Lake County Fair 2008

The Lake County Fair is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, which is the final year in this location in Grayslake. The new facility is currently under construction in Libertyville. Tons of people attended on this magnificent day, as seen below:




Two bands were playing today -- The "Band on the Run," a Paul McCartney and Wings tribute band from the Chicagoland area that was voted the “2007 Best Tribute Band” (photo below), and the Bucket Boys, a hip-hop percussion duo combining music, laughter, crowd interaction and positive life skills, using a medley of junk collected from wrecking yards, trash bins, basements and attics.



Two big events were the Motocross races (both 250cc and 450cc)...



... and our favorite venue, the dirt arena featuring 2 competitions -- the figure 8 races where you try to avoid collisions...



... and the demolition derby, featuring 12 cars out to wreak mayhem on the other 11 cars until only one remained running. Despite the dirt track being watered 3 times, dust still flew adding to the fun but lowering the photo quality. In this photo, 2 cars are powering into each other in reverse, with much damage already evident to each vehicle...



There was one woman driver (seen below in the pink) and here she clobbers another car into the wall just as she gets hit from the side...



It was very interesting afternoon and evening, and we hope to return to the fair for a second dose of excitement this weekend (and some more great food!)