E-Updates
October 10, 1008 - Fall Hill Climb SeriesThe 3rd installment of the Fall Hill Climb Series has been postponed due to weather...can you spell snow in the first full week in October? The event has been rescheduled for Sunday October 19, weather permitting. Call Shannon Chamberlain for details at (406) 259-2704.
Visit the event page...October 8, 2008 - Portable GPS Purchase DealThe American Motorcyclist Association has an awesome offer on a portable GPS device
...click here for more information...October 6, 2008 - Four Hour MarathonThe Four Hour Marathon, previously scheduled for October 5, 2008, was postponed due to heavy rain and muddy conditions. This two-person team event is Billings' motorcycle racing version of the ironman competition. Four hours non-stop through valleys, washouts, stream bottoms and across high speed roads and tracks. The event has been not been rescheduled as of 10/6/2008. For event information, call Ray Halsey at (406) 652-4077.
Four Hour Marathon event page....
Monday August 4, 2008 - AMA Grand National Flat TrackWe Did It ! BMC participated with volunteer workers to help
Recreational Action Sports Entertainment and the American Motorcyclist
Association with the running of two national level events in Billings
August 1 and 2, 2008. BMC hosted 40 of the top ranking national flat
track pros on the 1/8 short track on August 1, and then a group of 25+
BMC members helped RASE and AMA with flagging and gate duties during
the
AMA Grand National Singles Flat Track event at MetraPark Saturday
August 2, 2008. Despite some challenging track conditions at BMC, the
events came off successfully. A shout out to all the BMC members and
families who helped with the events....THANK YOU.
Monday June 16, 2008 - Farewell Mr. SlagowskiRecently, BMC lost one of its finest, long-term and staunchest supporters and members. On Friday, June 13, 2008, BMC life member #99 Dick Slagowski passed away after a tough battle with lymphoma. The thoughts and prayers of all the BMC members go out to Alice, Todd and Tana. Slugo will be missed.
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Billings Motorcycle Club - Welcome
The Billings Motorcycle Club ("
BMC") was established in 1914 in Billings, Montana. For nearly 100 years, despite geographical separation from much of the motorcycle world, Billings has remained on the leading edge of motorcycling. In fact, BMC was one of the first organizations in the United States to partner with the American Motorcyclist Association ("AMA"), receiving AMA Charter #15 in 1924, the year that the AMA was formed. BMC is also one of the only membership based clubs in the United States to acquire and own land for the riding, racing and off-road enjoyment of its members.
The club promotes a variety of competitive and non-competitive events each year. These range from club member only rides, such as the Easter Egg and Treasure Hunt for the kids, to motocross and arenacross events, cross country events, flat track events, up to the club's signature event, the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb. The Great American has led Billings to be known as the Motorcycle Hill Climbing Capital of the World™. Learn more about the many BMC events....
BMC is a member driven organization, with over 350 member families helping the club on a volunteer basis maintain the club-owned property, promote more than 20 competition events per year, and serve as ambassadors to the local community and region. It is a rare situation where such a large organization can function without paid management. But such is the case for BMC, where all club functions are handled by the BMC Board and its membership on a volunteer basis. Because of the volunteer nature of the club, the number of club memberships is limited. Learn more about BMC.....
The club has a history of community and regional involvement. BMC has throughout the years partnered with the Bureau of Land Management to assist with the maintanence of the South Hills, Ah Nei and other off road recreational areas. And as the promoter of the single largest motorsports event in the region, the Great American, BMC has reached out to the City of Billings and Yellowstone County to build relationships with local businesses, government, law enforcement and other organizations to assure an exciting and safe environment for those who attend. BMC is providing staffing and logistical support for RASE LLC for The Warm Up® Rally and Races. We are pleased to announce that The Warm Up® - 2008 was selected as one of the Chamber of Commerce's 'pick six' events in Billings for the second year in a row.
For nearly 100 years, BMC has been a proud member of the Billings community and an organization actively involved in the promotion of the sport of motorcycling. Thank you for visiting the BMC web site. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us a message by accessing the Contact link above. We hope that you find what you are looking for on our web site. Ride The Big Sky®!
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presented by July 25 - 27, 2008
Motorcycle Hill Climbing Capital of the World™
The 90th running of the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb presented by Miller Lite (July 25 - 27, 2008) is anticipated to be one of the largest in the BMC's history of staging the event. Once again, BMC has set the guaranteed professional class purse at $40,000 in addition to sponsor awards and trophies for professional and amateur classes. Primary sponsor for the event is once again Briggs Distributing & Miller Lite.
Tickets for the Great American will be available from BMC members, Albertson's food stores, and beginning June 1, 2008, tickets will be available at
regular MetraPark ticket outlets, including MetraPark’s Box Office, RimRock Mall, and Cell Plus Outlets. A convenience fee of $2 per ticket will apply
to any ticket sold through MetraPark outlets.
The Great American is the third event of three world famous hill climb events that make up the Western States Professional Hill Climb Series. These events include the Big Sky Challenge (May), the Widowmaker (June), and the Great American (July). Read more about the Western States Professional Hill Climb Series...
The Great American is part of The Warm Up® - 2008 - Bike Rally.
BMC is proud to be working with a variety of local businesses,
government organizations and the Billings Area Chamber of Commerce for
the 2008 Bike Rally. The Warm Up® - 2008 offers a variety of
entertainment options, road rides and competitive events to attract
motorcycle enthusiasts to come to the Billings area and Ride The Big
Sky®. Read more about The Warm Up® - 2008 - Rally and Races...
2007 in Review
Click here to read the 9/12/2007 Cycle News article about the 2007 Great American...
632 entries in the Pro and Amateur classes competed over the 2 1/2 day event. The event began on Friday night, with the first of the Pro and Amateur classes running on the "trophy" hill beginning at 5:00 pm. A special thanks to SCOTT USA for their support of the "trophy" event this year, the top three in each class were awarded Scott value certificates! Saturday, both the Pro and Amateurs competed simultaneously on two separate hills beginning at 8:00 am. Sunday at 8:00 am the Pros kicked off the final day on the "money" hill, ending with the Great American runoff.
The Great American hill was particularly challenging in 2007, with over 100' of the hill having slid down in the heavy spring rains. Few of the pros were able to go over the hill, including in the Great American Championship portion of the event. The Championship runoff started at the conclusion of the regular Pro classes on the "money" hill, pitting the top qualifiers from the Pro classes in a two run shot at the big money. The Championship was exciting, with Shannon Chamberlain topping the hill slightly faster than former GAHC champion Davey Johnston, to claim his third Great American Championship with over 10,000 spectators cheering him on. Read more about the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb presented by Miller Lite ...
The
2007 Great American DVD is available for ordering in the
BMC store on-line...Click here for a Billings Map and weekly updates for Billings area news, freatures, touring information, entertainment and dining.
Content and Photo Credits
BMC thanks the following companies and individuals for providing the content and images displayed on the site:
Billings Gazette
Dirt Rider Magazine
Mike Kirkpatrick - CMI Photography
Michael J. Marsh
Recreational Action Sports Entertainment (RASE LLC)
Jim Polen
Dean Betzer
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