Crossing the border from downtown L.A. into the strange country that springs up for 48 hours every year required passing through no fewer than seven police checkpoints.
Ahead of the sentencing, a defense lawyer for McCormick told the court that there was no evidence that vehicles carrying bombs passed through checkpoints where his devices were in use.
Curbside baggage check-in at most airports also will no longer be permitted, the FAA said, and no one without a ticket will be allowed beyond security checkpoints.
Progress is extended by reaching checkpoints before the clock winds down ala retro arcade racers, and no single run is alike thanks to a dynamically shifting track.