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AMA CONFIRMS 2016
PRO HILLCLIMB SCHEDULE
T
he AMA announced
the finalized 10-round
2016 AMA Pro Hillclimb
season schedule.
While keeping several
well-established events on
the schedule, the series
has now included a new
race at Rush Off-Road in
Rush, Kentucky, June 25.
The first three rounds
of the season will, once
again, be a 10-day sprint
start, opening at the White
Rose Motorcycle Club on
June 5 in Spring Grove,
Pennsylvania. A week lat-
er, round two will be held
in Freemansburg, Pennsyl-
vania at the Bushkill Valley
Motorcycle Club and will
feature a well-known 500-
foot incline on June 12.
Ridge Runner Promotions will
again play host to the official
Hillclimb race of the Laconia
Bike Week in Canaan, NH, as
the third round of the season on
Wednesday, June 15.
The series will then head to
Rush Off-Road on June 25 for
the first AMA Pro Hillclimb event
at the 7000-acre tract of land.
The acclaimed venue is known
for its ride park facilities and
Anniversary Bash, which hosts
side-by-side racing, rock bounc-
ing and mega truck action.
Next up will be the Ogemaw
Hills Bike Week in West Branch,
Mich. that will return as round
five on Saturday, July 23 to
close out the week's festivities.
The Hillclimb will be the focal
event and will include post-race
activities.
In 2015, AMA Pro Hillclimb
established its Tennessee pres-
ence at the Middle Tennessee
Dragway in Buffalo Valley. This
year the action will be brought
back to fans on July 30 for
round six.
On August 7, the 2016 All Star
Challenge shootout will be held
at Muskegon Motorcycle Club's
Mt. Garfield Hill in Muskegon,
Michigan. The track will feature
a three-round shootout of the
top 10 riders in the Xtreme and
Unlimited classes. Following
the All Star Challenge, riders
will return to Freemansburg and
Spring Grove on September
11 and 25 for rounds eight and
nine.
To close out the season, AMA
Pro Hillclimb fans will fill the
action-packed Dayton Motor-
cycle Club as they watch the
country's leading Hillclimb riders
on October 9 at The Staircase
in Oregonia, Ohio. CN
There are new
venues on the 2016
10-round AMA Pro
Hillclimb schedule.
