Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
Issue link: http://www.epageflip.net/i/288180
26 UCW APRIL 2-8, 2014 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM April 12 • NC BuffAlo SoldierS of fAyetteville 4th ANNuAl poNy expreSS ChArity ride at Cape Fear Harley-Davidson. Registration 9 a.m. Kickstands up at 10 a.m. Food, refreshments, door prizes. Call 494-4514 for information. All bikers are welcome April 12 • 2Nd ANNuAl eCkerd 2Nd ChANCe ruN at Cape Fear Harley-Davidson. Registration 12 p.m., ride 12:30 p.m. Wine tasting/appetizers provided. Ride benefits Eckerd programs in N.C. Eckerd is a non-profit organization providing second chances to at-risk youth & families. Call 633-4864 for information. April 19 • 9th ANNuAl SpeCiAl olympiCS torCh ruN ChArity ride at the Retired Military Association Bldg Parking Lot. Registration and breakfast at 8 a.m. Kickstands up at 9:30 a.m. $15 per rider or passenger. Raffle — must be present to win. Call 824-4220 or 824-4208 for information. pAtriot GuArd riderS The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse group of patriots from every state that come together to honor fallen soldiers at funeral services across the country. Visit www. patriotguard.org for more information about the group. Beginning Saturday, May 3rd, Every Other Saturday Night is Bike Night - DJ, Drink Specials and Prizes! 4624 BRAGG BLVD. For months, people have asked me if I had watched Why We Ride? I had not until the other day. I downloaded it from iTunes during one of those rainy days. I was very surprised. Why We Ride is a documentary produced and directed by Bryan H. Carroll. The film does a wonderful job at documenting the history and passion of motorcycle riding and a very nice job of telling the story of motorcycling from the beginning to the present. The movie takes you to such places as Bonneville and Daytona as well as various motocross tracks and campsites in the California desert. You feel the speed of the sport racing bikes while enjoying the easy riding of the Harley- Davidson. The documentary interviews legends and champions of the sport. Although I did not count, it seemed that women were interviewed just as much as men. Two of my favorite interviews were with women. One of the stories featured a mother by the name of Laura Klock and her two daughters Erika Cobb and Karlee Cobb. All three have land speed records on motorcycles. They also interviewed Gloria Sturck who is 87 years old, and she is still riding. The film showed many types of riding such as racing, dirt bike competition and cruising but the footage of hill climbing was just insane. If you are not familiar with hill climbing, it is the art of riding your motorcycle up the side of a hill to vertical and beyond vertical dirt to make it over the top. Anything short of that is a long fall back down the hill. For me, the best part of the movie is the videography. The high speed and slow motion shots make it feel like you are part of the action. By the end of the movie, I did have a deeper appreciation of the sport and the many aspects of riding. If you or anyone you know enjoys riding then Why We Ride is a movie that is made for you, and one I would highly recommend. If there is a topic that you would like to discuss, please send your comments and suggestions to motorcycle4fun@ aol.com. RIDE SAFE! Why We Ride by Jim JoNeS JIM JONES,Cycling Enthusiast, Con- tributing Writer, Up & Coming Weekly. COMMENTS? editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com.