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 22 at the Fairgrounds Grandstand in Ellsworth.

See racers jump 70-foot triples, navigate bermed corners and pound through the hoops. Local racers are invited to sign up for the races – ages 4-50. 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 that 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.

Just love watching the action rather than being in the middle of it all? 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 ages 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 the help of local community supporters, the Pierce County Fair is able to offer this pre-fair Motocross event. A big thank you is extended to:

• Viking Coca Cola

• Waltz Ace Hardware

•American Family Insurance – Joanne Hines Agency, Inc.

• Bill’s Distributing

• First National Bank of River Falls

• Plummer Concrete & Associates, Inc.

• Ellsworth Ford, Inc.

• The Service Agency

• The Memories

• Richardson Electric, Inc.

Start the fair season off right and mark your calendar for 7 p.m. Friday, July 22 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 715-273-6874. Like us on Facebook – “Pierce County Fair and Fairgrounds (WI)”

or on Instagram at “piercecountyfairwi”.

See you at the Pierce County Fair – Aug. 11-14 – “ From Ferris wheels to tractor wheels.”

Submitted by Pierce County Fair Manager Liz Dietsche