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MINI COOPERS 52954 W. Halfmoon Road
It’s like a classic car met a shrink ray. The Dwarf Car Museum is the home of eight sized-down replicas that drive well, are fully-functioning and street legal. Most of them were built by 26-year Hidden Valley local Ernie Adams, the inventor of Dwarf Car Racing, now dubbed Legends Racing. Adams determines the ratio from real to dwarf car and starts recreating. Details can never be too small. “I got all the pictures of the dash, and the taillights, and the steering wheel, and everything I needed to make mine just like the original,” Adams says of his dwarf red 1940 Mercury Sedan. Adams' favorite part of building dwarf cars is the feeling of
finishing a model. His creations are on display for $5 per visit.
BULL PEN 12365 N. Ralson Road
Roping, horseracing and bull taming — activities true to Maricopa’s Wild West cowboy identity. Thunderbird Farms Arena is the perfect place to test your skills with other equine experts. The Thunderbird Arena Community Council holds monthly 4D barrel racing events, where riders must guide their horses around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern without knocking any down. Fastest time wins. Perhaps you prefer roping from horseback to racing. TACC also hosts events like breakaway practice, where you can test your roping skills and catch runaway calves. There are even options for kiddos who want to get into the sport. Some events like Thunderbird Farms Junior Rodeo have leadline horse shows, barrel racing and pole bending. In 2011, some Thunderbird Farms residents organized a civic action group called the Thunderbird Arena Community Council to rehabilitate the old Thunderbird Arena into what it is today.
InMaricopa.com | February 2024
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