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Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
2023 Race Report: Nanster Truck



Here's a Sculpture!
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Nanster Truck

The other team that started the race on foot brought a vehicle made of pool noodles and 4 inner tubes that had no drive train other than the pilots’ feet, Flintstones-style.

On the water, the pilots switched to swimming, and clearly violated the rule that pilots are allowed only 8% total area of body/clothes wetness.

For some reason, an additional pilot used a strap to help tow the sculputre from the front while others propelled it from inside.

The same approach made more sense at the mud.

This was their fourth entry:

Their pit crew wore Americana-themed costumes.

For this most ridiculous harbor passage, the judges awarded them the Golden Flipper award.


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  1. Grand Champion: Mr. Jon Dig-It
  2. Cut Out to be Royal
  3. Engines & Dragons
  4. Scrap Life
  5. Happy Campers
  6. Tick Tock the Croc
  7. Working Hard, or Bearly Working?
  8. Jemicy: The Big 50, Good As Gold, AuSome, Gettin Gold, & Golden Moose
  1. Book of Platypology
  2. Wilson’s Pyramid
  3. Steve Punk
  4. Ridin’ Wormy
  5. Reverse Dog Sled
  6. Soccer Moms
  7. Neil Mobile
  8. USS Rosie the Recycler
  9. Patent Pending
  1. Fifi
  2. 2 Bee or Not 2 Bee
  3. CLAWdia
  4. Nanster Truck
  5. Opening Ceremony & Start
  6. Thanks!
  7. Volunteers, Spectators & Crew
  8. The Kinetic Baltimore Team
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