Who We Are     

     The National Association of Sport Quad Racing organizes and promotes racing/sport quad (ATV) races on oval/circle dirt tracks.  There is also a UTV class in some of our races.   We also run quad slaloms, which much like its autocross cousin is, as the name suggests, a slalom style race through a series of cones or other obstacles.  Our flat track oval dirt races are similar to midget, sprint car and motorcycle flat track dirt races that have been around for years; exciting, high speed, close, tight, hang on to our seat, head to head action, where winners are often only feet ahead of second placers.  And of course, our races are jump free.  While big air is the king of motocross, rocket speed and dynamic power sliding through the curves are paradigms of our oval flat track races.

Where We Are

     Our home track is the Montezuma County Fairgrounds Raceway just outside of Cortez, Colorado, in the famous Four Corners Region of the nation (the only point in the United States where four states meet-- Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico), a land of breathtaking canyons, enormous mountains, forbidding deserts, raging rivers, and majestic lakes.  We are centrally located within a few hours of major western/southwestern cities including Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Colorado Springs.  We are also close to major tourist destinations such as Moab UT, Durango CO, Silverton CO, Pagosa Springs CO, Telluride CO, Mesa Verde National Park, the Grand Canyon, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, the Four Corners Monument, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell), Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.  Cortez is also one of the main stops on the San Juan Skyway, one of America's premier scenic byways linking the high desert mesa country of the Colorado Plateau with the awesome San Juan Mountain Range, the largest of five Colorado Rocky Mountain subranges.  The desert floor in this area is at an elevation of about 6,200 feet, while many peaks in the San Juans rise above 14,000 feet.  The mountains are riddled with ancient mining roads such as the notorious Alpine Loop, Black Bear Pass, and Imogene Pass trails out of the Silverton and Telluride areas,  perfect for off road vehicles such as ATVs and jeeps.  Black Bear Pass in particular is so treacherous it is a one-way only trail.  Only thirty minutes from the racetrack, east towards Durango, the LaPLata Canyon Road ascends a creek drainage through a beautiful alpine forest to Kennebec Pass, a favorite local 4-wheel off road destination.

Where We Race

     The Cortez track is an excellent 1/3 mile dirt oval, with slightly banked, soft, fast turns.  Check out the racing videos on the Race Videos web page to see the track in action.  Take a look at the Location, Directions, and Accommodations page to see an aerial view of the race track.  Overnight campers can reserve a campsite for $20.00 a few hundred yards from the racetrack on the fairgrounds complex.   Thirty-two camping sites are available with 30 amp hook-ups plus water.  No sewer or TV is available.  If you would like to camp at the fairgrounds and use these hook-ups, call the fairgrounds management office at 970-759-1795 in advance to reserve a space.  Additionally, many RV parks are within minutes of the racetrack for any overnight racers desiring full hook-ups, including TV and sewer.  Check out our Accommodations page to review your options for campgrounds, RV parks and hotel/motels.  The track also has a large pit area, spectator parking area, concession stand, staging area, bleachers, racing lights, loudspeaker system, night lights, and safety fencing and barriers.  Sandwiches and drinks can be purchased during the races either at the track concession stand or at the registration area from the NASQUAD Girls.  In subsequent years, we intend to set up one exhibition race annually in a different major city in the region such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.

What's Coming Up

     For 2010, check the notices portion of this page.  Our 2010 schedule is in constant flux as we try and respond to the racers of this region and set up exciting and fun events.

Costs to Compete

     Racing entry fees are $25.00 per class per race day for youth amateur classes (minis, middies, and juniors) and $35.00 per class per race day for all other amateur classes.  The Pro Class entry fee is $100.00 per race day, and qualifies the pro/pro-am racer for cash prizes.  Spectators pay only $5.00 for the day, except that children 11 and under are free.  Pit passes are $10.00 per person for the day.  (No pit passes allowed for the hot pit area in the Four Corners 500 - racers only.)

     The Four Corners 500

     The 2010 Four Corners 500 scheduled for August 21 has been changed into a multi class Pro-Am type event in response to the wishes of the racing community.  We may run an abbreviated version of the 500 -- a 100 or 200 lap race after the Pro-Am.

Like to be a NASQUAD Volunteer?

If you don't want to race but would like to volunteer at the races, please email us at NASQUADRacing@aol.com.  It's a great way to see the races up close, pay no entry fees, and have an exhilarating day of intense action and camaraderie.  You also get free food and drink (non-alcoholic of course) all day, with a $25 coupon for use at the concessions stand, where hot food, snacks and drinks are available.  Finally, a $100 gift certifcate from Walmart will be presented at the end of each day's races to one lucky volunteer in a random drawing.

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SPONSORSHIP OPORTUNITIES

     The NASQUAD Racing Board is actively recruiting sponsors for the 2010 and 2011 racing seasons.  If you or your company would like to get some great advertising, and support the 2010 Four Corners Pro-Am Championship and the Four Corners 500 at the Fairgrounds Raceway, please contact us at NASQUADRacing@aol.com.

     Rocky Mountain ATV, a major national retailer, has offered to help out with race materials for our races.  Thanks so much to Rocky Mountain ATV for supporting our races.  When you need parts and accessories, think Rocky Mountain ATV, the best there is.