AHRMA WHITE LIGHTNING NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY - SILVER HAWK PLANTATION , BUFFALO SC
words by : Joshua Schucker photos by : Bob Bean , Steve Bishop , Taylor Funderburke
MARCH 12-14 , 2021
Its been approximately three years since I first dipped a toe into the vintage cross-country scene , and a familiar refrain had become apparent to me in the early part of each year . While everyone is getting excited about the oncoming season , one particular event seems to draw a significant amount of interest and social media chatter . “ Who ’ s going to White Lightning ?!” Seeing a significant number of folks from our area in the Mid-Atlantic making the trek to South Carolina each March , and hearing the reverence bestowed upon their experience , surely began to etch its way into my thoughts when laying out 2021 racing plans . My wife , Kristy , is a trooper when it comes to following me around to various races throughout the year , and although she rarely says “ no ”, I knew that I would need a unique angle to sell a ten-or-so hour trip to South Carolina . Thankfully Mother Nature provided a narrative to build upon by blessing the South-Central PA area with fairly heavy snowfalls this year in relation to the recent past . So , “ I ’ m sick of all this snow ” quickly leads to “ Ya know , it ’ s in the 70s in South Carolina in March …”. With that , we were booked for the 13th annual White Lightning !
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