KINETIC SCULPTURE RACE

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    Longmont Kinetic Sculpture Race Where: UNION RESERVOIR Longmont Colorado

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WHY PARTICIPATE IN KINETICS?

The Kinetics Sculpture Race is the perfect Colorado Event:Green-Kinetics features human-powered vehicles constructed from scavenged and recycled materials.
Smart-Kinetics celebrates creativity and ingenuity, science and art.
Community-Kinetic sculptures are built by families and friends, in backyards and garages.
Athletic-Kinetics Sculpture racing celebrates the strong tradition of athletic competitions in Colorado.
Fun-Kineticists love to have fun and it shows in a colorful, unique event that is as fun to watch as it is to participate.

History of Colorado Kinetics

The late sculptor Hobart Brown started kinetic sculpture racing in Ferndale, CA, in 1969. Ten years later, Boulder firefighter Rick Hartner witnessed the California event and decided to replicate it in Colorado. Kinetics hit the ground rolling on May 3, 1980, and became an annual springtime event. Loss of sponsorship threatened to end the race in 2008. However, fans and participants came together and partnered with the City of Longmont allowing the kineticists to return to the traditional land-and-water race in 2010 at Longmont's Union Reservoir.

What is Kinetics?

Kineticists are artists and engineers who create kinetic sculptures- imaginatively engineered, human-powered works of art. Kinetic Sculptures race over land and water, propelled only by crew members, and they do so in a uniquely zany style. Every sculpture has a theme, and this theme is reflected in the team's costumes and actions.

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