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smallguy · 10-27-2009, 03:30 PM

Hello! I'm working on some ideas for some of our events coming up in 2010 and I'm wondering if there's enough interest/participants to have some pit bike races as part of our shows in certain areas...

The cities I'm looking at include:

Des Moines, IA
Kansas City, MO
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Providence, RI

Thoughts?

Thanks all!

RamRockRacing · 10-27-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smallguy

Hello! I'm working on some ideas for some of our events coming up in 2010 and I'm wondering if there's enough interest/participants to have some pit bike races as part of our shows in certain areas...

The cities I'm looking at include:

Des Moines, IA
Kansas City, MO
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Providence, RI

Thoughts?

Thanks all!

I would in Des Moines, IA and Kansas City, MO as long it does not clash with any of our other dates.

smallguy · 10-28-2009, 08:03 AM

The dates would be as follows:

Des Moines-Jan 8-9
Kansas City-Feb 12-14
Wilkes Barre-Feb 19-21
Providence-Feb 26-28

Thanks!

RamRockRacing · 10-28-2009, 08:06 AM

What shows will this be part off?

smallguy · 10-28-2009, 08:20 AM

They'd be part of Monster Jam shows...

387hardcore · 10-28-2009, 08:35 AM

me and my brother would do Wilkes-Barre, PA proly get a few more to come with me

smallguy · 10-28-2009, 08:36 AM

Cool...I'm looking for adult riders, anywhere from 8-12 total per event...

RamRockRacing · 10-28-2009, 08:55 AM

Will it be posted on the Monster Jam web site, with more info? What kinda track, and such kinda info.

smallguy · 10-28-2009, 09:01 AM

The tracks won't be a full-on motocross/supercross style (since we have crush car lanes in them for the monsters)...at these venues, we're usually inside dasher boards (for hockey) with dirt floors and have a course laid out for quads to run on as part of the show...

What I'm looking for is something to add into our pre-show...something our fans may not have seen before, something cool and new...so ideally, I'd like to have 8-12 riders at each event and run them on the quad track for a heat and a main...

The four venues that I've listed are the ones that I'm the Event Manager for, and having seen pit bike racing back when I did the RMR series (and on TV as well) I thought it would be a neat addition to these shows, if the interest is there...

Anyone who's interested can contact me directly via email at pszmal@feldinc.com or at my office outside Chicago at (630) 566-6433 weekdays and I'd be glad to discuss things further...

Thanks!
Paul Szmal
Event Manager
FELD Motor Sports-Monster Jam

RamRockRacing · 10-28-2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smallguy

The tracks won't be a full-on motocross/supercross style (since we have crush car lanes in them for the monsters)...at these venues, we're usually inside dasher boards (for hockey) with dirt floors and have a course laid out for quads to run on as part of the show...

What I'm looking for is something to add into our pre-show...something our fans may not have seen before, something cool and new...so ideally, I'd like to have 8-12 riders at each event and run them on the quad track for a heat and a main...

The four venues that I've listed are the ones that I'm the Event Manager for, and having seen pit bike racing back when I did the RMR series (and on TV as well) I thought it would be a neat addition to these shows, if the interest is there...

Anyone who's interested can contact me directly via email at pszmal@feldinc.com or at my office outside Chicago at (630) 566-6433 weekdays and I'd be glad to discuss things further...

Thanks!
Paul Szmal
Event Manager
FELD Motor Sports-Monster Jam

I think it is possible to get that many riders, we just need to spread the word.

RamRockRacing · 10-28-2009, 10:24 AM

Paul, I do not see Des Moines on the schedule but Council Bluffs instead or is there a event in Des Moines that is not on the Monster Jam web site schedule?

T719mx · 10-28-2009, 02:02 PM

So your saying we'll be be doing circles. You want to give your audiance a new sport let it be as intended to be atleast a few jumps. Rich and the boys will already be there the dirt is there after were done spread it back out for the big trucks. The last thing to do is water down something for new audiance. I still hate the fact that this was done to supercross. I might help if........

motox413 · 10-28-2009, 03:10 PM

Theres about 5 or 6 of us from lincoln NE that would deffently be down possibly more, for des moins/council bluffs witch ever it is and KC .

smallguy · 10-28-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by T719mx

So your saying we'll be be doing circles. You want to give your audiance a new sport let it be as intended to be atleast a few jumps. Rich and the boys will already be there the dirt is there after were done spread it back out for the big trucks. The last thing to do is water down something for new audiance. I still hate the fact that this was done to supercross. I might help if........

T719mx,

We do have jumps on the quad tracks that we create around the crush car lanes for the monster trucks...and in many cases, we run what amounts to a 'U-within-a-U' layout for them that incorporates turns both left and right, sweeping and hairpin.

The way our shows flow, we don't have the option of moving mass quantities of dirt once the doors open, so we need to have a track that can co-exist with what the monster trucks use.

That may not be the answer that you were looking for...but it is, for practical purposes, what we have to deal with...better to have that out in the open to start with, so I'm glad you brought it up...

RamRockRacing · 10-28-2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smallguy

T719mx,

We do have jumps on the quad tracks that we create around the crush car lanes for the monster trucks...and in many cases, we run what amounts to a 'U-within-a-U' layout for them that incorporates turns both left and right, sweeping and hairpin.

The way our shows flow, we don't have the option of moving mass quantities of dirt once the doors open, so we need to have a track that can co-exist with what the monster trucks use.

That may not be the answer that you were looking for...but it is, for practical purposes, what we have to deal with...better to have that out in the open to start with, so I'm glad you brought it up...

I think it will be fun and it is good to see, that someone else wants to do something to help our sport, I know Ill be there so with the 5 to 6 NE guys it all ready makes for 6-7 riders and I know of some Ia dudes that will be there too, so I can see 12 easy for those 2 events.

simmersm · 10-31-2009, 05:50 PM

will be there for pa... for sure

387hardcore · 11-03-2009, 10:07 AM

i sent you a email for more info

Nesduj · 11-05-2009, 04:12 AM

I am down for Des Moines thats my home town and K.C. all so!!!!

RamRockRacing · 11-05-2009, 09:53 AM

I knew we can get enough guys together for these events.

So lets go and have some fun. Ride our bikes and watch Monster Trucks.

ix42 · 11-05-2009, 05:04 PM

Masters of Mini has around 250 riders per event... just setup some classes and I'm sure you will get plenty of riders for Providence RI
I have 3-4 riders in my group!

10-27-2009, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
smallguy PM Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	pit bike racing indoors Hello! I'm working on some ideas for some of our events coming up in 2010 and I'm wondering if there's enough interest/participants to have some pit bike races as part of our shows in certain areas... The cities I'm looking at include: Des Moines, IA Kansas City, MO Wilkes-Barre, PA Providence, RI Thoughts? Thanks all!

10-28-2009, 08:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
smallguy PM Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	Re: pit bike racing indoors The dates would be as follows: Des Moines-Jan 8-9 Kansas City-Feb 12-14 Wilkes Barre-Feb 19-21 Providence-Feb 26-28 Thanks!

10-28-2009, 08:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
RamRockRacing 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nevada, MO Posts: 198 My Mood:	Re: pit bike racing indoors What shows will this be part off?

10-28-2009, 08:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
smallguy PM Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	Re: pit bike racing indoors They'd be part of Monster Jam shows...

10-28-2009, 08:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
387hardcore 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: punxsutawney PA. Posts: 1,671	Re: pit bike racing indoors me and my brother would do Wilkes-Barre, PA proly get a few more to come with me

10-28-2009, 08:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
smallguy PM Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	Re: pit bike racing indoors Cool...I'm looking for adult riders, anywhere from 8-12 total per event...

10-28-2009, 08:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
RamRockRacing 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nevada, MO Posts: 198 My Mood:	Re: pit bike racing indoors Will it be posted on the Monster Jam web site, with more info? What kinda track, and such kinda info.

10-28-2009, 09:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
smallguy PM Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	Re: pit bike racing indoors The tracks won't be a full-on motocross/supercross style (since we have crush car lanes in them for the monsters)...at these venues, we're usually inside dasher boards (for hockey) with dirt floors and have a course laid out for quads to run on as part of the show... What I'm looking for is something to add into our pre-show...something our fans may not have seen before, something cool and new...so ideally, I'd like to have 8-12 riders at each event and run them on the quad track for a heat and a main... The four venues that I've listed are the ones that I'm the Event Manager for, and having seen pit bike racing back when I did the RMR series (and on TV as well) I thought it would be a neat addition to these shows, if the interest is there... Anyone who's interested can contact me directly via email at pszmal@feldinc.com or at my office outside Chicago at (630) 566-6433 weekdays and I'd be glad to discuss things further... Thanks! Paul Szmal Event Manager FELD Motor Sports-Monster Jam

10-28-2009, 10:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
RamRockRacing 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nevada, MO Posts: 198 My Mood:	Re: pit bike racing indoors Paul, I do not see Des Moines on the schedule but Council Bluffs instead or is there a event in Des Moines that is not on the Monster Jam web site schedule?

10-28-2009, 02:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
T719mx 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dixon Mo Posts: 131 My Mood:	Re: pit bike racing indoors So your saying we'll be be doing circles. You want to give your audiance a new sport let it be as intended to be atleast a few jumps. Rich and the boys will already be there the dirt is there after were done spread it back out for the big trucks. The last thing to do is water down something for new audiance. I still hate the fact that this was done to supercross. I might help if........

10-28-2009, 03:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
motox413 PM Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 8	Re: pit bike racing indoors Theres about 5 or 6 of us from lincoln NE that would deffently be down possibly more, for des moins/council bluffs witch ever it is and KC .

10-31-2009, 05:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
simmersm 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 1,429	Re: pit bike racing indoors will be there for pa... for sure

11-03-2009, 10:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
387hardcore 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: punxsutawney PA. Posts: 1,671	Re: pit bike racing indoors i sent you a email for more info

11-05-2009, 04:12 AM	#18 (permalink)
Nesduj PM Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 57 My Mood:	Re: pit bike racing indoors I am down for Des Moines thats my home town and K.C. all so!!!!

11-05-2009, 09:53 AM	#19 (permalink)
RamRockRacing 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nevada, MO Posts: 198 My Mood:	Re: pit bike racing indoors I knew we can get enough guys together for these events. So lets go and have some fun. Ride our bikes and watch Monster Trucks.

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11-05-2009, 05:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
ix42 1st Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 223 My Mood:	Re: pit bike racing indoors Masters of Mini has around 250 riders per event... just setup some classes and I'm sure you will get plenty of riders for Providence RI I have 3-4 riders in my group!