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Post by GuardrailGeek on Jul 27, 2007 9:29:30 GMT -5
OK, so just for the record, was this drill a Town Drill that Hicksville hosted and then was taken over by West Hempstead in 2003, or was it simply that the "Annual Hicksville Labor Day Drill" simply became the "Annual West Hempstead Labor Day Drill"? The Labor Day drill was a regular invitational drill that attracted HUGE crowds. I would not doubt that attendence figure of 7,500. Imagine both sides of the course with bleacher stands 40 rows high, from before the hydrant, right up to the arch, filled to capacity.......WOW It also was a lot of work for them, having to set a temporary course. I understand they had mandatory work details for 2 weeks to get things ready, and then to take them down. Everything was stored in trailers, and they leased them to other towns that hosted drills. For some strange reason, that drill always attracted the biker crowd that we didn't see at any other drill.
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Post by sideliner on Jul 27, 2007 9:37:54 GMT -5
yes it was a PACKED house in hicksville unfortunately in the last 5 or so years of the tournaments running weather seemed to always be a problem LOL i remember going down there and jsut sitting there waiting for them to call the tournament a couple times in the last couple years I personally and most other teams i think would agree that it is now a better tournament in Hempstead than it was the last couple times it was run there
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Post by rick on Jul 27, 2007 12:23:50 GMT -5
I believe that the temporary arch that collapsed at the 1967 State Drill in the Town of Colonie, was owned by Hicksville.
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Post by h4digger on Jul 27, 2007 13:16:36 GMT -5
Not to mention the mini cyclone and the Port Washington camp getting hit by lightning a couple years ago! Ps coudos to the officials that day in not delaying clearing the stands before the storm got there people would have got hurt.
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Post by bangtail2007 on Jul 27, 2007 22:34:55 GMT -5
Yes the portable arch was from Hicksville. It collapsed and the drill was moved to lindenhurst and run in Sept. Many officials were hurt that day, 4men on the top of the arch were hurt pretty bad. Somewhere in the house I have a 8mm film of it that was not confiscated by the NY State Police.
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Post by Dan Laverty on Jul 30, 2007 15:12:46 GMT -5
Anyone recall the "LESS FILLING" - "TASTES GREAT" chants between the North and South Side stands at Hicksville??? Lots of Fun in the stands at those Drills. "The other side sucks" -"The other side sucks"
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