The Gate Drop Showdown 2.0 is a three day weekend full of jam packed racing that will leave you going home satisfied from the race weekend. Five Plus activities for your rider to compete in three days at Albany MX. Youth riders and Adult riders welcomed. 32 classes to choose from with a 2 moto race format. Every Moto counts for points. 2023 brought us over 550 entries and thousands of spectators. What will 2024 bring? Showdown Champions will be crowned. Come join us for the events listed below.
Track Address: Albany MX Park 33648 Berry Dr NE, Albany, OR 97322
Event made possible by our amazing sponsors:
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Race Class Options
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50cc PW Challenge 2-6 10 inch wheel
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50cc Beginner 4-6 10 inch wheel
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50cc 4-6
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50cc 7-8
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50cc 4-8 Open
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65cc Beginner
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65cc 7-9
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65cc 10-11
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65cc 7-11 Open
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85cc Beginner Small wheel only
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85cc 10-12
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85cc 13-15
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85cc 10-15 Open
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Supermini 12-16
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125cc Beginner
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125cc Class
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Women's MX Class
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Girls 12 & Under (50's & 65's)
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Women's Beginner
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Schoolboy 12-17
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Open Novice
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Open C (JR)
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250 D (Novice)
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250 C (JR)
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250 A/B
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Open A/B
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30+ Open
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40+ Open
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50+ Open
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Warrior Class (Military & Vet)
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110 Frame Pit Bike Class
Costs:
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Gate Admission CASH ONLY: $20 Per Person (6 and under free) Thursday Night - Sunday
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Gate Admission covers entire weekend per person. Fee is the same no matter what day you show up.
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One Day Gate Admission $20
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Senior (Ages 65+) Gate Admission: $10 Covers Thursday - Sunday
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One Day Senior Gate Admission $10
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Race Fee: $40 Per class
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50cc Air Cooled PW Class Fee: $20
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Camping CASH ONLY: $40 all weekend Thursday-Saturday
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Camping CASH ONLY: $40 Friday-Saturday
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Camping CASH ONLY: $20 Saturday Night Only
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Reserved camping spots FULL, First Come First Serve on everything else. Names are bigger on map below than the space its reserving.
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Mini Mayhem Race (Friday evening): $30
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Short track Race CASH ONLY: $20
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Holeshot Challenge: FREE
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Stacyc Night Race: FREE
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GATE HOURS: FRIDAY 10am-10pm, SAT/SUNDAY: 5:30am-10pm
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HOW THE WEEKEND RACING WORKS
Each moto will be rewarded points. The overall winner will be decided per day. Overall points from Saturdays racing will be combined with Sundays overall points to declare the champion of the showdown weekend.
Example: Rider A goes 1-1 Saturday = 50 Points, Races Sunday, 1-1 again = 50 points. Saturday + Sunday Results added up = 100 Points. Max Points win number 1 plate.
Bonus events on Friday Night Mini Mayhem racing does not count for the Saturday and Sunday Regular Racing. All extra events are on their own.
Trophy Break Down Per Class
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50cc PW & 4-6 Beg Classes: Top 10 in each class
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50cc 4-6, 708, 4-8 Classes: Top 7 in each class
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65cc Classes: Top 7 in each class
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85cc/Supermini Classes: Top 5 in each class
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125cc, 250cc, Open, Age, and Pit Bike Classe: Top 5 in each class
Each day you get awards after racing if you finish in above positions
Event Schedule
Times are subject to change if unforeseen circumstances occur
Schedule of Events:
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Friday:
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8AM - 11AM : Private Practice for Gate Drop sponsored riders and invited guests.
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12PM - 3PM: Public Practice, 10 min practice sessions
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2PM - 3:30PM: Mini Mayhem sign ups open
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4pm to 4:15PM Mini Mayhem Practice schedule,
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4:20PM - 6PM: Mini Mayhem Race. 2 MOTO FORMAT, 8-10 min motos
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7:30PM-END: Holeshot challenge, elimination style
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Saturday:
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6:30AM - 8:30AM: Sign ups open at tower.
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8AM Practice, Riders Meeting at conclusion of practice
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9:00AM: Racing begins
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BETWEEN MOTO BREAK: Parent Kid Relay
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1PM - 3:30PM: Short track sign ups open at JBP Booth
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5:30PM - 5:45pm: Short Track Practice
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5:45PM: Short Track Racing
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6:30pm Mom Pit Bike Race
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7PM: Stacyc Racing
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7:30pm Dodge Ball
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Sunday:
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6:30AM - 8:30AM: Sign ups open at tower.
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8AM - 9:00AM: Practice
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After 9am: Racing begins
Friday & Saturday Events:
Moto Mayhem: Friday Evening $30 per class
Moto Mayhem is a race for classes 50cc, 65cc, 85cc, and Supermini. This event is a medium style course with a 2 moto format. This event is not for points on the weekend, just for seat time and fun. Top 3 in each class will receive awards from Gate Drop Productions.
Meitzel Drywall Holeshot Challenge: Friday Night FREE EVENT
Are you ready to race down the start stretch under the lights? Meitzel Drywall Holeshot challenge is available for 50cc, 65cc, and 85cc classes. Top 3 across the line will receive medals from Meitzel Dryall LLC. This event is free. Riders will be in brackets of 5 and top 3 will advance per gate drop.
Lanphere Cellars Colwell Company Mom's Pit Bike race : Saturday Evening FREE EVENT
Moto moms, it's your time to shine and show your kids and husbands that moms shred too! Join us for a free race event where moms compete against each other on a short course on the track. Top 3 will receive awards from our sponsors! 110-140 bikes allowed for this event.
JBP Pit Bike race/Short track : Saturday Evening $20 Per Class
Classes: PW50cc, 50cc Beg, 50cc Open, 110 KID, 110 ADULT
This event is a timed short course after regular racing is completed. Each class will have timed 1 Moto event where each class can bar bang and chase the checker flag. Top 3 in each class will receive awards from our sponsors!
Stacyc Race Under the Lights FREE EVENT
This event is going to be fun for all little ones that one to shred on there Stacyc's. This race will be held on the starting gate with a small course on the starting stretch. Come out and enjoy racing under the lights.
RULES
QUESTIONS
Questions regarding rules at the track, rider classes, track info can be answered by event staff in the tower, referee's at the track, or track promoter.
Sportsmanship
Poor sportsmanship is prohibited. Any poor sportsmanship that is observed and documented will result in a disqualification. This goes for on and off the track. If you or your rider is in bad behavior and is treating others unkindly, you will be asked to leave. No Refunds.
BIKE NUMBERS
In order to be scored for the event, you will need to have numbers that can be read. Unreadable numbers will not be scored. Black on white, White on Black is your safe way of being scored. Ghost Numbers, Black on Blue Plastics, Gray on Gray ETC will not be scored.
TRACK
There is no track cutting allowed in practice or in racing. If you enter the race track from a non designated area, cut the track during the moto, positions will be docked. Failure to follow entire track multiple times will result in a disqualification.
BEGINNER Classes
Beginner classes will be observed in practice. If a rider jumps all of the big jumps that faster skilled riders typically do, they will be moved up into the appropriate class during the weekend. Each rider will be spoke to prior to the motos so they know which race they have been moved into. Please be honest on skill level. Referee and Promoter will determine if a rider needs to be changed into a different class.
PIT AREA
Please ride appropriately through the pit area when riding your motorcycle to each destination. Failure to ride 1st gear and safely in the parking lot and pit area will result in a warning, then a disqualification of your race. We take safety very seriously and do not want any injuries at the facility.
SPECTATING
We would like spectators to please stand in smart locations. Please stay behind the fence line at the track. If you wish to be in the infield, please use tunnels in the jumps to navigate the race track. DO NOT CROSS THE TRACK. Especially on landings of blind jumps. If you are caught by a staff member not being safe, you will be asked to watch from behind the fence line by the scoring tower.
STAGING & STARTING
Staging is located behind the starting gates. It requires a rider to report to staging prior to their race. Riders must seek track officials in staging to verify gate pick. Once a rider’s gate pick is known to them, they will then proceed to select a gate after the rider in front of them has chosen their gate.Once on the gate, a rider MUST line up in the center of the gate and facing the gate head-on. No farming is allowed in front of the gates. Dirt that is on concrete in front of the gate must be swept forward or side-to-side. Riders may have start blocks. Mechanic must take starting blocks once the rider’s gate has dropped.
FLAGS/JUMPING/FARMING/GATE PICKS
Riders must be up to date on all flags. Any race is always to a checked flag no matter how many flags come out prior. Some flags may or may not be displayed but a race is always to the checked flag. A rider CANNOT “unlap” themselves so once a checked flag has been displayed, the race is complete, and the rider must exit the track at the determined area identified at riders meeting.
No farming past cement pad in front of gate no free gate picking,
gate picks will be called
No track cutting, no jumping on yellow,
Wheel Size Limits
10 inch wheel: 50cc PW Class, 50cc BEG 4-6
Small wheel: 85cc Beginner
Big wheels allowed in 85cc age classes & Supermini
Scoring
A class is made up of two moto’s. The laps are predetermined by the referee and announced during riders meeting. The race order is posted at the scoring tower ore results board. The rider with the lowest combined score (olympic event scoring) determines the finishing order 1st through 40th. For any mathematical tie (ie: 2-1=3 to 1-2=3), the second moto serves as the tiebreaker. A rider’s total series points may reflect a different series result order however this does not change a single event score.
RESULTS
Results will be posted within 30 mins of the end of each moto at the score tower.
PROTESTING
A rider may protest their or another riders finish position within 30 minutes of posted time of the results. Protesting must be done either with the event referee or scoring tower. Any protest not conducted within 30 minutes of post time will be handled at the discretion of the referee.”
Protesting skill class of rider must have proof of class raced at other events protests allowed 30 mins after posted results protests are taken up with refs, not office