How not to skip water...

[Esox_Magnum]

Not a fun time for a couple here last weekend.

[broken_line]

my luck!

[mabr]

wow that would suck big time.

[Esox_Magnum]

6-8 of them went down under a few different bridges. That was only at most 50-60' but short approach runs from either way and there was a few thousand (yes I said thousand) people out on the ice in that area the vid was taken.

[dan z]

i was down there for the games. i could not believe how many sleds i saw. next year i would like to bring my sled down there.

the other thing is just wondering how that guy is doing that crashed into that trailer friday night. i heard it was really bad.

[mylineswet]

Where was this at?

[Esox_Magnum]

Okoboji Iowa is where the games are held. I haven't heard anymore about Friday nights accident. 2 others were air lifted out on Saturday, 1 drunk guy ran over his drunk buddy who rolled in front of him other lost contol at a high rate of speed and rolled several times. All in all a normal Winter Games weekend.

Bring your sleds next year and come along on the poker run, we did 85 miles on Saturday should have done about 125.

[dan z]

thanks for the update Esox.

im alreay planing on bring my sled next year im also talking to some of my buddys that ride. they said they would think about.

[Esox_Magnum]

Even though I have been a resident here for several years it was my first time at the games, mainly due to having the new sled and it was fun. I has a blast just riding the trails.

[fishlips]

As if losing the sled wasn't bad enough, the guy just stands there and almost gets pegged by the next sled. Definately a future darwin award winner in training.

[dkhntr]

I hear ya fishlips. Why was the other guy following so close anyway? I have water skipped myself and prolly will continue to do so. BUT that was just stupid how it was managed in the first place. I dont what the terrain looks like, but where we go, you can SEE if the person makes it to the other side BEFORE someone else goes.

On a side note? The sunk sled get fined for leaking gas and oil into the water? He should have been. You should always be ready to PAY when you play!

[Esox_Magnum]

They got it out right away, I didn't hear any getting tickets for dunking them, there were several besides these 2. I do know there was several DUI's issued on the ice.

[bobbymalone]

mess with the bull...

[WhiskeyPete]

On a side note? The sunk sled get fined for leaking gas and oil into the water? He should have been. You should always be ready to PAY when you play!

You won't get fined if you remove it right away.

[dkhntr]

Very true. I feel worse for the first guy though. Did even have time to try to get his sled out before the 2nd knucklehead come barrelling through.

[ib_jigged]

I've skipped water before, why would you be burping the throttle and not pinning it?

[tsande00]

I've skipped water before, why would you be burping the throttle and not pinning it?

I've never skipped water before...well, once accidentally but that's a different story. But I was wondering the exact same thing.

[Central Bassman]

LOL!! You will never see my sled doing that!!!

[Esox_Magnum]

I'm guessing Budweiser was helping. Stupidity was for sure driving. Lots of brilliant people out during Winter Games.

[MuleShack]

I'm guessing Budweiser was helping. Stupidity was for sure driving. Lots of brilliant people out during Winter Games.

iSn't it called liquid courage?

[Esox_Magnum]

LOL yep, theres plenty of that during that weekend. I think there was 5-6 beer tents bars set up on the ice for the weekend, plus the several bars that are accessable from the lake.

[Central Bassman]

How long did it take them to get that sled out of the water?? How deep was the water where it sunk??

[Esox_Magnum]

Water was only 6' deep max, they had it out in short order. There were many getting sleds out of the drink that day.