AMA Announces 2011 AMA Racing West Hare Scrambles Championship Series Schedule

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced today the 2011 schedule for some of the most exciting off-road motorcycle racing in the western United States: the AMA Racing West Hare Scrambles Championship Series.


The series awards AMA No. 1 plates across a range of age, skill and displacement classes to some of the country's fastest woods racers.


"This is a thrilling series for our youth and adult amateur hare scrambles racers," said AMA Director of Racing Joe Bromley. "Along with our counterpart series in the East, this AMA championship includes courses that range from tight woods to open desert."


Bromley added that unlike a series with a national scope, the regional nature of the East and West Hare Scrambles Championships makes them easier for racers to follow all season.


"Racers only have to travel to races in their region," Bromley said. "This is much less demanding on their racing budget, but it still provides a diverse selection of terrain and gives our competitors the flavor of competing in a major series."


Hare scrambles are conducted on long, marked-loop courses through woods or desert and over rugged natural terrain. Events feature a designated number of laps or time limit, typically two hours. Competitive riders not only need to be fast, but also physically fit to maintain a race pace for hours.


The youth series runs in conjunction with the adult program. Youth classes typically run on Saturdays, and adult classes run on Sundays, though there may be exceptions.


The initial round of the 2010 AMA Racing West Hare Scrambles Championship Series kicks off Jan. 1 at the Arizona Cycle Park in Buckeye, Ariz. The series will then travel through California and Oregon before the season finale at the Big Sky Resort in Big Sky, Mont.

2010 AMA Racing West Hare Scrambles Championship Series Schedule

Round 1

Jan. 1: Youth

Jan. 2: Amateur

Arizona Cycle Park

Beverly Howard-White

(623) 853-0750, ext. 4

info@arizonacyclepark.com

www.arizonacyclepark.com

LOC: Buckeye, Ariz.


Round 2

Feb. 19: Youth

Feb. 20: Amateur

Salinas Ramblers

Derrick Morris

(831) 663-0261

picachocreekhs2011@gmail.com

www.salinasramblersmc.org

LOC: Paicines, Calif.


Round 3

April 2: Youth

April 3: Amateur

SCSCA

Jeff Bauer

(707) 468-4000

jabracing4@aol.com

www.ama-d36.org/events

LOC: Cow Mountain, Lake Port, Calif.


Round 4

April 16: Youth

April 17: Amateur

Redding Dirt Riders

Karl Hankins

(530) 953-7272

info@reddingdirtriders.com

www.reddingdirtriders.com

LOC: Chappie-Shasta OHV Area, Shasta Lake, Calif.


Round 5

May 28: Amateur

May 29: Youth

100's MC

Ryan Sanders

949-584-9395

ryansanders24@hotmail.com

www.100smc.org

LOC: Red Mountain-Ridgecrest, Calif.


Round 6

June 11: Youth

June 12: Amateur

ETRA Inc.

Toni Bamford

(541) 968-1664

ttbamford@q.com

www.etra.net

LOC: Elkton, Ore.


Round 7

Aug. 27: Youth

Aug. 28: Amateur

Lone Peak Racing

Jamey Kabisch

(406) 223-0478

jamey@bigskyxc.com

www.bigskyxc.com

LOC: Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Mont.