Born Free 5 - Faces In The Crowd

Born Free 5 Traffic Jam

After I was done setting up my booth and ready for the start of Born Free 5 I wanted to go out and get some pictures of guys riding in.  Just outside the gates I saw an endless line of cars waiting to get in.  Groups of bikes would slip on by as the people in cars waited to get in.  Little did I know that this line of cars backed up past the toll roads down the street.  Chopper Dave told me he waited 2.5 hours to get in and I heard other people saying they waited 3 hours.  This just goes to show how well Grant and Mike built up the show over the years for people to wait that long to get in.

I may have found the reason for the long traffic lines.  Somebody left these guys in charge of traffic.  

John Edwards was smart.  He rode his bike and saw how long the line was and turned around to tell his lovely wife Fawn to park the truck at a friends house in the area and jump on the back of the bike. They avoided the long wait and cruised right in.

I HAD THIS DREAM.....

.....Grant had called my winning ticket and I was going straight for this bike to claim as my own.....then I woke up.  Well at least I know the builder and can shoot pictures of it and hang in my room.  Way to go Caleb.  Another stunner.  Nothing less. Cro Customs.

Born Free 5

The calm before the storm.  The Speed Merchant, Brawny Built, Joyrides Art Co., Old Tyme Custom Paint, Len Higa and Stance Socks.  Getting ready and setting up.  Some of the vendors got caught in the traffic and was late for set up, but it turned out to be a great day with great friends.  Thank you to the people who stopped by the Joyrides Art Co booth and supported my cause.  Stay tuned as I will be posting photos from the show through out the week.