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Title: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: Shawn on December 06, 2009, 07:48:07 PM
held in cow pastures with fresh cow turds on the course?


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: duroc825 on December 06, 2009, 09:17:29 PM
14 events a year
13 events in cow pastures, even had one with Buffalo pies last year!
1 event at GATORBACK, no pastures, no cow pies


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: YFZ450-Tampa on December 06, 2009, 09:33:11 PM
Gatorback, one of the best HS tracks ... specially if is dry


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: bseckel on December 07, 2009, 06:19:20 AM
Buffalo pies.....hmmmmm that had to be Myakka. Thats the only place where I have seen buffalo so far.


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: Shawn on December 07, 2009, 08:16:17 AM
Thanks guys.


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: miker on December 07, 2009, 08:38:00 AM
Lets not forget the pucker factor driving 50 feet of RV and trailer, into these pastures, with 8 inches of sugar sand all the way there. 


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: ScooterB on December 07, 2009, 10:28:35 AM
None after practice  ;)


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: bseckel on December 07, 2009, 01:52:30 PM
SSQSA raced at Myakka and had Buffalo Dung around and last season at L-cross. it is all over. No matter where you race the start will most likely be in a pature and have cow or buffalo dung. Just how it is down here I guess.


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: bseckel on December 07, 2009, 02:49:26 PM
I am happy about that. On Long Island where I am from it was illegal almost everywhere to ride and my friend that still lives up there has to travel 6 hrs to a great place to ride.


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: mudnuri on December 07, 2009, 04:06:15 PM
Most of the races are held on Cattle ranches. Many have no clue what it takes from the rancher to move the cattle. Now I have been to some ranches where the rancher simply rides his truck or Mule around honking a horn or making some sort of noise and the cows follow him to wherever he goes. :)
Others have to hire out cowboys to move them. It cost us (SEFTR) $1,500 to move them out of the parking and race area and $1,500 to move them back.
Now the rancher is in ranching for profit. Moving the cattle causes weight loss in most cases. To the rancher EVERY pound matters. Some are so smart, they knew how much weight they would loose and factored this into our fee. Sometimes the grazing areas are the same areas we use for racing and camping. I have run over my share of cow poop. Tastes like...poop. I remember when I first got my PowerMadd hand guards. I though they were weak and were more for looks. Until that race where the start was running through some fresh poop and someone was out front pinned and S was flying everywhere! LOL! Except my hands. They were clean. I had Black and White gear. It was polka-dotted with poop and the stains never came out! LOL!


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: Chillinthemost on December 07, 2009, 04:11:42 PM
Cow poop rules. ;D


Title: Re: how many of the ftr races are
Post by: Anoriginal on December 07, 2009, 06:00:31 PM
It's good for the skin.