Feb 17 Nostalgic Latchkey Ice Race-Meredith Bay

TiltonBB · 02-17-2018, 10:42 PM

So lets get this straight:

You have no idea how many cars there were.

You have no idea how many pickups there were.

You have no idea how many snowmobiles there were.

You have no idea how many participated in races.

You have no idea how many ATV's were there.

You have no idea how many people were there.

You have no pictures to post.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for yet another helpful and informative post. I am sure everyone who reads your post will appreciate it!

fatlazyless · 02-18-2018, 05:26 AM

There were many, many, many cars and pickup trucks parked out on the ice, maybe a distance of 500 to 1000-yards from the town docks, along with many, many, many, many people, and the race cars, racing around an improvised oval track on the ice.

Without actually counting the cars, trucks and people, it is impossible to accurately says what the numbers were; 100, 200, 300-vehicles .....ditto that for people....but it was easily the biggest number I had ever seen out there in 25-years, for me. There was a huge number of cars and spectators.

Some photographs will hopefully show up because a picture is worth a thousand words, as the old saying goes. Without any photos, it's just a big
unknown ..... with photos, it will be obvious that it was a huge race event ....with many, many many people ...... out on the frozen Meredith Bay.

You get this picture ..... buddy! ..

Who knows ...... maybe we'll have to wait till Thursday when the Meredith News comes out, or till Tuesday when the LaDaSun comes out ...... but with so many hundreds of people out at the ice track .... no doubt about it ...... some pictures should soon show up .....capice!

If no pictures show up ...... then just maybe it never really even happened at all ...... and, it was all an old episode from The Twilight Zone ...... with hundreds and hundreds of people, hundreds of parked cars and pickups, maybe 30 or more race cars, all crammed onto the ice about 500-1000 yards out there ....... and my name is Rod Serling coming to you from The Twilight Zone ... ho-ho-ho ...... (Twilight Zone theme music here) .... and hee-haw!

MAXUM · 02-19-2018, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

So lets get this straight:

You have no idea how many cars there were.

You have no idea how many pickups there were.

You have no idea how many snowmobiles there were.

You have no idea how many participated in races.

You have no idea how many ATV's were there.

You have no idea how many people were there.

You have no pictures to post.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for yet another helpful and informative post. I am sure everyone who reads your post will appreciate it!

As I drove into town Saturday morning... I saw the gathering out there on the ice. Several observations:

There were a few cars
Several trucks
A number of snowmobiles and ATVs
A limited number of participants
A pretty good crowd
Sorry no pics.... BUT

Everyone was parked in the same area so figure the weight concentrated in a small area.... yikes!

They were nice enough to hold this event OUTSIDE the NWZ

In other news (no kidding) I think I have seen it all, both Saturday and Sunday saw lots of ATVs, SxS's, snowmobiles bombing around on the lake, but I have never seen a guy actually out there ice fishing with a LAWN TRACTOR as a means of transportation. Yes indeed I had to do a double take. Now that was worth a good chuckle, sadly no pic of that either but damn that was pretty funny. I almost went over and asked the guy driving if he went by FLL.

No noodles were harmed in the writing of this posting.

VitaBene · 02-19-2018, 02:07 PM

Walter (FLL) is good at trolling and does so in a fun way!

TiltonBB · 02-20-2018, 07:56 AM

A picture and some facts!

Running in circles – Nostalgic Latchkey Cup draws huge crowd

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx...aws-huge-crowd

fatlazyless · 02-20-2018, 08:41 AM

A news report in yesterday's Union Leader by Bea Lewis said the crowd of people out on the ice watching the race was estimated to be maybe one thousand people which seems like a huge number to be out there, plus all the cars, pickup trucks, and race cars.

The report in the LaDaSun says a crowd of spectators estimated at 1200.

www.lrirc.com has Feb 17-Nostalgic Latchkey Cup ice race still photos; action and awards

Hopefully some good video footage shot from a flying drone will show up to show this ice race event?

webmaster · 02-20-2018, 08:45 AM

elbie · 02-20-2018, 11:49 AM

That was great! Thanks!

fatlazyless · 02-24-2018, 09:31 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_VoAEO665o .... Feb 17, 2018: Meredith Bay, 3:41 minutes with 13 views, vintage cars on the ice track ..... so what year, make and model are these old cars? ..... looks like 'REAL' cars.....back when cars were cars....and had rear wheel drive!!!

Katie H · 02-24-2018, 09:54 AM

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-JHtRrk/i-5gnJQpm

02-18-2018, 05:26 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,853 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,037 Times in 756 Posts	.... about 500 - 1000 yards out on the ice? There were many, many, many cars and pickup trucks parked out on the ice, maybe a distance of 500 to 1000-yards from the town docks, along with many, many, many, many people, and the race cars, racing around an improvised oval track on the ice. Without actually counting the cars, trucks and people, it is impossible to accurately says what the numbers were; 100, 200, 300-vehicles .....ditto that for people....but it was easily the biggest number I had ever seen out there in 25-years, for me. There was a huge number of cars and spectators. Some photographs will hopefully show up because a picture is worth a thousand words, as the old saying goes. Without any photos, it's just a big unknown ..... with photos, it will be obvious that it was a huge race event ....with many, many many people ...... out on the frozen Meredith Bay. You get this picture ..... buddy! .. Who knows ...... maybe we'll have to wait till Thursday when the Meredith News comes out, or till Tuesday when the LaDaSun comes out ...... but with so many hundreds of people out at the ice track .... no doubt about it ...... some pictures should soon show up .....capice! If no pictures show up ...... then just maybe it never really even happened at all ...... and, it was all an old episode from The Twilight Zone ...... with hundreds and hundreds of people, hundreds of parked cars and pickups, maybe 30 or more race cars, all crammed onto the ice about 500-1000 yards out there ....... and my name is Rod Serling coming to you from The Twilight Zone ... ho-ho-ho ...... (Twilight Zone theme music here) .... and hee-haw! Last edited by fatlazyless; 02-18-2018 at 09:32 AM.

02-20-2018, 07:56 AM	#5
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,043 Thanks: 720 Thanked 2,218 Times in 947 Posts	The Answers A picture and some facts! Running in circles – Nostalgic Latchkey Cup draws huge crowd http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx...aws-huge-crowd

02-20-2018, 08:41 AM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,853 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,037 Times in 756 Posts	A news report in yesterday's Union Leader by Bea Lewis said the crowd of people out on the ice watching the race was estimated to be maybe one thousand people which seems like a huge number to be out there, plus all the cars, pickup trucks, and race cars. The report in the LaDaSun says a crowd of spectators estimated at 1200. www.lrirc.com has Feb 17-Nostalgic Latchkey Cup ice race still photos; action and awards Hopefully some good video footage shot from a flying drone will show up to show this ice race event? Last edited by fatlazyless; 02-20-2018 at 09:30 AM.

02-24-2018, 09:54 AM	#10
Katie H Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: house Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Meredith bay https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-JHtRrk/i-5gnJQpm

02-17-2018, 10:42 PM	#1
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,043 Thanks: 720 Thanked 2,218 Times in 947 Posts	So lets get this straight: You have no idea how many cars there were. You have no idea how many pickups there were. You have no idea how many snowmobiles there were. You have no idea how many participated in races. You have no idea how many ATV's were there. You have no idea how many people were there. You have no pictures to post. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for yet another helpful and informative post. I am sure everyone who reads your post will appreciate it!

02-19-2018, 02:07 PM	#4
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02-20-2018, 11:49 AM	#8
elbie Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Hamden, Ct. Posts: 47 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	That was great! Thanks!

02-24-2018, 09:31 AM	#9
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,853 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,037 Times in 756 Posts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_VoAEO665o .... Feb 17, 2018: Meredith Bay, 3:41 minutes with 13 views, vintage cars on the ice track ..... so what year, make and model are these old cars? ..... looks like 'REAL' cars.....back when cars were cars....and had rear wheel drive!!!