A parade down the dirt road main street, eclectic trophies for bikes, pulled pork sandwiches in the school cafeteria, bicycle games and contests, door prizes, great baked and other goods for sale by Mennonites and others and live music. This was the second Partridge Pedal Party the Coasters attended and it was just as fun as the first. The weather all day was cold and cloudy until we were packing up to leave when the sun finally came out and stayed. Several Coasters came home with trophies...
Dan - Mikey's choice.
Lisa - Megan's choice.
Harpo - Best classic.
Mitch - Best custom.

Thanks to the people of Partridge for inviting us once again.

Photos Here.

Video...

We will again be taking donations to purchase bikes for the Bikes For Tots program.

Bikes For Tots is an organization that collects new bicycles to give to the Salvation Army and local Police who then give these bikes to kids in need at Christmas time.

The Bikes For Tots parade will be Saturday, December 5th.
More details to come.

Last years Bikes For Tots parade.

If you would like to donate you can do so via PayPal below or to me in person. Any amount helps. Thanks!

Edit: We are through accepting donations. Thanks!

Several Coasters took a road trip to OKC this past Sunday to attend and participate in the Rebuilding Together Construction Derby. This was part of our Weekend Of Gravity Racing In Oklahoma. This race was different from others as it required a 6 person team consisting of a driver, 4 pushers and 2 recovery people. The pushers have a 15 foot run to push and get the racer rolling down the hill. Once at the bottom the retrievers would catch the racer and push it up to the scales. This type of race gets more people involved and with the pushers has a huge effect on how well the racer does. As a group we had 3 racers competing. Wess and his racer Transcendence, Thad in Second Wind and me driving Thad's Radio Flyer. For being the first time at this event and this type of race the Coasters did an excellent job. It didn't take the Pushers long to perfect their method and to push me and the Radio Flyer (aka "the Wittle Wed Wagon") to a 2nd place win in the amateur category. The Radio Flyer also took the "Best Exemplifies RT Mission" award. Thad competed in the Pro class and got some good runs in but was eliminated before the finals. Wess after one practice run and a time trial run had an axle break. He and Dave hauled the racer over to the Ozarka teams shop where they were able to weld it back together. After returning with the fixed wheel he unfortunately broke the steering rod and wasn't able to compete. Lucky for Wess though his racer looks fast even when sitting still.
The racers weren't the only thing breaking down. We had a couple of Pushers with calf and knee injuries. Talk about "taking one for the team"!
Thanks to Thad for getting us involved, the pushers for their hard work, the girls (aka "speed Bumps") at the bottom of the hill, Randy's Mom & Barbara for the photos and video and everyone that came down to cheer us on. Also thanks to the companies in OKC who sponsored us.... Geo Testing and AAAA Wrecker.

OKC's News 9 story and photos here.

Photo Slideshow here.

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A few of the Coasters attended the Sand Springs Derby gravity race in Sand Springs, Oklahoma this past Saturday as part of our Weekend Of Gravity Racing In Oklahoma.
Wess raced his car Transcendence, Thad raced his Second Wind car and Jose raced Thad's Radio Flyer. Thad took 3rd place in the Adult Competitive division and had the fastest car there. After the finals there was a "Grudge match" between Thad and the 1st place winner in which Thad won. Jose went undefeated in the Novelty class although they didn't give out awards for speed in this class. This was a really nice event and a fun time.

Photo slide show here.

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Nova and I were the only Coasters who attended the swap and show. It was a great day with a lot of bikes and parts for sale and a lot of nice bikes in the show.
Correction: Grillmaster Mitch attended also. He had already been there and gone by the time we got there.

Photos from the day here.

While at the Courageous Cog benefit we also learned of this.
Their website wichitabikepolo.blogspot.com