10 hour endurance race

duroc825 · November 27, 2008, 02:26:58 PM

Theres talk of one at the Motoplex. Not set in stone and no details yet. Any interest?

Jacob Fort · November 27, 2008, 07:34:56 PM

i would go.

svtbolt04 · November 27, 2008, 08:07:48 PM

Yes. I would love to go! Need details though!

Paul_S · November 27, 2008, 08:34:28 PM

Quote from: svtbolt04 on November 27, 2008, 08:07:48 PM
Yes. I would love to go! Need details though!

Gonna be at the plex

10 hours. Teams of 1-4. You can have as many bikes as you have team members.

Working on sponsorship to boost the purse I will be putting up.

Will be classes.

Bounty rrize if a team beats my Team Motoplex.

I have pencilled in the weekend 14th and 15th of Feb.

Not sure which day or whether to have it through the night as well or instead.

Seeking opinions.

Will advertise this race extensively.

jds450r · November 27, 2008, 08:58:57 PM

im game!!! keep me posted as to what the deal is.

Jacob Fort · November 27, 2008, 09:53:57 PM

racing in the night sounds sweet, how would you score it to make it fair for those solo racers racing against the teams?

edit: you should find out the mileage you would want so it could be something like the Motoplex 500 or something.. sounds cool.

Paul_S · November 27, 2008, 10:09:17 PM

Quote from: Jacob Fort on November 27, 2008, 09:53:57 PM
racing in the night sounds sweet, how would you score it to make it fair for those solo racers racing against the teams?

edit: you should find out the mileage you would want so it could be something like the Motoplex 500 or something.. sounds cool.

We just did a 11 mile ssqsa xc race. Laps were taking 20~ minutes for the fast guys. 10 hours would be 330 miles. Probably average out to about 300 miles.

svtbolt04 · November 27, 2008, 10:54:19 PM

Sounds awesome! I will be contacting some people to do it.

Wait a second... This open to bikes also?

duroc825 · November 28, 2008, 09:02:00 AM

Hmm? beat the Motoplex team huh? Your temptin me to skip the Gatorback race Paul

. This could turn into somethin big!

Paul_S · November 28, 2008, 09:34:10 AM

Quote from: duroc825 on November 28, 2008, 09:02:00 AM
Hmm? beat the Motoplex team huh? Your temptin me to skip the Gatorback race Paul . This could turn into somethin big!

Not skip Mike, this a great warm up for Gatorback (as long as you think your bike can run for 2-1/2 hours without breaking down

)

Nobody is going to beat my team.

duroc825 · November 28, 2008, 10:17:22 AM

Quote from: Paul_S on November 28, 2008, 09:34:10 AM
Quote from: duroc825 on November 28, 2008, 09:02:00 AM
Hmm? beat the Motoplex team huh? Your temptin me to skip the Gatorback race Paul . This could turn into somethin big!

Not skip Mike, this a great warm up for Gatorback (as long as you think your bike can run for 2-1/2 hours without breaking down )

Nobody is going to beat my team.

Warm up or wear out? Not the bike I'm worried about it's the BODY!

Paul_S · November 28, 2008, 10:26:01 AM

Quote from: duroc825 on November 28, 2008, 10:17:22 AM
Quote from: Paul_S on November 28, 2008, 09:34:10 AM
Quote from: duroc825 on November 28, 2008, 09:02:00 AM
Hmm? beat the Motoplex team huh? Your temptin me to skip the Gatorback race Paul . This could turn into somethin big!

Not skip Mike, this a great warm up for Gatorback (as long as you think your bike can run for 2-1/2 hours without breaking down )

Nobody is going to beat my team.

Warm up or wear out? Not the bike I'm worried about it's the BODY!

LOL, get Chillin on your team, let him Ironman the first 8 hours and then you guys can play clean up.

svtbolt04 · November 28, 2008, 01:01:58 PM

Dirt bikes allowed to ride?

Paul_S · November 28, 2008, 02:18:04 PM

Quote from: svtbolt04 on November 28, 2008, 01:01:58 PM
Dirt bikes allowed to ride?

Sure. I bet we end up with quite a few dirt bikes.

Jacob Fort · November 28, 2008, 05:53:17 PM

please post the hours of the races as soon as possible so that way i can buy some extra lights if some of it is going to be in the night. I would like to see a 50/50 split between night and day.

Paul_S · November 28, 2008, 07:55:34 PM

Quote from: Jacob Fort on November 28, 2008, 05:53:17 PM
please post the hours of the races as soon as possible so that way i can buy some extra lights if some of it is going to be in the night. I would like to see a 50/50 split between night and day.

Jacob, I don't think we will run it at night. It would be really cool, but unfair on the dirt bikes.

Let's shoot for a daytime one in Feb. If it's successful we could go for a all-nighter later in the year.

svtbolt04 · November 28, 2008, 08:34:31 PM

You got me interested!

Cant wait to see the classes.

Jacob Fort · November 29, 2008, 11:55:17 AM

Quote from: Paul_S on November 28, 2008, 07:55:34 PM
Quote from: Jacob Fort on November 28, 2008, 05:53:17 PM
please post the hours of the races as soon as possible so that way i can buy some extra lights if some of it is going to be in the night. I would like to see a 50/50 split between night and day.

Jacob, I don't think we will run it at night. It would be really cool, but unfair on the dirt bikes.

Let's shoot for a daytime one in Feb. If it's successful we could go for a all-nighter later in the year.

sounds good just keep us posted on any details. Thanks

slam1 · December 02, 2008, 10:55:19 PM

I dont know if you have gotten deep into the planning stages but I would like to know if teams can run a machine per team member or one machine to a team?

Paul_S · December 02, 2008, 11:10:11 PM

Quote from: slam1 on December 02, 2008, 10:55:19 PM
I dont know if you have gotten deep into the planning stages but I would like to know if teams can run a machine per team member or one machine to a team?

We are getting deep in the planning.

A team will be able to run as many bikes as there are members of the team.

I am pretty sure that this is going to be the classes.

Dirt Bike
Open
Intermediate
Vet 35+

Sport ATV
Open
Intermediate
vet 35+

Misc Class
Women
UTE under 500cc
UTE over 500cc
Ironman
Side by Side

svtbolt04 · December 03, 2008, 02:09:05 AM

Paul, I think you should add an Iron wo/man class for the quads. I don't think I would do it by myself, but I will be up there either with a team or not. I will be riding Intermediate Dirt bike.

Paul_S · December 03, 2008, 09:55:17 AM

Quote from: svtbolt04 on December 03, 2008, 02:09:05 AM
Paul, I think you should add an Iron wo/man class for the quads. I don't think I would do it by myself, but I will be up there either with a team or not. I will be riding Intermediate Dirt bike.

You are right Fred.

I actually thought had ironman in there.

ScooterB · December 03, 2008, 01:36:27 PM

Quote from: Paul_S on November 28, 2008, 07:55:34 PM
Quote from: Jacob Fort on November 28, 2008, 05:53:17 PM
please post the hours of the races as soon as possible so that way i can buy some extra lights if some of it is going to be in the night. I would like to see a 50/50 split between night and day.

Jacob, I don't think we will run it at night. It would be really cool, but unfair on the dirt bikes.

Let's shoot for a daytime one in Feb. If it's successful we could go for a all-nighter later in the year.

Paul, they do a 24 hour bike race at Perry Mountain each year.....

http://www.24hourchallenge.com/Site/24_Hour_Challenge.html

YFZ450-Tampa · December 03, 2008, 09:03:42 PM

How many riders per team is the max ? and how many miles will the track be ?

Paul_S · December 03, 2008, 09:36:22 PM

Quote from: YFZ450-Tampa on December 03, 2008, 09:03:42 PM
How many riders per team is the max ? and how many miles will the track be ?

Max 4 riders per team.

Flyer for the event will be finished and posted tomorrow.

Not sure on mileage. I have a lot of trails I can tie together to make the loop. A lot of it will depend on if the property is wet or dry at the time. I won't run you guys through anything too muddy. I will leave the course until a week or so before the race, but probably in the 12-15 mile range.