Kinetic Race runs shorter course, still long on fun

peninsuladailynews.com - Kinetic Race runs shorter course, still long on fun: "They got stuck in traffic, stuck in the mud and broke a lever during the pre-race trials.
And one of the pilots threw his back out when he sat down on the beach to put his socks on.

But other than that, how did they like the race?

``It was wonderful,'' said Allen Brown. ``It was a joy.''

Brown, along with Dave Neiman and Dave Maxfield, is a member of the Frogasaurus Rex team, who took the ``Unluckiest'' award at Sunday's Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race. But neither the luck nor the windy weather discouraged neither the racers or the people who came to watch the race.

``It's so out there, it's insane,'' said Reggie Yates. ``Even with this weather, you known it's going to be a fun race.''

Yates and a film crew from Britain were in town to tape the race for a show for BBC's children's show called ``Only in America.''

They focused on the youngsters in the race, which features homemade vehicles completing a course that covers land and water, sand and mud. " (more)


by JENNIFER JACKSON