2024 Crow Canyon I GP - Race Recap
Words: Bierbower
Photos: Fraas
By SRS Suspension
What. A. Day.
It’s tough to put this whole day into words really. We’re coming in to our third season as race promoters and to have a day like today is simply unbelievable.
We are so so so grateful for our racers. Without you guys we could have never gotten this far. It’s been getting you to come try a MERP GP - make sure you have fun - then you go tell 10 buddies.
Today all 10 of those buddies showed up.
604 rider entries. Smashed our old record.
We have amazing support from our sponsors and we’re introducing them one by one on social media - these companies that support us are the backbone of what makes this series special. We’re working hard to get their names out there - SUPPORT THESE COMPANIES. Our little community thrives this way - the money you spend comes back to you when you spend it in the right places.
The course. Holy smokes. We had a different course it seemed like every hour when the green flag waved. One common denominator - it was GNARLY every time. Things were going pretty solid then the C Class Boys went out and blew that track to pieces. By the end of the day - mud, ruts, slick, roots, rocks, hardpack, dust and water. We raced it all.
I was expecting to get my head ripped off a couple times at least - BUT….for the most part everyone was stoked. A lot of “duddde that course was gnarly”
Riding dirt bikes is tough some days - and I think that’s why we keep racing them. It pushes our physical and mental limits. Takes our minds to places better than everyday life. When we are picking up bikes in the roots and ruts - not a single cell phone in sight. Just a bunch of dirt bikers living in the moment!
The racing. Also gnarly. Open Pro Sport had a massive line of 16 riders - a healthy mix of motocross and off-road talents. Familiar MERP faces would find themselves at the pointy end of the pack. Jake Bornhorst with a nice payday and Zach Peters put in his strongest ride to date - a second place to kick off his title defense is a statement. Local off-road hot shoe Mike Pillar would round out the podium.
Some blunders - scoring, woods loop crazyness. It wouldn’t be racing without blunders I suppose. We’re hard on ourselves and we want to run a tight program. We’re working on it. We also did not expect 600 + entries today. Thank you guys for sticking with us.
Busy week incoming - working on some video, photos and more.
Thank you all for the support - we feel blessed to do this stuff for you. It’s just dirt bike racing but damn are we having fun doing it along side you.
