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Bikers To Strut Their Stuff At Crandon Biker Rally
News from Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, Crandon, WI
Home of the "Thunder Valley Biker Rally"
Our 34th Year www.crandonoffroad.com
CRANDON, WI -- Hundreds of motorcyclists, concert fans and bike aficionados
are slated to descend on Crandon this coming weekend for the first annual
Thunder Valley Biker Rally to be held at Crandon Raceway July 10-13.
There will be plenty to see and do during the event, which kicks off with a
street party in downtown Crandon Thursday evening beginning at 8 p.m. and
culminates Saturday night with concert performances by David Allan Coe, Vic
Ferrari and other bands. The event is underwritten by the Forest
County Potawatomi as well as Indian Springs Lodge, Northern Lights Casino,
Miller Lite, Johnsonville, U.S. Tobacco, Amsoil, among others.
Bikes of all varieties will be on display at the Rally -- from vintage
to late model to race and other specialty machines. Doc's
Harley-Davidson of Shawano, WI, will be displaying various championship
nitro drag bikes. A full complement of Indian bikes from Oshkosh, WI,
will be exhibited, including the popular Big Dog bikes. Irv's of
Tomahawk, WI, will show off the latest Victory model bikes. And,
Boss Hoss Custom Bikes will have a 40 x 80-foot display of their $50,000 Boss
Hoss performance bikes featuring 350 hp Chevrolet engines.
Bikers may want to test their own bikes and a self-contained dynomometer
laboratory from Mid-Cities Motorsports will on the track grounds all
weekend. Crandon Raceway has also specially constructed a "burn-out
pit" for Rally attendees. Through the smoke and rubber of the
burn-out pit, rally attendees will also be able to whoop it up over the
traditional "flaming bike drop". The three story bike drop
will take place inside the race track on the main straightaway in full view of
attendees.
Biker rallies offer the opportunity to test "ridemanship" and the
Thunder Valley Biker Rally is no exception. Various skill games will be
conducted throughout the weekend including Hula Hoop toss, water balloon toss,
tennis ball drop, rodeo barrel roll and a special "brat bite"
contest featuring Johnsonville sausage.
A "Ms. Thunder Valley Biker Rally" contest is also
scheduled. "Ms. Thunder Valley 2003" will be anointed
Friday evening during a concert performance by Pork & The Havana Ducks and
Johnny Wad. Performances by Pork & the Havana Ducks featuring lead
singer "Pork" whose gargantuan size lets him belt out the
tunes. The band is a favorite among bikers. First prize is
$300. Runner-up will receive $100. Dress for the contest will be
an open category and contestants may enter with biker attire, bathing suits,
bikini's, and T-shirts -- wet or dry.
During the entire weekend, bands will be performing on one of two stages at
the track. Headliners include David Allan Coe, Vic Ferrari Band,
Pork & The Havana Ducks, Road Head, Johnny Wad and more. Fans
of David Allan Coe, whose trademark country rock style has been a favorite of
bikers for years in the U.S., takes the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday night.
He will be followed by the Vic Ferrari Band -- one of the most popular rock
groups in the State of Wisconsin. Lead singer of the Vic Ferrari
band will deal the winning hand worth $1,000 to one fortunate participant of
the Thunder Valley Poker Run sponsored by Northern Lights Casino.
Information on the Poker Run is available at various taverns and
establishments in and around the greater Crandon area. Winner of the
$1,000 will be greeted with an enormous fireworks show courtesy of Associated
Bank.
All attendees with a paid admission to the Biker Rally receive a complimentary
$5 match play from Northern Lights Casino in Carter, WI.
Rally participants need only show their special entry wristband at the
Northern Lights Casino Players' Club booth to receive the match play -- which
is redeemable only during the event weekend.
Adult admission for the weekend is $30 and includes campsite. Crandon
features acres of campgrounds with facilities, including hot showers and a
on-grounds "convenience store" with camping needs, including ice,
food and refreshments. Daily admission is $20. The Thunder Valley
Biker Rally is located on U.S. Highway 8 in Crandon, WI. Crandon
is approximately 90 minutes northwest of Green Bay, 80 minutes northeast of
Wausau,
three hours north from Milwaukee, four hours east from Minneapolis and five
hours north from Chicago. More information is available on the Crandon Raceway
website at www.crandonoffroad.com.
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