Woodward Dream Cruise

The Dream Cruise and free entertainment too

As if the greatest show on earth wasn’t enough, there’s a free motorcycle show at the Chrysler display at 13 1/2 Mile and Woodward. The young men (with huge insurance premiums, no doubt) are jumping, flipping, tipping and doing wheelies (front tire and back) on some snarling motocross motorcycles.

The three jump single, as pairs and then finally all three roar up a ramp like gas-powered circus acrobats. The effect is stunning (especially to little boys in the crowd) and the crowd was overwhelmed by these daring young men in their “flying machines.”

Look for the Monster III truck near the back of the display. BTW, the jumpers (who are on the Freestyle MX world tour) are autograph friendly.

Tom Greenwood
Tom Greenwood has been up to his neck in concrete and asphalt since starting his column in December 1997. He generally looks at commuting from the driver's point of view and centers itself on subjects such as road construction (when, where, why and how long), gas prices, traffic laws, seat belt use, safety issues, question and answer columns and the occasional oddball story from readers.

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