Nine riders registered for the
competition. Saturday provided variable Ohio
weather, where most of the racers practiced only
Luge. However, Mark Johnson (Utah
World Cup Silver
Medalist) took the opportunity to practice wet and
dry runs.
Interestingly, the riders
entered in the Buttboard competition took all the
top
qualifying times in
Street Luge.
Weather delays prevented the
planned time trail qualifying runs. Instead a pea
pick system was used. One of
the racers dropped out as it was raining again on
Sunday and he had loaned his Buttboard trucks to a
Street Luger. That left an even 8 riders for the 4
man format.
First heat was organizer Rusty
Riley, Chris McBride, Brian Kiggins, and Bob
Swartz.While the rain had stopped, the road was
still wet. There was slipping and sliding, and
Rusty Riley wiped out in the first turn. Kiggins
and McBride advanced.
The other heat featured legends
Tom
Mason and
Mark
Johnson, while Andy
Lally and John Fryer made their Buttboard racing
debuts. Beginner's luck prevailed, as the two
debutantes transfered, and the "Legends" hauled
their sad, wet leathers into a consolation
round.
The final highlighted John
Fryer's Hair Trigger. He DQ'd on the Startline (Hey
John, get that thing fixed.)
Chris McBride took a freight train
ride straight to Hayville, population 1. He was
uninjured and finished 3rd. Andy Lally, who started
riding in August (only 2 months!) was described
as:
"having a fairly unique style
of getting though the corners. He throws as many
body parts onto the ground as possible, and once
through the turn, climbs back on and
continues."
And on this day, AMAZINGLY,
Lally continued all the way to top tier on the
winner's platform. Brain Kiggins took
2nd.
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