MidwestEnduros.com

Welcome to MidwestEnduros.com, created and updated by Ryan Moss. My hopes are to post news about upcoming enduro events, results from each race, and points standings from each series. The series that I try to cover are: AMA District 14, 16, 17, 23 and IERA events. I will try to provide a simple and efficient way of getting the information out to the Midwest Enduro Riders.

I want to help promote your event and to provide information to the riders. So get your information to me and I will get it posted up for you. I can post before / after race information, route sheets, results, etc. Preferred methods are Microsoft Excel, Word, or PDF Files.

Please check out the About Enduros tab to get information about the sport of enduros. Lots of your questions can be answered there.

I just heard from LMC. Jack Pine will be 70 miles with 6 sections. There will be two gas stops at the same location. The C riders will ride 4 sections getting a break after each gas stop. They should have their scorecards turned in before the A and B riders.

The Pine Cone will be 40 miles - 18 miles to gas at 12 mph and the route back to the club grounds will be at 18 mph.

There are two loops laid out, one is the Cross Test which will be the moto track, the practice turn track, and open woods. The other will be the Woods Test which will be typical woods loop. Each should be around 4 miles long if the weather holds.

All riders will have to complete 4 laps of each test. Everyone will start on the Woods Test on your "minute" to get things started. Depending on rider turn out we will have 2 o4 ...riders leave every 30 seconds. After that test is complete you can go to either test; you do not have to do them in any order. You will have from 10-3 to complete all your laps.

The scoring will be done with LiveLaps transponders and the club is paying for them, no extra fee to the riders. If you have a LiveLaps scoring chip we can update it for you so we can keep ours for the fall enduro. We will try to have live scoring but coverage at the track isn't the best so we can't promise that.

This is a no timekeeping event. So tell your hare scramble, moto buddies, etc. to come out and try something new.

Pre-Entry opens tomorrow night at 7:00pm central. I recommend pre-entering for this enduro since it's a Midwest favorite and has the possibility of filling up.

Reminder this is on Saturday the 29th with the Greg Moss Memorial Hare Scramble on Sunday the 30th. Two great days of racing so come out and have some fun.

This event will be held at Motosports Park in Byron, IL. The have a campground there if you want electric and water or they have free primitive camping. Check out http://motobyron.com/campground-reservations/ for camping information.

More info to come late this week / early next week about course layout, scoring, etc.

7 Time National Enduro Champion and AMA Hall of Famer Bill Baird from Sterling, IL passed away early Wednesday, July 12, as a result of injuries he sustained from a previous fall. He was 88.

Mr. Baird was the leading AMA National Enduro Rider from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s and won seven consecutive national enduro championships during that time. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.

“We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the Baird family. It’s a sad day for the American Motorcyclist Association and for motorcycling,” AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman said. “Bill Baird, with his wife, Millie, was a strong supporter of the AMA and played a key role in getting the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation started.”

In addition to being a top competitor, Mr. Baird was also a key figure in the AMA, serving on the Board of Trustees for 21 years and being one of the driving forces behind the formation of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum through his activities for the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation.

Mr. Baird also was an avid motorcycle collector. Several of his machines have been displayed at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum.

Visitation is scheduled for July 21, with the funeral July 22. McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling, Ill., is handling arrangements.

Along with having an enduro on July 30 the club is having a trail ride the day before, July 29th. Check out the flyer for more information:

The Central Iowa Enduro Riders have been in the deep, dark woods nearly every weekend preparing the course for the 37th annual Gnarly Hills Enduro at dayton, IA on Saturday-August 12th and Sunday-August 13th.

Saturday's event will start at 11AM and is an IERA points paying event. Sunday's event will start at 9AM and pays both Iowa and Minnesota series points. As Sunday's event is really a "shoot-out" between the two states' best off-road riders, we're paying out a $500 CASH reward to the event's top Overall Winner. This is not Overall A, B, or C; this is for the fastest rider of the day no matter what class he or she comes from. And remember, last year's overall winner on Saturday was from Missouri. We expect the top riders from all across the Midwest to attend.

More details to follow on the www.iera22.com website as the enduro draws nearer. But expect the same high quality event the Central Iowa Enduro Riders have always put on. Mark your calendars now and get those tires with sharp edges ordered. There will be a hill or two.

General FYI about scoring and protest period:

This season I've received more than the usual amount of communications about a riders score being wrong long after the event is over. While most cases the scores did have issues it is long past the protest period that is held at the event. Per the AMA rules once the protest period is over the results are final. What this means is it's the riders responsibility to stay and make sure your score is correct, not bail to get home early and then call, txt, email two days later that you score was wrong and it should be fixed. Yes I know everyone has a long drive and sometimes you just have to leave so if that is the case have a buddy check for you. While it's no fun for you to have a messed up score it's no fun for a rider to think he got X place at the event then when points are posted he got X. And truth be told it's no fun for the Directors of each series to be in the middle of that. So please stay or have your score checked, especially if you are a point’s chaser and want the correct score / points.