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Preliminary Results
What a delightful day! We’re on Photoshop overload, reviewing & processing 13,048 photos (248 GB) from our team of 6+ all-terrain kinetic photographers, and hope to post full coverage by sometime May 18. In the meantime, here’s a sample of Saturday’s race.
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And be sure to check out the New York Times: New York Times: A Fantastical Parade of Mobile Sculptures Races Through Baltimore.
Grand Mediocre Champion: Wheel Horse
Art: Image Man
Engineering: Proud Mary’s Return
Speed: Gael Force
People’s Choice: Tick Tock the Croc
Best Costumes: Thing-a-ma-Rig
2025 PLAY award: 1987 AMF Fire Truck Pedal Car
Golden Flipper: Bear Necessities
Goodfellow Award: PLAY2-PUS
Best Bribes: Jemicy
Judges’ Discretionary: Safe Space
Spirit of the Glorious Founder: MPH: BLT
Best Pit Crew: Friendship
Sock Creature of the Universe: Loose Bushings
Worst Honorable Mention: Sorry for Party Socking
Next-to-Last: Rainbow Road Rage
Golden Dinosaur: Pinball Wizards
2 ACE Awards:
ACE Rainbow Road Rage
ACE Brick Mobile
Radiolarian Special
Off the Deep End
MacBath
Play-Cation
Everything is Awesome!
Legs Go!
Putt-Putt Pacman
Lego My Eggo
Barely Buoyant
Fifi
Caber Toss: Judge Luke
Much more to come!
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