The Rat returned with the same sinister look as last year.
The Frog also exhibited its tried-and-true design throughout the race.
Bumpo had a new sound system; at the water entry it played La Cucaracha while the race judges swatted a
piñata until it broke, and children scampered in from the crowd to get the candy that had been inside. That’s Pete Hilsee with the turban out in front pulling Bumpo on a rope.
The Kinetic Cattle Drive was back with decorated taxidermy heads mounted on bikes