Portland City Commissioner and Mayoral candidate Sam Adams to visit bicycle races on May 5th 2008
Hundreds participate in weekly races at Portland International Raceway during the summer on Monday evenings.

PORTLAND, Ore. Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams is visiting the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association’s (OBRA) bicycle races at Portland International Raceway (PIR) on Monday, May 5, 2008 from 5:30-7 p.m. Portland bicycle racers have been gathering at the PIR for more than 30 years, which has provided racers a unique venue for racing.

Commissioner Sam Adams will tour the recently repaved racetrack course, meet with OBRA management, and chat with racers.

“Portland is an amazing place to host bicycle events, and showing Commissioner Sam Adams that bicycle racing in Oregon growing and is an important part of the cycling community,” said Jim Anderson, race organizer of Monday Night Bicycle Races, “We have thousands of racers that benefit and enjoy the venue.”

Racers have benefited from this unique venue for more many years. PIR has provided a way for racers or potential racers an easy way to approach bicycle racing without a huge commitment (time and money). Since OBRA’s inception in the late 1970s, OBRA’s membership has grown to more than 3,000, which is the highest per capita of racers in the United States.

The mission of OBRA is to promote and develop the sport of bicycle racing in Oregon by providing the tools and resources necessary for competition. OBRA values safety, participation, sportsmanship, teamwork, camaraderie and fun. For more information about bicycle racing in Oregon, please visit www.obra.org.

The racing course at PIR is a flat and wide 1.9-mile loop on high-quality pavement for cycling. The raceway circuit is closed to all car traffic. Racing starts at 6:15 p.m. on Monday nights from May 5th to August 25th. For more information about the racing schedule, please visit www.racemondaynight.com.

Please join Sam Adams and 150+ racers at the bicycle races on Monday May 5th, 2008t (5:30-7 p.m.) and see what all the excitement is about!