5/25/2023 0 Comments Flatout motorcycleRiding season up here gets cut short come end of October and typically we can’t ride again until end of May due to snow. Pepper all over the floor so the racers can get traction on the slippery concrete. And yes, you read that right, they actually spray Dr. Pepper sprayed concrete since it first began in 2016. For what you might ask? Flat Out Friday of course! While many race fans are probably used to seeing Flat Track races on dirt or limestone, Milwaukee’s Flat Out Friday has been hosted indoors on Dr. I love it!įollowing the previous night’s shenanigans, I made my way to the Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team. Sub-zero temps, a foot of snow, wind blowing off the lake, and an unsanctioned night of racing under the Hoan Bridge. In the spirit of the snow storm, this year’s after party featured a snowmobile doing a burnout inside the bar accompanied by mosh pits, free beer, and not an inch of space to maneuver through the place. In years prior, attendees of the after party did burnouts on top of the bar. FUEL Cafe is notorious for hosting some of the craziest motorcycle behavior during this week each year. Bikes ranged from a pink 50cc boonie dubbed “Lil Hoe” to hand built $1700 212cc Stout Boonie Bikes captained by accomplished racer Andy Clark.Īfter a couple hours worth of racing (and crashing) on frozen, uneven gravel, riding bikes with basically no suspension, racers packed up their vans and headed to FUEL Cafe on 5th Street for an after party sponsored by Lowbrow Customs. There had to be nearly 30 vans/ trucks accompanied by nearly 100 people underneath the bridge. I quickly realized how committed they were to race, witnessing nearly 20 people piled out of a panel van alongside the lake and proceeded to do donuts in the unplowed, snow covered streets. Naturally I bundled up, bracing myself for sub freezing temperatures and headed to the bridge. Word began to spread that there would be an unsanctioned boonie bike race under the Hoan Bridge at 7pm. Give or take a few hours and the Milwaukee moto community did what they do best persevere and make the best out of a s****y situation. The start of my Flat Out Friday/Mama Tried weekend began on Thursday, February 16th with nearly a foot of snow and the unfortunate news that the Harley-Davidson Museum was canceling their boonie bike races that night due to weather conditions. The 2023 Mama Tried Moto Show and Flat Out Friday.
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