Motokazie has finalized the dates for the 2010 Indoor Series. Jan 22nd -24th and Feb 19th – 21st. MK will run a similar event weekend as last year, Friday practice, Saturday Practice, Saturday Race, Sunday Race. Both weekends will be held in Fergus Falls, Red Horse Ranch Arena. All 4 races will count for the championship. MK will be running an Indoor 25% off sale until May 10th on entries for the 2010 season.

A Minimum of 4 races entered will be required to receive a year end award. We will give awards to the top 10 finishers in each class, provided they met the 4 race requirement. Awards will be mailed to your home by Feb 26th 2009.

THE TRACK

Red Horse Ranch Arena is by far the best place for motocross in Minnesota. The Arena floor is 150’ x 520’ which allows Motokazie to build a huge track! Riders will enjoy the soft loamy dirt and a track that is maintained by experts. Lap times will range from 45 sec to 1:10 min depending on your skill level. All jumps have big long landings so Novices to Pros can enjoy the same track.

No membership cards are needed. Open to Quads and Bikes.

Motokazie Indoor events are heated to 50 degrees. Indoor heated pits are also provided. You may store all of your equipment in a 10 x 10 horse stall. Bring a lock if you are storing equipment overnight. Motokazie also ventilates air to MN Dept. of Health standards.

REMINDER You Do Not have to pre register for the Motokazie Indoor MX races; but it will save you some money. We will accept registrations at the event.

Indoor Motocross class list & descriptions

Pit Bike  for KLX 110, CRF50, TTR90 and like machines

50cc Oil: 4-8 yrs, pw50, jr-50k3, ktm mini adventure, cobra p3-50, kdx50, crf 50

50cc Chain: 4-8 yrs, 50 sr adventure, ktm sx pro jr, ktm sx pro sr, cobra cm 50, cobra king 50, polini x-1,   x-3, lem rx3, rx2, all bikes in the 50cc oil inj class can run in the 50cc chain

50cc Open: 4-8yrs, any 50cc, follow stock rules

65cc 7-9: 65cc mx 2 stroke, xr70, ttr90, pw80, xr80, klx110

65cc 10-11: 65cc, xr70, ttr90, pw80, xr80, klx110

65cc Open: 7-11yrs, 65cc, xr70, ttr90, pw80, xr80, klx110

85cc 7-11: 85cc mx 2 stroke, ttr125, xr100/150, klx110, No Bigwheel 80s

85cc 12-15: 85cc, ttr125, xr100/150, klx110, No Bigwheel 80s

85cc Open 9-12: 85cc, ttr125, xr100/150, klx110, No Bigwheel 80s

Supermini: 12-15yrs, 85cc-105cc, 2 stroke, crf150

Schoolboy: 12-15yrs, Big Wheel 85cc, 125cc, 250F, crf150

250 A: 12yrs+, 100-250cc 2-stroke or four stroke

250 B,C: 12yrs+, 100-144cc 2 stroke/126-250cc four stroke

450 A: 14yrs+ 126cc to 250cc 2-stroke, 245cc – 530cc four stroke

450 B,C: 14yrs+, 126cc-250cc 2 stroke/251cc-450cc four stroke

16-24 A,B,C: 100cc-open

+25 A,B,C: 100cc-open

+30 A,B,C: 100cc-open

+40: 100cc-open

Women: 85cc - open

Mini Quad Stock Engine size up to 90cc 2-stroke and 90cc 4 stroke.Machine must be Stock OEM, Automatic Clutch or Auto Shift.  No Expansion Chamber race type quads allowed (see list).  Stock size wheels & tires must remain, may change manufacturer.  Machine has to remain stock stance/width & length.  No pipe, engine, suspension changes allowed.  Tether switch is required.  Can change handlebars, tires, wheels, seat, chain tensioner.  Exhaust pipe must come from factory OEM with no modifications and be as less than 3” OD from cylinder to beginning of muffler.  Ages limits: 50cc(4-8yrs), 70cc (6-11yrs), 90cc(8-13yrs).  Approved machines: Kolpin 50 & 90, Apex Pro Shark 70 & 90, Polaris Predator 50 & 90, Eton Viper 50 & 70 & 90, Xtreme Tantrum 70 & 90, Honda TRX 90, Xtreme Typhoon 70 & 90, Yamaha Raptor 50 & 80, Kymco 50 & 90

Mini Quad Production Engine size up to 90cc 2 stroke, up to 125cc 4-stroke.  Liquid cooled & Air cooled allowed.  Must remain an Auto Shift or Auto Clutch transmission, does not allow for Manuel clutch or Direct drive.  Allows for any modification that bolts-on.  But must retain the stock OEM frame matched to OEM Engine from the approved list.  Can modify engine work, suspension, ect., but you can not go over cc limits.  Must have tether switch.  Age limit: 6-15 years old.  Approved machines: May use any approved Mini Quad Stock Machine & modify for this class.  Cobra 70 & 90, Apex Pro MX 70 & 90, Xtreme Typhoon 125 4 stroke, LEM.

Quad Sport: (Quad Women race in this class any cc)  14 years and older, 0-200cc 2-stroke, 0-350cc 4 stroke

Quad 250A & B: 200cc - 265cc 2 stroke, 300cc- 450 4 stoke. Must be 16 years and older. A class is for experts, B class for intermediate / novice.

Quad Open: 201cc and up 2-stroke, 351cc and up 4-stroke

PROS (250A & 450A):  A 250F may race in either class, a 450 may only run in 450A

Series Info:

The motorcycle age classification for the Motokazie 2009 Indoor Series will be set off of your age on Jan. 24, 2009.

All 4 races will count for year end awards. A Minimum of 4 races entered will be required to receive a year end award. We will give awards to the top 10 finishers in each class, provided they met the 4 race requirement. Awards will be mailed to your home by Feb 26th 2009.Motokazie will award the Top 10 in every class provided the 4 race minimum has been met.

General Grandstand Admission (not Pit Admission) $10, $5 kids 5-12 years old

Any refunds at the event will be distributed in Motokazie Bucks ONLY and only if the Rider has NOT ridden on the track. NO MK Bucks after the races have started. If you Pre Register and are unable to attend the event your refund options are: 1. transfer the fee to a different weekend or, 2. receive a 90% refund. We keep 10% to cover the administrative costs (processing the registration and processing the refund). If cancellation is on MK’s part (weather or otherwise) a 100% refund is sent upon the customers request, or the customer can have this entry transferred to another event. The Customer is responsible for notifying Motokazie if they can not make the event and need a refund.

Additional rules: 2009 Indoor

• DNS/DNF rules will match AMA rules:  Did Not Finish = a rider who completed fewer than one-half the number of laps of the winning rider and did not take the checkered flag receives points corresponding to the total number of riders entered in the class with a minimum of 20 points.  Did Not Start = a rider who did not start will receive a score equal to the total number of riders plus 30 points.
•   Points are final 30 minutes after they are posted at the event.  If you dispute results after that point, you have 30 days to bring it to our attention.  After the 30 days from the date of the event points will not be changed for any reason.
• Age rules for age jumping.  We do allow 50cc, 7-9 65cc & 85cc 7-11 to race up 1 age group class.  You take your own risk if you chose to do this.  Consider this your warning that the AMA races do not allow this.
• 450B & C classes are for 250cc 2 stroke & up, 251cc 4 stroke & up.  250F are not allowed. 
• Indoor Only: 250Fs will be allowed to race in the 450A class.
• SX Only: If you ride a Pro Class in Supercross you can not race a trophy class. 
• Quads must have tether switches
• We follow AMA rules when not mentioned above.
• Indoor:  No Gas cans inside, Do not run your engine inside, unless you are on the track.  Motokazie will tell you when to start your engine.  Always keep engine warm by running engine outside the arena.

Post entry fee add $10 per class and practice 

NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
Rider does not need to Purchase Pit Admission Pass
Pre-entry Form must be postmarked no later than 14 days prior to Event weekend you wish to sign up for.

Hotel Info:

• Remember to mention “Motokazie Motocross” for the discount.
• You have to reserve room at least 7 days before the Friday of the race to get the discount.
• Discounts average $20/room so be sure to reserve with plenty of time.
• Please behave at your Hotel & thank them for helping motocross.

AmericInn 1-866-736-5452 Pool, Hot Tub, Sauna, Fitness, Refrigerators, Breakfast
Best Western The Falls Inn 1-800-293-2216 Restaurant, Bar, Pool, Hot Tub, Fitness, Breakfast
Comfort Inn (218) 736-5787

Arena Info:

Red Horse Ranch Arena (www.redhorserancharena.com) Fergus Falls, MN. 

Photo info:

www.mxmatt.com will be onsite for all Indoor MX events. All of his pictures are available for purchase by contacting Matt.

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The Lowdown on Motocross and Supercross

By Owen Riess

Getting Started

You are a parent like me. You never raced or haven’t raced since dirt bikes had two rear shocks. Not to worry it wasn’t that long ago when I pulled into the Motokazie Elko track with my five year old daughter and a Yamaha PW50 in the back of the SUV.

I have always been a motorcycle enthusiast; for as long as I can remember I have been dreaming about riding my motorcycle, planning the next road trip, or trail ride. So when my friend says his daughter has outgrown her little Yamaha dirt bike and do I want to buy it – well my daughter Jacqueline was only three but I thought this is something about me I wanted to share with her.

The first year it just sat in the garage and she would climb on it and hold her hands on handlebars and put her feet on the foot pegs.

The second year when she was four she wanted to ride it. So I would put her on and sit on the back and we would go around the yard. It wasn’t long before she was on her own going around the house one way and then around the house the other way.

Soon she was riding so well that I couldn’t catch her, and she would just keep going until she ran out of gas. After that I learned to only put in a few cups of gas and not fill the whole tank. LOL However, this was the turning point in her riding. The circles around the house were just not enough of a challenge to keep her interest. She could start and stop, and pick the bike up when she tipped it over and start it on her own and the yard was just not going to limit her.

It was the riding across the neighbor’s back yards and back that sent me to the world wide web to find a place for her to ride, and that brought us to Motokazie’s Thursday ‘open practice’ in Elko, MN.

We arrived at ‘open practice’ and as you pull in all you see is the big bikes flying through the air, and you think as you look at your four year old whose eyes are bigger than the wheels on her motorcycle, there won’t be any riding for her today.

But, the nice Motokazie folks walk you through sign-up and aim you to the small track for the four to eight year olds.

Skill Level

The little gals and guys have their own riding area called appropriately the ‘peewee track’. This is a challenging course with all the same design components such as a starting gate, tabletops and whoops as the big track just in a smaller scale.

All the kids riding on the peewee track are four to eight years old, and they are all on 50cc bikes. The Motokazie staff breaks the group into slower and faster groups. You will know after watching for a few minutes which group your child belongs in. Don’t push your child ~– some of those eight year olds have been riding and racing for four years.

Your child needs to have the ability to ride their motorcycle. They need to have control of starting, steering and stopping. I sent Jacqueline out the first time to just follow the track and she was weaving all over the track and another rider bumped into her and down they went. First lap! Bam. She got up crying and we walked back to the SUV to take a break.

The other rider Tayva (another girl) came over and asked if she was ok and they talked and became friends. Tayva talked to her all about “holding your line” and after that they were off and running making laps until Motokazie kicked us out at 8 PM.

Holding your line. If you are going to ride down the left side always stay on the left side, and if you are going to ride in the right side always stay on the right side. That way the faster riders coming up behind you that are going to pass you don’t have to guess what you are going to do, and when your child starts passing they won’t have to guess what the slower child they are going to pass is going to do.

The basic skill set is starting, steering, stopping and holding your line. If your child can do this they are ready to ride.

Equipment

Let’s cover just what you need to keep your little one protected. First and foremost is a good quality helmet. Never skimp on the helmet and get a helmet bag to put it in. Teach your child to take good care of their helmet. If they drop it on the garage floor, put it on the shelf and buy a new helmet.

Shin guards, motocross pants, motocross boots, a motocross jersey, a kidney belt, a roost protector, elbow guards, a good neck brace, motocross gloves and goggles.

All of this can be overwhelming and the thought of spending $200 or $300 bucks before you even know if your child will be interested can be discouraging. This is about having fun. I suggest you get out and try it. Motocross is a family event and the parents are always on the sidelines while the kids ride. If you need equipment just ask around. We always hand down the equipment Jacqueline has outgrown to the younger kids. There are parents and families with bags and bucket’s of gear that their kids have outgrown and they would be happy to see it put to good use.

It’s about having fun and making friends

Motocross is a physically demanding individual sport. If you keep your kids riding and they get involved in racing as a parent you will see an increase in their confidence and self esteem.

It’s not about winning or going fast it’s about each child doing their very best and having fun. Every competitor on the peewee track gets a trophy or a medallion, no matter how they finish!

Motocross is good clean fun. It’s a chance to get your family away for the weekend to camp and grill and make friends from all over the State and Country.

My daughter and I have three rules for racing: 1. Have fun, 2. Try hard, and 3. Don’t give up. If it’s not fun we’ll find something else to do, if something is worth doing it’s worth making your best effort, and no quitting, if you fall down get back up and do your best to finish strong. Rules for life and living I think, but don’t tell the kids that too soon. LOL Just remember it’s all about Rule # 1., and letting your kids ride their motorcycles.

Motocross vs Supercross

There is probably a more technical explanation than Motocross is a permanent outdoor facility and Supercross is a temporary track set up for each event. That Motocross is a longer track and Supercross is a shorter track usually inside the grandstand of a County Fairgrounds .

But the short version is that Motocross races are generally on Sundays. Supercross races can be almost any night of the week. The actual racing event works the same for both with the biggest difference being the spectators, the fair and food.

Most of the Motokazie Supercross events are held during the County Fairs in the grandstands under the lights. If you go early enough you can visit the fair. Think corn on the cobb, the animal barns, and a grandstand with 3-4 thousand fans, the Motokazie announcer saying your child’s name and the fans roaring and clapping and encouraging them to have fun.

Your job as a parent is to get your kid(s) to the track and see what it’s all about. You could just bring your child to watch, but you might as well bring their motorbike, because what you will find is a fun and friendly environment, and kids just want to ride!