Check Out Last Years 2009 Event!!
2009 Retro Ride
THE SIXTH ANNUAL RANSOM RETRO RIDE IN WAS HELD ON JAN,10 2009! THE WEATHER,THE SNOW,AND THE RECORD TURNOUT OF 176 SLEDS MADE THIS THE BEST RIDE TO DATE.
THE TINY TOWN BEGAN TO COME ALIVE ABOUT 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING AS THE TRAILERS FULL OF OLD IRON ROLLED IN. AS THE MORNING ROLLED ON THE SLEDS KEPT ROLLING IN. MANY FAMILIAR FACES AND MANY NEW ONES GATHERED ON MAIN STREET TO WATCH AND JOIN IN THIS ANNUAL EVENT.
12 NOON THE SLEDS ROARED TO LIFE AND HEADED OUT ONTO THE BEAUTIFUL SHEYENNE VALLEY TRAIL. THE TRAIL WAS ALMOST PERFECT. AFTER ABOUT A 8 MILE RIDE OUT THE WHOLE GANG STOPED FOR A BONFIRE , and HOTDOG FEED.
THE FIRE WAS A NICE GATHERING SPOT, AND THE HOTDOGS AND POP HIT THE SPOT."THANKS TO LISBON SUPER VALU FOR SPONSORING THE ON THE TRAIL FEED!"
THE FOOD GONE,AND FIRE OUT..THE WHOLE GANG HEADED BACK TO TOWN. THOR'S OLDMILL GRILL WAS WARM AND READY FOR THE CROWD. THOR'S HAD A FREE CHILI FEED FOR THE RIDERS WHICH WAS AS ALWAYS...A BIG HIT! "THANKS THORS"
A TON OF DOOR PRIZES WERE HANDED OUT AS WELL AS AWARDS FOR: PEOPLES CHOICE,BARTENDERS CHOICE,YOUNGEST RIDER,OLDEST RIDER,FIRST BREAKDOWN,AND THE EVER POPULAR RAT SLED AWARD.
THAT LEADS ME TO MY FINAL THANK YOU: THANK YOU... TO ALL WHO ATTENDED, THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS , AND THANK YOU TO THE S.V.T.A. FOR MAKING THIS FUN FILLED DAY POSSIBLE!!
WE ARE ASKING ALL RIDER FOR INPUT ON MAKING THIS EVENT EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR. WE VALUE AND NEED YOUR INPUT.
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Everybody enjoys a great hotdog feed. Thanks to Teal's Market of Lisbon for donating the dogs & pop!
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