Last weekend (4/30/05) we ended up in Victory
Lane at Mohave Valley Raceway however we took the LONG way to Mohave Valley.
The prospect of racing three times in one weekend in Northern Nevada found
us on the road and trying to hit an event in Elko Nevada. There
are two ways there, we decided to take the road that heads through farm
land. All was well until we rounded a corner and well, pardon
the pun but, HOLY COW!! Seems we ran right into the back of a cattle
drive. Moving the cows from one pasture to another.
There were well over 200 head of cattle on the road as we rounded the
corner. From one side of the road to
to the other, cows slowly made
their way to the new pasture. One gentleman was about a
mile down the road at the head of the herd as another gentleman and his
young son were rounding up cows at the back. We slowly followed
along at 1 or 2 mph before they motioned us to go ahead and move on through
the herd. We slowly moved through the herd, passing cows at a
blistering pace. By cow #285, #23, not to mention the quick
#883. Several voiced their disapproval at us as we made our move
to the front. Several of
the cows changed their line as we made our way to the front moving from the
south side to the north side of the road. A couple of which we
are sure grazed our grill while moving by. I was waiting for one
to get us in the door as we squeezed past, but they ran us clean.
Before too long we reached the gentleman at the head of the herd and it
wasn't much longer until we were setting our sites on the lead cow.
Finally we were able to slip past the #124 cow and from there it was clear
sailing. The whole experience reminded me of a race in 1996 when
Pahrump Valley Speedway put cow
manure on the race track.
It was a smelly race and a sloppy track but I was able to slip by everyone
to score the win that August. This time I was able to keep the
windows shut and didn't have to worry about keeping my mouth shut!!
hahaha!! It was yet another chapter in the travels of team 87N!
Gentleman at the head of the herd.
Not too often you have "in car" footage of your pass
for the lead. If you look closely you can see the rest of
the "herd" in our rear view mirror! It's our first win in a
field of over 100! :)
