Riders in the sky thrill at New Hamburg Fall Fair

A freestyle rider launches 30 to 40 feet into the air during the Pro-Riders motorcross show Friday night at the New Hamburg Fall Fair, thrilling a packed grandstand. Gary West photo

By Gary West

The Wilmot Agricultural Society and its directors deserve plenty of congratulations for once again bringing the New Hamburg Fall Fair to town without a hitch — unless it was during the horse pulls.

As anyone who has helped organize a fair knows, hundreds of volunteers must work in unison to pull together four days of excitement year after year.

On Friday evening, following the popular Ambassador Competition, the Pro-Riders Freestyle Motorcycle team took to the track in front of the grandstand for a show like no other. With flips, sideways crossovers and jumps that seemed to defy gravity, the two young riders wowed the crowd.

The grandstand erupted in screams and applause throughout the performance as fairgoers marvelled at how the riders executed their daring tricks flawlessly.