Season openers at Bull Hollow Raceway

by the Bull Hollow crew

The crew at Bull Hollow has been busy kicking off the 2008 season. Saturday, May 17 was the opener for the Bull Hollow Race Series (BHRS). What a way to open the year.

Considering recent scares with gas prices, we were not sure what kind of a turnout to expect. Our worries were unfounded as we had 165 riders. We were excited to see some new faces and as always it is great to see the more experienced Bull Hollow riders.

There were even a few locals. The BHRS is a five-race series set throughout the summer. Those locals who love motorcycles should come and show off your racing expertise right here in your backyard.

We had a much needed break on Memorial weekend, since June is packed.

Bull Hollow hosted the Rocky Mountain Regional Vintage Trials and Motocross on May 31 and June 1. Riders from Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado proved their skills by maneuvering vintage motorcycles through various obstacles around the trials sections. This proved to be fun for the rider, as well as the spectator.

Saturday was the Post Vintage motocross and Sunday was the Vintage motocross, which runs the same as modern motocross, but uses the vintage bikes. We were able to add a new Cross Country race to this particular event this year. This is where the Vintage bikes tryout their skills throughout a five mile loop. What an experience!

Following the Vintage weekend we had our second BHRS round. Still several new comers were found dishing out what they had to offer in completing another round of fun. The weekend brought a little warmer weather than the first and lots of excitement.

Our next big event is this weekend! On June 14 and 15, Bull Hollow will host it’s first USRA Desert/AMA Western Regional Hare Scramble.

We expect up to 300 riders and are excited to give this race a try. We have had a lot of interested riders call thus far, and hope to be able to see all of them at our event.

This race will bring riders from Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, and California.

Hare scrambles are conducted on long, marked loop courses through woods and over rugged natural terrain. Events are run for a designated number of laps or length of time, typically two hours.

Competitive riders not only need to be fast, but also physically fit enough to maintain a race pace for hours.

After these three weekends the crew and track will be taking a much needed break for the weekend of June 21.

That means plenty of practice time before the third BHRS Round. Come and join in the excitement, whether you want to race or just watch and grab a bite to eat from K&A Chuckwagon.

For photos and information visit our website at www.bullhollow.com. Hope to see you at the races!