Honolulu Hills GP

[ADTR14]

Did a D- 37 GP race this past wekend down in Taft. Beau Baron showed up as well as Robbie Cockrell and a few Pro dirt bikers from WORCS. In total around 460 entries and 37 quads I think. The course was about 8.5 miles long and we (well they) raced for 45 minutes.

My race took a turn for the worse literally. I got off to a horrible start as shown in one of the pics, but made a few quick passes and found myself 3rd in class. Then second following a guy on a predator around the MX portion of the course and into the offroad section. We caught and passed 4-5 intermediate or expert riders and pulled a decent gap on our class (novice). Apparently the guy on the predator decided he didn't like me pushing the pace so he let me by. I then began to pull a fairly large gap and caught a few other racers from the classes that started in front of me. Then near the end of the first lap coming down a steep hill, I came around a blind corner only to find a three quad pile up. There was nowhere for me to go and I couldnt stop. I then got hit from behind and my quad was now stuck in the middle of the pile.

I watched the race pass me by as we tried to get everyone unstuck from the mess. Between problems with my quad and being more hurt than I realized I decided not to continue after about halfway into my second lap. I'm extremely disappointed but it could have been worse.

I will be back and plan to race more of the Big 6 GP series. I thought it was a great course and well run and organized event. Lots of friendly and helpful people. I hope to make it to Glen Helen.

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Pics arent great but you get the idea.

[roadwarrior]

Wow, bummer to hear, but I didnt even know about this at all. Can you give us more info? Taft is a fun track and we have wanted to go back. Tell us more!

edit: I assume this is it? http://www.big6racing.com/

[ADTR14]

Wow, bummer to hear, but I didnt even know about this at all. Can you give us more info? Taft is a fun track and we have wanted to go back. Tell us more!

edit: I assume this is it? http://www.big6racing.com/

Yep I recently discovered it. I was having tons of fun, until the crash of course. They seem to have a decent series and I think points from the GPs count towards their desert racing series as well. I definitely want to race with them some more.

[fast rap]

where the hell is Taft, CA?? is that SO-CAL??

[ADTR14]

where the hell is Taft, CA?? is that SO-CAL??

Its about 4 hours away from lodi. About as far south as bakersfield but more west of I-5 about 20 miles maybe.

[bounty hunter]

Yeah, wish I would have known about something like this, I would have gone! Let us know when more races like this are coming up in the future. Nice pics by the way.

[GRS 22 (GREG)]

taft is where we got are speeding ticket on the way to glen hellen hah

[Macho Camacho 131]

I think this may be ou4 main riding place now, looks way fun and only 2 hours away.

[ADTR14]

Yeah, wish I would have known about something like this, I would have gone! Let us know when more races like this are coming up in the future. Nice pics by the way.

Ya I'll be sure to do that. I only found out about this one a few days prior. Next one is at Glen Helen!

[ADTR14]

I think this may be ou4 main riding place now, looks way fun and only 2 hours away.

Not sure how they work the practice days and such. But yes it was an awesome course and was really fun. Looked like there were a lot of trails in the area as well. Wish I would have got some more/better pics or some video.