My husband is a self proclaimed Redneck from Michigan so I figured Supercross might be right up his alley after all this is the man who watches NASCAR races, listens to “OLD” Country music, drives a pickup, drinks beer like a fish, grew up on a farm and now lives in the country.
Boy was I wrong…
When Amy approached me with a new offer I was intrigued, I had never been to the motocross, I figured it would be kind of neat to see what it was all about. So I offered my husband and a few friends a night out of the house (we are all parents so nights out are GOLD).
We got to Ford Field (normally an awesome place) a little late, we missed about the first 10 minutes of the show (missing the opening ceremonies= strike one) and the first few laps of the first race, not a big deal I thought, there would be plenty to see.
First thing my husband asks for is a beer… dun dun dun… they are OUT OF BEER! Out of beer? On a Saturday, are you kidding me?
Well that was strike two for my husband.
So I get them to get over it and we get to our seats, which were pretty centrally located at the start/finish line but in the second tier. We get settled in to enjoy the race…
Did I say enjoy?
Well I guess if I were a motocross fan I would have enjoyed it or if I wasn’t the type to fall asleep to a NASCAR race I might have enjoyed it. But alas I was bored out of my skull.
I watched bikes go around a funny shape track with pits and hills and what looked like speed bumps on steroids doing somewhere between 70-90 miles an hour. Which of course makes for a interesting combination when the bike hits the bump and flies in the air or when a rider slips in the soft shoulder and looses it while 20-30 other bikes are racing by and the rider is curled up in the fetal position praying that the bikes go around him.
Needless to say even though we enjoyed the night out of the house with adults, I think next time the Husband and I will just enjoy dinner out with friends instead of the motocross.
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Man o’ Man, I thought most places made a good portion of their sales from alcohol alone and to run out, WOW! I do think my boys would love an event like this, they like the Monster Jam shows and the motorcycle shows they have during intermission. Thanks for the honest review, I’ll be sure to leave my wife at home if I decide to take the kids to one of these shows!