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Kinetic Grand Championship 2016 Days 2 and 3

by Mark McKenna May 31, 2016

Kinetic Kootie approaches land.
Trill Bike crossed the river quickly.
Bouncing For Glory rows the river.
Tempest Fugitorium encourages louder cheers from the crowd as they approach the shore.
Atomic Funguys pass Dragonass on the Eel River.
Queen Glorya Kiddnetica talks with some Kinetic Kooties while the team crosses the river.
The crew gets Chain Mail trail ready.
Chain Mail really delivered on their water crossing.
P-Awesome pilots get their paws dirty as they pull out of the river.
Queen PoiSin Candie poses with the Kinetic Medics at the aid station in Loleta.
Team Plant Nine sets up camp in Crab Park.
2016 Queen PoiSin Candie and 2014 Queen Glitterina Sassy Pants pose for a royal shot.
The Humdinger team pulls into Crab Park after a long day on the course.
Organ Trail beats it out of the aid station on their way to Crab Park.
Atomic Funguys pull into the Aid station in Loleta chasing the ACE Award for following (spartan Kinetic rules) that has eluded them for the previous six years. They were still on track heading into Crab Park.
Alice R. Pitt and Dave Russell soak up some rays as the sun sets.
Team Chicken and Waffles was serving up its signature dish.
Marnie Cooper, left and Rebecca Kinelski enjoy some grub.
Queens Monica Goddess of Entertainment, left, and Queen G’ma spread the Kinetic Love as the sun set over the camp.
A shroomy silhouette against the setting sun.
Team 420 Shark!!! lights up the night sky.
Racers leave Crab Park headed for the finish line after the race started 10:32 a.m. sharp.
Chain Mail breaks out in front off the pack for the final leg of the race.
Team Melvin hits the bridge out of the park.
¡Luchadores Piñas! is overtaken by winners The Tempest Fugitorium.
Carniegeddon isn’t clowning around with the bridge.
Dragons heads out of the park.
Banana Flambé slips by.
Organ Trail picks up speed on the down hill.
August Kendal, left, 7 of Cutten and his brother Gately Mason watch the race from inside the 1992 sculpture They Came From Out of Town.
Michael Bittman of the Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race in Washington represents.
Primal Scream roars towards the finish line.
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Pilot and team leader Brian Slayton is overcome with emotion after Atomic Funguys ACE the race. This was their seventh year competing.
It takes a village, the crew of the Atomic Funguys pose for photos after finally earning an ACE by following the competition’s strict rules.
Brian Slayton hugs June Moxon after his team ACEd the race. Slayton started his Kinetic Racing career on Moxon’s team before starting his own.
¡Luchadores Piñas! take a celebratory lap.
Catch Up pours on the glory after crossing the finish line.
Team 420 Shark!!! is surprisingly agile on land.

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