¡2016 Luchadores Piñas! | Wednesday, 11:44 a.m.

A description of ¡Luchadores Piñas! courtesy its designer:

ART: This year, Team Pineapple brings “¡Luchadores Brand Paletas™ - Sabor de Piña!” We are fighters for the pineapple flavor, and all things fruity, delicious and amphibious. We are excited to be adding pink to our palette this year, and racing stripes.

ENGINEERING: This year, ¡Luchadores Piñas! have upgraded from 29” wheels to 36” wheels, and have crafted up a new “surfboard” style roof rack, for better (we hope) loading and unloading. Once again, we are using our “all wheel drive” system which includes hand-cranks for the front wheel. We are testing new spoke-insert-style paddle blades, carved from old pepsi syrup barrels, so you know we will smell sweet on the water.

OTHER: As always, ¡Luchadores Piñas! is built and modified, and coaxed through time and space by Dawn Thomas and Robert VanDeWalle. We originally built this vehicle in 2014, but have rebuilt it every year, differently, in our pursuit of the ever- out-of-reach ACE status. This year, of course, will be different. !Viva La Piña!”