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NO FEST, PLENTY OF RAIN, BUT RACING ALL THE SAME NO FEST, PLENTY OF RAIN, BUT RACING ALL THE SAME

@ BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK @ 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 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

Austin and Chris Haesemayer (Triumph 675). The 250GP race was a squeaker on Sunday with Dave Roper’s four-stroke ’67 Harley-Davidson CRTT barely edging Craig Light’s ’73 250 Bultaco two-stroke. Conditions were much more favorable on Sunday than they were on Saturday. John Scales (Honda CL160/Lost Boyz Racing) would complete that podium. Matthew Joy (’80 Suzuki GS450E/Framecrafters )won the Vintage

Superbike Lightweight race on Saturday with John

Rickard (’78 Yamaha SR500) and Mark Morrison (’82 Honda CB450T) in a close battle for second place that Rickard would eventually win. Sunday: Matthew Joy,

Mark Morrison. Alex McLean (Norton Manx Racing) rode Stephen Spencer’s Honda CB400F to victory in the Formula 500 class on Sunday by a large margin but Saturday’s victory margin for Dan Sokolich (Yamaha RD350) was a scant .03 seconds over Arch E. York (Honda CB400F/Underground Team Racing) with McLean in third. Wes Orloff (’67 Honda 450/ Wiseco, Cometic, WFO Racing, SBS Brakes, Milwaukee Harley-Davidson) had his work cut out for him on Sunday in the AHRMA 500 Premier Vintage Cup race with Tony Read (BSA B50) and Andrew Mauk (’69 Honda CB450/Moto-S) chasing him for an Orloff, Read, Mauk finishing order. Under Saturday’s more challenging conditions, Wes made it to the checkered flag first over Jerry Duke (’67 Ducati 350 Scrambler/Longshore Cycle Sales) and Mauk. The Sportsman 500 finish on Saturday was tight between winner Eric Cook (’71 Honda CL350/KDI, 4SR, THR, ECR Motors, Rebel Dog Cycles) and runner-up Scott Turner (’68 Honda CB350). Michael Murray (’72 Honda) finished 1.2

Jerry Duke (Z7) chases Wes Orloff (74) in 500 Premier action with Sportsman 500 rider Eric Cook (62) in tow Photo credit: etechphoto.com

seconds ahead of Eric Cook in Sunday’s race with Turner in third. In the Suzuki SV650 showdown SOT 3 class, Joshua Saxe (Motoworks Chicago) was first and Steve DeCamp (Cycle Parts & Accessories, TDR, Vortex) was second, crossing the line within a second of each other with Shane Quigg (Underground Team Racing, 811, Reno’s Powersports, DP Brakes, Tactical Mindz) third on Saturday. On Sunday, Saxe was the clear winner, but behind him, there was a multi-bike mêlée between the second- through fifth-place finishers, Steve DeCamp, Chris Haesemeyer, Shane Quigg, Arch E. York and Andrew Berkley. That had to be some adrenaline-oozing racing, battling each other, and the water spray from the track. SOS 2 action pitted Dave Frick against Eric Blount both days with Dave (Honda NSF250R) beating Blount (KTM

RC 390/Team Orthopeadics) and Marc Purslow (Honda

NSF250R/Doghouse Racing) third. Sunday was a photo finish with Frick getting the .05-second victory over Blount with Chris Akaydin (KTM RC 390) in third. It was a battle of the RD350s in Novice Historic Production Heavyweight between Lloyd Mason first, Shawn Gilmore (RCR Racing, Universal Windows Direct, HVC Cycle) second and Tim Terrell (Luke's Race Craft, Bell Helmets, Terrell's Custom Cabinets) third on Saturday. Sunday, Cameron Crockett (’77 Honda CB750F/Century Motorcycles) would get the win over Gilmore and Mason. In that same race, Jerry Duke

(’67 Ducati 350 Scrambler) took the 350GP win over Craig Light (250 Bultaco) and Jim Korn (’67 Kawasaki A1/Niche Cycle Supply). On Saturday, Dave Roper (’70 Harley-Davidson ERTT) eeked out a win over Jerry Duke’s Scrambler by just .7 seconds. In the Formula 750 contest on Saturday, Edward Barna (Honda CB750/Classic Cycles of Vermont, LLC) would keep Mark Morrow (Yamaha RD400) in sight to claim second. Barna won the race on Sunday.

The season-ending races at Barber Motorsports Park are more meaningful than other races throughout the season for any number of reasons: the venue, the track, the museum, the festival. But Barber can also decide who wins the national championship in closely fought classes. Jonas Stein won Saturday’s CB160 race over Joe Koury, both

John Scales deals with the skid demon (photos used with permission) Photo credit: etechphoto.com

riding Honda CB175s, with Mitchell Barnes (Honda 175/ Dad and Mom) third. With that win, Stein needed to finish ahead of perennial CB160 class champion, Gregory Glevicky, to claim the championship. Midway through the race, after swapping positions, Stein entered turn one in front of Glevicky. Glevicky low-sided coming out of turn one while Stein was still upright, entering turn two. Stein tossed it midway through two with no knowledge he could’ve backed off, finished the race, and claimed his first championship. Christopher Akaydin (’70 Honda SL175) hung in there for the win. Jacob Hawk Trosper (’68 Honda CB160/Tool Storage Solutions) claimed second with Koury sputtering to a third with internal carburetor condensation. (Joe was ready to throw in the towel fighting the sputters early-on, but persevered. [Never give up!] I only mention his name here to bring attention to the fact that many vintage carburetor float bowls were drained over the weekend.) In fact, this race was tough on several competitors; only eight of the eighteen bikes finished, and you could hear many other waterinduced engine sputters during this race and throughout the entire weekend. That was race 10, the Le Mans-start race featuring Honda CB160s and 175s and one of the slowest classes despite their cornering speeds, with only 20 +/- HP. And then there was race 12: Formula Thunder and

A determined Daniel Peter (XO) holding off Unidentified (9) Photo credit: Aaron Moore

Open Two-Stroke, two of the quickest AHRMA classes. The fastest lap of the weekend (1:45.544) occurred during the Formula Thunder race with Rennie Scaysbrook (Kramer GP2 890 R) chasing Daniel Sinclair (Ducati 1299). Sinclair turned that fast lap and won the race by less than a second. Jim Padron (Ducati 1299/JM Honda of Miami) completed that podium. As a Formula 125 rider, I can’t even imagine twisting the throttle on one of those bikes in the wet. On Sunday, Sinclair and Scaysbrook would succumb to the wet tarmac leaving Ervin Kollek (Ducati 1199S Panigale/Bridgestone) and Padron to scrap for the win with Padron the victor in another photo finish. Those three riders also tangled in SOT 1. Saturday’s finishing order: Scaysbrook, Padron, Sinclair. Sunday’s results: Padron, Kollek, Scaysbrook. Sunday’s Vintage Superbike Middleweight race was hard-fought and came down to the last lap. Ben Sloter (’81 Kawasaki GPz550) grabbed the win, Kyle Bosclair (’77 Kawasaki KZ650/World Famous RV Rick, Sugar Tit Performance, FoldsofHonor, Copperhead Lodge) second, Arch A. York (Kawasaki GPz550) third. Mike Dixon (’70 Yamaha XS) handily won Saturday’s Sportsman 750 race over Grant Spence (’75 Honda CB750) and Brady Ingelse (’75 Honda CB750/Retrospeed). But on Sunday, Spence was right on Dixon’s rear wheel at the finish.

Doghouse Racing’s Jordan Reid won both days on his Honda RS125 in the immensely popular, hyper-competitive SOS3 class with Dave Frick and Stewart Aitken-Cade (Rising Sun Cycles, Bridgestone, Moto Liberty, Street & Comp) swapping second and third each day on their Honda NSF250Rs. This is a great starter class for any nonmembers (wink, wink) who might be consuming these words. Sidecar results with driver/passenger (Sidecar type/

Sponsor):

Modern TT2 Saturday and Sunday: Peter Essaff/Johnny

Crown (’09 Ireson F2), Tony Doukas/Lisa Doukas (’97

Ireson), Dale Lavender/Milan Lavender (’09 Suzuki TT2).

Super Vintage SC2 Saturday and Sunday: Tim Joyce/

Nick Hargis (’72 BWM R75/ Mark Mitchell, HCV), Brian Woods/Rachel Brink (’72 Purpose-built Yamaha), Eric Trosper/Celia Trosper

(’72 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport/Tool Storage Solutions) Modern US F1 Saturday: George ”Boris” Stroud/Bonny Hazen (’06 LCR A.R.T F1 Suzuki GSXR1000/Marin Motorsports. Formula Classic SC4 Saturday: Brad Phillips/Stan Miller (’71 BMW), Nicholas Bailey/Hunter Longshore (’81 Kawasaki KZ1000/Essaff Racing). Sunday: Nicholas Bailey/Hunter Longshore, Brad Phillips/Stan Miller. Vintage SC1 Saturday and Sunday: Mike Stivason/Kayla Theisler (’64 BSA A65/Challingsworth Cycles), Michael Platt/ Cindy McLean (’67 Kawasaki W1). Lost Era SC3 Saturday: Adam Cramer/Matt Feinman (’79 Triumph Bonneville 750), Sean Stivason/Susan Stivason (’74 Yamaha XS). Sunday: Sean Stivason/Susan Stivason, Adam Cramer/Matt Feinman. BEARS Saturday and Sunday: Dutch Stivason/Jerry “Iceman” Hoag (’75 Harley-Davidson XLH), Kurt Jaeger/Bob Berbeco (’75 Harley-Davidson XLCH). Well, I have bumped up against that annoying word count, so I’ll shut it down. Many thanks to the AHRMA staff and volunteers throughout the weekend. Riders were able to get in out of the rain between races; the workers were not as fortunate. We finally made it through the interrupted and imperiled season. Let’s hope there’s light at the end of every AHRMA racing schedule tunnel and we return to normal in 2021.

Drying out and packing up on Sunday, someone happily declared, “There was a silver lining to all these clouds full of rain. I don’t think anyone high-sided.” Well, I know of only one.

The rest of the best of the survivors in the order of their finish (Bike/Sponsor): Formula 250 Saturday and Sunday: Steve DeCamp, Jim Korn. Class C Handshift Saturday: Tim Joyce (’39 Indian Scout/ Enfield Racing, HVC, J&M Cycle), Ralph Wessell (’37 Indian), Louis Leonard (’44 H-D WL/Bentley’s Saloon). Sunday: Ralph Wessell, Scott Olofson (’37 Indian Scout/Acmemoto2.com), Louis Leonard. Class C Footshift Saturday: Dave Tompkins (’48 Vincent Comet/Two Phils Racing), Grant Spence (’50 AJS 350), Alex McLean (’37 Norton Manx/Norton Manx Racing). Sunday: Dave Tompkins, Scott Dell (’50 Vincent Comet/Two Phils Racing), Grant Spence. BEARS Saturday and Sunday: Stan Keyes (’72 Norton Commando/Cyco Cycle STS). Formula Vintage Saturday: Jeff Hargis (’72 Yamaha XS650/ Hargis Racing, Geo Danke MC, The Bike Shop, friends and family), Dennis Parrish (’82 Honda CB900F), Edward Barna (Honda CB750/Classic Cycles of Vermont, LLC). Sunday: Alan Perry (’78 Suzuki GS1000), Jeff Hargis, Dennis Parrish. Formula 125 Saturday: Colton Roberts (Yamaha TA125/Carl Anderson, Louis LeBlanc, The Burro), Jonas Stein (’72 Honda CB175), Joe W. Koury (’68 Honda CL175/Joe’s Motor Company, 4SR). Sunday: Colton Roberts, Joe Koury (’73 Honda CB175/Joe’s Motor Company, 4SR), Joe W. Koury. Novice Historic Production Lightweight Saturday: Tim Terrell (’71 Honda CL350/Luke’s Racecraft, Bell Helmets, Terrells’ Custom Cabinets), Steven Fowler (’68 Harley-Davidson Sprint), Shane Powers (’70 Honda CB350). Sunday: Tim Terrell, Shane Powers, Thomas Sanders (’75 Honda CB400F). Pre-1940 Saturday: Ralph Wessell (’37 Indian), Louis Leonard (’38 Indian Sport Scout/Bentley’s Saloon). Sunday: Ralph Wessell, Tim Droege (’39 H-D WLDD), Louis Leonard. Next Gen Superbike 2 Saturday: Jeff Nelson (’01 Honda RC51/Folds of Honor, Wreaths Across America, Copperhead Lodge, Just Ride Clothing Co.), Philip A. Johnson (’94 Yamaha YZF750SP/TECH46, K&K Racing, Cycle Gear). Sunday: John Burden (’01 Ducati 996S/Complete Care Services, LLC), Jeff Nelson, Philip A. Johnson. Sportsman 350 Saturday: Eric Cook (’71 Honda CL350/ KDI, 4SR, THR, ECR Motors Rebel Dog Cycles), Bucky (James) Sexton (’71 Honda CB350), Gary Swan (’71 Honda/Toad Town Racing). Sunday: Eric Cook, Hunter Longshore (’72 Honda CB350), Scott Turner (’68 Honda CB350). Formula Extreme Saturday and Sunday: Peter Nicolosi (’18 Energica Ego/Pirelli). Thruxton Cup Challenge Saturday: Clint Austin (’14 Triumph Thruxton 900), Eugene Casciaro (’14 Triumph Thruxton). Sunday: Clint Austin, Eugene Casciaro, Paul Canale (’10

Triumph Thruxton).

Vintage Superbike Heavyweight

Saturday: Alan Perry (’78 Suzuki GS1000), Warren Wilson (’82 Kawasaki GPz750/Wilson13 Race Support), Kyle Bosclair (’77 Kawasaki KZ650/ World Famous RV Rick, Sugar Tit Performance, Folds of Honor, Copperhead Lodge). Sunday: Alan Perry, Dennis Parrish (’82 Honda CB900F), Kyle Bosclair. Next Gen Superbike Lightweight Saturday: Andrew Mauk (’84 Honda VF500F/Motoscoot, Leighty Customs), Shawn Smith (’89 Kawasaki EX500), Robert Himmelmann (’86 Yamaha FZ600). Sunday: Andrew Mauk, Shawn Smith, Brad Coleman (Ducati TT2/Arai, Cogent Dynamics, HB Racing). Sound of Singles 1 Saturday: Kevin Callaway (Kramer EVO2 R/ Fillmore Racing, Dainese, AGV, Superlite, Spiegler, Von Zipper, Utopia Gardens), Daniel Peter (’18 Husqvarna 701 SM/Analog Motorcycles, RaceTech, Metzeler, Bell Helmets, R&G Racing, Spectro Oils, K&N Filters, WireCare), Kevin Greimel (KTM Duke 690R). Sunday: Daniel Peter, Kevin Greimel, David Rutherford (’90 Suzuki Tigcraft/Rutherford Performance Motos). Open Two-Stroke Saturday: Dave Frick (’99 Yamaha TZ250), Greg Glevicky (’92 Yamaha TZ250 4DP/Miller High Life), Stewart Aitken-Cade (’00 Honda RS250/Rising Sun Cycles, Bridgestone). Sunday: Dave Frick, Gregory Glevicky, Jordan Reid (’95 Honda RS125/Doghouse Racing). Phillip Island Challenge Saturday and Sunday: Warren Wilson. Battle of the Twins 1 Saturday: Bob Robbins (’92 Ducati 750SS), Jacob Carter (’12 Ducati Monster), Steven Fowler (BMW R80). Sunday: Benedetto Cardella (’16 Ducati 1100 Monster). Motard Saturday: Daniel Peter, Brian Rammer (’90 Honda CR500R/Team Ramrod Racing, Murre Salvage, Jim Beam). Sunday: Brad Carlisle (’17 Husqvarna Supermoto/My 401K and Mom), Brian Rammer, Daniel Peter. Classic Sixties Saturday: Alex McLean (’62 Norton Manx/ Norton Manx Racing), Patrick McGraw (’67 Triumph T100R Daytona/ Special Tool Solutions, Motoary, Ton-Up Hughlands). Sunday: Alex McLean Classic Sixties 650 Saturday: Greg Tomlinson (’68 Triumph TR6C/VonZipper, Toad Town Racing, Bell, Alpine Stars, JRC, zMax), John Rickard (’62 Norton 650SS), Mike Baker (’69 Triumph Bonneville/ HCV Motorsports. Sunday: Mike Baker, Stan Keyes (’65 Triton 659/Cyco Cycle), Bill Gould Jr. (’67 BSA Hornet). Battle of the Twins 2 Saturday: Mark Reynolds (’17 Ducati M797), Clint Austin (’14 Triumph Thruxton 900), Gabriel Figueroa (’04 Ducati 800 SS). Sunday: Clint Austin, Gabriel Figueroa, Bob Berbeco (’14 Pierobon X60R/Bell Helmets, ArmouredBodies, Woodcraft).

Daniel Sinclair (D32), Rennie Scaysbrook (078) and Jim Padron (15R) defying the elements in Formula Thunder Photo credit: Aaron Moore