4/16/2013      2013 Shasta Dam Grand Prix - Part of the AMA Western National Hare Scrambles Series

Our 2013 AMA National Hare Scrambles was awesome! Thanks to everyone that came out to participate, whether you raced or helped, we enjoyed having you!

Photos are available through our professional photographers, www.PhotocrossAction.com

A special thanks to BLM & Shasta Lake Fire EMT services, without them this event would not be possible.

We look forward to continuing being part of this exciting series again in 2014! Check our schedule for our Fall Enduro, the legenary Buckhorn Enduro hosted by the Redding Dirt Riders!

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At Chappie Shasta OHV Area

Saturday, April 13, 2013: Youth
Sunday, April 14, 2013: Adult
 

Click Here for the Flyer!

The Redding Dirt Riders are proud to host Round 4 of the 2013 AMA National West Hare Scrambles Championship Series!
 

We're ready...are you? The course is set, the trophies are awesome and the trails are calling your name. If you're on the fence, bring it! We have more new trail this year, a few critical pieces that are going to make this one a no-miss race--we even made up some new course markers for it (see below).

See you this weekend!

Check out the flyer for all the info you might need.

To get to our event you will drive across the top of magestic Shasta Dam. Dam regulations require current drivers license and current tags on your vehicle to cross the dam, no exceptions. All vehicles are subject to search to cross the dam.

To speed you through signups it's best to arrive with current AMA and District 36 cards, but we'll be selling them onsite as well. Checks or cash only at signups. Under 18 must have parent/guardian signed releases. AMA and D36 one-day memberships available. With the new AMA one-day membership, adults can race our event on Sunday for only $100.00! (AMA/D36 one day $20 + $10, $10 transponder and $60 entry fee)

Tech inspection will be done for all participants, 96 db is the sound limit for most bikes and spark arrestors are required. Current OHV sticker or license plate required.

Same day trophies & finisher pins. T-Shirts and photos sold onsite. Food sales.

Camping is available, there are no access issues, paved roads to camping areas. Campground is small and fills up quickly, we overflow into open areas along the scenic Sacramento River at the base of Shasta Dam.

Any questions, email karl@reddingdirtriders.com.
 

 

Look for this sign!

2/18/2013      New Years Day(ish) Poker Run - bench racing

WOW! It’s hard to pinpoint what brings nearly 300 participants to an event like this! The Poker Run was held on Feb. 17^th, postponed from January 1^st because of low snow levels then. Because of the postponement, we were hoping to get at least 100 participants! So, what is it that brought everyone out, the perfect weather, the amazing location, the fun and varying trails, the comraderie, the prizes or the food? Whatever it was that brought you—thanks for coming!

PHOTOS: If you saw someone pointing a fancy camera at you and are interested in purchasing a photo, check out our official photographer’s site at www.PhotoCrossAction.com or link to the [2013 Poker Run photos here]. Reid and Kathy have been professionally shooting our events as long as anyone can remember and they produce amazing keepsakes you’ll treasure for the rest of your life.

We extend a sincere thanks to the local businesses that helped make our event a success!

Prize donations: Fator’s KTM/Suzuki, Redding Yamaha, Lee’s Honda (RIP Mr. Dean Lee, the founder of this event), Redding Cycle Salvage, Red Bluff Yamaha & Airhead Motorcycles in nearby Klamath Falls (check out the Beta motorcycle lineup).

Thanks to the Redding Bureau of Land Management for keeping the Chappie-Shasta Area available to us for this event and so we can enjoy some seat time too. A special thanks to Sky Z., he is a wizard with a trail machine and a natural at seeing exactly where a nice trail needs to be. Thanks to Mickey the camp host, he’s always right there keeping the staging area and campground pristine. Thanks to the Bureau of Reclamation (the agency that oversees Shasta Dam) for allowing us continued access across the dam, as well as the security staff that is always there with a smile.

Thanks to Shasta Lake Fire Department for donating their personal time to be there in case we need them.

Thanks to the many volunteer members of the Redding Dirt Riders, without you this would not happen. To you and your families, thanks for all the running around, phone calls, paperwork, supply runs (we need how many hot dogs?!?!), for getting up early and facing a line at signups and working the course.

We love being members of the Redding Dirt Riders, this is what we do and is something that we think is really fun! Our club is open to new members, and the best way to figure out if it’s for you is to attend one of our monthly meetings (you’ll find meeting info on the home page). While we find our fun on two wheels, our sister club, The Shasta Rock Rollers prefer to keep 4 wheels on the ground. Being a member of a club will introduce you to new riding areas and give you the opportunity to make friends with other like-minded individuals (aka riding buddies).

Join us April 13-14^th, 2013 for our annual Hare Scrambles races! Have fun in a hurry and find yourself on the podium with a trophy in your hand! Classes for nearly all ages, skill levels or bike sizes, take it to the next level!

Ride safe and always wear all of your safety gear!

Redding Dirt Riders

11/16/2012      Buckhorn Enduro results and pictures are online!

(Pictured: JD, D36 Enduro Steward, "The Clock Master")

Final results are posted on the D36 site: http://ama-d36.org/events/enduro/

Pictures from the 2012 Buckhorn Enduro are here: http://photocrossaction.smugmug.com/Motorcycles These pics are awesome and all you need to do is hint to your significant other what a great Christmas gift one would make.

Ride report compliments of those that raced:

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Hats off, guys! That was the best enduro I've ever done. I'd do that again tomorrow if I could. 

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Those fresh-cut trails through loamy dirt, those epic downhills, and the little challenges on the first loop were all awesome. I'm betting there were some nasty bottlenecks and yardsales out there!

Thanks guys!

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You know when you had a good time, is on the drive home you keep thinking about that fresh single track. Great course and a good time ridding with friends. Thanks.

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It really was an awesome event! The course was top knotch! Loved it all! Missed check 4 but don't care! Still had a great day riding with friends in some of the best trails I've seen in a long time! Thanks again!

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I can't remember a better course - ever! Really like the use of the trails this year!!! This course was much better than last year's!! Much props to the club! Shasta is a long haul from Fresno... It was worth every mile!!

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By far my favorite course I have ever ridden! The single track was insane and reminded me of Oregon single track! You know it was a good race when you couldn't sleep and dream about it! 

Thanks again guys can't wait for next year. 

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Thank you Redding dirt riders . This was a great enduro, I think the best of the year.Hats off to the club ,you can tell they care about the sport and put in some long hours out there. 

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Click here to download the route sheet

Click here for the entry form / flyer!

Karl

4/16/2012      2012 Shasta Dam Grand Prix - Part of the AMA Western National Hare Scrambles Series

Thanks to everyone that came out to race our Hare Scrambles this weekend! It rained cats and dogs all week and then Saturday the sun popped out and made for PERFECT conditions at Shasta.

Shout out to Bureau of Land Management, that new section of trail cut out a few miles of road. Plus it was a new section of trail! Bureau of Reclamation for letting us use their land. Shasta County for letting us close their roads. And the many others behind the scenes.

Thanks to Shasta Lake Fire EMTs, they are very professional and treated the injured riders great. We are very fortunate to have you guys! To the injured, follow doctor’s orders and we’ll see you next time.

Thanks to all the vendors, MSR for the gear bags we gave away and raffled off. To WR-1 suspension, Monte’s Accessories, Cali-Girls t-shirts (contact them if you didn’t get a shirt and want one).

Thanks to all of the D36 volunteers, Liz and crew for the awesome job scoring and AMA for letting us host another race in the national series.

To Christina Helmer for the towels at the finish. The angel is in the details!

Of course none of this would be possible without all the Redding Dirt Rider members and their family members. It’s a LOT of work, but for some odd reason it’s work that we enjoy!!!

Here are some posts from the D36 forum:

-          great race with awsome conditions. a little choppy in the c race but know dust. well marked and lots of course workers in all the right places. way to go redding dirt riders! if we didn't get our trophies what is the procedure for obtaining them? (Note: unclaimed trophies will be mailed to the address from your signup forms.)

-          Course was fun, great variety, awesome traction. I always like it when there is an announcer giving info & updates - RDR, you put on a great event. Not to take anything away from the race, but when I came in from the finish, and was handed that cool, wet towel.. I was sooo happy! Little things like that make an event. Thanks again for putting on a great event

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(The following is the article archive.)

Saturday April 14th and Sunday April 15th, 2012, the Redding Dirt Riders will be hosting:

[Click Here] for the flyer. If you have any questions, you can email us at info@reddingdirtriders.com.

UPDATE: the race is ON! Check back here, if for any reason we need to cancel, it will say so here on our site. The weather is calling for rain Tuesday-Thursday which is exactly what we all want! 

The big course is just under 20 miles. We love our BLM friends and they recently cut in a crucial section of new trail that will eliminate several miles of road. It’s a fun section too and we hope for a big turnout to help groove it in!

To help our sponsors, we've decided to raffle off a couple of sweet MSR gear bags this year. Bring an extra buck or five for a chance to win. We are also giving away top of the line MSR wheeled gear bags to our top 3 OA finishers!

We can use helpers and you can earn work points. Email karl@reddingdirtriders.com

We hope to see you for another weekend of fun!

Redding Dirt Riders

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Q. I am arriving late Friday or early Saturday, will there be room for my motorhome, hauler, etc?
A. We have several large overflow areas. There will be room for you to camp.

Q. Are you really going to do tech? 
A. Yes, we really will do tech inspection, it is required for our permit. Your non-vintage bike MUST be 96 db or quieter and you MUST have a spark arrestor. You can go through tech prior to signups if you aren't sure you'll pass.

Q. Do I need a permit to cross Shasta Dam?
A. No. However you MUST have a current driver's license if driving and you MUST have current tags on your vehicle license plate or security will not let you drive across. All vehicles are subject to search to cross the dam. The dam is open daily from 6 AM to 10 PM. You cannot cross the dam between the hours of 10 PM and 6 AM. Plan accordingly.

Q. I have a question, who can I call or email?
A. Check the flyer, contact info is there. Or email info@reddingdirtriders.com.

Q. How do I get there?

A. http://www.reddingdirtriders.com/Locations_view.aspx?LocationID=1

Need a place to stay? Try Coram Ranch, inside the Shasta Dam OHV Area where our events are held! You can literally ride your motorcycle to the race!

1/1/2012      2012 New Years Day Poker Run

Congratulations and thanks to everyone that rode in the 2012 New Year’s Day Poker Run hosted by the Redding Dirt Riders. The weather was perfect and we were able to do a fun, 35 mile loop! We had almost 350 paid riders—it was a sea of smiling faces.

PHOTOS: PhotocrossAction.com was there taking everyone’s pictures, they have all of those pics uploaded, you can find them [here]. Please help support them and your ego by purchasing a keepsake of how awesome you looked out there!

We gave away over 150 t-shirts to the first ones in line. If you didn’t get one and want one, we will have more printed to sell to you for $15.00 each. Just send an email to us at info@reddingdirtriders.com with your name and size(s). We MUST hear from you before Friday, January 6^th!

As always, this event would not be nearly as much fun without the support of local bike shops that donate merchandise for our poker hand drawing. We ask that you buy local to keep them in business in these tough economic times! Fator’s, Lee’s, Redding Yamaha, Cycle Salvage, Johnny’s Cycles, Airheads and Red Bluff Yamaha (see links on our website).

Thanks to our vendors, PhotocrossAction.com, Applejack’s T-Shirts, and the many local merchants we bought everything from.

Thanks to Corum Ranch for letting us stay there so it wasn’t so far to get to the event after our New Year’s Eve party! Corum ranch has many rooms/houses that can be rented, as well as horse rides, bicycling and is a prime spot to stage an OHV outing for those that don’t want to camp.

And a special thanks to the many unsung heros, BOR/Shasta Dam security, BLM/Sky Zaffarano, local residents of the OHV Area that are disrupted. And especially to the Redding Dirt Rider members and their families that support this event every year, rain or shine. Not only do they volunteer their time, but we charge them a membership fee also!

Happy New Year to all. Ride safe!

Karl Hankins, RDR President

[Click Here] for the flyer.