The "Country Mile Race"... First Annual...Won't be the Last!!!

Early Saturday morning unloading in the pits

Walter setting up for the evening entertainment

Track conditions looked shaky in the early AM, but improved to perfection by practice...

Oh yeah! That's what I'ma talkin' about!

Things shaping up in the pits...

Entertainment Center...

Marty making some last minute tweaks to Eric's Pan...

Chelsea getting back on the Flat Track after a four year hiatus...

John's fresh Shovel Dirt Tracker...

My WLDR...

Heat line up

Greg on his Number 3P  and  EJ Kowolski's Number 7 

Brian's 45

Rat Fink made a showing...

Ken (Hot Doggin') having technical issues...

Pre Crashing

Crashing

Post Crashing...A real trooper right here!

Ride 'em out and push 'em in...

Mike brought the kids out...

ouch...

Oh... so that's where it went...

Pic by Foster Built

Pic by Foster Built...Running with Greg in the Dinosaur Class...

Headed out early Saturday morning to the First Annual Country Mile Race at the Oakland Valley Race Park in beautiful Upstate NY (Cuddebackville)...Didn't know what to expect regarding the event, but knew I was gonna get the WLDR back out on the track. I left the Knuckle home for this one... The weather reports were looking real shaky and other events in the area had canceled...Walter from Kick Start and the Country Mile team pushed forward "Rain or Shine" ...OK I'm in!

Well Saturday turned out just friggin' perfect! The track looked wet and sloppy in the AM from Friday rain but thanks to the team at Oakland Valley Race Park it was groomed and dried out to perfection by practice time. The turnout of riders and bikes was incredible, Harley Panheads, Flatheads Shovelhead, Sportsters and a Hummer even...British bikes, Japanese bikes you name it!

Racing went all day and for a first time event was relatively smooth...a couple of crashes (not me this time) and a little waiting around between runs but nothing too bad...

Of course I got yelled at... for setting up to drag race in the pits...I wasn't really gonna do it Walter,,,promise...(I did warn him Saturday morning when he thanked me for coming that by Sunday he would regret it) 

We got a blast of rain on Saturday night which didn't seem to slow any of the after-party down. There were trophies and prizes the bar was opened music played and a bonfire roared...

Will be back next year for sure!!! 

As usual I wish I took more pictures!