Wild Wing Cafe in Farragut is adding a new twist to its daily offering of wings, beer and live music. <BR> <BR>Beginning Monday, the 11,000-square-foot restaurant at 11335 Campbell Lakes Drive, will feature mini rail jams in its adjoining pond. <BR> <BR>What’s a rail jam, you ask? It’s an event unlike anything, I dare say, most have ever seen. <BR> <BR>Just a few feet from the action, spectators at Wild Wing Cafe will watch as wakeboarders are pulled from a high-speed, gas-powered winch off a man-made rail erected over a custom-built Malibu boat. <BR> <BR>“We’re always trying to keep it fresh. It’s a good opportunity for us to work together,” co-owner Dave McFarland said. “We’re a cool place and what they do is cool, so I think we go together pretty well.” <BR> <BR>The idea started as part of a kick-off promotion leading up to the third annual Bent Fork Bikefest, which is slated for Sept. 14-16 at World’s Fair Park and benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. <BR> <BR>After checking with his insurance guy, McFarland and participants from Knox Wake and Overboard Water Sports/Mission Boarding Co. agreed to make it a regular event on Mondays, weather permitting. <BR> <BR>The event, which starts at 6 p.m. and is free to the public, is sure to lure crowds to the restaurant on slow Monday nights. <BR> <BR>McFarland, who is incorporating the event into his print and radio spots, expects that the exhibition will attract not only a younger crowd, but also more families. <BR> <BR>“What these folks do is incredible. It’s going to be lots of fun for the whole family to watch,” McFarland said. <BR> <BR>Wild Wing Cafe has 30 high-definition plasma televisions, an elevated stage for live bands, an outdoor tiki bar, and a scenic setting tucked away on a four-acre treed lot behind Cracker Barrel on Campbell Station Road, just a short distance from the Turkey Creek retail development. <BR> <BR>Waiting for a table is not unusual, and patrons could see a potential expansion of the West Knoxville restaurant in the near future. McFarland already has expanded the women’s restroom. Applause. <BR> <BR>60' Rail over a 2007 Malibu Response LXi <BR> <BR>For more information please go to <a href="http://www.knoxwake.com" target="_blank">www.knoxwake.com</a> <BR> <BR>Photos of the rail setup: <BR><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/knoxwake/sets/72157601667838163/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/knoxwake/sets/72157601667838163/</a> <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/493431.jpg" alt="Upload">
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