AHRMA MAG June 2020, Vol. No. 2, Issue No. 5

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welcome to AHRMA Mag While sitting, staring out my office window... …searching for words to paste on page four, I couldn’t help but think this was supposed to be Heartland Park weekend. We had been looking forward to this multidiscipline extravaganza at a premier, centrally located venue for months. A few laps on that road circuit, and you’re hooked for life. But instead, the damnedemic has everything on hold and the AHRMA MAG struggling for even one race recap.

Thanks to Joshua Schucker and Lorena Walker, we have an event to splash on some pages this month. And after two months of acclimation here in the editor’s saddle, there are a few others I need thank for assisting me and for their behind-the-scenes AHRMA MAG efforts. Cindy McLean (Executive Administrator), for her weekly media meeting ‘herding’ and organizing. She’s also responsible for putting the shine on everything online. Curt Comer (Executive Director) for his ongoing input to the MAG, and steering AHRMA through these uncertain weeks and months. Kevin McIntosh (Page Layout Designer) for his ‘partnership’ in the AHRMA MAG production and his inimitable skills making the pages sparkle. Also, a debt of gratitude to Bob and BJ of etechphoto.com for the images they provide. Last, but not least, all the article contributors for sharing their motorcycling experiences and images.

Normally, the June issue would chronicle any number of rousing race reports, covering all disciplines, from various regions. Light on race coverage, I had to get creative, and I hope my ‘memories’ have created a decent dirt track read. It was a challenge trying to tell that story in a way to express the craziness we witnessed in the grandstands that night. We are pleased to finally get the short story of a one-of-few, Harley Davidson find with ‘history’ in this issue along with a quick look back to Laguna Seca and a nod to a fun and durable little off-road machine.

There is a flicker of light at the end of this ‘wait-and-see’ tunnel we are mired in. June and July will be turning points in our need for dirt and speed and all the overdue camaraderie we are clamoring for. There are several events on the calendar (without ‘canceled’ or ‘rescheduled’ printed on the same line) that should get us back to a normal racing life very soon. There will be no way to bring these canceled events back, so all we can do is double down on the social side, take nothing for granted and try to have as much fun as possible with our paddock pals.

With no actual racing to stimulate me, all I can do is enjoy a few photos, so I’m including three from the way-back files. My last MX race in 1994 pounded me and the XR250R landing off big jumps, but I was still all smiles. Roadracing an MX bike at the Austin Aquafest in 1985. Now that was a blast! Switching riders with Jack Morgan in a 1973 Team Hare Scrambles riding my CR250M. Sorry, no photo credits.

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Curt Comer, Executive Director 49 Ferguson Lane Elora, TN 37328 Phone: 931. 308. 0338 email: curt.comer@ahrma.org

MEMBERSHIP / DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS Cindy McLean, Executive Administrator 26 Jardin de Mer Place Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 Phone: 904.477.6987 cindy.mclean@ahrma.org

RACE DIRECTORS

ROADRACE DIRECTORS Faynisha Pentecost: 256. 506. 6603 Tony Pentecost: 256. 506. 8254 ahrma@oneracing.org OFF-ROAD DIRECTOR Tony Paul: 256.665.1279 offroad.director@ahrma.org DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR David Aldana: 770. 653. 1909 davidaldana13@hotmail.com CROSS COUNTRY COORDINATOR Becky Hayes Phone: 217.553.1849 email: becky77m@yahoo.com NATIONAL TRIALS COORDINATOR Debbie Poole Phone: 415.889.5246 email: pooleschl1@hotmail.com

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Arthur Kowitz, Chairman: 386. 547. 9504 dbsuperbiker@gmail.com Kelly Shane, Secretary: 775. 772. 2857 fax 530.587.7597; flynpenguin@gmail.com Brian Larrabure, Treasurer: 818. 421. 3440 brianl.ahrma@gmail.com Kevin Burns: 614. 519. 6188 68.kburns@gmail.com Fred Guidi: 724. 462. 1854 fredguidi@gmail.com Luke Conner: 337. 280. 1066 luke.conner@ahrma.org Louis LeBlanc: 225. 405. 8707 louisgleblanc18n@icloud.com Debbie Poole: 415. 435. 0768 pooleschl1@hotmail.com Rob Poole: After 6pm 415. 990. 9003, voicemail: 415.435.0768; robpoole57@hotmail.com Beno Rodi: 770. 867. 1676 beno@rodi.net Albert Newman 214.288.1135 newmann.albert@gmail.com Tim Terrell 336.260.1615 rustynutz22b@gmail.com

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Greetings AHRMA friends As I sit at my desk on this Memorial Day reflecting on the meaning of the holiday, the sacrifices so many Americans have paid for our freedoms, and the state of where we are now as a nation, I’m finding it difficult to write this column. Additionally, this weekend was scheduled to be our first ever AHRMA Classic MotoFest at Heartland Park (now postponed until Memorial Day weekend, 2021).

Although there have been many AHRMA events cancelled, postponed or rescheduled due to COVID and related restrictions, we have been able to keep the administrative functions operational and even improve our infrastructure. At first, AHRMA was not eligible for the CARES Act Payroll Protection Program (PPP) funding as a 501(c)(4) organization. However, when the rules changed, our application was ready and we received SBA approval for much needed funding to keep everyone in place and working for our members.

Also, many thanks to the generosity of our members who recognized that AHRMA’s cash flows were impacted by COVID-19. Many members have supported AHRMA’s merchandise web-store, upgraded to Life Memberships, made donations, etc., to help us maintain economic health and continue to provide member benefits until racing resumes.

On a brighter note, I would like to introduce a couple of folks who I know you will join me in welcoming. Tom Schuman has come on board as Chairman of our Dirt Track Rules and Eligibility Committee and is working alongside David Aldana to grow our Dirt Track program. In AHRMA/Vintage Iron National Motocross addition to a passion for vintage Dirt Track racing, Tom brings with him a career of experiences Series Bremen, GA March 21, 1992 and successes in sales. Robin Coyne has joined AHRMA heading up our marketing efforts. With a BS Photo by: Gary Crider degree in Digital Marketing Technology and a passion for AHRMA, we are excited to welcome her to the team. Robin has been working AHRMA road race events for a while now, but is looking forward to meeting our off-road members and learning about these disciplines and opportunities.

Finally, I would like to remind members that what is said (or posted) in public forums does impact the organization and your fellow members. Negative, critical and sometimes hateful posts on Facebook or other forums can, not only be hurtful for those targeted, be a liability to the club when viewed by potential new members and/or sponsors. Conversely, social media platforms are a useful asset when used responsibly.

One-AHRMA – Curtis E. Comer AHRMA Executive Director 931.308.0338 curt.comer@ahrma.org

IN This Issue Executive Director

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Laguna Seca's Garage 8

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Chairman of the Board

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Northwest Regional Update

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RR Director

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Blast from the past

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Off-Road Director

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Dirt Track Flashback - 1982 TT

Taking care of business...

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Preserving Harley-Davidson MX History 32

LL Raceway - XC

10 2020 National Series Schedules 36

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In The Paddock - Ralph Staropoli 14

Race Previews

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Toolbox Tips - Cylinder Leak Down Testing 16

2020 Regional Series Schedules

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Ken Cichy's - XC Preppin' Paradise 18

AHRMA Volunteer Classifieds

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XR200 - The Little 200 that Could 20

Marketplace / Swap Meet

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I don't want a pickle As I muse over various subjects for this month’s column, that classic Arlo Guthrie Motorcycle Song keeps popping into my head.

Long, long ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth (Z1 Superbikes), I retired from professional racing and found myself having some real withdrawal issues.

With no outlet for my 'enthusiasm,' life became a little less interesting. At the same time, I became a bit mean and easily frustrated. In an attempt to displace my favorite sport of racing motorcycles, I joined a competitive men's league softball team. Softball provided some spirit of competition, a little excitement, and a few new friends. It was not the same, but better than nothing.

I missed building racebikes in the shop, then testing and tuning. I missed road trips to some piece of paved heaven. I missed the paddock camping and many good friends. I missed challenging myself to excel, I missed the high-speed thrills of competition, and I missed winning. (What I didn't miss was all the packing up of my bikes, parts, pit gear, tools, camping gear, and loading up to go, but did it anyway.)

Street riding, trackday riding and softball were my sports until... At Daytona Bike Week, about 15 years ago, I ran into longtime friend, Will Harding, at the Stetson Vintage Auction. He was manning the AHRMA recruitment table. "Hey, you ought to drag out that old Z1 and come race with us in AHRMA.” I was tired of softball and was prime for the taking. Thanks Will.

I don't want a pickle, I just wanna ride my motorsickle...

– Arthur Kowitz AHRMA Chairman of the Board 386.547.9504 dbsuperbiker@gmail.com

Things are looking up!

You never realize how many privileges you are blessed with until they are taken away. Just being able to call up friends and say, “Do you want to meet for dinner?” is a treat we never realized was so important. We had some great picnics outdoors with some family and friends (Curt and Dewanna) during the shutdown. I know all states have not opened back up, but here in Alabama we once again can enjoy a social-distanced, in-restaurant meal.

Some Race Tracks have been allowed to open back up. Even though it will be the end of July at Blackhawk Farms before AHRMA can race, we are excited and looking forward to seeing AHRMA racing. Gingerman has also given us the green light for August. It looks like the rest of the season starting at Blackhawk will be good to go.

When we accepted the position of AHRMA Roadracing Co-Directors, Tony and I never imagined that the hardest task would be making decisions regarding a Pandemic. No matter what our personal feelings are towards what is happening, we have the responsibility of making sure all the AHRMA family comes before our desires. I can assure you our desire after working on a great schedule for the year was to see all of you there. Unfortunately Life Is Not Fair and we had to miss out on a lot of good racing.

As most of you know, in our other life, our company, FBF, staffs marshals and control at four different tracks. Barber opened first with a small car test and it felt like we were finally able to go home. Of course home was our motorhome which had been sitting at Barber since March. It felt like all was right in the world just being at a track. We know some of you have had the privilege and know what we are talking about. Track days are fun, but just not the same as racing, so we will get another blast of excitement when we go to Blackhawk.

Now that we know—as of the present time—Blackhawk and Gingerman are good to go, we have more decisions to make. I know everyone is wondering how this affects the qualifications for Barber, the regional standings, etc. We could not make those decisions until we knew what the future held. Now that we have an idea, that will be the main topic of discussion over the next few weeks to come up with a plan that is as fair as possible to all AHRMA riders. Please be patient as we have to look at many pieces of the puzzle and put it all together without leaving a piece out.

– Tony and Faynisha Pentecost AHRMA National Roadrace Directors Faynisha: 256.506.6603 Tony: 256. 506. 8254 ahrma@oneracing.org

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It's been a looong time comin'

Getting the whole shot at LL Photo by: Sharon Bean

Let's get back to racing!

With everything that has transpired the past several months after the racing season was suspended, we have all experienced some highs and lows while waiting to get back to racing. But finally, the time is here, and the time is now folks! By the time you read this article we will have already raced at Aonia Pass in Washington, GA, on May 30-31, with National events including Trials, Dirt track, and Vintage, Post Vintage and Next Gen MX. In June, we have a number of events scheduled. We’re kicking off June’s race schedule with a National Cross Country race at Reynlow Park in Reynoldsville, PA, on June 13-14, followed up by National Vintage, Post Vintage and Next Gen MX events at Elizabeth City Motocross in Elizabeth City, NC, on June 20-21; a National Trials event at Marymount Museum in Marymount, WA, on June 20; and finally, National Trials and Vintage Motocross events at Bodnar Ranch in Dairy, OR, on June 27-28.

As racing resumes, let’s all work together to keep this season moving forward. Please use ahrma.MotorsportReg.com for online registration to help reduce unnecessary contact and lines at event signup. If anyone needs any help with online registration feel free to give me a call, I will do everything I can to assist. Guidelines to support social distancing and sanitizing measures to be used at AHRMA Off-Road events will be announced prior to Aonia, so keep a lookout.

Your Off-Road Committee has been working tirelessly making plans for 2021. We already have several events on the calendar for 2021 and plan to have a full schedule available to present at the last event of the season, T&S Racing in Henryetta, OK. I look forward to finally seeing everyone at the races.

As the days turned into weeks then into months during the country-wide lockdown, AHRMA has continued the behind-the-scenes efforts towards the eventual opening of states which would allow racing to resume. By the time you read this, we will have already had national off-road events take place at Aonia MX in Washington, Georgia. Our fundraising trackdays event will take place the first weekend of June, and we have confidence that our participants at both the off-road and track events will show respect for the COVID-19 protocols which will be in place to comply with CDC and local/state government regulations.

While not required, we strongly recommend that you register for any events online to help minimize unnecessary contact and lines at checkin. Your race directors can assist you should you need help with online registration.

But what else is going on? Since the last AHRMA MAG, we have released a new classifieds platform. The ads placed through the online service will also appear in the AHRMA MAG. There are three general types of ads: • Marketplace (60 days/$25) available to members and non-members.

Marketplace ads will appear in 2 issues of the AHRMA MAG with one photo and 60 days on AHRMA's website, ahrma.org. Unlimited renewals.

• Swap Meet (30 days/$0) available to members only. Swap Meet Adscurrently include subcategories of: General, Parts, Race Gear, Racebikes.

These ads will appear in 1 issue of the AHRMA MAG without photos and 30 days on AHRMA's website, ahrma.org. Unlimited renewals.

• Racebike Transport (365 days/$0) available to members only. Racebike Transport Ads will appear in the AHRMA MAG and on AHRMA's website for 365 days. Unlimited renewals.

• Ads for the Marketplace, Swap Meet and Racebike Transport sections of the AHRMA MAG, will only be accepted online. If you run into issues, give me a shout, and we'll get you sorted.

More cool stuff coming up, so stay tuned! ...Appears to be a long... time, such a long long long long time... before the dawn – Cindy McLean #022 Executive Administrator, AHRMA 26 Jardin de Mer Place Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 904.477.6987

– Tony Paul AHRMA Off-Road Director offroad.director@ahrma.org 256.665.1279

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#87 Eric Weiland

AHRMA Mid-Atlantic Cross Country May 17, 2020

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Author: Joshua Schucker Photography: Lorena Walker

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#855 Craig Lowery #17B Larry Warner #34 Eric Groer

#87 Eric Weiland #34 Wyatt Stoup

It goes without saying that 2020, to this point, has been a struggle.

While COVID-19 impacts everyone’s lives to varying degrees, the postponement of a few early season rounds of the Mid-Atlantic Cross Country series is a relative minor inconvenience. However, after a winter spent looking forward to the first round in April, the postponements were undoubtedly disappointing. So, when Pennsylvania announced a measured re-opening of certain counties in early May, the stage was set for a return to action.

As the opening rounds approached in April, and it became clear that postponements were inevitable, series coordinator, Dave Kutskel, and his trusted team immediately began work on a contingency plan.

A comprehensive strategy was created involving measures to ensure participant safety following recommended pandemic guidelines.

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Modifications to the daily schedule, sign-up procedures, and inclusion of signs and markers to ensure social distancing left little doubt that safety was the leadership team’s top concern.

Kutskel was able to leverage the cooperation and flexibility of LL Raceway ownership to quickly execute the contingency plan as soon as the county’s “stay-at-home” order was relaxed. Trail boss Jim Reitz, and sons, Jamie and Mike, were prepared to mark out a stellar course, and their attention and flexibility were equally important to quickly return racing to the Mid-Atlantic region. With only a couple of weeks lead time, the first round would now be held on May 17th. LL Raceway is located outside Fairmount City, PA, and played host to an event record turnout as racers and spectators alike sought to relieve their quarantine blues with some much-needed two-wheel therapy.

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With all the uncertainty associated with the pandemic response, the race weekend was a warm embrace of familiarity. The sight, sound, feel, and smell of the vintage bikes, the camaraderie of the community and the thrill of competition provided comfort and excitement, all wrapped in the proper dose of social distancing. Of course, in another show of familiarity, rain made a visit to LL Raceway as well.

A generous amount of rain peppered the track in the week leading up to the race. The Reitz boys did their best to ensure the course would be suitable for Sunday’s action. The forecast was looking favorable but hopes for a dry race day were dashed as a strong downpour arrived early Sunday.

Rain continued to fall lightly as participants lined up for the sight lap. The first glimpse of the four-mile course revealed an amazing layout with great single track, huge elevation changes, up and down old mining spoils, and soggy grass track. However, it was clear from the sight lap that the rain was going to present a major challenge.

As forty-two participants lined up for the start of the morning’s vintage race, the Reitzs quickly re-routed some bottlenecks uncovered during the sight lap. Lingering showers accompanied the green flag as riders headed on to the course to battle competitors and the mud. Christian Brumbaugh set the pace by taking the overall race win on his Yamaha. Harrison Walkema followed in second place with his Honda crossing the line four minutes later. Brian Haney provided proof that talent can overcome displacement as he captured ninth overall on a 90cc Yamaha HT1. The largest class of the race was Vintage 60+ Intermediate with six riders. Mick Spisak piloted his Husqvarna to the class win followed by Doug Dolby, also on a Husky, and Honda mounted Howard Grove. Vintage Open Intermediate welcomed three riders, Randy McCoy, Sean Stivason, and Joshua Schucker, participating in their first regional morning Vintage race. McCoy and Schucker parlayed their Post Vintage experience to first and second, respectively, on their Yamahas, while class stalwart, Keith Folmar, rounded out the top three on his Honda XL350. Meanwhile, Jay Parkins made a strong showing as the top novice by finishing 25th overall.

While the rain had passed and a bit of sunshine appeared prior to the Post Vintage race, the course had taken a beating from the morning’s race. As sixty-nine riders took off for the afternoon’s event, continued run-off from higher ground and more churning knobs presented the riders with deteriorating track conditions. Hill climbs were reminiscent of scenes from Blackwater 100s past as there were almost always several bikes littering the hillsides. A great display of sportsmanship was evident as others sacrificed position to assist their competitors. Trail boss, Jim Reitz, was helpful by actively bypassing difficult sections as the race progressed to avoid bottlenecks and quagmires. Pre-Modern Open Expert class riders John Ashcraft and Jeff Fischer led the way in the second race, followed by Ethan Waddell, Rylin Pacella, and Brian Haney. This top-five managed to complete an astounding five laps in the extreme conditions. John Brunnett’s SWM crossed the line ahead of 1983 YZ250mounted Greg Barratt in the Post Vintage Open Expert class. Dane Brownawell, also on an ’83 YZ250, defended his 2019 class championship with a win in a growing Post Vintage Open Intermediate class. Kevin Marshall and his Kawasaki relinquished the lead on lap two to Brownawell and would end the day in third behind second place Dave Mihalko. Rick Hoover completed four laps in Early Modern Open Intermediate competition on his immaculate Nuclear Red 1993 Honda CR to take the class win over an equally pristine 1988 RM250 ridden by Mark Casteel.

Left to Right: #229 Sanford Quickel #17 Larry Warner 503 Randy McCoy 4th bike Brian Haney

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While congratulations are due to all the class winners, all the participants were winners at this event. Winners because we have collectively pulled together to combat COVID-19 to the point where we can revisit some normalcy in our lives. Winners for having a committed regional race director and crew who were actively seeking all possible avenues and navigating the challenges necessary to bring us together. And, winners for being a part of a rewarding and engaging lifestyle exemplified by AHRMA and exhibited through a love of motorcycles.

Thank you to the sponsors who support the regional events: Potomac Vintage Riders, Preston Petty Products, Stainless Cycle, Vee Rubber, Grove Printing, KMI Printing, and Works Enduro Riders. The complete results from this event and the upcoming schedule can be found at https://www. ahrma.org/ahrma-mid-atlantic-region. Please note that while there is confidence in the changes made to the remaining schedule, current conditions may require allowances for additional change.

Monitor the series Facebook page @ AHRMA Mid-Atlantic Cross Country for updates.

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In the Paddock Racer Profile: Ralph Staropoli

Article reprinted from 2019 Barber "In the Paddock" Program

By: Joe W. Koury

In 2015, Ralph raced in the AFM West Coast Series and won the F2, F4 and F40 Lightweight Championships and the overall number 7 Plate. He’s been racing AHRMA events for 3 years now on three different motorcycles, a 1996 Honda RS250R and this year on a 2002 Honda RS250R (twostroke factory GP race bike) and a 2018 Honda NSF250R (four-stroke factory Moto3 bike). He said his 1996 Honda RS250R was ‘transformed’ during a rebuild in 2013 with hard-to-source kit parts acquired through worldwide connections. He teamed up with Rising Sun Cycles and Stewart Aitken-Cade, Dave Frick, Adrian Jasso to ride the NSF250R in the Sound of Singles classes, along with several other riders on the Moto3 bike, all agreeing to leave them stock and attend as many events as possible. Ralph says the NSF is the most fun to ride, carries incredible corner speed and can be put on any line in mid-corner. He did a complete rebuild over last winter of his 2002 Honda RS250R, this is the bike that lays down those fast lap times.

Now Ralph’s not just all show and go. He does his own set-up, maintenance, engine work and modifications.

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Currently residing in Bailey, CO, Ralph Staropoli is one of AHRMA’s fast guys. He has built an insurmountable national points lead in the three classes he competes in: Sound of Singles 2, Sound of Singles 3 and Open TwoStroke. He first grabbed my attention while I was compiling the Race Reports for AHRMA MAG, winning races and setting the weekend’s fastest lap times. I was curious to learn more about Ralph and fortunate to pit next to him recently at Gingerman Raceway. The youngest of 6 brothers, his friends always had motorcycles and he rode his Honda CR125R every chance he could get in the woods just down the street from where he lived. His first street bike was a 1982 Honda CB900F which he exercised on the twisty roads near Catskill Mountains in New York State. He moved on to a 1985 Kawasaki Ninja 900, and then won his Rookie Race on a 1986 Suzuki GSXR750 in the New England Championship Cup Series. He raced in New Hampshire, Bridgehampton, Summit Point and Atlanta; his major accomplishment and steppingstone coming with a 6th place in the Race of Champions in 1986. He turned AMA pro in 1997, bought a 1996 Honda RS250R and raced across the country in the 250GP class.

This ‘introduced’ him to a very high level of racing which really advanced his riding ability.

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He was also fortunate to work with “the Ragin’ Cajun,” Jamie James in Louisiana before the NOLA round on RS250R set-up and ergonomics and Markbilt Race Bikes in New Jersey on suspension tuning.

Ralph’s pit mate and travel companion’s name is Luce, a ten-year-old Goldendoodle who makes about 90% of the races. (Luce is Italian for “to enlighten.”) His hobbies are off-road riding on his Husqvarna FE350S and adventure riding on a KTM 790 Adventure R, mountain biking, snowmobiling, skiing and hiking. He has a pretty decent mountain playground up in the 13,000-foot passes southwest of Denver.

Ralph in 1997 on his 1996 RS250R Photo credit: Brian Nelson

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The Awakening

A crusty old car mechanic taught me how to diagnose a bad exhaust valve, back in the ‘60s, by cupping a palm over the tailpipe tip and feeling for an abnormal pulsing suction. I’ve learned a little bit more about the subject since then.

Back in ’76, I repaired a Honda GL1000 motorcycle with broken timing belts. These engines are boxer (flat) fours with two timing belts. After installing new belts, I performed the customary compression test to determine if any valves were bent. The compression test revealed low compression on both left bank cylinders. The compression on both right bank cylinders was normal. I removed the cylinder head and replaced the bent valves, but the engine still ran poorly. The compression test blew it and missed the bent valves on the right bank. That was many years ago. Since then, I learned another trick: check each valve for excessive clearance (lash)because bent valves do not close all the way. After this GL1000 encounter, I would eventually learn the value and importance of the cylinder leak down test.

A year or two down the road I had a single cylinder Honda that idled poorly but had normal compression numbers. I knew there was a combustion chamber breach somewhere. I pulled the spark plug, stuck a rubber-tipped air blow gun into the spark plug threads and pulled the trigger. I had another technician listen at the intake and exhaust ports, and sure enough, there was air escaping from the intake valve. I didn’t know that I had performed my first cylinder leak down test, but it taught me, once again, not to trust compression test numbers. It wasn’t until I was hired by American Honda Motor Company as a motorcycle technical training instructor that I learned more about leak down testers and performed my first ‘official’ leak down test.

Unlike the air blow gun, a tester will determine how severe the leak is, and not just the source of the leak.

Compression tests are unreliable due to an anomaly I refer to as ‘leak duration.’ During a compression test, the engine is rotating so quickly that small leaks do not have time to actually ‘leak.’ This all made sense to me one day, again, back in the ‘70s, when I saw how the compression release on a two-stroke Suzuki 400cc single cylinder motorcycle engine was designed. There’s a small hole drilled all the way through the cylinder liner and casting in the front of the cylinder midway between the exhaust port and the top of the cylinder. At kickstarter cranking speeds, compression is relieved through this intentional leak to make starting easier, but after the engine starts, engine speed increases and there is no time for the hole to bleed off any compression.

The only method for properly evaluating piston ring, cylinder wall, valve face and valve seat sealing on four-stroke engines is a cylinder leak down test. There are times when a compression test is valid though, but it depends on the nature of the problem. Compression readings are also used for tuning two-stroke racing motorcycle engines at high altitude after taking a reading at sea level. An assortment of cylinder heads with smaller combustion chambers is used to restore cranking compression to sea level numbers at high altitude. Compression tests are valuable when there are suspected pumping or cylinder filling issues such as flat cam lobes, timing belt/cam chain out of time, bent connecting rods or restricted/ heavily carboned exhaust ports, exhaust pipes and combustion chambers.

A cylinder leak down tester does something a compression tester can’t: pinpoint the location and determine the severity of the leak. The tester is first connected to an air pressure source, and the gauge needle set to zero or test. At this time, the tester is ‘pressured up,’ but since it is not connected to anything, it is not leaking.

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Cylinder leak Down Test

Pre-race cylinder condition check with my 35-year-old tester.

A paltry 5%, all past the piston rings, tells me the cylinder is healthy and will make maximum power. We monitor engine oil level and crankcase oil puke in the oil catch tank throughout the weekend to confirm the rings are sealing properly.

core removed) is installed into the spark plug hole. The tester is then connected to the adapter which pressurizes the combustion chamber. Any leaks will cause air pressure loss, detectable by listening at the intake and exhaust port and the crankcase oil fill. If so equipped, the crankcase ventilation tube must be removed from the air intake/air box or you will be fooled into thinking the intake valve(s) are leaking. A leak down test can also reveal head gasket sealing issues or cylinder head cracks by listening for leaks at the thermostat opening on liquid-cooled engines or an external soapy water spray on air-cooled engines.

The tester gauge will show the amount of leakage as a percentage. It doesn’t matter how long it takes to leak down (this is a common misconception, but standard procedure for testing two-stroke crankshaft seals and outboard motor gear cases) since the air supply is constant. There is very little relevant information available regarding acceptable leak percentages, and the acceptable level of leakage past piston rings varies by bore size. A 50mm bore with 20% leakage is a concern, but it’s acceptable for 90mm bore.

A wet test is valid, just as it is with a compression tester, if the piston rings and valves are both leaking or you suspect the piston rings are worn. If the leakage percentage is reduced with oiled piston rings, but is still too high, then you know that both the rings and valves are leaking, and you know just how much leakage was reduced by sealing the piston rings with oil.

But it gets even better. The cylinder wall may be worn or distorted (oval-shaped) at the top from normal wear or it may be scored or damaged in the thrust area half-way down the cylinder wall. Once the readings at TDC have been recorded, the engine is rotated to 90 degrees ATDC (the valves are still closed at this position) and the crankshaft secured. A second leak down test is performed with the rings halfway down the cylinder. If the results improve, you know the cylinder is in better

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Why doesn’t normal valve closing—while the engine is running—have the same condition here than it is at TDC. If the numbers get worse, there may be wear, effect? Camshaft lobes are not designed just for valve opening and closing. The galling or scoring and time for a borescope.

I have restored valve sealing on engines with excessive valve seat and valve face lobe profile controls the speed at which the valve is opened and, most importantly, gently closed. carbon deposits while the leak down tester is installed. Many years ago, there was Acceptable leakage past piston rings does vary with cylinder bore diameter. a Honda diesel tractor in the Power Equipment Training Center that was running Any leakage past the valve face/seat is problematic. With the tester connected, it poorly. It was a three-cylinder engine that spent most of its time being moved takes a trained ear to listen to the ‘hiss’ coming from the crankcase to determine around the training center or started just for demonstration. It had one dead what a normal piston ring leakage level is, but there will always be some leakage cylinder. Not being much of a diesel mechanic, I was at a loss, but I did do one here. A new engine will have thing that I learned many years ago Bore: mm 50 to 75 76 to 85 86 to 95 96 to 105 Notes only 3% to 5% leakage, a wellriding two-stroke motorcycles: pull % % % % used engine can be anywhere the spark plug, and look at the tip, from 8% to 20%. Anything because it will tell you what’s going Perfect 2–4 3–6 3–8 3 – 10 Broken in, low hours beyond 25% is approaching on inside the combustion chamber.

5–8 7 – 10 9 – 12 9 – 13 Nicely broken in the excessive range. But the Well, I pulled a glow plug and it was Very good Good 9 – 12 11 – 14 13 – 16 14 – 18 Well used but running leakage source is also important covered with excessive soft carbon normally when determining if disassembly and being the leak down freak I is required. 30% leakage past had now become, I had to do a Fair 13 – 16 17 – 20 21 – 23 24 – 29 Some wear, getting piston rings means there will leak down test on the dead hole. I tired be some oil consumption and fabricated an adapter and connected Poor 17 – 20 21 – 24 25 – 29 30 – 34 Starting to run/idle slight power loss, but the engine the tester. The cylinder had 60% to poorly and use oil can still run for many more 70% leakage past the valves. I was Knackered 21 + 25 + 30 + 35 + Get the wrenches out miles/hours. 30% leakage past lucky there was quite a bit of valve Leakdown testing chart valves—that cannot be corrected stem protruding above the valve by de-carbonizing—is cause for concern because it will only continue to worsen as spring retainer/keepers, and with nothing to lose but a cylinder head removal job, hot combustion chamber gasses jet between the valve face and seat and erode the I headed for the tool box and grabbed a pair of needle-nose vice grips. I clamped surfaces. Listening for valve leakage may require two people, one with their ear them on the valve stem tip and rotated the valve back and forth. I watched the placed in the intake port, carburetor (at WOT), throttle body (at WOT) or exhaust tester gauge needle drop all the way to 5% as the soft carbon was wiped from the outlet and one to connect and disconnect the leak down tester from the cylinder valve seat and valve face. That tractor is still running fine to this day. adapter. When placing one’s ear into a chamber, it’s common to mistake the I worked for 35 years in Honda’s Motorcycle and Marine Divisions as a tech rep. ‘seashell white noise’ for leakage hiss. With someone connecting and disconnecting Most Honda outboard engines are typical four-strokes with four-valve combustion the tester, you can now determine if the hiss changes. chambers. They operate at a constant RPM and it’s not uncommon for carbon I combine routine leak down tests with a valve clearance inspection. The engine deposits to develop on the valve seats and faces. Those dirty intake valve pictures must be at TDC compression, and on Honda twins, that’s the proper crankshaft in the ads you see on the gas pumps while filling your tank are not hype. Valve position for checking valve clearance. deposits are common and detergent gasolines do work. I have seen many engines with high cylinder leak down numbers caused by these deposits. Leaking valves can I see on forums and other sources where someone has an ailing engine and there is always a recommendation to check compression, or the owner has already eventually become burned or warped since most of the valve’s heat is transferred checked the compression and is asking if it’s low or normal. I seldom see anyone through the valve seat. discussing cylinder leak down, and that’s a concern. There needs to be more Now, let’s get back to the valve seat/face carbon awareness about leak down tests. I frequently dealt with engine problems over removal. With the leak down tester Checking the phone or in person and usually only received compression test results. I simply connected to an engine with valve the leak down on Joe’s barn-find CB175 with seat/face carbon deposits, and the informed the tech that I needed leak down numbers. But I also received many leak 5900 miles on the clock. This down test results with only the percentages and not the leak source. Again, more gauge indicating anywhere from was the first thing we checked after dragging it out of the woods leak down tester awareness and training is needed to ensure all engines are quickly 15% to 80+% leakage, I carefully to determine if the engine was and properly evaluated, diagnosed and repaired. tap on the valve stem (through functionable/usable; we didn’t the tappet adjusting screw) with have time to rebuild it before Tally and Barber. After sitting for a soft mallet. As the valve opens years, it had a mere 8% leakage, and slaps the seat upon closing, mostly past the piston rings. The engine puked some oil from the the soft carbon deposits are crankcase breather but made it compressed and squeezed right through two races. off the seat and face, and the leak down numbers will drop to Assorted leak down testers acceptable levels, little by little, with each tap, right before your Most CLDT gauges indicate a green range of 10 to 40 percent that represents eyes. This procedure requires very precise and careful tapping to ‘low’ leak down. This is misleading. 40 percent leakage is excessive, and one acceptable leakage range doesn’t fit all sizes of cylinder bores. prevent the valve from contacting My personal preference is the single gauge tester. Connect the air source, set the the piston, unless the engine is gauge to zero and attach it to the engine. There is quite an assortment of testers rotated past TDC. I’ve also used this procedure on our race bikes. available in a variety of price ranges, so grab one and get acquainted with your rings and valves.

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I always thought I would play baseball… As a young kid, I absolutely loved the game. I enjoyed watching it, the history of it, attending games, and of course, playing it. I played Rec League in grammar school for the small town of Little Falls, NJ, where I grew up on an acre of land. I would spend every chance I got in the yard shagging ground balls hit to me by my sister, Pam. (I wanted a little brother so badly but in the long run, she turned out to be just fine.) My sister and I were close, and we were always together. Every week we would ride our bicycles to the local convenience store to pick up Baseball Weekly and a pack of baseball cards. We would cruise down Long Hill Road, (yes, it was a very long hill) and always dreaded the ride back up, but little did we know that this was the start of our love for two wheels.

A construction foreman had stopped by the house one day asking if the acre we owned could be a staging area for dirt they needed to build houses across the street from us. Reluctantly, and with a little compensation, my mom agreed. Soon we had 15-20 dump truck loads of dirt sitting in the backyard, and Pam and I no longer had our “training camp.” So, when life gives you dirt piles what do you do? You build a BMX track! The next few weeks were spent sketching layouts, shaping take offs and landings, and moving things around a bit to get the best flow.

Our neighbors would come over to race on the weekends, and we even calculated a points series for a short time. Those were the days…

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I got into motorcycles what now seems late in life. The natural progression from BMX to MX was delayed by a lack of income, and I knew that If I wanted one, I was just going to have to work for it myself. My neighbor owned a painting company, and at 14 I started working with him. I eventually saved up enough to buy my first dirt bike, a 1988 YZ80 for $400. I rode it every day until it needed a top end. By then I had saved money but bought tires, saved money but bought a new chain and sprockets, saved money and had a clutch installed. Now, I had to rebuild the top end?! Man, this is an expensive hobby! Ahhhhh, Little Kenny, you had no idea…

I remember only having enough money for parts at the time, and with labor, it was going to be more than I had saved up. Reality set in that I wouldn’t be riding for a while unless I fixed it myself. So, I decided to buy a repair manual. That top end went as smoothly as I could have asked for. Little did I know that this was the start of KC Motorsports, and the first of countless top ends I would do in my lifetime.

I thoroughly enjoyed working on bikes and the passion still lives on today.

I did part with motorcycles for a little while when I needed to buy my first car and start college, but before too long the itch to ride was upon me again. A small shop opened in town, Del’s Performance Cycles, and I started spending a lot of time there. I learned quite a bit about wrenching, riding, and racing from shop owner Del Flores. We had a lot of memorable times during those years, but eventually the shop moved to Indiana leaving me wrenching on my own again.

The short test track is kept interesting with the addition of some jumps, logs, a rock garden, as well as a sand section.

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A few years later I moved from home to pursue another passion of mine, firefighting. I was hired with the Charlotte Fire Department, and in January of 2010, I started six months of recruit school. It was also where I met my good friend, fellow firefighter, and fellow AHRMA racer, Marcus Huffman. Marcus owns Terra Moto Suspension, and meeting Marcus was a blessing in many ways. His passion and knowledge for motorcycles of all kinds piqued my interest in ADV bikes, and got me back to riding in the dirt two, sometimes three times a week. It was great to find someone else with the desire for two wheels like I had, and it was what I needed when I first moved to NC/SC. As a matter of fact, coming out to watch Marcus race his first AHRMA CC race in 2017 is what got me here. After having such a blast at the White Lightning event that year, I vowed I would be on the starting line with my own vintage bike in 2018. I found the TS a few months later and got right to work making it race ready. Well... as race ready as you can make a 1974 Suzuki TS185.

My incredible wife, Becky, and I now live in a little farmhouse on three and a half acres. The property has a few buildings, one of which is the motorcycle shop. I even have a small track and some woods that are used for test and tune sessions, or just knocking the cobwebs off. It’s been wonderful having a dedicated shop to work on bikes, ride the track with friends and family, or to get prepped for the next race. At 500 square feet, with the storage loft, it’s certainly not a factory race shop, but it does the job. I’ve always said, a race win comes long before you cross the finish line, and having a shop to tear down bikes and prep before the races, I believe, is a direct correlation to the wins I have achieved over the past seasons. I have also had quite a bit of help from some wonderful people in the industry such as the awesome ladies at Cycle Gear Gastonia, The Roost Factory, Dubya, Gaerne, DirtX Industries, From a frame to race Red Line Oils, and Hoosier Tire. Young Kenny was right ready the 1974 TS185 when he said this hobby is expensive, and these guys have has been a blast to kept it manageable, while providing me with some of the best wrench and ride. products out there.

I find it funny how some things never change. 26 years later, and here I am still riding, working on bikes, building jumps in my backyard and racing with my AHRMA family The beginning of prep (including my sister Pam!). AHRMA seems to have for the next race. brought life full circle for me, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

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By: Al Roof Originally, I set out to write about setting up my personal (at the time) twin-shock 1982 Honda XR200 for the 2019 Leroy Winters Dwight Rudder making a statement with his XR200 Memorial ISDT Reunion Ride. When another damned worn-out hip derailed my plans to attend, the article quickly took a life of its own. You see, there's just so much to say about the venerable XR200 I felt compelled to write an epistle.

As co-producer of the Carolinas White Lightning Cross Country Classic for the past twelve years, I’ve seen the XR200 become the single most popular model in AHRMA post-vintage cross country racing. I do believe we had every model from 1980 through 2002 being ridden at our 2019 event. Longtime AHRMA Trustee, Beno Rodi, of American Picker’s fame, has ridden his twin-shock ‘82 XR200 at White Lightning since the inaugural event in 2009, further inspiring me to look for one of my own.

When Honda released the 1979 XR185 in ’78, you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting one at an enduro. I recall SE&TRA president, Reavis Butler, riding one, among many others. AMA District 22 Hare Scrambles legend Quinten Davis, who had lost his right leg at the hip, a result of rocket fire while leading a patrol in Vietnam in 1968, rode one—and very well I might add. Bob Griffith, of the Welsh Trail Riders Association, who has ridden a record 30+ Scottish Six Day Trials, loved the twin-shock XR200 as well. As for me, I was riding an exotic 7-speed Hercules 175 at the time, and, other than lack of talent, was dumbfounded as to why I couldn’t keep up with the little Red foofoo bikes in the woods. It didn’t take me long to figure out—they were SO EASY to ride fast in tight woods!

Due to its lightness, easy handling and good ground clearance, the XR200 was competitive as a clubman's enduro machine. The littlest of the larger XRs offered a potent and durable powerplant, six-speed transmission, kick starter with an automatic compression release (so it was easy to start), and plush suspension, with just enough travel to travel, literally, to the ends of the earth.

Nine-time National Champion, Scott Summers, credits a 1982 XR200R greatly Terry Veator airing out his XR200 for developing his winning riding style. During his AMA Motorcycle Museum Hall of Photo by: Kevin McIntosh Fame induction acceptance speech Scott said, “In 1982, my parents bought my younger sister and me brand new XRs.” "My XR, Beno Rodi rocking his XR200 a 200R, was a game changer for me. This bike allowed me to learn unlike any bike I had ridden Photo by: Kevin McIntosh up until then. I had mostly been on two-strokes, and I could never manipulate the two-stroke power into something comfortable. I guess I was never able to use the clutch well enough, or be in the right gear, or at the right RPM. It always felt like I had too much power, or not enough. Therefore, I was always either wheelieing or bogging down.

The XR, on the other hand, was like magic! It had so much torque that gear selection and RPM weren't so critical. This Bob Griffith - Scottish Six type of power allowed me to get traction in places I never Day Legend could before. It also seemed to do the work for me so I could concentrate on other aspects of trying to go fast. For the first time in my ten years of riding, thanks to this bike, and this special property (the new family homestead), I began to understand how to really be in control of a motorcycle, and do it without wasting a lot of energy. I spent almost every day riding and getting lots of seat time, a luxury many less fortunate kids would never have. Three years later, in 1985, my grandfather bought me an XR600." And the rest, as they say, is history.

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Serving as the Co-Grand Marshal at the 2019 Honda AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, Scott returned to racing in Friday’s hare scrambles aboard an XR200R on loan from 2019 AHRMA Sportsman 200 Expert Champion Tim Grow. Scott said it was his first time racing in about 10 years. “I always figured I’d want to go vintage racing one day.” Summers said. “I got the call from American Honda’s Chris Cox to be the co-grand marshal, and I was honored and figured this would be an awesome chance American Honda’s Manager of Experimental to do my first vintage race.”

Marketing/Public Relations Chris Cox and Scott After the race, Scott said, “I Summers with Tim Grow’s XR200R during the 2019 Honda AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio really enjoyed racing the hare Sports Car Course scrambles course,” and, after his ten-year hiatus, “The little XR200 was way more capable than I was.”

Scott competed in the 10:00 AM Evo 2/Evo3 Hare Scramble at MidOhio, finishing 8th overall, behind Mike Pillar, Terry Cunningham, Nicholas Dickens, Nicholas Devito, Preston Wilder, Tim Shephard, and Jarred Hall, and 2nd Evo3 Super Senior A behind Tim Shephard. I think you’ll agree that’s not too shabby, especially considering he had not raced in a decade.

Seven-time ISDT/E veteran Dwight Rudder is a big fan of the XR200. “My favorite XR200R was the 1986-89 model. It was light, had decent suspension, adequate power, easy to wheelie and handled well. Surprisingly fast.” As much as he loves the 200s, Dwight, echoing hundreds of others, warns, “Always avoid the 1984-85 twin carb models.

Major mistake by Honda. Heavy, hard to work on and prone to overheating. Only 1.5 HP more but that doesn’t overcome the extra 20 pounds of weight.” Currently, Dwight has a 2000 XR200R with 1987 suspension and uncorked stock pipe, which he believes produces best power.

Each March, during or after White Lightning, I receive several texts, e-mails and Facebook messages as a result of my photos and commentary from our race. Many of them consist of, “You’ve got me interested in this AHRMA Cross Country stuff, what’s the best bike for me to get?”

My response is usually, “Believe it or not, the bike you see the most, is the venerable Honda XR200. LOTS of guys riding them and doing well. AHRMA rules allow retrofitting relatively modern versions with drum front brakes and running them. Even so the two-valve '81, '82, '83, '86, '87, '88 are the best, NOT the problematic '84-'85 RFVC twincarb units.” To which I usually get this type of response: “Well, the XR is a bullet-proof bike, but kinda slow compared to the two strokes. I

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need something bigger and faster.” Many of these folks will go out and buy a 250cc or larger two-stroke MX or competition enduro bike and try it for a while. Then, the next thing you know, they’re out there having more fun than a barrel of monkeys on the XR200. Take my dear friend, Bob Williams, for example. As a result of my posts and photos from the ninth annual White Lightning, he bought a 1979 Yamaha YZ250F and an IT465. As Bob does, he totally disassembled the bikes, then cautiously rebuilt them with all the mods and upgrades you might imagine on a competitive AHRMA race bike. Two years later, guess what Bob is riding now as a 70+ AHRMA expert rider? A properly sorted XR200R. Bob now says, “I find the XR200R to be predictable and easy to ride aggressively. The power is not spectacular, but it is smooth and manageable. With a good tire and proper clutch and throttle control the bike will climb any hill in any terrain if you can keep the motor running and stay on it. It cranks first kick almost every time, even right off the trailer; a big plus in a dead engine start. I’m so sure it’s going to crank that I am letting out the clutch by the time the kick starter reaches the bottom of the stroke on the start.

Negatives are the lack of suspension, especially on the later models, and the inability to Seven-time ISDT/E veteran Dwight Rudder working his XR200R’s suspenders lift the front wheel easily, if necessary for obstacle clearance. The suspension can be made ‘acceptable’ if you want to spend more than you probably gave for the bike; well worth it if you plan to try to ride it competitively. The power can be improved also. Big dollars here too, but the decrease in reliability is not worth it in my opinion, and when you’re done, it’s still an XR200.

It really excels in the tight woods where the smooth power and low center of gravity make it as quick as any bike from its era. You can hold it wide open and just drive it with the rear brake. The biggest plus for me as an older rider, okay, really old rider, is that I can ride it hard for a longer time without getting as tired as I do hanging on to a more powerful bike, and actually go faster for that period of time. I switched to the XR when I realized everyone who was beating me in my crosscountry class (I was on a big bore two stroke) was riding one. Caveat: it is not a motocross bike, but having said that, I’ve seen Trampas Parker tripling jumps and smoking everybody on the MX track riding an XR200. By the way, I have won my class in every AHRMA National Cross Country I have entered on an XR200, that’s nine straight races.”

One of the coolest things I saw at last year’s White Lightning was somewhat of a family feud. The spry Fred Veator (77) and young Bob Williams (70) battled it out on XR200Rs in the Post Vintage +70 Expert class, while their sons, Tommy Veator (Post Vintage 200 Expert) on an XR200R and Tim Williams (Post Vintage Open Expert) on a YZ250F, battled for the Post Vintage overall win. In close racing, Bob bested Fred each day. Tommy took the Post Vintage overall win both days, with Tim finishing third overall on Saturday, and second overall on Sunday.

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Now let’s talk about the bike that led to this extensive praise of the XR200, my former 1982 XR200, which resulted in this literary masterpiece. The XR185 was introduced in the 1979 model lineup. It became a 200 for 1980, retaining the lights, speedo and tool bag. The same for 1981. Then the racier single-shock XR200R was introduced in 1981.

In 1982 the twin-shock XR200 remained, but without lights, speedo, tool bag, or even a lighting coil. Now billed as a play bike, the XR200 remained through 1984.

In the April 1980 issue of Dirt Bike magazine, they wrote "The XR200 is a willing and able hill climber, with gobs of low-end power. It is hard to resist the challenge of any surface that tends towards vertical, and if there aren't any hills around, wheelies are just as easy. On tight trails, the bike is a quick turner, mostly due to the short suspension and wheelbase. Combine these features with the light weight, and you have a good, fun trailbike with a lot of potential for seriousness." In my humble opinion, this remains true to this day.

I purchased my XR from the second owner, who only had it long enough to flip it, thankfully for me. Primarily, I wanted the bike to have something to ride while laying out and arrowing the White Lightning racecourse. That aside, I regretted selling my first XR200, an ‘84, back in 2004, and had searched ever since for another. Who knew it would take fifteen years to find one to fit the bill. I was pleased to find this one 99% original and didn’t hesitate a nine-hour round trip to retrieve it. The Cheng Shin C755 rear tire was the only non-original part.

Although the fuel tank was clean and rust free, oriental dragon pee (stinky, sticky, greenish varnish that old gas becomes) had taken its toll on the carburetor, so the bike would not start, but it had good spark and compression. The failure to start was a blessing in disguise since the flame trap (incorporating the air filter cage) and air filter element were both missing.

So, the project began. In what could only be Divine intervention, Independent Cycle had a perfect O.E.M. flame trap listed for sale on eBay, which I snapped right up. A thorough carb cleaning and all new genuine Honda rubber parts led to an easily started, smooth idling, crisp running, torquey little bike.

Despite the original 37-year-old front tire, and not much newer rear, the XR was just what the doctor ordered for getting the course ready for our race. I was absolutely amazed at how the 195cc OHC four-stroke single pulled my 250-pound bulk up the steep switchback-littered hills, and I was more than happy with the brisk pace it propelled me through the woods.

With our race weekend behind us, plans unfolded for a re-envisioned Leroy Winters Memorial ISDT Reunion Ride to be held in August near King Ferry, New York. With the intrepid Joe Chodnicki and the Cayuga County Riders putting on the event, and Greg Holder offering complimentary transportation services for the Honda and me, I developed a plan to put the 200 into Six-Day livery.

It became obvious in my youth that my riding skill level would never amount to anything but intermediate at best. Therefore, my lifelong theory on dirt riding has been, if you can’t ride good, you had better

Fred Veator creek crossing on his XR200R Photo by: Kevin McIntosh

look good. So, I try my best to ensure my bikes are period correct and properly set up, just in case the stars align, and I have a better than usual ride.

I realize an XR200 might not be the first bike you think of for riding the Six-Days, but my research led to a 1980 XR200, sold at Bonhams Auction House at the Staffordshire County Showground in 2017, which was ridden by the seller in the Welsh International Two-Day Trial from 1980 to 1983 inclusive, and also used for route marking at the 1983 ISDE in Wales. Despite pestering Kristi Lavis, Motorcycles Administrator at Bonhams, and Elinor, with the Welsh Trail Riders Association, I was unable to identify the owner, but I garnered some nice photos for reference.

Sadly, my worn-out hip and the subsequent discovery of liver disease sidetracked me for a while, canceling my plans to ride the ISDTRR. In late August 2019 the inability to kickstart a bike, combined with mounting medical bills, made it painfully obvious that the XR would have to go, so I sold it to the first person on a long list of interested buyers that materialized the instant I brought the bike home.

Thankfully, the XR stayed in the “family,” with my old friend and fellow Blue Ridge Pathfinder, Mark Tart, giving it a good and loving home. As a matter of fact, Mark likes it so much the 200 was his bike of choice when we laid out and arrowed the White Lightning course this year.

Ah yes, “The Little Engine That Could.” Long live the venerable Honda XR200. Do yourself a favor and add one to your stable.

Just before this issue went to press a heads up from former AHRMA Southeast Regional Off-Road Coordinator, Steve Kirby, many an answered prayer, a sweet wife, and an extremely fair seller led to my purchase of this nice and mostly original 1981 XR200R. Thankfully, a long list of lifestyle changes since last August have me feeling well enough to go back to kickstarting little bikes, riding, and working on trails. I simply could not resist, could you?

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Laguna Seca was unbelievable! Through Gary Roper and good fortune, I was able to share garage number eight with Walt Fulton, Dave Roper and Robert Aegerter, all three riding Aermacchi 350s. I was riding my home-built DT1 (Klemm motor, Retrodyne pipe). Friday, practice day, was a beautiful 60 to 70 degrees, and the track was awesome. Riding the first time through brought back many memories. I had traveled here to watch Superbike and MotoGP years before. The most memorable was when Nicky Haden won his first MotoGP in 2005. My daughter was with me and we still have the poster he signed. I never imagined I would be on the same track as those great men.

The first lap around was awesome, corner number one is WFO on my small bike and you can see the hook at the end of number two pretty well. But corner three was a little surprising as you can’t open the throttle until a little later than I first thought. Four through six are easy to see for braking and to power through but seven is a “you better brake hard” in

Karl Engllenner (L), helped Walt and Dave with bike prep, Jim Harvey (R) assisted Tom Photo credit: Tom Pillsbury

this (slight) corner for the corkscrew! Well, I don’t know about y’all, but the first time I went through the corkscrew at corner eight, I looked down and thought OH SHIT! That is a lot shorter than the video.

Fortunately, old number 455 held her own and headed down toward nine, the Rainey curve. Turn nine is a nice flowing left hander and ten is just a drop in the throttle. But eleven is a bus stop, so braking is heavy! Then off to a full gear run up the straight. She was running really fine at Laguna, Harry and Gerhart Klemm did justice with the motor after I holed a piston at Buttonwillow. After the first practice, everyone in Garage Eight geared up except Dave, who was already geared high. My lap times got better as the day went on and the raceway was well enjoyed by all; a lot of smiles on the faces of racers coming off the track.

There were many great people out there and everyone always made you feel welcome. I was looking at a beautiful Ducati 350 next door and saw Syd’s Cycle on the fairing. I approached the person standing next to it and asked his name. “Malcolme Tunstall.” “Great to meet you, I’m Tom Pillsbury.”

Still shaking my hand, he points to me and says loudly 860 DUCATI! Well I have to say, I was blown away; what a memory he has as then he talked on and we relived some old conversations. Malcolme and his late father, Syd, via snail mail and phone calls had helped me build an 860, 20-some years ago over a two-year time frame. It was a great reunion and we were able to talk during our time there. I was able to meet his son, John, and watch him race that well prepared Ducati single.

Saturday morning, the fog rolled in so there was no pre-race practice. It was about 50 degrees during the day with cold wind, but still sunny. In the 350GP, Dave was first, Walt second, Alex McLean third and Robert fourth.

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11 so it was a bit later and the temperature dropped to chilly. In the 250GP race I got a great jump and really moved off the line. I shortshifted up into third because it keeps the wheelies down and she'll pull it. It was a surprise when we started over the hill into fourth and fifth, she would not pull over 8000 RPM, so I quickly lost position as everyone else was screaming past! So much for the good start. Fortunately, about three quarters of the way through the second lap, she came alive and went back to 9500 RPM, and then I got to play with some passing. I only took seventh of eleven place, but WOW, what a FUN race! Winning time was 2:02, and I managed a 2:10. I guess I should have richened the mixture when the temp dropped.

Live and learn.

Sunday was a nice clear morning so practice was good. The 350GP races were just awesome. Dave Roper took first, Alex McLean second, Walt Fulton was third and Robert placed fourth again. I guess because change is now the new norm, just before our 250GP race started the wind kicked up to 30+ MP. I was ready to go, but unlike yesterday’s quick start, I bogged and almost stalled. So, after that, I got her going pretty well but in turn two the wind pushed me the first two laps to the hairy edge of the track. On the third lap, when I came around the corkscrew, the wind blew me past the rumble strip onto the green drainage area and somehow, I passed over a drainage grate that was wider spaced than my front tire! So after three laps I decided to just slow down a little and stay safe; my time dropped to 2:14. I somehow managed a ninth place out of eleven. Glad I finished what I started out to do. I’ve always been kind of a loner, but AHRMA folks don’t care, they’re going to help you anyway.

Without that help the past two years, I would not have made this journey in my own walk through life.

I never imagined (after getting lapped in my first race) that I would be here to share the great camaraderie with all you racers, witness the skills, listen to the shared racing knowledge and help.

Plus, witness people like Karl keep his lovely Aermacchis race ready. Everyone I have met at AHRMA freely shares their knowledge, tools, supplies and even their hands.

The folks at Church ask me why I race: well I see and meet more people of faith here than anywhere I have ever been. This was truly a Gift. And a Really BIG thankyouverymuch to all the Crew and Volunteers.

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BY: DEBBIE POOLE The West Opens up with Two Great Upcoming Weekends: Marymount National Trial and the Bodnar Ranch National VMX and Trial The LeMay Family Museum in Tacoma, Washington, is rarin' to go with their event on June 20th. A Northwest regional event for many years, this is the first year as a national, and it is a welcome addition to the AHRMA National Trial calendar. It's not clear yet whether the museum itself will be open, but the 90-acre park-like setting is one of the most beautiful on the Northwest trial circuit. Trialsmaster, Dana Salsman, and crew always set up a fun loop in the shady woods around the perimeter of the property.

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and which could not be PHOTO BY: KATE JORGENSON rescheduled for 2020. June 27th will feature the National Trial and Sunday the 28th the National Vintage MX will be held. The ranch has nearly unlimited water with which the MX area is irrigated days before the race. Several trials sections are in a creek that can be turned on and off via a well pump, and offer lots of water crossings in those sections, which is a rarity in most of the dry west this time of year. The property itself is typical stunning southern Oregon of wide-open spaces. If you are an antique motor, tractor, truck or car buff, you are in for a treat as well; dozens of different types of old farm equipment and the like are parked around the property and are interesting to explore.

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WILD WEST DIRT TRACK FLASHBACK

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With no race reports currently gracing the AHRMA MAG pages, I’ve dredged up a 38-year-old event that has some connection to AHRMA featuring three of our five racing disciplines. AMA Hall of Famer, Steve Wise, is a frequent guest of honor at AHRMA and TVRC off-road events and National Supercross races.

In the early ‘70s, we were all racing South Texas flat track, TT and motocross tracks, working in motorcycle dealerships, consumed by the lifestyle, the passion and thrill of ragged-edged, two-wheeled stimulation. Every year we would caravan to the city of Houston for two days of AMA Grand National Short Track and TT races held in the then-new Astrodome. We never missed a race. We were all fired up for this particular weekend when we found out one of our friends and racing buddies was entered in the 1982 TT race.

This is the story of a race that surprised our band of misfits, the rest of the spectators, the TT riders and the AMA officials. No one saw it coming and I’m sure many who’ve been around the AMA Grand National Championship for decades remember it: that night in the ‘Dome when motocross racer Steve Wise entered the Houston TT National and kicked up some Lone Star State commotion.

Steve was a local South Texas fast guy. We were ‘introduced’ in a 1971 motocross race, both riding Honda SL125s. He lapped me. I think he was 14 and his feet could barely touch the ground sitting on the SL. His father, Gary, owned a Honda dealership but took on the Penton line of motorcycles so Stevie (we all called him Stevie in the early 1977 Race program days) could hang with the faster riders on two-stroke machines.

We watched him get faster and more confident and when he graduated to the newly released CR250M Elsinore, he was a force to be reckoned with, winning the 1974 Texas State Motocross Championship.

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series. Hoping for a factory ride in 1977, he remained a privateer until 1978 when he landed a spot on the Honda factory motocross team. He had a successful career—despite a few injury setbacks—winning the 1979 New Orleans Supercross, the 1980 250 National at Red Bud and the epic second moto win over Bob Hannah (after a race-long tangle in the first moto) at the 250 USGP at Unadilla in 1981.

Steve’s journey to the 1982 Houston TT began with the 1979 Superbikers race at Carlsbad, CA. This unique ‘ABC’s Wide World of Sports’ event featured a course that was a combination of dirt and pavement with riders from three disciplines: motocross, roadrace and dirt track. He was unsuccessful in ’79, riding a factory Honda with drum brakes that weren’t up to the task. In 1980, he was aboard a works RC500 with disc brakes and won over 500cc World Champion Andre Malherbe and Kawasaki’s Eddie Lawson with Kent Howerton fourth and current AHRMA Dirt Track director, David Aldana in fifth. (David told me he was really mad at himself for crashing in a sweeper on the first lap. He had to “ride the wheels off his bike” to finish fifth.) A fading rear brake near the end of the race almost cost Steve the win after building a 12-second lead. He defended his Superbikers title in 1981 on a similar ride beating Graham Noyce and Eddie Lawson to the finish. Steve’s popularity, and motorcycle racing’s status, were no doubt boosted by the millions of ABC TV viewers.

His MX contract was not renewed for 1982, but with his Superbikers success and an open spot on the roadrace team, he was invited to give the pavement a try. He flew out to Willow Springs and threw a leg over Freddie Spencer’s 150 HP Superbike wearing makeshift Lancer leathers and lace-up boots. Steve said it was a miracle to survive the ride in 40 MPH winds, running off the track into the gravel, but he managed to circulate the circuit within three seconds of the lap record. He was signed, but told he’d have to race as a novice first. Enter the AMA Class C Grand National series connection. Steve, Dave Arnold (Honda MX Team Manager) and Udo Gietl (Honda Roadrace Team Manager) attended an AMA Rules Meeting proposing a new rule that would allow riders from any AMA

A broken rear brake rod spoils Wise’s chance to grab the lead Photo credit: Joe W. Koury

class to jump across racing disciplines. Harley-Davidson’s Tex Peel saw some handwriting on that wall and proclaimed, “No way, guys like Steve Wise’ll come in here…” The rule passed and the Houston TT was on.

Steve’s long-time friend and MX wrench, Jimmy Strait, prepped a Honda CR480R with a powerband-calming compression reduction, some 19-inch wheels and tires and an ‘8N’ number plate.

Every year, Saturday night’s short track races were remembered for two things: close racing and Kenny Roberts smoking the outside line.

The results the night before the TT: Jay Springsteen, Harley-Davidson MX250; Mike Kidd, Honda CR250, Terry Poovey, Honda CR250. There was also an enormous motorcycle trade show in conjunction with the races across the parking lot in the Astrohall.

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On the FWS factory V-4 Superbike in 1983 Photo: Courtesy of Steve Wise

The machines used for TT competition would eventually evolve into big four-stroke singles by the early- to mid- ‘80s, but Harley’s sacrosanct XR750 factory racer remained competitive. In 1982, most TT bikes were XR750s, Yamaha TT500s, Honda XR500s, Can-Am Rotax 500s and a handful of Triumph and BSA 650 twins. The riders wore full leathers and used a steel shoe or “hot shoe” on their left boot.

I remember it was bitter cold that night. Steve recalls he was very sick on Saturday, made it to the ‘Dome for Sunday’s race just in time for qualifying but missed practice. He qualified next to last, had to ride a semi and made the final, gridded on the back row. By now, Steve’s atypical (of dirt track and TT) riding style had several other riders taking notice and grumbling to AMA officials. He was using motocross inside lines, block passing and getting such huge air over the jump that some feared they might become his landin’ strip. Wise diced closely with Steve Eklund until Eklund crashed, but not due to any contact. Gary Scott and Mike Kidd voiced their displeasure. AMA official, Mike Dupree, thought Steve’s style and presence were acceptable and dismissed the demands for disqualification.

In the stands, we (a group primarily made up of motocrossers) were all goin’ crazy witnessing the out-of-the-ordinary nonconformance. Steve said he could hear the roar of the crowd as he cleared the jump during the last lap of the semi. “The other riders didn’t like a motocrosser, on a motocross bike in motocross gear taking supercross lines!” Steve exclaimed. He continued, “I really thought someone would try to take me out.”

Steve passed five riders by turn one and was quickly in contention chasing Harley XR750-mounted Ricky Graham and Honda factory dirt track riders, Mickey Fay (59) and Mike Kidd (1) on their XR500-based machines in the final. He passed one or two riders each lap tangling at one point with Mike Kidd. A fluky berm kept him out of the stands after his bump with Kidd. With

two laps remaining, Steve passed Mickey Fay and was gnawin’ on the rear wheel of Ricky Graham’s Harley when the rear brake rod came loose. Steve was sure he could’ve passed Graham but also conceded, “He was a heck of a racer so...” Steve finished third with Fay in second. We were all hoarse from hollerin’ the entire race. David Aldana remembered the night and said he could see Wheeling it out superbiker style Photo: Courtesy of Steve Wise Steve flying over the jump. He said, “Steve dazzled the crowd.”

Steve and Roger De Coster, 1980 Superbikers Steve’s first roadrace Photo: Courtesy of Steve Wise was in the Superbike class at Daytona on a Honda in-line four. He finished in eight position with AHRMA’s own Board of Directors president and current racer, Arthur Kowitz in ninth. Honda teammates Mike Baldwin and Freddie Spencer were riding the ‘million-dollar’ works FWS V-4s. He finished second at the Alabama Motor Speedway with AHRMA’s Harry Vanderlinden in sixth (and third at Sears Point with another current AHRMA racer, Carry Andrew in tenth). To this day, Harry and Carry are regulars at many AHRMA events. Steve was leading the Formula 1 Championship Series going into the final round at Sears Point. He had a race-long battle with Wes Cooley but almost crashed when the bike developed a high-speed wobble. He lost the championship by three points but was awarded 1982 AMA Rookie of the Year honors.

In 1983 Steve switched back and forth between the Honda Interceptor 750, the 1000cc FWS and the two-stroke NS500. He finished third on the FWS in the Daytona 200 behind Kenny Roberts and Eddie Lawson, both on factory two-stroke OW69 Yamahas. A second place at Mid-Ohio, and a crash at Road America while leading the Formula 1 points chase, and Steve said he returned to racing too soon after breaking his collarbone. At Laguna Seca, he was still dealing with the transition from a 450-pound Superbike to the 270-pound, NS500 with the lightswitch-powerband.

He went out for the first F-1 practice session on the NS. Chasing Kenny Roberts, he exited turn nine sideways, high-sided and slammed a wall.

(David Aldana remembered something Eddie Lawson told him. “Until you high-side at 180 MPH, and survive to race again, you haven’t...) After the hospital informed Steve he had internal bleeding, broken ribs and two broken collarbones, he told Udo, “I don’t want to do this anymore.” This was the end of a ten-year career for a rider many call the most versatile motorcycle On the RC125 in 1978 racer to ever twist a throttle.

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From the back row, Steve was quickly in contention Photo: Courtesy of Cycle News, America’s motorcycle news source

After retiring from racing, Steve attended Bible College and became an ordained minister in 1988. He is a frequent featured speaker at Christian meetings, AHRMA and TVRC vintage races, AMA Supercross events and church gatherings. Find Pastor Steve Wise doing his Moto Fellowship facebook program on Tuesdays where he interviews notable factory riders and motorcycle industry folks from back in the day and shares passionate stories of his life and faith. Motofellowship.com.

Additional and interesting sidebars, tidbits and afterthoughts.

Steve’s favorite motorcycles: the FWS and his 1981 RC500 Superbikers machine. The best motocross bike out of all the ones he has ridden: 1980/1981 RC250.

His favorite roadrace tracks (sorry, the interviewer forgot to ask about his favorite MX tracks): Laguna Seca, for its challenges; Daytona, Loudon; Road America; Mid-Ohio.

The production CR125M he rode in the 125 Nationals had Simons Forks and Fox Air Shocks. He labeled it, “The trickest privateer 125 in the nation.” The rear shock angle was altered, and the long travel caused many a smashed expansion chamber requiring replacement after nearly every moto and held on with additional wire. He had the suspension, but not the motor. Eventually, he acquired a works tank, seat, high pipe and a Mugen engine from American Honda that evened the playing field with the factory guys.

Right after the 1981 Superbikers win, Cycle News interviewed Steve at Carlsbad. They also wanted to ride his tricked out RC500. The countershaft sprocket sheared off shortly into their first stint in the saddle.

Steve was frustrated defending his Superbikers title in 1982, a race won by the late Danny “Magoo” Chandler. Chandler was eatin’ Steve up in the straightaways. 20 years later, at a Texas Stadium Supercross race, Team Honda race technician, Cliff White, told him they snuck a works motor in Magoo’s bike; Steve had a ‘milk-toast’ motor.

Steve hasn’t missed a Texas Stadium/ATT Stadium/Cotton Bowl Supercross since 1975.

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2001 no doubt proud that his motorcycle was an instrumental tooth in the gears of Steve’s racing career.

Dirt Track racing has enjoyed quite a resurgence the past few years with the AMA American Flat Track Series. AHRMA is also heavily involved in Vintage Dirt Track racing featuring a class for every vintage bike and rider.

No, you don’t have to be a ‘vintage’ rider to join the fun; all age groups are welcome.

AHRMA’s Vintage Dirt Track Mission Statement: Dirt track racing has been the mainstay of American motorcycling since the earliest days and blossomed into a unique American sport with the advent of Class C racing by the AMA in the 1930s. The proliferation of dirt ovals throughout America led to further development of this 100% American sport up through the 1970s, resulting in several distinctly different forms of racing motorcycles — each developed to suit the rules of the time period and optimized for dirt oval racing.

The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association has attempted to preserve the sights and sounds of this uniquely American sport and display it to the public by providing a set of governing rules intended to capture each distinct period of dirt track racing (Class C, brakeless, vintage, and Seventies era) and pit the motorcycles of that period against each other in fair competition. Races are held on a variety of dirt tracks, ranging from short tracks, half-miles, miles and Tourist Trophy circuits, with National points awarded to encourage participation and recognize achievement.

The rules are written to provide safe and suitable competition classes for as many period motorcycles as possible while maintaining level competition between different types and preserving the historical basis for each class.

A concerted effort is made to maintain a stable rules structure so that members may participate with their machines for an extended period of time without the need to upgrade or modify their motorcycles to adapt to changing rules. You can find all the information you need, plus a link to the AHRMA Handbook (rulebook) at: www.ahrma.org/about/dirt-track/

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Many of us dream of winning the lottery. For some, it’s winning Powerball or Mega Millions. But for me, hitting the jackpot is unexpectedly stumbling across—and acquiring—a rare piece of motocross history.

If you’re like me, you love good books on motorcycles—and just about any film with motorcycles. You watch American Pickers for the sole purpose of seeing which rare motorcycle Mike and Frank will come across next. And you dream about the day you’ll find a special motorcycle in a barn.

That’s exactly what happened one sunny September afternoon in 2016.

Only I didn’t just find a special motorcycle in a barn—as my friend Ray Mungenast would later say, a special motorcycle in a barn found me.

My winning ticket came in the form of a dirt bike, but not just any dirt bike. It was a rare piece of Harley-Davidson motocross history. Some of you may recall Harley-Davidson’s short-lived entry into the sport of lightweight motocross racing in the mid- to late-1970s.

Like many of you, I’ve always been fascinated by motorcycles. I get it honestly. I grew up watching my uncle race local hare scrambles and enduros on his Honda XR500. My brothers and I got our first dirt bikes— mine a 1986 Suzuki DR100—when I was 10. We loved riding the countryside of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, where we grew up.

Fast forward to high school and college and I would trail ride with friends on weekends. In 2000, I started racing in local hare scrambles and vintage MX races.

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held in Missouri. This is about the same time my passion for racing and maintaining my own bikes grew to include collecting and restoring vintage bikes. I also started reading historical books on motorcycle racing.

It wasn’t until I read Terry Good’s book, Legendary Motocross Bikes, however, that I learned about factory works bikes and how different they were from production bikes. After reading Terry’s book, I never dreamed I’d own a factory works bike.

I always kept an eye out for a good deal or a rare bike. I checked all the usual suspects: eBay, Craigslist and Facebook. Then one night as I was scrolling through the local Craigslist motorcycles section, I came across a 1978 Harley-Davidson Motocross bike for sale. The ad said to make an offer. I knew very little about the Harley-Davidson MX bikes other than around 1,000 were sold to the public, so I knew they were hard to find.

With that in mind, I emailed the seller an offer. The next morning, I learned the bike was mine. I was excited to add it to my collection.

Before I could pick the bike up, word had spread on Facebook. Joe Abbate’s Vintage Motocross Buyers & Sellers Price Guide page was blowing up with comments speculating that the bike could be a factory team bike, given its #49 number plate. That was the number of Don “Killer” Kudalski, the last rider to race for the factory Harley-Davidson MX team and the only rider to win a race for the team.

Needless to say, the comments blew my mind—and only added to my anticipation.

Could this actually be a factory HarleyDavidson works bike?

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Marty Tripes, and his mechanic, Steve Storz. All incredible guys. I also got to meet Tommy Croft, Bob Hannah, Malcolm Smith and members of the Penton family, to name a few. It was heaven.

My journey wasn’t over yet. I kept the momentum going with a visit to see Ricky O’Brien a month after the Trailblazer banquet. Ricky and Rex Staten made up the 1976 HarleyDavidson team, but do you know Harley-Davidson had a factory rider in 1975? As luck would have it, while I was at the AMCA Davenport Swap Meet in August 2019, I ran across and purchased the actual gas tank and fenders to Mike Lewis’ factory 1975 Harley-Davidson MX team motorcycle. Mike Lewis was the first official factory MX rider for the unofficial 1975 team. After finding Mike’s team parts, I reached out to him to let him know his time with the team was not forgotten. Mike went on to send me his Harley-Davidson jersey and Bates leathers to preserve with my growing collection of Harley-Davidson MX history. I was touched.

Disassembled and ready for preserving Last, but not least, I ended 2019 with know about. I became a sort of expert in Harley- a trip to Florida to visit none other than Don “Killer” Kudalski. Don is happily retired. I had Davidson MX history, short-lived as it was.

Once I had completed the preservation, I was the pleasure of looking through his motocross invited to bring #49 to the Harley-Davidson photo album and listening to his stories in museum on the 40th anniversary of Don person.

“Killer” Kudalski’s only team win. The visit It’s hard to believe that I—an engineer by L to R: Mason Boyd, Don Kudalski, Keith Geisner included a tour of the museum trade—would ever come across a piece of with MX team members Don motocross history and set off on this wild Habermehl, Tom Volin, Brent journey, but who says you can’t win the lottery.

Thompson, Clyde Denzer, Peter My story is proof we sometimes do. Get the Zlystra and Bill Davidson, all complete story in my book, Finding #49 and while #49 was proudly on display America’s Forgotten Motocross Team. at the entrance to the museum.

It was an experience I’ll never forget—and one that inspired me to share my 18-month journey to uncover the history of #49 and At the Harley factory, L to R: Tom Volin, Keith Geisner, Don Habermehl, preserve as much as I could for Peter Zlystra, Brent Thompson, Bill Davidson and Clyde Denzer my fellow and future motocross enthusiasts.

I followed the museum visit with a trip to California to attend the 75th annual Trailblazer banquet in 2019. This banquet was a special one, as Harley-Davidson MX team rider Rex Staten was inducted into the Trailblazer Hall of Fame. Not only did I get to meet Rex, but I also visited with Keith, with his find his Harley-Davidson teammate,

The chances seemed slim.

Once I got the bike home, I had so many questions. After giving it serious consideration, I decided to move forward with a preservation restoration.

This started a year and half of research into the Harley-Davidson Motocross team. I reached out to every mechanic, engineer, manager and rider who was still around, trying to determine the bike’s history and how it made its way to a barn in the middle of Missouri.

I approached my research the same as my preservation of the bike: with painstaking detail. Every call, every lead and every part were documented and cataloged for future reference. I had to be absolutely certain #49 was a factory works bike and not an imposter, down to the last serial number.

In the 18 months it took me to complete the preservation, I found parts to #49 that had been lost over 40 years and even uncovered team members who were all but forgotten. Did you know the Harley-Davidson MX team had a female mechanic? Did you know that Harley-Davidson had a watercooled MX bike? My hard work and perseverance had paid off. Not only did I connect the bike back to the factory team, but I also uncovered Harley-Davidson MX history that even the Harley-Davidson museum didn’t

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2020 AHRMA NATIONAL SERIES SCHEDULES

For up to the minute race status reports

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Crossed out events were cancelled

2020 AHRMA National Cross Country Series

2020 Rehv Moto AHRMA National Historic Roadrace Series

Date

Venue

14-Mar 15-Mar 28-Mar 29-Mar 3-Apr 4-Apr 18-Apr 19-Apr 1-May 2-May 22-May 13-Jun 14-Jun 25-Jul 26-Jul 8-Aug 9-Aug 5-Sep 6-Sep 11-Sept 3-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 6-Nov 7-Nov

White Lightning; Buffalo, SC White Lightning; Buffalo, SC Desoto Motorsports Park; Grand Cane; LA Desoto Motorsports Park; Grand Cane; LA Diamond Don's; Jefferson, TX Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Arkansas Dirt Riders; New Blaine, AR Arkansas Dirt Riders; New Blaine, AR Circle Bar Motorsports; Fluvanna, TX Circle Bar Motorsports; Fluvanna, TX Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Pine Lake Raceway; Ashtabula, OH Pine Lake Raceway; Ashtabula, OH Razorback Riders ISDT; Combs AR Razorback Riders ISDT; Combs AR Diamond Don's; Jefferson, TX Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL Hayes Farm; Ramsey, IL Hayes Farm; Ramsey, IL T&S Racing (Double Points); Henryetta, OK T&S Racing (Double Points); Henryetta, OK

Mail-in/ Fax/Email Pre-entry Deadline 28-Feb 28-Feb 13-Mar 13-Mar 20-Mar 20-Mar 3-Apr 3-Apr 17-Apr 17-Apr 8-May 29-May 29-May 10-Jul 10-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul 28-Aug 28-Aug 28-Aug 18-Sep 25-Sep 25-Sep 9-Oct 9-Oct 23-Oct 23-Oct

Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST) 1-Mar 1-Mar 16-Mar 16-Mar 23-Mar 23-Mar 6-Apr 6-Apr 20-Apr 20-Apr 11-May 1-Jun 1-Jun 13-Jul 13-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul 31-Aug 31-Aug 31-Aug 21-Sep 28-Sep 28-Sep 12-Oct 12-Oct 26-Oct 26-Oct

Date

Venue

2/7/09 2/20/23 3/27/29 4/17/19 4/24/26 5/22/24 6/19/21

Laguna Seca; Salinas, CA (NO Academy) Roebling Road Raceway, Bloomingdale, GA (RR Academy) Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC (RR Academy) Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA (RR Academy) Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, CA (RR Academy) Heartland Park, Topeka, KS (RR Academy) New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ (RR Academy) Double Nat'l Points Round

Blackhawk Farms Raceway; South Beloit, IL (RR Academy) 7/31-8/2 Gingerman Raceway (RR Academy) 9/4-6 Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC (RR Academy) Talladega Gran Prix, Munford, AL 9/11-13 (RR Academy - not applicable to Barber) 10/8-11 Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds, AL (NO Academy) 7/24/26

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8-Aug 30-Aug 26-Sep 17-Oct 7-Nov

Venue Morgan County Celebration Arena; Priceville, AL Hanging Rock; Kershaw, SC Aonia Pass MX; Aonia, GA Tarheel Speedway; Tarheel, NC Marion County Speedway; Ocala, FL Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS Aonia Pass MX; Aonia, GA GTR Complex; Gaston, SC Fulton County Fairgrounds, Wauseon, OH Pine Lake Raceway; Ashtabula, OH Fuji Park; Carson City, NV Tarheel Speedway; Tarheel, NC Baton Rouge Raceway; Baker, LA T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

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27-May 1-June

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26-Oct

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2020 Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series Date

Venue

2-Feb 22-Feb

Arizona Cycle Park (ACP); Buckeye, AZ Monster Mountain MX GP; Tallahasseee, AL Glen Helen (Truck Track) MX; San Bernardino, CA Desoto Motorsports Park; Grand Cane, LA Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS Elizabeth City MX; Elizabeth City, NC Saddleback East; Bedford, KY (Postponed) Bodnar Ranch; Dairy, OR Pavillon MX Park; Pavillion, NY Dutch Sport Park MX; Bloomingdale, MI Archview MX Park; Washington Park, IL Two Rivers Racing; Milliken, CO Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Monster Mountain MX; Tallassee, AL Diamond Don's; Jefferson, TX Rattlers Run Farms; Fairfield, WA Texas Vintage GP; Donnie, TX Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA T&S Racing (Double Points); Henryetta, OK

21-Mar 28-Mar 5-Apr 25-Apr 23-May 20-Jun 27-Jun 28-Jun 4-Jul 18-Jul 25-Jul 23-Aug 29-Aug 5-Sept 12-Sept 20-Sep 26-Sep 4-Oct 17-Oct 7-Nov

Online Mail-in/ Pre-entry Fax/E-mail Deadline Pre-entry (midnight Deadline CST) 17-Jan 20-Jan 7-Feb 10-Feb 6-Mar

9-Mar

13-Mar 20-Mar 10-Apr 8-May 5-Jun 12-Jun 12-Jun 17-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul 17-Jul 14-Aug 21-Aug 28-Aug 4-Sept 11-Sept 18-Sep 2-Oct 23-Oct

16-Mar 23-Mar 13-Apr 11-May 6-Jun 15-Jun 15-Jun 20-Jun 6-Jul 13-Jul 20-Jul 17-Aug 24-Aug 31-Aug 7-Sept 13-Sept 21-Sep 5-Oct 24-Oct

2020 Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Trials Series Mail-in/ Fax/E-mail Pre-entry Deadline

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22-Mar 4-Apr 25-Apr 22-May 30-May 13-Jun 20-Jun 26-Jun 18-July 19-July 22-Aug 28-Aug 11-Sept 12-Sep 19-Sep 26-Sep 3-Oct 9-Oct 10-Oct 6-Nov

Motoventures; Anza, CA Burrows Ranch; Chrome CA Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS Aonia Pass MX; Aonia, GA Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA Marymount; Marymount, WA Saddleback East; Bedford, KY (Postponed) Donner Ski Resort; Donner, CA Donner Ski Resort; Donner, CA Two Rivers Racing; Miliken, CO Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Diamond Don's; Jefferson, TX Aonia Pass; Aonia, GA Rattlers Run Farms; Fairfield, WA Arkansas Dirt Riders; New Blaine, AR Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL T&S Racing; Henryetta; OK (Double Points)

2020 AHRMA NextGen Motocross Series

2020 Race Tech AHRMA National Post Vintage Motocross Series Date

1-Feb 23-Feb 21-Mar 29-Mar 5-Apr 26-Apr 24-May 31-May 21-Jun 28-Jun 5-Jul 19-Jul 26-Jul 23-Aug 29-Aug 6-Sep 13-Sep 27-Sep 18-Sep 8-Nov JUNE 2020

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Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST) 20-Jan 10-Feb

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9-Mar

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16-Mar 23-Mar 13-Apr 11-May 27-May 6-Jun 15-Jun 20-Jun 6-Jul 13-Jul 10-Aug 17-Aug 24-Aug 31-Aug 14-Sep 5-Sep 24-Oct

Mail-in/ Fax/E-mail Pre-entry Deadline

Venue

Arizona Cycle Park (ACP); Buckeye, AZ Monster Mountain MX GP; Tallahasseee, AL Glen Helen (Truck Track) MX; San Bernardino, CA Desoto Motorsports Park; Grand Cane, LA Diamond Don's; Jefferson, TX Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS Aonia Pass MX; Aonia, GA Elizabeth City MX; Elizabeth City, NC Saddleback East; Bedford, KY Pavillon MX Park; Pavillion, NY Dutch Sport Park MX; Bloomingdale, MI Archview MX Park; Washington Park, IL Two Rivers Racing; Milliken, CO Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Monster Mountain MX GP; Tallahasseee, AL Diamond Don's; Jefferson, TX Texas Vintage GP; Donnie, TX Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA T&S Racing (Double Points); Henryetta, OK

6-Mar 20-Mar 10-Apr 8-May 15-May 29-May 5-Jun 12-Jun 3-July 3-July 17-Jul 14-Aug 28-Aug 28-Aug 4-Sep 11-Sep 18-Sep 25-Sep 25-Sep 23-Oct

Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST) 9-Mar 23-Mar 13-Apr 11-May 27-May 1-Jun 8-Jun 15-Jun 6-July 6-July 20-Jul 17-Aug 31-Aug 31-Aug 7-Sep 14-Sep 21-Sep 28-Sep 28-Sep 24-Oct

Mail-in/ Fax/E-mail Pre-entry Deadline

Date

Venue

1-Feb 23-Feb 21-Mar 29-Mar 26-Apr 24-May 31-May 21-Jun 28-Jun 5-Jul 19-Jul 26-Jul 23-Aug 30-Aug 6-Sep 27-Sep 18-Oct 8-Nov

Arizona Cycle Park (ACP); Buckeye, AZ Monster Mountain MX GP; Tallahasseee, AL Glen Helen (REM) MX; San Bernardino, CA Desoto Motorsports Park; Grand Cane, LA Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS Aonia Pass MX; Aonia, GA Elizabeth City MX; Elizabeth City, NC Saddleback East; Bedford, KY Pavillon MX Park; Pavillion, NY Dutch Sport Park MX; Bloomingdale, MI Archview MX Park; Washington Park, IL Two Rivers Racing; Milliken, CO Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs, AR Monster Mountain MX GP; Tallahasseee, AL Texas Vintage GP; Donnie, TX Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA T&S Racing (Double Points); Henryetta, OK

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Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST) 20-Jan 10-Feb 9-Mar 16-Mar 13-Apr 11-May 27-May 8-Jun 15-Jun 20-Jun 6-Jul 13-Jul 10-Aug 17-Aug 31-Aug 14-Sep 5-Oct 24-Oct

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RACE PREVIEWS OFFROAD June 13-14, 2020

Reynlow Park -----------------------------------------Hagerty AHRMA National Cross Country Series -Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Trials Series

-----------------------------------------Promoter: Dave Kutskel; 814-421-1140 Gate Fee: $10 for the day or $15 for the Weekend Hours: 7am - 10pm Track Concessions: Yes Camping Fee: Free primitive camping night Concessions: Yes Address: 3478 Sportsman Dam Road, Reynoldsville, PA 15851 Directions: I-80 exit 97 go south on route 219 to first traffic light, turn right on PA RT 830 for approx .8 miles then turn left on PA RT950 towards Reynoldsille 6.5 miles. Turn left on ST/US-322E go 1 mile then turn right on South 10TH street (at light) In .5 miles make a slight left on RT310. Go .8 miles and turn left on Sportsman Dam Road. Go .4 miles to entrance of park on left.

Website: www.visitpa.com/pa-campgrounds/ jefferson-county-reynlow-park Email: dkutskel@yahoo.com Facebook: AHRMA Mid Atlantic Event Schedule Cross Country: Sign-up 7:30-9:00am Rider meeting: 9:00 AM Tech Inspection: 7:30-9:00am Sighting Lap: 9:20 am 1st RACE: starts at 10:00am (Vintage and all novice classes) 2nd RACE: starts at 12:30pm (Post vintage, Pre modern and support classes NO NOVICES) Awards: All awards presented after 2nd Race each day. Revisions, if any, to be posted at event. All times approx.

Trials: June 13, 2020 Registration at 2:00 pm

June 20, 2020

LeMay Museum at Marymount ----------------------------------------Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Trials Series

-----------------------------------------Event Contacts: Dirk Murphy, (253) 606-5870, email: dirk33t@aol.com or Dana Salsman, (360) 751-6652, email: pcmx47@gmail.com Event Schedule: Checker Meeting: 9:15AM Riders Meeting: 9:45AM

Riders Out: 10:00AM Address: 325 152nd St E., Tacoma, WA 98445 Directions: PTake exit 127 (HWY 512) off I-5 toward Puyallup, Head East 2 miles to SR-7, Pacific Ave. Turn right heading south to 138th ST. E. Turn left and go approx. 3 blocks to 4th Ave. E. Turn right on 4th and follow it to where it becomes a driveway. Continue through the driveway to gate.

Pay at the gate. Make a left to pit area.ATTENTION TRIALS RIDERS: All parking, camping, signup, staging, will be in the field down below this year. To get there directions as follows: Hwy 7 (Pacific Ave S) turn left at 138th (7-11 store on corner at light.) Go down to 4th ave. E. Follow to the end you are there.

Museum-goers Fee: $15 includes museum admission, camping, front gate.

Camping: Yes Concessions: Yes Lodging: Shilo Inn, Tacoma (800) 222-2244 www.shiloinns.com Best Western Park Plaza (253) 848-1500 www.bestwesternparkplaza.com Marriott Courtyard, Tacoma (800) 992-2684 www.marriottreservations.com Fairfield Inn & Suites Tacoma, Puyallup (253) 770-3100 www.marriott.com/seapp Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Puyallup (253) 848-4900 www.hiexpress.com/puyallup

June 20-21, 2020

Elizabeth City Mx Park ---------------------------------------AHRMA National Next Gen Motocross Series -Race Tech AHRMA National Post Vintage Motocross Series -Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series

-----------------------------------------Event Contact: Bill Steere (757-375-8694) Track Address: 1520 Northside Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Directions: ECMX is located one half mile east of US-17 on Northside Road, North of Elizabeth City, NC Gate hours: Friday: 3:00PM to Midnight,

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Saturday: 6:00AM to Midnight, Sunday: 6:00AM to 4:00 pm Gate Fee: Friday - Saturday; Adults $30.00 Children 5-12 $20.00 Saturday- Sunday; Adults $25.00 Children 5-12 $15.00 Sunday only; Adults $15.00 children 5-12 $10.00 Children under 5 free all weekend.

Camping: Primitive camping is available at no extra cost Concessions: Yes Event Schedule: Saturday; Gate opens at 6:00AM Registration begins at 7:00AM MANDATORY riders meeting at 8:30AM Practice begins at 9:00AM Racing starts at 10:00AM Trophy presentation: 30 minutes after all results for the day are posted.

Sunday: Gate opens at 6:00AM Registration bigins at 7:00AM Mandatory riders meeting at 8:30AM Practice begins at 9:00AM Racing statrts at 10:00AM Trophy presentation: 30 minutes after all results for the day are posted.

June 27-28, 2020

Bodnar Ranch ---------------------------------------Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Trials Series -Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series

-----------------------------------------Promoter: Rob & Debbie Poole, Phone: (415) 9909003, Email: debbie@redwoodengineeringca.com Note: Rob's cell phone at the track (service not 100% reliable, texts may work best) 415-990-9003.

SCHEDULE: Vintage National Trial, Saturday: Pre-entry check-in and post entry, 8:00-10:00am; checker's meeting 9:15am; rider's meeting 10:00am; trial starts 10:30am; Trials awards 5:00-5:30pm Early Motocross tech, pre-entry check-in and post entry, Saturday afternoon: approximately 4:00 until early evening.

Vintage National Motocross, Sunday: Sign-up and tech 7:00-8:30am; rider's meeting 8:30am; practice 9:00am; racing begins 10:00am.

Gate Fee: $10.00 per person, ages 12 and under free Camping: $10 per vehicle Concessions: Breakfast starting at 7 a.m. Saturday Lunch and dinner Saturday Breakfast and lunch on Sunday Directions: Bodnar Ranch is located 19 miles east of Klamath Falls, Oregon. For those who will need pre-jetting, the elevation at Bodnar Ranch is 4,409 feet.

Drive east from Klamath Falls to Dairy, Oregon (about 19 miles). About a mile past Dairy, OR is the JUNE 2020

Hildebrand Road. Turn left and follow it about three miles to Egert Road. Turn left and follow it until it turns into a dirt and gravel road. 150 yards after the road turns to dirt and gravel is the gate to the track, which is on the left.

Area Hotels: Best Western Klamath Inn, Klamath Falls, (877)8821200

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Shady Acres Motocross ----------------------------------------

10:00AM Trophy presentation: 30 minutes after all results for the day are posted.

Address: Archview Mx Park 5100 St. Clair Ave Washington Park IL 62203 Directions: Exit 6 off of I-64 Go south on Hwy 111 to first stop light, Go Right on St. Clair Ave, Track is on Right

Cimarron Motor Inn, Klamath Falls, (800)742-2648

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DIRT TRACK

Econo Lodge- Klamath Falls, (541)884-7735 Golden West Motel, Klamath Falls, (541)882-1758 Holiday Inn Express, Klamath Falls, (541)884-9999 Hill-View Motel, Klamath Falls, (541)883-7771

July 4-5, 2020

Pavilion Motocross Park LLC ---------------------------------------AHRMA National Next Gen Motocross Series -Race Tech AHRMA National Post Vintage Motocross Series -Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series

-----------------------------------------Contact: Glenn Taylor 585-409-8947 Gate fee: 20$ Friday and Saturday 10$ Sunday only Camping: Free camping available but no hook-ups - bike wash water available - full concessions will be open Saturday and Sunday - gates open Friday 3pm till 10pm - gates open Saturday and Sunday 6:30am - gates close Saturday 10:00pm - race sign up 7am till 9am Saturday and Sunday - riders meeting 8:15 am Saturday and Sunday -practice starts at 8:45 - racing starts at 10am Special events: -"Swap meet" bring your vintage parts,gear, ect. To sell or trade - the band "Triple Threat" will be playing Saturday evening under the pavilion from 7 till 10 Triple Threat is a 3 girl vocal front rock band playing favorites from the 60's to present!

Directions: From I90 get off the Leroy exit #47.

Take Rt 19 South to Pavilion. Take Rt 63 South 1 mile. Take Rt246 south 2 miles to Taylor Rd. From I390 take the Rt.63 exit. Take Rt63 North to Pavilion. Take Rt 246 south 2 miles to Taylor Rd.

July 18-19, 2020

Dutch Sport Park MX ---------------------------------------AHRMA National Next Gen Motocross Series -Race Tech JUNE 2020

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July 25, 2020

-----------------------------------------Contacts: Tim – phone 240.321.7813 Gate fee: $10 per person Gate Hours: 6:30am-8:00pm Camping: $15 per day Concessions: Yes. Lodging: Nearby hotels in Morgantown, WV Facebook: Shady Acres Motocross or AHRMA North Atlantic Racing Websites: www.ahrma.org or www.ahrma-northantlantic.org Track address: 2282 Friendsville Rd. Friendsville, MD 21531 Directions: from Morgantown, WV: Follow I-68 E towards Friendsville. Take exit 4 from I-68 E to MD-42/Maryland toward Friendsville. Keep right at the fork and merge onto MD-42/Friendsville Rd. The track will be about five miles down on the left side.

July 25-26, 2020

Archview Mx Park ---------------------------------------AHRMA National Next Gen Motocross Series -Race Tech AHRMA National Post Vintage Motocross Series -Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series

-----------------------------------------Contact: Paul Willis 618-719-3438 Website: Archviewmxpark.com Gate hours: Friday: 9:00AM to 8:00PM Saturday: 6:00AM to 8:00PM Sunday: 6:00AM to 8:00PM Gate Fee: $15.00 Camping: Primitive camping is available at no extra cost Concessions: Yes Event Schedule: Saturday VMX: Gate opens at 6:00AM, Registration begins at 7:00AM, MANDATORY riders meeting at 8:30AM practice begins at 9:00AM, Racing starts at 10:00AM Trophy presentation 30 minutes after all results for the day are posted.

Sunday PVMX: Gate opens at 6:00AM, Registration bigins at 7:00AM, Mandatory riders meeting at 8:30AM practice begins at 9:00AM, Racing statrts at

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GTR Complex, Gaston, SC -----------------------------------------VMC Racing Frames AHRMA Dirt Track Series

-----------------------------------------Promoter: Brock Cartee 828-551-1772 Email: growtrainracecomplex@gmail.com Website: www.gtrcomplex.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/gtrcomplex/ Gate Fee: $10 per day Camping: Dry camping is $10.00 per night 30 AMP $40.00: 50 AMP $45.00 per night Concessions: Yes Directions: Take I-26 and US-321 S to Mack St/ State RD S-32-65 in Gaston 20min (15 miles) Take Blakville Rd/State Rd S-32-100 to SC-6 E 8 min (5.3miles) Race Schedule: Gates open: 12:00PM Registration: 1:00PM Practice: 3:00PM Heats: 5:00PM Racing: 7:00PM

July 17, 2020

Fulton County Fairgrounds, Wauseon, OH -----------------------------------------VMC Racing Frames AHRMA Dirt Track Series

-----------------------------------------Promoter: THREE RING CIRCUS, PRESENTED BY ROEDER RACING Taaron Sattler/George Roeder 419-465-2247 taaron@roederracing.com george@ roederracing.com Event website: www.roederracing.com/wauseon-2018 Address: Fulton County Fairgrounds 8514 SR 108 Wauseon, OH 43567 Directions: Ohio Turnpike Exit 34- GoÂź mile North on ST RT 108 to fairground entrance.

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ROADRACE JULY 24-26, 2020

Blackhawk Farms Raceway -----------------------------------------Rehv Moto Ahrma National Historic Roadrace Series -------------------------------------------------------GPS Coordinates: 42.484927, -89.099012 Gate Fee: $30.00/three days; $25.00/one day.

Concessions: Yes Track Address: 15338 Prarie Road, South Beloit, IL 61080 Website: blackhawkfarms.com Thursday: Move In: Volunteer 6 pm, Sponsors 6:30 pm all others 7:00 pm.

Friday: Mandatory Riders Meeting 8:00 am (If you arrive later in the day, or not until Saturday, please see AHRMA Referee Bill Doran before you go on the track.

Gates Hours: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm.

Tech Hours of Operation: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Hours of Operation: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Practice: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm AHRMA Roadracing School: all day. If you did not register online, report to registration by 7:00 am.

Saturday: Gate Hours: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm Tech Hours of Operation: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Hours of Operation: 7:00 am - 8:00 am Practice: 8:00 am - 11:00 am (two rounds of

practice) Mandatory Riders Meeting: 11:15 am Racing Starts: 12:00 pm Sunday: Gate Hours: 7:00 am Tech Hours of Operation: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Hours of Operation: 7:00 am - 8:00 am Practice: 8:00 am - 9:30 am (one round of practice) Racing Starts: 10:00 am Gas: Sunoco 93 and 100 unleaded, 110 leaded

JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2020

Gingerman Raceway -----------------------------------------Rehv Moto Ahrma National Historic Roadrace Series -------------------------------------------------------Contact: maribeth@gingermanraceway.com to make a reservation.

Lodging: The South Haven Holiday Inn Express offers a special rate to Gingerman visitors. Contact the Holiday Inn at 269.637.8800 for more information.

More lodgings can be found through the South Haven Visitors Bureau: go to www.southhaven.org.

Track Address: 61414 Phoenix Rd, South Haven, MI 49090 Phone: 269.253.4445 Website: www.gingermanraceway.com Gate fee: $30/three days, $25/two days, $15/one day.

Concessions: Yes. Camping: Yes. Camping is available for $5 per night for each

individual camping. 30 amp electric hook-up is also available.

Weekend Schedule T hursday: Gates open, Noon-10:00 pm. Volunteers 12 pm, Sponsors 1 pm and all others 2 pm.

Friday: MANDATORY RIDER’S MEETING 8:00 am • Gates open, 7:00 am-9:00 pm • Tech Hours: 7:00 am-5 pm • Registration Hours: 7:00 am - 5 pm • Practice, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm AHRMA Roadracing School: all day, if you did not pre enter report to registration at 7:00 am.

Saturday: • Gates open: 7:00 am-9:00 pm • Tech Hours: 7:00 am-5 pm • Registration Hours: 7:00 am-8:00 am • Practice: 9:00 am - 11:00 am • Mandatory riders meeting 11:15 am • Racing starts at 12:00 pm Sunday: (subject to change depending on weather) • Gates open: 7:00 am; • Tech Hours: 7:00 am-5 pm • Registration Hours: 7:00 am - 8:00 am • Practice: 9:00 am - 11:00 am; • Racing starts at 12:00 pm Gas: 93 and 100 unleaded, 110 leaded

AHRMA Transponder Rental Form AHRMA National Historic Cup Roadrace events utilize MYLAPS transponders for timing and scoring.

We have selected MYLAPS based on several considerations, which include performance experienced by other racing organizations and integration with our SeriesTracker online registration and eventscoring software.

The MYLAPS transponders compatible with our scoring system are: Bike Classic, Bike Flex and Bike Direct Power. Any one of these models is to be mounted vertically (pin pointing upward) on either fork leg, no more than 42 inches off the ground.

AHRMA Membership # ______________ Bike # _______ Event Name: ___________________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ City, State, ZIP Code: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________Mobile Phone: _______________________ Email: ____________________________________ # of Days Rental:__________________MC/Visa/Disc/AmEx: _____________________________________________________________ Exp. Date: ______________ CVV code:____________ Signature ___________________________________________________________ Please ensure your credit card billing address and ZIP Code are included; your card will not be charged until after the event

Pricing and additional rental responsibilities: • • • •

Rental fee is $30 per day at all roadrace events; reservations must be made in advance.

Transponders may be picked up at registration, and must be returned at the end of the event to avoid extra charges.

Note: Reserved transponders that are not picked up are subject to the full rental charge for the event.

Transponders not returned are subject to replacement charges, which may exceed $400.

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□ Motocross - □ Vintage □ Post Vintage □ Next Gen Indicate MX skill level: □ Intermediate □ Expert

Note: A Novice category is available. However, new AHRMA MX members must ride as Intermediate or Expert until skill-level status is confirmed, optimally at your first event. At that time, you may be reclassified as a Novice if deemed appropriate.

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Come see historic racing bikes and meet legends from around the world.

• Charity Golf Challenge • AHRMA Vintage Racing • Trials, Cross Country

• VMX, PMX • Modern Support Trials • 100cc/XR200cc Battles

• Awesome Natural Terrain Track • Great Camping on the River • Lots of Extras for Racers

Jefferson is one mile from track. Bed & Breakfast, Antiques, Museums, Shopping, Restaurants

Lots of family fun.

Directions: From Hwy 59, take Hwy 49 East toward Downtown Jefferson.

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2020 AHRMA Southeast Schedule (Remaining)

2020 AHRMA Northeast MX & CC Schedule (Remaining)

Date Event Location Nat/Reg Disciplines 6/13 Moto-Vated 101 Gray Court SC Reg Trials/VMX/PVMX/NG 6/20-21 Elizabeth City MX Elizabeth City, NC Nat VMX/PVMX/NG 8/15-16 Turkey Creek MX Edgefield SC Reg Trials/VMX/PVMX/NG/CC 9/4 Monster Mountain Tallassee, AL Reg CC 9/4-6 Monster Mountain Tallassee, AL Nat V/P/NG MX 9/26-27 I-81 MX Greenville TN Reg Trials/VMX/PVMX/NG/CC 10/9-11 Barber Birmingham AL Nat Trials/CC 10/17-18 GPF Cairo, GA Nat V/P/NG MX 10/24-25 Lake Suger Tree Axton VA Reg Trials/VMX/PVMX/NG/CC Presenting the “Jammer’s Cup Championship”! A four race series within our SE / Mid Atlantic Regional series with special awards, named for The Jammer himself Jimmy Weinert!

Date 6/21 6/27-28 7/4-5 7/18-19 8/1-2 8/28-30 9/5-6 9/19-20 10/3-4 10/10

2020 AHRMA Mid Atlantic MX Schedule (Remaining) Date Jul 4-5 Jul 25-26 Aug 28-30 Sep 5 Sep 26-27 Oct 3 Oct 24-25

Event Pavillion Motocross Park; Covington, NY Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Jammer Cup #3 - Unadilla; New Berlin, NY Tomahawk MX; Hedgesville, WV I-81 Motorsports; Greeneville, TN Budds Creek; Mechanicsville, MD Lake Sugar Tree; Forest, VA

Event Dutch Sport Park - Bloomingdale, MI VMX Saturday / PV & NG Sunday

Disciplines AHRMA National V/PV/NG MX Regional V/PV/NG MX Regional V/PV/NG MX ACR Regional V/PV/NG MX w/ AHRMA SE - AHRMA MA Regional V/ PV/NG MX w/ MOM Regional V/PV/NG MX Regional V/PV/NG MX

Disciplines National V / PV / NG MX

Aug 8-9

Pine Lake - Ashtabula, OH National CC Sat & Sun / Regional MX Sun

Sept. 12

COCR - Sugar Grove, OH Will run CC AFTER the MX

Regional CC V / PV / NG MX

Sept. 26-27

Camp Cattail - Chillicothe, OH AHRMA CC & MX on Saturday - Modern HS & Vintage Team Race Sunday Sunday events for vintage and modern bikes

Regional CC V / PV / NG MX

Hoover Farm - Orient, OH

Regional CC V / PV / NG MX

Oct. 3

Location disciplines Lawton, PA MX, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG Bellfont, PA CC & MX, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG Pavilion, NY National MX, V,PV, Pre-Modern, NG N. Pownal, VT CC & MX, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG Bradford, NY CC & MX, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG New Berlin, NY CC & MX, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG Hancock, NY CC & MX, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG Minerva, NY CC & MC, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG Fulton, NY CC & MC, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG King Ferry, NY CC & MC, V, PV, Pre-Modern, NG

2020 AHRMA Mid Atlantic Cross Country Schedule (Remaining)

2020 AHRMA Great Lakes Schedule (Remaining) Date July 18-19

Event Allen's Farm Ashcraft Farm Pavilion MX State Line Riders Lamoka MX Unadilla MX Bear Creek Sportman Kelso Creek Classic Geer's Farm Cayuga County Riders

National CC Regional V / PV / NG MX

Date 6/13-14

Event **Reynlow Park

Location Reynoldsville, PA

Reynlow Park includes Trials on June 13

6/28 7/25-26 8/22-23 9/13 9/20 10/11 10/25

Ashcraft Farm **Shady Acres Coyote Run Little Beaver Rocket Raceway Candytown MC White Rose MC

Bellfont, PA Friendsville, MD Ebensburg, PA Lisbon, OH Three Springs, PA Elisabethtown, PA Spring Grove, PA **National Series event

2020 AHRMA South Central Schedule (Remaining) Date Aug 29-30 Sep 5-6 Sept 11-13 Sep 26-27

Event Mill Creek Motorsport Park National; Combs, AR ISDE Razorback Riders; Combs, AR Diamond Don's Riverport National; Jefferson, TX Texas Vintage Grand Prix Course; Donie, TX

Dec 5-6

T&S Off-Road National Championship Race; Henryetta, OK *Oilman's MX Regional; Kentwood, LA

Oct 3-4

Aztec Family Raceway, Colorado Springs, CO

Nov 6-8

Disciplines National V/PV/NG MX National CC National V/PV/NG MX/CC & Regional Trials National V/PV/NG MX/CC & Regional Trials National V/PV/NG MX/CC, Trials, Dirt Track Regional V/PV/NG MX/CC RM Regional CC, V/PV/NG MX with RMVMC

Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

2020 AHRMA Rocky Mountains Schedule (Remaining) Date Event Jun 28 Bull Hollow Raceway; Monticello, UT Jul 19 Location TBD Aug 8-9 Dry Lake MX Park, Gypsum, CO Aug 22-23 Two Rivers Racing, Milliken, CO Sep 13 Thunder Valley; Lakewood, CO Oct 3-4 Aztec Family Raceway, Colorado Springs, CO Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

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2020 AHRMA Northwest Schedule (Remaining) Date 6/20 6/27-28 8/29-30 9/19-20 10/3-4

Event LeMay Museum at Marymount Bodnar Ranch Tea Cup Trial Rattlers Run Bushey Ranch

Location Tacoma, WA Dairy, OR Point Arena, CA Fairfield, WA Canby,CA

Nat/Reg Nat Nat Reg Nat Nat

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Post Vintage Series which will consist of three Cross Country events and two MX events. Overall season finish will be all 5 events. Classes will be 250 PV, 500 PV, PV Open Age and PV +50. Exp, Intermediate and Novice.

2020 AHRMA Southwest Schedule (Remaining) Date Event Jul 12 Glen Helen Raceway Truck Track; San Bernardino, CA Aug 9 Glen Helen REM Track; San Bernardino, CA Sep 6 Glen Helen REM Track; San Bernardino, CA Oct 17 Glen Helen Raceway Truck Track; San Bernardino, CA Oct 18 OktoberFast Grand Prix/Cross Country -Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA Nov 15 Arizona Cycle Park; Buckeye, AZ Nov 28 Day in the Dirt, Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA Note: All events are SW Points Regionals with National points given to those events as designated National

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If you ride, restore, race, or just , recall , the amazing machines of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, the VJMC is for you!

VJMC Membership benefits include:

• Full color, 64 page magazine — 6 issues per year • Rides, rallies, and shows at the local, regional, and national level • Free classified ads in magazine and online • Member discounts from select vendors, sponsors and partners • Annual dues are US $30 / Canada $40 / All other countries $US 55 • Volunteer-based, nonprofit founded in 1977

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AHRMA BENEVOLENT FUND The Benevolent Fund was created in 1992 as a means of helping AHRMA members in need. AHRMA offers a variety of raffles and other fundraisers benefitting the Benevolent Fund.

Members also are encouraged to contribute directly.

Members in good standing for at least one year may take advantage of the fund.

All applications for assistance are kept confidential. Requirements are listed in the AHRMA Handbook.

Contact Bob Goodpaster 219. 942.2401 norton80_1@msn.com

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RACE OF CHAMPIONS

The Oldest Living World Champion: Cecil Sandford

X X XVI Daytona Beach, Florida

CHAMPIONSHIP CUP SERIES (CCS)/AMERICAN SPORTBIKE RACING ASSOCIATION (ASRA)

CHAMPIONS CROWNED

Making History Cecil Sandford made history as the first rider to win a World Championship riding an MV Agusta. Now, at the age of 91, he is motorcycling’s oldest-surviving World Champion and still has vivid memories of Grand Prix racing in the 1950s.

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By MickMV’s last race, only Honda, YaOfield maha, and Aprilia have achieved more Grand Prix success.

Two months after Sandford took MV’s first classic win in the Ultra-Lightweight TT, he clinched the 125cc World Championship, MV’s first. Five years later he won his second World Championship, in the 250cc class, with rival Italian brand Mondial.

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Les had suggested to Domenico Two years later Sandford that I ride for them in 1952.” made his Continental debut, ridAgusta had recently recruiting an AJS 7R in the Italian GP ed engineer Piero Remor and 2020 at Monza. “That was my firstPanigale time mechanic Arturo Magni from GilV2Remor abroad and Europe was still reera. designed MV’s first / Jerez, Spain covering from the war, very much 500 and first four-stroke 125, a so. A lot of road signs were still full DOHC Single; although Sandford of bullet holes and I remember the believes that Agusta was also inroads in France were still really volved with the smaller engine. “I rough and full of muck.” think the first 125 engine was the During the crucial early days old man’s idea—he was a good enof Sandford’s professional career gineer,” Sandford recalls. his mentor was Les Graham, win“The first time I saw the bike ner of the inaugural 1949 500cc was on the Isle of Man and the World Championship, with AJS. first time I rode it was in practice.

The Merseysider quit the strugIt had very narrow tires—you just gling Plumstead brand for MV at had to keep underneath the hedgthe end of 1950 and a year later es and try to make speed. I won recruited Sandford, 17 years his the race and I was on the way up.” junior, to the cause of Count DoSandford and the MV beat menico Agusta.

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On the line were eight National Championships in the ASRA Sprint Series Presented by Pirelli Tire, decided by points accumulated over a seven-round season; four National Championships in the ASRA Team Challenge Series Presented by Michelin Tire, decided by points accumulated during an eight-round season; and 54 CCS National Championships, which were decided by winner-take-all sprint races. The Race of Champions also included two MotoGirlGT exhibition races, featuring only female competitors.

After a full day of mostly dry practice time and the Team Hammer Advanced Riding School on Friday, racing began in wet conditions on Saturday; the track dried out later in the afternoon and

(Above) Squid Hunter Racing’s Simone Corsi (47) sets up to pass Greg Melka (1) as they lead Max Angles (64) through Turn One during the CCS Heavyweight Supersport race race at Daytona International Speedway all on YZF-R6s. Photo by Lisa Theobald. (Above, Right) Jason Farrell (86) won in the wet in CCS GTU Expert and in the dry in CCS Middleweight SuperSport and Middleweight SuperBike Expert. Photos by Brian J. Nelson. stayed dry on Sunday.

Former Moto2 World Championship rider and 2008 125cc Grand Prix World Championship runner-up Simone Corsi rode a Pirelli-fitted Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 in the ASRA Team Challenge race as part of a last-minute deal put together as a possible precursor to a Daytona 200 effort. The 32-year-old Italian took the overall lead on lap 30 of the race and turned laps as quick as 1:53.485 to pull away and claim the overall and GTU class victories by 13.869 seconds. “I love this track,” Corsi said in English from the podium. “The race was very difficult, but I enjoy it very much.

I want to thank my team. They did a great job.”

West Side Performance’s Christian Miranda, age 19, raced closely with Corsi but fell behind after the first and only round of pit stops. Miranda, however, held on to finish second overall and in the GTU class on his Yamaha YZF-R6. Series regular Lloyd Bay-

ley finished third overall and first in the GTO category on his BMW S1000RR. Jinba Ittai Motorsport’s Joel Lenk crossed the finish line fourth overall and second in the GTO class, and that was enough to claim the 2019 ASRA Team Challenge Overall and GTO Championships. Jinba Ittai Motorsport edged out seven-time ASRA Team Challenge Champion Grease Monkey Racing (Eric Helmbach/Stephen Hoffman) for both titles. Grease Monkey Racing finished the race sixth overall and third in GTO. JoeyO Racing (Robert Bettencourt/Sean Osowski) took 18th overall and won in the GT Lights category on a Yamaha FZ07, while fourth place in the GT Lights division was enough for Racing 101 (Doug Stufflebeam/ Gino Angella/Mark Evry/Joseph Ciesnik) to secure the GT Lights Team Challenge Championship.

The Team Challenge race was originally scheduled to run for 55 laps, but a crash in the chicane

Roger Morissette (60) took first place in CCS GT Lights and CCS Moto3 Expert on his Suzuki SV650.

Cameron Jones (239) won the wet CCS GT 500 Expert race on a Honda CBR500R and won the dry CCS 300 SuperSport and 300 SuperBike Expert races on a Kawasaki Ninja 300. Photos by Brian J. Nelson.

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In order to have a nice variety of AHRMA swag, apparel, and collectibles available at the track and on-line, we need some volunteer help.

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AHRMA needs a reliable volunteer to act as a media liaison for part of one day, 10 times per year. The task is short but very important to our racers. A 'Git-RDone' attitude would be a plus. email dbsuperbiker@gmail.com AHRMA's Merchandise Sales Dept is being formalized. We have an experienced and dedicated staff already in place, but could use an administrative minded volunteer to keep us on the right track. email: dbsuperbiker@gmail.com

AHRMA trophy and awards steward wanted to help see that race winners get the goodies they have won. Most of the time they do, but some slip through the crack and end up helter-skelter at times.

The system could use a steady hand. email: dbsuperbiker@gmail.com

The Barber Vintage Pro Cup 2020 road race is looking for a volunteer director to help plan a one-time event this October. This one will require rubbing elbows with pro road racers and bike owners, and working with our road race directors. email: dbsuperbiker@gmail.com AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION

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SWAP MEET & MARKETPLACE AD GUIDLINES Swap meet ads: AHRMA members may submit two free Swap Meet, non-commercial, motorcyclerelated ads of up to 50 words each, per issue. Each ad will run only once, but you are welcome to renew monthly. All ads will also be placed on www.ahrma.org for at least onemonth.

Marketplace ads: The Marketplace plan is specifically designed for small business owners. Members or non-members may submit an ad of up to 50 words and may include 1 photo. This ad will appear both on ahrma.org’s AHRMA Swap Meet page, and in AHRMA MAG’s Marketplace section for 2 issues, with photo.

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