Yamahammer490
07-11-2004, 11:12 PM
The Nekimi, Wisconsin Volunteer Fire Department holds an annual ATV "mud run" for 2, 3, and 4 wheeled ATVs. I went for the first time today and it was great.
They break the ATVs into classes, with the 3-wheeler class having about a dozen racers. There were several 350X trikes, one first generation ATC 250R, a 200X, several Big Reds, a couple of home brew combinations that looked like 250SX machines, a really nice 250SX, and a Tri-Moto 125.
The race course is a 300 foot U-shaped track with mud holes that get progressively longer and deeper. Most of the trikes made it around the track, with two of the 350X machines turning in pretty competitive lap times. The guy on the 250R had knobby tires so he spent a lot of time slipping and sliding all over the place. One of the 350Xs had paddle tires and really flew.
The Tri-Moto 125 had the slowest time of any of the 3 wheelers but everybody cheered because he just kept on going. All of the trike riders, for that matter, got a nice hand when they went by. The 200X was ridden by a huge man (probably in the 6'4" 300+ lbs range) who kept wheeleying over backwards and made his run sort of comical. That poor little 200X looked like an ATC 70 under a regular sized guy.
I was standing with my son in the front row along with several other guys about my age. We all had a great time talking about trikes and sharing a few "cold ones" on a hot summer day. I shot 2 rolls of film and will be dropping them off tomorrow so pictures will show up later this week - stay tuned!
They break the ATVs into classes, with the 3-wheeler class having about a dozen racers. There were several 350X trikes, one first generation ATC 250R, a 200X, several Big Reds, a couple of home brew combinations that looked like 250SX machines, a really nice 250SX, and a Tri-Moto 125.
The race course is a 300 foot U-shaped track with mud holes that get progressively longer and deeper. Most of the trikes made it around the track, with two of the 350X machines turning in pretty competitive lap times. The guy on the 250R had knobby tires so he spent a lot of time slipping and sliding all over the place. One of the 350Xs had paddle tires and really flew.
The Tri-Moto 125 had the slowest time of any of the 3 wheelers but everybody cheered because he just kept on going. All of the trike riders, for that matter, got a nice hand when they went by. The 200X was ridden by a huge man (probably in the 6'4" 300+ lbs range) who kept wheeleying over backwards and made his run sort of comical. That poor little 200X looked like an ATC 70 under a regular sized guy.
I was standing with my son in the front row along with several other guys about my age. We all had a great time talking about trikes and sharing a few "cold ones" on a hot summer day. I shot 2 rolls of film and will be dropping them off tomorrow so pictures will show up later this week - stay tuned!