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Continued From pg # 45 Baggett, Custom Triumph Chopper – Mike Allen of Cycle Source Magazine. As The Smoke Out approaches its 20th year, organizers and attendees strive to ensure it keeps lots of the old atmosphere and attitude. Events change over the years, but the Smoke Out is still about old-style choppers and unique, homebuilt machines. Yes, some of the folks from the magazine that was associated with the Smoke Out for years were not there. They have new ownership and management and are changing. Well, many more people stepped up to become part of the Smoke Out’s future. I expect the 20th Smoke Out Rally to be one big awesome party. “It was a really great year,” Edge said. “We added minibike drag racing which turned out pretty cool. Sam White did four nitro runs and broke 200 mph. The Creepshow killed it as a band. I am already looking to bring back as many builders from the old days as we can. The 20th Anniversary Smoke Out will be the most spectacular event we have ever done.”
I know the list of folks to thank for putting on the Smoke Out would fill a page. When I asked Edge he said, “I always miss too many people. Thanks to Paul from Jamboozie Custom for taking the signage to a new high, Tim Gelay for such a great job on the minibike races, Deathwish Motor Culture for the new stunt team, Sam White for the Nitro Harley runs, Damian from Billet Proof Design for the incredible bike show trophies, Hawk Brothers Cycle for the new biker games and the awesome minibike trophies, and Paul Jakub from Liquid Latex for the support and the beautiful women that got naked and painted.” Minibike Races
I gotta tell y’all about the minibike races, too. I’ve had minibikes for years as kids’ rides and pit bikes. Well, guys are gonna race anything and they have been racing minibikes at the Smoke Out for a while. Tim Gelay and the Mutha Country Crew managed the Minibike Races. He did a great job get-