Sportbike Northwest
Date: 07/29/2009 - 08/02/2009
In 2002 planning began for the first Sportbike Northwest event. The idea – fill a void. Up until then, there had been no consistently organized annual multi-day sportbike events in the Pacific Northwest. It was time to create one.
The first year event in 2003 went off without a hitch, unless you considered the bee that nestled his way into Harvey Gilkerson’s nose on the backside of Mt. St. Helens. Great food, great riding and great times ensued with everyone leaving smiling (even
Harvey).
During the 2004 event we encountered an unusual spell of rain. We only had to re-route one ride and enjoyed the eastern/drier side of the Gorge instead.
What we've learned is that Sportbike Northwest was not for everybody. The wheelie-poppin, stoppie-stoppin burnout-hooligans stayed home. But for those of us who like to ride – take that to mean distance - the event is a dream come true. From Seattle it’s 180 miles to Stevenson, our poker run each year clocks in around 200 miles. You' may put as much as 1,000 miles or more on your bike in all!
Location: Skamania County Fairgrounds
Address: 710 Rock Creek Dr
Stevenson, Washington 98648
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Website:
http://www.soundrider.com/sbnw/
