Sawdust Pit MX Championship Series Round 3

The Sawdust Pit Showdown runs at North Star Motorsports in Ashland on Saturday, August 29, Round 3 of the Sawdust Pit MX Championship Series on America's only all-sawdust racing surface. Registration is open 7:30 to 8:45 AM, the drivers meeting is at 9 AM and practice follows straight after. Practice runs in class order, 50cc first, then 65cc, then 85cc and up, with four strokes going out in their respected classes. The card is 18 classes deep and covers just about everyone. It opens with 5 to 7 year old beginner 50cc riders on the mini track and works up through the youth ranks, Womens 12 and over, Vet 35+, junior and open trail bike, schoolboy, and both youth and mini ATV classes. The 250 Pro and 450 Pro classes run 8 laps while everything else is 4 or 5. Pre-registration is open online through Trackside, which is worth doing before you travel rather than queueing on the morning. Gate entry is $10 for adults and kids 5 and under are free. There are food trucks in the pits and pro purses run up to $2,000 in the top classes. Round 4 and the series finale follows on Saturday, October 3.