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OMA Nationals Ready To Go

Jon Lague — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:24:56 +0000

The following is from OMA…

The Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV (OMA) Nationals kicks off its eighth year of presenting some of the best long-distance, single-track woods racing with three new venues incorporated into the 10-round schedule. Round one will be the Hill Jack Cross-country National, presented by Johnny Signs Graphics, in Medora, Indiana, on April 17-18 (one of the new venues). After that, the OMA tour will run through October, visiting eight states, with the world-famous Moose Run in Illinois on October 16-17 the finale.

Foremost on everyone’s mind, of course, is the question: Can Paul Whibley come anywhere close to his incredible 2009 perfect season and pull off a three-peat?

While even Whibley himself concedes it’s going to be a tall order to win all 10 rounds, he’ll likely be even more motivated than last year. Riding for the Am-Pro Yamaha team (his third different team in three years), he’s had bad luck at the first rounds of the GNCCs, where he’s also the defending champion, leaving just one series to assert himself: the OMAs.

But he’ll also face a larger and hungrier cast of competitors eager to dethrone him, starting with his two former JG Off-road/GEICO Powersports/Monster Energy Kawasaki teammates, Jimmy Jarrett and Scott Watkins. Jarrrett, of course, is the winningest racer in OMA history with four consecutive championships (2004-2007), and a wrist injury last season helped slow him to “only” third in the series. Watkins burst onto the series for the first time last year and learned the ropes quickly to earn the number two plate. They’ll be joined on the starting line by a number of others, of course, guys with solid credentials like Whibley’s new teammate Thad Duvall periodically, Husaberg’s Nick Fahringer, possibly Husqvarna’s Glen Kearney, FMF/KTM Factory Off-road Race Team’s Kailub Russell at times and others vying for a piece of the $20,000 series purse.

The Pros will appreciate the OMA’s new format which will have C riders, Super Seniors and Women competing on Sunday mornings while the Pros, A’s and Bs will square off on Sunday afternoons for two hours plus a lap. ATVs will still race on Saturday on a largely separate course to accommodate their greater width, and late Saturday afternoon will still feature the fun motorcycle race. And all will be scored utilizing the new transponder system (utilizing credit card-sized sending units) tested recently during the OMA Winter Nationals. It provides instant feedback for racers at the end of each lap, information also displayed on a large monitor for spectators.

There will again be plenty of swag for racers to shoot for, thanks to both new and returning sponsors like Maxxis, FMF Racing, K&N Filters, Race Tech, RK Chain/Excel and Dirt Tricks. Manufacturers offering contingency awards include Can-Am (ATV racers only), Kawasaki, KTM and Yamaha. FMF, Maxxis, Rekluse and other vital sponsors will also provide trackside support at selected rounds. In addition to its amateur contingency program, K&N Filters plans to provide cash holeshot awards for the Pro ATVs as well as the Pro motorcycles.

For more information, visit www.omanationals.com.

Parts Unlimited OMA Nationals
Round 1: April 17-18 Medora, Indiana
Round 2: May 1-2 Hanging Limb, Tennessee
Round 3: May 29-30 Rio Grande, Ohio
Round 4: June 12-13 Clay City, Kentucky
Round 5: July 10-11 Mesick, Michigan
Round 6: July 31-August 1 Millville, Minnesota
Round 7: August 14-15 Newark, Missouri
Round 8: August 28-29 Bedford, Indiana
Round 9: September 18-19 Memphis, Missouri
Round 10: October 16-17 Fenton, Illinois

WORCS 2010 Schedule Announced

jefflague — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:54:49 +0000

WORCS Racing announced today their 10th Anniversary 2010 schedule tour. WORCS will run the same number of rounds hosting 10 rounds on the Motorcycle side & 8 rounds on the ATV side. New tracks added to the 2010 schedule include- Temecula’s Cahilla Creek, a TBA location in the Sacramento area for the Motorcycles & the premier Buffalo Bills Resort Casino in Primm, Nv. WORCS is also proud to announce their 10th year Anniversary tour which will see promotional items such as apparel, series posters and a WORCS video- “10 years in the Making” to be released in November of next year. WORCS would like to thank all their riders, fan base and supporters over the past 10 years. WORCS Racing was formed in 2001 and has made itself well known as the premier Off-Road series on the west coast and is proud to claim their trademark phrase “The Fastest Racers on the Planet”

WORCS Racing’s 2010 Motorcycle Schedule:
Round #1: Speedworld Raceway- Phoenix, Az (Jan. 29th -31st)
Round #2: Buffalo Bills Resort Casino- Stateline, Nv (Feb. 26th -28th) (Combined Bike & ATV weekend)
Round #3: Crazy Horse Campground- Lake Havasu, Az (Mar. 26th -28th)
Round #4: Racetown 395- Adelanto, Ca (Apr. 16th -18th)
Round #5: Honeylake MX- Milford, Ca (May 14th -16th)
Round #6: Cahilla Creek, Temecula, Ca (Jun. 11th -13th)
Round #7: Straddleline ORV Park- Olympia, Wa (Jul. 30st – Aug. 1st) (WORCS Week)
Round #8: Straddleline ORV Park- Olympia, Wa (Aug. 6th -8th) (WORCS Week)
Round #9: Glen Helen- Devore, Ca (Sept. 17th -19th)
Round #10: Mesquite MX- Mesquite, Nv (Oct. 22nd -24th) (Finals)

WORCS Racing’s 2010 ATV Schedule:
Round #1: Speedworld Raceway- Phoenix, Az (Jan. 22nd -24th)
Round #2: Buffalo Bills Resort Casino- Stateline, Nv (Feb. 26th -28th) (Combined Bike & ATV weekend)
Round #3: Crazy Horse Campground- Lake Havasu, Az (Mar. 19th -21st)
Round #4: Racetown 395- Adelanto, Ca (Apr. 23rd -25th)
Round #5: Honeylake MX- Milford, Ca (May 21st -23rd)
Round #6: Cahilla Creek, Temecula, Ca (Jun. 4th -6th)
Round #7: Straddleline ORV Park- Olympia, Wa (Jul. 23rd – Jul. 25th) (WORCS Xcross)
Round #8:Glen Helen- Devore, Caa (Sept. 24th -25th)
Round #9: Mesquite MX- Mesquite, Nv (Oct. 15th -17th) (Finals)

Sean Reddish on the Future of Hare Scrambles

Jon Lague — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:13:01 +0000

It may have been a relatively quiet one, but last weekend marked the start of a new era of Hare Scrambles racing – at least on the West Coast. Some big changes went down a few months ago in the world of off-road racing, starting with the World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS) picking up an AMA sanction. Along with that sanction, WORCS Promoter Sean Reddish also picked up the AMA Western Hare Scrambles Series (WHS) – a budding program that was struggling to stand on its own.

In 2008, the WHS was, at best, a collection of club races strung together with an “AMA National” logo on it – and hats-off to those hard-working clubs who made it happen last year – but the series still had a way to go in terms of becoming a true national-caliber program.

For the whole story check out CycleNews.com

AMA Announces 2009 Hare & Hound Schedule

Jon Lague — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:01:25 +0000

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced today the 2009 schedule for the AMA National Hare & Hound Championship Series. The AMA National Hare & Hound Championship Series is composed of AMA Sports-sanctioned events and is one of the premier off-road racing series in the country. The series gives both amateur competitors and the country’s fastest desert racers a place to race.

“Working with local promoters, we’ve put together a 2009 schedule that offers some excellent racing opportunities across some of the most-challenging desert terrain in the country,” said AMA Off-Road Director Chuck Weir. “With three rounds scheduled for the fall, the traditional summer break will include the suspense of who will be our class champions. This will bring more interest to these later rounds and encourage more racers and fans to come out and enjoy the sport in the second half of the year.”

In recent years, the AMA National Hare & Hound Championship Series has featured just one fall round. That meant the class winners, including the overall national champion, were often decided before heading into the long summer break. This year’s calendar is structured so that’s unlikely to happen.

The 2009 AMA National Hare & Hound Championship Series will begin on Jan. 25 at the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area near Lucerne, California. The seven-round championship will wrap up on Oct. 31 in Jericho, Utah. The complete schedule is below.

2009 AMA National Hare & Hound Championship Series Schedule

Round 1

January 25, 2009

Desert M/C

Gary Cyr

(909) 865-3935

desertmotorcycleclub@yahoo.com

www.desertmc.com

LOC: Johnson Valley OHVA, Lucerne, CA

Round 2

February 8, 2009

Four Aces MC

Richie Wohlers

(805) 573-5128

richie@fouracesmc.org

www.fouracesmc.org

LOC: Spangler Hills, Ridgecrest, CA

Round 3

March 15, 2009

Roadrunner Off-Road Racing

Kirk Hester

760-275-9852

captain@dc.rr.com

http//groups.msn.com/RoadRunnerOffRoadRacing/

LOC: Superstition OHVA, El Centro, CA

GPS: 32° 54′7.23″N 115° 47′15.86″W

Round 4

April 26, 2009

Vikings MC

Nick Balderas

714-775-6880

balderas4@sbc.global.net

www.vikingsmc.org

LOC: Lucerne Valley, CA

Round 5

September 26, 2009

Utah Desert Foxes

Steve Rij

801-964-8773

steve.bmp@att.net

www.utahdesertfoxes.com

LOC: Wendover, NV

Round 6

October 25, 2009

100’s MC

Ryan Sanders

9495849395

ryan.sanders@district37ama.org

www.100smc.org

LOC: Lucerne Valley, CA

Round 7

October 31, 2009

Sageriders MC

Kari Christman

435-650-0411

dezchik111@yahoo.com

www.sageriders.com

LOC: Jericho, UT

AMA / NEPG Announces 2009 National Enduro Schedule

Jon Lague — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:25:41 +0000

The AMA and the National Enduro Promoters Group today announced the AMA National Enduro Championship Series schedule for the 2009 season.

Get the whole story at Cycle News Online.