The Roadkill Cafe, a restaurant in Seligman, Ariz., that’s popular with Route 66 travelers, is sponsoring Road Kill Racers, a sidecar motorcycle racing team, according to a news release at Roadracingworld.com.
This sponsorship deal is an effort to promote the tourist industry in which racing is very much part of the travels required by all teams.
The Roadkill Cafe and its moniker “You kill it, we grill it” offers a unique dining experience with menu items of the likes of Deer Delectables, Bad Brake Steak, Fender Tenders along with the classics Swirl of Squirrel, Highway Hash and the Splatter Platter.
In case you haven’t figured it out, the Roadkill’s descriptions shouldn’t be taken literally. It’s just a gimmick to get people in the door.
In sidecar racing, one person drives, and the other person acts as a counterweight to keep better control of the motorcycle during turns. Those sidecar racers can go 170 mph, with the drivers just a couple of inches off the ground.
Something about that tells me the team won’t eat at the Roadkill right before a race, and it’s not because the food is bad.
More about the Road Kill Racers can be found here.