WEEDSPORT - Whether they had a two-stroke, liquid-cooled, 275cc modified four-wheeler or a four-stroke, 500cc, stock four-wheeler, the name of the game Saturday on East Brutus Street Road was getting through 300 feet of mud really fast.
Actually, almost all of the four-wheel ATV drivers did make it through the course at the ATV Mud Drags at Bibbens Sales and Service.
Some, with no small amount of surprise, even got through the foot-deep mud without covering themselves with the cold, brown muck that was the field directly behind Bibbens, an ATV, snowmobile, generator and utility vehicle dealer.
Some of the drivers became bogged down and were barely able to cross the finish line, while others seemed to glide right across the top of the mud.
Steve English of Central Square found out about the mud drags while surfing www.trailpass.com, so he brought his Honda 400 EX over for a shot at some cash.
At about 1 p.m., he was looking at the mud pit, which was nearly as wide as long because of recent rain, waiting for his first run. "I usually just trail ride," he nervously said, admitting that he may not get through.
He correctly said the course was designed more for those 4x4 four-wheelers and not his rear-wheel drive four-wheeler. That said, he did manage to get through the mud.
Lee Ann Harris, vice president of event sponsor TrailPass, had no difficulty getting through the mud on her Polaris Sportsman 500 4x4 four-wheeler. She and her husband, Jim, drove to the mud drags from Constantia, near Oneida Lake.
"It's just a blast," she said, dripping with grass, mud and water. "I wouldn't have missed it for the world, because I'm the ATV girl."
She raced three times and lost twice, so she was out early in the double elimination competition. One of her losses came at the hands of Chris Gossiaux, of Central Square.
Gossiaux arrived with her family and friends, not expecting to race. While Harris had a full rain suit and boots on to keep her dry and warm, Gossiaux wore only a coat, jeans and sneakers.
The $10 racing fee guaranteed at least three races, but nobody was stopping the competitors from racing exhibition races. Two people raced in the kids class - ATVs up to 90cc.
In addition to the racing, Bibbens, which has been a local Polaris dealer since 1969, held demonstrations of its equipment.
Food was also available. The All County ATV Club was selling items off the grill.
Staff writer Joey West can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 239 or joey.west@lee.net
Some, with no small amount of surprise, even got through the foot-deep mud without covering themselves with the cold, brown muck that was the field directly behind Bibbens, an ATV, snowmobile, generator and utility vehicle dealer.
Some of the drivers became bogged down and were barely able to cross the finish line, while others seemed to glide right across the top of the mud.
Steve English of Central Square found out about the mud drags while surfing www.trailpass.com, so he brought his Honda 400 EX over for a shot at some cash.
At about 1 p.m., he was looking at the mud pit, which was nearly as wide as long because of recent rain, waiting for his first run. "I usually just trail ride," he nervously said, admitting that he may not get through.
He correctly said the course was designed more for those 4x4 four-wheelers and not his rear-wheel drive four-wheeler. That said, he did manage to get through the mud.
Lee Ann Harris, vice president of event sponsor TrailPass, had no difficulty getting through the mud on her Polaris Sportsman 500 4x4 four-wheeler. She and her husband, Jim, drove to the mud drags from Constantia, near Oneida Lake.
"It's just a blast," she said, dripping with grass, mud and water. "I wouldn't have missed it for the world, because I'm the ATV girl."
She raced three times and lost twice, so she was out early in the double elimination competition. One of her losses came at the hands of Chris Gossiaux, of Central Square.
Gossiaux arrived with her family and friends, not expecting to race. While Harris had a full rain suit and boots on to keep her dry and warm, Gossiaux wore only a coat, jeans and sneakers.
The $10 racing fee guaranteed at least three races, but nobody was stopping the competitors from racing exhibition races. Two people raced in the kids class - ATVs up to 90cc.
In addition to the racing, Bibbens, which has been a local Polaris dealer since 1969, held demonstrations of its equipment.
Food was also available. The All County ATV Club was selling items off the grill.
Staff writer Joey West can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 239 or joey.west@lee.net
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