ascot thunder series awards banquet

the awards banquet for the ascot thunder series was held sunday at the performing arts center in alma, arkansas. drners bswift, motox757, myself and my daughter were in attendance. they starting the banquet with pizza and pop for everyone. for some reason, they had the food in a room that would only hold about half the people there. after eating, they showed terrafirma III on the big screen in the auditorium. that was kinda cool. awards were given out to the top five finishers in each class. due to injuries, bswift and i didn't race enough rounds to be eligible. motox757 placed in two classes :thumb: . my daughter won the women's open class and got a huge personalized plaque and a $30 certificate from scott usa. she got up on stage and thanked her sponsors, including her little sister :confused: .they divided up the contingencies so that everyone who raced at least one round would get a prize. kendall and i got 2 oil measuring cups, a can of waterproof grease, an answer kidney belt, two goggle bags and a pair of tire irons (which i gave away). in previous years, the chance of winning was based on how many rounds you raced. we made out like bandits then, not quite the haul this year. of course that meant someone would be left out so they changed it. speaking of being left out, perhaps bswift you like to discuss that. :o

they also gave away a new 03 yz 125. they called out two names of people that weren't there. the third name and winner was a little kid, probably a pee wee or 60 rider.

Originally posted by BSWIFT
Well, first off, MX547 got this acheivement award AND everyone that has received it won their class the following year

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it was the joe dyer sportsmanship award. it's really a "hard luck" award rather than an achievement award. nevertheless, i was very surprised and honored to receive it. i sure didn't expect it. it's nice to know after all the money i've spent there over the last several years that they are thinking about me. they are good people. this plaque will be hung in the house instead of the garage. i fully intend to keep up the tradition of winning the championship the following year. :cool:

sawblade, no dates yet. they usually start the first saturday in april and run once or twice a month through october. you only have to race one round to be eligible for banquet prizes but to get contingencies and trophies, you have to place top five overall in your class for the series.