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The 6th annual Big Nasty Hillclimb is set for September 12-14, 2008, and it will be the biggest and best yet. It is Idaho's largest motorcycle event, and we're expecting over 12,000 people to attend this year. Because we're getting bigger every year, we've also taken steps to insure that people will be able to get into the venue a lot faster, and BOTH lanes of Big Willow Creek Road will be open this year on Saturday and Sunday mornings to incoming traffic to help get everyone in much quicker. This is the year that we take over the night with the new McCALVAIN Group of Companies Big Nasty Night Show. If you think that hillclimbing in the daylight is cool, just wait until you see it at night. We're also turning up the volume with some new bands, led by our headliner, Dirty Rooster Lollipop, and we're adding pumpkin shooting, a sport that features pumpkins flying at targets at over 900mph. Of course, our Rockies Diner/MonaVie, Metal Mulisha Freestyle Show returns, featuring Justin Homan and Keith Sayers, fresh off of their medal-winning performances at the Chinese X-Games. If you have never seen a motorcycle upside down, 40 feet in the air, this is your chance. Pathfinder Helicopters will also return from Utah and will offer spectacular helicopter rides for low prices. Big Nasty Land will also include a carnival this year with rides such as the Bullet and a roller coaster, and games like fishes and balloon pop. Located right next to the Seventh Heaven Campground, our carnival will bring even more fun to kids of all ages. To see more go to http://www.funtimecarnivalcompany.com Fun Time Carnivals is joining the Big Nasty this year, bringing in some carnival rides and games. The carnival will be located near the Seventh Heaven Campground and rides will be very affordable and fun. Imagine watching the hillclimb while upside down in the Rock-O-Plane! And last, but not least, if there want’s enough going on, we are bringing in a mechanical bull www.havebullwilltravel.com. This is life in Big Nasty Land and it has never been better!” We have been working behind the scenes for months, to improve and enhance everyone's weekend, and at the same time, keep costs low, thus our daily tickets and camping passes will remain the same prices as last year (and the year before that): $10 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12, and free to kids 5-under, (tickets are $2 higher at the gate). Our new C-store partner is Stinker, and their 25 Southern Idaho locations will be offering $2 discount coupons, helping to make the Big Nasty even more affordable. And, Les Schwab Tires also returns as our main ticket sales outlet; those folks certainly do like motorcycles, and sold over 1,000 tickets for us last year. Each year, more and more people are camping at the hill in the Seventh Heaven RV Big Nasty Campground, and camping passes for cars, motorhomes, trucks and motorcycles are $20 per vehicle for the entire weekend, (the campground opens at 9am on Friday morning). When you arrive, you'll also notice that the turnoff into the event has been substantially widened and leveled so that even the biggest motorhome can now breeze right on it. The campground consists of mowed hay fields and you may build a fire if you wish, but please remove your fire ring when you leave. As always, all kinds of food and beverages will be available on site, from funnel cakes to breakfast burritos, plan on having a full stomach every day at the Big Nasty. Miller will have an assortment of alcoholic beverages on site, and Jagermeister will again be bringing in their legendary party bus, featuring some wild mixed drinks. The Big Nasty will always be a family weekend, and we haven't forgotten about the little people…The Little Nasty Kids play area will be back, allowing kids to happily bounce all day. First and foremost, the Big Nasty is one of the premier motorcycle hillclimbs in the world, and the best riders and machines will return, from the nitro Peterson's nitro Harley's, to the Smith's nitro Yamaha's, and the Beer's nitro Husaberg's, you won't see 250-horsepower machines like this anywhere else in the Northwest. We have lengthened the big hill out to 600 feet, and tweaked it to make it tougher than ever, with a new starting line in the middle of the spectator area, and a big jump, right across the road. Saturday's pro qualifying will be held on the incredibly nasty, little 250-foot hill, that has a cliff nearly 15-feet high on it. Expect some incredible action and some bikes tumble down it as well. Helmets off to Edge Performance, our new title sponsor, and Tom Pence, the owner of the stellar, 1,000 acre ranch that plays host to the Nasty every year. We can't wait to see you there! Sincerely, Ron Dillon, Tom Pence and the Big Nasty Crew |
