New Activity Ideas?

[nikki]

I hope Red and I will be able to attend DW03 for the full week... if so - I would love to help plan some "new" activities. We rode out butts off in the 2 days we attended this year - looks like next year we'll have to pace ourselves across the full week which will make for some time to do "other" activities.

Lets hear ideas for bike related or non bike related activities. I would really like to do some fun stuff for the kids. I'll start by throwing a few ideas out there:

-Coloring/drawing contests of some sort
-Pit bike race
-Tag team pit bike race
-Balloon toss
-Soccer game
-Flag football
-Softball game
-Mini golf tourney
-Musical chairs
-Group hide and go seek (where one person hides then everyone tries to find them and as each person finds the hider - they hide in the same spot too)
-Bicycle races on (parts of?) the mini track
-Foot races on (parts of?) the mini track
-Moto buckets (like Bozo buckets)
-Mini kids hare scramble

Let's hear some feedback - what would you/your family/kids/etc. maybe have interest in? And lets throw some more ideas out there.

 

[Papakeith]

I'd say no to anything not moto related. Just not enough time. Unless of course some of the non-riding attendees wanted to do something of that nature.
I'd like to see a bike rodeo. Slow races, etc.

 

[a454elk]

We could have a version of the gunny sack race but tie two bikes together. Maybe play toss the nobby or carrying motor oil on a spoon whilst we ride through a course.:)

 

[Patman]

Slow race? Man I can do that!!!

 

[biglou]

Tie two bikes together? :scream: Uh, yeah, that wouldn't be dangerous or anything...

 

[JuliusPleaser]

Toss the nobby? That's not something I wanna do in public.

 

[gnarlykaw]

All good ideas Nikki, but I agree with P.K., we should try and keep it in the light of dirt bikes. We played softball once with a 50. the batter hits, and then uses the 50, (first gear, throttle limited) to round the bases. the field looks pretty funny with everyone in riding gear!

 

[Rich Rohrich]

I posted this in the Woods event thread, but it probably belongs here

How about a timed event on the grass track similar to the Battle Trax (or Autocross) concept they run in parking lots. Basically you layout a course with cones or tape and one rider at a time goes through while being timed. None of the usual problems with head to head racing but still a fun way to pit your skills against someone else. It could be a fun way to team up the MX riders against the Woods riders in an event that favors neither. Add up total time for a group of riders on the same team and have a final shoot out of the two best. It would be a safe way for riders and kids who don't normally compete to play as well.

Might even be a good way to settle a few smack talk episodes.
Two riders go in but only one rider comes out :eek:

 

[Senior KX Rider]

Maybe a pyrotechnics display put on by Rich...Maybe we could get Sarge to help him out. Bet he has some ideas :yeehaw: :yeehaw:

 

[Rich Rohrich]

...hmmmm :)

 

[BSWIFT]

Originally posted by Papakeith
I'd say no to anything not moto related. Just not enough time. Unless of course some of the non-riding attendees wanted to do something of that nature.
I'd like to see a bike rodeo. Slow races, etc.

I had suggested a bike rodeo but didn't get any response. That is easy to do and can be done at anytime. Everyone that wanted could getted timed once. Give a event winner and an overall winner, no second or third place finishes.

 

[motox757]

Nikki, I suggested a bicycle race before DW'02 but no one picked up on the idea. On the kids track or on the woods course, I would take part in that type of race...

 

[Senior KX Rider]

I think the non-moto things would be great for the kids. It would take riding time away from adults that would have to run these events.

 

[Pokie]

how about Wheelie and Stoppie Contest?... me just watch that stuff!

 

[Jeff Gilbert]

Moto-Polo :aj:

 

[biglou]

I'd be all for a mountainbike event on the poker run course. :thumb:

 

[Jaybird]

I vote for jousting!

 

[Papakeith]

How are you gonna carry a mountain bike on a dirtbike? :confused:

:think: Heeeeey, wait a second, you mean you want to pedal? :eek:
Jousting, now you're talking! :thumb:

 

[Patman]

Moto-polo would be awesome Jeff!

 

[JuliusPleaser]

I'd enter a stoppie contest, but only if extra points are awarded for stylish endos. A bonus should also be given if the bike remains upside down while the contestant extricates himself from the soil.

 

[a454elk]

Bike toss for distance.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Originally posted by a454elk
Bike toss for distance.

FINALLY something I have a shot at winning. Let's use Elk's YT :thumb:

 

[a454elk]

YT=Yellow Turd Thought I'd clarify that for those lost souls.;):moon:

 

[Tony Eeds]

Originally posted by a454elk
YT=Yellow Turd Thought I'd clarify that for those lost souls.;):moon:

It only took 23 replies for poop to show up!
Back to thread .... slow races, where I don't have to turn, go down a slope or stop would be good :)

Opps ... I forgot. I had wanted to to the GPS course. Sounded interesting!

 

[motometal]

uh, how about power valve dissasembly and assembly races? We would need at least a few donor bikes, preferably ones that would typically need such procedures (Suzuki, etc.)