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RACE OF A DIFFERENT KIND AMUSED
CROWDS IN COOPERSVILLE.
THIS WAS THE SIGHT.... AS
OUTHOUSES - YES, OUTHOUSES
CAME
BARRELING DOWN THE STRETCH FOR
THE OUTHOUSE 500. TEAMS
DECORATED
THEIR WOODEN CUBICLES... AND
PUSHED THEM TO THE FINISH LINE.
ORGANIZERS SAY THE WEATHER WAS
JUST PERFECT TO FOR THE EVENT...
BUT RACERS SAY... IT WAS A LOT
HARDER THAN IT LOOKED TO KEEP
THEIR STRUCTURES GOING IN A
STRAIGHT LINE.
JD Vereeke/ Outhouse Race
Winner: 50:16
"at first we were kind of
nervous bc
everyone's outhouses were a lot
lighter than
ours but after that first heat,
we knew we
were going to win it."
THE OUTHOUSE 500 WAS JUST ONE
EVENT IN A DAY- LONG OUTDOOR
WINTER CELEBRATION THAT INCLUDED
A CHILLI COOK OFF... POLAR
PLUNGE... AND DECORATED TOILET
SEAT COMPETITION.
AFTER 12 YEARS... HE'S ABOUT TO