By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Despite assaults by flying monkeys, robots, zombies, pirates and sharks, a giant Osprey handled by Tree Bartlett, Nick Busch, Dan Baron and Valerie and Michael Nelson won the Obtainium Cup trophy Sunday afternoon on Mare Island in Vallejo. In its seventh year, the Obtainium Cup […]
‘Obtainium Cup’ Contraptor Race Sunday On Mare Island
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette A road race will pit the drivers of some oddball vehicles against flying monkeys, robots and zombies Sunday on Vallejo’s Mare Island. The contest is called “The Obtainium Cup Contraptor’s Road Rally,” and this is the seventh year for the organized mayhem. It’s somewhat inspired by the three-day Kinetic […]