruby Dew

Most Improved: #124 Bubbalicious

Best Campsite: #129 Ruby Dew

Spectators' Award: #107 Tin Pan Dragon

Best Pit Crew: Dave from Big Top

Best Volunteer: Laura Granados and Suzanne Ross-Kohl (with honorable mention to Richard Buuhler, Gloria Topping and Adrienne and Jeremy)

6:32 Award (First Ace to miss gate closure on Day 1 and lose their Ace): #117 For Salefish

Spirit of the Glorious Founder: #108 Octomom

Teddy Bear Award: #119 Pandamonium Rules

THANK YOU!

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE GLORIOUS REASON, JUSTIN HOBART BROWN, FOR LICENSING THE RACE NAME AND LOGO TO US TO CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF HIS FATHER, OUR GLORIOUS FOUNDER, HOBART BROWN. THANKS TO THE GLORIOUS GLUE, CHELSEA HOFF-BROWN, FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT!

Special Thank you to our Sponsors, New Belgium Brewery, Native Springs Water, UNFI, PG&E, Eureka Natural Foods, Wildberries Marketplace, North Coast Co-op, Bon Boniere, Libation, Jade Dragon Medical Spa, Los Bagels, Kinetic Koffee and all those who helped us with everything!

Thank you Cities of Arcata, Eureka and Ferndale, County of Humboldt, Caltrans, Coast Guards, Sheriff's Posse, CR Police Academy, Police Departments of Arcata Eureka and Ferndale, Sheriffs of Humboldt County, North Coast Railroad Authority, College of the Redwoods, and more!

Extra special thanks to Goddess Jen-O and all the time she gives to the race. Thank you to Rick Littlefield of Eureka Natural Foods for feeding the racers lunch. Thanks to Phil Ricord of Wildberries for providing lasagne at Halvorsen Park and helping to advertise our event. Special thanks to David Lippman for sponsoring the Rutabaga Ball. Special Thanks to Allen, Larry and Chuck for helping us so much during the race as part of Native Springs, our water sponsor.

Special thanks to all our racers, volunteers, spectators and offishuls for all you do! Thanks judges. Thanks ANDY for mopping the entire Ferndale Fireman's Hall for hours after the final dinner. Thanks Nancy and Bruce Slocum for clearing our path at Morgan Slough and helping us in Ferndale. Thanks CCC's for coming out and helping us!

THANKS GROUND POUNDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 days of solid work, you know who you are!