TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH — It will be a high-speed holiday weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, as the track celebrates Utah’s Pioneer Day with superbikes and sidecars.
The headline attraction this weekend will be the superbikes of WERA Motorcycle Roadracing, which will be making its annual visit to Utah. The top pro-am motorcycle road racing series in North America will be joined by the Utah Sport Bike Association’s Vortex Masters of the Mountains Series on the high-speed, 3.05-mile, 15-turn Outer Course. Also racing this weekend will be the amazing, 170-mph two-man sidecars of the Sidecar Racers Association – West, making their first of two Utah appearances this year. In addition, the Utah Kart Championship will hold Round 6 of their 2015 championship on Saturday at the Miller Kart Track.
The on-track action will get underway at 8:30 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, with practice until 11 a.m. Races for 14 different classes will begin at 12 p.m. and run until approximately 5 p.m.
All spectators arriving on motorcycles and scooters will be admitted free of charge. There will be a free gear check, and all motorcyclists are encouraged to enter their bikes in an informal show Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. People’s Choice awards will be presented and $50 Maverik gift cards will be awarded to the winners in the following classes: Best Vintage, Best Custom, Best Cruiser, Best Sportbike, Best Dirt Bike and Best Scooter. A cookout with free hot dogs for spectators concludes Saturday’s activities from 3-6 p.m.
Tickets for the weekend are priced at $10/day and $15/weekend for adults, with kids 12 and under admitted free of charge. A Clubhouse upgrade, which offers access to the Miller Motorsports Park Clubhouse and VIP parking, is available for $20/day and $30/weekend for adults, with kids 12 and under free. General admission parking will be free.
For additional information about upcoming events or Miller Motorsports Park, call 435-277-RACE (7223) or visit the track’s website at www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com. For more information on WERA, visit their website at www.WERA.com. For information on the Utah Sport Bike Association, visit their website at at www.UtahSBA.com. For information on the Sidecar Racers Association-West, visit their website at www.FormulaSidecars.com.
