Fall Motogiro USA will be held on the weekend of September 18,19,20. More info coming soon!

The USCRA Banquet will be at the Stillwater Restaurant on Rt.2 between Charlemont and Shelburn Falls, Ma on January 24. This is the location that we have have the banquet at for the past few years. The motel next door to the restaurant is a very convenient location to stay and should be booked early as it fills up very fast. Their number is 413-625-6011.
5:00 cocktail hour, 6:00 dinner
Guest speaker: Kevin Cameron
$35 per person

Checks payable to USCRA should be sent ASAP to:
Alan Adie
A-J Cycles
174 Rte 2
Gill, MA 01976
413-863-9543

The following dates are set for next year at NHMS:
May 15,16,17
June 15 (monday at start of Laconia Motorcycle week)
July 4,5 (4th of July weekend)
Sept 7 (labor Day Monday)

The headquarters for the 2008 MOTOGIRO USA will be at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center. www.mountsnow.com The USCRA has blocked out rooms for this event and there is a special price for MOTOGIRO USA entrants. There are 6 choices of rooms that range in price from $99 per night to $149 per night.

Some of the rooms have cooking facilities and others are Suites with cooking facilities that can sleep up to 6. The single Queen, double Queen, and Studio rooms are all $99. The 1 bedroom suite with additional sofa bed is $139 and the 1 bedroom suite with additional sofa bed, and murphy bed is $149. This is a VERY nice hotel that greatly exceeds most other accommodations in the area. There is a very good restaurant, for friday night and a very good deli/cafe for breakfast that opens at 7am. Dinner on saturday night will be in the grand Ballroom with a cash bar and a really nice outside balcony. I would suggest getting reservations in as soon as possible after you receive this email. You can make reservations buy calling 800-817-0764 and advise them that you are with the UNITED STATES CLASSIC RACING ASSOCIATION or MOTOGIRO group.

There is a heated indoor/ outdoor pool, exercise room, sauna, game room, gift shop etc on the premises. REMEMBER...YOU ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ROOM RESERVATIONS, ROOM CANCELATIONS, MEALS AND RELATED COSTS. THE USCRA WILL ONLY COVER THE COST OF THE BANQUET DINNER AT THE GRAND SUMMIT ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

The rulebook for the MotoGiro has been posted on the Events page.

Entry forms for the Fall MotoGiro USA have been posted! If you have questions, please contact John Strempfer for more information.

It is planned to have an endurance race as part of the FIM/NAMU races July4,5 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

There has been much discussion about the length of the endurance race and how it might affect track time for the non- endurance race participants. After much consideration and thought by the Race Directors and myself, we have decided to shorten the endurance race to two hours and run it from 10am to 12 noon on Saturday morning July 5. This will let us run a few rounds of practice from 9am to 10am on Saturday morning. The endurance race however will ONLY be run if there are at least 12 teams pre-entered. If you have never run in an endurance race before you are missing one of the most valuable racing skill improvement tools there is. Fast seat time without the pressure of a sprint race teaches smoothness, strategy, endurance, and track confidence. The entry blank for the endurance race and the FIM/NAMU events are posted!

It is very important that we maximize the the valuable track time for racing. With the staggering track costs for this two day event over a holiday weekend, it is critical that everyone promote this event to generate a large spectator turnout. All road racers are welcome from other race organizations. However, keep in mind that many classes and bikes that are "vintage" in AHRMA, WERA and the VRRA are too modern for the USCRA and will not be eligible.

This should be a spectacular event with PLENTY of track time for everyone and great racing.

A short track school will be held for novice riders on the practice day before the Vintage Celebration at NHIS. This school is designed to help new riders get their racing license. Click HERE to get the entry form. The school will start early (around 9am) on Friday and use the practice sessions at the end of the day on Friday. $75 entry fee for the school, including a USCRA membership for the year, though all attending will also need to enter with the track for a race on the weekend.

After much agonizing thought and discussions with others, I have made the decision to cancel the April 15 riders school at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Several critical factors lead me to that decision. First, there is still a lot of snow on the track from a very long and difficult winter. The long range weather outlook for the 15th is not very promising with the strong potential for the day to be both cold and wet. It is expected that the snow will be gone by then but the track will most likely be too cold for school conditions. It is further my belief that the low pre-entry numbers for the school not only reflected the potential for less than optimum track conditions but also speaks directly to the failing economy and high gas prices. Those that have sent pre-registration money for the school will be issued a refund. We will try our best to re-schedule the school to accommodate the new riders.

The USCRA exists solely for its members and only survives from member participation in its events. If you haven't already entered the Vintage Celebration, please do so so that we can keep that event on our schedule for future years.

The two USCRA events (monday June 16 and July 4,5) are VERY CRITICAL for rider and spectator participation. Costs for 2008 have escalated dramatically. Cancellation of those events is not an option as we are contractually and financially committed. The two day event costs the USCRA twice as much as a single day event. Rider participation and spectator turn out are VERY VERY CRITICAL to avoid financial disaster at the two day event.

The MOTOGIRO EAST event May 2.3.4 is proceeding very well with its pre-entries. The April 1 entry deadline has been extended slightly as there are still approximately 8 entry slots left. The event has attracted many new riders to the USCRA from around the country and Canada. There are still some areas where Giro volunteers are necessary. Volunteers have a great time, they aren't overworked and they are clothed with event regalia.

Entry blanks for the June, July, and September road races as well as the Pewter Run and MOTOGIRO USA events will be out shortly.

There will be both basic (for new riders) and an advanced school. Last year since the whole event was so new, the advanced riders really didn't get an organized program, but this year we really hope that there will be advanced / personalized instruction for the experienced riders as well. We're trying to line up some star racers to be the advanced instructors. We'll try to get more details soon.

This year we're not planning on running a sidecar school session unless we hear from A LOT of you RIGHT NOW. Since last year we had quite an acrimonious debate over this we will be clear: we need to hear (ie: paid pre-entries) from 8 sidecar teams by March 15th if we are going to run the sidecar portion of the school. So if someone wants to be the sidecar champion and drum up support that would be great. We love sidecars as much as anyone... but scheduling a 1/3 of the day for them if we can't get a bunch out on the track is silly.

So please tell your friends, tell your neighbors, get the info out. We really need to get as many new riders out there and make this a yearly event.

Get 'em while they're hot! Check out the events page to get the forms.

Please note that there is no pre pay gate entry and you must pay at the gate. This will make it easier as you can arrive at NHMS any time during the event and register to race at a later time. Please pre-register. You can save yourself some money and make it easier on us.

To make it clear on the garage rental, motorcycles get half the garage space with one work bench per rental. There is no limit on how many bikes you want to put in your space. If you want two work benches then it is considered as two rental spaces. If you want to share with your friends, send in your garage requests together along with a note and they will accomodate you.

This April, the United States Classic Racing Association (USCRA) will be holding its annual vintage race school and track day at New Hampshire International Speedway(NHIS) in Concord, NH. This is an event for any vintage rider (bike or body!) who wants to learn more about how their vintage bike performs on the track and to introduce them to vintage racing. While the day is racing-oriented a lot of street riders find that learning the limits of bike and rider on the track is much wiser and safer than on the street. After taking this course you will be fully qualified to participate in USCRA, AHRMA, WERA vintage events.

New Riders School
Get a taste of what vintage Road Racing is about, includes track and classroom sessions, personalized instruction, track walk, sessions on bike preparation, equipment, and eligibility, USCRA Rulebook. Plenty of track time and Rookie Race at end of day. Have the time of your life.
Advanced Race School
For current USCRA racers or other Licensed Road Racers, Classroom and personalized on track instruction with expert level racers. More track time than you can handle.
Sidecar Race School
Personalized instruction on sidecar racing for new teams or teams who want to go faster.
Sidecar Practice Session
1 hour open practice session at noon for sidecars.

Check out the event posters for 2007!

Poster 1