Last weekend we went to a rally hosted by the community as a fundraiser for the elementary school. There are two things that raise money successfully here and those are Bingo and rallies. This one was a 4x4 so only large four wheel drive vehicles were present. That was enough, however, to draw all of Vara Blanca and the surrounding towns to the mud track on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I didn't feel like I was missing out on any summer county fairs because the set list included Born to be Wild and Livin' on a Prayer among other rock songs all in English. It was a total redneck gathering in the middle of CR.
Its funny how something so cultural to the southern US can be transported to another context. It was the whole package. Shirtless men, cigarettes, loud old music, overweight people, fatty foods for sale, beer, people doing dumb things, people coming out to support dumb things. It was very authentic.
Real CR rednecks
There were two lanes around the track and each car would take two laps inside and two laps outside. At one corner, each vehicle had to make it up this large slope that was usually the end of most vehicles who tried it. One even rolled over and several others got caught side ways. There was a man on tracker that would be summoned right away and lift the car out of a foot of mud. There were so many people, loud music, and lots of food just like any good county fair. The national champ 4x4 racer even showed up. He's sponsored by Red Bull of course.
Starting "gate"
