Yesterday I attended my first in-person motorcycle race as a spectator at the Gratz Fairgrounds in Gratz, PA. This is a cinder flat track which makes for an exciting, if a bit dusty show. There were racers there of ages from 4 to 80, racing everything from highly customized dirt bikes ideal for the track to barely customized street bikes with dirt tires with engines from tiny 50cc 'chainsaws' up to big heavy harley motors.
Racing was held by Baer Motorsports, which has other races on its schedule this year but nothing like Gratz. At only $5 per person and with racing running from 11:00 until 19:00, this was a great show.
Browsing other videos of racing at Gratz, one of my favorites is this one, which shows what the track is like from a rider's perspective:
Definitely looking forward to going to this one again next year, with better camera equipment.
Racing was held by Baer Motorsports, which has other races on its schedule this year but nothing like Gratz. At only $5 per person and with racing running from 11:00 until 19:00, this was a great show.
Browsing other videos of racing at Gratz, one of my favorites is this one, which shows what the track is like from a rider's perspective:
Definitely looking forward to going to this one again next year, with better camera equipment.
