Over the
weekend, Windy Knoll Golf Club’s two Neoteric HoverGolf™ Carts were the star of
the show at the Cleveland Browns-Cincinnati Bengals game at FirstEnergy
Stadium. Windy Knoll was the first golf course in the U.S. to own official replicas of Bubba's Hover, Bubba Watson's BW1 hovercraft golf cart.
Steve
Stafford, flight instructor at Hovercraft Training Centers, organized the
hovercraft halftime show and described the action: “At
halftime, we fired up the hovercraft and flew around the field. Next, we each raced a passenger around some flags to the other end, where
they got out and donned pink bunny suits,” he reported. “Then they both got back in, were hovered
back to the starting point, where they each had to change bunny suits with
their partner. After switching suits, both partners were flown back to the
other end zone. The first one back
got first choice of a gift held by each of the mascots. Both gifts were
all-expense paid trips to upcoming football events.”
No fumbles
in the hovercraft action! But the game itself was another story. Fans and media
alike praised the hovercraft halftime show over the game.
The Wall Street Journal, in “Johnny Football Gets Deflated”
wrote: “At halftime, people in pink bunny costumes raced hovercraft on the
field. This was the highlight of the afternoon.”
A fan
Tweeted, “Hovercraft race at halftime in Cleveland. It is approximately 400
times more interesting than the football game so far.”
The Washington Post reported the live action, writing at halftime,
“I am sure hovercraft racing at halftime will make fans forget all about what
they just witnessed,” then after the game reported, “Alas, not even the hovercraft
could help turn the momentum Cleveland’s way in the second half.”
In the
end, the Bengals rolled past the Browns in a 30 – 0 rout. But the Neoteric
HoverGolf™ Carts were a definite winner!
Enjoy a
few photos below of the hovercraft scoring points …
At Cleveland's FirstEnergy Stadium, Windy Knoll's Neoteric HoverGolf™ Carts wait to enter the field:
In the Cleveland Browns' Dawg Pound, the hovercraft golf carts are ready for their halftime performance:
Left to right: Crew member Jody East, pilot Steve Stafford, pilot Preson Aleshire, and Cleveland Browns mascot Brownie the Elf inside the hovercraft:
Cleveland Browns mascot, Chomps, squeezes inside one of the Windy Knoll Neoteric HoverGolf™ Carts:
Touchdown! The Neoteric Hovercraft golf carts fly the race contenders during the halftime show, capturing more positive attention than the game itself:
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