Ride The Big Sky® Motorcycle Rally and Races

Held Annually in Billings the week before the Sturgis Rally

MONTANA’S SCENIC BEAUTY – Ride The Big Sky®
Billings, Montana – A Rider Friendly Western City Located 1 hour from Yellowstone Park and the Beartooth Highway


Very few of life’s activities can measure up to motorcycle riding. If you are an enthusiast, you know what we are talking about. If you have never ridden a motorcycle, or toured the United States on a bike, you should consider trying it out. Be it riding off-road, riding on the highways and back roads or racing, the thrill, freedom and ecstasy of riding a motorcycle is truly one of the best things one can experience. To ride some of the thousands of miles of roads in Montana, Big Sky Country, where there are fewer residents in the state than in the city of San Jose, California, the enjoyment is even greater when you’re not so concerned about negotiating a 6 lane freeway amongst thousands of trucks and cars. Riding and touring on a motorcycle in Big Sky Country is one of the “must do” activities for any motorcycle enthusiast. On a trip with other bikers a few years ago, marveling at the huge, blue sky, we were struck with the idea that has become one of our trademarks, Ride The Big Sky®.

Billings Motorcycle Club (“BMC” www.billingsmotorcycleclub.us) and Recreational Action Sports Entertainment LLC (“RASE”) joined forces to create The Warm Up® events, Races and Bike Rally, held in Billings, MT. Billings, home of several of the region’s premier motorsports event…the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb, has also hosted the national H.O.G. Rally (2006) and the Honda Goldwing rider Wing Ding (past years and July 2007). The city has gained a reputation among motorcycle enthusiasts as a place that serves as a hub of road riding adventures, and has friendly people, fewer crowds, reasonable prices and a Big Sky that is so large and clear that it is hard to describe. With Billings’ close proximity to Sturgis, The Warm Up® is quickly becoming the premier warm up destination for Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

The Billings community has pulled together to offer a variety of benefits and values to motorcycle enthusiasts for The Warm Up® Rally and Races. From the Chamber of Commerce and its many members, to scores of local businesses and various city and county governmental offices, the combined efforts to offer an attractive, enjoyable experience have been remarkable. We encourage motorcyclists from all over the United States and Canada to plan to stop in Billings and enjoy our good, old-fashioned hospitality on your ride this summer. We’ll try our best to put a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye.

The week starts out with the premier BMC event, the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb. In its 90th year, the Great American is the oldest, biggest and richest motorcycle hill climb in the country. The 2008 event is planned for July 25 – 27, 2008, and is held at the BMC grounds, just south of downtown Billings, a short distance from the intersection of South Billings Boulevard and I-90 / I-94. Read more information about the Great American…    

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Each year Rally headquarters is open to all. Typical activities include recommended “on your own” rides, poker runs and a comedy night with net proceeds going to several different charities, live music, a variety of food and merchandise vendors and bike displays. From Billings, it is only a short ride to see one of many old west, historical and scenic areas. Click on the Rides and Attractions link above to see some of the attractions that make Montana a true destination to Ride The Big Sky®.

Billings is just an hour from the Beartooth Highway and Yellowstone Park, and about 4 hours northwest of Sturgis, South Dakota. If you are planning on attending the Sturgis Rally, we encourage you to take in the sites and scenes in the Billings area as you Ride The Big Sky®. For lodging in the Billings area, check out our hotel/motel partner offers for your stay in the Billings area…

Read more about The Warm Up® Rally in Billings….

Ride The Big Sky®

Headlines and Links

American Motorcyclist Association Public Service Announcement

Ride The Big Sky® on MySpace
Check out the videos on our MySpace site to see more about what it means for us to Ride The Big Sky®.
- Go to Ride The Big Sky® on MySpace

RASE Supports AMA Membership
Recreational Action Sports Entertainment, LLC (“RASE”) is an ardent supporter of the American Motorcyclist Association (“AMA”). We have personally belonged to AMA since 1974, and RASE is an approved AMA sanctioned promoter. We encourage anyone that rides motorcycles or ATVs to consider membership in AMA and support their tireless efforts to protect and further the rights of motorcyclists.
- A letter from the AMA and a sign up form are available here

BMC Hosts the 91st Great American
RASE is a proud sponsor of the 91st running of the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb scheduled for July 24-26, 2009. With a guaranteed purse of $40,000 up for grabs in the professional classes, rider participation in 2009 is once again expected above 600 entries in the pro and amateur classes.
- Read more about the Oldest, Richest and Biggest Motorcycle Hill Climb in the United States

Billings Chamber of Commerce Supports Ride The Big Sky®
The Billings Chamber of Commerce has provided a great deal of support to Recreational Action Sports Entertainment and Billings Motorcycle Club.  Without support of the Chamber, MetraPark, Yellowstone County and many of the fine, tourist friendly businesses in the Billings area, building The Warm Up would not have been possible.
- Learn more about the Billings area on the Chamber’s web site: It’s In Billings!

The Beartooth Highway All American Highway
The Beartooth All American Highway has been described as the “single best motorcycle road ride in the United States”. Located about 1 hour from Billings, the ride takes you from the priarie to the top of the Beartooth Mountains, through some of the most beautiful road riding scenery in the world. For a motorcycle oriented article, click here to Read more. The Beartooth Highway even has its own web site at beartoothhighway.com. We have posted a virtual ride up the Beartooth Highway switchbacks on our MySpace page at myspace.com/ridethebigsky.

The Beartooth Rally – Red Lodge, Montana Each year the Red Lodge, Montana area opens its doors and welcome tens of thousands of rider for the annual Beartooth Rally.  Red Lodge is at the base of the Beartooth “All American” Highway, one of the single best day rides around.  Each year the rally features a variety of live music (Molly Hatchet in 2008), charity events, a kickin’ street dance, merchandise, great food and drinks and the highlight of the event, the  famous Iron Horse Rodeo. Click here to go to the official Beartooth Rally web site.

Dick Slagowski – 1943-2008
Dick Slagowski’s obituary from the Billings Gazette – June 17, 2008

Recreational Action Sports Entertainment Sponsored Riders

	Wyatt Maguire – Mead, Washington Wyatt Maguire is one of the flat track sport’s up and comers. Congratulations to Wyatt for finishing in 15th place in the AMA Grand National Pro Singles national series in 2010.  Wyatt has come to Billings for the pre-Sturgis event, The Warm Up®, each year since 2003.  In 2007, he won both the 450 and Open Pro classes on the BMC short track during the Warm Up®.  Wyatt has won or placed high in flat track races from the west coast all the way to the AMA Amateur Nationals.  Mike Marsh and RASE are proud to provide support to Wyatt Maguire.
	Tyler Clark, Missoula, Montana Ty Clark, Missoula, Montana, went to the AMA Nationals in July 2007. Ty made us proud. Mr. Clark finished 2nd overall in the U.S. at nationals in his class, competing against a number of ProSport riders in the events. Ty finished 3rd in the mile, 7th in the short track (after getting knocked down and restarting from 14th place), 4th in the TT and 1st place in the 1/2 mile event. Ty rode Mike Marsh’s Yamaha YZ-450F flat track bike during The Warm Up® 2007 and was in the money in nearly every class. Great job Tyler!
	Stevie Bonsey In 2006, Mike Marsh and RASE sponsored Stevie Bonsey, AMA National ProSport 2006 Champion, for 6 races. After Stevie won nearly all of the Pro classes during The Warm Up® 2006, he came back to the area and competed in the 3 day indoor event at Gillette Wyoming in October. On Mike Marsh’s Yamaha YZ-450F, Stevie cleaned up and won all 6 main events. He left the next week to begin his multi-year contract, riding MotoGP for Kenny Roberts. Stevie is back in the states competing in the AMA Grand National Flat Track series.  Click here to watch Stevie win the Dash for Cash and Open Pro Main event in The Warm Up® 2006.