Wild and whimsical machines gathered in Corvallis for the 30th annual Graand Kinetic Challenge, a two-day human-powered sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water. Teams dressed in colorful costumes pedaled their homebuilt machines along city streets, bike paths and a man-made sand dune on Saturday. Then on Sunday, they slogged through a 150-foot mud bog and float 1.6 miles of the Willamette River, before racing back to the finish at the Benton County Fairgrounds. The Graand Kinetic Challenge

The 31st annual da Vinci Days Graand Kinetic Challenge returns to Corvallis for a two-day human-powered sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water July 20-21. Read more at https://www.hereisoregon.com/events/2024/07/kooky-contraptions-will-race-in-corvallis-for-the-graand-kinetic-challenge.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashhudson.com/here-is-oregon/library/media/430057426 | Here Is Oregon