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ABOUT
The 2023 Motorcycle Rodeo is a Rally for Recovery event produced by Thriving United. This family friendly event is a fun filled afternoon of food, music and activities that test the two wheeled skills of our motorcycle community. Proceeds from this event will help fund Thriving United recovery programs.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
Any licensed motorcycle operator, including civilian and police. Riders must utilize a minimum 750cc motorcycle and have appropriate safety gear such as: helmet, eye protection, boots and gloves.
A series of fun and interesting courses have been designed.
Skills Course
Potato Haystack
Skills Course
The object of the competition is to complete a course consisting of at least five different exercises, without receiving penalty points. (Actual course layout will be revealed at the event.)
Slow Race
Potato Haystack
Skills Course
Up to 8 finalists on two-wheeled motorcycles will line up side by side at the starting line. Once the race is started, no contestant may let either of their feet touch the ground. The object is for the contestant to keep their balance at the slowest possible speed (in a consistent forward motion) for the duration of the course without their feet touching the ground. The winner is the last person to cross the finish line. This event is awarded 1st place through 4th place. (Actual course layout will be revealed at the event.)
Potato Haystack
Potato Haystack
Potato Haystack
All contestants, each with a passenger, will ride in a circle on either two- wheeled or three-wheeled motorcycles. When the air horn is sounded, the passengers will jump off the bikes and run to the haystack and try to find a potato. When you have a potato you must step out of the circle to place. The first round will be started with the number of potatoes to be determined by the field official. A determined number of potatoes and contestants will be eliminated, each round, until 1st through 4th place is determined or until there are only four competitors remaining. Once the field of contestants has been narrowed to the final four contestants, there will be only one more round. In that round, there will be only 3 potatoes placed in the haystack.
Once the horn is sounded, to start this round, the four remaining contestants will jump off their bikes and run to the haystack and try to find one of three potatoes in the haystack. The first competitor to retrieve a potato in this round will receive 1st place. The second competitor to retrieve a potato will receive 2nd place. The third competitor to retrieve a potato will receive 3rd place. The competitor that does not retrieve a potato will receive 4th place.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
1. Contestant’s wheels going out of the marked course.
2. Contestant accelerating to the point of passing other contestants on the course.
3. Passenger jumping off bike before the air horn sounds.
4. Participant grabbing more than one potato, thus keeping another competitor from retrieving a potato.
QUALIFYING FOR POTATO HAYSTACK
There may be qualifying for this event, if the field official determines that size of the field needs to be reduced for the finals. In the case this does happen, the field official will predetermine the number of competitors that will be able to advance to the finals. The original field of competitors will be divided, as equally as possible, into different groups. EXAMPLE: If there are 20 participants in the event, the field will be divided into 2 groups of 10 each. There will be 3 from each group that will advance to the finals. The qualifications will be run under the same format as outlined above, with only the predetermined number of participants advancing to the finals.
Motorcycle Rodeo ONLY Registration
$45.00
Experience the Basin's first Motorcycle Rodeo during the 2023 Big Texas Rally for Recovery. This registration includes your participation in all motorcycle rodeo competitions. Please see rules and restrictions.
RIDE FOR RECOVERY ONLY Registration
$15.00
Enjoy our Big Texas Rally for Recovery Ride for Recovery Run where you'll visit five non-profit organization checkpoints along the route and you will draw a card at each one. Your card will then be noted on your score sheet and you will ride on to the next checkpoint. And like a card game, the person with the highest score at the end will be deemed the winner of the Thriving United Ride for Recovery Run at the Big Texas Rally for Recovery. (Prizes to be announced.)
Motorcycle Rodeo + RIDE FOR RECOVERY Run Registration
$60.00
- By registering, all participants agree to the waiver below.
- Bikes must compete on a motorcycle of at least 750 cc’s that is equipped in the normal deployment configuration as delivered from the factory. This would include lights, saddlebag rails, and engine guards (AKA “crash bars”) No modification of the steering geometry will be permitted. Fork stops must be in place at the bottom of the triple tree to make contact with the frame while turning. All motors will be inspected prior to each run.
- Any kind of unsportsmanlike conduct in or around any event will be cause for disqualification. Any person may be asked to leave by the Rodeo Rules Committee or security.
- There will be no drinking of alcoholic beverages at the event.
- Any pets must be leashed or contained, to be allowed on the grounds. No ice chests, cans, or glass bottles will be allowed.
- No firearms or illegal weapons will be allowed.
- Thriving United and the Rodeo Rules Committee reserve the right to impose new rules and penalties at any time it deems necessary, in the interest of safety or fairness.
- All Competitors must remain in the staging area and off the field until their event is called.
- All competitors will have 5 minutes, from the time the event is called to be prepared to compete. In the case of sled pulling events, the competitor will have 5 minutes from the time of the sled’s readiness to be ready to start in the competition. Any competitor that cannot meet the 5-minute time will be disqualified from that run.
- A false start in any event will result in disqualification from the lane in which the false start happened.
- Every bike must be taken directly to the impound area, immediately following their event.
- There will be a mandatory driver’s meeting 30 minutes prior to each event.
- Any contact with a boundary line is considered out of bounds and will result in disqualification ie; tires, rider foot, passenger foot/hand, sled.
- All Competitors are only allowed ONE persons to assist at the START LINE. Disqualification of that round, in that lane will occur if more.
- Thriving United and the Rodeo Rules Committee reserve the right to refuse any entry. Any entrant disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct or for unsafe behavior will forfeit his/her entry fee(s).
- To be eligible to enter, each contestant must sign a liability release before entering the pit area or arena. No person under 18 years of age will be allowed in the pit area.
- All entries must be accompanied by proof of age, with photo (example: valid driver’s license).
- All entry fees must be paid at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the event entered. Thriving United will accept most major credit cards for entry fees.
- All contestants must be in good physical condition at the time of the event and cannot be intoxicated on any type of drugs or alcohol.
- All competitors must wear a helmet, properly fastened while on the courses.