Press Release | January 18, 2017
The 2017 AMA KENDA/SRT National Hare & Hound season officially kicks off this weekend. Pre-entry closes Wednesday at midnight.
This is a press release from Hare & Hound…
January 17, 2017: The 2017 AMA KENDA/SRT National Hare & Hound season officially kicks off this weekend! Hosted by Desert MC of District 36, 80 epic miles of rain soaked dirt will make up the club’s 50th Annual Winter Classic. Located in Lucerne Valley, California, weeks of drought-breaking rain has dampened the High Desert terrain. We have A LOT of information in this press release, so please read it through!
KENDA and SRT are back as our series title sponsors. When it comes to top-level competition, the talent ranges from from Pee Wee’s to Pros, and Ricky Brabec will be looking to defend his 2016 title. But the competition will be tough as the series will see the likes of the world’s best off-road racers take to the Zip Ty Starting Line including; Ricky Brabec, Jacob Argubright, Taylor Robert, Gary Sutherlin, Ivan Ramirez, Skyler Howes, Ryan Smith, Nick Burson, Axel Pearson and more.
Want to know what’s going on at home? Tune into our Facebook to watch LIVE (service permitting). Spectators can gather at the KTM Finish Line to watch as the West Coast’s fastest off-road riders take the checkered flag.
A full weekend of racing will see defending 2016 champions take their first shot at keeping their crown. Saturday starts with sign-ups from 10am-1pm (and again Sunday from 6am-9am). The main feature on Saturday is the Youth Series, which begins at 1:15pm with a Rider’s Meeting on the start line. The Kurt Caselli Foundation will also be on-site to hand out the KC66 orange glow bibs for Youth riders to increase the visibility while racing. Sunday’s big bike race begins with Bomb practice from 7:30am-9am, and banner is up at 9:30am- so don’t be late!
Important Notes:
Riders need to get their number registered online before race weekend: CLICK HERE
Temp Numbers are $10 for 3 pieces (front and sides)
Transponders are $5
Pre-Entry closes tomorrow at Midnight. Skip the crazy long lines!
Big bike bomb practice is SUNDAY only
NHHA Director, Jacob Michna: “It seems that off-road racing is coming back in a big way in 2017 with new changes and advancements amongst teams and racers. I am proud to say that the NHHA is going to be apart of these new changes and advancements, and I can’t wait to see what we will be able to accomplish this year!”
The NHHA is proud to introduce our partnership with Fasst Co. for the “Youth Hound Development Award.” The Youth Hound Development Award is meant to help groom the “hounds” of tomorrow by rewarding the first rider to catch the hare of each Youth race with a prize and offered contract of 50% off with Fasst Co. For round one, Destry Abbott will be the featured hare and you can catch all the action on Saturday starting with Race 1, the Pee Wee race at 1:30pm.