June 21 & 22 outside Pittsburgh, PA. (Pittsburgh International Raceway)
I know the Katana isn't a mini bike, and this is a regional event, but the New Jersey Mini Gran Prix group drives 6+ hours for this facility, and the Ohio Mini Roadracing League meets them there. It's a great time if anyone wants to come out and race, or to spectate.
in 2013, we had a 4 yr old dragging knee on a 50cc pocket bike, and an AMA pro flat-tracker putting on a hell of a show in the supermoto class.
SATURDAY will be run as a track day from noon to 6:00 PM. Last year the track time was divided so that said AMA supermoto rider wasn't running over guys on NSF's and YSR's during practice. But I can assure you that you will get a ton of laps in for the money spent.
SUNDAY is race day. There is no license fee for this event. Morning practice serves as a qualifying session, so that all riders are gridded fairly for the heat race. Our normal format is 2 heats, but qualifying takes up the time that the first heat would ordinarily run, so it's a 1-heat event.
I ride two classes (4 heats normally, 2 for this event), and will be sore as shit on Monday.
The track allows (encourages) camping. I think there's a $15 fee for that, but I don't remember for sure. They have clean shower facilities, and bathrooms that wives and girlfriends should have no objections to using. Power in the paddock is extremely limited. I would plan to rent a garage, or bring a generator if you want power. We rented a garage last year, but I'm not sure we will this year. It was nice to run fans all day, but our garage space isolated us from the rest of the paddock, and we missed out on a lot of hanging out as a result.
I'm trying to find a DVD copy of "Faster" to project on the side of someone's trailer, or on one of the garage doors. There will also be a BBQ Saturday evening. PA has messed up laws on where you can buy beer, so plan accordingly.
Post questions or comments here - would love to meet some Kat Riders at this event!
I know the Katana isn't a mini bike, and this is a regional event, but the New Jersey Mini Gran Prix group drives 6+ hours for this facility, and the Ohio Mini Roadracing League meets them there. It's a great time if anyone wants to come out and race, or to spectate.
in 2013, we had a 4 yr old dragging knee on a 50cc pocket bike, and an AMA pro flat-tracker putting on a hell of a show in the supermoto class.
SATURDAY will be run as a track day from noon to 6:00 PM. Last year the track time was divided so that said AMA supermoto rider wasn't running over guys on NSF's and YSR's during practice. But I can assure you that you will get a ton of laps in for the money spent.
SUNDAY is race day. There is no license fee for this event. Morning practice serves as a qualifying session, so that all riders are gridded fairly for the heat race. Our normal format is 2 heats, but qualifying takes up the time that the first heat would ordinarily run, so it's a 1-heat event.
I ride two classes (4 heats normally, 2 for this event), and will be sore as shit on Monday.
The track allows (encourages) camping. I think there's a $15 fee for that, but I don't remember for sure. They have clean shower facilities, and bathrooms that wives and girlfriends should have no objections to using. Power in the paddock is extremely limited. I would plan to rent a garage, or bring a generator if you want power. We rented a garage last year, but I'm not sure we will this year. It was nice to run fans all day, but our garage space isolated us from the rest of the paddock, and we missed out on a lot of hanging out as a result.
I'm trying to find a DVD copy of "Faster" to project on the side of someone's trailer, or on one of the garage doors. There will also be a BBQ Saturday evening. PA has messed up laws on where you can buy beer, so plan accordingly.
Post questions or comments here - would love to meet some Kat Riders at this event!
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