POMEROY, Wa- It's a Wild West Road Rally in Pomeroy, Washington. Riders from all over the region stormed Garfield County Friday afternoon, in preparation for this weekend's event. Cars will race on eight county gravel roads, all hoping to finish Sunday with the fastest time. Steve Greer from Battle Ground races alongside his daughter, and said this area is brand new to him.

"We've never see these roads before," said Greer. "We never get a chance to look at them. She gets a route book or stage notes Friday night, and the first time we see these roads is when we go out on them at high speeds. She is the one telling me, we have intercoms in our helmets. She is the one telling me when the corners are coming up, how fast you can take them, and which way they go."

And when they say high speeds they mean it. Gravel Roads that are normally marked for 35 miles per hour will see racers travelling around 120 mph. Steve's co-racing partner and daughter Kelly said being in charge of directing your dad can be a challenge.

"It can be challenging, especially when he doesn't listen which happens sometimes," said Kelly. "It gets intense. The adrenaline gets going."

Todd Hartmann and Shawn Callahan are racing partners who have been in the field for over a decade. Both said they just love competing, and are looking forward to a great weekend!

"Rally racing in my opinion is the coolest kind of motor sport," said Callahan. "It's done out in the wild and there's no catch-fences. It's just you and the car and the road."

"We just come to these to have a good time," said Hartmann. "We're glad to be here in Pomeroy and I think it will be a great event."

More information from the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce:

Designated spectator areas for Saturday’s races will be located on Malone Hill Road at the intersection of Malone and Elsenson Road, and on Falling Springs Road at the intersection of Falling Springs and Weimer Hill Road. (See directions below). Each stage will be run twice. The times for these two stages are Malone Hill 10:33 a.m. and 12:29 p.m.; New York Gulch (Falling Springs spectator area) 2:25 and 4:34.

Sunday’s race will be held in the southern part of the county utilizing stretches of Oliphant Road, Linville Gulch Road and Tatman Mountain Rd. The designated spectator area for this race is on Tatman Mountain Road at the Skyhawk Hill intersection. Times for this stage are 10:09 a.m. and 12:28 p.m.

Driving Directions to Spectator Areas, Saturday, Sept. 29th:
Malone Hill Road: from Hwy 12 at the Alpowai Summit, turn north (right traveling west or left traveling east) onto Ledgerwood Road. After merging onto Kirby Mayview Road at the first intersection, continue on to first right hand turn onto Valentine Ridge Road. Take first left off Valentine onto Malone Hill and proceed to grain bins and marked spectator area.

Falling Springs Road: from Hwy 12 turn north (right if traveling west and left if traveling east) onto Fallings Springs Road just west of Pomeroy City Cemetery on west end of town. Proceed to marked spectator area parking on Falling Springs and walk to marked spectator area at Weimer Hill Road.

Driving Directions for Spectator Area, Sunday, Sept. 30th:
Tatman Mountain Road: from Hwy 12 turn South (left if traveling west, right if traveling east onto Linville Gulch Road approx. 5 mi. west of Pomeroy (road to the Tucannon and Camp Wooten). Take the first intersecting left onto Tatman Mountain Road and proceed to designated spectator area where Skyhawk Hill Road intersects, approx. 3 mi.