Skytona 500...

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If the thought of adult males (and a few females) hopped up on Budweiser living out their dream of one day being proclaimed a champion tricycle-rider frightens you to the core, well you're not alone.  On Saturday we found ourselves with well over a hundred of our newest friends at The Big Sky's Tavern on north Market Street (in Hillyard). 

The event was the Skytona 500.  The location was the sun-baked asphalt of the adjacent parking lot, but for that afternoon it might as well have been Talladega.  The stakes were high as braggin rights for the next year were on the line, and the turnout we hear was bigger and better than ever.  Tricycles (and riders) of all shapes and sizes were present and competed in multiple races.  Colorful commentary and raffle-ticket giveaways in between the heats made for non-stop action and fun.  While it was clearly an adult-oriented function, kids were having a great time watching the action from outside the orange ski-fence surrounding the parking-lot. 

If the sheer hillarity of seeing adults on modified tricycles isn't enough to bring you up to the Big Sky Tavern next summer, then the fact that all proceeds go to Spokane Cancer Care should.  We certainly hope this event is around for a long time.

Comments

[Karla]

I always enjoy your slideshows, but this one was the perfect marriage of music to subject--Bravo!

[metrospokane]

Karla-

Thanks for the comment. When we were up there it became clear that no other song would do. It had to be this one.

[Danny Dinges]

My aunt is actually the one that started Skytona, Nancy Hefling. It's really neat that it has grown and continues to grow year after year.

[metrospokane]

DD-
You need to pat her on the back for us. This was a great event! Show her the slideshow sometime.

[gri]

Thank you for the slide show it is wonderful to have great things said (shown) about Hillyard

[Nancy Hefling]

Thank-you for the pictures and the commentary. The turn out of riders and on-lookers at this year's race was more than I expected. The donations that were made for
Cancer Patient Care was wonderful.
There is always room for another Trike! Thank-You again.