ELLSWORTH – High-flying, fast paced dirt bike and ATV racing will be featured as the preview show for this summer’s premier event, the Pierce County Fair! The Supercross Racing event will start at 7 p.m. Friday, July 30 at the Fairgrounds Grandstand in Ellsworth.

You will see racers jump 70-foot triples, navigate bermed corners and pound through the whoops. Local racers are invited to sign up for the races – as young as 4 years old and as old as 50. Pit gate and sign up will open at 3 p.m., practice will start at 6 p.m. (for race entrants only), and the racing will start at 7 p.m.

A Supercross race contains 23 different classes, five ATV classes and 18 dirt bike classes. The program consists of a heat race and a main event; and every person who signs up will race twice. The heat race determines what gate pick the rider gets for the main event and the main event will determine what trophy the rider gets. There will also be an intermission race for pit bikes. For racing information check out www.motokazie.com and click on the SX menu.

Are you a spectator and not a participant? That’s great too! Come early to enjoy the first fair food of the season. The beer garden will open at 5:30 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 6 p.m.; admission is $10 for age 8 and over and $5 for age 7 and under. So come early, get a bite to eat, have a drink and get set for an exciting night of fast-paced entertainment.

With generous support from local businesses, the Pierce County Fair is able to offer this pre-fair Motocross event. A big thank you is extended to Viking Coca Cola, Ellsworth Ford Inc., Pierce County Meats, Bill’s Distributing, Plummer Concrete, First National Bank-River Falls, G. L. Berg Entertainment and The Service Agency.

Start the fair season off right and mark your calendar for 7 p.m. Friday, July 30th at the Fairgrounds Grandstand for this great prefair event.

For other fair-related events, check out https://www.co.pierce.wi.us/departments/fair/ index.php, watch your local papers for the fair flyer, or contact the Fair Office at 715-2736874. Like us on Facebook – “Pierce County Fair and Fairgrounds (WI)” or on Instagram at “piercecountyfairwi”. See you at the Pierce County Fair – Aug. 12-15 – “100 Years of the Round Barn and Pierce County 4-H.

Submitted by Fair Manager Ann Webb