Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
KSR Links

KSR on the web

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General Baltimore KSR Links

• American Visionary Art Museum, the good people who sponsor the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race.

Nearby Races

• Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby in Philadelphia.
• Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race in Lowell, Massachusetts.

For a directory of other races around the world, see Kinetic Kingdom Links from the World Championship race.

Building a Sculpture

For links about building your own sculpture, see the Enter! page.

2014 Baltimore Race

• Baltimore Sun's Dark Room: photo coverage of the 2014 race: view
• Photographer John Soulé covers the entire 2014 race: view
• WBAL 11 "Ingenuity, artistry celebrated at 16th Kinetic Sculpture Race" by Jennifer Franciotti: watch
• WJZ 13's Ron Matz talks with Team Jemicy @ AVAM: watch
• WAMU 88.5 interviews the "Put a Lid On It" team of Takoma Park: listen
• National Geographic's "Free Things To Do In Baltimore" lists Kinetic: read
• B The Site posts Kinetic vets Melissa & Phil Smith's Likes/Dislikes: read

2011 Baltimore Race

• The Howard Hughes Medical Insititute Bulletin covers their entry in the race quite well—don’t miss the video!
• Kinetic Forum photos and videos of the 2011 race—if you took photos or videos, post a link there!

2010 Baltimore Race

• Wall Street Journal coverage on the front page of the May 19, 2010 edition.
• NeoFlicks’ Flickr gallery of the start, Federal Hill, and water entry.
• WhatWeekly.com’s Flickr gallery from the water entry.
• OurTripVideos has a short video.
• SoCalFreelance video of all the sculptures going past.
• Sarah Ovenall’s Flickr gallery from various locations.
• CrabsAndBeer’s Flickr gallery.
• TraderYoda’s Flickr Gallery featuring the water entry.

2009 Baltimore Race

• More than 400 additional photos by KineticBaltimore.com photographers.
• The Photogenic City blog posting.
• Search YouTube for videos of the 2009 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
• Arkntina’s Flickr gallery from the water and mud.
• Marian Leibforth Chaprnka’s Flickr gallery.
• Patrick Power’s Flickr gallery.
• David Jennings’ Flickr gallery.
• Jonathan Sullivan’s Flickr gallery.

2008 Baltimore Race

• Search YouTube for videos of the 2008 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
• AvamKineticSculptureRace photo group on Flickr
• Jennings David L Flickr album
• The Skipping Hippy photos
• The Washington Post had “Save the Date” advance coverage in April.

2007 Baltimore Race

• Search YouTube for videos of the 2007 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
• Jay Rubin’s video on YouTube
• Arkntina’s Photos from the water and mud on Flickr
• yellojkt’s blog posting and Flickr photos
• Mark Barry’s Blog Entry
• Marian Chaprnka’s Photos of the UMBC You’ve Got What It Takes team.

2006 Baltimore Race

• Joe Loong’s Video on YouTube
• Mark Barry’s Blog Entry
• JoeLogon’s Flikr Photos
• phil_g’s Flikr Photos

2005 Baltimore Race

• Slashdot, nerd blog
• Mark Barry’s Blog Entry
• L’Internaute covers the race in French

2004 Baltimore Race

• Ellin Beltz’s Website, including photos, details, and a Ferndale perspective.
• The North Coast Journal article, from Humboldt County, California.
• Slashdot, nerd blog
• Roadside America describes the race.

2003 Baltimore Race

• Slashdot nerd blog

2001 Baltimore Race

• An audio story on NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered.

1999 Baltimore Race

• Baltimore Sun: Passing on traditional races, teams compete over land, on sea and through mud in homemade craft during the Waterfront Festival.

General KSR Links

These websites have more information about the global Kinetic Sculpture movement.

• Official World Kinetic Sculpture Race Championship Site, for the race from Arcata to Ferndale, California, including links to KSRs all over the world.