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MRA
Mon Jul 18th, 2011, 11:24 AM
The MRA returns High Plains Raceway's challenging 2.5 mile road course for the 5th race of the 2011 season featuring the 2nd annual 4 Hour Endurance Race sponsored by Imperial Sportbikes and ABATE of Colorado.

The 4 Hour Endurance Race is open to both teams and solo riders for only $75 per person! Thanks to Imperial Sportbikes and ABATE of Colorado, there will be a cash purse paying down to 5th place for both teams and solo ride...rs! For more information, please see FAQ's - http://filezilla.mra-racin​g.org/files/2011_MRA_4_hou​r.pdf (http://filezilla.mra-racing.org/files/2011_MRA_4_hour.pdf)

Tickets for all MRA races are purchased at the event gate each Saturday and Sunday. Military Personnel, show your military I.D. and get in for free!

Weekend Admission: Adults $10 for the entire weekend of racing. Kids under 12 are free! Stop by your local motorcycle shop for a 2 for 1 admission voucher.

High Plains Raceway - 93301 E Highway 36, Deertrail, Colorado 80105
Directions: High Plains Raceway is located on U.S. Highway 36, 17 miles east of Byers. This is 60 miles (and less than one hour) east of the I-25 & I-70 interchange, known locally as the Mousetrap. At Byers, exit I-70 (which bends to the south towards Limon) taking Highway 36 due east 17 miles. The track is on your left, with the entrance at the Easternmost side of the property.
Information: Call (303) 769-4771
Information: www.highplainsraceway.com (http://www.highplainsraceway.com/)

The MRA is dedicated to promoting safe and competitive motorcycle roadracing events for enthusiasts in Colorado and the surrounding area. For more information go to www.mra-racing.org (http://www.mra-racing.org/)

For a daily schedule of races go to http://forums.mra-racing.o​rg/viewtopic.php?t=12164 (http://forums.mra-racing.o​rg/viewtopic.php?t=12164)

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=149423861799244

http://filezilla.mra-racing.org/files/MRA4HourEndurance(ResizedWeb).jpg

tecknojoe
Mon Jul 18th, 2011, 08:21 PM
Working MotoGP this week, then I'll be back working this too. yeeeeeeeeeee

UglyDogRacing
Thu Jul 21st, 2011, 02:14 PM
http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=45394

Trainwreck
Wed Jul 27th, 2011, 08:35 PM
I'll be there in support of the racers and maybe work...shoot me an email if anyone wants to hangout.

UglyDogRacing
Fri Jul 29th, 2011, 09:14 AM
Weather is looking great for this weekend! Don't forget we have the 4 Hour Endurance Race on Saturday afternoon. Come out and support your local racers!

= Buckeye Jess =
Fri Jul 29th, 2011, 03:03 PM
I have yet to find any dealers that have any 2 for 1 admission vouchers... did they not get passed out this time around????

longrider
Fri Jul 29th, 2011, 05:02 PM
I have yet to find any dealers that have any 2 for 1 admission vouchers... did they not get passed out this time around????

I definitely have them at Fay Myers, if by chance the pockets are empty next to the bulletin board just ask for me (Paul) at the parts counter

UglyDogRacing
Fri Jul 29th, 2011, 05:37 PM
I have yet to find any dealers that have any 2 for 1 admission vouchers... did they not get passed out this time around????

Which dealers? I will make sure they are stocked. If you decide to come out this weekend, PM me and I will leave some free passes at the gate for you.

Concabar
Fri Jul 29th, 2011, 05:55 PM
I have yet to find any dealers that have any 2 for 1 admission vouchers... did they not get passed out this time around????

I have some extra ones as well

= Buckeye Jess =
Sun Jul 31st, 2011, 10:57 AM
Thanks everybody... I ended up getting some free tix from a friend.

Jim... I called Coyote, Grand Prix and Fay Myers on Friday and all three told me that they didn't have any this time around!

UglyDogRacing
Sun Jul 31st, 2011, 04:03 PM
Thanks everybody... I ended up getting some free tix from a friend.

Jim... I called Coyote, Grand Prix and Fay Myers on Friday and all three told me that they didn't have any this time around!

Not sure about Coyote, but I was in Grand Prix and Fay Myers this week and both have them. Sounds like the people answering the phones at those shops just don't know.

Bueller
Sun Jul 31st, 2011, 07:30 PM
That was a lot of fun! I rode 72 laps so that equates to 180 miles. The winner of the solo endurance rode 107 laps IIRC.
I lost my chain about 2 1/2 hrs into the race and had to come in for repairs and that cost me 30-45 min. I had a total of around 3 hrs on the bike (there was one red flag that ate up 20-30 min waiting for track to clear).

I wasn't even planning on doing this but now I can't wait for next year!

vort3xr6
Sun Jul 31st, 2011, 08:16 PM
Great riding bueller! It was a blast and much more difficult than I thought it would be. My longest stretch was 38 minutes.

Trainwreck
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 07:09 AM
This was an amazing race! Looked like everyone had a great time, and mad props to anyone who ran this solo.

Bueller
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 07:43 AM
I was planning on doing it like a track day and ride 30 min. and take 10-15 min. break but I ran the first 45min and was getting pretty tired from riding too tense, so I concentrated on relaxing, mostly my L wrist (weak link) and R ankle. Pretty soon it started to get easier to get the bike around the track and I started hitting a zone through the corners, it was an awesome feeling. I was starting to think about coming in for some water and fuel when they red flagged the race for Lars's crash in 11, it sucked to see him down for the second time in the day. The red flag lasted long enough for me to get a quick rest and some much needed hydration.
After the restart I headed back in from the paddock, and was cranking along at about 2.5 hrs, when I came around 1 and into turn 2 and for the first time in the race I gave my wife a wave before I leaned in for the corner, she was signaling for me on the wall. Well that must not have been lucky because as I was exiting 3 my chain came apart and I was relegated to sitting on the wall waiting for the crash cart.

I was assuming the day was done and I was kinda ok with that but I was still itching to ride. I went through my parts bins and found another master for the chain and double safety wired it :)

And off I went for the last hour. It was a very long hour and I needed to really work the relaxation angle. I was going round and round working on my problem corners and the amount of continuous repetition really taught me a ton, very valuable.


Towards the very end the 13 year old Spencer on his 250 passes me in the long straight (he is like 100 lbs and I am 210 :lol: ) and then we start running with each other till the end, after checking times this is where my fastest times are, knocked a full second off of my previous best. Spencer ended up riding 6 laps more than I did and finished 7th, huge congrats to him. That kid is going to do well at this sport.

I was very tired but my wrist and ankle faired very well, better than a normal track day. I learned a great deal by running this solo and am looking forward to next year!

CaneZach
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 07:45 AM
107 laps? Wow! My team's plan was to have four racers ride thirty minutes each, but our leadoff guy pitted after a few laps with tire issues, so I went out early. I made it four laps before my bike sprung an oil leak, so I went around one more lap and passed off the "baton" to my teammate. I ended up coming out again for another session, so I managed to get in over twenty laps. I was spent after twenty-someodd laps. Major props to the rider who did 107!!!

ETA: For those who don't realize it, doing 107 laps in four hours is averaging 26.75 laps an hour, or about a 2:15 lap time each lap. That doesn't sound like much, but the rider AVERAGED those times for a for hour race. When you consider the race was red-flagged, the solo rider's lap times are actually faster. Sustaining those lap times for the entire race, when your legs are getting fatigued after lap 10, is incredible!

UglyDogRacing
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 08:52 AM
107 laps? Wow! My team's plan was to have four racers ride thirty minutes each, but our leadoff guy pitted after a few laps with tire issues, so I went out early. I made it four laps before my bike sprung an oil leak, so I went around one more lap and passed off the "baton" to my teammate. I ended up coming out again for another session, so I managed to get in over twenty laps. I was spent after twenty-someodd laps. Major props to the rider who did 107!!!

ETA: For those who don't realize it, doing 107 laps in four hours is averaging 26.75 laps an hour, or about a 2:15 lap time each lap. That doesn't sound like much, but the rider AVERAGED those times for a for hour race. When you consider the race was red-flagged, the solo rider's lap times are actually faster. Sustaining those lap times for the entire race, when your legs are getting fatigued after lap 10, is incredible!

That also includes Josh pitting 5 or 6 times. His on-track average laptimes were below 2:00.

Sean
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 08:57 AM
That's insane. As an average/below-average rider on the track, I pushed really hard to get 2:15 at HPR and it would fatigue me quickly. I can't imagine the stamina and concentration is would take to run those times for that long. :applause:

Slo
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 09:28 AM
Congrats for all that participated no matter what place you finished in. Takes a special mindset to even attempt this. Will this be happening again next year?

Ninja2
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 10:00 AM
+1. Congratulations to every single rider out there, especially considering the heat. Great times!

Bueller
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 10:09 AM
Congrats for all that participated no matter what place you finished in. Takes a special mindset to even attempt this. Will this be happening again next year?
I would say there is a real good chance of it, this is the 2nd year and seems very popular.
I hope there is, it is a great ride!

rybo
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 10:22 AM
On his 104th lap Josh turned a 1:55 - totally impressive!

It was a great time! I had a blast doing this our second year in the MRA.

Big thanks to all the corner workers and track crew that stayed out late to make the event happen.

Also big thanks to Imperial Sportbikes and ABATE for sponsoring the event. Thanks to their generous sponsorships we were able to offer significant purse money to the top finishers in both the solo and the team classes.

I can say that the plan, as of now, is to continue doing this each season. It's been a great event for the MRA and a ton of fun for the riders and crews.

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vort3xr6
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 11:17 AM
I had a great time. Although I got a little heat stroke even though I was chugging water.

I have to take my hat off for those who rode solo, and/or rode longer than 1 hour at one time. My longest session was 38 minutes and I was spent. I haven't been on a big bike in a while so my best time was a 2:00 flat. During the race I averaged 2:03 - 2:04 for my sessions. I learned a ton about stamina and being relaxed.

Incredible how we are making our minds relax while going over 100 mph with a knee on the deck.

rforsythe
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 12:01 PM
That was awesome! I had planned on making it 2-2.5 hours, but managed to get to the end fully exhausted, but upright at the checkered flag. 11th place in solo, not too bad considering who else was out there and my total lack of physical conditioning. Improved my laptimes and had a bunch of fun, now I just wish my thighs would stop feeling like they got Nancy Kerrigan'd.

Definitely looking forward to next year!

Slo
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 12:06 PM
now I just wish my thighs would stop feeling like they got Nancy Kerrigan'd.


:lol:

CaneZach
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 12:40 PM
I just wish my thighs would stop feeling like they got Nancy Kerrigan'd.

Definitely looking forward to next year!

Truer words have never been spoken, and that goes for both parts. I would try to stretch my legs out on the back straight, but the straight just never seemed quite long enough.

Snowman
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 12:57 PM
Truer words have never been spoken, and that goes for both parts. I would try to stretch my legs out on the back straight, but the straight just never seemed quite long enough.Ohh that's what you were doing. I just thought you didn't want to be passed...

CaneZach
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 03:52 PM
Ohh that's what you were doing. I just thought you didn't want to be passed...

At the point where I needed to stretch my legs, I didn't care WHO passed me!!! :lol:

asp_125
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 09:05 PM
So anyone know what happened in Nov O between T4 and T5? Seemed like a lot of riders went down and the "oil" flag was thrown.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/6000113305_599b68fa15.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedshots/6000113305/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/6000661180_8ec13036f5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedshots/6000661180/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6000115401_ea4974562d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedshots/6000115401/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/6000662932_e9ddb7df49.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedshots/6000662932/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/6000116811_d4cd6c444f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedshots/6000116811/)

It was a parking lot.

spideyrdr
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 09:15 PM
Truer words have never been spoken, and that goes for both parts. I would try to stretch my legs out on the back straight, but the straight just never seemed quite long enough.

Yeah I got mooned by Galster between 5 and 6. And he was STILL pulling away from me!

It was a good time out there. Only sucked my leathers into my ass once or twice and ended up laying down about 40 laps. Thanks to everyone - corner crew, ambulance teams, board members, photogs / paps, teammates, competitors, birds who stayed out of the way, and pit neighbors!

rforsythe
Mon Aug 1st, 2011, 09:22 PM
At the point where I needed to stretch my legs, I didn't care WHO passed me!!! :lol:

The last several laps of that race I was just cruising and waving people by, trying to stay out of the way of the fresh guys who were trying to pound in the last team sessions (and Galster, who was solo but holding fast-guy pace at the end). By that point I was just happy to successfully get around upright, let alone attempt to do it good.

Bueller
Tue Aug 2nd, 2011, 03:31 PM
This sums up the end of this race for me, it was getting to be a bit of a bitch to pick out markers coming into turn 4.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5999708227_c28f3fc86d_b.jpg