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Enfield hosts championship
motocross races Sunday
ENFIELD — The 200-250 riders in
the first New York State Mid -Season
Championship motocross races
scheduled held here on the one -mile
Enfield Moto Park race course Sun-
day will be riding on something of a
dinosaur.
The track, located on the property
of Enfield postman John Smith, is
one of the few remaining natural
terrain tracks used for competitive
racing anywhere.
"That's the way motocross got
started — guys laying out a
motocross course in someone's
pasture," said race promoter Rich
Daly. "Now, most of the courses are
bulldozed to make the jumps more
difficult. A natural jump is more
gradual, more predictable and
safer. That's something I'd like to
see come back."
Fans can start watching all those
natural jumps, twists, turns in
Smith's pasture when competitors in
four classes (expert, senior,
amateur and novice) begin racing at
11 a.m.
Team Honda and Dunlop Tire
motocross teams have tested their
bikes on the course and they were
very complimentary, according to
Daly.
An item being used to draw en-
tries is the large number of trophies
being handed out. Fifteen trophies
for every class of 30 riders (105
total) will be awarded.
"We're doing that to help promote
enthusiasm among the younger
riders," Daly said.
Entry fees are $7 for amateurs
and $10 for experts, and both must
pay $4 at the gate. Deadline for
entry is 10 a.m.
There will be three classes in the
expert division, two in the senior,
four in the amateur and three in the
novice, with two races for each
class, making for a total of 24 races.
Classes are determined by motor
sizes: 80, 125, 250 and open (any
size) cc motocross bikes will be
represented.
The expert division races will
start at noon, and the entire racing
card should be completed between
5-6 p.m., Daly said.
Admission is $4 for adults and $2
for children 6-12.
To get to the track take Route 79
seven miles west of Ithyy��ca to Ap-
plegate Road (Rt. 327) acd follow
the signs to Enfield Ce er Road.
The track is located o E' '!d
Center Road.
Concessions will be aveil�?