Last year was the first time in the Port Townsend Race history that it had rained during the race. It was just a sprinkle, but that was enough to break the string.

Improvements:

Parade day:

	TimeRex. Tomorrow TimeRex will look different.
	The Rose Hips Queen of 1997 with Margeaux.
	This Judge banged his gavel on our grill. Yes, THAT is a gavel.
	TimeRex water test. Lutefiske challenged us to a water race, so we took the opportunity to do this in a safe quiet spot. They beat us. I would guess they were about 10% to 20% faster than we were. Later I found out that Laura's chain wasn't driving the prop. So all our power was coming from me. I think we will have to have a rematch.

The racers:

• TimeRex
• Iron Butterfly
• Killer Tomato
• Shuttle Distress
• Gilligan's Dream
• Lutefiske
• Flap Jack
• Hap-Hazardous
• Porpoise with a Purpose
• Goofy Galleon
• Collapse-O
• Pink Trash
• Bloody Mary
• Bozo Nose Best
• Pink Panther

I am showing the girls these pictures. Robin, Emily, Allen Brown, Margeaux. Robin and Emily are my nieces.

Race Day:

This year we were asked to create a song with a Motown theme. I'm not sure the judges enjoyed it since they stopped us before the finish. Not that any of us are complaining. Our singing was pretty awful.

(to the tune of "Stop! In The Name Of Love")

• Stop! For the brake test
• before you get wet.
• Stop! For the brake test
• before you get wet.
• Think it over.
• Haven't we done this before?
• Think it over.
• Haven't we done this before?
• When TimeRex rolls
• down in the water.
• Will we float
• or swim with the otters?
• Kinetic Sculptures
• in Port Townsend,
• must float in
• Puget Sound.
• Think it over.
• Do you want to get wet?
• Think it over.
• Do you want to take the risk?
• Stop! For the brake test
• before you hit the sound.

	The esteemed race officials.
	The Crapolac is ridden around by Kinetic Royalty.
	TimeRex about to roll into Puget Sound. After all the testing the night before, when we got back to the house we were adjusting the gears. At that point the main front strut support for the luggage rack broke. This was a serious problem and could not be fixed without a welder at the very least. We decided to remove the luggage rack and run the race without it. It took a bit of doing, but we found places for all the required equipment. We ran the road race with the pontoons in the position shown here. TimeRex is plenty stable this way. But at two feet wider, it is sometimes awkward. In Port Townsend those extra two feet are not really a problem.
	Co-pilot from Shuttle Distress and Hobart Brown.
	TimeRex has just exited Puget Sound. This year the water exit was really easy. I think it depends on how high the tides are. This year we exited onto paved ground.
	TimeRex.
	TimeRex breezes thru the mud.
	Hobart Brown is the founder of the Kinetic Sculpture races.
	Alan is the M.C. in Port Townsend.
	The Trebuchet is being used to launch our terrified Teddies.
	Trebuchet at final preparation.
	This little girl is Rose. She came to have her teddy lanched.
	TimeRex.

Awards:

In past years there have been Master awards for teams that completed the race without pushing. This year that didn't happen. I heard no mention of it, and didn't think of it until afterwards. If the awards had been given, we would have gotten one.

• Moxy - TimeRex
• Slowest Time & Artsy-Fartsy - Hap-Hazardous
• No Particular Reason - Collapse-O
• Dressed To Kill & Its The Pits & Big Cheese - Gilligan's Dream
• Unluckiest - Shuttle Distress
• Lucky Duck - Goofy Galleon
• Breast Of Show - Lutefiske
• Quick Fix - Iron Butterfly
• Naughty Naughty - Pink Panther
• Rump Roast - Bozo Nose Best
• Best Bear - Porpoise with a Purpose
• Engineering - Pink Trash
• Fastest Time & First Out Of Water - Flap Jack
• Racers Favorite & Spectators Favorite & Mediocrity - Killer Tomato

	We received one award: the Moxey award. This is for the crew that shows maximum gumption in the face of adversity, or something like that. For this we recieved a bath set. We also got a gift certificate at a music store.
	Stuff from the race. Pilot wings, mini-Kinetic Chicken, Brake Check button, Fake money bribe, Ticket from Kinetic Kop, Dubloon from one of the pirate teams, Killer Tomato button. The bribes were traded from other teams.

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