Two days of kneedragging, tire-sliding motorcycle roadracing action right in your backyard!
A barbaric hoard of outsiders, bringing motorcycle mayhem, is descending on PIR this weekend!!! $10 gets you in the gate (local shops have discount coupons good for $2 off or print one off here - http://www.omrra.com/pdf/info_coupon.pdf). This will go down as the best local showcase of motorcycle racing talent this year...
Rumor has it, racers from AFM (California), WMRRA (Washington), current AMA riders and perhaps an appearance from a former AMA champion will attempt to dethrone local racers and smash track records!
Come to PIR and watch current #1 plate holder, Alan Schmidt, Oliver Jervis (#125), Tony Porter (#89) and other local favorites attempt to defend the home track in what promises to be an epic battle of 1000cc, 200HP machines in Open Supersport and Formula Ultra classes. Saturday and Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!!
USGPRU is in town this weekend! Watch fearless young guns from around the country battle elbow-to-elbow against local favorites Peter Lenz and Mackenzie Ancien in 125cc and 250cc action.
600cc and 750cc - Chris Ancien (#41) has had an impressive record of winning nearly every 600/750 race this year! In addition to outside talent coming to challenge his dominance, OMRRA riders Oliver Jervis (#125) and riders and back from AMA stints at Laguna, VIR and parts unknown - Brian Pinkstaff, Travis Ohge, Matt Preistling, and Justin Lowitz seek to disrupt Ancien's nearly impeccable record. Rob Tatom (#61) of two-stroke fame also joins the fray to stir up the ranks.
But wait! There's more...
At lunch on Saturday and Sunday, Darkhorse Racing is putting on Taste of Racing (TOR) - a very popular event - Arrive EARLY to reserve your spot. Your 20 dollars gives you a lunchtime session on the track. All proceeds go to the Injured Riders Fund.
Not impressed? Still can't find a reason to head out to your local track to watch kick-ass racing? Check your pulse and read on!
Vintage racing - watch machines time has not forgotten battle it out for supremacy.
Novice Racing - Yeah, that's right. OMRRA novices RACE for trophies, contingency and class points as they hone their skills. This year has a gaggle of fast newcomers soon to ruffle the ranks of the experts! When are you going to throw your hat in the ring?
Formula Female - That's right! Knee-dragging ladies close the show on Sunday, wrangling and wrestling their machines as they compete for the checkers!
All entrants have full access to grandstands (turn 3 and 7 are popular viewing areas) and the paddock to see real-life racers in their native habitat.
Do what you've got to do. Fill up the minivan, put a helmet on Grandma and throw her on the back, just don't miss out on a great weekend of racing!
A special atta-boy and gold star to Eric Dorn of EDR for his assistance in preparing this announcement.
USGPRU Press Release:
The USGPRU is looking forward to another great weekend of racing with the OMRRA August 21-22 weekend. For the past 9 years, OMRRA has hosted the USGPRU at the Portland track and we look forward to returning each year. New for this season, we've added one new class, the Moto3 race by Rising Sun Cycles and GPTech. This new class allows unlimited weight 125GP bikes and "hot rod" Moriwaki's. It also allows 450cc single four-strokes as long as they are fully faired race bikes. They have a weight minimum to help keep things level.
Our two longest running classes, the Pilot 125GP and Moto Liberty/RS-Taichi 250GP will return again. The 2-stroke classes force drafting battles that are particularly well suited for the PIR track. Finally, our spec class, the REV'IT! Moriwaki MD250H Powered by HONDA race is back with an amazing $10,000 purse. Racers must be between the ages of 12-16 years old to compete. For the past 3 years, this class has proven to provide some of the closest racing available. And with this race weekend being just one weekend before the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, it will be their last chance to practice before the big event.
While the Moriwaki class has the biggest purse, all of the USGPRU classes pay out. For full details, please visit the USGPRU.net website and click on the sponsors and contingency page. For the full rulebook, check out the downloads and forms page.
As always, if you have an OMRRA license, you don't need to buy a USGPRU license to race with us on this weekend. Just come on out and give our regular racers a taste of the local track experience and expertise. I helps to keep our guys on their toes!!
More on USGPRU visit their website at: www.usgpru.net
