2008 Desert 100 April 5th & 6th
21 01 2008
The 2008 Desert 100 is scheduled for April 5th & 6th in Odessa WA. Use the links below to download the flyers. Also be sure to check out our web pages dedicated to the Desert 100 and the Desert 100 forum.
Directions: Use the map below to obtain directions to Odessa, WA. From Odessa, head west on W 1st Ave/WA-28. Continue to follow WA-28 for approximately 7.5 miles. Turn right on Irby Rd N and follow the orange/black arrows.
i love this holl weekend its a blast i look foward to it every year….
Desert 100 Race
A buddy and I are different ages. I’m in old timers and he is over the hill.
Can we start on the same start line?
PS. I really want to join Stump JUmpers!!
You guys rock!!!
we are coming from Vancouver Canada for the race week end, do we require ORV tags or due to the event being held on priv. land none are needed. All other information supplied on the site is fantastic.
dale, both those classes will be starting together
t-sax it is private land so you will not need an orv tag.
saw in the flyer need spark arrester or orv tags. coming from van like guy above, so will i be able to use my 2-stroke with stock piping?
PARRAS - We owe it to the land owner to require a spark arrestor, it just makes good sense. This does not fit the definition of “closed course competition” and you will be on county property briefly.
ORV tags for our neighbors to the North cannot be expected but WA state riders should have them regardless.
Please get a S/A, you don’t want to miss this event!
Thanks!
Those that have driven from Vancouver, B.C. to attend the race in the past, can you tell me an approximate travelling time required to to get there. The second question is how cold does it get at night do to the kids sleeping in tents ice inthe nose or not to bad.
Q #2
A - It can vary… some years the bikes will have a layer of frost on them in the morning. Keep the kids bundled up, a source of heat (other than a fire) is a good idea.
I couldn’t tell you the travel time…
SOOO sad I can not ride this year! I am pregnant, but will be back next year. This is the best weekend of the year!!!!!
Cool - A new mIni racer in a few years!
no comments lets just race!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks guys
I’ve got a 14yr old neighbor kid that wants to bring his non S/A equipped XR100….he’s gotta FMF powercore4, but I don’t have the extra dollars to buy him one. Can I make a stainless steel screen and put it inside the endcap?
Powercore4 is supposed to be a spark arrestor… it’s a screen type, so if he’s missing the screen put one back in.
Can I bring my dog? WOOF!!!
Dogs are welcome… just clean up after them and keep them leashed as needed.
We will be coming from Seattle on Friday Morning…I have been told that Friday is NUTS trying to find a place for a family to camp. Can we camp on Thursday night on site? Is there any space availiable on Friday afternoon for a Family of 4?
Sandman
there is no camping on site Thursday night. You can find alternate places to camp in/near Odessa.
Gates open for camping at 5AM Friday.
I’m so excited I can hardly stand it
Is anybody gonna be able to sleep next week…..cause I’m not! Can’t wait!
What the conditions are like around Odessa? With this snow, I am concerned about driving all the way up from Astoria if it’s too deep.
Will the race go on come Hell or High (frozen) water?
My son and I are really looking forward to the weekend, but right now it’s looking a little sketchy…
We have around 15 guys coming from the area and have a few Q’s. Do we need ORV tags and spark arrestor. Most of us have them, but a few guys don’t. Some of us road the Frostbite and had nothing but a blast and can’t wait for are 1st trip to Odessa.
Race goes on regardless of conditions…. don’t worry come race day it will be sunny and 55 deg!
S/A’s? - YES! ORV TAGS? - Do you live in WA? Those tag fees go to our sport… you should have them!
Thanks guys…. see ya next week!
Those Sequim boys should know how to ride! They don’t call it the Lyckman Trail for nothin….or maybe it should be the Smith Trail! See ya in Odessa boys.
My wife and kids have four wheelers will they be able to ride them around for fun and maybe the poker run? And how much is the gate fee?
I live near Odessa and the weather forcast is calling for 65 and sunny come race day, And we have no snow and none in the forcast.
nick, sorry but no quads. The land manager does not allow them and to prevent confusion we ask that they are not used at all and should not be unloaded.
Gate fee is $5 per adult.
is it true that your bike must be clean befor the race?
what if you rode the sand dune just befor do you still have to clean your bike?
We are so excited for the race this year! We usually have 3 other girls in camp that race but they can not make it this year so I will be representing our wild women! Here’s to all the chick riders and an awesome race!
I am almost 50 years old and am looking forward to doing the Iron Man….
I am almost 50 years old and am looking forward to doing the Iron Man…. I will be comming from Vancouver Wa. It will be my first time
we are looking forward to the race this year, we have been coming for about four years, we come with a group of about 20 to 30 riders from all over the state. we always have a great time. see you all there.
Yes, please make sure your bikes are clean before you come out here. This is run on a production ranch and weeds are sometimes difficult and expensive to control.
It’s not the dirt we’re worried about, it’s weed seeds.
Same goes for the White Knuckle this fall.
Feel free to bring laptops, I’ve got the hotspot up and running already. The further north you park the better it’ll work.
For those that want to head out before Friday, there should be plenty of room to park around town. Today the RV park was less than half full. Just don’t forget to knock on the door of the home owner you’d like to part in front of. Most will let you park, they’d just like to know who’s out there.
See ya’ll soon.
We are stoked!! I have done the Ironman poker run and the race from 1988-1999. I havn’t been to Odessa yet and I can’t wait. I was told it’s better than Vantage??
here we go again hopfully pictures will be great again
we were very concerned with how the kids 9-12 was handles this year. First place went to a kid who was not even in the top three, a mistake was made and not addressed. We will not be a part of that again.
I’m sorry to say that I will not be able to make it this year do to leaving for the Army. But good luck to everyone, and I hope to make it to the race in the future.
Thanks for Letting The Rolling Thunder Saloon be part of this great event!
hey, i got invited last minute to do the ironman poker run and had a blast!! I got my ass kicked cuz i have never done any technical dirtbiking, but it was worth it.. Just wanted to know when the pics were comin.. thanx
Last year was my and my brother-in-laws first time. This year my 14 year old son and 16 year old nephew went along and we camped Friday night. We all had an awesome time (even better then last year). Way to go and great job by all who set up the course. thanks a bunch
Hey, this was my first year going, even tho i did not do any of the courses i did ride around a lot and i have to say it was a blast. I loved watching the starting of the big race this morning, it sounded like roaring thunder coming over the hill. Good job stumpjumpers it was a lot of fun and i will be coming every year.
We went to watch my brother in law race in the 100 and he talked me into riding the family poker run…. it was a great time even though I had only been on a bike 3 times. His daughter Kirsten ran with us and I ate her dust all day. We even got trophies!!!! Thanks again Mike for making me experience life….. Larry
dude the desert was sick this year thanks for making it happen ive been going scince vantige its cool you guys throw something like this
I’ve started to post up my photos from this weekend’s Poker Run, Mini-Race, kids running the practice track and as well as some photos of the start of the race. It will take me a day or two to get them all posted to my site, but hopefully you’ll find something that you like. Let me know what you think… smithsr@whidbey.com
When can we get the 2008 race results???
Thanks!
This was the best Desert 100 I have ever done! It beats 1988-1999 Hands down! SUPER GREAT job to ALL of the Stumpjumpers.
We had my buddys 10 year old son here for his first off road event, he only had raced motocross his whole life. I think we have won a new off roader to join us and the N.M.A.
Thanks again!, Eric
Hey i ride sometimes this year was sooooooooo AMAZING so far i have been coming for like 3 to 4 years and this is the best hey i used to live in Odessa it is such the weardest town ever so i hope you guys enjoy and i love ya all. ROCK ON AND COME NEXT YEAR
P.S. who ever had the cheeseburgers and everything they were sooooooooooo amazingly cool
have fun
Hey also i would like to thank wes king thank you sooo much for what we can ride on and all the people who are part of the club have fun and come next year
We came down from Canada for the first time this year, I had not ridden at all this season yet(little too much snow………talk about a good way to whip a guy into shape! I wish a mile was more like a kilometer…… Great ride, great course…..I’ll be back next year when all my blister heal! thnks to everyone who put this race on.
We helped a 15 year old boy by the name of Jacob (Jake) who took a pretty hard crash on the first lap of the Iron Man Poker run. He was riding with a buddy. Would like to know how he is doing. Jacob, if you read this, let us know how you are… thanks
Ask the second place finishers in the Team Event if they started on the first or second wave. They should have started on the second cannon. I don’t see those two names in any of the past programs. And they didn’t show up for their trophy??????
What a great time. It was our first, but it won’t be our last!
I guess if I had one bitch it would be the kids that felt the need to ride right through our camp, across the rug to our RV? Not once, but several times till I put our bikes in the way.
My thanks to the stumpjumpers that helped my son and I out when he broke down out on the course.
Hey this is jake the kid who crashed
Im doing better now but still bummed that i couldnt race on sunday. Thank you for all the help when i crashed, it really meant alot to me!
just wondering when the race results were going to be put up!
thanks for the great weekend, it was a blast!!
This was my first event like this. This was awesome. As was said earlier, this was my first, but it won’t be my last. The Stumpjumper organization is awesome and did a great job! Thank you.
I have to publicly thank my brother for providing me with the best weekend in a long time! Thank you Mark for all you’ve done and for the encouragement!
Another top-notch event. I’ve been coming to Odessa for the past 5 years, and finally talked a buddy from Eugene, OR to ride up with me and experience the Desert 100. In between the groans of sore muscles, and weeping blisters…there were a bunch of laughs and smiles for the long drive back. He’s now in the “club” of those that are hooked on the Race of the Year.
Great job from the time we pulled in until the time we dropped off the trash on the way out the gate.
See ya next year.
Jeff
Team OFS
Eugene, OR
GREAT JOB ON THE RACE GUYS IT WAS A ASS KICKING RACE. GOT 10TH IN OPEN CLASS BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE TROPHY PRESENTATION. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME RACING THE DESERT 100 IN ODESSA AND I’M SURE I’LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.
Josh…
Great ride man. 10th in Open is an impressive ride. We hope to see you up there next year. I crashed hard about 15 miles in and the cobwebs never cleared, so I called it a day once I finished the first loop. The course was great this year…there were some real man-eaters out there. The section across the road was phenomenal. Spending some time in Cabo next weekend will provide some great therapy!
Ryan
Anyone know where to find the race results?
race results will be posted soon. keep an eye on the homepage under the latest results section!
nope
Seeing if anyone has a pic or video of the start I was in the top 5 closest to the pits in red gear out of the dust and crashed really hard destroyed a 450 Yamaha frame along with other stuff. Not really sure if I wanna see it or not but i’ll wait and see, everybody said I was lucky.
Hey, Rob.. Heard you had a bad, BAD get off.. Good to hear you are ok for the most part… Heal soon man
Nate Turner 19x
Reply to (finisher) comment, Yes then did start on wave two . Yes they did show up for awards. Yes then have been at several desert 100 races .
No 50 miler’s were allowed thru the chutes for the first wave! Each helmet is checked before we put a start sticker on it…. I saw several who either tried or was just confused and they were pulled out of line and told to wait.
Who was 2nd place team?
I have to correct myself!!!! We just recv’d an e-mail from the FIRST place team, who did not take their trophy and went home after their race. They admit screwing up and somehow getting on the first wave… they request that things get straightened out so those of you that placed in the team class can expect a bump. We’ll start working on getting the right trophies into the right hands, please be patient as we get things straightened out…
NOW I NEED TO CORRECT MY CORRECTION (AAARGH)… I made the assumption that the e-mail was from the perceived first place team but they were further down in the top ten. We are currently working on getting the results straightened out.
Sorry for all the confusion, should get straightend out shortly, hopefully before the results are posted!
Hey are there any more pics for the poker run? I went through the 540 pics posted but didn’t see myself.
Thanks.
Great time, will be back next year looking forward to the next event.
there is a few more poker run pics I’ll add to our photo galleries soon.
tomorrow we’ll have about 1500 race pics available
Posted by Kristy - “we were very concerned with how the kids 9-12 was handles this year. First place went to a kid who was not even in the top three, a mistake was made and not addressed. We will not be a part of that again.”
Kristy - There is a 30 minute protest period after results are posted, did you bring it to the score keeper’s or an official’s attention? Thats the only way it would have gotten addressed. We have some photos of the mini race as well that might help clarify things but ultimately it is the racer’s responsibility, (or in this case the racer’s parents responsibility) to protest the results.
Sorry you feel a mistake was made, we hope that you do come back next year!
we are going insane looking every hour on the hour for the results! Can you please give us some kind of time frame for when the results will be posted? Thanks so much.
Also thanks for the great event, my family is thinking of doing the family poker run next year, so you’ll have some more new faces!
They are trying to get them posted this weekend…. keep in mind, these people have real jobs too.
The two guys that placed second in the team race are Erek Arnold (me) and Keith Lindsay. We have both raced many desert 100’s. We started on the second wave and did stay for awards. whatever the outcome for results it was a great race and i cant wait for next years.
I posted some film of the start on you-tube. Search 2008 Desert 100. I don’t know if you will be able to pick out individuals- I was up the hill a ways.
Cool vid Big Dog, thanks for sharing…. make sure you have the sound on! The best part of the video is the crowd and the oohs and aaaah’s, there is a girl pretty upset towards the end.
when will the race results be updated
Results please.
It is way past the period for disputes and they’ll never be perfect anyway. If they are being edited still, just post them as “Not Official.”
Racers want to know how they performed. It is a test of one’s self. To know how they did, they need the test score. Please post them.
Thanks.
Jake, We are so glad to hear your ok. Did you break anything? Or were you just really sore? Did the Docs confirm that you did have a concussion? Thanks so much for writing back.
A big thank you to the guy who stopped to give me a splash of race gas on the big hill a couple of miles from the pits. I was on a 2008 CRF250R black edition (with a flat rear tire) you were on a yellow Throttle Jockey Suzuki. Beers are on me next year! JD
I think you guys need to find a better way to score the minis race, My cousin got third place in the race and ended up getting 16th??? the guy that won it ended up with like 6th place?
Hey if anyone has a pic of a red honda number 6, rider black pants with red trim, red jacket with black and grey trim and a HJC blue helmet from the poker run I would like to buy a copy.
Thanks
You made some good points there.