The Biltwell 100 - April 10, 2021
After years of taking any opportunity to go racing or get out into the desert, for the Biltwell team the 2021 'Biltwell 100' is not just an idea whose time has come, but, the issues surrounding the present health emergency notwithstanding, it is probably an idea that is long overdue for them!
Indeed, what could be healthier than getting out into the open air and putting vast expanses of empty between you and the next person. Yeah, I know - any excuse!
Slated for April 10 near Ridgecrest, California, the start/finish line is along U.S. Route 395 in the Indian Wells Valley in north eastern Kern County. The 395 is known as "California’s Backbone," running east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
A road of superlatives - the highest, lowest, hottest, deepest, oldest - it runs all the way from the Mojave Desert near Hesperia in southern California to the Canadian U.S. border near Laurier, Washington State.
But you don't have to go nearly that far to see some great Californian desert landscape and sites to watch the Biltwell 100. The area is BLM land and the town of Randsburg sounds like a must-see to us - "a great little hippy ghost town about 12 miles south, with bars, restaurants, etc."
"Everything you need to know is online, but if you fancy entering? Start planning for 2022 now - because the limited number of available race permits for this year sold out within 48 hours"!
There are multiple classes based on era of bike, and on modern bikes the classes are determined by age group. Men and women have the same exact class breakdown, but are scored separately. All classes get a trophy for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Racing starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp, Saturday, April 10, 2021. There is rubber band Grand Prix style starting, by class, with the fastest classes first. The course closes at 3:00 p.m., and all riders have to be off the trail by 5:00 p.m.; scoring is by helmet transponder and traditional "fender card."
www.biltwell100.com
