2001 Kinetic Adventure

Arcata to Ferdale

    The Bikin' Fools arrived this year with TWO vehicles, both constructed at the 11th hour for the event. Mike and Teresa rode the engineering marvel, the Space Oddity while Linz, Shawn and Eric rode the Monolith trike.

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"Hey, that's not the way to the slippery slough"

 

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The Monolith riding into the history books

It wasn't until the third day that Eric and Linz (both on back) discovered that they were on the same sculpture!!!

(Monolith was also the first team to receive an award)*

 

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Monolith after a successful ocean crossing

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Taco'd wheel at the Slippery Slough

 

 

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Hampster Mode

 

 

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Space Oddity in her element

 

 

 

 

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Tense moment at the first water exit

(It worked!!)

 

 

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Oddity arriving in Ferndale

 

 

 

Mud Bowl blowout.. Slippery Slough claims Lindsey's wheel and leads the Fools to use: Hampster Mode  (see below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Award: The Worst Runner Up