The seventh-annual Biker Games took place on Sunday in
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Biker Alley
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at Seventh and East streets with four events
– joust, slalom, slow race and the ever-popular weenie bite.
Amanda Smith
Free Lance Correspondent
The seventh-annual Biker Games took place on Sunday in “Biker Alley” at Seventh and East streets with four events – joust, slalom, slow race and the ever-popular weenie bite.
E-Z Riders and the Christian Motorcycle Association organized the event. This year was CMA’s fifth year of involvement and E-Z Riders fourth.
“I have been active with CMA for 20 years,” said Pat Akins, a member of the Hollister Independence Rally Committee Board of Directors. “And each year I come back because the crowd loves every moment and this is a great environment – just good, clean fun.”
Akins was also last year’s HIRC president and one of the rally’s original founders.
The first event was the joust. In this game, there are two participants on each bike – a man driving and a female on the back. The driver must ride within a few feet of five cones and cannot drop his feet or stop his wheels.
While the driver maintains speed, the person on the back must use a fishing pole to pick up rings situated on top of cones.
The next event was the weenie bite, in which a raw hot dog coated with mustard is placed on a stick and hung high off the ground. The driver must maintain movement, and the person on the back must attempt to bite off as much of the hot dog as possible.
“It is against Biker Games laws to not have the notorious weenie bite.” Akins said with a laugh.
Sandra Williams and Russell Woods were poised to win but lost after Williams missed the weenie by less than an inch. Williams, a weenie bite living legend, is a two-time champion.
The slalom was the second-to-last game. The crowd watched intently because one false movement could cost a rider any chance at the title. The object of this game was to weave in and out of three cones, turn around and return.
The catch: The slowest time won. Many riders proved this was not as easy as it looked.
“This is my favorite event. It’s the best because the rider has to be strong and agile and also know how to maneuver their bike.” said Hollister resident Christina Myers.
The slow race was the last event. Eleven men and two women fought for the title.
In this game, each contestant lined up with three others. As Akins waved his hands, they were off like a drove of turtles. For the second consecutive year, the champion was “Scooter Tramp.”
When Akins joked with Scooter by saying the first-place trophy had been misplaced, Scooter replied, “I’ll just use my last year’s trophy.”
