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Take it to the track! Race or volunteer! Spectators welcome! https://www.cra-mn.com The CRA provides a safe environment for the amateur motorcycle roadracer.

Governed and staffed entirely by volunteers, the CRA is proud to be called the safest, and one of the most affordable roadracing organizations in the country.

10/31/2026

📣 MARK THOSE CALENDARS (tentatively..) 📣

In case you can't see it plastered all over the schedule, these are the UNOFFICIAL dates for 2027!! We have not signed official contracts yet that would set these dates in stone, but we will proactively inform you as soon that happens.

Round #2 will be hosted by ASRA, but CRA racers will still of course receive points for those races in our own championship.

Who's excited?!?! 😍

10/30/2026

🔥 CRA Volunteer Spotlight: David Burke

David is a 54 year-young man originally from Vermont. Work brought him to this “wonderful place” as he calls it: Minnesota! Through the years he met some people involved with racing motorcycles. A dream of his. So in 2012 at 40 years old, he started to race! With little money to do a full season, he still was able to put a few good race weekends in a year. Not being able to put 5 rounds together, he remained Novice for several years, but all while winning podiums! 2021 was a year to remember according to David, as he was finally able put a full season together. He won the Framstad cup, had 56 races (finished all of them), 26 podiums, and a lot of battles with Sam Fisk! 7th overall novice! After such a great year, his achievements were enough to satisfy him, and David started volunteering in 2022.

💪 What Do You Typically Do on Race Weekends?
I started volunteering in 2022. Grids is my favorite spot, and I also work corners during Friday practice. I love giving back and getting the races ready at the start. YEAH BABY!!

😰 What is your race-weekend survival item? (You can’t live without it?)
A great attitude! There are no bad days at the track.

😎 What do you love most about working with the CRA and being a part of the racing community?
The best part of CRA is how it feels like family. We’re all crazy motorcycle fans with the same passion, and we’re all in it together. Free entry, lunch, and races to watch? I was HOOKED! I love watching from the corners.

🏆 Tell us one of your favorite memories from working at the track!
Winning the Farmstead Cup in 2021 is my favorite memory. Second would be those ole JP worker fires! SPECTACULAR!

🍕Favorite race weekend food?
I don’t have a favorite food, but the worker lunches are great! I could probably count the bad lunches on one hand. They’re always appreciated.

🤔 What keeps you coming back?
Racing motorcycles will always keep me coming back, whether I’m volunteering or racing. I’m a HUGE FAN!!

🔥 What would you say to someone who is thinking about volunteering with CRA for the first time?
If you’re interested in motorcycles and want to be part of a family-like community, join our club! The adrenaline is uplifting, and the camping is at its finest. I love it here!

10/26/2026

⚡️ CRA Racer Spotlight: Josh Pangier 🔥

Josh is from Maple Plain, MN. He started racing in May of 1999. His biggest accomplishment in life is easy – it is his family. As for racing, his biggest accomplishment was finishing 6th overall last year running a single bike and entering (significantly) fewer races than anyone else in the top 9. His overall goals as a racer is to keep learning and enjoy this for as long as his mind and body allows!

1. What was your first ever experience with motorcycles?
When I was a kid – maybe 7 or 8, the neighbor’s had a Honda SS50 minibike that I got to ride. That is until I crashed, the bike ended up on top of me, and the exhaust put huge blisters on my leg.

2. What first got you interested in road racing?
A close friend of mine and I decided to come up to BIR in the mid-1990’s to work corner’s for the CRA and after a few years of corner working, I decided I had to “jump the fence” and try racing.

3. What has racing taught you about yourself?
Racing has really helped boost my mental toughness and ability to remain calm in almost any situation. I have said a number of times to people that I am the most calm doing 150MPH with my knee on the ground.

4. What advice would you give someone who's thinking about racing?
Stop thinking about it, buy the best gear you can afford and just go for it!

5. What's your favorite race weekend memory?
I have too many to pick a favorite, but a great memory from last year was I had an upcoming race that looked like it was going to be just wet enough for rain tires. So my pit crew (i.e. – my family) and I changed the bike over to rains and finished with about 15 minutes before my next race. However when we got done, I stepped outside and was telling Shane Keaveny about it. Shane just looked at me and said – “You can’t run rains out there – the track is dry”. I took another look at the track and realized he was right! Somehow with less than 15 minutes to go, we changed the bike back over to slicks and I just barely made the gate – in fact I didn’t get a warm up lap and had to go right to my grid position. But I finished 2nd in that race and it totally felt like a win!

FAST FIVE 🏁 🏃‍♂️💨💨💨💨💨💨
Favorite track: Road America
Dream motorcycle: You have to have just one? I think my Kramer – it has been amazing!
Favorite post-race meal: Steak (and w**e) night with Dr. Dave!
Current favorite hype song: AC/DC - Thunderstruck
If your bike could say one sentence to you, what would it be?
Wait - Christian is on the grid? Don’t worry - you will look good in the background of his victory photos.

10/24/2026

🔥🥵 OR 🥶❄️

Would you rather race in 110° scorching heat or 40° freezing cold?

Are you sweating through your leathers and so hot you can't see straight or shivering on the starting grid with tires already cold the second you left the pits? 😰

👇 Pick your poison and tell us WHY in the comments!

I GOTS TO KNOW!!! 😮‍💨

📸 Cats Eye Photography

10/23/2026

🔥 CRA Volunteer Spotlight: Andrew Breitbach

Andrew is from Crosby, Minnesota and has always had a passion for anything on wheels and high horsepower engines. When he’s not at the track, you’ll usually find him cooking, gardening, doing photography, camping, or gaming. He love the engineering, speed, and grit of motorsports, and being able to combine that with photography and camping makes race weekends the highlight of his season! He has been with the CRA for 24 years!!!

💪 What Do You Typically Do on Race Weekends?
I typically spend my weekends working in Corners and Grids. My main job is keeping track conditions clear, or getting riders lined up on time so the racing runs smoothly and safely.

😰 What is your race-weekend survival item? (You can’t live without it?)
Definitely my solar power bank, headset, trusty camp chair and insulated water jug. Track days are long, hot, and loud without these, I wouldn't make it past Saturday afternoon!

😎 What do you love most about working with the CRA and being a part of the racing community?
It’s hands down the people and the "paddock family" feel. If someone needs a spare part, extra hands fixing a bike after a crash, or just a cold drink at the end of the day, everyone pitches in. You get the absolute best seat in the house for high-speed action, surrounded by people who share the exact same passion.

🏆 Tell us one of your favorite memories from working at the track!
One of my favorites was Grids at BIR during an intense last lap battle in Unlimited Superbike and the Saturday night paddock cookouts after a wicked day of racing. Seeing the sheer skill of the riders up close while working alongside a great grid and corner crew made it unforgettable.

🍕Favorite race weekend food?
Nothing beats a burger and b**r from the Wheelie Bar after a full day out in the sun.

🤔 What keeps you coming back?
The adrenaline, the camaraderie, and that distinct smell of race fuel in the morning. Once you experience the energy of a CRA race weekend and build those connections in the paddock, you're hooked.

🔥 What would you say to someone who is thinking about volunteering with CRA for the first time?
Just do it! Don't worry if you don't know every rule or procedure right away the CRA team will train you, look after you, and welcome you with open arms. You literally get front row access to road racing, meet amazing people, and become an essential part of keeping the sport alive and safe.

10/21/2026

It's soup season, so let's stir the pot shall we? 🍲

I know for a fact that you have rules that you would like to change, so let's change them!! 💪

Please join us for the upcoming CRA Rules Forums of 26-27! This is your chance to propose new rules and regulations to better the CRA. We will have THREE different meetings to ensure that you have an opportunity to speak up and make things happen! Whether big or small things, we want to hear it!

October 21st 7:30-9:00PM - TODAY FOLKS ⏰‼️
November 11th 7:30-9:00PM
November 18th 7:30-9:00PM

Link for TONIGHT'S meeting is in the comments! ☕️

10/19/2026

⚡️ CRA Racer Spotlight: Jared Brown 🔥

Jared is from River Falls, WI. He is one of our new riders for 2026! His biggest accomplishment is starting out this year not having done a track day to now racing with CRA! Outside of racing, it would be the full restoration (down to bare framing) of his childhood home. Jared is proud of the relationships that have been built through racing and track days. He is a self-proclaimed "pretty quiet guy" so it usually takes a while to build those according to him! His overall goal as a racer is to be smoother and more relaxed so those PRs continue to come!

1. What was your first ever experience with motorcycles?
I bought my first motorcycle when I was 19 or 20, it was a CBR900rr. I was more of a straight line speed guy in my 20s, that lasted about a year. 15 years later I bought a 2008 R1, it seems to have stuck with me this time.

2. What first got you interested in road racing?
Initially I signed up with ZARS this spring to become a better rider (and maybe to legally get my fix for speed). Halfway through the year it was starting to click for me and some of the other riders/coaches mentioned that I should sign up for CRA.

3. What has racing taught you about yourself?
That I need to do more cardio.. and if I fully dedicate myself I can accomplish some pretty remarkable things. It's also taught me to slow my mind and not rush the learning process.

4. What advice would you give someone who's thinking about racing?
Do it, even if it ends up not being for you, at least you tried it out. I am happy with the path I took through ZARS and doing school of ROCC first, it set me up to have a good new rider weekend with the CRA. Also the community has been amazing in both organizations, everyone has been so helpful!

5. What's your favorite race weekend memory?
My new rider weekend has been the most memorable. I low-sided turn 2 (Brainerd) at 120mph my 2nd lap out Friday morning, rode my bike back to the pits and after a few repairs I was able to make it out the next practice session (thanks to a handful of awesome people). That afternoon I won the new rider race. I also set a 3.5 second pr on Monday with ZARS in the shootout running a 1:44.98
(there's a more in depth recap on my profile)

FAST FIVE 🏃‍♂️💨
Favorite track: I've only ridden DCTC and Brainerd so far, so Brainerd.
Dream motorcycle: My S1K
Favorite post-race meal: Chipotle
Current favorite hype song: Prof - Andre The Giant
If your bike could say one sentence to you, what would it be?
Hey man, wtf...

10/17/2026

🚨 OH NOOOO! 😱🏍️💥

You went down on track, your bike needs a part, and you’re trying to get back out there ASAP! 🏁

WHO’S THE FIRST PERSON YOU’RE RUNNING TO?! 👀

Your buddy with the hookup? That one team who somehow has EVERYTHING in their trailer? Your favorite vendor? Or are you going to go pit hopping and begging for spares? (Raise your hand if you’ve done that 🙋‍♀️)

Or, who knows you went down and is already in your pit checking on what you need and working on your bike with you??

I GOTS TO KNOW!!! 👇👇👇

Drop those names in the comments and give them a little shoutout! Let’s see who the REAL MVPs of the paddock are! 🏆🔧

10/15/2026

🚨 VOTE, GOSH! 🚨

Friendly reminder that voting for the Board Elections and the Specialty Awards ends TOMORROW!

So if you haven’t voted yet, now is the time. Don’t be like Uncle Rico and miss your chance. 🏈

“Do the chickens have large talons?” 🐓 I don’t know, but I DO know we have votes to cast!

So grab your tots, find the voting link in your email, and make your voice heard. 🏍️

10/12/2026

⚡️ CRA Racer Spotlight: Roskamp 🔥

🏍️ Jordan grew up in Worthington, MN. He started racing with CRA in 2025. Jordan is proud that despite his bike being in the ditch, barrel-rolling on track, and most recently a tumble in T3 at Road America...he rebuilds it to almost showroom condition. His tenacity and grit keep him moving forward, and those skills transfer from racing to every day life, and he is grateful for it. While he didn't race in 2026 due to economic reasons as stated below, he is still a proud CRA racer. His overall goal as a racer is to come back in 2027 and get as much track time as possible, continue improving, and give it everything he's got!!

1. What was your first-ever experience with motorcycles?
My first experience with motorcycles was riding a Kawasaki Enduro at my uncle’s house in Missouri. That was my first taste of life on two wheels, and little did I know where that experience would eventually take me!

2. What first got you interested in road racing?
It was really the racers and the community at the track that sparked my interest. I wanted to surround myself with people who had more experience, learn from them, and continue developing my skills as a rider. The racing community has so much knowledge to offer, and I wanted to be a part of it!

3. What has racing taught you about yourself?
Racing has taught me the importance of discipline and commitment. It takes dedication to continually improve, both on and off the track. You have to be willing to put in the work, learn from your mistakes, and keep pushing yourself to become a better rider.

4. What advice would you give someone who's thinking about racing?
If you're interested in racing, talk to a fellow racer and jump in feet first! The racing community is full of great people who are more than willing to share their knowledge and help you get started. Don't be afraid to ask questions, get involved, and give it a shot. You might just find yourself hooked!

5. What's your favorite race weekend memory?
It has to be earning my racing license back in 2025 and winning my New Rider Race! It was an incredible feeling to see all the hard work, preparation, and dedication pay off. That weekend will always hold a special place in my heart, and it's a memory I'll never forget!

6. What are your racing goals for the future?
My biggest goal is simply to get back out on the track! Unfortunately, 2026 was a pretty bleak year for racing due to the economic challenges, which kept me from getting out there as much as I would have liked. I'm looking forward to making up for lost time in 2027, getting as much seat time as possible, and working toward becoming a more consistent rider. At the end of the day, I just want to keep improving, have fun, and enjoy being part of this incredible racing community!

Fast Five 🏁🏃‍♂️💨💨💨💨💨💨
1. Favorite track: Road America!
2. Dream motorcycle: MV Agusta!
3. Favorite post-race meal: Buffalo Wild Wings (B-Dubs)!
4. Current favorite hype song: “Move Harder” by Faderhead!
5. If your bike could say one sentence to you, what would it be?
“Stop touching me! I’m good to go!” 😂

Address

P. O. Box 130426
Minneapolis, MN
55311

Telephone

+16123324070

Website

https://www.cra-mn.com/

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