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[QUOTE="Pokie, post: 169725, member: 20108"] [b]GRAND FINALE - Saturday[/b] Leann was back singing Old glory one more time and wake up all the sleepy heads who stayed at the fire pit til dawn!!! GROUP PHOTO at 10:00 took a few minutes...... per click; keep in mind David Kennel a.k.a. OffRoadWarrior took about 100 clicks on his digital camera. He plans to splice his own face onto some unsuspecting spode in that picture and, furthermore, plans to pick from the hundred pictures the best facial expression of each spode..... so as to create the most perfect spodely crowd, and mostly to make sure that no customer complains about having blinked or scratched at the exact moment.... well you get the picture? Old Glory was part of the picture: a couple of old guys (Mully, Okie and OldGuy) were hiding behind the flag in the front row, while Shiftless was trying to be inconspicuous in the back of the mass of muscles and machines waving that proud symbol..... the "smile" muscles got the best workout of the week during these 100 shots; in fact all left the camp with that smile frozen in place.. While Jeff Fredette was giving a lively class on the finer points of woods riding such as avoiding trees and tree stumps, flying through the forest like those sci-fi machines in the movies, the MX crowd was busy practicing for the MX races. OT was in top form in the announcing tower, displaying wit and charm, providing the bar-to-bar commentary, keeping track of all the racers and their numbers and names..... you see OT could have stayed home and nurse his injured knee, but he was hopping around the grounds not only on his monster quad (650cc) but also on his YZ426 riding slowly enough so that Pokie could keep up with him.....for a few laps. But I digress, sorry. He was ably asssisted by a top notch crowd like Okie, Gomer, Scooter and another person who refused to be publicly identified. The "C" class roster was 60 names long, requiring two qualifiers: 20 from each moto. The final was run after the A/B class and the Lighted Bikes brigade. Results will be posted in another thread, but suffice it to say that, to this observer, the emotionally charged battle to watch was the A/B class: Billywho, riding Thump's YZ400 (that's another story!) was beaten in the holeshot skirmish by TJwho on a Cannondale thumper who lead most of the first lap.... you could hear the crowd asking who is this TJ?..... well, Billy came first over the finish line and took top honors over the other 5 riders which included Mike Zimmerman and Jeff Fredette, both acquitting themselves very well. What's wrong with this picture? Jeff and practically no trees near his bike? he got extra wide handlebars for this event, and for better turning leverage. Then, he got right back in line for the Lighted Bikes show, where he did battle with Jay the Offroadr guy of DRN fame; both placed in the top 40.... or was it top 4?....well check the results thread! There was a sad note to report in the "C"class final.Thump surely would have won, had not Billywho "finished" Thump's thumper in that A/B class and therefore could not compete..... he wisely refused a Montessa Trials bike that Patman offered for the occasion..... you see, Thump likes to sit down (a lot) while riding furiously fast and jumping high for which a seat and long suspension travel are recommended. But this story is not complete if we don't mention (or am I repeating myself?) that Billy had blown up his own blue machine the day before, necessitating this spodely gesture of a 'loaner'. Rumors have it that the pressure washer that Okie made available was likewise "blown" about the time that Billy was using it.... but this is pure speculation absent any facts. Oldguy is going to have to use his badge to investigate. Too bad Billy did not win the Generac Washer raffle, he could have donated that one to poor Okie. Trophies were handed out, plaques were presented, and a raffle was held by the ever-peppy Mully, .... right as I was carving the turkey for the mods (those turkeys!). So I will have to go look into the appropriate thread to read about the winners myself. And so, the story of this year's event ends...... Only a couple of guys got hurt enough to be checked out by the medical facilities in the area....both were sent back as not requiring nursing, just an aspiring. Jeff Allen (Mr Headplant) already posted that he is back home, safe and sound and planning next year's vacation actiivities. Prizes were plentiful this year; many manufacturers donated a lot of stuff.... see the Prize post for details. Jim Krieger won the Jeremy Wilkey suspender job; Eric Gorr handed out gift certificates for all riders.... Asterix, in the person of Billywho (now the good guy), provided at least one set of knee-saving braces. Oakley goggles and designer sun glasses; handlebars and grips, Tuff provided a lot of riding pants and jerseys (through OT's efforts)... Plano Honda came in with a big $certificate.... I can't remember them all. Winners of these items should send the respective manufacturers and/or dealers a thank you..... as I expect they would again be generous next year. We saw many many faces from last year's event and met a lot of new ones this year..... about 170 actually showed up......the parting memory in each case is a smily face....until the next time....be cool! Pokie [/QUOTE]
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