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Last Updated Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The 20th Annual Black Dog 2-Day Dualsport and Adventure Ride for 2011 will be tentatively June 4~5! (plus a short/free, friday-night ride!) $300 cash prize to one lucky, 2-day entrant!
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Dualsport Definition: a street-legal, on/off-road motorbike capable of traversing trails or tarmac and everything in between.
Adventure Definition: a larger, street-legal, on/off-road motorbike (or sidecar) capable of extended trips traversing dirt or gravel roads along with tarmac. |
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Be sure and bring your guitar, harmonica, jug or whatever and join the campfire party each evening!
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Course descriptions for our events Note: this is assuming dry weather conditions. Inclement weather or fire danger will dictate probably running only B or C courses, so as not to damage trails. Letter designations are in key with typical AMA enduro class descriptions. |
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| AA: VERY DIFFICULT [extremely advanced] - sophisticated and complex trails that are only passable by a real dirt bike. Extreme uphills/downhills and trials-like sections, which require lower gearing. Aggressive knobbies required. | |
| A: DIFFICULT [advanced] - plenty of challenging trail that requires advanced trail techniques. Aggressive knobbies highly suggested. | |
| B: MODERATE [normal] - moderate or mild trail skills required. Larger single-cylinder or two-up bikes should easily traverse these sections. Generally passable by an advanced Jeep/driver combo. Regular dualsport tires are acceptable. | |
| C: EASY [very easy] - practically no trail. Mostly gravel road. Passable by large 2-cylinder bikes, two-up, sidecars or most any 4-wheel drive. Regular dualsport tires are acceptable. | |
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Here's a helpful check-off list of things to do before showing up for this event:
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6/10/10:
Wow, what a great time and a fun, successful event! 99.8% of
you loved the rides and we apologize about Sunday's rain - we'll work on
that for next year! You can read our event report by clicking
HERE and can also view the plethora of pix/reports sent in by everyone.
Thanks to everyone who rode the event and keeping it fun! We can't wait
until next year's 20th Annual Ride!
5/28/10: Pre-entry is now closed. If you still want to do the ride (and why wouldn't you?!), you will need to post enter at the event. See you all there!
5/27/10: Woohoo, one week to go and pre-entry is almost closed! BE SURE to also bring your own roll of Scotch tape! If it happens to shower out, you will want to run a strip of tape along the full length of the back of the paper rollchart, so it will stay together - don't forget!
5/24/10: The Pre-Ride Poop Sheet is now posted! Download it above and sift your way through it. Let us know if you have any questions. Also, we will be having the famous Coach Ramey Stroud offering some training classes on Saturday night!
5/21/10: Will be working on the Pre-Ride Poop Sheet this weekend with all the details you will need for the event. They will then be mailed and posted.
5/20/10: Although the entries are filling up exponentially, rest assured we will not turn you away, so best to sign up early, but at least - sign up!
5/14/10:
Just wanted to give a head's up for everyone to be SURE to have an enduro-style rollchart holder for the event
(A roll of Scotch tape too!) - you won't be able to
follow the course without one!
CLICK HERE
for info on them. >>>>
5/12/10: The entry comments that some of you are sending in is hilarious! So happy to see so many familiar names/faces!
5/5/10: The entries are really rolling in, so get yours in while there's still room! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
4/20/10: The last-minute papers are being finalized with the landowners and things are coming together. We even got a foot of snow last week, which (when melted) will keep things moist and perfect for the ride! Ilse, our Massage Meister, updated her event schedule, so be sure and check it out!
4/5/10: We did more trail maintenance on some single-track trails for you A riders last weekend - you're gonna love it! Looks like I'm going to have a GREAT group of helpers for this year's ride! Can't wait!
3/25/10: UPDATE: We are sorry to say that due to miscommunications and snafu's, the Black Dog will NOT be an AMA National event this year. By the time things got resolved, the schedule was full. We are very disappointed. What will be different about the event this year? Nothing, except it not being part of the national series. Same fun rides and friends. For those that have signed up already, we will be happy to refund your entry if you were only signing up due to the national series, just let us know. Otherwise it's full speed ahead for us!
3/23/10: We are currently having some difficulties and plan on having the website fixed within a couple days. Please hang tough and sorry for any inconvenience.
2/11/10: Of course the 2010 Black Dog will again be an AMA National Dualsport AND Adventure Bike Event. We're finalizing things up with the AMA on it...
2/9/10: The Black Dog Flyer is now posted, so whaddaya waiting for - sign up!
2/8/10: The Black Dog signup page had a hiccup, but is now fixed, FYI.
12/1/09: The date for the 19th Annual Black Dog National Dualsport is: June 5~6 - same location, same fun rides!
6/9/09: Wow, another successful, safe, and fun Black Dog! Thanks heaps to everyone who attended and helped! We really had fun setting it up this year and only had just a few stressful situations. All you riders were very good out on the courses too - thanks, that means a lot! We had fun organizing it, and as always, as long as you all have fun at the event, we'll keep putting it on. Don't forget our upcoming Rat Dog and Scaredy Cat rides too! Stay tuned for our write up and pictures coming soon. -Tom and the Gang
5/29/09: It's SHOWTIME! The Pre-Ride Poopsheet is posted (above), so be sure to download and check it out! Again, no more communication from us, since we'll be out there all week laying out the courses. See ya there!
5/22/09: Whew! The entries keep rolling in! This year's rides promise to be BIG fun for everyone! Will be one day in Washington, and one day in Oregon! Trails: you bet! Scenery: plenty! Fun: ALWAYS! Don't forget that we will be prepping the event beginning the morning of 5/30, so there will be NO INTERNET RESPONSE! If you submit your entry online starting 5/30, it will not be received and you will have to pay at the event (we can refund your online payment after). Just sayin'! BMW of North America said they will show with a few demo bikes, as will Beaverton Honda too!
5/15/09: Am back from the biz trip and updated all the entries!
5/8/09: There will be a week-long delay to registrations since I'm on a business trip. Rest assured I will update them all upon my return! -Tom
5/6/09: The proposed courses have been submitted to the landowners and it's full speed ahead! Be ready for snow! The entries keep rolling in too, so don't delay and get yours in! Flyers were mailed in return envelopes too, whether you were pre-entered or not. If you were pre-entered, pass the flyer to your riding buds!
5/2/09: Was gone in Vegas all last week on a biz trip, so there was a slight delay in uploading the entries, FYI. Looks like we're going to have another rockin' turnout this year! Only one month left to Dawg Time!
4/16/09: There are many newer riders with plenty of legitimate questions about the ride. Please download and read the event flyer, which answers many of the questions you may have.
4/12/09: Sorry for any signup delays, I have been at the annual NOHVCC Conference in Texas. Things are all up to date now. Egads, less than two months for the Dawg!
1/26/09: The '09 Black Dog flyer is posted! Click the link above to check it out!
Location: Hood River, Oregon, Start/finish, camping and staging area: Hood River Co. Fairgrounds
Mt. Hood Information Center for dining. Mt. Hood Chamber Of Commerce. Click here for Lodging.
Click here for the Mt. Hood National Forest website.
