CMRA Kicks Off Its 2015 Season This Weekend at MSR Houston
This coming weekend, February 13-15, 2015, the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association (CMRA) will be tearing up the track at MSR Houston in Angleton, Texas. The track is located 13 miles south of Highway 6 off Highway 288. MSR Houston is a 17-turn, 2.38 mile full road course.
The weekend activities begin at 7:00 a.m. Friday with a CMRA License school and a full day CMRA racer practice. Registration opens for all activities at 6:30 a.m.
Saturday’s schedule begins with a full slate of Mini and Lightweight Sprint races, including the Four81 Motos Grom Challenge, Altus Lawton Motorsports E Superstock and Ultra-Lightweight GP, and Rainbow Sox Racing Junior Motard class for the youngest racers, ages 8-12 years old. The opening round of Ultra-Lightweight Endurance with a 2-hour race is then followed by the first round of CMRA Championship Endurance Series, a 4-hour race, which begins promptly at 1:15 p.m. A trophy presentation and trackside racer/spectator Meet and Greet party is a welcome finish to the full day of racing.
Sunday’s schedule is jam-packed with a full day’s worth of competitive Big Bike sprint races. Among the exciting classes not to be missed is the Breast Cancer Research Foundation / P1 Racing Formula 1 Expert class. In addition to a cash purse totaling $14,000 paid out to the top Formula 1 Expert finishers over the course of the 2015 season, a portion of each entry fee is donated to Breast Cancer Research. A few of the other weekend purse paying classes include, 212Decals.com – A Superbike Expert ($150), South Central Race Center C Superstock ($185) and Leather and Lace Racing Leathers Repair ($150). In addition, the new AG Horn sponsored “Go Girl” award is $100 for the female racer with the combined best finishes of the weekend in at least three races. A full list of sponsored classes and payouts can be found here: http://www.cmraracing.com/content.php?8-forms&tabid=122
There is live timing and scoring available for all the races via the Race-Monitor App on mobile devices and online at cmraracing.com/timing.html.
Gates open each day at 6:00 a.m. and we race rain or shine! Weekend entry into the event is only $20 on Thursday and Friday, $15 on Saturday, and just $10 on Sunday. Tickets are good for the entire weekend. Ride your street bike to the event and you’ll pay just $5 for entry on both Saturday and Sunday! Kids 12 and under are free. A spectator lap of the track will be conducted during the lunch break on Sunday, schedule and weather permitting.
Please note that NO PETS are allowed at any of the CMRA race events.
On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like to thank our 2015 Class Sponsors including: 212Decals.com, Altus Lawton Motorsports, Breast Cancer Research Foundation/P1 Racing, Crazy Jack’s Powersports, Four81 Motos, Island Racing Services, JT’s Performance Plus, Leather & Lace Racing Leathers Repair, Lone Star Track Days, Moto Liberty, North Texas Superbikes, OnRoad OffRoad Suspension, Rainbow Sox Racing, Race Tire Services, Road & Track Suspension, Remember Brooks Gremmels, South Central Race Center, SpeedFreakDecals.com, and Texas Motorcycle Academy@H2Rraceway. A special thanks to HighPerformanceCrew.com for sponsoring the safety curbing that was just installed on track at MSR Houston. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you!
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For more information about this event and a detailed event schedule, please visit our website at www.cmraracing.com or call the CMRA office at 817-570-9779.