FIBArk River Festival 2023 | Hooligan Race & USA kayak Freestyle Nationals

The FIBArk River festival has been held annually for 75 years in Salida, Colorado. It's the oldest river festival in the world and one of the largest. It features the best freestyle kayaking features in the world, and this year is the site of the USA Freestyle Kayaking National Championships. Paddlers have come from around the world to experience and compete in this event. It also features one of the longest-running lighthearted events in the paddle sports, "The Hooligan Race." In this parade of sorts, Hooligans build their own crafts from random objects in hopes that they will survive the rapids and give them a chance to snag one of the bags of money suspended from a rope over the river. The Holcombe family reunites with Abby in her Winnebago+Adventure Wagon Sprinter 4x4. Abby wins the USA National Freestyle Championships for Senior Women at age 19. Overall, it's a fantastic weekend, then ends with the epic AC/DC cover band "Hells Bells" for a concert in the park. FIBArk website, Salida, Colorado: https://www.fibark.com "Hells Bells," World Famous All Female AC/DC Tribute Band: https://www.hellsbelles.info Fair Use of "You Shook Me All Night Long" Please consider supporting our content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Famagogo Famagogo website: https://www.famagogo.com Instagram: Peter- https://www.instagram.com/peterholcombe/ Abby- https://www.instagram.com/adventurous.miss/ Winnebago Revel 4x4 Sprinter Van https://www.winnebago.com/models/product/motorhomes/camper-van/revel Winnebago+Adventure Wagon: https://www.winnebago.com/models/product/motorhomes/camper-van/winnebago-adventure-wagon Jackson Kayak: https://jacksonkayak.com Kokatat: https://kokatat.com Werner Paddles: https://wernerpaddles.com Badfish: https://badfishsup.com Thanks to the City of Salida, CO and all the FIBArk staff for another fantastic event. See you next year!

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