Copper Peak Hillclimb Info:
Final Pre-Registration must be received at the MASTERS Offices by this Thursday. Go to: www.mastersracing.net then go to the Registration Page, print out the Hillclimb Registration, fill it out and send it to MASTERS, % Copper Peak, 610 Greenland Rd., Ontonagon, MI 49953, along with fee’s. By doing this you need not come Friday NIght. We will have a list of those Pre-Registered at the Racers Entrance for you to get your Pit or Racer Pass after you sign the Waiver.
The Pre-Registration form for Copper Peak is attached.
Final Registration is this Friday from 4 to 7 pm CENTRAL Time. This will be at the Copper Peak Chalet. Here is your FINAL Chance to register to compete. It is your FINAL Chance to get 1 Free Driver and 1 Free Pit Pass. Everyone else will have to pay to get in. Please understand, that just as it has been for 30 years, No one has a phone or e-mail on and available starting Friday at Noon. There is no one you can call or email to get info. Everyone is at the hill working on setting up the course, the PA/Officials Trailer, etc.
There will be signs and people on the grounds to direct racers to the Pit Area. There will not be Security on the Grounds. It is up to you whether you want to park your Race Trailers in the Pits.
Saturday, Feb 19th, Order of the Day:
Gates for the racers will open at 7:00 am CT. Look for the signs directing you to the Racer entrance and pits.
Starting at 8:00 am CT, we will have MASTERS Officials doing the Safety Tech. After successful completion of the Safety Tech, they will put a MASTERS Sticker on the Hood of your Sled. You can take that sticker off AFTER the Hillclimb is completed. YOU MUST have the MASTERS Sticker on your sled to compete.
8:45 am: MANDATORY Drivers meeting for Snow Bikes, Vintage I and Vintage II, Women’s, and Juniors. 120’s and 250’s will be right at the start of their competition.
Snow Bikes will go first, then Vintage II, both will go around gates.
Women and Juniors will go next and they will go STRAIGHT up the Hill, they do not have to go around any Gates.
After Juniors we will have a short drivers meeting for the 120’s and 250’s. Each will have ONE Qualifying Round, then the top racers will qualify for the Final Round. The Number of Top Racers is dependent upon how many enter the class. 50% of the racers will advance to the Final Round. They will NOT have 2 qualifying rounds like in the past.
ALL these classes will run right to their finals. None of these classes will run again the rest of the weekend.
The Awards will be handed out AFTER the completion of the class, with the drivers and sleds in the Ironwood Chamber Winners Circle by the Motorhome. That is where you will pick up your awards. We do not send out Awards. You need to pick them up at the Ironwood Chamber Winners circle.
After the 120’s/250’s are done we will have a MANDATORY DRIVERS MEETING for the Pro Stock, Pro Mod, and Spirit Classes.
The the Qualifying round for Pro and Spirit will begin. Like usual, Big to little, with Spirit running in the middle of Pro Mod to Pro Stock.
The number of those qualifying will be posted on the charts. At LEAST 50% of the entries advance to the Finals on Sunday.
Sunday, Feb 20th, Order of the Day:
Gates will open at 9:00 am CT.
MANDATORY Drivers Mtg at 9:45 am CT for all those that advanced to the Finals.
There will be a NEW COURSE for Sunday.
As how it has been for many years, REVERSE order. Those that went first in their class, will now go last. Pro Stock 600 and up in Class Order.
The Top 2 in Spirit will come back right away to run for the Spirit King of the Hill.
The Winners in each Pro Mod Class will qualify for the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce $500 Pro Mod King of the HIll. The winners in each Pro Stock Class will qualify for the Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce $500 Pro Stock King of the HIll. GRAND SLAM BONUS, since Jimmy Marietta won the Vollwerth’s Meats $500 Pro Mod King of the Hill at the WINTERNATIONALS, if he also wins the Pro Mod King of the Hill, he will win an additional $500 from Vollwerth’s Meats. If Marietta wins the Pro Stock King of the HIll at Copper Peak, he will win an additional $500 from Wildlife Refuge Cabins of South Range. The Ironwood Chamber will have a Representative for the Photo Op at the Winners Circle for the Pro Stock and Pro Mod King of the HIll.
The AWARDS Party will be at Jaggers in Ramsey, 90 minutes after the conclusion of the races. This is where we will pay out the Cash Awards. We’ll give you directions to Jaggers at the hill.
Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce/White Thunder Riders Terra-X/Vintage 500 Enduro, Saturday, Feb 26th, Iron County (WI) Fairgrounds in Saxon, WI:
It is impressive the work the White Thunder Riders has been doing in building this Terra-X Course SINCE DECEMBER! It truly is an amazing course. Set up as a Cross Country/Snow Cross course but done on a 3/4 mile enclosed course. This is the PERFECT course for Trailriders and even the 2 PRO Classes. It is also an excellent course for the 30 minute, non-stop Vintage 500 Enduro!
The Terra-X and Vintage 500 Enduro Registration form is attached. Please fill that out and with the entry fee’s, send it in too: MASTERS, % Terra-X, 610 Greenland Rd., Ontonagon, MI 49953. This has to be received by Thursday, Feb 24th. Final Registration will run from 8 to 9:30 am CT on Saturday Morning, Feb 26th at the track. NO REGISTRATION after 9:30 am on Feb 26th.
The order of the day will be determined by the number of entry’s in the classes. The classes with the most entry’s will run 1st. No matter what, around Noon the 120’s and 250’s will run, when the class that was running is completed.
Each driver will run against the clock, all by themselves on the track. The fastest 3 times in each class qualify for the Finals later in the day, BEFORE the Vintage 500 Enduro runs. The 3rd Fastest time takes on the 2nd fastest time in the Semi-Finals. The winner of the Semi-Final takes on the Fastest time in the Final. The number of laps in the Semi’s and Finals will be determined before all the Semi’s run. The order of the Semi’s will be Small to Big with the 2 Pro Classes running last. Awards to the Top 2 in Terra-X, other then Pro Stock Open and TOP DOG.
At the Conclusion of the Terra-X, we will run the Vintage 500 Enduro. This is 30 minutes NON-STOP. The Leader will get the White Flag to know it’s the Final Lap. Awards to the Top 3 in Vintage 500 Enduro.
Awards Ceremony will be at the Track, 90 minutes after the conclusion of Vintage 500 Enduro.
Vollwerth’s Meat’s/Keweenaw Chevrolet-Buick-GMC/Wildlife Refuge Cabins MOTORCYCLE Hillclimb, Saturday, June 18th, 2022.
This will take place at Whealkate Bluff in South Range, MI. Last summer, ONLY ONE eun made it over the top of Whealkate Bluff. This shows how difficult this hill is! Make plans to either come and compete or come and watch.
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