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NEMRR ended the 2023 season with the strongest rider turnout the organization has had for a standard (non-Loudon Classic) event since it took the reins over from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2020. Participation was excellent across all divisions of racing, with particularly strong fields in the popular lightweight and ultralight classes. NEMRR’s stated goal of making the series a family-friendly organization was on full display on Saturday night when the traditional Saturday night barbeque turned into an early Halloween trick-or-treat, costume contest, and scavenger hunt across the paddock. Near perfect weather on both days provided a fantastic backdrop for both the double-points finale and the NEMM races that followed the conclusion of racing on Sunday. NEMM, which is run by NEMRR regular Sergio Dimoffetta, offered is focused on youth riders and gave free entries in 2023 to kids as young as four years old who wanted to experience riding at NHMS. With the MotoAmerica s
Hayden Gillim put himself in the catbird seat for Sunday’s Mission King Of The Baggers season finale with the Vance & Hines/Mission/Harley-Davidson-back .
The 101st Loudon Classic will be held June 7-9, 2024, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway , in Loudon, New Hampshire, and is returning with an even better purse! Not only will the record-breaking $250,000 purse for the Classic be back, but in 2024 the Classic will also feature a $50,000 bagger class. This incredible pairing of feature races will give spectators the opportunity to again experience the top level of racing in the US for modern supersport machines and to now witness the thundering performance and exceptional engineering of Harley-Davidson and Indian machines in the bagger race. Chris Ulrich, Vice President of Operations/Team Manager for Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki noted, “NEMRR did a great job putting on a professional event in 2023, and we re excited for the prospect of returning again in 2024 to defend our Loudon Classic title.” The June 7-9 dates makes for a new tradition as America s oldest race enters its second century, as the event
Two days of sunshine and perfect New Hampshire summer temperatures were a welcome sight for riders in Round 4 of the 2023 NEMRR series, who were coming off a long six-week break following the 100th Loudon Classic. The exceptional forecast led to full grids all weekend long across all classes August 5-6 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A bright spot before the event was the overwhelming support of the NEMRR riders for the series as a whole. The 100th Loudon Classic was a landmark event with a record-breaking purse, top level talent from MotoAmerica and a fantastic turnout from New England racing enthusiasts who have been part of the regional racing scene dating all the way back to the 1960s. There were hundreds of faces who had not visited NHMS in years and helped to make the 100th Classic the special gathering it was designed to be. The motorcycle community as a whole has rallied behind the organization, as an