1st Night of the SL County Fair, Highs and Lows

[J Gallo]

Well, the first night of the county fair started off great! I had entered 3 pictures into the fair, and both my kids had each entered a pic of their own, so we were really excited to get in and see how they did. We went to the Junior Amateur section first, and found my oldest daughters' pic (of a sunset) first, along with a THIRD PLACE RIBBON!!



Then we went to find my youngest daughter's pic (of our dog). It took a minute, but we finally found it up on top. Not only did it have a FIRST PLACE RIBBON, but she also won BEST OF SHOW in the junior amatuer, so along with a couple more ribbons, she also gets a PLAQUE!!



So now my kids are really jazzed, and I'm happy for them, but I want to see MINE!! We wander over to the Amateur section, and hunt down both my pics. We first find the picture of Robby Patterson and Cody Kelley, and right next to it was an awesome 2nd Place Ribbon!



Then we go around the other side of the wall, and find my picture of Jason Stout at sunset jumping out at Deseret Peak, and lo and behold, right next to it is a 1st PLACE RIBBON!!



Unfortunately, the picture of my 2 daughters throwing leaves in the front yard only got me a 4th place, but overall it was a tremendous success!!

Now for the low..... After walking around the rest of the fair for awhile, my youngest and I finally make our way over to the track for some practice. We were sitting with Bruce in his car and we see a few people running out onto the track and gathering in the rhythm section. I couldn't see who crashed, but when they didn't get up right away, it wasn't a good feeling. So I got out to see who it was, and it turned out to be Jeremiah Fazzio. My heart sank. He had put alot of time out there helping to get the track built and ready for everyone, it was difficult to see him sitting there in pain. It looked like a dislocated left shoulder I truly hope for a speedy recovery Jeremiah!! He's really one of the great kids of Utah BMX, and I hate to see him injured!

Anyway, onto another topic. For the time and resources the guys had to build this track, they did a FANTASTIC job!! Alot of people spent a ton of time getting this event put together. From the track, to the gate, to everything else, RAD Canyon has some pretty AWESOME volunteers! THANK YOU ALL!!!

I also took a few pictures of practice, you can check them out by Clicking Here!

See you at the track Friday and Saturday!!

[Curtis Newkirk]

Great job on the photos Jason, Kayla, & Madison! Congrats!

On one other low note: another first class kid - Riley Winn crashed and broke his collarbone. Quite a disappointment. I sure hope Fazzio is OK.

[bnd]

Ok, here's a run down of the track....it's pretty simple & alittle loose in spots. The gate isn't too tall & everything is pretty much on the small scale, kindof like a small indoor track. I would suggest gearing down just alittle from Rad Canyon outdoors.

Parking. Your best bet is to come down 11400 S. going west bound & get into the parking area where the indoor arena is. If you have alot of stuff to carry, you can drive over by the track & unload the car. If you have shade I would highly suggest you bring it including chairs. Water would be a good choice too.

Remember to treat the rent-a-cops & Fair personel with respect so the S.L. County people will have us back for the indoor season & hopefully next years Fair!

Also to all the old guys, 36-40 cruiser & 28+ X for Saturday night is looking very good, could be full gates if everybody shows up.


b.

[Guest]

Looks AWESOME! Wish I could be there to help out. Austin & Ashlee will be missing out on the action due to football/cheerleading practice and first game on Saturday. I only have 16 days left here and then back to the good old U.S.A.

I look forward to meeting most of you for the first time...We hope to make it to the Rad double pointer on the 10th

Next up....a track in Davis or Weber county

Geddo

[J Gallo]

Man... Riley Winn too

If anyone has any updates on how Riley and Jeremiah are doing, please let us know!!

[mackdaddy]

Way to go Jason and girls!!!! Nice photos and great job!!!!
Sorry we didnt get to chat last night.

Jeremiah had his shoulder popped back in and is doing ok! Anyone have updates on the other injuries?

[GUEST]

JASON, THE WHOLE GALLO FAMILY ARE BLUE RIBBON TYPES IN OUR MINDS
CUDOS TO THE WHOLE VOLUNTEER ARMY WHO PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER.
WE WATCHED PRACTICE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, AND IT WILL BE AWSOME BY RACETIME.
HEY! WAS THAT COLE SIMMONS I SAW OUT THERE? I THOUGHT HE HAD HUNG EM UP. IS HE ONE OF THE ONES BRUCE REFERRED TO AS BEING ONE OF THE SURPRISE RIDERS COMING BACK INTO THE SPORT? IS HE COMING BACK TO RACE? ID LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THE OLD FACES RESURRECTED. PERHAPS THATS WHERE THE COUNTY GOT THE DIRT....FROM THE BMX CEMETARY OF INACTIVE RIDERS AND WE WILL SEE MORE OF THE BMX PAST COME OUT AND GIVE THESE NEWBIES A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY

SEE YA'LL THIS WEEKEND