A giant turtle, a disco prawn, the Belco Owl and a sausage-powered engineering experiment.

The Canberra Kinetic Sculpture Race returned to the capital, with teams racing bizarre human-powered creations across land, water and sand.

Race Director Travis Bullock says it’s less about winning and more about creativity, with one of the event’s most prestigious prizes being the “Mediocre Award”.

In a world that can take itself a little too seriously, this might just be Canberra’s most joyful event.
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