In our travels, I have from time to time mentioned that there are Belt Sander Races in Port Aransas (Mustang Island) TX. Sometimes I think my comment is not believed. Well, here is picture proof of it.
The race circuit is in the back yard of The Gaff, a bar and pizza joint on Beach Street in Port Aransas. The track is 75' long and has two lanes for side by side racing of competitor's belt sanders. See, you can't make stuff like this up out of thin air. I'm guessing there were 200 to 300 spectators.
When the race official activates the light bar, it goes from red to yellow, to green. On green, the belt sanders are sent on their way to the finish line.
This is great redneck-type fun and some participants really get into it.
The guy in blue is the driver for Team Viagra 2. Their motto is "Go Hard, Or Go Home". Note that these belt sanders are not exactly like your father's belt sander.
And with all the spring winds we've had on Mustang Island the kite fliers have been out in big numbers. Like the belt sanders, these kites are not your cheapie throw-aways. It's said the difference between boys and men is the price of the mens' toys. So true.
The big crush of spring break visitors is now over. This is a view of the beach at Pioneer Park, where we are staying, on Saturday at the end of the first week of spring break. Traffic was moving slowly, to say the least.
We'll be leaving Mustang Island on/about April 7.
1 comment:
how, exactly, does one "soup up" a belt sander?
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