Kineticists

Kineticists The Colorado Kinetic Sculpture Race

For the glory - and the madness! Colorado Kinetics Sculpture Race


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. History of Colorado Kinetics

The late sculptor Hobart Brown start

ed 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.

Darren… located in the wild… SAW THIS!
08/20/2025

Darren… located in the wild… SAW THIS!

I posted a bunch of Longmont/Boulder Kinetics pictures on my website. Those were the days!
07/21/2025

I posted a bunch of Longmont/Boulder Kinetics pictures on my website. Those were the days!

The Boulder/Longmont Kinetics race goes back long before I was involved, but I thought I should post all the pictures I have instead of hiding them on my hard drive. It died out in the late 2010s, but this is my small attempt at cutting off its head and sticking it in a jar with […]

This is Sandy, everyone knows Sandy S. 1995 Get in Heat with Cuban Pete
04/21/2024

This is Sandy, everyone knows Sandy S. 1995 Get in Heat with Cuban Pete

Big Red Tricycle
04/21/2024

Big Red Tricycle

Kinetics 2006 Killer Rabbit
04/21/2024

Kinetics 2006 Killer Rabbit

We are the Weiners," riding a hot-dog looking craft, was the first team to cross the finish line Saturday May 4, 2003
04/20/2024

We are the Weiners," riding a hot-dog looking craft, was the first team to cross the finish line Saturday May 4, 2003

2000 Scooby Doo’s Kinetics Caper
04/20/2024

2000 Scooby Doo’s Kinetics Caper

Kinetics 2001 Mad Cow Mooo-vers
04/20/2024

Kinetics 2001 Mad Cow Mooo-vers

Kinetics 2001 Mad Cow Mooo-ve on the water
04/20/2024

Kinetics 2001 Mad Cow Mooo-ve on the water

Kinetics 2001 Mad Cow Mooo-ve on the water Kineticists are Athletes, Sculptors, Artists, and Engineers, that work together to create Kinetic Sculptures that ...

Mad Cow Mooo. These Mad Cows are still alive!The Mad Cow Mambo’s what we need,To fix the bad food, in our feed.Barley an...
04/20/2024

Mad Cow Mooo. These Mad Cows are still alive!

The Mad Cow Mambo’s what we need,
To fix the bad food, in our feed.

Barley and grass just suit us fine,
A cannibal lunch will blow our mind.

It’s hard not, to go insane,
With Swiss cheese for a brain.

We’ve been so misunderstood,
If we could stop this shake we would…

Kineticists are Athletes, Sculptors, Artists, and Engineers, that work together to create Kinetic Sculptures that ride on Kinetic crafts. Kinetic crafts are ...

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