AMA TO SANCTION SNOW BIKE RACING
T
his winter, the AMA will begin
sanctioning the relatively new
sport of snow bike racing, which
features competition off-road
motorcycles modified for snowy
terrain.
"The AMA is excited to be
getting involved in the new and
innovative sport of snow bike
racing," said AMA Motocross
Manager Kip Bigelow. "We have
been watching it with interest
for several years and decided
that it makes sense to embrace
this interesting new competition
segment."
The inaugural series, sanc-
tioned by the AMA, will be the
AMA Championship Snow Bike
Series, promoted by Big Nasty
Hillclimb LLC, an AMA-chartered
promoter out of Boise, Idaho,
that has experience promoting
hillclimb and hare and hound
events.
The first round of the AMA
Championship Snow Bike Se-
ries will be held at ERX Motor-
park near Minneapolis, Minne-
sota, December 18.
The snow bikes, which swap
out wheels and knobby tires for
a ski up front for steering and a
high-performance snowmobile-
style track in the rear for trac-
tion, will compete on a moto-
cross-inspired half-mile track of
jumps, banks, turns, whoops
and dips.
"We have learned from past
snow-bike events that when dirt,
dust and rocks are eliminated,
racing gets closer," said Ron
Dillon, the principal of Big Nasty
Hillclimb LLC and the series di-
rector for the promoter. "Racers
will be riding inches from each
other, fighting for a spot in our
main events, and it is an abso-
lute blast to watch them go at it."
Spectator admission is $10 for
ages 13 and older, $5 for kids
6-12 and free to those 5 and un-
der. Veterans and active military
members will be offered free
admission with military identifi-
cation or if wearing full uniform.
Practice begins at 9 a.m., with
racing starting at 11 a.m.
For more information about
the December 18 event and the
AMA Championship Snow Bike
Series, click HERE. CN
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The AMA
announced that it
will now sanction
snowbike racing.
