Jun 18, 2012
Extreme dirt track racing is getting bigger in Batavia. The WNY EDT committee brought in a regional race Saturday that attracted racers from as far away as New Jersey, and on Aug. 11, a national professional race will hit the track.
Amy McNutt said there's been ATV racing at the track -- which is about 50 years old -- for the past six or seven years, but a reconstituted race committee has been working hard to grow the sport locally.
"We're trying to grow the sport and let people in Batavia know the track is here so we get more spectators," McNutt said.
Batavia Motor Sports is located on Harloff Road next to Polar Wave.
The next closest track that runs extreme dirt track ATV races is in Geneva, McNutt said.
The race in August will bring racers from as far away as Oklahoma and South Dakota and points will count toward a national championship.
