About the Race

The Kinetic Grand Championship is a 3-day, 42-mile bicycle race over land, sand, mud and water. Many refer to it as the “Triathlon of the Art World.”

Day 1 of the Kinetic Grand Championship starts on the Plaza in Arcata, California at the noon whistle every Memorial Day weekend. The racers take off to the Manila dunes, where they race through miles of sand to the great and inevitable “Deadman’s Drop.” If they survive, they head on to Eureka’s downtown gazebo.

Day 2 starts in Eureka at the waterfront on the Humboldt Bay, where brave Kinetic Pilots race their crafts through the water (most float). Then back on land where kinetic sculptures go up Hookton Hill, a 1 mile-7% incline and decline. Day 2 ends with a private campout for racers and volunteers only.

Day 3 starts from the mouth of the Eel River, through Morgan slough and onto dry land. Racers cross the finish line on Ferndale’s historic Main Street, where racers park and head up to the Final Awards Dinner at Ferndale’s Fireman’s Hall.

Map taken from the Official Kinetic Grand Championship website

Other Kinetic Sculpture Races around the U.S.

Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, Baltimore, MD
The Great Port Townsend Kinetic Sculpture Race, Port Townsend, WA
Grand Kinetic Challenge, Corvallis, OR
Klamath Kinetic Challenge, Klamath Falls, OR
Kinetic Sculpture Race, Ventura, CA
Prescott Valley Kinetic Sculpture Race, Prescott Valley, AZ