Mud Bogging and a Night at the Races

We started out the day by golfing 9 holes. Then we went to the mud bogging races. We haven’t seen that before so we thought it would be fun. Boy, was it hot! We took an umbrella to shade us a bit but didn’t get to use it to much because the wind was blowing. Look at all the mud flying. They had all kinds of vehicles. We really liked the ones with alcohol engines as they breezed thru it. It was hard to get their pictures as they went to fast. When the trucks or jeeps would get stuck, they had big tractors to pull them out. As we were watching the races, we noticed fire off in the distance. Not a good sign when the wind is blowing. We weren’t sure if we needed to be ready to take off at a moments notice or what. But the fire department got it under control right after this shot. Boy, we sure were glad. Whenever there is a fire, the fire departments around here are great at getting to the site fast. They do a lot of farming and use irrigation. But where they do not plant, they do not irrigate and everything is real dry. After a while we went back home to rest up and cool down before heading off to the races tonight.

So now we are heading off to the races. The big rigs are racing tonight along with the cars. (Of course, not side by side) We were down in front just before turn number 1. It was interesting. We haven’t been to the races in years. This guy spun out in front of us. Here is one of the heats with the big rigs. They were so much fun to watch! Now I know this one is dark, but I had to show it to you. This is 2 big semi’s nose to nose and trying to move each other backwards. It was so cool!!! Yep, they were showing off for the crowd and we loved it! It finally got to dark to take pictures, so we sat back and enjoyed the races. That night we did not get home till midnight. Boy were we tired! Then we got up at 7 the next morning for church. And we survived to tell about it. LOL!!!