A benefit  poker run and auction are being held on Sunday, August 17th, to benefit Wilma Lavenger, and we're throwing all our B.A.S.T.A.R.D. support behind it!  Sign up at Andy's Lounge starts at 9:00 am.  The auction begins at Surfer Joe's at 3:00 pm, and there will be local entertainers also.  See you then!

Same location, new name!   It's at 1517, Highway 212 South, just across the Yellowstone River bridge as you're heading out of Laurel to Red Lodge.  If you get to the Sweetheart Bakery Store, you went toooooo far....

We had a question this week about the helmet law requirements in Wyomiing.  That sent us on a quick internet search and we found the two links below.:

www.amadirectlink.com/legisltn/laws.asp  - This one helped us determine that in Oklahoma, handlebars can be no higher than the eye level of the operator, and there are no restrictions on radar detectors.  Both good pieces of information!   This site also contains information on off-road riding.

usff.com/hldl/frames/50state.html  - This one pertains just to helmets.  Click on a state to find the pertinent details.  You can also find some interesting research concerning whether or not helmets do work.

Cruise through both when you have a few minutes.  They're pretty interesting!

UPDATE - 7/30/08 - 9:30 pm We posted some info re: the flat tracks this morning from MetraPark's website the Muddy B.A.S.T.A.R.D. had a WAY better link for us to use!!  This will take you to the official Ride the Big Sky Week website...

www.ridethebigsky.com/index.php

Friday afternoon & evening, there will be merchandise and food vendors at MetraPark.  And our favorite lead singer, Jumbo B.A.S.T.A.R.D., will be there with the 7th Avenue Band from 5-10 pm.  Nice!!  The AMA Pro-Am Short Track races will be at the BMC grounds that evening. 

Saturday, there's a poker run, activities and music at MetraPark, and the AMA Flat Track Grand Nationals at the grandstands at 7:30 pm. 

Check out all the details at the link above. 

From MetraPark's website.....
Billings with host the the 6th Annual Pro-Am flat track motorcycle and quad races, an event which has become The Warm Up® for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, on Friday and Saturday, 8/1 and 8/2. 

Professional and up and coming talented athletes from across the US arrive in Billings to compete for weekend's flat track motorcycle racing events.

The Friday night event will be held on the 1/8 mi short track at Billings Motorcycle Club. The Pros will be competing Friday on the short track, leading to the running of the 2008 AMA Grand National Flat Track singles motorcycle race at 6:00 pm Saturday night on the 1/2 mi track at MetraPark. Billings is one of only 18 cities in the United States to host a 2008 Grand National!  The AMA National event will also have fireworks, music, vintage bike displays and the bad boys of extreme sports going at it handle bar to handle bar at 100 mph.

In the past years, Billings has hosted Stevie Bonsey, Todd Giesick, Dustin Pruczinski, Wyatt Maguire and other nationally ranked pro flat track racers. In 2008, national riders including Chris Carr, Nicole Cheza, Rich King, Joe Kopp, J.R. Schnabel, Jake Johnson and 2007 National Number 1 Kenny Coolbeth are expected to be among the nearly 100 AMA National pros competing for the points championship that will be in Billings.

Start time is 7:30PM, Gates at 5:00PM

Boozefighter Hauler and Boozette Rae from Williston will be our special guests at the regular thursday night meeting this week at the New Atlas Bar in Columbus!  See you then....

The kitchen remodeling project roared into the final stages a couple of weeks ago, the computer was dismantled and moved in pieces in the basement, and life became completely insane.   We're almost done, however, and life is going to be back to normal (or our version of it!) in the next week or so.  That means we'll be posting regular updates to the website again.  Thanks for your patience!!  It's been a busy couple of weeks, between the person stuff and Beartooth Rally, and there are lots of stories to tell.  Nearly 40 lovely ladies had their boobs B.A.S.T.A.R.D.ized in Red Lodge!  As Smitty said, "you couldn't swing a dead cat around here without hitting a set of tits."  He's such a poet!  Pics and stories will start appearing in the next couple weeks.......

At the Beartooth Rally in Red Lodge last weekend, Prospect Dusty earned his full patches, and they are very well deserved.  Dusty's another great B.A.S.T.A.R.D. who did a terrific job as a prospect, and we're thrilled to have you as a brother.  Congrats, buddy!!