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Photos: The 2010 Orange County Fair

The Extreme Rodeo’s wild bull chariot race entertains patrons at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A member of the Extreme Rodeo team gets a nudge from a bull during a show at the Orange County Fair. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A member of the Extreme Rodeo team gets out of the way of a bull at the Orange County Fair. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

On a hot day at the Orange County Fair, a hydro-slide rider shrieks as she takes a cool plunge. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Orange County Fair-goers have some fun on the Techno Jump. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Goats in the Orange County Fair’s petting zoo seem more interested in Mason Enright, 1, than he does in them. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Shish kebabs, deep-fried everything and, of course, cotton candy are among the variety of foods available at the Orange County Fair. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The food area of the Orange County Fair never lacks for crowds. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)