Cycles, Silhouettes, and Summer Skies

The final night of entertainment at this year’s Caribou County fair was brought by Octane Addictions and featured some high flying acrobatic motorcycle tricks.  Seven different X Game athletes wowed the crowd with flips, whips, kicks and a number of other tricks that I don’t know the names of.  Luckily knowing the names of the tricks was not a requirement to have a good time.  Audience members were awed by the big jumps as they watched the adrenaline junkies hit jump after jump.  The performers were also very personable, taking time to greet young fans through the fence and talk to them at a meet and greet following the show.  As the sun set on the evening as well as this year’s fair the riders saved their biggest tricks for last.  Five of the riders took to the monster jump in quick succession putting three or four of them in the air at a time.  This is a risky trick that was evidenced earlier in the performance when with just two riders attempting the trick saw the lead rider come up just a little short on the landing ramp causing him to lose control of his bike and the trail jumper landing on him.  Luckily no one was seriously injured and the show continued.  In the final jump with five riders performing the trick it all went off without a hitch and the crowd was treated to a thrilling finale.

With Saturday night’s performance in the books this year’s county fair came to a close but you can bet that next year will be filled with just as much fun, laughter and excitement.