The Hills
Round 1- golden state national (TRACY, CA)
Carnegie SVRA in Tracy, CA is a classic West Coast hill that has hosted some of the world's best racers over the past four decades. Skip's Promotions started hosting races here in the 1980s, and Elevated Action Sports has been hosting events here since 2015. This 500 foot hill is steep, with some ruts and rocks scattered throughout. If the weather cooperates, the clay-based dirt is some of the best around and provides insane traction.
Round 2- big sky challenge (Billings, MT)
The Billings Motorcycle Club in Billings, Montana, has been active since 1914 and will host the fourth and final round of the IRC MSS. Last year, the IRC MSS partnered with the Rockwell Pro Hill Climb Series at the Big Sky Challenge as an exhibition series round, which had some awesome racing. These hills are made up of bentonite and are about 350 feet long, but are very steep and technical that have been challenging the best climbers for over a century. This year, the South Hills Showdown will run the same weekend as an AMA US Hard Enduro round!
Round 3- nitro nationals (columbus, mt)
The Nitro Nationals in Columbus, Montana will be joining the MSS for the first time ever as the oldest-running event in the series. This race has been running for over 15 years and averages at least 6000 spectators a year. It's innovative hill format, night racing, and wide variety of other event attractions make this one of the most exciting races of the summer. Octane Addictions, the promoter of this event, will be welcoming the Nitro Cup as part of this year's event, which will be an invitational with an additional $20,000 of purse money!
Round 4- Brick Mine (Walhalla, ND)
The Eagle Ridge Motorcycle Club and Pembina Gorge Dirt Riders host the first round of the IRC MSS in Walhalla, North Dakota, a few miles away from the Canadian border. This former brick mine-turned race hill borders the Pembina River and is approximately 750' long. It features a long rhythm section leading up to a very steep hill that challenges the best in the nation.
Round 5- four corners motoclimb (durango, co)
The Four Corners Motoclimb is an all-new round to the MSS and will host the series finale at the Purgatory Ski Resort in Durango, Colorado. Sitting at 8800ft. elevation and going up the face of a ski run, this hill will be a new challenge for the MSS athletes and their equipment. This race has occurred for several years as one of the main events of the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally, but will now host an AMA Championship final round!