Urban Challenge Vegas 2002 Pictures
The day before the big race, and excitement runs high
Really high!
Becky and Jim pose with someone's bald head
The BIG check, on display at the race start
Our gang in the pre-race controlled chaos
Richard and Gayla making sure that their camera is working
John, as per usual, completely non-stressed by the whole affair
Jerry, our ground support crew, tried to take a picture of the Skip Man for reference
Jerry also attempted to take pictures of the clues off the tube
Marcy and John at Checkpoint 1
Becky and Jim at Checkpoint 1
Richard and Gayla at Checkpoint 1
Marcy and John at Checkpoint 2
Kip and Rob at Checkpoint 2 (aren't they oh-so-very photogenic?!)
Gayla and Richard at Checkpoint 2
Marcy and John at Checkpoint 3
Becky and Jim at Checkpoint 4
Gayla and Richard at Checkpoint 4
Marcy and John at Checkpoint 5
Kip and Rob (and Kip's watch band) at Checkpoint 5
Gayla and Richard at Checkpoint 5
Marcy and John at Checkpoint 6
Becky and Jim find the Skip Man (and the Skip Dog!)
Richard and Gayla find the Skip Man, as well
Becky and Jim at Checkpoint 7
Kip and Rob at Checkpoint 7
Gayla and Richard at Checkpoint 7
Jim and Becky at Checkpoint 8
Becky and Jim at Checkpoint 9
Gayla and Richard at Checkpoint 9
Becky and Jim at Checkpoint 10 (at the same time as some other teams!)
Gayla and Richard at Checkpoint 10
Marcy and John at Checkpoint "Last One For Everyone"
Jim and Becky at Checkpoint "Last One For Everyone"
Kip and Rob at Checkpoint "Last One For Everyone"
Richard and Gayla at Checkpoint "Last One For Everyone"
Between the semis and the finals, all that Rob, Becky and Jim could do was wait (and drink!)
Marcy and John, at Checkpoint 1 for the evening Finals race
Checkpoint 2
Checkpoint 3 (Doing the Popeye thing, here!)
Checkpoint 4
Checkpoint 5, "Make It So", the one that disqualified the 2nd team to cross the finish line
Checkpoint 6
They found the Skip Team! Good, because we never solved Checkpoint 12!
Checkpoint 7
Checkpoint 8 (Miyabiya)
They were so sure that they were out of the running by now, they stopped to take a picture of the fountains
Checkpoint 9 (Battista's)
Checkpoint 10
Checkpoint 11 (Kimchi)
Finally, Marcy and John finish the finals race in third place!
But wait! The first place team missed a checkpoint, and the second place team might be DQ'ed as well...
Oh my! The top two teams WERE disqualified, so Marcy and John win! Marcy and John win!
Marcy gives her victory speech
Jim, the only person smart enough to bet on Marcy and John, wins some instant cash
Marcy and John celebrate their amazing win
Becky, Paul, and Jim add their enthusiastic congratulations
Becky and Jim pose on Fremont Street
We all pose for one last shot with the BIG check
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