Planet Minis

5nine8

Hey guys,

Trying to convince a local promoter to have pit bikes races at every one of his events.. Its for the MEGACROSS Shootout Series in MENDOTA,IL... Its a real cool track for pitbikes... So if you would be interested in sending an e-mail to him asking for more race dates for the pitbikes before he post the pitbike schedule up that would be great... wardy@megacross.com I think he is unsure of pitbike attendence even though every year there are more and more riders.

So come one help the sport grow in our area!


Thanks
Eric
SPM-Racing

bmxer60545

I sent him an email a few weeks back. Basically asking some questions and letting him know I had 5-6 guys interested. We would do at least 75% of the races. Hope it works out.

Pal

where the hell is this place in comparison to fox valley off road?

5nine8

its only about 20-25 min from fox valley offroad, Its ran by the same guy! visit megacross.com.

5nine8

good deal!

bmxer60545

Once the weather breaks, we need to set up a day to hit Fox Valley Offroad. Last fall we had a day with 6 guys on minis, and it was awesome!

5nine8

Sounds good! Ever been to the indoor track in waterman,Il? Also tryin to see if the final AX race in Green Bay, Wi, will run a pitbike class on the amateur day...

bmxer60545

We were thinking of going there. My friend is doing some work on my bike right now. Waterman is kind of expensive, so Im not sure on that one. Also we're not the smoothest of riders yet, and I know Waterman is a teck kind of track. We'll see though.

fab50

i would be down. never raced the mini before..

5nine8

cool.... The bigger the turn out the better it will help us!

Pal

what track do you ride ur minis on at fox valley????

bmxer60545

We ride both tracks. The big track is fun on a modded 50. The pit bike track is ok. Just have to watch out for the kids. Its defeinetly a fun place.

fab50

i know its gonna be nice next weekend anyone gonna go ridding?

FlyinRyan

I'll email wardy and ask to run it too. My son has been wanting to race thier but I'm an enduro geek and don't feel like racing my big bike thier but would race the 50 for sure, even if I get smoked.

I also go to Fox valley and Buffalo Range for practice and when my son is riding I chase him around on the 50, way easier then the big bike.

BigBoreCRF

Anybody know if he has any pitbike dates up yet for megacross? I looked at the website but I didn't see anything listed.

110rider

You guys need to race at the Joliet MX pit bike track. There is a pit bike race on every Saturday night race, which is typically on opposite weekends of Mendota.

There is a 110 size class and a 50 size class. If needed the classes are run together but scored separately

The race is two moto's of 5 laps each. In the past the Mendota race has been 3 laps, sometimes 4 laps.

Pit bike racing starts between 6:00 - 6:30 and is done within an hour or so. After the racing is finished you can either go watch the big bikes race on the Stadium track or you can practice on the pit bike track all night long. So not only do you get to race but you get to practice afterwards. The owner of JMX is really into to pit bikes so he supports them in a big way.

There is one more option to race pit bikes. JMX has a Stadium track class called Mini-4 Stroke, which allows any 4 stroke up to 150cc. I have seen little pit bikes completely smoke Honda CRF150's in this class. This season the Stadium track has been changed to all table tops so this class will be fun for pit bikes.

Sorry for the long post but I was at the track last night and it was a blast. More people need to come out and enjoy.

Joliet Motor Sports

bmxer60545

Will definetly be hitting up the Joliet races. The racing sounds fun, and just hanging out and riding the track afterwards should be a good time. Cant wait for the first race.

bmxer60545

A couple quick questions. What membership is required to race? AMA and/or other? What time do you have to be there to sign up for Pit Bike races? The first race might be hard to make it to, but after that, hopefully hitting a few.

BigBoreCRF

Joliets opener in 4/5, I'm going as long as it doesn't rain. Anybody else?

110rider

Race night only requires an AMA membership, no district 17 membership is required. Gate fee is $10.00. If I recall, the race fee is $25.00 per class. I would suggest that you sign up before 5:00PM so that you have time for practice. Practice starts around 5:30 or so.


To practice on non-race nights you need to gave a Joliet membership, which is $35.00 per year. The practice fee is $25.00.