Super Hooligan Motorcycle Racing Is “The Greatest Show On Dirt”

Super Hooligan is no longer the bobble-and-wobble “Harley night” sideshow that kept fans sneaking looks over their shoulders on the way to the hot-dog stand while the national numbers were in the pits tuning up for the main. Oregon hotshoe Andy DiBrino won last year’s maiden 10-round Roland Sands Design-promoted title, taking home a $50K Indian FTR750.

This year's west-of-the-Mississippi-exclusive Super Hooligan National Championship kicked off February 10 at Salem Indoor Speedway in Salem, Oregon. Now, following a nine-week breather, the series is back on the racetrack, this time for the Hippy Killer Hoedown (no kidding) in Perris, California, 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Ahead of Saturday's event, Sands called on a few of his high-profile buddies for the flat-track practice day seen in the accompanying video.

Super Hooligan rules are straightforward, a rung or two above run what you brung:

Sands has made a buck or two, but he appreciates blue-collar roots. To include the working man and keep the championship interesting, he says, each rider tosses two of the 11 rounds. So if you miss a race or two, slip and fall in your steel shoe, or blow an engine, you might—place your bets, folks—still have a shot at the title.

2018 Super Hooligan National Championship