CBBC 2 Cover 23rd PT Kinetic Skulpture Race

Kinetic Skulpture Race gets moving this weekend

"PORT TOWNSEND -- Only in America does a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Only in America do people order a double cheeseburger, large fries and a diet Coke.

And only in America do banks leave the doors open and chain the pens to the desk.

And only in America can you see 12-year-old Gabe Montgomery of Port Townsend ``Go for the Glory'' in the Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race.
Or, if you live in the United Kingdom, on a CBBC children's television program.

``The name of the show is `Only in America,' '' said Michael Bittman.

``They mainly want to focus on teams with kids on board.''

Seven-mile course

Bittman is Kourse Kommissioner for the race -- we're in the krazy world of kinetic phonetics here -- that pits homemade, human-powered vehicles against a grueling, 7-mile course over water, sand and mud.

This Sunday, a film crew from Britain, along with the pop-culture celebrity hosts of the show ``Only in America,'' will be in town to capture the excitement of this annual excursion into counter-culture transportation.

``It's kind of cool,'' said Janet Emery, Kinetic Skupture Race president, of the international exposure.

``We have other big festivals, but it's the real home-grown event that brings them in.''" (more)



2005-09-28
by JENNIFER JACKSON

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Plot Summary for
"Only in America" (2005)
Reggie Yates teams up with CBBC presenter Fearne Cotton as they set out on a road trip to America in a Chevy convertible. The pair go in search of the "weird, wonderful and downright unbelievable" in the US from prom queens to cowboys from Arizona to Florida. Only in America is a BBC production. (imdb)