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Motorcyclists of all ages and skill levels will take to the ice again this year for the 49th annual Colorado State Championships Ice Racing Series, which started on Jan. 4 and runs through Feb. 8 at Rainbow Falls Mountain Trout Lake.
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Series continues through Feb. 8 at Rainbow Falls trout lake By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer
The 49th annual Colorado State Championships Ice Racing Series started Jan. 4 at Rainbow Falls Mountain Trout Lake between Woodland Park and Deckers but ice racing and motorcycle aficionados needn’t worry that they missed all the action. The series continues starting at 9 a.m. every Sunday through Feb. 8 with a break for Super Bowl XLIX (49) on Feb. 1. Dan Duncan, owner of Big D Motorsports in Woodland Park, and his family have been spectators and/or participants in the race since moving to Woodland Park in the mid1970s. “This is a great family event,” he said. “There are bleachers set up to sit on but spectators usually get right down on the ice and really get to see what’s going on. There are a ton of families and everybody is really nice,” Racing events are planned for all ages from children to seniors. “There are races for little kids with training wheels all the way up to professional riders but most of the racers are amateurs,” Duncan said. Besides specially equipped motorcycles, there are classes for quads, mini-quads, threewheel All Terrain Cycles, vintage cycles and others. There are classes for bare or siped tires, tires that have thin cuts in their tread to improve traction, and for studded tires. Registration for each class starts at 6 a.m. on race day and practice starts at 7:30 a.m. There must be at least four participants per class or the class doesn’t race. Fees start at $40 and riders and spectators pay a $10 gate fee. Children age 12 and younger get in free. No alcohol or drugs are allowed. The series is presented by Harry’s Roamers Motorcycle Club, Colorado’s oldest active motorcycle club. The club was founded in 1929 by motorcycle enthusiast Harry Tagaris and friends. The club was officially chartered
Most ot the participants in the in Colorado State Championships Ice Racing Series will be amateurs, although there are also classes for professionals. Photos courtesy of Steve Babirad
Classes at the Colorado State Championships Ice Racing Series includes Quads and Mini Quads for adults and kids. by the American Motorcyclist Association in 1933, making it the oldest AMA chartered club in Colorado, as well. The nonprofit club is dedicated to promoting motorcycling as a sport. Besides the an-
nual ice racing series, the club promotes many other events throughout the year. For more information about the club and the ice-racing series, visit www.harrysroamersmc.com .