Here are the results and stats from the 2011 Virginia City Outhouse Races, sponsored by the World Famous Mustang Ranch:
16 teams entered the field to race in a blind-draw double elimination tournament that resulted in last year’s defending champion, the Classic Crapper, #21, sponsored by the Ole Tyme Saloon (at the bottom of Geiger Grade) taking the Grand Champion prize for the 2nd year in a row!
Here are the teams (2 pushers and 1 driver make up a team):
#00 “The Brown Bomber” (Joe Harrington from Dayton, NV)
#3 “The Comstock Load” (Kenny Birdsong from Sun Valley, NV)
#7 “The Urinator” (Ole Tyme Saloon and Nik & Willie’s Pizza – Joe Rooney)
#8 “Breaking Wind” (KOLO 8 News Now – Lauren Garber and Ky Plaskon – Morning news show)
#11 “The Flapper Crappers” (Penny Morris from Silver Springs, NV)
#13 “The Haunted Outhouse” (Matt Tilley from Dayton, NV)
#21 “The Classic Crapper” (Ole Tyme Saloon, Joe Rooney)
#44 “Commando Comode” (Jason Merlis from Sun Valley, NV)
#50 “The P.P. Hut” (Marvin Mattson from Reno, NV)
#54 “Turd Squeezer” (Jason Merlis from Sun Valley, NV)
#57 “Runaway Bride” (sponsored by The Silver Queen Hotel & Wedding Chapel and Virginia City Baked Goods)
#68 “Trailer Trash” (David Shumway of Sun Valley, NV)
#69 “Rubber Runners” (Lance Gilman, owner of The Mustang Ranch)
#88 “Port-A-Party” (Adam Hall from Pine Grove, CA)
#96 “Alice in Potty Land” (Alice @ 96.5FM Radio)
#99 “The Party Poopers” (Filthy Phil and the All Crap Racing Team from Rough & Ready, CA)
The #21 never lost a race and won handily throughout Day One of the competition to make it to the “finals bracket”. Then they had to wait it out on Sunday to see who they would race against as the teams who fell into the losers bracket on Saturday fought their way back on Day Two, eliminating each other one by one, until only the #50, the “P.P. Hut” was left standing at the end of the day. The final race was then between the #50 and the #21. Since it was a double elimination tournament, the #50 would have to beat the #21 twice in order to win overall, but the #21 won their race easily and collected the $300 prize purse and a real wooden toilet seat, engraved with the event logo, date, and event name on it, as their trophy!
Here are the results from the category winners:
1st Place in the Classic Class: #21 “Classic Crapper” ($100 prize and trophy)
2nd Place in the Classic Class: #11 “Flapper Crappers” ($50 prize and trophy)
1st Place in the Modern Division: #50 “P.P. Hut” ($100 prize and trophy)
2nd Place in the Modern Division: #7 “The Urinator ($50 prize and trophy)
People Choice Award winners:
Prettiest Outhouse went to “The Flapper Crappers” (#11) for the 4th year in a row
Most Unusual Outhouse went to “The Haunted Outhouse” (#13)
Most Traditional Outhouse went to “The Party Poopers” (#99)
Thousands of spectators turned out on both days with special guests;
Ronda Shen of Route 66 who sang the National Anthem on Saturday
Lauren Neil who sang the National Anthem on Sunday
Zomboo from Channel 8’s House of Horrors
Cowboy Poet Tony Argento
The Nevada Gunfighters (our security team)
Lance Gilman of the Mustang Ranch, our event sponsor
Basic rules for the outhouses:
Must weigh at least 200 pounds without the driver (most weighed in between 200 and 230 lbs)
Must have a commode seat
Must not be motorized in any way
Must be at least 6 feet tall
