The rubber check race takes place in august in the grandstand at the scotts bluff county fair in mitchell.
What is a rubber check race.
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.
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.
Scottsbluff county fair rubber check race august 2 2017.
Scotts bluff county rubber check race mitchell nebraska.
Two bit ranch takes the rubber check race championship title for the third year in a row.
It started in the 80s when the ag economy was in really bad.
Scotts bluff county fairgrounds.
This is an event you don t want to miss.
From left to right.
Jake engelman wheels jacob boucher over the finish line during the rubber check race at the chaffee county fair thursday.
Cox said the rubber check race comes from a time when the agricultural community was trying to make the best of a bad situation.
In past years averages of 13 to 15 teams have entered the event.
Heath gray kyle westover chastin hill garret gray.
Teams consist of 2 horses 1 four wheeler and a wheel borrow.
During his leg of the race brunsch and other racers had to spin.
A durometer is a tool specifically designed to determine the hardness of the rubber compound a tire is constructed from.
1st scotts bluff county is home of one of the most unique relay races around the rubber check race.