Gophers and Cheese

Here are more photos from the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club flat track races! Between Moto Mania in August (photos coming soon!) and watching flat track in September, I REALLY want to ride around a dirt oval right about now.

The husband of the woman that I bought my 2003 Sportster from gave me this flyer for flat track races being held by the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club .  I'm glad he did.  4 months later, I took my kids to the event last Sunday and it was really fun. After a long drive to New Ulm (about 1 hr 45m from Minneapolis), we found the place. The club grounds are situated in a nice wooded area.  They have barn-turned-clubhouse with food and drinks available for purchase inside.  There was a big fire pit outside too. In addition to the flat track, there is a hill for hill climbs on site too. Here's a view the track from the pits.  There were some bleachers set up next to the announcing stand.  The track is 1/4 mile and was very well groomed.  The dirt seemed to be packed quite tight (unlike Moto Mania) and almost appeared paved.  Where's the dust cloud??? Here are a couple of Harleys that I spotted in the pit area. I liked the...

This year was the 50th Annual Flood Run and the weather was excellent for both the Spring and Fall runs ( click here for my blogpost from the Spring run).  In fact, if you re-read my post from Spring, Fall was practically a repeat, and that's a good thing.  Once again, we had our babysitter for the whole day so my wife and I got to enjoy the day by ourselves. Instead of starting the day at Bob's, we had breakfast at the Downtowner in St. Paul.  Then we headed down the MN side and crossed into WI at Prescott but didn't stop until we got to Maiden Rock where we bought our wristbands.  Always buy a wristband!!! Then, like last time, we hit a bunch of Wisconsin back roads just off WI-35 between Maiden Rock and Fountain City.  We once again found our way to Buckuckles . We split a sandwich but also tried the albino eyeballs (deep fried bacon-wrapped cherries): We also made our way over to Hansen's Hold-Up . Just like last time, I took photos ...

Here are some hand-picked local events worth checking out this month.  Of course, tonight is bike night with First Thursday at Dulono's Pizza and Moto Mania at the VFW . (click for blog posts: Dulono's and VFW ) If you want to check out a hillclimb, the Valley Springs Motorcycle Club is hosting one in Bay City, WI on Sunday, 9/6.  I went last year and it's pretty fun to watch ( click for blog posts ). The 10th (and final) Minneapolis Messaround is also this Sunday 9/6.  It's mostly cars (very cool ones) but there are usually a few bikes there too ( click for blog posts ) The 25th Annual SCVR Chili Feed is Friday & Saturday nights 9/11-9/12.  This is one big party.  It's been a few years since I've attended but it's a good time ( click for blog posts ).  The admission may seem a little expensive at first but you get free camping, all-you-can-drink beer & all-you-can-eat chili on Saturday, live music, and the money supports the SCVR ...