Rival Park Motocross

Rival Park Motocross in Palmer, Alaska has been operating since 1996. The property is a private motocross track in Alaska's Mat-Su Valley north of Anchorage, and the operating culture reflects the realities of running a motocross facility in a region with a short riding season and a small rider population. The Mat-Su Valley setting puts Rival Park in the heart of Alaska's largest population center outside Anchorage. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is the fastest-growing region in the state, and the Palmer area serves as the agricultural and motorsports center for the broader valley. The dirt is groomed and watered. Surface management at this latitude requires consistent operating commitment, and the property's maintenance reflects the kind of operating culture that sustains regional motocross in markets where commercial models cannot work alone. Evening practice runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm to 10pm, weather permitting. The late-evening practice format uses Alaska's extended summer daylight, where June and July evenings stretch well past midnight in this part of the state. The 6:30 to 10pm window is functional Alaska summer riding time. The Anchorage Racing Lions events program brings competitive racing to the property. The Racing Lions are the volunteer club that supports Alaska motorsports, and Rival Park's role as a host venue alongside Kincaid Motocross in Anchorage means the two properties together cover most of south-central Alaska's organized motocross programming. The Palmer location is in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, about 45 minutes northeast of Anchorage via the Glenn Highway. Wasilla is about 15 minutes west. The position serves the broader Mat-Su Valley population and pulls Anchorage riders for evening sessions and racing weekends. (907) 244-4758 or Rivalparkmotocross@hotmail.com for the current schedule.