Motor-Scooter International X-Treme Endurance Riders

INFO CURRENT AS OF JANUARY 28th 2026 @ 03:58 HRS.

YOU MUST JOIN THIS MEETUP TO RSVP THIS RACE:
https://www.meetup.com/motor-scooter-international-x-treme-endurance-riders/

## 🧭 Race Overview

This is an extreme, long-distance endurance road race specifically for motor scooters — part of one of the longest-running extreme scooter endurance traditions in North America. Riders on all types of road-worthy scooters — from classic Vespas to modern maxi scooters — are encouraged to compete. Meetup
The course covers about 400+ miles of open highway and surrounding desert roads, testing rider endurance, mechanical reliability, and perseverance. Meetup

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## 🧾 How It Works

### ✅ Pre-Entry & RSVP

• Riders must join the Meetup group in order to RSVP for the race. Meetup
• A signed liability waiver is required before you can start. Meetup

### 🪪 MSILSF Racing License

• To participate you must obtain a photo-ID racing license from Motor-Scooter International. Meetup

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EVENT POSTER:
Hell's Loop 2026 Poster | Zazzle
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MOTIVATIONAL POSTER:
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TENTATIVE ENTRIES-TO-DATE:

SUPER-SCOOTER CLASS (501cc to 700cc)
1.

MOTO GP CLASS: 500cc [Piaggio MP3 500 ok]

FORMULA T.T. CLASS: (350cc to 400cc) [Piaggio MP3 400 ok]
1.

250cc CLASS (250cc to 300cc) [Piaggio MP3 250 ok]
1. Tim Gron/Yamaha Morpheus 250

175cc CLASS: (150cc to 200cc)
1. GoPam/Honda ADV 160
2. Linda Hurley/Yamaha SMAX 155
3. Alan Spears/Vespa Sprint 150
4. Mike Rollins/Honda Elite 150 Custom

GROM CLASS: (Incl. Kawasaki & Benelli)
1.

125cc CLASS: (100cc to 135cc)
1.

50cc CLASS: (49cc to 99cc)
1.

To provide the always-illusive margin of safety, everyone will race the same direction. Our direction of travel is to be determined.

RACE PROTOCOL: Any breach of this Protocol may result in automatic disqualification!

START/FINISH: Motel 6 East, Barstow, CA; Clown Motel, Tonopah, NV; Barstow, CA.

1. Pre-Entry Only. Racers MUST officially pre-enter and sign the required liability waiver prior to starting the race.
2. Riders. The only person allowed to ride/operate a scooter or cycle entered in this race is the designated entered rider.
3. Engines/Repairs. Engines and chassis mechanical maintenance and repairs must be effected while the scooter or cycle is stationary. No “rolling” repairs on a trailer or in a van. No engine swaps allowed. Rebuild it, but don’t swap it out.
4. Driver’s License. Riders MUST carry a valid State-issued driver’s license at all times, properly endorsed for a motor-scooter.
5. Scooter. Rider’s must complete the race on the scooter he/she started on, entirely under the scooter’s own power. NO SWITCHING RIDERS OR SCOOTERS! Any trailering, trucking or towing, other than AAA Emergency Roadside Service to the nearest safe haven such as a scooter or motorcycle shop, will result in automatic disqualification. Rider’s caught cheating will be barred from future MSILSF races! If you break down, immediately take a “selfie” of you and your racer, and send it, together with your precise location (and GPS coordinates if possible) to: the Chief Tech at: DennisRowe@motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org. This is a MUST DO!
6. Busted. Vehicle Code violation citations issued by any State Trooper, Highway Patrolman, Deputy Sheriff, Policeman, or Public Safety Officer must be presented to MSILSF Chief Tech Inspector Dennis Rowe immediately after obtaining the Finisher Time Stamp. A citation for a moving violation, such as speeding/unsafe speed, unsafe passing, DUI or reckless driving, may subject the rider to disqualification. Race Route: Riders must complete the traditional Hell's Loop race course IN A DIRECTION TO BE DETERMINED.
7. An award shall be awarded to the 1st Place Overall Winner. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place awards shall be awarded in each of the aforementioned classes.
8. Reserved Right. MSILSF reserves the right to revise this Protocol.

The MSILSF logo is a State of California Registered Service Mark. All MSI logos are protected by U.S. Copyright All rights reserved.

DATA CURRENT AS OF JANUARY 7, 2026 @ 11:31
This is Columbus Day weekend.

YOU MUST JOIN THIS MEETUP USING THIS LINK TO RSVP THIS RACE:
https://www.meetup.com/motor-scooter-international-x-treme-endurance-riders/

EARLY RESERVATIONS AT BOTH MOTEL 6s ARE A MUST!

Motor-Scooter International proudly presents the 2026 California Coastal Cannonball, a motor-scooter extreme endurance road race from Motel 6 Rohnert Park, CA across the Golden Gate Bridge and south along the cliffs through Big Sur on U.S. Highway 101 to Motel 6, Buellton, CA, a distance of 547 kilometers (340 miles). This race should be both invigorating and challenging. But-for the topography, this race would be a mere sprint for most of us!

**** The Black Bear Diner next to Motel 6 in Rohnert Park has great reasonably priced chow. There's a liquor store across the main boulevard. ****

CLASSES: Please specify your scooter brand, model, and displacement at time of pre-entry/RSVP.

OPEN CLASS: (501cc to 700cc)

MAXI CLASS: (400cc to 500cc)

350cc CLASS: (300cc to 399cc)

250cc CLASS: (200cc to 299cc)
*Tim Gron/Suzuki AN200 (Seneca, Illinois)

150cc CLASS: (126cc to 199c)
Alan Spears/Vespa 150cc Sprint 60s Racing (Cedar Glen, CA)
*Mike Rollins/Honda 150 Custom (Costa Mesa, CA)

GROM, KAWASAKI and BENELLI CLASS

* Tentative
** Scooter to be determined

SERIOUSLY, EARLY RESERVATIONS AT BOTH MOTEL 6s ARE A MUST!

TRANSPORT NORTH TO THE VENUE:
I am in discussions with a person who has a flatbed trailer capable of carrying a half-dozen scooter (depending on size). Cost to be determined. BYOT (bring at least five of your own tie-downs). Loading in Cedar Glen, or at one of two rendezvous points:
1. I-15 and S/R 138 in Cajon Pass (assuming the transport will be taking I-58;
2. 40th and Waterman, San Bernardino (assuming the transport will be taking I-10 toward Los Angeles)