Scotts bluff county rubber check race mitchell nebraska.
What is a rubber check race.
Cox said the rubber check race comes from a time when the agricultural community was trying to make the best of a bad situation.
A durometer is a tool specifically designed to determine the hardness of the rubber compound a tire is constructed from.
Scotts bluff county fairgrounds.
It started in the 80s when the ag economy was in really bad.
The track or series will tell you which tires are approved for that rating but you can check for yourself to make sure the tires you are using aren t any harder than necessary.
The rubber check race takes place in august in the grandstand at the scotts bluff county fair in mitchell.
Jake engelman wheels jacob boucher over the finish line during the rubber check race at the chaffee county fair thursday.
Scottsbluff county fair rubber check race august 2 2017.
The rubber check race is a fast paced timed relay where teams go head to head in order to get the rubber check across the finish.
During his leg of the race brunsch and other racers had to spin.
Heath gray kyle westover chastin hill garret gray.
1st scotts bluff county is home of one of the most unique relay races around the rubber check race.
This is an event you don t want to miss.
Teams consist of 2 horses 1 four wheeler and a wheel borrow.
From left to right.
The race begins with one competitor on a horse racing around the arena twice before handing a baton to his teammate on an all terrain vehicle.
Chase brunsch spins around a baseball bat during the dawes county fair rubber check race at the dawes county fairgrounds thursday.