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5-14-08 - For once the rain missed us!  The track will be open for practice Wednesday and Thursday 10am - 7pm.  Friday Noon - 7pm.  Saturday 8am - noon.  Sunday groomed track practice 11am - 4pm.  Check our practice info page for more information.  See you at the track!

5-11-08 - 4am update:  Today's race has been cancelled.  It started raining around 11pm and probably won't quit until late afternoon today.  Nuke 2 will be rescheduled.  Check back here for the make up date.  Don't forget to wish your favorite Mom a happy mothers day!

5-10-08 - 6pm update:  The track is still dry and no rain yet.  The forecast doesn't look good, but we will wait to make an decisions regarding whether or not to race.  Look for an update by 5:30am tomorrow morning.

5-10-08 - 12noon update:  The good news is the track is dry and ready for rain.  The bad news is the rain looks like it's coming this way.  We will update this post at 6pm tonight.

5-6-08 - TUF POWERSPORTS NUKE 2 this weekend!

5-3-08 - we did race today.  We will have practice Sunday from 11am-5pm.  The track should be perfect!

5-3-08 - 5:30am update:  We are racing today.  The weather man still says 40% chance of rain early this morning then clearing.  The track is still in good shape and we had no rain overnight..  Signup opens at 7am, riders meeting at 9am and racing to follow.  We will have a groomed tack practice on Sunday.

5-2-08 - 5pm update:  The sun is out, the major storms missed us and the track is dry and looking great.  They have decreased the chance of rain for tomorrow so we are racing.  Saturday will be round 1 of the Racer X Senior Series.  Usual start times, gates will be open all night.  We will post an update by 6am Saturday, but don't worry.  If the weather man completely blows it, we can still push the race back to Sunday.  No matter what, we will be racing this weekend.

5-2-08 - 6:30am update:  I'm sure you are looking at the same weather radar as I am.  We have cancelled practice for today.  Once the storm cell passes, it looks like things will clear up.  We will head out this morning and pack down the track so it will shed rain, and plan on racing Saturday.  As I posted earlier, we still have a backup plan of racing on Sunday.  We will make a decision based on today's weather and the track conditions.  Either way we will be racing this weekend.  I will post an update by 5pm tonight.

5-1-08 - 5 pm update:  The weather map shows bad weather in the Dakotas, but it is dry here.  We are planning on holding practice Friday from 11am - 3pm.  We will post an update by 7am Friday morning.  We will be racing Saturday, round 1 of the Racer X Senior Series.  If the weather turns out to be worse than expected we will consider the option of moving the event back one day to Sunday.  As of today we are running our original schedule of Friday practice and Saturday race.

4-30-08 - Racer X Sr Series this weekend.  Thursday practice 10am - 3pm.  Friday practice 11am - 3pm.  Race on Saturday.  Check back by 5 pm Thursday for an update on the weather and any changes in the weekend plan.

4-27-08 - Mother Nature smiles on Motosports Park!  We were due for good weather and we got it.  Great racing in all classes.  It's going to be another summer of close racing.  Thanks to everyone in attendance!

4-27-08 - Nuke 1 is on!  No rain overnight, the weather looks to have all gone south.  The forecast calls for cloudy skies, but high temps near 60.  The track should be great.  Event sponsor Club57mx.com will trackside with lots of giveaways.  This is also a NMA Ponca City Qualifier.  See you at the track!!

4-26-08 - 4pm update:  We are racing!  The sun and wind is working!  The track is looking dry and is in great shape.  Tomorrows forecast looks like cloudy skies but a high temp near 50.  We will check the weather in the morning and post an update by 5:30am just to be sure.  But things are looking good and Nuke 1 is on!

4-24-08 - Senior Series info is posted here

4-21-08 - Nuclear Series round 1 brought to you by Club57mx.com this Sunday!  Moon Walk brought to you by Club 57.  Speed Racer the movie goodies to the first 1000 customers!

4-20-08 - Open practice today.  The track will be groomed.  It was muddy for our quad series race, but the weather is supposed to be dry and sunny.  The track should turn up great!

4-19-08 - Ultimate Quad Series is ON!  We are racing this Saturday, usual start times.  We have had a little rain overnight, but the bad weather is forecast to be out of the area by 7am.  We will head out and scrape any mud on the track then go racing!  I never met a quad that was afraid to get dirty!

4-18-08 - Ultimate Quad Series round 1 this Saturday.  Of course the weather is not looking great, but as of 5pm we have had very little rain.  We will update the track hotline tonight at 9 and again at 6am Saturday morning.

4-10-08 - All area qualifier info for the weekend will be posted here: Area Qualifier Info  Friday practice has been cancelled.

4-8-08 - The track will be closed on Wednesday due to heavy rains.  Please visit our Area Qualifier Info page.

4-3-08 - It is finally opening weekend!  We will be open for practice this Saturday from 10am - 2pm.  This is a little later than our usual hours, but it will give the track time to dry up a bit more and us a chance to work on it in the morning.  Remember to check our practice info page as riding requirements have changed.  We will be racing Sunday, usual start times.  Check the race info page for a refresher on riding requirements as well as new classes.  If you need to do paperwork on Sunday (AMA, D-17, etc) please show up early.  If you are still in line doing paperwork when practice starts your going to miss it.

4-3-08 - The Club 57 MX School has been postponed due to the bad weather.  The new class will be held next Tuesday April 8th.  There is one spot left in the school - contact Brad at www.club57mx.com for more info.

4-3-08 - At least it 's not snow......but it is quite a bit of rain.  No practice Friday.  Check back tomorrow for a Saturday update.

4-2-08 - Senior Series update:  There is an movement afoot to bring a real Vintage class to the Racer X Senior Series.  If you have a twin shocker or classic Vintage iron, bring it to the senior series for a exhibition race!

4-1-08 - Please vote in our new web poll.  The new hours and prices for 2008 practice are posted.  Just click the Practice Info link above.

4-1-08 - Winter plays an April fools day joke on us.  It actually snowed today!  Bad news for Wednesday practice.  No riding for at least a couple of days.  Our next chance to open will be Friday - check back on Thursday for updates.  We still plan on racing this weekend!

4-1-08 - Points fund news:  We have added 14-24 as an eligible class for the A points fund!  You must be an A rider to qualify for the points fund money.

4-1-08 - ATTENTION B CLASS RIDERS!

A Free week of training at the Millsaps Training Facility will the awarded to the top B rider.  The highest point total in one of the following classes will be our B class Champion: 250B, OpenB, and +30B.  Motosports Park and the MTF will prepare you to be the next big thing in the A class!

3-29-08 - Sadly, no riding yet.  The sun is out and the track is drying out, but there is still frost coming out of the ground.  We hope to be able to open this week for practice.  We will post an update on Tuesday.

3-7-08 -  Big announcement regarding the 2008 Nuclear Series!  ATTENTION A CLASS RIDERS!

$5000 2nd class points fund

Guaranteed $500 Open A purse at each round!

Ride any A class, 14-24, 250-A,+ 25,+30,+40,+45 then ride OPEN-A for your 2nd class to Qualify add points from first class + open-A = total points.  At nuke 10 our top 5 A riders walk away with cold hard cash!  This is a two class format, so you don't have to win every race, to finish in the money.  At each round the Open A class will have a guaranteed minimum purse of $500 at each round!  All this is in addition to $230,900 in factory contingency money!

This program comes from our track sponsors and hard work by Bill Ziesk.  Thanks from Motosports Park!  Stop in and say Thanks to vendors that support local MX!

3-6-08 - Just got an email from Brad at Club 57 : "So you want to qualify for Loretta Lynns in 2008.  The first step is competing in the area qualifier.  Club 57 is offering a MX School at Motosports Park on Friday April 4, 2008.  That's one week before our Area qualifier.  This is a great opportunity to improve your skills on this track before the big event.  For more info about Club57, or the upcoming MX School, check out our website.. www.Club57mx.com. Until then, think warm thoughts (it might help the snow melt)"

2-9-08 - We will be beginning the season with the track running in reverse.  Weigh in on the poll question and let us know how you like the track.  Check back soon for exciting news regarding the 2008 Nuclear Series!

12-31-07 - the 2008 race schedule is posted.  Check back for more fall events.

12-31-07 - Happy New Year!  I may have found the mystery photographer from the last race!  I have posted her email below:

Hi-I was just looking at your motonews. I am not sure if I am who you are talking about. but it mentioned how someone was taking photo's at your last race. I did take some photo's. I just do it for fun. And well I am still working on finishing them up. Actually I have lots to finish. I had lots of problems with my wireless all season.
    but here is where I end up posting them when I finish. Since I work  and was busy this past holiday season with my job being a holiday style place of employment. I have not done alot with my photo's. But I am starting to try and post lots of photo's or those that ask. But I will try and post the ones from this past race I took at Byron. And since I have met riders at times I don't get all of the riders that is why or those that ask I will take photo's of. So I never guarantee photo's of all the riders. Plus like I said it's for fun for me. And I also am still figuring out what works and how my camera works really. But for the most part most riders are happy to get photo's of themselves for there myspace. The site allows you to order prints. but the site is http://public.fotki.com/MXdragonfly
                Happy holidays and looking forward to next season of taking photo's. My 5 season can't wait-also I will say I like how the track ran in reverse worked out good for photo's at times and of what I heard from riders they liked it as well. Carol H(MXdragonfly)

12-03-07 - Since I have been out plowing snow over the last two days, I suppose it's safe to say the track is closed for the winter.  We will be heading to the D-17 sanction meeting this weekend and will have our 2008 schedule posted soon!

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