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N.A.H.A. Finals @ "The Big Nasty"

Posted: August 29th, 2010, 2:18 pm
by rpeterson
The following is a press release from The Big Nasty...

The 8th annual Chaos Energy, Big Nasty Hillclimb is coming up on September 17-19, 2010, and again be held on the 1,000 acre Pence Ranch, in an area known locally as the White Cliffs, 4 ½ miles north of New Plymouth, Idaho. It is Idaho’s largest motorcycle event, and will pull in over 12,000 spectators from across the Western United States. It is also the only professional motorcycle hillclimb in the entire Northwest, and is the fifth and final round of the 2010 NAHA (North American Hillclimber Association) Professional Hillclimb Series.

The Big Nasty Weekend is a unique, eclectic event, sort of a Burning Man meets NASCAR kind of thing, but first and foremost, it is one of the premier motorcycle hillclimbs in the world, and many have referred to it as “The toughest hillclimb on earth.” In 2009, almost 600 entries ran throughout the weekend, and the best riders and machines from across the U.S. will return again in 2010, from the 250-horsepower, nitro Harley’s, to the stretched-out, fuel-injected Yamaha’s, these are wild, noisy, exotic machines that you can’t see anywhere else in the Northwest.

The pro hill is over 600 feet long and starts right in the middle of the spectator area, before jumping the road and heading straight up over jumps, turns and cliff sections. Friday and Saturday’s amateur and pro qualifying hills are shorter, but are nearly as steep and sinister as their bigger brother. A total of 27 trophy classes will run on Friday and Saturday, for stock dirt bikes ranging from 50cc minis to 450 motocross units, to vintage bikes. There is also the all-new Rekluse Industry & Celebrity Challenge, which will pit those who work in the motorcycle industry, and celebrities (such as elected officials and media members) against each other on the hill to raise money for a good cause. Expect to see a few daring riders claw their way over the top, and many more stall out or flip over, as brave men with big ropes and hooks, called catchers, try to grab bikes and riders before they flip and tumble toward the bottom of the hill.

Over 600 camping passes were sold last year, and the gates open to campers at 9am on Friday morning. Amateur competition then begins at noon on Friday and runs continuously until about 11pm on Friday evening, finishing under lights. Pro qualifying starts at 9am on Saturday, with a combination of pro, semi-pro and amateur competition running all day until ending at about 11pm, when the first-ever, Big Nasty fireworks show will take center stage on Saturday night. The pro finals start at 9:30 on Sunday morning and will wrap up at about 4pm with the King of the Hill competition that was won last year by Damon Bradshaw.

Hillclimbing is just part of the adventure at the Big Nasty. Other entertainment includes all-new ATV Adventure rides and mud bog ATV and bikini competition, Vintage Yamaha swap meet, live music, pumpkin shooting, freestyle shows, helicopter rides, a new, motorcycle dual sport ride, a road bike ride from Oregon, a carnival ride, kids bouncy slide and a face-painting clown, air boat rides in the river, a Sunday morning service, and overnight camping in the surrounding hay fields. As always, all kinds of food and beverages will be available on site, from funnel cakes to breakfast burritos.

Ticket prices range from $10 per day (advance) to $15 per day at the gate, children ages 6-12 are $5 per day, and kids 5-under are free. Discount coupons will be available at all 25 Treasure Valley Stinker Stores, and all 24 Southern Idaho Les Schwab Tire Stores and NAPA Parts Stores will sell tickets, starting on August 12. For more information please contact Ron Dillon at (208) 573-4255, or visit the website at: www.bignastyhillclimb.com.



Title chase is lookin good.

450
1. Jason 784
2. Harold 778
3. Travis 778
4. Dusty 770
5. Corey 768

700
1. Harold 784
2. Jason 776
3. Travis 771
4. Corey 759
5. Air Fox 755

Open
1.Travis 778
2. Harold 777
3. Nick 774
4. Mad Max 769
5. Bret 755


*Complete standings are up http://www.nahahillclimb.org/

RP

Posted: September 27th, 2010, 9:17 am
by rpeterson
Sunday's Pro Top 10
450
1 Harold Waddell 17.934 sec
2 Jason Smith 18.712 sec
3 Dusty Beer 18.836 sec
4 Travis Whitlock19.004 sec
5 Corey Erhardt 19.515 sec
6 Bret Peterson 20.076 sec
7 Nick Beer , 21.279 sec
8 Austin Fox 22.082 sec
9 Joe Shipman 22.975 sec
10 Brandon Whitlock 23.737 sec

700
1 Harold Waddell 15.344 sec
2 Bret Peterson 17.201 sec
3 Matt Coleman 17.555 sec
4 Dusty Beer 17.575 sec
5 Travis Whitlock 18.025 sec
6 Max Simmons18.676 sec
7 Brandon Whitlock18.830 sec
8 Jason Smith19.509 sec
9 Austin Fox 19.620 sec
10 Corey Erhardt 19.741 sec

Open
1 Harold Waddell 14.952 sec
2 Dusty Beer Columbus,16.941 sec
3 Craig Spencer 17.120 sec
4 Jason Smith17.535 sec
5 Matt Coleman 17.820 sec
6 Matthew Garretty 17.956 sec
7 Brandon Whitlock 18.277 sec
8 Robie Peterson18.546 sec
9 Don Beer 18.690 sec
10 Jimmy Cramer19.268 sec

King Of The Hill Shootout
1 Dusty Beer 12.521 sec
2 Harold Waddell 12.650 sec
3 Travis Whitlock 14.409 sec
4 Matt Coleman 14.557 sec
5 Jason Smith 15.293 sec
6 Bret Peterson15.714 sec
7 Craig Spencer 403.92 ft

Class Champs
450
Jason Smith

700 & Open
Harold Waddell

RP

Posted: October 5th, 2010, 9:00 am
by rpeterson
A lil footage from Matt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4grzzuk3aJU

RP

Posted: October 5th, 2010, 9:42 am
by Rue
rpeterson wrote:A lil footage from Matt.
Very :cool:

Posted: October 6th, 2010, 10:43 am
by REV
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Posted: October 6th, 2010, 10:50 am
by AlisoBob
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One of the few shots where you get a feeling how steep this shit is!!!!

Posted: October 6th, 2010, 11:29 am
by REV
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Posted: October 6th, 2010, 12:05 pm
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Posted: October 11th, 2010, 4:45 pm
by dubious01
Ubercool pics... makes me want to build a hill bike!

Posted: October 11th, 2010, 5:46 pm
by Tharrell
That's some very cool stuff.
Not even in my best race trim would I have ever had the balls to do that.

Posted: October 11th, 2010, 9:03 pm
by iggys-amsoil
Kickers suck.

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Posted: October 13th, 2010, 10:30 pm
by 2strokeforever
id love to try that... is there any hillclimb events in canada???
how does it go, do you get a few practice trys the day before?

Posted: October 14th, 2010, 1:02 pm
by REV
only qualifying is your practice on the qualifying Hill!You must qualify top 30 in order to ride the Big Nasty or any other NAHA sanctioned Pro-Eevnt Hill.