Swampfest: like Lord of the Flies but with BMX

I’ve been before but didn’t go this year. 

Wow. That's certainly something.

This is the sort of thing I hope gets dug up thousands of years from now and they finally give up trying to understand society from this time period.

Swampfest scares the E36 M3 out of me. Like...I love trey for what he does for bmx. But berkeley me that event....is unhinged. 

Unhinged is putting it mild. 

I didn't watch the whole video, but the cameraman didn't show the long line of waiting ambulances that I assume are standing by....

I mean, this is prety much what the Challenge should be, right?

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

OMG, it was nuts when I last went. Pretty crazy during the day–like, if you got hurt, you were on your own–but once it got dark, everything was set on fire.

At one point, we were standing there in the middle of the chaos. A bunch of dudes flipped a van on its side, people were riding into the crowds, and Roman candles were landing near us.

Incoming!

We were stone sober and just taking it in. Then we were like, This is nuts.

When I left, I passed the firetrucks. 

Somewhere I have some video. 

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

WOW - that is nutz.  Not surprising but nutz.

David S. Wallens said:

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

OMG, it was nuts when I last went. Pretty crazy during the day–like, if you got hurt, you were on your own–but once it got dark, everything was set on fire.

At one point, we were standing there in the middle of the chaos. A bunch of dudes flipped a van on its side, people were riding into the crowds, and Roman candles were landing near us.

Incoming!

We were stone sober and just taking it in. Then we were like, This is nuts.

When I left, I passed the firetrucks. 

Somewhere I have some video. 

The mortars and the roman candles are the big reason I don't go. I've never been on fire, but I don't imagine I'd enjoy it and I DEFINITELY don't want to find out hours away from the nearest burn unit. 

JG Pasterjak said:

I mean, this is prety much what the Challenge should be, right?

All-Hongs Challenge?

It scares the crap out of Helltrack.

In reply to Mndsm :

Yeah, totally hear that. We moved to a safe distance. 

The typo in the thread title made me more curious that I would have been without out it.  Swampfest, Lord of the Flies, and BMX?  Doesn't sound like my scene. I'll skip the thread.  Some kind of of BMX swap meet and and Lord of the Flies?  I'll check out the thread just to see what the heck it's about.

APEowner said:

The typo in the thread title made me more curious.

I was picturing a festival of engine swapped cars.  

Title fixed. My bad. 

xflowgolf (Forum Supporter) said:

APEowner said:

The typo in the thread title made me more curious.

I was picturing a festival of engine swapped cars.  

I'd go to that.

APEowner said:

xflowgolf (Forum Supporter) said:

APEowner said:

The typo in the thread title made me more curious.

I was picturing a festival of engine swapped cars.  

I'd go to that.

Isn't that LS Fest?

Watching the footage, I'm glad to see an ever increasing number of helmets year over year.  

Yes. And also an increasing number of flamethrowers. 

In reply to David S. Wallens :

#justfloridathings