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Title: Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association adds Electric Motorcycles
Post by: frodus on March 03, 2010, 06:04:12 AM
I just got this in an email today from someone..... sweet, electric motorcycle racing in my own home town..... You can bet I'll be there at all of them ;)

Press Release:

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March 2, 2010

The Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association to hold races for electric motorcycles at Portland International Raceway.
 
Due to the increased interest and availability of battery powered motorcycles, OMRRA has recently included an electric motorcycle class in all 6 events on the 2010 calendar at Portland International Raceway.


Race dates are:

5/22-5/23

6/26-6/27

7/24-7/25

8/21-8/22

9/25-9/26

10/23-10/24


Track entry is $10 at the gate.  Children 12 and under are free.  Military in uniform are free.

See www.OMRRA.com (http://www.OMRRA.com) for rules, information, and printable $2.00 coupons.

Contact OMRRA at 503-221-1487 for more information.


What is OMRRA?

For over three decades, the Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association has run safe, exciting, and competitive events for motorcycle road racers and their fans. Racers range from club level to professionals with national and international experience. OMRRA operates at Portland International Raceway, a city park and world class racetrack.
Title: Re: Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association adds Electric Motorcycles
Post by: Brammofan on March 03, 2010, 07:46:50 PM
Very cool.  Will your bike be done in time?
Title: Re: Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association adds Electric Motorcycles
Post by: skadamo on March 04, 2010, 12:11:32 AM
This is great to see. More local races can't be anything but good for electric drive. Let us know how it goes. pics!
Title: Re: Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association adds Electric Motorcycles
Post by: frodus on March 04, 2010, 07:40:00 AM
I'm hoping I'll be done, my fabricator had to push things back a few weeks and my batteries just came in (long story.... had to sell em to someone to bail them out of trouble)..... so I'm getting restarted on the mechanical side.