DOYLE, Calif. - Up to 200 riders are expected to participate in the Diamond Back Hare Scrambles motorcycle race, Saturday and Sunday, April 3 and 4, at the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area near Doyle. Trail access will be available only to participants while the races are underway.
Spectators are welcome at designated viewing areas and are reminded to Recreate Responsibly while enjoying your public lands. Face masks are required on all areas of BLM-managed public lands where at least six feet of distancing is not possible. Single-day visitors will use parking areas along the access roads. Participants and visitors can camp overnight at the main Widowmaker Trailhead on the East side of the entrance road.
To reach the Widowmaker Trailhead, take the Laver Crossing Road (just north of Doyle) east from Highway 395. Turn right on Hackstaff Road, then turn left onto Fort Sage Road. Follow the road about seven miles to the trailhead. The route will be marked with flags and signs.
Under a special recreation permit from the BLM, the Lassen Motorcycle Club and the Motorcycle Racing Association of Northern Nevada sponsor this race and provide course marshals. Dedicated BLM law enforcement rangers and staff will help monitor the event.
“We are pleased to provide this site for competitive dirt bike riders to race," said Emily Ryan, manager of the BLM Eagle Lake Field Office. “We have worked with race organizers to lay out a challenging new course for the riders while avoiding areas where fire recovery is underway."
For more information, please call Marisa Williams at the BLM office in Susanville, 530-252-5303. More information about the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area is available by visiting https://www.blm.gov/visit/fort-sage-highway-vehicle-area.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
