NO FEST, PLENTY OF RAIN,
BUT RACING ALL THE SAME
@ BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
2020 REHV MOTO AHRMA NATIONAL HISTORIC CUP ROADRACE SERIES ROUNDS 13 & 14
BY: JOE W. KOURY
Just one week out, the weather looked perfect for Rounds 13 and 14 of the 2020 REHV Moto National Historic Roadracing Series at Barber Motorsports Park. And then, tropical storm Delta turned into hurricane Delta on Wednesday, took a hard right on Friday, and sat on central Alabama for three days. The rain arrived on Friday and the wind was never a problem, but there wasn’t a single dry race lap completed all weekend. The customary Barber Vintage Festival had already been canceled due to COVID, so there were very few, if any, spectators. The weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the AHRMA family gatherings in the paddock which are a big part of every race weekend. The first race on Saturday was shaping up to be a Colton Roberts (Yamaha CT1)/Joe Koury (’73 Honda CB175), Jonas Stein (’72 Honda CB175), Gregory Glevicky Glevicky (’69 CB175/Miller High Life) shootout. Questions. How fast would be fast enough between these four close rivals? How slick would the track surface be for all classes, a surface that sticks so well dry? Jonas Stein grabbed the lead, followed by Greg, Joe Koury and Colton Roberts. Stein lost the front end in turn 11 on the first lap. Glevicky would slide out on lap three leaving Roberts and Koury to scrap for the win. The turn 11 rise exiting the curve was just enough to unload the contact patches and many riders ended their race early at that location. As their confidence increased, lap times decreased; lap eight was six seconds faster than lap two at 2:16. Roberts built a three-second lead, but Koury turned some quick laps to finish 1.5 ticks 10
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behind Roberts with Christopher Akaydin (’70 Honda SL175) third. This race would set two ‘tones’ for the weekend: traction and Colton. Everyone struggled to find grip on the ‘monsooned’ tarmac and there would be plenty of low-sides throughout the weekend. Colton had it figured out early and won the 200GP Plus and Formula 125 races both days. He rode a Yamaha TA125 in F125 (Sponsors: Carl Anderson, Louis LeBlanc, The Burro). Kevin Callaway (Kramer EVO2/Fillmore Racing, Dainese, AGV, Superlite, Spiegler, Von Zipper, Utopia Gardens) won the SOT 2 race on Saturday over Clint Austin (Triumph 675R/ Nola Riding Academy LLC) and Joshua Saxe (2006 Suzuki/ Motoworks Chicago). Sunday, Saxe would prevail over Clint
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Colton Roberts (9) leads Joe Koury (357) battling for the lead in 200GP Photo credit: etechphoto.com DECEMBER 2020
