Jack Bierbower
PR Addict
Beans Bike Park GP Recap
We have a lot to say in this post. So strap in folks.
* Our racers - thank you. A million times wouldn’t be enough to show our appreciation for everyone that came to compete today. So much work has gone into putting on this GP and you came out of the woodwork to show your support. Motocrossers, Off-Roaders, old racers, young racers, people at their first race, people that haven’t raced in 15 years, weekend warriors and hardcore racers. You all showed up. The support from the motorcycle community was overwhelming today. You can’t be thanked enough. 191 rider entries - unbelievable.
* The course - wow. The course ended up being absolutely BRUTAL. Ruts, bumps, jumps, roots and most notable 2 mud holes that formed as the day went on. The rain this week really backed us into a corner on how our course was going to shape up. So many hours went into layout, clearing and banner. We learned a valuable lesson when it comes to course design - it seems so obvious now but water flows downhill! We know the mud holes were brutal. We rushed to reroute the course to miss the mud 3 times during the day today and just kept finding more. While the rest of the course was shaping up, these spots dug deeper and deeper. We know these spots really left some racers frustrated. All we can say is we learned some valuable lessons in course design and anyone that tackled that course today was a warrior.
* People had fun. MERP strongly believes our format is the future of local motorcycle racing. Overwhelmingly the response from the racers was positive. The atmosphere was great and today felt like the old races of yesteryear. Riders bench racing, chopping it up about the course and their bikes. We are thrilled to have this kind of feeling in our pits. We want to have fun at the races - and most importantly we want you to have fun at the races.
* Time to brag on ourselves a bit - even with some mayhem on the course our race program clicked off as efficient as could be. Our latest moto started 7 minutes past it’s scheduled start time. (Which was the Open Pro Sport moto that included a transponder check) We are proud to show out like that at our first race - let’s keep that machine going so you folks can get home right on time.
* Lastly and most importantly - thank you to everyone that has helped support us along the way. From sponsors, track owners, workers, our sign up team, our scoring team, track sweeping team, the mud fleas pulling bikes out of the muck. This was round one for the MERP crew as well - when the gates opened this morning that was our green flag - and we were wide open until the last bikes crossed the checkers at 3:45.
I promise we will keep tweaking our program.
This thing will continue to grow and improve.
A personal thank you to each and every one of you that were a part of the Beans Bike Park GP. See you at Crow Canyon Track and Trail on July 31st.
We have a lot to say in this post. So strap in folks.
* Our racers - thank you. A million times wouldn’t be enough to show our appreciation for everyone that came to compete today. So much work has gone into putting on this GP and you came out of the woodwork to show your support. Motocrossers, Off-Roaders, old racers, young racers, people at their first race, people that haven’t raced in 15 years, weekend warriors and hardcore racers. You all showed up. The support from the motorcycle community was overwhelming today. You can’t be thanked enough. 191 rider entries - unbelievable.
* The course - wow. The course ended up being absolutely BRUTAL. Ruts, bumps, jumps, roots and most notable 2 mud holes that formed as the day went on. The rain this week really backed us into a corner on how our course was going to shape up. So many hours went into layout, clearing and banner. We learned a valuable lesson when it comes to course design - it seems so obvious now but water flows downhill! We know the mud holes were brutal. We rushed to reroute the course to miss the mud 3 times during the day today and just kept finding more. While the rest of the course was shaping up, these spots dug deeper and deeper. We know these spots really left some racers frustrated. All we can say is we learned some valuable lessons in course design and anyone that tackled that course today was a warrior.
* People had fun. MERP strongly believes our format is the future of local motorcycle racing. Overwhelmingly the response from the racers was positive. The atmosphere was great and today felt like the old races of yesteryear. Riders bench racing, chopping it up about the course and their bikes. We are thrilled to have this kind of feeling in our pits. We want to have fun at the races - and most importantly we want you to have fun at the races.
* Time to brag on ourselves a bit - even with some mayhem on the course our race program clicked off as efficient as could be. Our latest moto started 7 minutes past it’s scheduled start time. (Which was the Open Pro Sport moto that included a transponder check) We are proud to show out like that at our first race - let’s keep that machine going so you folks can get home right on time.
* Lastly and most importantly - thank you to everyone that has helped support us along the way. From sponsors, track owners, workers, our sign up team, our scoring team, track sweeping team, the mud fleas pulling bikes out of the muck. This was round one for the MERP crew as well - when the gates opened this morning that was our green flag - and we were wide open until the last bikes crossed the checkers at 3:45.
I promise we will keep tweaking our program.
This thing will continue to grow and improve.
A personal thank you to each and every one of you that were a part of the Beans Bike Park GP. See you at Crow Canyon Track and Trail on July 31st.
