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THE LEGACY CONTINUES AT NH MOTOR SPEEDWAY!
Shannon Stephens
Wednesday, June 13, a State Police Demo, and plenty of bands and vari- ous forms of live entertainment.
Once the hosts of a three-day festival of top-notch O
motorcycle racing, NHMS has officially implanted itself as
The speedway also plans to feature a number of vendors on-site with gear, accessories, and more for bikers. NH Motor Speedway will also offer on- site camping to competitors and those
an essential stop for two-wheeled enthusiasts during Laconia Motorcycle Week®.
From June 9-17, NHMS will host on-track racing, demo rides, and a plethora of extended entertainment on its 1,200-acre campus. Thousands of rid-
ers are expected to visit the speedway
attending Laconia Motorcycle Week®.
during the nine-day long event, which will serve as home to the 95th Loudon Classic – the longest running motorcycle race in the United States.
ON-TRACK ACTION: The 95th annual Loudon Classic race weekend will feature a variety of races over a number of series and types of motor- cycles, including the Granite State Legends Cars.
WHERE IT BEGAN: The oldest
and one of the most popular motorcy-
cle rallies in the United States,
Laconia Motorcycle Week® traces its
back to 1916 when two-wheeled
enthusiasts first traveled to New
Hampshire’s Lakes Region. The nine-
day event, draws nearly half a million
visitors to the Granite State each June
and runs in conjunction with a variety of motorcycle-relat- ed events throughout the state, including the Loudon Classic.
There will certainly be no shortage of motorcycle racing on NHMS’s 1.6- mile road course. Divisions include Grand Prix classes, Production class- es, Superbike classes, Supersport
The Loudon
Classic has been
held on the NHMS
site long before the
speedway was
built – back to
when it was simply
a road course
known as Bryar
Motorsports Park.
Before moving to
Bryar in 1964, it was hosted at the Belknap Recreation Area (now known as Gunstock).
The Loudon Classic main event will be run by the Loudon Road Race Series in the form of Middleweight Grand Prix. That race, as always, will take place just after lunch on Saturday, June 16. Other races, rides and series include:
OFF-TRACK FESTIVITIES: Starting on Saturday, June 9 through Sunday, June 17, the speedway will be the hub to everything motorcycle. NHMS
will host the largest demo ride
course in the area; the seven-mile
route will take riders through an on-
and off-property experience to test out
the latest and greatest that the top
motorcycle manufacturers in the world
have to offer. There will also be a
Swap Meet Saturday on June 9-10, a
Cystic Fibrosis Charity Trail Ride
on June 9-10, a Speedway Children’s
Charities Motorcycle Ride on
For more info on the 95th Loudon Classic and all 2018 events at NHMS, including the July 22 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race weekend and the September 21-22 Full Throttle Fall Weekend, stop by the ticket office, visit nhms.com, or call Fan Relations at (603) 783-4931.#
June 13-14: Penguin Racing School
classes, as well as Formula 40 classes.
The fan-favorite Supermoto event will also return to the card in 2018.
June 9-10: USCRA FIM North America Vintage Road Racing Championships
June 9-10: Cystic Fibrosis Trail Ride
June 11: Fishtail Motorcycle Track Day
June 15: ASRA Team Challenge and LRRS Supermoto Practice
June 16: 95th Annual Loudon Classic Main Event June 16: LRRS Supermoto Main Events
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Photos Courtesy: Bob@SilverStudios.US
Photos Courtesy: Bob@SilverStudios.US
Photos Courtesy: Bob@SilverStudios.US