What Is A Rubber Check Race

A durometer is a tool specifically designed to determine the hardness of the rubber compound a tire is constructed from.

What is a rubber check race.

The rubber check race takes place in august in the grandstand at the scotts bluff county fair in mitchell. This is an event you don t want to miss. It started in the 80s when the ag economy was in really bad. Jake engelman wheels jacob boucher over the finish line during the rubber check race at the chaffee county fair thursday.

The track or series will tell you which tires are approved for that rating but you can check for yourself to make sure the tires you are using aren t any harder than necessary. Heath gray kyle westover chastin hill garret gray. Two bit ranch takes the rubber check race championship title for the third year in a row. Chase brunsch spins around a baseball bat during the dawes county fair rubber check race at the dawes county fairgrounds thursday.

Scottsbluff county fair rubber check race august 2 2017. Scotts bluff county fairgrounds. Teams consist of 2 horses 1 four wheeler and a wheel borrow. 1st scotts bluff county is home of one of the most unique relay races around the rubber check race.

From left to right. In past years averages of 13 to 15 teams have entered the event. During his leg of the race brunsch and other racers had to spin. Cox said the rubber check race comes from a time when the agricultural community was trying to make the best of a bad situation.

The race begins with one competitor on a horse racing around the arena twice before handing a baton to his teammate on an all terrain vehicle.