2006 Big Time Hillclimb

The 2006 BIG TIME Hillclimb turned out to be wet......way too wet! Several inches of rain within a five day period that landed right on Memorial weekend!

Mindy and I would like to thank our family and friends who helped prepare for the event. It takes alot more work than most people realize to put a good hillclimb together and it's really frustrating when everything is in place just to have Mother Nature shut it down. This is an outdoor event and sometimes the weather will not cooperate. But life goes on!

We would like to thank the riders who attended our event and braved the nasty weather. The moral amongst the riders was still very optimistic even though the conditions were not good. It was frustrating for some riders who didn't get to compete at all because their class was rained out. All of these riders will have entry credit towards our next event so they will get another chance!

The Trophy classes that did get completed on Saturday had some excellent competition. I changed the Trophy hill a bit for the 125, 250, 550, and Four-stroke classes. The riders adapted to the new hill and really put down some fast times. The Canadian family of Sid Seitz really made their KTMs perform! Travis Seitz won the 550 class and his dad , Wildman Sid, brought home third place.

Travis Seitz also did well in the 250 class with a third place finish but the local Loma boys really put on a show to take the top two spots. Justin Anderson of Loma appeared to have the class won with his ride of 8.527 seconds... BUT Loma Brice Bomgardner wasn't going to let it happen! Brice had a smokin' first ride put together but ended up crashing HARD at the 181 foot mark. His dad and I were standing 10 feet away when Brice planted his bike into the ledge! Not to be outdone Brice picked himself up and went back to the staging area. When his second turn came up we were ready to watch his new strategy. He left the starting line perfectly and was headed up the hill even faster than the first attempt! His dad and I were waiting at the previous crash site to witness what was about to happen. It was perfect! Brice tapped the rear brakes at about 160' and maneuvered his bike up and over the ledge without loosing hardly any speed! He was up and over the top with a 8.038 second ride! This put him in the lead and it held! Congratulations Justin and Brice on your impressive riding!

The 125cc class was also dominated by the local Loma boys. Brady Bomgardner and Jason Allderdice took home first and second place with their 125's. It was pretty impressive since both riders had just purchased their new bikes and this was their first time competing on them.

The 0-700 and 701-Open Qualifier classes had some great competition happening on Saturday. Ed Taylor was blazing fast on his KTM and took first place in the 0-700cc qualifier. Dustin Quast, Cord Mitchell, and Cory Erhardt ended up second, third and fourth.

The 701-Open Qualifier Class won by Corey Erhardt of Billings with Pete Loomis, Toby Ezell, and Tad Chenowith coming in second, third, and fourth. It was interesting to watch Chuck Dubell ride his big bike again. He wasn't on the bike very much but he was definitely on the gas! Also notable was Chris Axelsen getting into the top ten with a new Big bike that he had just finished building the night before!

It would have been great to climb on the New BIG TIME Hill on Sunday but Mother Nature said "No!" The hill will be waiting for the riders next spring in 2007. (The 2006 BIG TIME Hillclimb will not be rescheduled in 2006.)

The BIG TIME Traveling Trophy was awarded to Corey Erhardt for his outstanding finishes in the Saturday 0-700 and 701-Open classes.

We would like to say thanks to the spectators who showed up with canopies and rain gear. We appreciate your support. If you have a red wristband it will be good for gate credit towards future Halter Motorsports events.

Stay tuned for our next event!

The Rattle Snake Ridge Hillclimb will be hosted at the Halter Motorsports Ranch August 26 and 27 of 2006 (one week before Labor Day weekend!)

Get ready for a great show on a Brand New Sunday Championship Hill!