Contestant weaves through the pony race Wednesday at the Oktoberfest gymkhana, a Swedish word meaning “big, silly hats.” (jerri Wiley photo)
Bill Howard
Oct. 3, 2007

FORT WORTH, Tex. -- Where can grownups do stupid things wearing embarrassing hats, without getting on a cruise ship? Try the Oktoberfest gymkhana, held Wednesday at the parking lot of LaGrave Field here, just a couple miles from the host hotel. Sponsored by (as in shade provided by) Dunlop, the gymkhana shared the massive lot with the Street Survival program, and


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