I don't know much about racing quads or anything, I just ride trails on our Honda300, but in harescrambles, what exactly do you do? I heard it is something where you race, just not on a track, and are other racers racing against you at the same time, or do they time everybody seperately? I was just wondering. Thanks for any info you can give me.

 

Jen,

Hare scrambles races are very similar to GNCC races - if you're familiar with those. In most cases the tracks are from 5 to 12 miles in length and consist of every type of terrain imaginable. Creek crossings, tight woods, fire roads, huge hill climbs, and even parts of motorcross tracks are often included.

The race format is very basic. Everyone is broken down into different classes (4-stroke, 2-stroke, beginner, etc) and each class starts one minute apart. Even though times are kept, it is not a "timed" event (like an Enduro). The winner is determined simply by who crosses the finish line first.

The races are open to anyone and other than a helmet, boots, and an AMA card, no special equipment is required. As far as difficulty, while I can't speak for the many other racing series, many of our tracks (www.msws.org) require a fair amount of skill (and endurance) just to complete. If you do not have at least some experience riding difficult terrain, a hare scramble can be quite tough.

Having said that, I certainly don't want to discourage anyone from trying a hare scramble, or any other type of race for that matter. I have been racing for over a year now, and I'm completely hooked. I've had dozens of hobbies over my lifetime. I've been into rock climbing, paintball, flying, skiing - you name it - but none have held a candle to riding/racing quads. It has become a passion. I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest.

Let me know if there is anything else I can answer for you.

Regards,

Dennis

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jen,
By all means don't get discouraged at your first race. I remember my first harescramble I was exausted by the second lap, but kept going back and getting better and faster with experience.

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where can you get info to harescrambles

thanks

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Where are the races held and is there age limits like in GNCC

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For information on the GNCC series go to <a href="http://www.racerxill.com">http://www.racerxill.com</a>. Look under the GNCC tag on the left side of the screen.

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Whisky,

I'm not sure where you could look for races in your area. Usually the best way is to call around to local bike shops and ask them.

Evan,

Again, you'll need to call around (or maybe even search the Internet) to find out about races in your area. As far as age limits go, I expect that they'll vary. I do know that in our series last year, there was a 13-14 year old dude that rode a 300EX.

Good luck,

Dennis

 

I'm a bit late with this post...but here is some info on AMA racing

http://www.ama-cycle.org/clubs/links.html

Hare scrambles are conducted on marked courses over rugged natural terrain. Events are run for a designated number of laps or for a prescribed race time, typically two hours. Competitive riders not only need to be fast, but also physically fit enough to maintain a race pace for hours at a time.

Since hare scrambles are conducted on closed courses, operator licenses aren't required and the machines do not need to be licensed for street use. Riders can progress from local events all the way up to the AMA National Hare Scrambles Series, a multi-race series designed to crown the best hare scrambles rider in the country.

 

Whiskey,
There are a few race tracks just north of you in New Philidelphia, well actually Urichsville, but anyway they are sanctioned through Competition Riders of America, a good organization that is alot less expensive to race than the AMA tracks.

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400EX WOODSRACER

 

do you have to have the ridin pants and boots and all that stuff

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99 500 scrambler with hotseat pipe and clutch dg bumper soon to have pistons and air box mod 93 yamaha t-wolve with a broken taillight soon to be fixed tailight is now fixed now need to fix headlight