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That’s why you can bet the Indian “Motocycle” love will be rampant this July 11-13 at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days featuring Indian Motorcycles as Marque of the Year. Join us as we celebrate the brand’s past and present at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. More info: www.amavintagemotorcycledays.com.
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May 2014
Volume 68, Number 5
Published by the American Motorcyclist Association 13515 Yarmouth Dr. Pickerington, OH 43147 (800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646) www.americanmotorcyclist.com
You write, we read.
Battling discrimination.
Fighting motorcycle-only checkpoints, reining in the IRS, reopening Rattlesnake Bay’s off-highway vehicle trails, talking with U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Clear Creek update, and testing E15 in Illinois.
The latest news, rides, interviews and more from the world of motorcycling.
A post-war hot rod, Hall of Famer Max Bubeck, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days update and “67” by Dale Bert.
As medical insurance companies look for ways to save money, they are denying coverage to those injured during perfectly legal activities. One of those activities is motorcycling. Here are some tips on making sure you are covered, as well as an update on what the AMA is doing to fight this unfair discrimination.
What to do, where to go.
Sunday bikes and Monday bikes.
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By Wayne Allard
There is an old Latin term that you have probably heard before. It’s “caveat emptor,” which means “buyer beware.” This caution is truer today than it ever has been for the motorcycle rider buying health insurance. You may have the opportunity to get health insurance through a third party such as your employer or you may be making the purchase as an individual.
In either case, be sure to read the exclusionary fine print closely where it talks about risky or hazardous activities. You would expect such exemptions if you are a bull fighter, mountain climber, parachutist, explosives expert or test pilot. The provision may just mention “risky” or “hazardous” activities without being specific. Beware!
The coverage may be referring to you as a motorcyclist or allterrain vehicle rider.
Motorcyclists face discrimination. It’s a fact of life, but something we are fighting every day.
To be effective in fighting for motorcyclists’ rights, we need to know when motorcyclists are discriminated against, and we need help from motorcyclists at the local level or nationwide, depending on the issue.
Right now, the AMA is focusing on health-insurance discrimination against motorcyclists, and we want specific examples of motorcyclists suffering as a result. We need to show lawmakers that the discrimination is very real, and that it affects real people.
Health-insurance discrimination—excluding coverage for motorcycle- or ATV-related injuries in health insurance plans—is discrimination that has been going on for decades. You can read more about this situation in “Coverage Denied,” page 42.
The AMA and others fought for language to be included in the Congressional Record years ago that indicated the clear intent of Congress was to eliminate such discrimination when it passed the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in 1996.
But the federal agencies charged with implementing the law told employers they could refuse to cover injuries related to riding a motorcycle, ATV, horse, etc. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—known by many as Obamacare—did nothing to remedy the loophole or prevent future discrimination.
Therefore, the AMA plans to continue this important battle.
You may want to compare U.S. practices with situations in other countries. Rider groups in Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia say that the healthcare systems in their countries do not permit discrimination based on the source of injury.
While the AMA is hard at work on Capitol Hill, it’s important that you look at your health insurance policy to be sure that you are covered if you are involved in a motorcycle crash. Check your policy under “Exclusions” to see if it excludes coverage for motorcycle-related injuries.
The wording can be ambiguous, with language that denies coverage for injuries suffered while participating in “extreme” activities, without defining what those activities are. If so, contact your insurance company and get a written response.
If you learn that motorcycle-related injuries aren’t covered in your company’s or organization’s health-insurance policy, we want to know. Contact us at grassroots@ama-cycle.org. Your confidentiality will be protected.
The AMA wants your assistance to help us fight insurance discrimination and other threats to motorcycling. You can also act individually to protect riding freedoms. The AMA provides many valuable tools to help you fight for your right to ride.
Sign up to receive AMA News & Notes at http://capwiz.com/ amacycle/mlm/signup/ to keep informed on hot topics, news affecting the motorcycling community and opportunities to communicate with your elected officials.
You can also opt in to receive AMA Action Alert emails by signing up at the same link. When you receive AMA Action Alerts, you will be notified how and when you can make a difference on important issues.
Each of us can do our part to protect our riding freedoms by being AMA members and inviting our family and friends to join. More members mean more political clout, and with more clout we will have a better chance of ending health-insurance discrimination against motorcyclists and other threats to our riding freedoms.
Wayne Allard is AMA vice president for government relations.
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By Jim Wi ers
Street motorcyclists and offhighway riders who hoped that the Patient Protection and Aff ordable Care Act would require health-insurance policies to cover treatment for injuries sustained while riding are in for a big disappointment, experts say.
The president’s signature healthcare reform legislation, which began rolling out in January, failed to close the gaping loophole in the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that allows employers and insurance companies to exclude “risky activities” from coverage.
Instead, employers and insurers can continue to establish arbitrary standards of behavior and determine health-care coverage based on the source of the injury.
It’s not just motorcyclists and all-terrain vehicle riders who are affected.
Other activities typically excluded by health-care plans include hang gliding, skydiving, bungee jumping, parasailing and rock climbing. Also excluded: automobile, aircraft or speed-boat racing; reckless operation of a vehicle or other machinery; “ultimate fighting;” use of explosives; and travel to countries with advisory warnings.
While injuries resulting from these activities can result in costly medical bills, motorcycle and ATV riding are arguably everyday activities enjoyed by an estimated 22 million Americans.
All too often, injured motorcyclists and ATV riders don’t realize the limits of their health-care coverage until they are lying in a hospital bed.
Kent Stuermer of Roseburg, Ore., crashed his Honda CR250 in December, breaking his neck and hand and tearing ligaments in his shoulder.
The results: $173,000 in medical bills that his health-care plan won’t cover, and the prospect of those expenses rising to more than $250,000 when all the treatments and rehabilitation are complete.
“That’s more money than I’ve made in my whole life,” Stuermer says.
Stuermer’s C2 vertebra is secured with a screw. He is wearing a neck brace. His arm and hand are in a cast. He can’t work his truck-driving job. And the 56-yearold and his wife are scraping by on her $700-a-month Social Security check and drawing down their savings account.
The Stuermers bought their policy
directly, because his employer does not provide health-care benefits.
“I should be the poster boy for the campaign to get people to read their insurance policies,” Stuermer says. “Most everybody trusts their insurance agent. You look the policy over a little bit, see you have $2 million in coverage, then sign it.”
The exclusion for injuries sustained in dirt bike crashes is on page 22 of Stuermer’s policy.
When he found out in mid-February that his policy would not cover his medical bills, Stuermer called his insurance agent.
The agent reminded him that he had 10 days to read the 50-page policy before signing it.
Stuermer wrote a letter to the insurer, called a lawyer and enlisted the help of a state lawmaker. But no one has been able to help.
“We are just up against a hard wall here,” Stuermer says.
Lt. James Baker, a fi refi ghter in Sebring, Fla., crashed his motorcycle along U.S. 27 while off -duty in June 2009. He was not wearing a helmet.
The city’s insurance carrier denied his claim for about $86,000 in medical expenses, saying the employees’ policies called for riders to wear helmets, even though Florida law does not require them.
The provision had been added to the policy in 2005 to exclude “activities of a hazardous nature,” but the city failed to inform the aff ected workers.
The city eventually reached a settlement with Baker, who successfully argued that he sustained no head injuries in the crash, so the helmet requirement was irrelevant.
But the result could have been much more dire.
Even if your health insurance policy covers your motorcycle-related injuries, collecting your benefits may take extra time and effort.
Pennsylvania AMA member Jeffrey Goelz, a Motorcycle Safety Foundation certified RiderCoach who has been riding for 27 years, was involved in a crash with a car in September.
“I was whisked away in an ambulance, in only my boots, gloves and helmet. Everything else was cut off me in the road,” Goelz says. “The treatment I received was based on the thought I had medical insurance on my motorcycle policy. I didn’t, as my previous insurance covered me for such things, and I didn’t read the fine print when we switched providers.”
At a follow-up visit with his primarycare physician, Goelz was told that his employer-provided health insurance plan would not cover his care.
He contacted the insurer and learned that his plan would cover much of the expense, but the health-care providers were required to verify coverage on each and every visit.
“This took days,” Goelz says. “Sometimes appointments had to be moved. But it needed to be done every time, and took far too long to approve.”
Goelz’s lawyer told him that, because Pennsylvania is a “no-fault” state, Goelz couldn’t collect reimbursement from the car-driver’s insurance company.
When he got on a training bike in October to teach a motorcycle-safety class, anxiety consumed him.
“Even on a little 250, in a parking lot, demo’ing exercises I could do in my sleep, my heart was pounding, and I would almost hyperventilate,” he says. “I remember one day not being able to do the figure 8 in the box, something I had great proficiency with.”
For about four months, Goelz didn’t get back onto a bike. He sold his other bikes. By February, he was ready to try again.
“I put a deposit on a new (used) bike (a 2009 Suzuki GSF1250S),” Goelz says. “I would rather be anxious on two wheels and work through these issues than watch spring pass me by like a dog pressed against a window.”
Employers and insurers say they must exclude “risky behavior” from coverage to help contain the rising costs of health care and health-care coverage, several studies show.
But a study by the University of North Carolina’s Highway Safety Research Center shows that the average costs of motorcyclists’ injuries are actually slightly lower than the costs for other accident victims.
High-risk activities rarely enter the discussion about what drives U.S. healthcare and insurance costs ever higher.
David Cutler, a health economist who has worked for President Obama on health care issues, told PBS NewsHour that three factors account for most of the high cost of U.S. health care:
• Administrative expenses, which account for about 25 percent of healthcare costs;
• Doctors’ pay, drug costs and durable medical equipment prices are much higher here than in other countries; and
• Americans receive more care for the same illness or injuries than people elsewhere.
“I have yet to see a penny for pain and suff ering,” he says. “My FSA (Flexible Spending Account) is almost empty because of the expenses I’ve had to incur because my health insurance would refuse me treatment without a ton of red tape.”
His 2002 Suzuki GSF Bandit 1200S was totaled.
The ordeal affected more than just his physical health, Goelz says.
Meanwhile, a Harvard University study shows that unpaid medical expenses represent the biggest cause of bankruptcy in the United States, representing 62 percent of all personal bankruptcies.
The study also states that 78 percent of those filing for bankruptcy because of overwhelming medical expenses had some form of health insurance.
Kevin Lucia, a research professor and project director at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, says no federal standards affect individual or small-group policies and “there is a huge amount of flexibility for large companies” under the ACA and other laws.
His associate, David L. Cusano, says that each state must determine which exemptions are going to be allowed under policies issued within its borders.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners agrees with that assessment.
None of the ACA rating provisions applies to self-insured employer plans, so there would be no effect on the use of motorcycle-rider status to determine employee contribution rates, according to an NAIC spokesperson.
And those plans are not subject to state insurance law, so the question of whether state laws address it is not relevant for them.
Fully insured group plans are subject to state laws, but not to the ACA rating requirements.
Most people in the United States are covered under self-funded employer plans, Lucia says.
The AMA became involved in the issue of lifestyle discrimination in the 1990s when members alerted AMA staff that employers were canceling healthinsurance coverage for motorcycle riding.
Because of the AMA’s hard work alongside other groups, HIPAA contained a provision prohibiting employers from denying health-care coverage to motorcyclists and others engaged in legal activities when injured.
But the federal agencies that implemented the law subverted the intent of Congress. Their rules forbid the exclusion of motorcyclists and ATV riders from overall coverage under the employer’s plan, but allow lifestyle restrictions in the payment of claims.
Two attempts to close the loophole failed.
In 2005, U.S. Reps. Ted Strickland of Ohio and Michael C. Burgess of Texas
co-sponsored a bill that would protect individuals injured in recreational activities. That bill was not enacted.
In 2007, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine reintroduced the HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act, which also faltered.
Cusano says the agencies implementing HIPAA “wanted employers to have flexibility” in determining the scope of their health-insurance coverage.
The AMA sent a letter on Nov. 7 to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seeking answers to two questions:
• Will injuries resulting from activities that contribute to active lifestyles, such
as riding a motorcycle or ATV, be covered without qualification under the minimum requirements of all the plans offered in the federal and state exchanges?
• Will the change in minimum requirements under the ACA require all private insurers to include coverage, without qualification, for lifestyle choices such as riding a motorcycle or ATV?
At press time, four months later, Secretary Sebelius had yet to respond.
Cusano, who served as chief legal counsel to Coventry Health Care, Inc. on implementation of the ACA, says motorcyclists and others with an active lifestyle must turn to the states for relief.
He says employers or insurance providers submit their plans, including
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exemptions, to the state insurance regulators, and the regulators decide whether the requested exemptions fall in line with state law.
According to a 2010 report from the National Conference of State Legislatures, 29 states and the District of Columbia have statutes that protect employees’ from adverse employment actions based on their off-duty activities.
These statutes provide three different levels of protection:
• Use of tobacco only;
• Use of lawful products; and
• Any and all lawful activities. Four states—California, Colorado, New York and North Dakota—offer statutory protection for employees who engage in lawful activities.
But most of those laws protect workers only from being dismissed or disciplined for their “risky behavior” off-duty and away from the employers’ premises.
The statutes do not address exclusion of lifestyle choices from the employer’s health care plan.
Only Colorado specifically prohibits discrimination in health care coverage for participants in “motorcycling; snowmobiling; off-highway vehicle riding; skiing; or snowboarding.” (See Colorado Revised Statutes section 10-3-1104.)
With no help on the horizon at the federal level, those who wish to end this type of lifestyle discrimination must focus on convincing their state legislators to adopt state laws and regulations recognizing motorcycling and ATV riding as legitimate activities.
Stuermer has asked his state representative in Oregon to press for a law like Colorado’s that prohibits lifestyle discrimination based on the nature of the injury.
“By the grace of God, somehow we’ll make it,” Stuermer says. “But what if this happened to someone with a wife and two kids? What if this happened to 40 families?”
The AMA encourages other states to use the Colorado law as a starting point for efforts to end this type of discrimination within their jurisdictions.
The first step to take to ensure that you and your family are adequately protected is to read your current health insurance and vehicle insurance policies and take note of the levels of coverage, the maximum out-of-pocket expenses you could incur and any exclusions.
Then talk to your insurance agent to determine the types and amounts of additional coverage you need.
And the time to do that is now— before you are involved in a crash.
Anthony Castelli, a Cincinnati, Ohio, accident and personal injury attorney and AMA member, says the best type of insurance to buy is uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage.
Liability coverage pays if you injure someone else.
“But what if someone injures you and has very little or no insurance? Where are you going to turn to get compensated?” Castelli says. “That’s where uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance comes in. That’s what you purchase from your insurance company, and it pays you in the event that the person who caused your injury had very little insurance.”
Say the person who caused your injury carried $12,500 in liability insurance.
“Heck, if they put you in the emergency room and you had some significant follow-up, that’s going to eat that up,” Castelli says. “And if you’ve got a real serious injury, you’re going to have much more compensation than you’re entitled to.”
Castelli recommends buying at least $100,000 of uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage.
“It’s not that expensive,” he says. Pennsylvania attorney Edgar Snyder recommends adding or increasing
uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage and bodily injury liability coverage, as well as taking advantage of “stacking,” if it is available in your state.
Stacking increases your benefits, if all your vehicles are covered under the same insurance policy.
For example, if you have $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence limits on each vehicle, and you have three vehicles on your policy, with stacking you are entitled to coverage in the amount of $300,000 per person and $900,000 per occurrence, Snyder says.
For the other types of coverage, he recommends:
• Uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence.
• Bodily injury liability coverage of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence. Many states have minimum coverage amounts for this coverage, which is designed to cover any claims against you if you’re found legally responsible for causing a crash.
Snyder advises to check with your agent to find out whether you can add medical coverage to your vehicle policy or whether you need to buy a supplemental health insurance plan.
“Keep in mind that some states may not allow you to have medical benefits on your motorcycle insurance policy, so it’s critical that you have other medical insurance,” Snyder says. “If you don’t and you’re in an accident, your medical bills will add up quickly.”
Carrying that additional coverage eases the stress on you and your family as you ride. And, if you are involved in a crash, it can provide the financial support you need while you are off work, receiving care and recovering.
A few of the hundreds of AMA-sanctioned events this month, detailed on the following pages.
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Time to break out your dual-sport bike or adventure-tourer and run the roads and trails in the AMA Husqvarna National Dual-Sport Series and the AMA Yamaha Super Ténéré National Adventure Riding Series. This month, the Husqvarna series features the Hanging Rock 200 in McArthur, Ohio, on May 17-18, while the Yamaha series features the Yosemite Adventure tour in Buck Meadows, Calif., May 3-4; the Hanging Rock 200 in McArthur, Ohio, May 1718, and the Berkshire Big Adventure in Tolland, Mass. May 17-18. For the full schedules, see page 55.
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You have two chances this month to catch the action of the AMSOIL AMA Grand National Cross Country series. Don’t miss the exciting racing on May 10-11 in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. and May 24-26 in Morgantown, W.Va. For the full schedule, see page 53.
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The 2014 AMA Pro Motocross season gets under way with the Glen Helen National in San Bernardino, Calif., May 24, followed by the Hangtown Motocross Classic on May 31 in Sacramento, Calif. For the full schedule, see page 52.
3
Year after year, the AspenCash Rally—set for May 15-18 this year—dishes out heaps of camaraderie and good times for street riders. AspenCash is an AMA National Touring Rally held in Ruidoso, N.M. Info: www.motorcyclerally.com.
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Join hundreds of other motorcyclists for a scenic ride through Tennessee and support a good cause at the same time at the Middle Tennessee Ride For Kids that starts and ends at Jim Warren Park in Franklin, Tenn., May 18. Registration is 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The escorted ride starts at 10 a.m. rain or shine. Info: www.pbtfus.org/rideforkids.
If you’re a touring rider and haven’t experienced Americade, plan to be in Lake George, N.Y. June 2-7. This AMA National Convention features motorcycle tours, meals, parties and all the fun you can stand. Info: www.tourexpo.com.
Laconia Motorcycle Week is June 14-22 in Laconia, N.H. This weeklong AMA Gypsy Tour is jam-packed with action, motorcycle racing and motorcycling activities. Info: www.laconiamcweek.com.
ALABAMA
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RALLY
MAY 29: BIRMINGHAM: BMW RIDERS ASSOCIATION INC. ARIZONA
COMPETITION
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 18: KINGMAN: CENTRAL ARIZONA TRIALS INC, (602) 840-3640, CENTRALARIZONATRIALS.ORG
ARKANSAS
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
MAY 16: MARBLE FALLS: MOTORCYCLE SPORT TOURING ASSOCIATION, (870) 743-4062
MAY 29: EUREKA SPRINGS: MOTOMARATHON ASSOCIATION, (303) 641-1062, MOTOMARATHON.COM
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
MAY 24: SHERWOOD: 2 DAY EVENT, DIRT BIKE MIKE LLC, (501) 282-1864, DIRTBIKEMIKE.COM
CALIFORNIA
RECREATIONAL
ADVENTURE RIDE
MAY 3: BUCK MEADOWS: 2 DAY EVENT, FAMILY OFF-ROAD ADVENTURES, (209) 649-3633, FAMILYOFFROADADVENTURES. COM
ROAD RUN
MAY 14: TORRANCE: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
ROAD RALLY
MAY 13: RANCHO CUCAMONGA: RUN FOR THE WALL
COMPETITION CROSS COUNTRY
MAY 25: GRIZZLY FLATS: 2 DAY EVENT, EARTHSCAPE CUSTOM DIRT WORKS, (916) 421-7268 ENDURO
MAY 4: GEORGETOWN: CALIFORNIA ENDURO RIDERS ASSOCIATION, (925) 413-2434, CERA.ORG
MAY 10: OMO RANCH: POLKA DOTS MOTORCYCLE CLUB EUROPEAN SCRAMBLES
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) RIDGECREST: 2 DAY EVENT, BADGERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (661) 242-2712, BADGERSMC.ORG MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: RANCHO CORDOVA: 2X PROMOTIONS LLC, (740) 2976686, 2XPROMOTIONS.COM
MAY 10: PALA: 2X PROMOTIONS LLC, (740) 297-6686, 2XPROMOTIONS.COM
MAY 17: SNELLING: 2X PROMOTIONS LLC, (740) 2976686, 2XPROMOTIONS.COM
MAY 18: SNELLING: 2X PROMOTIONS LLC, (740) 297-
6686, 2XPROMOTIONS.COM
MAY 29: RANCHO CORDOVA: 2 DAY EVENT, DIRT DIGGERS NORTH M.C. INC, (800)-HANGTOWN, HANGTOWNMX.COM
MAY 31: HESPERIA : 2 DAY EVENT, COMPETITIVE EDGE MX PARK, (760) 947-9054, RIDECEMX.COM
SHORT TRACK
MAY 3: LODI: STOCKTON MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 9561505, STOCKTONMC.ORG COLORADO RECREATIONAL
POKER RUN
MAY 18: COLORADO SPRINGS: COLORADO SPRINGS TOURING CLUB, (719) 635-0138
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: DACONO: IMI MOTORSPORTS INC, (303) 8334949, IMIMOTORSPORTS.COM
MAY 18: MILLIKEN: TWO RIVERS RACING LLC, (970) 587-5770
MAY 26: BRUSH: CACTUS PROMOTIONS LLC, (970) 768-0519, BRUSHMX.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 4: LAPORTE: ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRIALS ASSN, (719) 395-8505, ROCKYMOUNTAINTRIALS.ORG
MAY 24: CANON CITY: 2 DAY EVENT, ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRIALS ASSN, (719) 564-6476
DELAWARE
COMPETITION
ENDURO
MAY 4: DELAWARE CITY: DELAWARE ENDURO RIDERS, INC., (302) 229-1805, DELAWAREENDURORIDERS. COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 31: SEAFORD: 2 DAY EVENT, MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, (443) 359-1089, SPEEDCITI.COM
GEORGIA
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
MAY 3: WASHINGTON: AONIA PASS M.X., (706) 678-3737
MAY 4: WASHINGTON: AONIA PASS M.X., (706) 678-3737
IDAHO
RECREATIONAL ROAD RALLY
MAY 3: BOISE: IDAHO COALITION FOR MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, (208) 941-1689, IDAHOBIKERSRIGHTS.ORG
COMPETITION
REL-ENDURO - ISDE
MAY 31: IDAHO CITY: 2 DAY EVENT, BOISE RIDGE RIDERS, (208) 384-5141, BOISERIDGERIDERS.ORG ILLINOIS
RECREATIONAL POKER RUN
MAY 18: BARTONVILLE: PEORIA MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (309) 697-4981, PEORIATT.NET TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL
MAY 18: (Includes ATVs) OTTAWA: VARIETY RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (815) 434-3669, VARIETYRIDERS.COM
COMPETITION
HILLCLIMB
MAY 10: WHITE CITY: CAHOKIA CREEK DIRT RIDERS, (618) 946-4316, CAHOKIACREEKDIRTRIDERS.COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) BYRON: MOTOSPORTS ENTERPRISES LTD, (815) 234-2271, MOTOBYRON.COM
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) PECATONICA: PRO SHOW INC, (815) 275-6686, STATELINEMX.COM
MAY 11: MASON: CROSSROADS MX AND OFF-ROAD PARK, LLC, (618) 686-2769, CROSSROADSMX.COM
MAY 11: WALNUT: 4P PROMOTIONS INC, (815) 3799534, SUNSETRIDGEMX.COM
MAY 16: WOODSTOCK: WOODSTOCK RACING LLC, (815) 337-3511, WOODSTOCKMX.COM
MAY 17: (Includes ATVs) BELLEVILLE: BELLEVILLE ENDURO TEAM INC, (618) 2773478, BETDIRT.COM
MAY 18: CASEY: LINCOLN TRAIL MOTOSPORTS, (217) 932-2041, LINCOLNTRAILMOTOSPORTS. COM
MAY 24: BYRON: MOTOSPORTS ENTERPRISES LTD, (815) 2342271, MOTOBYRON.COM
MAY 25: BYRON: MOTOSPORTS ENTERPRISES LTD, (815) 2342271, MOTOBYRON.COM
MAY 31: PECATONICA: PRO SHOW INC, (815) 275-6686, STATELINEMX.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 17: TILTON: 2 DAY EVENT, TRIALS INC, (502) 515-6514, TRIALSINC.ORG
ROAD RACE
MAY 17: SOUTH BELOIT: AMERICAN SPORTBIKE RACING ASSOCIATION, (817) 246-1127, ASRARACING.COM TTS
MAY 3: (Includes ATVs) BELLEVILLE: BELLEVILLE ENDURO TEAM INC, (618) 2773478, BETDIRT.COM
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs)
ALTON: SPLINTER CREEK DIRT RIDERS INC, (618) 372-4355 SPLINTERCREEK.COM
RECREATIONAL ROAD RUN
MAY 4: COLUMBIA CITY: OLD FORT MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (260) 489-3707
MAY 26: KOKOMO: MIDNIGHT RIDERS MC, (765) 452-7654 COMPETITION
HILLCLIMB
MAY 18: (Includes ATVs) MIDDLEBURY: GOSHEN IRON HORSEMEN, (574) 825-3399
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) CULVER: PLYMOUTH BLACKHAWKS MC, INC., (574) 259-0103, PLYMOUTHBLACKHAWKSMC. COM
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) AKRON: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
MAY 25: (Includes ATVs) PIERCETON: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
IOWA
COMPETITION MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) MONTEZUMA: FV MOTO X, (641) 623-3456, FVMOTOX.COM
MAY 17: (Includes ATVs) CEDAR RAPIDS: CEDAR VALLEY TRAIL RIDERS INC, (319) 775-0893, CVTR.ORG
MAY 17: WINTERSET: 2 DAY EVENT, RIVERSIDE RACEWAY, (515) 266-7545, RIVERSIDERACEWAY.NET
MAY 25: (Includes ATVs) MONTEZUMA: FV MOTO X, (641) 623-3456, FVMOTOX.COM
KANSAS
COMPETITION
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 31: SEDAN: 2 DAY EVENT, ARK VALLEY TRIALS ASSOCIATION (AVTA), AVTATRIALS.COM
LOUISIANA
COMPETITION
ENDURO
MAY 3: CRAVENS: 2 DAY EVENT, LOUISIANA TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION, (225) 444-5502, SERA & TSCEC
MOTOCROSS
MAY 3: KENTWOOD: WILDWOOD MX PARK, (225) 776-2305
MAY 4: KENTWOOD: WILDWOOD MX PARK, (225) 776-2305
MARYLAND
RECREATIONAL
ADVENTURE RIDE
MAY 4: LITTLE ORLEANS:
WESTERN MARYLAND MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION, (443) 695-2793
MASSACHUSETTS
RECREATIONAL
ADVENTURE RIDE
MAY 17: TOLLAND: 2 DAY EVENT, BERKSHIRE TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION, (860) 201-4416, MUDSLINGER.ORG
COMPETITION
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 4: WRENTHAM: KING PHILIP TRAIL RIDERS, (508) 479-5681, KINGPHILIPTRAILRIDERS.COM
MICHIGAN
RECREATIONAL
BIKE BLESSING
MAY 18: BALDWIN: PARA-DICE MC, (616) 893-3542
COMPETITION
1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) LAKE ODESSA: I-96 SPEEDWAY LLC, (616) 642-0555, I96SPEEDWAY.COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 3: BLOOMINGDALE: DUTCH SPORT PARK, (269) 683-4418, DUTCHSPORTPARKMX.COM
MAY 4: BLOOMINGDALE: DUTCH SPORT PARK, (269) 683-4418, DUTCHSPORTPARKMX.COM
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) CADILLAC: CADILLAC MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (231) 884-3729, CADILLACMC.COM
MAY 10: MILLINGTON: BAJA MX INC, (989) 871-3356, BAJAACRES.COM
MAY 11: MILLINGTON: BAJA MX INC, (989) 871-3356, BAJAACRES.COM
MAY 11: (Includes ATVs) PORTLAND: PORTLAND TRAIL RIDERS, (517) 647-7045, PORTLANDTRAILRIDERS.COM
MAY 17: NEWAYGO: BIG AIR MOTOCROSS, (231) 652-5225, BIGAIRMOTOCROSS.COM
MAY 18: NEWAYGO: BIG AIR MOTOCROSS, (231) 652-5225, BIGAIRMOTOCROSS.COM
MAY 18: MILLINGTON: BULLDOG RIDERS M/C, (810) 241-7741, BULLDOGSMX.COM
MAY 31: BELDING: GRATTAN RACEWAY, (616) 691-7221, GRATTANMX.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 4: WHITMORE LAKE: MICHIGAN ONTARIO TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (517) 849-9231, MOTATRIALS.COM
MAY 18: FLUSHING : MICHIGAN ONTARIO TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (248) 583-1437, MOTATRIALS.COM
SHORT TRACK
MAY 17: (Includes ATVs) DEFORD: LUCKY THUMB MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (810) 404-2895, LUCKYTHUMBMOTORCYCLECLUB. COM
TTS
MAY 18: (Includes ATVs) DEFORD: LUCKY THUMB MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (810) 404-2895, LUCKYTHUMBMOTORCYCLECLUB. COM
MINNESOTA
RECREATIONAL
TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL
MAY 17: THEILMAN: 2 DAY EVENT, GOLDEN EAGLES CYCLE CLUB, GOLDENEAGLES.COM
COMPETITION
ENDURO
MAY 31: HUNTERSVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, RIVER VALLEY ENDURO RIDERS, (612) 247-2039
HILLCLIMB
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) RED WING: INDIANHEAD MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (651) 764-1220, INDIANHEADMC.ORG
MAY 11: (Includes ATVs) RED WING: INDIANHEAD MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (651) 764-1220, INDIANHEADMC.ORG
HARE SCRAMBLES
MAY 4: CAMBRIDGE: NORSEMEN MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (763) 656-3866, NORSEMENMC.ORG
MAY 11: MILLVILLE: HI-WINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: MILLVILLE: HI-WINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM
MAY 10: LITTLE FALLS: RM PROMOTIONS, (218) 894-2826, MOTOCITYRACEWAY.COM
MAY 11: LITTLE FALLS: RM PROMOTIONS, (218) 894-2826, MOTOCITYRACEWAY.COM
MAY 18: BROOKSTON: ECHO VALLEY MOTOCROSS PARK, (218) 348-4754, ECHOVALLEYMOTOCROSS.COM
MAY 18: BROOK PARK: BERM BENDERS RACEWAY, (320) 679-2582, BERMBENDERS.COM
MAY 18: KELLOGG: MOTOKAZIE INC, (952) 244-9996, MOTOKAZIE.COM
MAY 25: MILLVILLE: HI-WINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM
MAY 26: MILLVILLE: HI-WINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 17: THEILMAN: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG
MAY 18: THEILMAN: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG
NEVADA
COMPETITION ARENACROSS
MAY 3: LAS VEGAS: 2 DAY EVENT, FELD MOTOR SPORTS, (800) 2167482, ARENACROSS.COM
ENDUROCROSS
MAY 2: LAS VEGAS: SOURCE INTERLINK MEDIA, (888) 234-2334, THEORLEANSARENA.COM
GRAND PRIX
MAY 3: (Includes ATVs) PRIMM: 2 DAY EVENT, SUNLAND SHAMROCKS, (818) 767-4594
HARE & HOUND
MAY 17: LAS VEGAS: SILVER STATE TRAILBLAZERS, (702) 994-6823
HARE SCRAMBLES
MAY 3: (Includes ATVs) PRIMM: 2 DAY EVENT, SUNLAND SHAMROCKS, (818) 767-4594
NEW JERSEY
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
MAY 25: BRIDGEWATER: DAWN PATROL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (908) 722-2664, DAWNPATROLMC.COM COMPETITION
ROAD RACE
MAY 4: MILLVILLE: AMERICAN SPORTBIKE RACING ASSOCIATION, (817) 246-1127, ASRARACING.COM
NEW MEXICO
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT-OFF ROAD
MAY 30: VADITO: NEW MEXICO OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE ALLIANCE (NMOHVA), NMOHVA.ORG
COMPETITION
HARE SCRAMBLES
MAY 17: LAS CRUCES: 2 DAY EVENT, AERODYNE PROMOTIONS, LLC/ GASIT OFF ROAD RACING, (575) 524-8316, NMDRC.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 4: SAN YSIDRO: NEW MEXICO TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (505) 780-2551, NEWMEXICOTRIALS.COM
NEW YORK
RECREATIONAL POKER RUN
MAY 4: SLOATSBURG: RAMAPO MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (201) 767-3594
ROAD RUN
MAY 24: MELVILLE: IDONTKNOW MC, (631) 676-5159
TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL
MAY 10: HANCOCK: 2 DAY EVENT, BEAR CREEK SPORTSMEN, (732) 2711616, BEARCREEKSPORTSMEN.COM
COMPETITION
HARE SCRAMBLES
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs): DREAM RIDERS, (607) 589-6337
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) WALLKILL: WALDEN MX, (845) 895-2537, WALDENMX.COM
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) NEW BERLIN: UNADILLA ENTERPRISES, LLC., (607) 965-8450, UNADILLAMX.COM
MAY 11: (Includes ATVs) NEW BERLIN: UNADILLA ENTERPRISES, LLC., (607) 965-8450, UNADILLAMX.COM
MAY 24: (Includes ATVs) CAROGA LAKE: ROYAL MOUNTAIN SKI AREA, (518) 835-6445, ROYALMOUNTAIN.COM
MAY 25: (Includes ATVs) CAROGA LAKE: ROYAL MOUNTAIN SKI AREA, (518) 835-6445, ROYALMOUNTAIN.COM
SPEEDWAY
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) ACCORD: ACCORD SPEEDWAY INC, (845) 6263478, ACCORDSPEEDWAY.COM
SHORT TRACK
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) PATTERSONVILLE: ELECTRIC CITY RIDERS, (518) 542-2144, ELECTRICCITYRIDERS.COM
NORTH CAROLINA
RECREATIONAL ROAD RUN
MAY 4: PITTSBORO: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
SCHOOLS - ROAD
MAY 19: PISGAH FOREST: 2 DAY EVENT, MOTOMARK1, LLC, (919) 637-0947, MOTOMARK1.COM
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
MAY 18: (Includes ATVs) IRON STATION : IRON STATION MOTORSPORTS, INC., (704) 732-8200, ALLANEMOTORSPORTS.COM
OHIO
RECREATIONAL
ADVENTURE RIDE
MAY 17: MCARTHUR: 2 DAY EVENT, BUCKEYE DUAL SPORTERS, (740) 380-3050, KAEPPNERSWOODS.COM
FAMILY ENDURO-OFF ROAD
MAY 17: GREENVILLE: TREATY CITY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (937) 4590508, TREATYCITYMC.COM
DUAL SPORT-OFF ROAD
MAY 31: TORONTO: OHIO VALLEY BSA OWNERS CLUB, (724) 945-6018
POKER RUN
MAY 4: PORTSMOUTH: PORTSMOUTH MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (740) 353-0927, PORTSMOUTHMC.NET
MAY 17: DOVER: ABATE OF OHIO, INC., (330) 340-8882, ABATE.COM
MAY 24: GALLOWAY: ABATE OF OHIO, INC., (614) 332-0148, ABATE.COM ROAD RUN
MAY 17: ARCHBOLD: ABATE OF OHIO, INC., (419) 796-8370, ABATE.COM
TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL
MAY 31: (Includes ATVs) JEFFERSON: 2 DAY EVENT, LAKE COUNTY OFF ROAD, INC., (440) 290-6839, HTTP:// LAKECOUNTYOFFROAD.ORG
SWAP MEETS
MAY 31: TORONTO: 2 DAY EVENT, OHIO VALLEY BSA OWNERS CLUB, (724) 945-6018 COMPETITION
ENDURO
MAY 4: NORWICH: OHIO WOODS RIDERS, (614) 204-1438, OHIOWOODSRIDERS.COM
HILLCLIMB
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) WATERFORD:
PIONEER MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (740) 678-0082, PIONEERMOTORCYCLECLUB. COM
MAY 11: (Includes ATVs)
WATERFORD: PIONEER MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (740) 678-0082, PIONEERMOTORCYCLECLUB. COM
HARE SCRAMBLES
MAY 17: ATHENS: 2 DAY EVENT, ACTION SPORTS PROMOTIONS INC., (740) 591-7223, ACTIONSPORTSRACING.COM
MAY 31: CHILLICOTHE: CHILLICOTHE ENDURO RIDERS ASSOCIATION, (740) 649-9026, CHILLICOTHEENDURO.COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) SUGAR GROVE: CENTRAL OHIO COMPETITION RIDERS INC., (740) 983-3937, COCR MX
MAY 17: ATHENS: 2 DAY EVENT, ACTION SPORTS PROMOTIONS INC., (740) 591-7223, ACTIONSPORTSRACING.COM
MAY 17: NASHPORT: 2 DAY EVENT, OHIO MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, (740) 763-0935, BRIARCLIFFMX.COM
MAY 18: DAYTON: DAYTON MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (937) 263-9321, DAYTONMC.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 3: TORONTO: 2 DAY EVENT, TRIALS INC, (502) 515-6514, TRIALSINC.ORG
OREGON
RECREATIONAL
POKER RUN
MAY 10: TIGARD: ROSE CITY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (503) 7063969, ROSE-CITY-MC.ORG ROAD ENDURO
MAY 10: TIGARD: ROSE CITY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (503) 7063969, ROSE-CITY-MC.ORG
PENNSYLVANIA
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT RIDE
MAY 18: LAWTON: BACK MOUNTAIN ENDURO RIDERS, (570) 675-1814, BMER.ORG
POKER RUN
MAY 10: WAYNESBURG: PATRIOT’S DREAM RIDING ASSOCIATION, INC., (724) 833-2922
MAY 17: LEBANON: PA MOTOR MAIDS
MAY 17: SKIPPACK: BLUE COMET MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (267) 2613580, BLUECOMETMC.COM
MAY 18: COLUMBIA: THUNDERBIRD MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (717) 898-0871
MAY 18: KRESGEVILLE: ZINC CITY MC, (570) 992-4214
MAY 26: LEBANON: LEBANON VALLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (717) 270-9797
MAY 31: DENVER: CLASSIC HARLEY-DAVIDSON, (610) 9167777, CLASSICHARLEY.COM
ROAD RUN
MAY 3: GLENSIDE: MOTORCYCLISTS FOR JESUS MINISTRIES, PA CHAPTER, (215) 887-2289, RIDERSFORTHESON.COM
MAY 18: SCHUYLKILL HAVEN: SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (570) 3851460, SCHUYLKILLCOUNTY MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
MAY 18: LANDISVILLE: KENNETH A NEIDINGER MEMORIAL RIDE, (717) 951-7665, KENNYSMEMORIALRIDE.COM
ROAD RALLY
MAY 15: BIRD IN HAND: RETREADS MOTORCYCLE CLUBMID ATLANTIC REGION, (856) 241-8979
COMPETITION
1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK
MAY 17: (Includes ATVs) GRATZ: SHIPPENSBURG MC, (717) 7960294, BAERMOTORSPORTS.COM
ENDURO
MAY 25: HECKSCHERVILLE: READING OFF ROAD RIDERS, (610) 921-3592, RORR.ORG
GRAND PRIX
MAY 4: BETHLEHEM: BUSHKILL VALLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 258-3208, BIKEHILLCLIMB.COM
HARE SCRAMBLES
MAY 3: SKIPPACK: BLUE COMET MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 4891240, BLUECOMETMC.COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 17: HANOVER: 2 DAY EVENT, MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, (717) 698-5635, HAPPYRAMBLERS.ORG
MAY 18: BIRDSBORO: PAGODA MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 5823717, PAGODAMC.ORG
MAY 25: HANOVER: HAPPY RAMBLERS, (717) 698-5635, HAPPYRAMBLERS.ORG
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 4: SPRING GROVE: WHITE ROSE MC, (717) 229-2621, WHITEROSEMC.ORG
SHORT TRACK
MAY 3: (Includes ATVs) SPRING RUN: PATH VALLEY SPEEDWAY, (717) 368-5902, PATHVALLEY.COM
MAY 11: PARKESBURG: E PA PISTON POPPERS MC INC, (484) 336-9160
SOUTH CAROLINA
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT RIDE
MAY 18: CHESTER: FAMILY RIDERS, (803) 385-8402, CAROLINADUALSPORTERS.COM
TENNESSEE
RECREATIONAL
ADVENTURE RIDE
MAY 24: WESTPOINT: 2 DAY EVENT, NORTH ALABAMA TRAIL RIDERS ASSN, (256) 810-7229, NATRA-WESTPOINT.NET ROAD RUN
MAY 18: FRANKLIN: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
COMPETITION
CROSS COUNTRY
MAY 10: (Includes ATVs) HURRICANCE MILLS: 2 DAY EVENT, RACER PRODUCTIONS INC, (304) 284-0084, GNCCRACING.COM
TEXAS
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RALLY
MAY 16: BRENHAM: BRITISH MOTORCYCLE OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON, BMOAONLINE.COM
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: EDGEWOOD: KINGDOM MOTORSPORTS LLC, (214) 9399321, BUFFALOCREEKMX.COM
MAY 9: FLORESVILLE: RMX EVENTS, LLC DBA: CYCLE RANCH, (855) 571-6686, HTTP:// CYCLERANCHMX.COM
UTAH
COMPETITION
HARE & HOUND
MAY 3: (Includes ATVs) LITTLE SAHARA: SAGE RIDERS MC, SAGERIDERS.COM
VIRGINIA
COMPETITION
GRAND PRIX
MAY 4: MARTINSVILLE: VIRGINIA COMPETITION HARE SCRAMBLE SERVICES, (276) 632-5931, VCHSS.ORG
MAY 25: BRISTOL: VIRGINIA COMPETITION HARE SCRAMBLE SERVICES, (276) 669-0981, VCHSS.ORG
MOTOCROSS
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) WYTHEVILLE: VICTORY SPORTS INC, (423) 323-5497, VICTORY-SPORTS.COM
MAY 24: SUTHERLIN: 2 DAY EVENT, BIRCH CREEK PROMOTIONS, LLC, (434) 4892992, BIRCHCREEKMXPARK.COM WASHINGTON
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
MAY 10: WASHOUGAL: WASHOUGAL MX PARK, LLC, (360) 601-5347, WASHOUGHALMXMPK.COM
WEST VIRGINIA
COMPETITION
CROSS COUNTRY
MAY 24: (Includes ATVs) MASONTOWN: 2 DAY EVENT, RACER PRODUCTIONS INC, (304) 284-0084, GNCCRACING.COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 10: HEDGESVILLE: MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, TOMAHAWKMX.COM
MAY 11: HEDGESVILLE: MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, (410) 375-1059, MAMAMX.COM
ROAD RACE
MAY 26: SUMMIT POINT: AMERICAN SPORTBIKE RACING ASSOCIATION, (817) 246-1127, ASRARACING.COM
WISCONSIN
COMPETITION
HARE SCRAMBLES
MAY 4: (Includes ATVs) BURNETT: BEAVER CYCLE CLUB, INC., (920) 319-6889, BEAVERCYCLECLUB.COM
MOTOCROSS
MAY 3: TIGERTON: FANTASY MOTO LLC, (920) 419-2863, FANTASYMOTO.COM
MAY 4: TIGERTON: FANTASY MOTO LLC, (920) 419-2863, FANTASYMOTO.COM
MAY 10: ATHELSTANE: PINE
RIDGE RACEWAY, LLC, (920) 4347015, PINERIDGERACEWAY.COM
MAY 11: ATHELSTANE: PINE
RIDGE RACEWAY, LLC, (920) 4347015, PINERIDGERACEWAY.COM
MAY 11: LAKE MILLS: AZTALAN CYCLE CLUB INC, (414) 265-1582, AZTALANMX.COM
MAY 17: (Includes ATVs) BARABOO: CMJ RACEWAY LLC, (608) 2206853, CMJRACEWAY.COM
MAY 18: (Includes ATVs)
MARSHFIELD: MARSHFIELD T&T RIDERS, INC., (715) 384-4555, HTTP://T-N-TRIDERS.COM
MAY 25: ATHELSTANE: PINE RIDGE RACEWAY, LLC, (920) 4347015, PINERIDGERACEWAY.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
MAY 10: WAUZEKA: WISCONSIN OBSERVED TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (319) 624-2003, WISCONSINTRIALS.ORG
MAY 11: WAUZEKA: WISCONSIN OBSERVED TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (319) 624-2003, WISCONSINTRIALS.ORG
SHORT TRACK
MAY 17: (Includes ATVs) BURNETT: BEAVER CYCLE CLUB, INC., (920) 319-6889, BEAVERCYCLECLUB.COM
MAY 30: (Includes ATVs) PLYMOUTH: SOUTHEASTERN SHORT TRACKERS, LTD, (262) 339-7430, DAIRYLANDCLASSIC.COM
TTS
MAY 18: (Includes ATVs) BURNETT: BEAVER CYCLE CLUB, INC., (920) 319-6889, BEAVERCYCLECLUB.COM
Ridge Raceway; www. pineridgeraceway.com
Sept. 7: Seward, Pa.: Pleasure Valley Raceway; www.pvrmx.com
Sept. 7: Mason, Ill.: Crossroads MX, World of Powersports Crossroads Cup; www.crossroadsmx.com
Sept. 13-14: Reynolds, Ga.: Silver Dollar MX, Vurb Classic; www.motocrossleagueof america.com
Sept. 21: New Castle, Del.: Blue DIamond MX, Delaware State Championship; ww.bdmxpark.com
Sept. 21: Tigerton, Wis.: Fantasy Moto, Midwest Mega Series; www.fantasymoto.com
Sept. 20-21: Garwin, Ia.: Oak Ridge MX, Motocross League of America (MLA); www.motocross leagueofamerica.com
Sept. 28: Dalton, Ga.: Lazy River MX, Thor United States Mega Series; www.victory-sports.com
Oct. 5: Englishtown, N.J.: Raceway Park; www.racewaypark.com
Oct. 12: Tallassee, Ala.: Monster Mountain MX Park; www.monstermx.com
Oct. 11-12: Duquoin, Ill.: Indian Hills Motocross, Motocross League of America (MLA); www.motocrossleague ofamerica.com
Oct. 19: Blountville, Tenn.: Muddy Creek, Thor United States Mega Series; www.victory-sports.com
Oct. 26: Buckeye, Ariz.: Arizona Cycle Park, Western Pro-Am; www.arizonacyclepark.com
Nov. 1-2: Pell City, Ala.: Mill Creek MX, Motocross League of America (MLA); www.motocross leagueofamerica.com
Nov. 23-26: Gainsville, Fla.: Gatorback Cycle Park, Mini Olympics-Supercross; www.unlimitedsportsmx.com
Nov. 27-29: Gainsville, Fla.: Gatorback Cycle Park, Mini Olympics-Motocross; www.unlimitedsportsmx.com
Nov. 30: St. George, Utah: St. George MX; www.stgeorgemxw.com
AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
AMSOIL AMA GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES GNCCRACING.COM
Apr. 12-13: Union, S.C.: VP Racing Fuels Big Buck
Apr. 26-27: Springville, Ind.: Dunlop Limestone 100
May 10-11: Hurricane Mills, Tenn.: Parts Unlimited Loretta Lynn’s
May 24-25: Morgantown, W.V.: Rocky Moutain ATV*MC Mountaineer Run
June 7-8: Millfield, Oh.: Wiseco John Penton
June 21-22: Snowshoe, W.V.: AMSOIL Snowshoe
Sept. 6-7: New Berlin, N.Y.: Can-Am Unadilla
Sept. 20-21: TBA, Pa.: Car-Mate TBA
Oct. 4-5: St Clairsville, Oh.: ITP Powerline Park
Oct. 25-26: Crawfordsville, Ind.: AMSOIL Ironman
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May 2: Las Vegas: The Orleans Arena
May 15: Austin, Texas: Circuit of the Americas
June 21: Sacramento, Calif.: Sleep Train Arena
Aug. 23: Atlanta: Gwinnett Center
Oct. 4: Denver, Colo.: National Western Complex
Oct. 11: Salt Lake City, Utah: Energy Solutions Arena
Oct. 18: Everett, Wash.: Comcast Arena
Nov. 15: Boise, Idaho.: Idaho Center
Nov. 22: Ontario, Calif.: Citizen Business Bank Arena
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May 18: Park Hills, Mo.: Michael Silger, Missouri Mudders; (636) 639-6373, MOMudders.com
June 1: Arrington, Va.: Chuck Honeycutt, April Fools Promotions; (757) 375-5665, VCHSS.org
June 29: Marquette, Mich.: Nick Zambon, UP Sandstormers; (906) 228-7010, UPSandstormers.com
July 27: Cross Fork, Pa.: Peter Burnett, Brandywine Enduro Riders; (610) 883-7607, BER.us
Aug. 10: Grand Junction, Colo.: Thomas Jundtoft, Bookcliff Rattlers MC; (970) 250-9942, bookcliffrattlersmc.com
Aug. 31: Union, S.C.: Duane Wellington, Greenville Enduro Riders; (864) 908-6109, GreenvilleEnduroRiders.com
Sept. 14: Matthews, Ind.: Doug Spence, Muddobbers; (765) 9982236, MuddobbersMC.com
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June 14, Youth Bikes & ATV; June 15, Amateur Bikes & ATV: Berwick, Pa.: Duane Fisher, Evansville MX Park; (570) 759-2841, EvansvilleMXPark.com
July 13, Youth & Amateur: Battle Creek, Mich.: Byron Kibby, Battle Creek Motorcycle Club; (269) 209-8184, BattleCreekMotorcycleClub.com
Aug. 16, Youth; Aug. 17, Amateur: Athens, Ohio: Kevin Brown, Athens Motorcycle Club; (740) 590-3490, AthensMotorcycleClub.com
Sept. 20, Youth; Sept. 21, Amateur: Bartow, Fla.: Keith Finnerty, Central Florida Trail Riders; (407) 774-9090, CFTRiders.com
Oct. 4, Youth; Oct. 5, Amateur: Plainview, Ill.: Ron Whipple, WFO Promotions; (309) 3143343, WFOPromotions.com
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Apr. 19-20: Lake Havasu City, Ariz.: SARA Park
May 30-June 1: Elkhart Lake, Wis.: In conjuction with AMA Pro Racing Road Race Championship
July 5-6: Denver, Colo.: In conjunction with NASCAR event
July 26-27: Salt Lake City, Utah: During Bike Jam at Miller Motorsports Park
Sept. 13-14: Sturgis, S.D.: downtown street race
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Apr. 12, Youth; Apr. 13, Amateur: Chappie-Shasta OHV Area-Shasta Lake, Calif.: Russel Smith, Redding Dirt Riders; (530) 921-1233, reddingdirtriders.com
May 3, Youth; May 4, Amateur: Primm, Nev.: Ronald Maas, Sunland Shamrocks MC/Big 6 GP; (818) 767-4594, ShamrocksMC.com
June 14, Youth & C Amateur; June 15, Pro, A & B Amateur: Elkton, Ore.: Jared Achepohl, ETRA, Inc.; (541) 912-8296, ETRA.net
Sept. 6, Youth; Sept. 7, Amateur: Anza, Calif.: Justin Shultz, SoCal MC/Big 6 GP; (949) 981-6776, SoCalMC.com
Oct. 4, Youth; Oct. 5, Amateur: Ridgecrest, Calif.: Chris Cory, Viewfinders MC/Big 6 GP; (661) 450-8150, ViewfindersMC.com
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Apr. 12, Youth; Apr. 13, Amateur: Lucerne Valley, Calif.: Justin Shultz, SOCal MC; (949) 981-6776, SoCalMC.com
Apr. 26, Youth; Apr. 27, Amateur: Lucerne Valley, Calif.: Gary Alspaugh, Vikings MC; (805) 680-6336, VikingsMC.org
May 3, Amateur and Youth:
Jerico, Utah: Neil Dansie, Sage Riders; (801) 369-5939, SageRidersMC.com
May 17, Amateur and Youth: Caliente, Nev.: Zack Livreri, Silver State Trailblazers; (702) 994-6823, http://sites.google. com/site/silverstatetrailblazers/
Aug. 23, Amateur and Youth: Caliente, Nev.: Zack Livreri, Silver State Trailblazers; (702) 994-6823, http://sites.google. com/site/silverstatetrailblazers/
Sept. 20, Youth; Sept. 21, Amateur: Yerington, Nev.: Erek Kudla, Get-Xtr-Eme; (805) 2365866, Get-Xtr-Eme.com
Oct. 11, Youth; Oct. 12, Amateur: Lucerne Valley, Calif.: Darren Moen, 100s MC; (714) 863-7170, www.100sMC.org
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May 24 -25: Texas Creek, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Trials Association; (719) 564-6476, RockyMountainTrials.org
May 31-June 1: Sedan, Kan.: Ark Valley Trials Assocation; (316) 644-7774, AVTATrials.com
June 21-22: Tremont, Pa.: Tiffany Tobias, Rausch Creek Powersports; (570) 682-4600, RauschCreekRacing.com
June 28-29: Sequatchie, Tenn.: Ashley Jackson, South Eastern Trials Riders Association; (423) 942-8688, TrialsTrainingCenter.com
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July 4-6: Sequatchie, Tenn.: Ashley Jackson, South Eastern Trials Riders Association; (423) 942-8688, TrialsTrainingCenter.com
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Sept. 17-21: Ruidoso, N.M.: Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally; MotorcycleRally.com
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July 17-24: Snowshoe, W.V.: 2014
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July 28-aug. 3: tulsa, okla.: 37th
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and his colorful sidekicks as they navigate the ups and downs of wrenching and wrecking hot rods, going to school, and growing up on the back of a scrambler. Those who grew up in the 1970s culture of muscle cars and motorcycles will relate to the episodes of moto-craziness and find it hard not to grin at the mostly harmless hooliganism of the era. The second half of this book is full of colorful stories inspired by riding and wrenching those fun-filled hot rods of the two-wheeled variety. In these stories, Kirk not only relates his experience with the mechanical challenges of motorcycles, but also describes the great rewards granted to those who are lucky enough to ride them. Distributed to the trade by:
