Indianhead M/C has posted the entry form for their 9/19/2015 Hill Drags event – it’s pre-entry only…so if you want to compete in this awesome event, go and get that form and get it in the mail right away, and take your shot at the $1,000 prize for Top Eliminator!

Also, on the following day, IMC will be hosting a Semi-Pro event – which will be cash payback, with registration on race day from 9:00 to 11:00.

The IMC events are run in conjunction with the fall Flood Run – spectators arriving on motorcycles get in for only $5 per bike (not per person)!

Due to flooding of the event area, resulting from massive amounts of rain over the recent past, King City Dirt Riders has decided to cancel their July 18th event – granted that the entire place is underwater.

They’ll be working to make sure everything is ready to go for their September event.

 There’s a new hillclimb in Morrisvale, WV, set for July 25th – not quite 3 weeks from now.  If you’re in the area, go and check it out!

For information and directions, call (304) 524-7657.

Chris at CMJ Raceway just let me know that they’ll be offering the new and hugely-popular 2-stroke exhibition class at the Hixton, WI climb on August 2nd.  It’s been run at Red Wing and Mankato, MN this year and has immediately been the same size as the 450 class, as riders with CR/KX 500s and such jump at the chance for an extra ride on the hill.  At Red Wing we were running it as 86-600cc, so anything basically from a 125 to an overbored KTM 550 fits right in.  Don’t let the 2-stroke sit there while the 4-strokes get an extra class…double up on your 2-stroke too!

One of the last true “works” bikes ever made – 1988 Yamaha YZM 500 – the only liquid-cooled 500 Yamaha ever made…dig the aluminum frame, many years ahead of it’s time!  At one point there was a claim of 72 horsepower from this motor :O

Mid-season standings after 3 of 6 rounds in the NAHA pro series have been posted on the NAHA website.  Jason Smith, who won all 4 pro classes last year, currently has the lead in 3 of the 4 classes – having dropped to 5th place in the 450cc Exhibition class.  Joe Shipman is the man in charge in that class at the moment…will Smith be able to regain the lead in the 450 class while maintaining the lead in the others?  Will Shipman stay in control of the 450 class for the rest of the season?  And what about the other top 5-ish riders, like Logan Mead, Bret Peterson, Tyler Cardwell, and Dusty & Nick Beer?  There’s 3 events left – plenty of time for more shuffling of the deck.

Joe Shipman – current 450cc Exhibition points leader