ENDUROCROSS/SKIPPACK Race Weekend INFO!

AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship
When: Saturday - October 4th

Where: Columbus, OH (Ohio State University) Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center

Description: Lucas Oil presents the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship
Introduced to the states in 2004 as a single, stand alone event, the Maxxis National EnduroCross grew to a three-round series in 2007. To celebrate its success in 2008, EnduroCross will expand to a six-round series. The top Off-Road motorcycle riders in the world will be competing for the off-the-hook AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship.
Heading up the task of getting the multi-city EnduroCross Championship down the road is operations consultant, Joel Grover. With over 10 years of experience from Supercross to Freestyle Motocross to Supermoto, Grover sees the opportunity to take this indoor version of Off-Road racing into arenas around the country as an exciting challenge.Arguably “the toughest racing on two wheels”, this popular indoor version of motorcycle off-road racing has become known for its intensely difficult courses! "We line-up all the the logs, rocks, sand pits, water crossings, boulders and dirt locally, so finding local folks to help us is key,” says Off-Road racer Grover. “Convincing the arena management to then let us drag it all into their beautiful arena is rather tricky too!”
The organizers of the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series announced that the 2008 series will be aired in its entirety on the VERSUS Network. The VERSUS Network, dedicated to sports competition of all types, will feature the EnduroCross Championship Series as part of its grassroots based racing program, the Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour.
"EnduroCross is bare knuckled, no holds barred competition. A true test of rider and machine, stated Bob Patison, Executive Vice President of Lucas Oil Products.
Rekluse Motor Sports, manufacturer of industry leading z-Start Clutches, will also be a key partner, as they will once again be the official auto-clutch sponsor for the 2008 championship. Rekluse has supported EnduroCross since the inaugural event in 2004.
Tickets: All Seats Reserved - ON SALE NOW at the Schottenstein Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge at 614-431-3600 or print your tickets with ticketfast at www.ticketmaster.com! FREE parking! Tickets are $37.50 & $27.50. OSU students and kids (12 and under) can get $5 OFF (valid on $27.50 tickets) - available at the box office only. OSU Students must show BuckID.

*We will be driving through the night to get back in time for the Harescramble at Skippack that will take place on Sunday!

Rausch Creek Sept 21st Race Recap!

Round #13 of the Pennsylvania State Harescramble Series was held at Rausch Creek MX Park in Tremont, PA this past Sunday.
The weather conditions where ideal and the track, like every Rausch Creek track, was rocky! The only benefit of holding the event at the MX Park and not the Tower City location was that the track was only 6 miles long where as the summer national track was over 13 miles long. This location also offered motocross tracks which the course designers decided to incorporate into the loop.
Again since it was a PA State race I found myself on the front line with all of the local pro guys. I didn’t have any problem banging bars with them in the first couple turns. I got a good start and was up in the front of the pack. On the first lap I tried to get over all of the surprises that the track designers like to throw at you. Like screaming up an up-hill and not being able to see what was on the other side until you just started going over the crest, only to find that you are going back straight down but you have to turn in the middle of the downhill. After the first lap I felt good and had a good pace just trying to make my way around the track without getting too beat up from all of the rocks. I came through the scanner and on the second lap I started to feel weird. I was feeling sick again but this time it was like an upset stomach. I knew that it wasn’t from the heat because it’s wasn’t super humid outside. The more my stomach bounced around on those rocks the sicker I got. It got to the point where I was going to get sick so I had to stop and get some air. At this point I am just so frustrated because the past couple of rounds the heat got to me and now I was getting sick to my stomach! This is really starting to get on my nerves because I work hard all week and feel fine and then on all days, race day, here I am out on the track getting sick. Well after about 10 minutes or so, I decided to give it a go to see how I felt and in a matter of seconds I was bouncing off all the boulders again. I felt okay and decided to just make it around to the scanner; I made it around and decided to keep going. At this point getting a decent position in the race was out of the question so I just made it a point put in a good ride and see what happened. What happened was I finished in 9th place, which like I said I am ticked about - I’ve had it with these past couple of back of the pack finishes!
The real story of the day was DHaggs Sr. putting in a good ride. He took a nasty spill himself completely falling backward on a huge uphill, but still he managed to pick people off after he composed himself. He came all the way back for a podium finish bringing home the 3rd Place trophy for the day. Not only did he get third on the day he found out that he is sitting in 3rd place overall in the PA State Series!
Racing resumes in 2 weeks when we make the big trip to Ohio for Endurocross and then back home to race a harescramble at Skippack. That’s right, we are racing on Saturday on Ohio State’s campus in their arena, and then driving through the night to come back home for the annual Skippack harescramble. It’s going to be a long weekend but it’s going to be one heck of an accomplishment. See you at Skippack!
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing

PA State Round #13 Rausch Creek Pics!

DHaggs Jr. Demonstrating -Kick and Twist!
Little Up Hill with Some Rocks and Roots

#925 Through the Scanner

This is a Smooth Line Through the Woods

DHaggs Sr. Through the Scanner

Who was Sitting and Who was Standing?

That's better - #099 Through the Woods

Pictures By: Pitman Jimmy B

PA STATE Round #13 Race INFO!

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DHAGGS RACING NEWS!!!

A picture of DHaggs Jr. from this past weekends race at Back Mountain was published online at timesleader.com, the website of a Northeastern Newspaper "The Times Leader" covering the Wilkes-Barre area.

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Back Mountain Sept.7th Race Recap!

Round # 12 of the Pennsylvania State Harescramble Series was hosted by BMER and was held “Down by the River,” in Dallas, PA. Luckily Dallas was just on the outskirts of the hurricane that struck the east coast on Saturday. The area did get rain and it was just enough to make the track challenging but also rideable. We couldn’t say that about the last race that was held here in the spring, it poured days before and the track was nearly unrideable – in fact borderline dangerous! This time around was a different story and although some spots were a mere reminder of the last race, most of the track was in excellent racing condition.
Since it was a PA State race they combine the Pro riders with the A riders and put them on the same line for the start. The start was a long straight away that went up the side of a hill which was a bit off camber, then it made a left and you dropped off the hill made a right and went right back up. There really was no inside or outside of the starting line but I was all the way to the left of the line hoping to get to the first left at the top of the hill before the rest of my competitors. I got some wheel spin off the start just because it was muddy but I got going and got a pretty good start. I was in the pack as we hit the first hill and then dropped off it. As we went through the one field section I started to get a feel for the terrain after the storm, I was hooking up pretty good so I was happy that it wasn’t a total slop fest. It wasn’t long before we hit the woods and again I entered with caution due to the conditions from the last race. I was happy to see that although some spots had water in the ruts, the majority of the woods was raceable. You really had to be on your toes though because some spots looked fine but they were slick as ice. It was a true test of tire traction and throttle control. I pushed with the pack for a bit and then set a pace that I could work with for the remainder of the race. I was feeling good, I was happy about the condition of the track, the layout of the course was awesome, the bike was working great, my tires were hooking up and physically I was feeling fine. There was low humidity which worked into my favor because how the past two races ended up was still lingering in the back of my mind. The first lap was over and I continued to stay on the same pace; I was able to push a bit more once the track started to get worn in a bit and some of the water was getting blown out of the ruts so you were able to see the bottom. With just about a mile left before my third lap I went down hard. The track goes under the highway that protrudes across the river and when I came flying trough that section I had to make a right and I was carrying a little too much speed so I took the outside line, blew the berm and there layed a log at the end of it. My back tire was already skidding and when my front tire hit that smooth greasy log - I had no chance. The bike went down to the right and I went flying over it, my right thigh took the end of the handlebar like someone sneaked up to me and kneed me in the side of the leg. When I picked the bike back up my handle bars were really bent. I regained my composure kicked the bike and was on my way but there was no way that I could ride like that. I pulled over and slammed my front tire into a tree to see if I couldn’t do something to straighten my bars out. Some how they went back enough for me not to really notice that they were that bent. It took me about a half of a lap before I was back on my pace again, I was frustrated about the crash but I couldn’t help to be having some fun with this track.
In the mean time I was having a good battle with another rider. We swapped positions a couple of times and when we came through the scanner I was one position up and then I’d be one down. I don’t know what it is about BMER but I never get the white flag so I put a watch on my bike and when I came through the scanner and my watch showed 1:45min I knew that it had to be the last lap. I now worked my way down to 9th place and I knew that I had to have a trouble free last lap to try and keep that position. Again I felt great and pushed my way through the last lap battling with other riders in my class. Not too far from where I went down and just shy of a mile from the finish I saw DHaggs Sr. still pushing. I made the pass and took the momentum into the scanner for the finish. I ended up in 9th Place for the day. I’ll take it, I felt good, and the bike felt good and despite that little slip I rode well and being mixed in with the pro guys was just a bonus.
DHaggs Sr. again put in a good effort and from what I hear his holeshot was one to see! (Pictures Below) He ended up with a 6th Place for the day despite a flat tire on the second lap. That’s right on the second lap, with the conditions being so muddy the tire pressure is set really low and since his stabilizer stepped up and took control he didn’t even realize that he had a flat until we were loading up the bikes.
Pitman Jimmy B did what he does best and assisted where needed. He even took some great pictures while providing trackside aid.
Next up is a return to Rausch Creek in two weeks, and hopefully it will be a lot cooler than the summer Round.
I would like to Thank my Sponsors: DHAGGS Harescramble Racing, MSR Racing, Scott Powersports, Kenda USA, DP Brakes, Scott USA, TAG Metals, Decal Works, Twin Air, IMS, Devol Eng., FMF, TM Designworks, Cycra Racing

PA STATE BMER Pics!

DHaggs Sr. #099 Way Out In Front Off the Start- Holeshot!
DHaggs Jr. On the Line

DHaggs Sr. Holding the Lead

#925 Under the Bridge

#099 On the Gas

DHaggs Jr. Through the Field

DHaggs Sr. Get'n Through a Line in the Woods

#925 DHaggs Jr. Push'n to the Finish

#099 Through the Scanner Looking at His Position

Noah D. on the Christini - 2 Wheel Drive!

Down By the River!

Pictures By: Pitman Jimmy B

PA STATE Round #12 Race INFO

What: Round # 12 Back Mountain Enduro Riders Club - Dallas,PA
When: This Sunday September 7th/Race Starts at 12:00
Where: Directions - I-476 NORTH to BEAR CREEK/WILKES-BARRE, exit #105, take a left onto PA-115 North. At the bottom of the mountain take Exit 1 (Rt 315 & 315 bus). This ramp will end take a right follow the To 81 signs. At the light take a left and stay on the lane from the ramp. This will put you on Interstate 81 South. Interstate 81 to Exit 164 (Nanticoke, old exit 44) to Route 29 North five miles to Route 11 North. The track is about 200 yards on your right.
Pit Fee: $10