Location
46.45957235929266, -87.4683233101992
Staging area entrance is on County Road 480, 2.8 miles west of
the County Road 553 Intersection. This intersection is about 6
miles south of Marquette Michigan, known locally as the
“Crossroads” intersection.
General
The Mad Moose Hard Enduro is a points-paying Championship
Round of the AMA Hard Enduro – East Series. Points from this
event wiil accumulate toward the Series Championship. The event
will be held on private land by the UP Sandstormers Motorcycle
Club. The event is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist
Association. This will be the third Mad Moose Hard Enduro event
that the Sandstormers have hosted, along with 20+ regular and NEPG Enduro events. We are proud of our contributions to the
sport of off-road motorcycling, and we appreciate our many
sponsors that help us financially towards our continuing to
contribute to the sport.
We will be following AMA Hard Enduro Series Rules. Note the
numbering schemes are required:
Format
The event will consist of an approximately 14 mile loop with 4
splits for Pro, Open 4 Stroke, A Class, A 30+, A 40+, and A 50+.
The course will be run for two loops, or for four hours, whichever
comes first. There will be various checkpoints for scoring and for course confirmation. There will be a gas available/pit area at the
end of the first loop. There will be NO PRE-INSPECTION or
preview of the course available.
START is at 9:00am! There will be two waves 10 minutes apart.
Pro, Open 4 Stroke, A Class, A 30+. A 40+ and A 50+ start at 9:00.
All other classes start at 9:10. It is your responsibility to be at the
start area 15 minutes prior to your start time.
Course Preview Video and Photo Information
We will continue to post course photos and videos as we work on
the Mad Moose trail.
https://youtu.be/zaDmn6lerzI?si=QdvE1-RZsw2r-MBb
Parking and Staging Area
There is NO CAMPING at the Staging area. There will be room for
parking at the staging area
There will be designated areas for Pros and Vendors.
NO PIT RIDING!
Camping and Accommodations
There is NO CAMPING available at the riding area. There will be
area for teams to set up a pit vehicle, etc. There will also be area
for vehicles at the Gas Available.
Please see Travel Marquette for Hotel and Campground
information. There is a Pro Rally automobile racing event in
Marquette (Lake Superior Pro Rally) the same weekend, so make
your reservations early!
Spectators
Spectators are welcome! Please respect the riders and do not
interfere or assist in any way. We will have maps to designated
spectator areas. A bicycle would be a great way to get to and from
the spectator spots!
Registration and Riders Meeting
Pre-registration ONLY.
We will be using the Moto-Tally scoring system.
You will need to check in and get your RFID programmed prior to
the race start. There will be a registration tent at the staging area.
You will be able to register Friday evening 4pm to 8pm, and
Saturday morning 7:30am to 8:15am.
Riders meeting will be held at the registration tent at 8:15 am.
Scoring and Trophy Presentation
It is anticipated the Awards Presentation will be at 2:30pm.
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