Gravity is where you find it

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/620894.html

Fathers day was a good day all around. Lots of food, visiting, family activity. But the highlight had to be the First Annual Father's Day Cup held at the above link, Gravity Hill.
Its a scenic location about 20 min out of our hometown. You put the car in neutral and the car goes up hill at a peak of about 11 mph. We cant and dont want to explain it, it just is. It's been an accepted local phenomenon for years. Now the paper next door in a larger town has shed some publicity on it.
That didnt thwart our enthusiasm for my hubby and his best friend's long standing bet to race the hill.
After several stops and starts we took daughter'slightweight Chevy, with step daughter and her two boys to the gorgeous setting about 8:30 last night. We carried with us a make do 2009 Gravity Hill Champ loving cup filled with Hershey chocolate bars and Reese's peanut butter cups. We tied some found pink rickrack on it for good measure. Stepdaughter took her American flag and stood at the top of the hill on the finish line. She was also doubling as a look out as our competitor in his Suburban was going to have to use the wrong lane to race us.
In the 18 seconds the race took, we didnt have a chance; our lightweight Chevy was ahead for the first two feet; we were sad and hopeless the entire 18 seconds.
Loser had to pay up at the DQ. 25 minutes and $34 later, it was the cause de celeb. It was hard to say what was sweeter--racing our friends on a gorgeous strip of wine and wheat country road and nearly dusk; or all the jokes around the table as we inhaled our winner-loser ice cream treats. There is a photo available of the team that beat us; hope I can get a copy to post it here.
Monday is waiting for me...I am lacking distinct enthusiasm!
TTFN