Turk
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Done with this gong show.
Left hotel at 6:30 & got close to haydays by 6:50. Waited in line with the truck until 10:45 & finally parked 1.5 miles away. Many many people were in line for 4 plus hours & others had to walk over 5 miles.
There was 1 road going in & out.
After 10 years I think I am done.
It was the worlds biggest klusterfuk!!!
Left hotel at 6:30 & got close to haydays by 6:50. Waited in line with the truck until 10:45 & finally parked 1.5 miles away. Many many people were in line for 4 plus hours & others had to walk over 5 miles.
There was 1 road going in & out.
After 10 years I think I am done.
It was the worlds biggest klusterfuk!!!
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I'm glad i passed this year thanks for the great info Turk was feeling sad that i did not make but know i'm glad
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Just got home and I will second Turk's comments. My buddy and I had just about the same experience getting in today. At least we got a bus ride afterwords so we didn't have to walk the 2.5 miles back to the truck.
On the bright side I got to meet some TY members that I've never met before along with some familiar faces.
Getting to the event however was FUBAR.
On the bright side I got to meet some TY members that I've never met before along with some familiar faces.
Getting to the event however was FUBAR.
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It was part of the fun to walk 2 miles and I didn't spend a dime.
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mr.pitstop
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Wow, that sucks. You would think they would have planned for this amount of people. It is the biggest off season snowmobile event in the country, isnt it??
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It was a giant mess!!!!
I was in my car 1.5 hours to move 2 miles(Better than most, GPS helped a ton).
I ended up parking on some county road with a 2.9 mile walk one way(GPS tracked).
The turn out for the group picture was smaller this year.
It was nice to see the old crew.
Some VERY nice guy in a white pickup truck saved me 1.5 of mile walk back to me car.
I was in my car 1.5 hours to move 2 miles(Better than most, GPS helped a ton).
I ended up parking on some county road with a 2.9 mile walk one way(GPS tracked).
The turn out for the group picture was smaller this year.
It was nice to see the old crew.
Some VERY nice guy in a white pickup truck saved me 1.5 of mile walk back to me car.
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Seems to me a good palce would be Eagle River ,WI at the fairgrounds. Plenty of parking & hotels on grounds & near by.
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Same experience here..........absolutely the worst planned event I have ever attended.
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Turk said:
I assume you didnt get your track either...
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Man am I glad I did not go. I was thinking about going all week and at the last minute decided not too. I was skeptic about the new location. I had actually mapped out a different route anyways coming up from the Chisago Lakes area south to north but I am sure that was a mess too. They will have to rethink how they do things next year.
Anyone watch the racing? All Ski Doo and Cat I am guessing.........
Anyone watch the racing? All Ski Doo and Cat I am guessing.........
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Wow with my shot knees walking any distance is difficult! I can't be walking that far. One of the reasons I have second thoughts about haydays is my knees. I'm not sure if i can walk around haydays itself, never mind miles in and out.
I'm looking at one of those walkers on wheels with a chair built in so I can sit and rest my knees as being the only way I could ever think of doing the event. Either that or a Yami powered wheelchair.
Damn these knees of mine suck!
I'm looking at one of those walkers on wheels with a chair built in so I can sit and rest my knees as being the only way I could ever think of doing the event. Either that or a Yami powered wheelchair.
Damn these knees of mine suck!
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HAYDAYS NEVER EVER AGAIN WHAT A JOKE!!!!! IT TOOK ME 5 HOURS TO GET WITHIN 2.5 MILES AND HAD TO WALK FROM THERE. WHAT A BUNCH OF BS. SNO BARRONS DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE AND RUINED A GREAT EVENT!!!!!
I WOULD RATHER ATTEND 100 SMALL EVENTS HERE IN WISCONSIN. ONE GOOD THING WAS I DID FINALLY FIND THE TY BOOTH AND MEET MR SLED AND ROCK GREAT GUYS AND HOPE TO RIDE ON A TY RIDE THIS WINTER.
I WOULD RATHER ATTEND 100 SMALL EVENTS HERE IN WISCONSIN. ONE GOOD THING WAS I DID FINALLY FIND THE TY BOOTH AND MEET MR SLED AND ROCK GREAT GUYS AND HOPE TO RIDE ON A TY RIDE THIS WINTER.
Maxout01
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Man this sounds bad.. Dootalk members have the exact things to say too so i guess alot of future business is lost to haydays..
xt_gt
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same as above...drove 4 hrs to get there, then sat another 2 1/2 hrs. then at 6pm, drove another 4hrs home. it seemed driving was quicker than sitting there. what a mess.
my first & last time going.
heck, getting in & out of a nascar race is quicker.
on a good note, there was a 2 yami's spanking the competition in the 600 improved class i think. looked like a nytro body & a older vector/nytro bodied sleds.
didn't see the final, because they had a 6pm race time limit or some crap on saturday.
my first & last time going.
heck, getting in & out of a nascar race is quicker.
on a good note, there was a 2 yami's spanking the competition in the 600 improved class i think. looked like a nytro body & a older vector/nytro bodied sleds.
didn't see the final, because they had a 6pm race time limit or some crap on saturday.
