Yesterday marked the 3rd annual Pattaya Bed Race and I must say a good time was had by participants and spectators alike. The charity event started at Central Festival mall on Beach road at 6pm with a parade of race entrants to walking street and back, complete with a marching band and unofficial parade leader Glitterman in the lead.
While there were a few glitches such as getting the entrants all gathered on time the charity event seemed to go off without a hitch. The only complaint I had would be with the city officials not shutting down Beach road completely for the entire event. During the Pattaya Bed Race parade only one lane of Beach road was shut down with traffic still trying to flow in the other and people filling the street to get photos, there were a few close calls to say the least but thankfully no injuries.
This years Pattaya Bed Race had 30 participants entered in the race including entries from local bars and Go Go’s such as Murphy’s Law and Champagne A Go Go as well as entries by the Pattaya Police, local hospitals and civic groups. The rowdiest and most fun loving entry had to be Murphy’s Law who showed up quite lubricated and singing football chants, while the sexiest entry definitely had to go to Champagne A Go Go.
The actual Pattaya Bed Race started about 7pm after the police shut down Beach road completely and teams raced in pairs against the clock to the finish line at Walking Street
I couldn’t tell you who won this years Pattaya Bed Race as I didn’t stick around for the calculations and awarding of trophy’s, but I can tell you that local charities and Pattaya itself came out the big winners.
I was surprised that there weren’t a lot more entries from the local businesses because if nothing else it’s great advertisement while doing a good deed for charity. Hopefully next year will see the field of participants doubled.
Pattaya Bed Race 2011 Winners
The winners were judged based on speed, beauty, creativity and popular vote.
Speed : The bed of the Pattaya police station, receiving the honours cup
Beauty: The bed of the special investigations department, Pattaya ( DSL )
Creativity: The bed of the group called “Boys Town”
Popular Vote: The bed of the group called “Pattaya X-Pack Club”
and a special team award for “Tez Tour”
Anyway, without further ado The Pattaya Bed Race 2011 in Pictures. The complete set of over 200 photos can be found in the gallery Pattaya Bed Race 2011.
Pattaya Bed Race 2011
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Definitely doing this event next year Talen – saw it on PPTV a couple of weeks back and wished I’d heard about it sooner. Looks like you’re enjoying LOS – Cheers, ben
Ben, Maybe we can get a bunch of us bloggers together and enter our own bed….what ya think?
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Talen, there are now two things I’d like to see in Pattaya – the Bed Race and Glitter Man. But I’d have to tempt them to Bangkok to make it so
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Cat, bed race are on nightly in Bangkok I would think and I’m not sure how far Glitterman strays from home
Talen, I’ll have to pass on that experience as I’m a lass who does not partake in the nightly bed-hopping scene in BKK. No matter how entertaining
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Cat, so, you sleep on the floor Thai style then?
No. I just don’t hop
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Talen it seems hardly a year since you last reported on the bed race. Now you are settled in living in LOS.
I wonder what the Thais make of the actual idea of a bed race? I say this that many of them sleep on the floor rather than in a bed.
Perhaps something like “Waste of a good bed?”
Great pictures as always.
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Mike, The Thai’s seemed to enjoy it as much as the falang…and not many entrants actually even looked like beds. The Russian entry looked more like a bird cage that they carried on their shoulders, I don’t think they understood the concept
Haha yeah that’s a good idea! Should be a messy night then
I’ll have to run with 2 beds tho, as I want to enter our gardening lot – I reckon they’ll do well cos their all in pretty good nick… as you say, its a great oppo for business!
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Wow… What a great event… I want to see this firsthand, or better yet, ride on a bed.
Talen I must agree with Mike and say it doesn’t seem a year since you posted on the 2010 event. Time flies as fast as the Pattaya Police Station bed race crew.
I bet the Champagne A Go Go girls got a big cheer and a few lewd remarks too.
Great pictures and a few cute girls hidden among them I see.
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