AHRMA MAG October-November 2019, Vol. No. 1, Issue No. 9

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KEEPING THE PAST FAST!

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welcome to AHRMA Mag PUBLISHER The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association EDITOR & PAGE LAYOUT DESGINER Kevin McIntosh kevin.mcintosh@ahrma.org EDITOR AT LARGE Joe Koury ASSOCIATE EDITORS Cindy McLean

4 Years ago, my life took a turn . . . a left turn, a right turn, a closing radius turn, an off-camber turn — that’s right, I started racing with AHRMA. Prior to rolling up to my first race grid, I had spent a few years observing the goings-on in the paddock and on the track. A friend (Gregory Meyers) made the pilgrimage to Road America to battle it out on the track and as it turns out for many, in the pits as well. There were no sponsors, no professional pit crew, just friends and family helping where they could, holding the collapsing canopy up, another person searching for the right tool, another offering simple support. And me, I stayed out of the way and took photos because that all I could do at the time.

Experiencing those years in the paddock prior to racing, made a deep impression on me: anyone can do this; anyone could race if they wanted to. It doesn’t take a ton of money or vast knowledge of engine mechanics (though it’s a huge help!), it simply takes a desire to put in the time and energy required to prep a bike and yourself to race.

Remember that classic line from the movie Field of Dreams? Build it and they will come? Well, to me, AHRMA is similar to that. Build it and they will come help you keep it running and on the track. This was obvious the first time I walked the paddock back in 2010-11 at Road America and it continues today, AHRMA is family and it’s an awesome thing to see and be a part of.

Fast forward to this past Barber Vintage Festival (Recap in the next issue!) and it was very similar to how things started for me so many years ago, hanging out in the paddock (not racing) and taking photos, lots of photos and also speaking with fellow AHRMA Members it doesn't matter if they are racers, their family, staff or volunteers - it's fun just getting to know the people who make up this great organization.

As the Print Media Specialist and the person who puts together the AHRMA MAG, it is my goal to tell the story of every AHRMA member. To have the chance to be acknowledged for your contribution to AHRMA and motorcycle racing or simply have your photo published so you can show it off at to your family and friends, some of whom might not even know you race a motorcycle.

When you open up a future issue of AHRMA MAG, I want it to connect with you be it a 1st year or 30th year member.

If you would like to know more about me, follow/connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vintagemopho/ Thank you for this opportunity, Kevin McIntosh – RR #233 kevin.mcintosh@ahrma.org

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TOOLBOX TIPS CONTRIBUTOR Arthur Kowitz EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Joe Koury, Debbie Poole, Jason M. Colón, Lynn Burton, Albert Newmann, David Aldana, Merritt Brown, Ed Roman, David Rozell, Glenn Hershey, Brady Walker, The Waterboy, Becky Hayes, Brian Larrabure, Gregg Bonelli, David Spark, PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS ETECHPHOTO.COM, Amy Jacques, Joe Koury, Nathe Martin, Gregg Bonelli, Kelly Shane, Ty Wilson, Mia Moore, Sharon Bean, Don Hall, Steve Quinn, John Wierman, Sarah Lane ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES ahrmamag@ahrma.org .......................................

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AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

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 (Interim) Tony Paul: 256.665.1279 offroad.director@ahrma.org Assistant National Off-Road Director Bill Mathews: 301.253.6370 bill70c@verizon.net DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR David Aldana: 770. 653. 1909 davidaldana13@hotmail.com CROSS COUNTRY COORDINATOR Becky Hayes Phone: 217.553.1849 email: becky77m@yahoo.com

WE WANT YOU CALL FOR TRUSTEE CANDIDATES

Any full member in good standing may run for election. The procedure starting this year requires that the Candidate Statement MUST BE SUBMITTED through the Board of Trustee Candidate Statement/Photo Submission. Candidate statements submitted any other way WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. CANDIDATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 11/15/2019 midnight, central time.

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NATIONAL TRIALS COORDINATOR Debbie Poole Phone: 415.889.5246 email: pooleschl1@hotmail.com

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Luke Conner, Chairman: 337. 280. 1066 luke.conner@ahrma.org Louis LeBlanc, Secretary: 225. 405. 8707 louisgleblanc18n@icloud.com Arthur Kowitz, Treasurer: 386. 547. 9504 dbsuperbiker@gmail.com Carl Anderson: 256. 353. 8356 carl849gp@yahoo.com Kevin Burns: 614. 519. 6188 68.kburns@gmail.com Fred Guidi: 724. 462. 1854 fredguidi@gmail.com Brian Larrabure: 818. 421. 3440 brianl.ahrma@gmail.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 Kelly Shane: 775. 772. 2857 fax 530.587.7597; flynpenguin@gmail.com Ellen Voermans: 530. 591. 3951 chicmxr@hotmail.com

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Update from the Chairman Well, it's that time of year again for us to reach out to the membership to those who want to put their name in the hat for AHRMA Trustee service. Each person elected, serves for three years. At the end of that term, you can run for re-election. This year, terms are up for Rob Poole, and Ellen Voermans from the Western Region, and Beno Rodi and Carl Anderson from the Eastern Region.

Being an AHRMA Trustee is a rewarding job. Our organization is run by the Board of Trustees. We get involved in every aspect of the AHRMA organization.

You may review the general duties, responsibilities and expectations of AHRMA trustees on our website, here: https://www.ahrma.org/trustee-duties-responsibilities-expectations If you are interested in running for Trustee, you must submit a candidate statement and a profile photo through the Official Candidate Statement form here: https://www.ahrma.org/candidate-statement-form Statements not submitted through this form will not be accepted. The deadline for candidate statement submissions is 11/15/2019.

We will be electing four trustees, two from the Western Region and two from the Eastern Region.

Photo by: ETECHPHOTO.COM Each member is allowed to vote for a total of four trustees, two votes for the Western Region and two votes for the Eastern Region. So all of you that are going to run, remember you have to reach out to the entire membership to gather support for your election.

This year, we are planning on conducting the election online - not to worry, those of you who don't have email addresses will be getting a ballot in the mail. We are very excited about this move. We are making AHRMA history.

Being a Trustee for AHRMA is one of the most fulfilling things I have had the pleasure of doing. Being involved with some of the best sportsmen and women in America and other parts of the world is all the reason for being a Trustee.

Remember, we need folks to participate as trustees and let's all get out the vote. Please also keep in mind, according to our Bylaws, Associate members are not eligible to vote, so if you are an Associate member, and you want your voice heard, please consider upgrading to a Full membership. – Luke Conner AHRMA Chairman of the Board 337. 280. 1066 luke.conner@ahrma.org

IN This Issue Message from the Chairman 6 Barber teaser from the Executive Director 7 WOW what a year! - RR Director 8 THANK YOU! - OR Director 8 The long and winding road - Ex. Admin 9 Robert Hicks 11 International Motorcycle Show 11 Bonneville - RR 12 Buttonwillow - RR 16 Talladaga - RR 18 Walt Fulton 22 Toolbox Tips 24 Call for 2020 Trustee Candidates 26

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Robert W. Bushey - OR 28 New Blaine - OR 30 Two Rivers - OR 32 Rattlers Run Farms - OR 34 Henryetta - OR 36 Dirt Track race recaps - DT 38 Candytown - OR Mid-Atlantic Region 40 Kelso Creek & Badlands - OR Northeast Region 41 South Central Regional update 42 Race Previews 46 Marketplace 50 Swap Meet 51 Ride on...

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I Just can't hold it in until Dec...Barber Recap Teaser The 15th annual Barber Vintage Festival (BVF) is now in the books, and what a grand time it was! This was my first BVF as other than an attendee and I have a new appreciation of just how much effort goes in to making an event of this magnitude the success that it is. By all measures this years’ edition was a large success with overall attendance up 15% over 2018!

Words cannot begin to express my thanks for the AHRMA Volunteers and Staff. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention our Road Race Directors, Tony & Faynisha for taking on the monumental task of organizing, credentialing, and directing all of AHRMA’s Road Race and Off Road pit assignments in addition to running our Road Race program. Cindy McLean handled many tasks associated with this year’s event including organizing volunteers for our first-ever booth in the Fans Zone.

AHRMA’s Print Media Specialist, Kevin McIntosh, was everywhere and planning to bring you comprehensive coverage of this year’s BVF happenings in the December issue of AHRMA MAG. Trialsmaster Dave Reynolds and his volunteers crafted two full days of Trials competition that were preceded with a professional trials school

by Steve McNeal, a top-ten national rider in the 1980’s. AHRMA’s Cross Country Coordinator Becky Hayes and her volunteers produced two full days of competition on the trails fashioned by Trustee Beno Rodi and the Atlanta Motorcycle Club. There was a full program of both Vintage and Post Vintage classes each day. We had a number of members crossing disciplines and competing in Trials, Cross Country and Road Race over the weekend.

The Road Race program was nothing short of spectacular with over 600 entries each day. In addition to the many rare and excellently prepared machinery, there was an exciting Barber Pro Cup feature race on Saturday and the Hand Shift Shootout both days. There were the usual entries in our e-bike Formula Lightening classes plus some full-on factory bikes. We had over 30 entries in our growing sidecar classes that are proving to be fan favorites.

I was able to slip away from my AHRMA duties for some “moto-therapy” at Sunday’s Cross Country.

Overnight rain rendered perfect trail conditions for Sunday’s event, which was my first outing on a 1979 Husqvarna 390 prepared by Mark Hosbach. The bike was flawless and I did my best. Overall winner on Sunday was 4-time National Enduro Champion, Terry Cunningham.

As the dust settles, we are already talking about what went well, lessons learned and how we can make the 2020 edition even better for our members and festivalgoers. It’s impossible to acknowledge everyone in this short column, but you know who you are and please accept my heartfelt “Thank You!” A closing note -- Friday evening, my wife Dewanna and I were able to represent AHRMA at Barber's Motorcycles by Moonlight dinner. Listening to this year’s Grand Marshall John Penton, at 94 years young, telling stories of many interesting times throughout his decades in competition and industry was inspiring. His overriding theme was his love of family and how, as part of the motorcycle community, we are all family.

Yes – we are family.

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

Dewanna and Curt Comer Photos by: Kevin McIntosh

Action across all diciplines at the 2019 Barber Vintage Festival

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RR: WOW what a year!

If I started trying to name everyone who helped make it a success, I would miss someone. There are just too many to name. If you did anything at any event to help, give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. We are thankful to all of you.

2020 is shaping up to be even better. The schedule is almost complete and will go out the moment it is. There are several surprises to come in 2020. As soon as the 2020 schedule is complete, we plan on starting 2021.

We are looking ahead to 2020 for more changes to keep AHRMA moving forward and thriving. We take our positions seriously. I know we didn’t do everything perfect in 2019. Many lessons were learned. We will take those lessons into 2020 to keep the good and change the not so good. Below is a recap of the year through my eyes.

The year started at Roebling Road with the big tech debacle that was quickly reverted back to original tech. There was a great turnout and great racing. We moved on to NOLA where the track and facilities had deteriorated since our last visit. The National Championship banquet was good. Thanks to Luke and Louis for the great food. We had a snafu with grids on Sunday and with the help of some old school Volunteers we hand wrote the grids and went racing. Carolina Motorsports Park was the next stop. It was well attended and the racing was awesome.

Thank you!

By now most of you know that I am stepping down as Off Road Director, a position which I have held for a number of years. There is no reason, other than it is time.

In each of life’s endeavors there comes a moment when passing the baton is required so that another can run the next leg. That moment has now come. I will continue to serve as Trustee, Mid-Atlantic Coordinator, and will assist, when asked, at key national events.

But the day to day management of the the Off Road program will fall to someone else.

That announcement will come elsewhere.

Looking back, I recall my first day on the job. And I remember Alex Moroz giving me a shirt that he had monogrammed with ORD on it. It is ironically at Barber, where I will make my intentions known to my friends on the board to step aside.

Throughout the years, I have written much, made many friends, made a few enemies, duct taped the roof on Patti and Corky’s motor home, stood in ankle deep mud at

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We then moved on to the West Coast and Willow Springs Raceway. Some challenges with the new sealer applied to track and the first hot weekend of the season there. The scoring loop was not working properly so we had to rely on hand scoring. Thank you, Marcia! There was a miscommunication concerning the awards and we did what we could to make sure racers got at least something. We survived due to rider cooperation and understanding the challenges we were facing.

The next event was on the opposite side of U.S. to New Jersey Motorsports Park. It was the first event using MSR causing a lot of pressure on everyone. This event truly showed how AHRMA is a family and sticks together during tough times.

Next came our first of two new tracks for the year, Heartland Motorsports Park. The management went above and beyond to welcome us to their facility. One-time tech was implemented and seemed to be a huge success.

The next stop was Road America. This recap has too many pros and cons to list. If you were there, you have your opinion. We left Wisconsin and went to Gingerman Raceway the next weekend. The only major issue was the tire vendor broke down on the way to event. Thanks to everyone who helped get a tire machine on site and those riders who helped operate and train newbies on how it use it.

Westward bound once again to Buttonwillow Raceway. This event was HOT. Bravo to those who braved the 100+++ temps in the shade. Thanks to those who put together great awards and the wonderful dinner on Saturday night. The next event was Utah Motorsports and then straight to Talladega GP. It seems this backwoods Alabama track is a still a favorite of many riders as was evidenced by the attendance. The final event, Barber Vintage Festival, is still fresh on everyone’s mind. The recap of this event is THANK YOU everyone for a great event.

2019 is over and so let’s all commit to support AHRMA in 2020.

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

Diamond Don’s, carried an injured rider off of the track at Barber, explained why a 2 and 1, beats a 1 and 2, performed 4 funerals, a couple of weddings, agonized over canceling an event, gave some good advice, gave the wrong advice, met my Heroes, MC’d a banquet, held the start card, waved the finish line flag, did a few rider’s meetings, built an MX track or two, called people who were hospitalized, dodged a tornado, scheduled events, called promoters, kept score, cried over the passing of friends, won races, lost races, loaned bikes, borrowed bikes, but most of all I had fun and I hope to be remembered as someone who worked hard for our membership.

In closing, I just want to say Thank you.

Thank you for the support and encouragement along the way. Thank you for the friendship and the many good times. Thank you for the opportunity to serve at something I love and am passionate about! See you at the races!

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The Long And Winding Road...

I remember when I started with AHRMA a little over a year ago. We were on our way to Barber Vintage Festival, and I distinctly remember thinking that things during the off season should be fairly quiet giving me the opportunity to settle into my new position.

Wow, was I wrong! What many people don't know is there is a great deal of work that comes with closing out the previous season and preparing for the next.

Not to mention that Trustee elections and everything that goes along with that occurs not long after the dust settles on Barber. And don't forget, the approved rules change proposals must be incorporated into the next year's AHRMA Handbook. All this typically happens before race schedules are announced, and events are created and opened for registration for the next year.

This year is already different...

Board of Trustee Elections. The Board of Trustees have agreed to online voting. An online election service has been identified which can accommodate all of our election needs, including providing paper ballots to those members who do not have access to the internet. Those of you who choose to throw your helmet (hat?) in the ring as a trustee candidate, please make sure you do your homework. Trustee Brian Larraburre submitted an excellent article (found on page 26) outlining what can be expected should you be elected to the board. Candidate statement submissions MUST BE MADE via the form available for that purpose at https://www.ahrma.org/candidate-statement-form. Statements must be between 200 and 750 words and must be submitted before midnight, November 10, 2019. Statements not submitted using this form will not be accepted.

Race Schedules. The race directors are furiously working on their 2020 schedules, and by the time this issue hits your mailbox the full Roadrace schedule with regional series splits should be finalized and released with "best of" points for national and regional series defined so roadracers can begin serious planning for 2020 (teaser: we are waiting for one last contract to be finalized). This will be the first time in my memory that the schedule will have been been confirmed, contracted and completed before December. What's REALLY exciting is not JUST the 2020 schedule, but what that schedule does in preparation for 2021.

Offroad and Dirt Track race directors are well into developing their schedules, and we should be able to start publishing confirmed dates before December.

Keep an eye on ahrma.org/schedules-results for schedule, and as events are created on MotorsportReg.com the schedule on this page will be linked accordingly.

As race events are confirmed across disciplines, our team will begin the process of creating events on MSR so members are able to pre-enter. With more than half a season's experience on MSR, we continue to improve and fine-tune the processes.

Final approval, and publication of Rule Change Proposals. As I write this, the rule change proposals that will be included in the 2020 AHRMA Handbook are being finalized. Once finalized, they will be shared on ahrma.org, the AHRMA Facebook page and sent out via email blast to our membership. The timing of the handbook publication is subject to the Board of Trustee election since the list of 2020 members of the Board of Trustees is required as part of the 2020 AHRMA Handbook.

One last item. Kevin McIntosh joined our team in September, working closely with our volunteer team to create our Barber race program, "In the Paddock", which was distributed at several locations at the Barber Vintage Festival. This issue of AHRMA Mag will be his first issue as AHRMA Mag editor, and I expect he will live up to or exceed everything I know about him so far! Welcome Kevin! – Cindy McLean Executive Administrator, AHRMA 26 Jardin de Mer Place Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 904-477-6987 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019

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Robert Hicks can beat you with one hand ...no seriously that's all he needs, and his Husky ;) BY: WM. DAVID ROZELL I first met Robert Hicks back in the 80’s while riding the Black Jack Enduro Circuit.

We both rode Husqvarna Automatics and were fierce competitors. I lost touch with Robert for several years but became reacquainted with him in 2010. It only took a few years and we both joined AHRMA and now compete in the cross country series. Robert is a bit unusual for an old dirt biker in that he lost his right forearm in a terrible accident when he was 18 years old. He

now rides with a prosthetic attachment but get this, the gas is on the left and rolls backward.

The clutch and front brake are also perch mounted on the left side. Not only is Robert an inspiration he is slippery fast. The crowd was in awe when he stepped up to take his 1st place trophy at Diamond Dons back in April.

Also interesting is that in late 86 Robert bought from Terry Cunningham his championship Auto. Robert rode this bike for several years and eventually put it up. This past year TC was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame and by a chance meeting at Trampass Parker’s race, Robert told Terry that he still had his championship bike. Wow, Terry was shocked and the big event was on and for the next several months with Terry and Robert communicating Robert got the bike looking like Terry had just stepped

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off it. From time period stickers to Terry’s old timekeeping equipment it looks like something in a picture from Dirt Rider Mag. It now sits on loan from Robert in Pickerington at the AMA museum. Robert was invited to all the induction ceremonies to sit at the table with Terry and his family and for him it was the pinnacle of years of motorcycling. Robert lives in Perkins, Ok. and owns First Class Self Storage. He has quite a collection of old Husqvarnas, one of which was ridden by Malcom Smith at the John Zink Ranch back in 1984. It was found two years ago at the ranch in an old barn covered with a tarp and was thought to have sit there all this time. If you think you are too tall, short, old or beat up to ride it takes one look at Robert mounting up that big WR400 to put things into perspective.

In talking to his lifelong friend Darren, Robert has always been inspirational to everyone he meets but more especially to those of us who chase him on his Husky.

Volunteers Needed for the 2019-20 IMS Tour!

AHRMA is heading back to the International Motorcycle Show this December and this is a chance for YOU to be part of it! AHRMA is looking for club members to bring race machines of all disciplines for display as well as staff the AHRMA booth throughout the weekend Last year the AHRMA display in IMS Vintage was one of the most popular attractions at the event. Members brought out dozens of bikes throughout the year, interacted with thousands of spectators, and even signed up new members to join us at the track. The camaraderie between members & spectators was epic, not to mention the rest of the show, where AHRMA participants became VIPs gaining early access to the show along with other perks.

AHRMA WILL BE REPRESENTED AT SEVEN STOPS ON THIS YEAR'S TOUR:

MORE INFO ON THE 2019-20 IMS TOUR CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://www.motorcycleshows.com/ Display bikes will be expected to be dropped off on the Thursday afternoon or Friday morning before each event and picked up on Sunday evening at the closing of the event. Detailed instructions will be given to members who volunteer to bring display bikes. Creative folks with ideas on how to best present AHRMA's mission are welcome to share their input. Those who bring race bikes to display will be given an IMS display badge as well as two complimentary guest passes for the show for friends or family.

This is a great opportunity for AHRMA to spread the word of the excitement surrounding vintage racing. It is also a great opportunity for members to meet new friends & enjoy a fun and exciting weekend surrounding the wonderful world of motorcycling! Please reach out to the IMS Vintage coordinator, Brady Walker, to confirm your involvement or ask any questions: info@bradywalker.com 310-980-7129 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019

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Wait for it. . .

close racing all day long in Utah Utah Motorsports Park Luke’s Racecraft National Historic Road Race Series By: David Stark Photos: etechphoto.com Aug 30-Sept 1, 2019

The final races of the 14th Annual Bonneville Vintage GP at Utah Motorsports Campus, transformed the “We’re saving the best for last” race announcer cliché into the truth.

On Saturday, point zero zero six seconds was the margin for Joe Weir to take checkers over David Crussell in the Philip Island Challenge race. The race started with third place finisher Joe Pethoud taking the hole shot. Eventually, Weir leapfrogged his Portland, Oregon, neighbor. Crussell took Pethoud in turn four then pulled an identical move on Weir the following lap. From there it was Suzuki Katana power against Yamaha TZ 750 handling. Weir won by the width of the tire.

Sunday’s rematch cemented the cliché-intotruth metamorphosis. Weir stormed away with lap times fully two seconds quicker than Crussell and Pethoud. The domination didn’t last. Late in the race, Weir couldn’t reel in the Katana at the end of the front straight, cooked turn one and sought refuge in the paved run-off.

U-turning his Suzuki, Weir re-entered the race track, hunted down Pethoud but couldn’t catch race winner Crussell. An epic end to a weekend filled with race action.

250 GP was a combo plate of Honda CB175based bump-up bikes from 200GP, reinvented trail bikes and one very quick prototype machine. Dr. Jeff Henise hand built the frame, bodywork and major engine components on his race-winning Highwayman F37. The Doctor checked out both days leaving Lorriane Crussell to dice with Dustin Johnson (riding another Henise creation) for second and third on the podium. On Sunday, Paul Germain took the hole shot on his eye-popping Yamaha DT1based racer only to be passed later by Henise.

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Beth Braun, Kimberly LaRonge and Nick Taylor in “The Attitudes”

Germain then had to contend with Crussell who ultimately took second by only a handful of bike lengths.

Race 6 featured a trio of battles and introduced Troy Siahaan: Exhibitionist.

Gridding up in Formula Thunder, he was unable to best winner Joshua Bronfman, but was able to take second – on an electric motorcycle – by holding off Tom Wilbert. While honored at the awards ceremony, no points were earned by Siahaan as his electric-powered bike was raced only as an exhibition. And a fine show it was.

The second dust-up was Vintage Superbike

Heavyweight. It featured a run-away win by Joe Weir and contested fights for the rest of the podium. On Saturday, David Crussell claimed the hole shot only to be passed later by Weir. Then came Mark Hoyt. After feverously chasing an oil leak late into Friday evening, the Montanan tracked then pounced on Crussell for second. On Sunday, Weir checked out while drama ensued for second and third, again. This time is was Dennis Parrish on his massive Honda holding off BMW-mounted Pete Homan until the final lap when Homan slid around Parrish for second.

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The third Race 6 ruckus was the Formula 750 bi-costal blow-out featuring two unique custom-framed bikes topping the podium. New York City Norton patriarch Kenny Cummings astride his Seeley replica checked out on the field Saturday. But Sunday was a different story as Californian Brian Filo aboard his chassis

by FrameCrafters, Yamaha-powered missile committed to late-braking and corner speed to take victory.

Small bikes mean large grids. 200GP had 16 entries on Saturday and 15 Sunday. Dustin Johnson used a wide line through Turn 1 to ultimately make his way to victory over Lorraine Crussell on Saturday. On Sunday, Crussell led for the first five laps until Johnson was able to track her down for another victory. While off the podium, Dan Giles and Travis Johnson had a spectacular spat on Saturday with Giles pipping Johnson at the line for fifth.

Sound of Singles 3 has enjoyed an influx of aging GP machines in the form of 125cc Honda RSs and Yamaha TZs. They made up more than half the field. Joining them on the grid are KTM 390s and this weekend, two brandnew Honda NSF250Rs. On Saturday, Ralph Staropoli and Stewart Aitken-Cade rode the new production race bikes to a one-two finish with Nobi Iso, on an RS125, completing the podium.

On Sunday, Iso mastered the two-stroke and took the win.

Sound of Thunder 3 in four words: “Ricky Orlando is gone.” After winning a last lap drag race with Zach Thomas on Saturday, Orlando put his pro racing experience to work on Sunday

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taking the hole shot and a second win.

Tiddlers ruled Open Two-Stroke in Race 9.

Yes, David Crussell took the hole shot on his 70s-era Yamaha TZ750. But once up to speed, it was all about the 125s. On Saturday, Staropoli on his Honda RS250R and Aitken-Cade and Iso aboard Honda RS125 GP bikes, proved that maintaining corner speed (and insane lean angles) is the key to podium domination on the tight UMC east track. A crash earlier on Sunday took Staropoli, Saturday’s Open Two-Stroke race winner, out of the mix. But the resulting duel between Sunday’s winner Aitken-Cade and Iso came down to less than a bike length.

The two-day format of AHRMA road racing events allows for redemption. Tom Wilbert and Troy Siahaan spent the first two laps dicing in Sound of Thunder 2. An off-track excursion shuffled Wilbert off the podium as Brian Larrabure, Siahann and Robb Weins took first, second and third. Part two of the Wilbert/ Siahaan show premiered the next day. This time Wilbert stayed on track taking the checkers while Siahaan and Wiens kept their podium positions.

Sunday’s sidecar race was full of tangles and a nearly avoided Major Incident. Kelly Bell and Team Biles (Driver/Dad Russ and passenger/Son Duncan) diced in Modern Sidecar US F-1 with Bell ultimately taking the victory. Meanwhile, the transcontinental team of Floridian Bill Willmeroth and his California-based passenger Wendel Aguilar had their own tangle with US F-2 racers “Steady” Betty Herlocker and passenger Kendra “Red Fury” MacDonald.

It was a great show until the Herlocker/ MacDonald rig slowed and pulled off the track.

The culprit was a broken front suspension that could have spelled disaster for the Portland, Oregon-based duo.

More family fun in other sidecar classes courtesy of Peter Essaff and passenger/son Logan racing eventual winners Tony Doukas and passenger/wife Lisa in FIM F-2. In Lost Era Sidecar, William Becker and passenger/son Chris took checkers over Larry Coleman racing with Haral Carlin, his original passenger from his early days racing sidecars in Europe.

How many races did Alex McLean win?

Ten via victories Saturday and Sunday in Pre-

1940, 350 GP, Class C Footshift, 500 GP and Classic Sixties. Yet the most inspiring rides of the weekend were Aaron Lanningham’s performances in the Next Generation Superbike classes. Racing a Suzuki GSXR, equipped with retractable outriggers, Lanningham didn’t let his mobility challenges slow him down.

AHRMA racer and crew generosity was on full display during the awards ceremony and barbecue dinner. Auction items including event banners, a quilt crafted by Elizabeth Stark (appropriately titled “Benevolent”) and another Dead Squirrel Kickstand pad, courtesy of R3 Racing raised at least $1,000 for the AHMRA benevolent fund and to defray costs associated with the dinner. A separate raffle for a special motorcycle sculpture crafted by Mick Hart, raised several hundred dollars for cancer research.

Sidecar action with Randall Weller and Betty Herlocker

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Hot laps and hot temps at Buttonwillow Mixed class racing with Mick Hart, Brian Filo, Eric Stahl and John Nilsson

Buttonwillow Raceway Park Luke’s Racecraft National Historic Road Race Series By: David Stark By: etechphoto.com Aug 16-18 2019 AHRMA road racers are creative and dedicated. Both attributes were on full display during the Luke’s Racecraft National Historic Road Race Series round at Buttonwillow Raceway.

The technical Buttonwillow course is perfect for small vintage and large modern bikes. The track facilities compliment the race track with large garages, a tidy paddock and welcoming snack bar and air- conditioned lounge. It’s also located near the heart and heat of California’s Central Valley. Temperatures during the event toped 105 degrees.

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smoothly, and all racers got plenty of laps without suffering from heat stroke.

While the weather was hot, so was the racing: literally. During the first laps of the CB160 Exhibition Race, Daniel Giles connected, again literally, with Marcelo Doffo coming onto the front straight. Giles fell from his Honda but its handle bar lodged in Doffos bike’s rear frame.

Doffo continued down the straight until he noticed Giles’ bike was attached to his. Doffo successfully rode both bikes off the track and while attempting to shut down Giles’ bike, it erupted into flame. Doffo attempted to extinguish the conflagration until track personnel arrived and doused the flames. Doffo was able to make the restart race and ultimately took second behind Brain Larrabure.

Fast guys Troy Siahaan and Tom Wilbert

In Race 5, Sound of Thunder 3 cranked up the temperature with racers on two very different Honda twins. Ladislav Sucik pitted his Honda CB500 against Eric Stahl on a Honda Hawk NT650GT. Sucik topped Stahl by less than a second at the line. Meanwhile, Brian Filo racing in Formula 750 kept David Crussell, lone Formula Vintage racer, honest as the two former AFM rivals and Bay Area neighbors engaged in some spicy inter-class dicing.

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Mike Blankenship in BOT 2

More mixed-class racing raged between F750 competitor Mick Hart and solo Thruxton Cup regular Mike Blankenship. A similar scene went down between Greg Tomlinson in Classis 60s 650 and Gary Swan in Sportsman 500.

“It was a mugging,” is how Brian Filo characterized Saturday’s 350 GP verdict in Race 6. Aermachi-mounted Walt Fulton snatched the hole-shot and set sail for the first seven laps. Filo, racing David Crussell’s Kawasaki A1R, reeled him in and converted an outstanding launch out of the final corner into an at-the-line upset.

Sunday’s rematch started the same with Fulton effectively launching the Italio-Harley at the start. This time Filo did the deed within the first lap and held the lead until checkers.

Another Alameda County-based pick-pocket was busy on Saturday. The crime scene: 200GP. The victim: Dustin Johnson. The perpetrator: Lorraine Crussell. Johnson was ready to take checkers when Crussell leapt from his shadow to pilfer the victory. Wary of another assault on Sunday, Johnson stormed away to take checkers by almost 10 seconds.

While the Filo-Fulton fracas was unfolding on Saturday, the Brothers Hipp had their own family rivalry in Sportsman 350. Stephen Hipp enjoyed a great start, but it didn’t last as Kurt Hipp tracked him down. The duo were locked in formation for much of the race with Stephen eventually easing away for the win.

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for much of the race until Patterson pounced for a .074 second victory over McEvoy.

School was in session during Race 7 with Curtis Adams putting on a master class in corner speed aboard his KTM in Sound of Singles 1.

Gridded behind Next Gen Superbike and Open Two-Stroke, he made his way through the other classes to dominate all of Race 7 on Saturday and Sunday.

The other classes had their own study groups.

On Saturday, Michael Woolaway did some independent study as he checked out on his 500cc Suter. David Crussell on his Yamaha TZ750 compared notes with Andy Edwards on his 250cc Aprilla before taking second. On Sunday, Crussell was the head of the class with Woolaway second. Edwards had a new study partner: Stephen Gillen on his Yamaha TZ125. With half the displacement, Gillen hounded Edwards but eventually had to concede and take fourth.

Off the track, Brady Walker facilitated an excellent awards ceremony dinner enjoyed by the racers, crew and AHRMA staff and volunteers in the air-conditioned lounge area.

After a full day of practice on Friday and abbreviated schedules Saturday and Sunday, the consensus among racers and officials was Buttonwillow is a terrific facility and they hope to return when the weather is a bit cooler than the blazing speeds on the track.

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TOASTED TARMAC AT TALLY Talladega Gran Prix Raceway By: Joe W. Koury Sept 6-8 2019 No chance for Fall’s early arrival this weekend at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. Temps were near triple digits with cloud-free skies which 18

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guaranteed a blazing track surface. Didn’t seem to faze the faithful as the event unfolded in fine fashion.

Jonas Stein was hot too, giving Gregory Glevicky all he could handle in the CB160 encounter. Greg grabbed a close win over Jonas with Camillo Sassano finishing third. A broken shift linkage sidelined Glevicky on Sunday and Stein won by 13 seconds over second place Sassano and third place Stuart Sanders, who had quite a tangle with Mark Shaver and Rosco Tuffli, for that third podium spot There was a photo finish in the Featured 350 GP Vintage Cup race with Alex Mclean getting the win over Jack Parker. Parker won on Sunday

followed by Jason Roberts and Jerry Duke. The Sportsman 350 class was also in this race with an Eric Cook, Kevin Dinsmoor, David Miller finishing order. Sunday, Eric repeated, winning with Scott Turner and David Miller following him across the line.

SOT 1, BEARS and SOS 3 mixed it up in Race Three. It was a close Clint Austin, Pete TenHoopen, Tyson Williams SOT 1 finish. Pete would get the payback on Sunday over Clint Austin. Bill Doran, Dave Frick and Jeff Henise were only two seconds apart in SOS 3 when they finished the race in that order. Bill was victorious on Sunday ahead of Frick and Dan Sokolich. Stan Keyes won the BEARS race both

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Formula Classic sidecar with driver Brad Phillips and passenger Stan Miller Photo: Joe W. Koury

Pete TenHoopen (22) leads Clint Austin (720) and Tyson Williams (77X) in Sound of Thunder 1 Photo: Nathe Martin

Brad Coleman. Next Gen Superbike Lightweight Photo: Nathe Martin

Saturday and Sunday over Stan Miller and Kevin Brown.

There were sidecars in action with the Modern rigs (both machines have raced at the Isle of Mann) of Peter Essaff and Tony Doukas finishing 1 – 2 both days over the Formula Classic sidecar of Brad Phillips.

Tight finishes highlighted the 250 GP showdown with Jack Parker beating Jeff Henise to the finish by .28 seconds after Jeff ran off the track on lap 3, with Dustin Johnson a distant third. Henise hounded Parker in an exciting two-way battle. Sunday, Parker edged Johnson and Jonathan Hollingsworth, all within .006 seconds of each other. Louis LeBlanc and Jonas OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019

Stein traded wins in Formula 125 over Colton Roberts and Kevin Brown. Ralph Wessell and David Bourbeau exchanged victories in Class C Handshift with Wessell getting Sunday’s win by a whisker. Scott Dell and Alex McClean took turns winning Class C Footshift by a wheel both days.

Formula Thunder riders Pete TenHoopen and Tyson Williams finished 1 – 2 Saturday and Sunday, followed by Shawn Veisz. From a skinny-tired, 22 HP bike pilot’s perspective, it’s mind bogglin’ to watch the big bore riders attack that tight circuit. First place Tim Joyce, second place Mark Morrow and third place Edward Barna occupied the Formula 750 podium

Saturday and Sunday. It was Clint Austin winning over Brad Phillips with Eugene Casciaro third both races in BOT 2.

Jonas Stein continued his hot streak by taking the 200 GP Plus race by 4 seconds with Dustin Johnson barely edging Gregory Glevicky.

Sunday, it was Stein by an eyelash over Greg with Johnson completing the podium.

In Saturday’s Formula 500 race, Danny Miller lost the front end of his RD, going into the back straight side-by-side with Kevin Dinsmoor, and tumbled. Dinsmoor would take the checkers first after engine trouble took Mark Morrow out of the running. Sunday, Dinsmoor took the win over Dan Sokolich and Kurt Hoff.

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Open Two-Stroke rider Greg Glevicky setting some fast lap times Photo: Joe W. Koury

Sound of Singles 3 rider Dave Frick Photo: Joe W. Koury

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The Sportsman 500 riders were also in the Race Eight mix with Eric Cook winning both days followed by Scott Turner and Mark Esterline on his CB450.

It was a squeaker in Saturday’s SOT 3 meeting with Kevin Greimel nipping Jack Hendryx by a half second, Shawn Smith third.

Kevin would claim first place honors on Sunday followed by Hendryx and a third-place scuffle between Shawn Smith and David Gay with David grabbing the third-place trophy.

In SOT 2 action, and there was some action, Gregory Glevicky (Yamaha TZ250) chased Pete TenHoopen (Triumph Daytona 675R) for 8 laps followed by Clint Austin, all ripping 1:04s and 1:05s. Glevicky had the corner speed but a horsepower handicap on the straights.

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3-second lead at the finish with Austin in third.

John Rickard and Mike Robinson finished first and second both races in the Vintage Superbike Lightweight Class which was in wave two behind SOT 2.

Race Ten was a multi-mixed class with Scott Billings beating Eric Bozell in Saturday’s Next Gen Superbike 2 race. Open Two-Stroke finishes were the same for both races: Gregory Glevicky, Frank Schoenbeck, Dave Frick.

Formula Vintage would be Brad Coleman’s to win on Saturday, with Mark Morrow second and Dennis Parrish third on three vastly different motorcycles. Sunday it was Morrow, Parrish and Keith Powell. Vintage Superbike Middleweight is one of my favorite classes to watch.

Alexander Cook won on Saturday with Harry Vanderlinden second and Jean-Marc David third. On Sunday it was an Alexander Cook,

Jean-Marc David, Kevin Rammer finishing order. Corner two workers would get a workout when Harry Vanderlinden’s Kawi puked a connecting rod – the belly pan contents catching fire – at some point during the weekend (too many races; somewhat sloppy notes). Formula Extreme and Formula Lightning class completed this race with Pete Nicolosi and Arthur Kowitz victors, respectively.

More results: Classic ‘60s Saturday: Alex McClean, John Rickard, Doug Young. Sunday: Rickard, Young.

Classic ‘60s 650 Saturday and Sunday: Stan Keyes, Beno Rodi.

Formula 250 Saturday: Daniel Miller, Kevin Dinsmoor, David Miller. Sunday: Dinsmoor, David Miller, Paul Garland.

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250 GP contenders Richard Hollingsworth, Jonathan Hollingsworth, Jonas Stein and Rosco Tuffli Photo: Nathe Martin

Jeff Henise stalking Jack Parker Photo: Nathe Martin

Haigh. Sunday: Wilson, Haigh.

BOT 1 Saturday: Scott Billings, Robert Cole.

Sunday: Billings, Shawn Veisz.

SOS 1 Saturday: Kevin Brown (57), Lee Acree, Kevin Greimel. Sunday: Brown (57), Greimel, Charles Miller.

Sportsman 750 Saturday and Sunday: Matt Esterline.

Motard Saturday and Sunday: Paul Elledge.

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Eric Bozell, Chad Pecchi. Sunday: Billings, Pecchi.

Next Gen Superbike Lightweight Saturday: Lee Acree, Brad Coleman, Shawn Smith.

Sunday: William Brian Wells, Mark Morrow, Shawn Smith.

Thruxton Cup Challenge Saturday: Clint Austin, Luke Connor, Jonathan Devine.

Sunday: Austin, Connor, Eugene Casciaro.

SOS 2 Saturday: Eric Watts, Dave Frick,

Charles Miller. Sunday: Eric Watts, Charles Miller, Colleen Urmson.

We had a great time after hours with friends and fellow racers. It seems the AHRMA family expands noticeably at every event. Priceless.

Thanks to the AHRMA staff and volunteers, and especially the corner workers, dealing with the heat and sunshine. This is the greatest club on the planet!

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HISTORIC HERO - WALT FULTON BY: GREGG BONELLI

Walt Fulton III and I had Suzuki X6s to ride when we were in our teens. That had an effect.

He won the 76-mile Novice race at Daytona in his first professional road race and I saw the ad that Suzuki put in the trade magazines and said to myself in the foolish way that kids do, “I could do that.” The story of that race and his career and the development of the little ‘Hustler,’ which was the name given the model here in the U.S., are intertwined like the fates of our lives spun in Norse legend.

In 1964, the corporate types at Suzuki decided that the technological advances they had brought to the grand prix courses of the world were not paying off in the showroom.

The problem was that their clunky T10 250 twin and their greyhound sleek and fast grand prix bikes had little in common. They could do better. They cut back their racing program and tasked its design engineer with making a light weight weapon for the street. The result was a 100 mph, 6-speed wonder that was ready to win off the showroom floor.

Walt #66r Santa Fe Speedway - outside Chicago Photo: Courtesy - Walt Fulton

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Walt’s father was a Walt Jr. and had a famous racing father. The Walt that we race with is the third of his name and as you might imagine there is good and bad in that. The Japanese had come to Catalina to try their luck and their machines, and made an impression and a connection with our west coast speed scene where Hot Rodding was growing into respectable sport. Motorcycles that would go fast were in demand and while the consuming public had little understanding of the problems involved with making them turn, an appreciation of speed records like Bonneville offered or a low E.T. at a drag strip were something everyone understood. Example: A new fuel injected Corvette would turn a 14 second quarter mile; so would a Suzuki Hustler.

The industry connection was strong in Walt’s family; his father having been a distributor for Triumph before moving on to Suzuki. He had been a factory Harley Davidson rider as well and had a solid reputation for good judgment and exceptional riding skill. When his son was

ready to race, the Suzuki Hustler was too, and the trip east to the speedway at Daytona was the perfect launch. Speed Week started the AMA season and offered a trade show at the armory and radio interview shows at the beachfront hotels that lent a holiday atmosphere unlike any other. The speedway itself was unique as well and it tested man and machine in ways that were daunting.

There was the banking, steep and imposing, that rose up and walled off the place in a surreal way that dwarfed the competitors. If you’ve not been there, I can’t say much that would convey the majesty of how it used to be. I’m less of a fan about it now, what with the shortened infield sections and the chicane to cut speeds on the back stretch. But here was a time when motorcycle events commenced on pit lane straight out onto the banking in a single starting wave and sent

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all the way around the tri-oval without being sorted out by anything other than top speed and their rider’s courage to hold it wide open.

It was anything but safe and the carnage in turn one was predictable. But if you managed to get past that, your next hope was just to have it last to the finish.

Walt’s hope was to win, and the problem wasn’t whether his bike was fast enough, or that he had the skill to ride as well as anyone. His problem was electrical. CDI ignitions had not been invented and Suzuki, like most others, had a magneto ignition on their race bikes. That is an electrical current generating gizmo with two sets of points and no battery. A point set is an electrical contact pair that is open and closed by an eccentric cam that runs right on the snout of the crankshaft. Turning at high RPM, the surface friction between the plastic rubbing blocks of the points and the steel of the cam increases as the temperature rises

wearing the plastic blocks down and changing the timing of the ignition. Seizure or detonation followed. They were fast motors that produced plenty of power but their weakness was their inability to go long distance.

Fortunately for Walt, there was a solution.

His mechanic and fellow racer, Tony Nicosia, had the brilliant idea of drilling a small hole in the blocks just large enough to insert a brass rod that would wear at a slower rate and maintain timing for a longer period of time. It wasn’t long enough to let Dick Hammer win the Expert 100 mile combined on his X6, but it was long enough for Walt to win the 76-mile Novice National.

The debate that always follows a big win with new faces and untested machines is whether it was the bike, the rider, or just luck. That mystery was quickly solved. Walt came back to win again

the next year at Daytona, this time on a 750 cc Harley Davidson as a Junior. The following year, racing against the best riders and factory teams in the world as a rookie Expert, he was leading with just a handful of laps to go when his bike broke.

What’s missing is the story of the remainder of Walt’s amazing career. Time and space are inadequate here to try and recount it all just now. He had a gap, as many do, after what was said to be a career ending crash at Laguna Seca.

I was fortunate enough to interview Walt just before his return to competition 30 years later and take this picture of him and the Harley Davidson he rode to victory that day with AHRMA in Utah at Miller.

Winner's Circle Daytona 1967 Photo: Courtesy - Walt Fulton

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TOOLBOX TIPS

DRILL BIT SHARPENING

BY: ARTHUR KOWITZ At Road America we held a tech tips workshop on the sharpening and use of drill bits. Here is a synopsis of that well received event.

TIPS for SHARPENING BITS: Here is an important perspective to remember. Drilling a hole is really machining a hole. Just like in a lathe or milling machine, proper speed, pressure, and bit configuration/ condition are key.

Point Angle: Drilling softer materials works best with a steep angle point, while harder materials prefer a shallow angle.

From plastic, to wood, to aluminum, then steel. The reason is that a sharper point results in a longer cutting edge, meaning less pressure per cutting edge length to go easy on your work.

The shallow angle puts more pressure and force per cutting edge length providing power to make the hard cut.

Undercut Angle: This is the difference between the leading (cutting) edge of the bit and the trailing edge (heel).

A steeper angle causes the bit to aggressively 'screw' into the work, while a shallow angle allows the bit to steadily machine its way through harder materials.

Never should the heel touch the work before the cutting edge. Never.

Edge Condition: As you drill there should be shavings, not dust or smoke coming from your work. If that's not the case, do not continue until you sharpen the bit.

The sharpening process requires some practice, but that's ok since those dull bits were going to get tossed out anyway.

Try rolling the bit on your grinding wheel using progressively changing pressure to get the desired undercut...keep trying. It's worth it.

Speed of Bit: The general rule is higher speed for smaller bits and slower for larger bits. The reasoning is that the larger diameter bit's cutting edge surface speed is faster than smaller bits, given a constant rpm.

Pressure on Bit: Apply pressure enough to cause the bit to cut its shavings, without trying to punch the hole through your work.

By now you can see what it takes to successfully drill plastic. Steeply pointed bit, a modestly undercut cutting surface, sharp bit, high speed to minimize snagging, and light pressure to avoid cracking.

Note: Polycarbonate is prone to cracking while Lexan resists it. Fiber glass is reasonably forgiving.

Now for 2 drilling techniques; When exact hole location is important, the work is tough, or drilling a large hole, center punch your starting spot. Your bit will not

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walk from your target spot.

Secondly, when drilling a larger hole, first drill a smaller pilot hole to make your job easier. For giant holes, use a small pilot hole and another larger pilot to get closer to the finished size. Pilot holes should not be too close to the next size so that the next bit is required to work and avoid wobbling.

A side note; protect the cutting edges of your sharp bits, files, and hacksaw blades with rubber tubing or equivalent to maintain their edges. Banging around in a toolbox causes premature dulling of tools.

My last drilling tip is: Most small bits break while drilling holes for safety wire because the bit is being forced to drill and simultaneously incur additional drag on its side while flexing under pressure. This can be greatly diminished by drilling halfway from one side of the bolt or nut, then finish from the other side. These two holes are best at a shallow V to each other making them easier to intersect and requiring a shorter drilling from each side.

Center punch before drilling to prevent the bit from walking from the desired hole location, since you will be drilling on a slight angle.

Hopefully these tips are helpful.

Thanks for reading.

Arthur Kowitz

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WE WANT YOU CALL FOR TRUSTEE CANDIDATES

Hey Members, Brian Larrabure 1 AHRMA Western (ALL AHRMA) Trustee and member in good standing for 15-plus years. As one of your 12 trustees, I would l like to share a general definition of the job with all of our voting members and those who may be considering taking on the role of trustee. The motivation behind this narrative comes from my own experiences and those of many of your sitting representatives, the AHMRA Executive Director, and many of the behind the scenes support staff that I have had the good fortune to get to know and work closely with.

To start, when I undertook the task of running for election, I failed to do my due diligence on the job requirements by starting with interviewing sitting trustees on the scope of work at hand. I relied on the statements made by those who gently (SHOVED) pushed me towards taking on the job and relied on the descriptions as provided, “Attend a couple of meetings a year and work toward a few goals.” Seemed simple enough.

I ran the first time with the naïve expectation to be instantly elected. Wrong! I came up very short and learned the hard lesson that there is a job description just for getting elected! After my second campaign, that resulted in my placement, I thought, “Whew, the hardest part is over.” Ha ha.

After going through the taxing job of running a campaign, I found myself sitting in a new position with no clue as to what I would be asked to do. I had my AHRMA vision formulated based on member input from both Road Race and Off Road on what they were looking for. Coming from a business background running a company with 800plus employees, I believed that the efforts required by my club would not be a taxing task. Another HUGE WRONG! Operating AHRMA can be like overseeing the wheel house of an aircraft carrier with all the related personnel but without the military or corporate structure.

Almost every action requires building consensus to move toward that action. Imagine being on the Titanic and you’re steering away from the icebergs but the team in the engine room has lost connection with the wheel house, and is driving on. Actions that may seem natural and common sense might still require a majority vote to get them done. In other words, be prepared to be very patient and adjust goals accordingly.

Who are the best candidates for the board? In reality, we need an available at any time, balanced spectrum of open-minded, roll up their sleeves, dive in and follow through type of personalities on the board. You must be willing to listen to the other’s perspectives, be ready to shelve your idea without offense and after careful consideration, then warmly embrace and support the other majority perspectives. You should be financially sound enough to absorb the costs associated with the job. AHRMA can only offer to pay for travel expenses to one of the three board meetings along with one race per day. This is not for those who are on a tight budget and this is not a paid public office position. This is a job of giving back for those who are fortunate enough to be able to do so.

Who is best for the EC (Executive Committee)? As I see it, we really need savvy people from the business world for these positions. This is a business we run and you should have the track record, lots of free time and expertise for the position. AHRMA is a huge company/club comprised of our extended family that we need to ensure moves on in perpetuity. Missteps can cause failure, so these positions should not be for those who do not have the direct business operations experience. The EC with the ED run the day to day business of AHRMA, this means it takes a lot of time and ability to perform the tasks to keep AHRMA operating and viable.

To All our members, for very a long time we have put many trustees in place because they are cool, we know them, and they are likeable. That’s great as long as they also meet the requirements, or we may find ourselves without our club to play in! I ask that each member step up as a whole and take the vote seriously. Research the candidates, ask questions, call them, QUALIFY them. This will secure our future! AND PLEASE VOTE! To all who are considering the role of Trustee, feel free to call me or write me. Don’t make the mistake of winding up in a job that turns out to be way bigger than you have the time to handle. UNCLE AHRMA WANTS YOU! If you’re ready, willing and ABLE. ; )

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General duties, responsibilities and expectations of AHRMA Trustees At the top level, under the law, there are three major duties for non-profit Board members that are to the association as a whole—not to individual members, geographic areas, disciplines or factions. These are covered in the American Bar Association book Guidebook for Directors of Non-Profit Corporations (provided to newly-elected Trustees) and in our bylaws.

Duty of care – “Calls upon a director to participate in the decisions of the Board and to be informed as to the data relevant to such decisions.”

(Guidebook) Duty of loyalty – “Requires directors to exercise their powers in the interest of the corporation, not their own interest or the interest of another entity or person.” (Guidebook) Fiduciary duty – “The business and affairs of the association shall be managed by the Board of Trustees.” (Bylaws) The basic duties of the AHRMA Board of Trustees are called out in our bylaws and include, but are not limited to:

1. Hiring and firing of the association Executive Director.

2. Setting all policies for the association.

3. Adopting an annual budget and overseeing its administration by the Executive Director.

4. Appointing and termination of standing or special committees as it deems appropriate.

5. Electing officers of the association.

Please refer to the bylaws (available in the Member Resources section of the AHRMA website) for more details.

Additional expectations of individual Trustees 1. Trustees are responsible for the health and well-being of AHRMA, both short-term and long-term. The Trustees are entrusted with ensuring all actions taken by AHRMA are keeping with the Association’s Articles of Incorporation, Mission Statement, and bylaws.

2. Trustees represent all members in all disciplines.

3. Trustees are expected to be fair and open-minded, and have the highest integrity.

4. Trustees are expected to attend the three membership/Board meetings each year.

5. Trustees are expected to serve on one or more committees, which may include committee chairmanship.

6. Trustees are expected to participate in Town Hall meetings at events in their geographic area.

7. Trustees are encouraged to be visible and accessible at any AHRMA event they attend in order to exchange information with members.

8. Trustees are unpaid volunteers elected by, and serving the membership and the basic precepts of the corporation. Trustees serve a three-year term, and there is no limit to the number of terms that may be served, subject to the vote of membership for each term.

Yearly Membership/Board meetings AHRMA has three membership/Board meetings each year – an annual meeting and two regular meetings (see bylaws for additional information).

Although general subjects and policy may be covered at any meeting, each of the three meetings has one or more major items required to be addressed, driven largely by our annual schedule. All meetings are open to members, with the exception of limited closed sessions for personnel, legal or contractual issues requiring confidentiality.

First meeting (annual) objectives and information: 1. Recognize and install new or reelected Trustees.

2. Review previous year’s financial results. The AHRMA fiscal year runs from Dec. 1 – Nov. 30.

3. Election of officers of the association (the Executive Committee): Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary.

4. The meeting should be held in association with a National competition event in order to encourage member attendance. It must occur in the first six months of the calendar year.

5. The meeting will include a scheduled session for members’ comments Second meeting (first regular) objectives, information: 1. Review and vote preliminarily on all rules change proposals (with rules committees providing recommendations).

2. Review membership, participation and financial status, year to date.

3. The meeting should be held in conjunction with a National competition event in order to encourage member attendance, if at all possible.

4. Meeting must be held in late July or early August, in order to publish rules change proposals and preliminary decisions in the September issue of AHRMA Mag, at the latest. This allows members adequate time to review and submit their feedback prior to the Board making its final rules decisions at the October Board meeting.

5. The meeting will include a scheduled session for members’ comments/ questions.

Third meeting (second regular) objectives, information: 1. Review year-to-date budget/financials. Review and approve draft budget for following fiscal year, taking any needed course changes into account.

2. Conduct final votes on all rules change proposals.

3. Review and approve draft schedules for all disciplines for following year.

4. Review and assign committee chairmen and members for following year.

5. Review performance and determine compensation for the Executive Director.

6. Typically held in October, in order to meet the publishing schedule for the AHRMA Handbook.

7. There is typically a scheduled member comment/question session at this meeting. It should be held near a major airport and/ or National competition event, in order to minimize travel expenses.

Trustee compensation and benefits 1. Trustees receive travel reimbursement for one Board meeting each year. Approved expenses are: Airfare or mileage (at AHRMA’s reduced reimbursement rate); one night’s lodging; rental car (if needed) and fuel.

Trustees are encouraged to share hotel rooms and rental cars whenever possible. All expenses for attendance at the other two Board meetings are the responsibility of the Trustee.

2. Trustees are covered by “Executive Protection and Employment Practices Liability Insurance” when acting in the role as Trustee.

3. Trustees receive one free entry to any National event that they attend.

4. Trustee membership fees are compensated for the active term of the Trustee.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Executive Director or any current Trustee.

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ROBERT W. BUSHEY MEMORIAL VINTAGE WEEKEND

BY DEBBIE POOLE PHOTOS: KELLY SHANE & TY WILSON

Jim Larussa negotiates the intermediate line Photo by: Kelly Shane

Crisp, cold blue skies with puffy clouds passing over kept the 66 trials riders cool on Saturday; the temperature high hovered in the mid 50s with a brisk wind.

A very good turnout of eight Premier Heavyweight riders took to the sections, with Rob Poole, Charlie Higdon and George Vandey taking the Expert, Intermediate and Novice classes respectively. Premier Lightweight Expert winner Jim Wilson garnered a few points (five) in the expert class, and wife Sandi Belliwitch had two clean loops and only three points for her first effort as an intermediate. Mike Nadeker came out on top in the Novice class.

It was an experts-only field for the Classic class, with Todd Stanley losing only six points for first ahead of Rick Wolff and Joe Klokkeveld.

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tors, Tanner Kane as a newcomer moving himself up from the Expert class, obviously a good decision. Ralph Foster had a seven-point win, with Kane trailing by 10, not bad for the first time.

Expert Gary Gronow, who plans to move up to Masters for the 2020 season, again won the class with 23 points, ahead of Walt Foster with 34.

The Modern Classic Intermediate class fielded 17 entries, and scores were close. First place Joe Bill (16 points) won by two points over Craig Menghini, and third place Chet Mauer lost 20 points. Fourth and fifth, Grant Menghini and Jeff Bushey tied with 21 points, but Menghini broke the tie with two more cleans than Bushey. Likewise, Modern Classic Novice boasted 18 entries with a tight points margin, and intermediate-in-waiting Clay

Dawley dominated the Novice class with three clean loops. Not far behind, second place Kevin Newins lost three points, fourth place Brian Rawcliff had four points, followed by fifth place Russ Pfirrman with ten. Carrie Bushey made a splash in the Beginner class with a first place for her second only trial.

The weather blessedly held off with no rain, and a hardy group gathered around a very large campfire in the pits to watch On Any Sunday Saturday night. We thank Clay Mauer and Carrie Bushey for setting up the movie, and Jeff Bushey for setting up the warming (and necessary) campfire. Less cold but a bit wetter was the stupendous pot luck organized at the Bushey camp on Friday night. A cold rain drizzled on us, but the food was too good to leave!

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tion. The largest Novice class was 60+ and Open Age. Bob Barnes got a consistent 1-1 in the 60+ class, followed by Dennis Rhodes and Richard Bryant. Rhodes had more success in the Open Age Novice class with a win, ahead of Cody Pelts.

The regional Cross Country took place after the trial on Saturday. The fire of last year opened up a lot of areas in the trees, and much of the track was moved away from the river area and into the forest. Wes Poole was first vintage Wes Poole, easy does it over the bridge!

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Gary Gronow Photo by: Kelly Shane

subsided and dry weather continued to hold.

About 170 entries paid the weather no mind, and had a perfectly wonderful day with not one move from the ambulance. 60+ Experts numbered 12, with Kelly Shane and and Robert Bellicitti taking the top two spots, followed by Jon Delagnes and Chet Malito for third and fourth. 60+ Intermediate was won handily by John Stein, and David Gulickson took the second spot. Steve Machado broke out of a decade-long retirement to sweep the 70+ Expert class ahead of Charlie Higdon and Butch Walsh. A jumble of different finishes in the Intermediate class panned out to see Jim Larussa the winner, followed by Lyle Duronso and Keith Crimin.

Returning to AHRMA at a number of events of late after quite an absence was the winner of 50+ Intermediate, C.J. "Seige," edging second place Sidney Mocke, while the 50+ Expert class

was swept by Jeff Mendes, followed by Gary Gronow.

Sportsman 250 Expert saw the Battle of the Brothers, local boys Clay and Chet Mauer, trading 1-2 finishes with Clay taking the win. The intermediate class was won by another local, Nic Hawes.

There were four novice-only races, and just one race combined novices with other ability levels (70+ Expert and Intermediate). Whether this contributed to the injury- and incident-free day is up for debate, but both novices and other ability-level riders seemed to enjoy the separa-

bike and fourth overall on a 1971 BSA B-50, and also won the Sportsman Open Expert, ahead of Clay Mauer. Sportsman Open Intermediate was led and won by Nic Hawes, and Gavin Leiper second. Willy Krakauer won his first AHRMA cross country in the Classic Intermediate class. Jeff Bushey as usual swept the 50+ Expert class.

Thirty-one vintage entries turned out, but it should also be noted that an equal number, thirty-two in fact, turned out for the Post Vintage Support class. If these numbers keep up, it is a strong indication that a Post Vintage regional cross country series could be added.

What we really need is one more event to bring the series to four events, and we are actively looking for that fourth venue.

The weekend Iron Butt competitor count (riders who rode all three weekend events) was 19, a record participation in 2019.

Phyllis Bullwinkle Photo by: Ty Wilson

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“THE 160” AT NEW BLAINE CC, VMX, PVMX, TRIALS

BY: ALBERT NEWMANN & LYNN BURTON | PHOTOS: SHARON BEAN

The city of New Blaine, it’s volunteer Fire Department, and the Arkansas Dirt Riders hosted Round 16 of the Preston Petty Products National Vintage Motocross series and Round 15 of the Racetech National Post Vintage Motocross series. The group is into its sixth year of their national AHRMA Motocross race event which once again provided a hare scrambles style track. This year featured a revised course with the starting line in a new location which routed parts of the previous year’s track to run backwards creating new challenges to the returning racers.

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found working weekends at the New Blaine Kitchen set up for the racers as well as providing fireworks in years past. In honor of Dwaine the fireworks show featured some of his best works never seen before, with the final volley scattering his ashes over his beloved “160.”

The weekend started with the Vintage Cross Country on Saturday on the usual five-mile flowing woods course but run this year in reverse. Minor changes in the route with a different creek crossing and the addition of new tight and technical sections provided for some spirited racing. Kevin Obrien showed the way in the Sportsman Open Expert class and one of only eight riders to complete four laps. It was good to see the return of Thom Kuhns on his trusty Puch competing with yet another Puch.

The Post Vintage Cross race next had Trampas Parker, as usual, setting the fast pace in the +50 Expert Class followed by Steve Bowman and Alan Drane. Intermediate rider, Adam Flowers, was next fastest.

Saturday’s vintage motocross racing started off featuring our Premier classes as well as our 60-year-old Novice group. It was a battle of a tried and true AHRMA member versus a relative newcomer to our organization in the last year as Dennis Jeffries of Huntsville, MO and Mark Leopold of Katy, TX swapped moto wins with Leopold taking the second moto victory and the overall for the day. Respectively Steve Clark finished third and Roger Cross taking fourth along with our lone 70-year-old Novice Leigh Hightower running with the youngsters

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and winning his class. Race two on the day had a great battle in the first moto between Darren Terry and Kevin Cleveland squaring off in the Sportsman 250 Intermediate group. Terry took the first moto win however bike problems prevented him from lining up for the second moto which saw Cleveland hold off a healthy challenge from Wes Wyman and Brian Miller.

Cleveland’s 2-1 finish gained him the overall with Miller taking second in the class. It was a smallbore showdown in the third race with the 100cc and 125cc competitors lining up together. Devon Long pulled the holeshot on the first moto and jumped out to a nice lead over the field in the first moto leaving the rest of the Expert and Intermediate 125 riders to do battle. Mike Parker put in a great ride on his Penton 125 each moto to lead the remaining competitors which lead him to victory in the Classic 125 Expert class and in the Intermediate Sportsman 125 group it was a battle of Moore brothers along with John Gargano swapping results allowing Clayton Moore’s 1-2 finish to gain him first place of the class. Long was unable to line up for the second moto which saw John Gott aboard his Honda CR125 take the overall in the expert group. The fastest rider on the track this day was North Little Rock, AR native Scott Osburn beating a very healthy group of contenders in the Vintage Open Age Expert class. Keith Klump of Bellville, TX made a gallant effort to keep Osburn in check most of each moto but by the final lap Osburn was able to pull away for victory. In the same gate it was Adam Flowers of Kingston Springs, TN and his Ossa fending off Wes Wyman for the Vintage 40 plus Intermediate contenders.

A first-ever National Trials event promoted by the Arkansas Dirt Riders and organized by Jim Dale was held Saturday afternoon off the Cross

Country course. Section layout was handled by Trials experts Jay Holton and Mike Collier for the seventeen trials riders and featured six sections run three times. A new youth rider, sevenyear-old Tristan Hutcherson and his grandfather Bill Sutton competed on newly restored trials bikes completed just for this event.

Sunday morning again had the Cross Country riders taking to the woods course. The Vintage race had some dust to contend with resulting in a narrowed field and only two riders completing four laps with Kevin Obrien again leading and James Smith following. The Post Vintage again had Trampas Parker showing the way, besting the rest of the field by six minutes.

The biggest class was the +50 Intermediate with six riders resulting in Robert Hicks again beating Lloyd Loux, although Lloyd was reportedly “right on him” for the entire race. Arkansas Dirt Rider members had a rough race day on Saturday with Bob Diffee, Kent Bradford and Bob Doty experiencing falls or bike problems, but Kent recovered on Sunday to finish second in the competitive +60 Intermediate.

Sunday’s post vintage motocross schedule featured Pre-Modern racing with Greg Conn of Houston, TX winning the 250 Intermediate class and Bob Bean holding off Aaron Mayhugh for the 250 Experts along with Yamaha mounted Eddie Lee taking the 500 Intermediate win. Race two featured some Novice classes with Oklahoma native Michael Welden aboard his big-bore Honda winning the 40 Plus Novice and Tom O’Kelly winning the Ultima Four-Stroke Novice group. The always fast Alan Steele of North Little Rock, AR held off Dakota Smith to win the Ultima Four-Stroke Intermediates. Tim Wilkinson made a return to AHRMA racing this weekend in the Grand Prix 250 Expert class with an impressive display of

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Trampas, Sheri, and Nibbles Parker

speed for the win, but it was Bob Bean on his Honda CR 250 leading the entire pack of riders each moto and winning the Ultima 250 Expert class. Easily, the race of the day though was our 50 Plus Intermediate group as Darren Terry, Keith Canfield, Mike McCutcheon, and Alan Steele were all bringing the mail in this race, but it was Darren Terry fighting the pack off each moto to win. Dempsey Elders of Energy, IL put his CCM to work in race six to win the Historic Four-Stroke Expert class along with Greg Gordon holding off Chris Todd and Pete Petrick to win the 60 Plus Expert class with a 1-1 finish.

All in all the weekend at “The 160” was excellent and the Arkansas Dirt Riders would like to thank all who attended and a special thanks to the AHRMA volunteers and the community of New Blaine for their years of support.

Last but not least, the New Blaine Volunteer Fire Department are to be congratulated for providing two water trucks – prior to and during the weekend – to keep the dust that had plagued the event last year under control.

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TWO RIVERS MX AT THE LEAHY FAMILY FARM - MILLIKEN, CO SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2019 BY: JASON M. COLÓN PHOTOS: SHARON BEAN

CHURNING UP PRIME SOIL AT THE BASE OF THE ROCKIES Once again, near perfect weather conditions graced Milliken, Colorado, for AHRMA’s National MX weekend. Temps in the low eighties, sunny, and dry, ideal conditions for motocross. And if the weather wasn’t enough to convince racers of the locale’s merits, then the soil certainly was. Pat and David Leahy know their little patch of earth inside and out.

Their impeccable track prep gave our AHRMA racers an excellent surface on which to ride. If it weren’t for the horsepower sapping elevation, Two Rivers would be as close to moto nirvana as there is.

The race benefited from the AHRMA Rocky Mountain Region’s host club, RMVMC member’s participation and from increased attendance by members of the AVDRA who made a weeklong trip of it by coming to Colorado to race the weekend prior at Thunder Valley and then staying for Milliken. A big

thanks to Dave Boydstun of the AVDRA for encouraging racers to attend both events and for being the promoter of the AHRMA National in Buckeye, AZ. Vintage racing in Arizona, Colorado, and Utah is stronger thanks to our organizations being able to work together.

Saturday’s Vintage MX program had some very competitive racing. 82 entries were spread over nine races. The Open Twins classes saw some great racing action with the 15P Yamahamounted Mike Parker of Fayetteville, AR, being a quick-study of track owner Pat Leahy’s swooping lines. Following the track’s designer and caretaker for a couple laps clearly had its advantages. Mike and Pat split moto wins with Parker taking the overall. Premier Twins Expert winner, David Wilson, rode his beautifully prepared number 30T Rickman Triumph; the machine was one of, if not the nicest bike, being raced at the event. Todd Broyles of Pueblo,

Historic 125s gasp in the thin mountain air. The 924, Mike McCloud of Dundee, Michigan took the win proving he could jet his Suzuki for altitude the Colorado altitude.

CO, displayed his usual fast and smooth style, effortlessly riding his small-bore Yamahas to wins in Classic 125 and Vintage 100cc Intermediate. Chet Malito of Marshall, WA, rode his heavily customized #38M, KX400 to a dominating win in Vintage Age 60+ Expert.

On track, Chet raced hard with Vintage Sportsman 500 Expert class winner Rick Daniel of Beaumont, CA. Rick proved to be the winningest vintage competitor of the day riding his #X21 Yamaha to six moto wins in three classes. The 60+ class was the largest of the day, requiring two gate drops. Norm Wright of Juliaetta, ID, took the 60+ Intermediate win on his #90N CZ400. The Sportsman 250 Expert class saw Pueblo, Colorado’s Andy Kunz on the 71W CZ take the overall. Andy spilt moto wins with Honda mounted Gerard Hayes who made the trip down from Alberta, Canada.

David Boydstud came one step closer to a Classic 125 Novice winner, Russell Heck of Camarillo, California, representing team Hodaka in style.

Pete Edmiston gets the holeshot on his #93 Yamaha in Sunday’s race 3, PV 60+, the largest class of the day.

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Battle of the weekend. They may have been in different classes but Vintage 60+ Expert #38 Chet Malito and Sportman 500 Expert #X21 Rick Daniel were rarely farther apart.

coveted Premier class championship by taking two Premier Lightweight moto wins aboard his extremely rare #5 Cotton.

An important local milestone took place at Milliken when Denver’s Rick Field debuted new Minions-print shorts worn over his pants, in usual Rick fashion. It seems his previous pair went missing at Thunder Valley. Don’t ask! Last but not least, 70+ racer Chuck DeRan ended up in the hospital after an off-track tuning run gone wrong. Wishing Chuck a speedy and complete recovery!

Sunday’s Post Vintage and Next Gen MX racing was action packed with 87 entries filling out 11 races. Mike

McCloud of Dundee, Michigan, rode his very cool Fox Racing replica RM125 to the win in Historic 125 Expert. Also fast on a 125, Tyler Mozingo of Denver, CO, rode his dad’s #950 YZ to the win in Ultima 125 Expert, nearly lapping the entire field in the process. Rick Daniel proved fast on Post Vintage open class machinery as well taking a win in Pre-Modern 500 Expert and finishing runner up to two of Sunday’s fastest competitors, FIM Vintage ISDE Champion, Fred Hoess, and young gun, Tom Neesam in PV 50+ Expert and Grand Prix 500 Expert respectively. Fred also won the Ultima 250 Expert class on his Husqvarna WR250, complete with working headlight! Fast

Busy man! Whether winning motos, operating equipment or watering, track co-owner, Pat Leahy's efforts were without equal.

local intermediate Jeremy Wohlman took wins in PV 40+ and Grand Prix 250 aboard the #58 YZ250. Riding well, the fast #3, Joe Jarvie of Littleton, CO, rode a nicely prepared Honda CR250 and Kawasaki KX250 to wins in PreModern 250 and Millennium 250 Expert.

Notable on Sunday was the fact that two pairs of husband and wife competitors raced in the Post Vintage classes. Josh and Vanessa Jones had especially impressive results with Josh taking wins in Post Vintage Open Age and Historic 4-Stroke Expert and Vanessa attaining podium finishes in PV Open Age and Grand Prix 250 Intermediate. Eric Benson and Debbie Benson competed in Grand Prix 250 Intermediate and PV Woman Novice respectively. Debbie took the win!

Ever young 60+ racers Bob Bean and John Fedor competed in every series, riding Vintage, Post Vintage, and Next Gen machines over both days and scoring wins or podium finishes in nearly all races they entered.

Thank you to Sharon Bean for providing great photos, to the Leahy family for putting on a spectacular race, and to all of the riders who made the event special.

Longs Peak looms on the horizon, standing 144’ higher than the better-known Pikes Peak, while Pete Edmiston leads Bob Rader and Tim Jackson.

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RATTLERS RUN FARMS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 - FAIRFIELD, WA

BY: THE WATERBOY PHOTOS: DON HALL

Photo taken by Al Anderberg at moon rise on Friday the 13th

When I arrived at the farm, it was just like years previous. Al had a lot of stuff torn down, a circa 1950s Studebaker pickup was new this year, the trusty BSA 441 was down to its center cases with the tranny out but was still in the frame. 18 days until race day. We began watering.

This was Rattler’s 13th annual. Each year, Randy Skiver lays out the course. I knew this year’s track was going to be fast when I heard Randy, who was standing on top of the largest hill and started walking down hill, then asked if a 40 incher (650cc) ever got into high gear. That straight was 2 football fields long with a 100-foot elevation drop.

Friday the 13th touched off the featured events as Mike Allen, local former pro, put on a trials school that has become a hit and tradition at the farm. This year, 30 attended, had a blast and learned a thing or two.

The Poker Run begins at 3:30 and lasts till 5, and is just fun for all ages. This year was a 2-wheel motorcycle event only. In years past, anything that was gasoline powered, etc., qualified. Those days are gone thanks to eye dee 10 tee errors (idiot). This year was bigger than ever and was a 12-mile loop. A big thank you to Larry and Janet White, Bryan Anderberg and the many volunteers it takes to make this happen.

I wish I would have ridden it after seeing a 10-year-old girl win $100 for fifth best hand. They gave away a lot in cash and donated items from local motorcycle shops. A big thank you to Shops for their support of vintage racing.

Bingo in the barn was fun as usual and began at twilight. Jim Anderberg (yes there are more) does the bingo with a real bingo machine.

This always packs out and you must bring your own chair, or you can relax and have a bite to eat from Fredneck’s, a local vendor, who is here each year. The “Porker” pulled pork sandwich is fantastic, especially when it is followed by a huckleberry ice cream cone.

Race 6, 40+ & Open age int. 5r Arei James with the hole shot.

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227 entries lined up for Sunday’s MX. Late weather forecasts predicted three quarters of an inch of rain for Sunday which was not welcome after watering the track for two weeks. The gods blessed us and it was a beautiful clear day with 70-degree temps. This year’s event was televised by local channel SWX Sports and should be available in youtube form at some point.

Race One was the women and 70+ classes with 21 on the gate. Arei James got the hole shot on her 440 Bill Stuth sponsored Maico and won the women’s expert with Milana Newell winning the intermediate. Jim Monegan followed by Steve Powell took top prizes in the 70+ expert.

Paul Andrade came all the way over from Kapaa, Hawaii, to take first place in the 70+ Int. Race Two saw Joe Kopp line up for the Sportsman 500 expert on a 17-rider gate. Joe grabbed the hole shot with Michael Busch close behind and matching Kopp turn for turn as the race continued. On lap three, Busch’s Maico was hammered by the Maico gods, who removed the starting release from the cylinder while he was racing. Moto two saw a repeat, after lap three Michael’s training program (none) caught up to him and he finished a third. Steve Gard, Jim Monegan and Gary Gronow had a good race and finished in that order behind Mike.

Race Three was the Premier Lightweight and 100cc machines. Jeff Mullins finished first with Steve Newell taking second in the Premier.

Mickey Sargent took top honors in the 100cc Expert.

Race Four saw the Premier 500 line up with the Premier Twins. Matt James got the hole shot but was quickly passed by Dallas Nyblod who ran away. Peter Cruttenden took second in the Twins Expert.

Race Five Open Age and Sportsman Novice saw a good battle between Chris Allen and Dennis Rhodes with Rhodes taking the win.

Race Six was Open Age Int and 40+. Jeff Mendes took top honors in the 40+ Expert. George Amaro won the Open Age with Dustin Pruczinski, Craig Jones, Arei James, Sidney Mocke and Makary Hutson all finishing in the money thanks to Rattler’s Run race crew, which pays 50% of the class trophies. This year's trophies were 8x10 color photos, of the awarded, that were taken during the race and framed in vinyl. Every year Rattler’s does different types of trophies, from tiedowns to wrenches.

Race Seven was a mix of Classic 500 and Early Sportsman 500. Carter Anderson took the gold in Early Sportsman with Ed Schandl and Jeff Mullins in tow. Classic 500 Expert saw the always fast Dallas Nyblod win with Bill Stuth, Al Anderberg and David Bachmeier taking home trophies.

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Mike Atkins 3v Stockton, CA., x16 Rich Bennet and 39w Duane Diener

Race Eight, the 250 Sportsman Expert, was Jon Seehorn for the win with Lon Alexander and Thomas Qwinn going to the podium.

Race Nine, George Amaro out of Willows, CA, took first in the Sportsman Open Intermediate, closely followed by Dale Tomevi, Mark Percy, and a sibling battle between Arei and Makary James.

Race Ten, the Bumble Bees, hit the track with the “Kid� Carter Anderson winning the 125 Sportsman Expert, and Bob Winkler, Jon Delagnes and Dave Worrell picking up trophies.

Both Dave Glassow and Chris Allen took first in the Intermediate and Novice classes.

Race Eleven was a fun time for Andy James riding the lone alloy-fendered 650 Triumph against a pack of two-strokes in the 50+ Expert class; arguably the largest and most bar banging class we offer. Andy came out with no dents (it was my bike) and placed second with Jeff Mendes taking the win on the big bore Maico.

Race Twelve saw Joe Kopp, Carter Anderson and Jon Seehorn face off in the Open Age Expert. Joe won handily with Anderson and Seehorn swapping seconds and thirds.

Race Thirteen was the 60+. The Expert had nine and the Intermediate had fifteen entries.

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Chet Malito took the Expert win with Jon Delagnes, David Bachmeier, Steve Gard and Steve Newell all receiving a photo of themselves in action. The Intermediate was a large class with Norm Wright, Sean Chase, Richard Rossberg, Mike Schaffer, Terry Dale, Mark Baer and Pete Hughes all receiving trophies.

Race Fourteen winner Joe Thomas was followed by Joe Klokevold in the 250 Early Sportsman.

Race Fifteen finished the event order with Mike Atkins winning the Premier 350 Expert and Jim Cole taking second place honors.

Pierre Andrade, cousin to Paul Andrade, won the Premier 350 Intermediate on a gorgeous Rickman Vellocette.

These types of events are not possible without the help of many, many volunteers and friends all working together. Thank you to everyone.

Until next year.

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RACING SAT., SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 - HENRYETTA, OK - CC

BY: BECKY HAYES Trampas and Sherri Parker did it again: another excellent event! Rain earlier in the week made trail conditions perfect. A seven-mile course included new and old sections of trail.

Starting on the MX track, it was the first turn, one jump, and then straight into the woods.

The new woods section behind the rodeo arena had a small soft creek crossing. Trampas and Eddie Parks hauled some old doors out to make a crossing. They were slick, but it was a lot better than being stuck in the mud. A fun grass track led to the established trails, minus the 2 rocky uphills of years past, on the other side of the city park. Yes, I said a city park.

Friday afternoon was hot and humid. Of course, Trampas Parker over-alled both the Vintage and PV (20-minute lap times) races. In the Vintage race, the Sportsman 200 Expert class was the most competitive with Tim Grow, Nick Crawford, and James Smith finishing 3rd, 4th, and 5th overall. Novice rider Tom Shackelford finished 10th overall and may have earned himself a yellow stripe. In the PV race, Chris Graber finished 2 minutes ahead of Donny Eslick for 2nd overall. Scott Sears won the 60+ Expert class which was the largest class with 8 entries. It was nice to see some motocrossers trying cross country for the first time, like Skip Kennedy.

Sunday morning was a bit cooler, but felt like it was more humid. With Vintage motocross later in the day, only 19 riders

Racer: Tim Grow Photo: Sharon Bean

rode the Vintage race. Kevin Obrien claimed overall honors with Tim Grow less than a minute behind. Steve Watson put in a good ride to win the 50+ Intermediate class. To keep things moving, Trampas said the PV race would be 2 laps. Always the class of the field, Trampas was 1st overall. Lloyd Loux finished ahead of Terry Murphy to win the 50+ Intermediate class. Greg Gordon won the 60+ Expert class. Perhaps the best race was Eddie Parks beating Jason Colon by seconds in the PV 200 Intermediate class.

Thanks to Trampas and Sherri Parker, the City of Henryetta, John Penton /Preston Petty, and all the volunteers who make our races possible.

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DIRT TRACK

DIRECTOR’S RACE REPORT - DAVID ALDANA

Photo #2 - Racer Dendall Wood @ Tar Heel

Round 9 & 10: Triangle MC Club Sport Center (Harpster, OH) Doug Horner (#53) dominated the Dinosaur class at Harpster, Ohio, in July, taking top honors in both the Short Track and the Half-Mile races aboard his VMC Racing Frames-sponsored Indian (Photo 1 by Mia Moore). VMC Racing Frames is also the much appreciated sponsor of the AHRMA National Dirt Track Series. Most of the classes saw some close racing, as evidenced by this start (Photo 2 by Mia Moore), but no class was more competitive than the 70s Singles class (Photo 3 by Mia Moore).

Round 11: Tar Heel Speedway (Tar Heel, NC) September brought about a Rick Lovette-prepared Tar Heel, NC track that was fast, smooth, and fun for all. As practice ended and the sun set in the west, the track got even better.

Buck Cunningham on his 360 Yamaha (photo #1) looking for an outside line in the Senior class.

Dendall Wood (photo #2) is searching for the fast line in turns 3-4 before the Finals begin.

In the Sportsman 600 class, Jim Stump leads the beautiful BSA 650 of John Parker (photo #3). However, both Stump and Parker gave way to winner David Aldana. Jim Stump is getting some last-minute advice from fellow competitor, David Aldana (photo #4).

Charlie Williams #2s (photo #5) showed the veteran Aldana the fast way around the track, taking top honors in both the 70s Singles 50+ class and the Four-Stroke Super Singles class.

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Photo #1 - Racers turn laps @ Tar Heel

Rounds 12 & 13: Aonia Pass Raceway (Aonia Pass, GA) Both the TT track and Short-Track at Aonia Pass, GA, had a good turnout of diverse riders. Despite record high temperatures in the Atlanta area, the host (Atlanta Motorcycle Club) produced one of the best racing surfaces in a long time. Riders gave big kudos to the Club for a fantastic track.

The Four-Stroke Super Singles class was, again, another hotly contested class with Aldana taking top honors, followed by a never-give-up, always charging, Charlie Williams. The Senior class, which always has a good turnout of nice looking vintage bikes, saw John Parker come up short to David Aldana, with Rickie Pollock taking third.

Dave Kauffman won the Dinosaur class, followed by Preston Palmer.

Andy Blackburn won the Classic 250 class, and Scott Fluck won the Classic 500/750 class was, with second and third places going to Rickie Pollock and Dave Kauffman, respectively. The Sportsman 250 class was another hotly-contested large class, with Tim Ferguson coming out on top, followed by Andy Blackburn and Stevie Rogers.

-We have added the Mike Gerald Classic race in Baton Rouge, LA (Nov 16th) to the AHRMA National Dirt Track Series. The December short track at Culman County Agricultural Trade Center has been rescheduled for January 18, 2020.

Photo #4 - Aldana & Stump @ Tar Heel

Photo #3 - Stump #13x and Parker #45c @ Tar Heel

Photo #5 - Charlie Williams #2s @ Tar Heel

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BY: GLENN HERSHEY PHOTOS: JOHN WIERMAN For Round Eight of the AHRMA MidAtlantic regional cross-country series, we find ourselves at the Candytown Motorcycle Club grounds. We’ve been racing here for a number of years now and as always, the club and its members go above and beyond for the vintage crowd. A little club backstory is in order: Established in 1962 and several miles down the road from the Hershey, PA, chocolate factory (candy town, get it?), they have a motocross track, great clubhouse with kitchen, showers, XC trails and trials sections. This place has all you could want and the hospitality and great food at cheap prices are second to none.

135 member families keep this little piece of paradise finely groomed thanks to mandatory track and trail work days. Everybody pitches in or you risk being pitched out! Candytown MC makes full use of the 25 acres they have available, squeezing out a 3.5-mile XC loop with the fun MX track thrown into the mix.

We’re glad to report a record setting crowd of 107 entries for this venue from vintage/ sportsman to the pre-2000 bikes. Well, off to the races. The 7/10 mile of groomed, rockfree MX track started us off and helped spread out the riders before exiting stage-left into the woods. We picked up some smooth flowing two-track trail at first gradually turning into enduro-type single track with the required rocks and roots to keep you on your toes. Dryer than

usual weather meant minimal mud and lack of slippery conditions despite the rugged terrain.

A good mix of twisty two-track and single Mark Hummel claimed first in PV Open Expert and 3rd overall track with minor elevation changes followed, Two more races to come in October to finish ending with a couple turns on the MX track up the series, both of which are new venues for before hitting scoring. A nice thing about the Mid-Atlantic cross country. Thanks to Dave transponder system, you get a big screen read Kutskel as the main-man for the organizational out of your place in class as you go through. In work to pull off a great 10-round series. second place? You need to turn the right wrist Sponsors of this series do a lot of the heavy more! lifting including title sponsor the Potomac Sportsman/Vintage race first overall was Vintage Riders club. Known primarily as claimed by Christain Brumbaugh of the Open the organizer of the York, PA, Vintage Swap Expert class leading flag to flag and turning sub Meet and bike show (coming January 26, 15-minute laps on his trusty Yamaha DT-MX. 2020), they give back to our group in so many Harrison Walkama (200 Expert) and Dave ways. Continuing 2019 sponsors also include Kutskel (+50 Expert) filled out the podium.

WER Suspension, VEE Rubber, Preston Petty The afternoon Post-Vintage race was once again Products, Stainless Cycle and Brunnett Custom dominated by a man-on-fire, Mr. Brumbaugh Fab. Check out our page on Facebook at (200 Expert) this time IT mounted and turning AHRMA Mid Atlantic Vintage Racing and on laps under 14 minutes. New to our series is the web at potomacvintageriders.com Craig Shenigo (+50 Expert) who claimed second overall followed by Candytown MC member Mark Hummel (Open Expert) in third on a 1980 Husky. The largest and most competitive class of the day was PV +60 Int with Dave McIntyre holding on for the win over Doug Kurz, separated by 27 seconds over 4 laps. Of note: Joe Cole, a longtime stalwart of the Mid-Atlantic logistics crew and +50 Intermediate class racer, Christian Brumbaugh (74X) and Brian Grove (119X) battle for Post-Vintage holeshot accepted his “black stripe” (expert) promotion to start the next round.

Congratulations Joe!

Anthony Long’s (193) immaculate Penton and Paul Thomas’ (74T) neat Hodaka

Christian Brumbaugh (74X) grabs the Open Expert win and top overall position

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• Kelso Creek Classic • Cayuga County riders badlands BY: MERRITT BROWN AND ED ROMAN PHOTOS: SARAH LANE AHRMA Northeast riders had perfect fall weather for the third annual Kelso Creek Classic Sept. 21-22 in Minerva NY. Saturday morning there was a challenging 5 test trials loop at 9:00am. Mike Sciochetti on his Yamaha TY 175 finished first in 55s Renn Shepherd Vin +60 Int the A group. Cross Country got underway with a noon site lap on the 18c Merritt Brown Sr. Vin +70 ex 4mile mountain course designed by our host Brett Darrow. Sportsman d37 Marc Bottesi Vin 60 Ex - Kelso Creek Classic MX Open Experts were led by Chris Spoonogle on a Can -Am, followed closely

by Mike Ferguson’s Penton and Richard Heins on an Ossa. The PV XC began at 2:30, Dave Barnes led the whole way making it a sweep for Can-Am. In PV +60 Intermediate action Bob Young’s Bultaco bested John Manly’s Yamaha, Carl Hutcheson was third, Pete Komerek was fourth. Saturday night saw a barbeque, band and fireworks it was a great venue.

Sunday’s MX moved across the street to the Lynn Farm, Merritt Brown Dave Scheffer #15 with the holeshot, with Ed Hewig #88x & Merritt Brown #80m Sr. mowed an awesome 1.4 mile grass track. In Moto 3 there were 4 entries in - Badlands MX Next Gen 125 Intermediate Ron Bacon’s Kawasaki was first, Jason Taylor on a Honda was second Jana Schneider was third and Jason Miller fourth. Moto 5 saw the largest class of the day 7 entries in GP 250 Intermediate.

Darrell Wassil led the way on his Maico Magmun followed closely by Husqvarnas ridden by Craig Curry and Walt Hankel. Thanks to The Darrows, Dan Lynn and all of the volunteers that made this great event happen.

The season finale was held at the Cayuga County Riders Badlands in King Ferry, NY on Sunday October 6. The day started with a cross country, 34 riders both Vintage and Post Vintage took to the loop. PV +50 Experts Dale Sonnenschein (HUS) and Bob Frederick (KTM) led the group from start to finish. Grass track MX started at 1:00 pm with 6 motos. In Moto 2 Vintage +50 Intermediate Chris Miller beat Merritt Brown in the battle of the Ossas. In Vintage 60 group It was Michael Hickman (Yam) over Dennis Foley (CZ). PV +60 race settled the season championship Craig Curry (Hus) Ed Hewig (Suz) and Ed Wilcox (Hus) were the top 3, with Curry ahead of Wilcox by 4 points for the year end crown. Thanks to Dave and Trish Barnes for making this event happen. Time to rest up and repair the iron, class champions in the next issue of AHRMA MAG.

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Fall Racing Season and New Faces!

BY: ALBERT NEWMANN Hoping all of you are enjoying the fall national and regional off-road events so far. We have some reminders and updates to share for the end of the year this month and are hoping you all can make the final events of the year as they will all be special. The region is very lucky to have so many passionate owners, promoters, volunteers, and participants that are deeply engaged to bring quality racing and events to us all. Also, for those of you looking for regional points updates, please look to the national AHRMA page, www.ahrma.org , and click on the South-Central regional link where you will find points standings and the racing schedule. Earlier this year we decided to centralize the websites from the main page instead of standing up individual pages so the overall experience is tightly knit between regional and national updates and information.

November 8-10 will be our Texas Vintage Grand Prix National Vintage and Post Vintage Motocross extravaganza. One of the most talked about vintage facilities amongst regional racers will get national exposure for the first time. Between Dallas and Houston just minutes off I-45 the small town of Donie, Texas, and the Huffman family will host this inaugural event. The dirt is Texas loam and this private property facility has been host to only vintage racing in the area for a few years now. The feedback has been sensational for Premier to Next Gen racers alike. The SouthCentral Region will be hosting a regional Cross-Country race on Friday afternoon so come early and get a full weekend of riding in before the season shuts down. The weekend’s feature race will be the Wendi Jordan Memorial 100cc Pro Cup race. It will be a 100cc only showdown for the nation’s top riders, which happen to coincidentally be from our area, will be in attendance. Bragging rights to the fastest 100cc racer are on the line and a stellar trophy cup will be awarded. All the proceeds will be given to cancer charity in honor of Wendi Jordan.

Wendi driving the golf cart with Buddy and Pam Byrnes. Troy Barrow in tow.

To end the year in our region we will be near the Louisiana and Mississippi border in Kentwood, Louisiana, for the Cantium Oilman’s regional Vintage, Post Vintage, and Next Gen Motocross finale. It will be the final event of the year to accrue points towards the regional championship. With the proximity near the Gulf Coast, many of our Florida AHRMA racers will be in attendance so the competition will be stiff and the event itself will be stellar. Brian Oakley, Stuart McAvoy, Mark

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Smithard, and the Real Deal Motocross Training facility are creating a unique course specifically for our AHRMA race the weekend of December 7-8. Yes, it’s December and the weather will be fantastic for some late year racing on the coast. Great food and beverages will be provided by some fantastic corporate sponsors of the region so expect to be well taken care of for this event! Please mark your calendars to get some quality seat time late in the year and you know in our region we are advocates of those 100cc and XR200s so bring them out as we have another showdown race.

Many of you may have noticed some additional activity on the regional social media Facebook page lately. One of our stellar photographers, fast racer, and avid vintage motocross supporters, Bobby Hedge, has come on board to help support the region with his work and assist with updates for regional activities. If you have raced in our region it’s a guarantee Bobby has some quality photos of you at some point. So, the Facebook page is about the AHRMA region and we have another professional photographer from the Road Race world, Ricky Pearson, also providing content for the page. We are excited to have a comprehensive Facebook page for the region and some great work from Ricky. For those of you who don’t know Ricky, he is a DFW local and spends part of his time as a musician playing bass for the band Speedealer and member of notable bands since the ‘90s in Dallas.

Ricky has professional photography work represented by major clients in the area such as JC Penny and Mary Kay. He’s also a pretty good road racer with a few Formula 500 AHRMA National Championships under his belt. Super excited about Bobby and Ricky coming on board to share the message of vintage racing to the masses.

Sadly, we lost a stalwart of the vintage racing scene in Texas late this summer. Long time racer and friend to many, Ron Munson, passed away. An incredible supporter to what we have today and known for his generosity to keeping bikes on the track. Ron will be missed dearly. Our condolences to the Munson family.

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Kevin Burns decision RR Incident at Heartland Park - 200GP There was an incident in the Saturday 200GP race at the June 29th Heartland Park Topeka Kansas round of the 2019 AHRMA National Road Race series. Member John Scales filed an official complaint against fellow member Kevin Burns alleging 1) rough riding on the track, and 2) a verbal exchange in the pits that included threats.

After talking with both parties and reviewing evidence and statements given, Executive Director Curtis Comer and Race Director Tony Pentecost deemed it appropriate to issue a penalty of six-months’ Probation per Section 6 of the current AHRMA handbook effective June 29, 2019.

This Probation was formally appealed by Mr. Burns, and in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Handbook, an Appeals Committee was formed to conduct the necessary due process and arrive at a decision based on all of the information surrounding the incident. The findings of the Appeals Committee are as follows: “Based on a review of all the provided information and discussion with Kevin Burns we agree with the original assessment (probation through 2019) made by the AHRMA Executive Director shortly after the incident.”

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RACE PREVIEWS OFFROAD TX Vintage GP Course - Race Tech

Nov. 9, 2019 Preston Petty Products National Vintage MX Series Nov 10, 2019 Race Tech National Post Vintage MX Series Gate Fee: $10 per person/day – $20 per person/weekend. Under 16, free Camping: Primitive Camping: $5 per night or $10 for the weekend Concessions: Yes Lodging: Nearby hotels are in Buffalo, TX Track address: 1020 Freestone County Road 751, Donie, Tx. 75838 Location Information: The location is Jay Huffman’s family property in Donie, TX (Huffman family farm). Turn into the property at black entry gate (small green sign says “Valence Operating”) follow road and signs to track on the property.

Important direction changes from Jay-Rene’ Huffman: ***Please note!!***, if you put my address into Google Maps it will take you about 5 miles away from here!! I am not sure why?!?

So get your self to the community of Donie and follow these directions: From Donie go West on Hwy 164 approx. 1 mile and turn left at county road 751, go approx. 1 mile on 751 and turn right at black entry gate/cattle guard, follow this road to track. I will have signs posted at Hwy 164 & Hwy 751, and at Hwy 751 & my road (Huffman Farm). See you there!

Track address: 1020 Freestone County Road 751, Donie, Tx. 75838 Contact: Albert Newmann Email: newmann.albert@gmail.com Regional MX schedule, Friday: Cross Country sign up from 12-1pm , riders meeting 1pm, site lap 1:30 for all and Vintage Cross Country at 2pm , Post Vintage Cross Country at Vintage MX schedule, Saturday: Sign-up, 7:00-8:30am; rider’s meeting, 8:30am; practice, 9:00am;

Schedules and venues are subject to change, visit www.ahrma.org

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Post Vintage MX schedule, Sunday: Sign-up, 7:00-8:30am; rider’s meeting, 8:30am; practice, 9:00am; racing begins, 10:00am

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Nov. 10, 2019 Preston Petty Products National Vintage MX Series Please note if you pre entered the metcalf event your entries have been transferred to the marysville event.

Gate Fee: $10 Gates Open: Gates open Friday 4pm to 10pm Saturday open at 6:30 am-9pm Sunday open at 6:30am Camping: $10 Concessions: No Lodging: Not provided - can be found on the internet by searching "hotels near MMX Racing, Marysville, CA" Location Information: The location is Jay Huffman’s family property in Donie, TX (Huffman family farm). Turn into the property at black entry gate (small green sign says “Valence Operating”) follow road and signs to track on the property.

Track address: 981 Shad Road, Marysville, CA 95901 Promoter Darrell Johnson; 707.450.7551; Email: djohnsonracing@gmx.com Contact: Jerrad Fisher; 530.419.5200; Email: jfisher351@gmail.com Website: http://www.mmxracing.com Facebook: MMX Racing Directions: Heading Southbound on HWY 70 Take exit 20-B for N Beale Rd Sharp left at N Beale Rd Turn right onto Shad Pad Rd

Follow paved road until you see the entrance on your right hand side.

Heading Northbound on HWY 70 Take exit 20A for Feather River Blvd Keep right at the fork, follow the signs for N Beale Rd/Yuba College Turn Right at Feather River Blvd Turn left at N Beale Rd Turn right onto Shad Pad Rd Follow paved road until you see the entrance on your right hand side.

Or if you’re looking for the physical address for your GPS: 981 Shad Rd. Marysville, CA 95901 Regional MX schedule, Friday: Cross Country sign up from 12-1pm , riders meeting 1pm, site lap 1:30 for all and Vintage Cross Country at 2pm , Post Vintage Cross Country at Vintage Weekend Schedule: Sunday Vintage Motocross: Riders meeting 8:30am; Practice 9:00am; Racing starts 10:30am

DIRT TRACK The Mike Gerald Classic DT Baton Rouge Raceway ST - VMC Racing Frames Nov. 16, 2019 -

National VMC Racing Frames Dirt Track Series Pre-entry Deadline Mail, Fax and Email: 11/01 Pre-entry Deadline Online: 11/04 midnight central time

Gate fee: General admission $10; kids under 8, free.

Camping: Racers only; included Concessions: Yes-Track Provided Lodging: Best Western 4030 Highway 19, Zachary, Louisiana 70791 Track address: Baton Rouge Raceway, 17700 Plank Rd, Baker, Louisiana 70714 Promoter: Maurice Laroque-Turgeau; (855) 665-2847; maurice@laroquemotorsports.com Contacts: Rick Lovette – 910.258.2272; Traci Lovette – 910-258-2282 Venue Contact: Greg Holmes; (225) 978-7079; parts@brdiesel.net Website: http://www.batonrougeraceway.com/ Facebook: Event - https://www.facebook.com/ events/2763995923633652/ Race Schedule Gates open at 12pm noon.

Registration starts at 12-noon Practice from 2:30-3:30pm Racing starts at 4pm and runs until. Course is lighted.

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BSA UNIT SINGLES LLC Huge inventory of parts for C15, B40, B25, T25, B44 & B50 - Also buy old dealer inventories

The Scitsu Tachometer has been the racers’ favorite for over 30 years.

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All Noleen shocks come with a 60 day setup warranty that covers the springs and valving.

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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.

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MARKETPLACE Vintage Pistons. New Wiseco Pistons. .020 to .080 over. Mugen 360 1974 YZ250A, MX, DT, RT, YZ 360 Yamaha. 1979 YZ400 pistons. RM 370, 400, 465, 500 pistons (also fits Maico, 400, 440, 490). TM 400 pistons.

Husky 360, 400, 390, 430, 500 pistons.

Mugen ME360. Also sleeves available for all. Call 216.870.4121 Duc Bits! Ducati Singles & Parts for road, track, race or restoration.

Real Desmo head, winning cams, factory megaphone. 1965 Diana frame, tank and engine, 150mm visored headlight rim, twin-leadingshoe front brake backing plate, 180mm double-drum Grimeca. Much else, check it out.

David @ 540.877.2001

FOX & SIMONS Suspension Parts, Restoration and Rebuilding.

Fox Shox, AirShox, MonoShock, Harley-Davidson, TwinClicker for off-road or road. Contact Thor Lawson at 804.798.0990. Best time 1pm to 6pm Eastern time or visit: EvolutionSuspensionProducts.com.

GIMME A BRAKE! Drum brakes for road/track. Fine magnesium Fontana replicas from Menani. Ceriani, Robinson, Honda 162, Yamaha TD3 replicas. Manx conical rear. Ducati single 2LS rear. 180mm and 230mm Grimecas. Available with/without Morad shouldered rims, Alpina spokes.

David @ 540.877.2001

High Quality, Adjustable, Race/ Display Stands!

Heavy-Duty, fully adjustable "JackStand" style for your vintage bike!

Removable handle tucks in closer to bike and accepts hand grip. TIGwelded. Stainless hardware. Industrial quality powder-coat. None finer! $125 plus shipping.

Gordon McCaffer 315.729.8415. motoweld@hotmail.com.

Monster collection of Evel Knievel memorabilia – includes pinball machine, copies of X-rays, autographed photo, toys, artwork, books, videos, lunchbox and more. Must pick up in DeLand, FL. See Pat’s ad on Daytona Beach Craigslist for more pictures. $7700 or possible partial interesting trade considered. Pat Conroy, 215.776.5079, patconroy77@hotmail. com, 327 S. Virginia Ave, DeLand, FL 32724.

For Sale: 1972, 400CC CZ Vintage Racer.

This bike has been owned by me for approx. 20 yrs. during that time it has been used for dirt riding, but never raced. it is not bent or damaged in any way. it has not been run for 10 yrs now. It was restored, but not to show quality, the engine has a new piston, and various new parts. It is in VGC. I also have the 250cc engine complete with exhaust system which goes with the bike. I have never had the 250 engine in the bike, but it would be a quick change. Total price for both is $ 6500usd. I live in KELOWNA, BC CANADA, close to the US border. Bike can be PU, or I can ship. Call for further info: 250 868 9717, ask for George. Email: gecameron@shaw.ca

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Very nice barn find motorcycle! that sports an earlier repaint on the tank and fenders. This old girl is how you like to find them with all of the dust and grime that one would expect from an original old rider. After sitting for many years, the engine and transmission have been serviced and all fluids have been changed out. The 61ci EL Panhead engine sounds good and starts easy but obviously has had some time on it before being set aside for its long sleep. Don’t miss out!! Located in Albany, Oregon 97321 Phone: 541.315.3531 E-mail: greenerpastures212@gmail.com

NEW! ‘74 Can-Am Aluminum Chain Tensioner, spring-loaded.

Now available for vintage Can-Am, mounts on stock mounting holes for OEM chain guide with modern ball bearing chain roller. Eliminates chain slap, $90.00 US + shipping. Contact Jeff Clark - 419.866.8775, jeffclark@ badbrush.com. Dealers welcome.

Disc Brake Resurfacing Resurfacing $55 plus shipping Disc drilling $100.00 and up. Disc thinning $85.00 Frame and swingarm strengthening, modification. Frame restoration Custom axles and Wheel spacers, custom control cables, See ad in AHRMA Handbook. Tool Salvage & Motorcycle Works, 15709 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44112, 216.451.5500 or 216.851.5166

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1961 Cadillac Couch Comfortable, re-uphosltered, and in good condition, made out of the tail end of a real 1961 Cadillac. Original floor of the trunk intact. Lights, with a flick of a switch, turn on, making this a really cool accent piece. Extremely heavy, must pick up. $4200. Pat Conroy, 215.776.5079, patconroy77@ hotmail.com, 327 S. Virginia Ave, DeLand, FL 32724.

Virtually New 1972 XR750 TT: 2002 engine built by Carl Patrick, Motoplat ignition, Pingel gas taps, Supertrapp exhaust, Tsubaki chain, PBI sprockets, Scitsu tachometer, 38mm Morzocchi/Ceriani front end, Kosman Triple trees/axle, Low hours. Look for our ad on Daytona Beach Craigslist. $54,500. Pat Conroy, 215.776.5079, patconroy77@hotmail.com, 327 S. Virginia Ave, DeLand, FL 32724.

1963 Velocette Viceroy, “Conroy’s Follie.” One of only 700 ever made.

250cc flat-twin two-stroke, fourspeed. Runs, new batteries, clean title, original light blue paint. Original factory manuals and original poster included. $7700. Pat Conroy, 215.776.5079, patconroy77@hotmail.com, 327 S. Virginia Ave, DeLand, FL 32724.

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SWAP MEET For Sale: 1979 KZ400 new tires, brakes , sprockets and oring chain.looks good, runs good. can send pics does have some pitting in chrome. $1900 269-312-6004 mccauley.micko@gmail.com For Sale: 1966 Honda 160 ready for conversion, $600.

1962 Ducati 200 racebike, ready to race, $3000.

Contact: Tom Keister 850-556-9220 For Sale: 1976 Rickman Metisse CR750 . Original tank and Evan Wilcox gas tank. Spare Gustaffson windscreen, chain adjusters. Dyna ignition.

Email hodakka@gmail.com or text 509-3893906 For Sale: 1989 Honda NT 650 Hawk Has been sitting. Clear title. Engine turns over. $900.00. Can deliver to St. Louis or Atlanta for $75.00. Sam cell 217-246-7336. Action cyclevintage@gmail.com Rob North 1974 Trident 750 Fresh Engine TH- 6 cams lifters, digital ignition, Carrillo rods, light Peckett crank, C/R Quaffe 5-speed, Krober tach, 1;1 pistons, rectangular swingarm, Newby belt primary, Sun rims/ stainless spokes, belly pan, race calipers, extra new aluminum fuel tank. Race stand included. Original owner. $25,000 USA. Contact Royce at 386-317-4541.

Parts: Triumph 650/750 twin race cams, new with TH-6 profile. Contact Royce at 386-317-4541.

For Sale: 1974 Husqvarna WR 175.

Excellent Condition, restored but not used.

A beautiful, like new cross country racer. $3,000. Rollnstones@Charter.NET For Sale: 1973 Penton 175 Jackpiner.

Excellent Condition, restored.$2700.

Rollnstones@Charter.NET For Sale: 1972 OSSA 250 Six-Day Replica. Excellent Condition. $3000.

Rollnstones@Charter.NET For Sale: 1983 Suzuki PE 175.

1st overbore,fresh everything, stock machine, and ready to ride/race, $1,400 OBO. also, 1978 HD SX 250 roller with 2 engines, (blown), Make offer. Contact Gene @ 309264-9243, Peoria, IL.

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1984 Husqvarna 400WRWC $3800 Set up CC and MX Suzuki front forks, custom Aluminum triple trees, goldvalve cartage emulator, Olins rear shocks, Aluminum gas tank, MZB electronic ignition, X-ring DID chain, wide footpegs, ultimate woods weapon.

Bill Goldsby AHRMA 31013137 call or text 772-708-7172 e-mail billgoldsby@att.net

Mike Riddle 1955-2019

The Last BVR 5 Valve Made by Brian Valentine and Based on the Weslake speedway engine.

This a Big Fin that was not finished from about 20 total made. includes the casting patterns and enough pieces to build an engine. $8,000. contact Dan at danw578@yahoo.com For Sale: Rebuilt works performance shocks. New shafts ,seals and bumpers. overall length 17", eye to eye approx 16.25" Too long for my project. $300. Wanted 13,14,or 15 tooth sprocket for 1973 Rickman with Zundapp engine. Shaft hole is oval and measures 16mm x 20mm..1982 Canam 400 Qualifier. needs stator rebuilt nice shape. asking $2000. can send pics. mccauley. micko@gmail.com 269-629-3185 For Sale: 1986 Suzuki RM 250 Eric Gorr Racing rebuilt motor, New Works Performance Shock, New fork Seals, Full Circle Wheels. $1095 OBO. 1998 KTM EXC 380 with extra set of Super Moto wheels, WI street title. $2750. 2001 BMW GS 1150, 54K Miles, fresh battery, rear pads, fuel filter. $3,750 OBO. Vintage Views from 1989 to present month, free, you pick up, Madison WI area. Mike, 608-837-4011, mjzeigle@ frontier.com FOR SALE Vintage MX Motorcycle Collection Beautiful Pre-1974 and Post Vintage MX Machines. Mostly 1970-1974. All bikes run great and are mechanically perfect.

Cosmetically, all bikes are beautiful with half of which are too nice to race. Up to 20 bikes to be sold. Would prefer to sell as one package. Retiring from racing due to injuries.

Everything must go. Any questions call Jay 443 506 4018.

Mike with Friends - Lorraine Crussell & Anne Stark He had a smile that lit up the paddock and he could fix anything.

Mike “Wrench” Riddle was guy who could light up any situation with his smile.

Riddle, responsible for spreading the popularity of Honda CB160 racing in California and nationwide, passed away this summer and left a hole in the hearts of anyone who knew him.

Without Riddle, a master mechanic, road and dirt motorcyclist and heavy machine operator, the Honda CB160 scene would not be what it is today. Virtually every CB160 racer and engine builder have used his parts, innovation and inspiration. He was available day or night, to help racers get and stay on the track.

An avid fan of Formula 1 racing, Riddle was treated by his wife, Heidi, and son, Griffin, to a race earlier this year at the Canadian Gran Prix.

Riddle’s presence will always live on in the bikes and hearts of many AHRMA racers.

Wanted: Bultaco Astro Pipe 1972-1973.

Astro M106 / 326 cc. Also Skyway muffler.

Cointact John T. Skinner 324- 821-2535 or 334-744-2536

TRANSPORT I’m traveling from the San Francisco Bay Area to Rattlers Run Farms in Eastern Washington for the Vintage Motocross event on September 15th 2019. I have room in my enclosed van for one race bike, gear bag and fuel. Please contact Doug Brown @ 510.952.6589.

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