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A Bit of Aussie Silliness
on: February 03, 2011, 01:32:21 PM
A couple of weekends ago the family & I went to our first Compass Cup. It is a annual event that has been running since the mid 70's. It is Australia's & quite possibly the worlds only cow racing event.
Some of the highlights include the 2 litre milk sprint, scull, sprint, scull,sprint & puke race  :D. Cow pat throwing(chocolate pat now days) , various other events that include milk & potential physical harm  :D.

The cup included my first engine blow up event. It involves a old dunnger engine having it's oil drained & then started up at full open throttle & held there till it pops. The victim was a Holden/GMH Commodore with a 3.8L/231CI V6, no great loss I reckon  :P :D

 
The main attraction is the cow racing , which involves 2 heats followed by the final.I think the term Racing is a bit loose I reckon it is more of a cow chasing event  :think: :D :D. The cows weigh around 600kg or half a ton  :o :o.
There is a vet on hand & representatives from the RSPCA too make sure the cows do not come too any harm. At 600kg & as strong as a ......... cow I was more worried about the riding teams , I think a fare amount of Dutch Courage is involved (alcohol)  :ahhh :ahhh MAD  :D :D.
I took the vids on my misses iPhone 4 not the greatest but better than I thought they would be.




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Re: A Bit of Aussie Silliness
Reply #1 on: February 03, 2011, 01:50:36 PM
Are we there yet?   :rofl:

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Re: A Bit of Aussie Silliness
Reply #2 on: February 03, 2011, 02:52:10 PM
That looks like a lot of fun!  Certainly a lot more fun than seeing who can get a concussion fastest while chasing a wheel of cheese!

And if you think cow racing is odd, I used to go camping at a place called Turtle Mountain where they held turtle races each year!

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Re: A Bit of Aussie Silliness
Reply #3 on: February 04, 2011, 12:48:17 PM
Yep we had a great time :D :D
Definitely going again next year  :D :D

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Re: A Bit of Aussie Silliness
Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 03:05:57 AM
That cow racing looks like fun (to watch) :D
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Re: A Bit of Aussie Silliness
Reply #5 on: February 05, 2011, 08:01:58 PM
I was watching one of the old michael palin around the world tv shows just a couple of weeks ago and he had a go at this  :rofl:  Very entertaining and thanks for sharing . Must be bloody nuts to take part  :rofl:
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Re: A Bit of Aussie Silliness
Reply #6 on: February 06, 2011, 03:35:03 AM
That car engine sounds a lot like my daughter's boyfriend's car ::)
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Re: A Bit of Aussie Silliness
Reply #7 on: February 06, 2011, 03:48:45 AM
Quote from: J-sews on February 06, 2011, 03:35:03 AM
That car engine sounds a lot like my daughter's boyfriend's car ::)

 :o :o :o :D :D :D. Gosh Bob I sure hope its not a soul less Buick V6 like the one that got blown up  :think: :think: :D :D

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