Our final round of the 2009 District 5 Appreciation Days wrapped up on Sunday, June 21st.  We had a good turn out for all the free riding and free rider appreciation give aways. With the track being a little muddy in the morning the "FREE" goggles went fast.  The track turned in really nice by the afternoon,  the day went really well and we saw lots of wore out riders leaving the pits. 

Watch for announcements and schedule for the 2010 District 5 Appreciation Days.

District 5 wants to support the riders that support the AMA and District 5.

District 5 would like to thank the following sponsors for all the support they gave to make the Appreciation days a success.   Western Power Sports, Fly Racing, The Steeler Store, Mosites Motorsports,  Field of Dreams MX Park, Rocket Raceway and Latrobe Speedway.  Please support the folks that support you.  Thanks for the great events.

Sunday Mark and crew sent 350+ riders out on the track then through the woods.  WOW what a great event.  There were a lot of awesome riders taking the challenge  The woods track was a blast. If you have never raced a Hare Scramble you do not know what your missing, you would be challenged !!!!

Last Friday was round 3 of 8 for Latrobe Speedway.  Sponsored by Angel's World of Cycles.  The action was awesome in each class. The track tacked up very nice as the night went on. As always there were a lot of prizes handed out through out the night. Hole Shot Awards, lots of great accessiories and FREE High Point National Tix.  Latrobe will hold their next race on June 26th which will be Sponsored by Down and Dirty Racing and BBC Suspensions.

As we continue to rebuild District 5 as a riders District , I am very pleased to announce our new District 5 Vice President. Scott Phillips,  Scott was the Vice President for many years in the past.  He will bring a ton of experience to the management of District 5. We are very excited to have Scott on the District 5 team.  Please join me in welcoming Scott back on board with the District. Scott's contact information will be under Contact District 5,  we will update it later today

Rocket Raceway will be holding a District 5 points paying Hare Scramble event this weekend, June 14th.  Please check the schedule page for all the details.  See you at Rocket.

Round 3 for Latrobe Speedway this Friday Night, Sponsored by Angel's World of Cycles. The action has been tight so far this season. We have seen lots of great riding from the A classes down to the 50cc machines in both Bikes and Quads.  Great job to all the riders.  Hole Shot Imaging will be on hand for all your photo needs,  they do a great job catching all the action.  They will be pitted right next to rider sign-up. Also tons of give aways from Angel's World of Cycles through out the evening.  See you at the track!

Field of Dreams held their season opener this past Sunday.  Although the turn out was not what was expected everyone that did show had a great day of riding. The track was more then in great condition.  Plenty of Hole Shot AWARDS were handed out. The photo's from Hole Shot Imaging were out of this world,  Janet from Hole Shot Imaging does a great job catching all the action.  Watch for the dates and announcements for the District 5 State Series.

Last night was round 2 for Latrobe Speedway.  With a threat of rain the District 5 faithful still flocked to the track.  We had a great turn out with a huge amount of new faces.  The action was outstanding in all classes.  Hole Shot awards given out in 10 classes.  All classes were very close.  Great job to all Hole Shot winners.  Last nights event was sponsored by Barkley Motorsports in Latrobe. They handed out lots of great prizes through out the evening, great job to all the folks at Barkley's.  Next race will be June 12th.  We want to thank everyone for supporting District 5 and the AMA.

This Sunday at Field of Dreams Hole Shot Imaging will offer 2 Hole Shot Awards.  1 in each of the 85cc classes.  85cc 9-11 and 85cc 12-13. They will take a photo of the Hole Shot and will award the photo to the Hole Shot WINNER.  How cool is that!!!!  Also District 5 and Barkley Motorsports will be sponsoring the other 10 Hole Shot Awards

Gates will be open Saturday for FREE camping.  Sign up will start at 7am on Sunday with practice starting at 8:30am.  Racing will start right after practice.  Be ready for a great day of racing and family fun.  See you there.

This weekend we will start the racing action at Latrobe Speedway Friday night June 5th under the lights!  We had a huge turn out at the last race and anticipate even more riders this week. This will be an action packed night. The evening will be sponsored by Barkley Motorsports in Latrobe PA. Hole Shot Hole Shot, the following classes will be awarded Hole Shot awards on the second moto, 65cc 7-9,  85cc 9-11, 85cc 12-13, Vet C, Youth Quad 70cc Prod 6-11, 250 C, Open C,  4-stroke and Supermini.  Awards will be Gas Cards, District 5 bucks, Dealer Cards along with District 5 Tee Shirts. We look forward in spending a great family night together at Latrobe Speedway.

The racing action will continue as we move to the outdoors on Sunday,  June 5th at Field of Dreams in Boswell PA,  (Just outside of Ligonier) Camping is availble Saturday night for all that do not want to get up early Sunday morning.  This race is the 2nd round for year end awards with District 5. The day will be full of great racing, Field of Dreams is well known for having great track conditions through out the day. The Berkey family takes great pride in making sure each rider has the best track possible.  Hole Shot Hole Shot!!!   The following classes will be awarded Hole Shot awards for the second moto in each class, Vet A, Vet B, 250 A, 250 B, Open A, Open B, Schoolboy, Collegeboy, Quad Open A and Quad Open B.  Awards will be Gas Cards, District 5 bucks and Dealer cards as well a Distict 5 Tee Shirt.  Come join us for a great day of racing and family fun!  Do not be left out.

This past Saturday District 5 held the second round of the District 5 Rider Appreciation Days.  We want to thank all the D-5 riders that made the trip to Three Springs.  The weather was awesome!  The riding was unbeatable. Lots of FREE give a ways were handed out.  Thanks to WPS, Fly Racing, and Get High Racing.

Mark and Shelly had both tracks and the Harescramble loop open for all riders.  Everyone was wore out by the end of the day.  For those that have not made the trip as of yet, you do not know what your missing!!!!!

Get ready for the third round as it will move to Latrobe Speedway on June, 21st.  10am till 5pm. It will be an action packed day.

Check out the results from the last couple races.  Once we have a few more races we will update the year-end and series points.

Well,  District 5 started the racing season this weekend.  We had our Arena Cross opener at Latrobe Speedway on Friday the 15th. WOW what a turn out.  180+ riders.  Quad C had to run qualifiers, both Big Bike "C" classes had near full gates and Pit Bikes Galore. It was an action packed night! A thanks goes out to A & A Cycles as the evenings sponsor.  Also all new track side support vendors were on hand to handle all your race day needs. There was a lot of give aways handed out through out the evening. The next event date at Latrobe Speedway will be June, 5th.  Barkley Motorsports will sponsor this race event. Please watch for new awards for the June 5th event to be announced!

On Sunday the 17th we had our Motorcross opener at Rocket Raceway in Three Springs, PA.  260+ riders on hand to do battle.  We never seen so many Quads at one event, all classes put on a great show. The action was tight through out the day. It was a great opportunity to race with our freinds from District 7.  Mark and his crew had great event sponsors, track side support vendors and wonderful food from the Out Back Grill. There were lots of great give a ways handed out as well as Hole Shot Awards handed out in many classes. Many District 5 riders made the journey (2 hours from Greensburg) to Rocket in Three Springs, PA.  For a  few of them it was the first time at Rocket and was very pleased, it was well worth the trip. The track is awasome!!!  Please remember we will have our 2nd round of the District 5 Apperciation Days at Rocket Raceway on Saturday May, 30th from 10am till 5pm. Sponsored by WPS, Fly Racing,  District 5 and Rocket Raceway.  ALSO avaible for the day will be their Hare Scramble course.  We will have a ton of give a aways, 50/50 and Chinese Auction items. This is a FREE practice day for ALL District 5 members. It will be exciting to watch everyone ride the Rocket, hope to see you there...  You will not be disappointed!!!!!!!

Looking for some fun,  family racing then,   please stay tuned for information on the Return of the "Original" District 5 State Series

For anyone who wants to check out the fantastic photos of the 2008 Awards Banquet, head over to Holeshot Imaging. District 5 photographer Janet Colebank did an outstanding job and many thanks go to her and the entire staff at Holeshot Imaging.