Events

Summer at ERX Motor Park in Elk River Is Tailor-Made for Off-Road Fans

f racing, cold beer and thousands of like-minded off-road enthusiasts coming together sounds like heaven, then welcome to ERX Motor Park in Elk River, Minnesota. In a span of just 13-years, the motorsports and event complex has grown in size and stature. Now encompassing over 400-acres, ERX is regarded as the midwest’s premiere motorsports venue with racing, concerts, charitable events, motorcycle hare scrambles, camping and way more, at what can be described as nothing less than a world-class facility. If you’ve been to an event at ERX, you know exactly what we’re talking about. If you haven’t, make this the year.

JUNE 9-13 HIGHLIFTER OFFROAD RALLY

New for 2021, the famous Highlifter event crew has added ERX to their list of incredible off-road rallies. The weekend will be filled with all types of competitions, trail rides, live entertainment, family games, camping and acres of smiles and good times. Make your reservations and get your tickets now erxmotorpark.com

JULY 9-10 6TH ANNUAL ERX OFF-ROAD NATIONAL

Hang on tight, because things are about to get loud. To put it bluntly, there’s nothing quite like 900-horsepower offroad trucks thundering door-to-door in an all-out race for supremacy. If you attend one racing event this summer, the Off-Road National sits atop the list. A weekend of horsepower, camping and memories in a family-friendly atmosphere. Camping reservations and advanced tickets are on sale now. erxmotorpark.com

OCTOBER 9-10 NITRO RALLYCROSS

The brainchild of Nitro Circus ringleader and global motorsports icon Travis Pastrana, Nitro Rallycross (NRX) combines the speed of rally car racing with an innovative course that blends mixed surfaces and the biggest jumps these 600-horsepower cars have ever seen. This newly announced NRX tour is coming to ERX this fall. More details will be announced later this summer along with your chance to purchase tickets. The Midwest Rider crew has this one marked on their calendar as a must attend, and you should too. Learn more at erxmotorpark.com

The World’s Biggest Powersports Event Is Back

imply uttering the words Hay Days to any off-roader, snowmobile rider or powersports fan is usually immediately followed by an impassioned “hell yeah.” To put it simply, there’s nothing else quite like the Sno Barons Hay Days event held every fall in North Branch, Minnesota. Now, the club is preparing to host their 54th annual event, and Hay Days has become so much more than just a snowmobile grass drag. While snowmobiling will always represent the roots of the event and its primary focus, the modern version of Hay Days has become an all-encompassing powersports mecca for enthusiasts, dealers, businesses and manufacturers alike. It’s the place to see and be seen with more displays, more racing, more swap, more action and more power hungry, beer fueled fans all jammed into one big happy place. This is the Superbowl of powersports and we never miss it, nor should you. We’ll have more details and a full schedule of events in the next issue of Midwest Rider. Plus, watch for our special Hay Days 2021 events program. Until then, visit haydays.com to get updates, reserve swap or vendor space and see images from past events.