AHRMA MAG July 2024, Vol. No. 6, Issue No. 6 by AHRMA

This month’s Stories

• florence gp

• burrows ranch

• buttonwillow

• irish valley

• Steel stampede 2.0

• sutton station

• talladega

• nelson ledges

• grizzly flats

• ...and more

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Steph Vetterly ahrmamag@ahrma.org

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Sportsman 250 Intermediate Laci Horvath (996) took 1-1 wins on the day over six other racers at the Irish Valley National motocross in Paxinos, PA.

David Norris (535) and Timothy Tredanari (751) give chase.

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from the editor

When was the last time you got on your bike and just went for a ride? Whether it be on the street or in the woods? For those trials riders out there, when was the last time you worked on your static balance or turns?

So often it seems that we get caught up in the flow of life, and we forget to enjoy our hobbies. In the pages that follow, you’ll see many an AHRMA member who is relishing the opportunity to get out on two wheels.

Make a point to get out for a little bit. With all my travel this year, getting a chance to take a break and go for a ride has been difficult, but I’m making time to enjoy all the sights and smells that only a motorcycle can bring.

Enjoy the scenery - just remember to keep your eyes on the path ahead.

see you on the track!

Steph Vetterly

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Suspension

BY PAUL

As motorcycle racers, we all know the time and effort it takes to prepare a machine for a race weekend. Vintage machines require an order of magnitude more preparation to survive a weekend of racing abuse. Racing 50-year-old machines in anger is not easy on equipment. We do not have the benefit of modern design, engineering, and metallurgy that racers on modern machines enjoy.

Most of us play the double role of racer and mechanic. I, for one, enjoy wrenching as much as I do racing. There is something magical about working on an old machine and understanding the purpose of every part, nut, and bolt. In a digital world driven by computers and smart phones, it is a nice escape back to an analog word of vintage machinery.

It takes a lot of preparation and planning to pull off a successful vintage race weekend as a participant. Tow vehicles need to be checked out and made road worthy for the long journey to the track. Trailer tires and wheel bearings seem to decide on their own when they are going to fail, but proper tire pressure and frequent bearing grease certainly will mitigate the risk of failure. Meals must be planned, beverages packed to keep you hydrated, hygiene accessories restocked (well, this seems to be optional for some). If you camp, there are sleeping bags and tents to load (or RV’s to stock). It is not easy being the racer/mechanic/cook/transporter all in one!

Plan, Prepare, Perform

So it always surprises me when I see someone show up at the track with a bike or sidecar that looks like it has not seen a wrench or cleaning rag in years. Machines that lack basic maintenance and cleaning are a recipe for disaster. Not only are they dangerous for the rider, but you put others at risk by putting a poorly-prepared machine on the course. While some breakdowns are unavoidable, many can be prevented with the proper maintenance and preparation. Why risk the enjoyment of a smooth race weekend when it can be avoided with a bit of preventative maintenance? Why risk the money and time to travel to an event only to have an equipment failure end your race weekend before it even starts?

When I raced go-karts in the 1980’s as a teenager, my father would make my brother and I wipe down the karts after every session. This was not because he was a neat freak, but wiping it down forced you to feel everything throughout the kart. A great way to discover a loose part or find something leaking. We had a plan, prepared for it, and all that was left was to perform.

As Dave Roper once told me, “To finish first you must first finish.” Finishing is a lot easier if you properly plan and prepare.

Daniel May

DANIEL MAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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PHOTO BY CATHY DREXLER

Progress Report

At the time of this writing, we have accomplished five race weekends already and I’m on my way to New Jersey Motorsports Park as I write! Can you believe it? Time is flying and before we know it, we will all be at Barber.

I feel that the season has been quite successful thus far. Racer turnout has been robust. For instance, I was very happy that Talladega’s race entries were higher compared to past times. Even race weekend weather has been very kind. If we have gotten some rain, it has typically stopped in time for racing. Whether there is a chill in the air, rain, or heat, we all must make the best of it regardless. Going to two new racetracks was a fun experience. I must admit, I like knowing what I’m walking into so I was a bit more reserved on of how the new track weekends would turn out. Buttonwillow was different only being one AHRMA race day, but the racers seemed to love the track and welcomed the opportunity to run with AFM. At Nelson Ledges, you could feel the history there. It proved to be a challenging racetrack that everyone also loved. I loved seeing all of smiles once racers came back into the paddock. Any nerves for me going into Nelson Ledges quickly disappeared with the attentiveness of the track manager wanting to make the AHRMA experience great.

Racers continually ask me how I’m liking the job and if I plan to stick around. Well, I’m loving the job, but I must admit there are a few more layers to it than I had imagined. It’s a juggling act on most days but I love the challenge and once at the racetrack, I love meeting all the racers and making sure everything is set and running according to plan.

When I interviewed for the job, I said I did not plan to run off anytime soon. The way I see it, the first year is

learning, the second year is putting it all into place, and by the third year, it’s a full production that is seamless and almost runs on its own. All of that combined with an awesome staff and group of volunteers, there is no reason to leave.

Each race weekend is different and that certainly keeps things bustling with excitement. What has been your favorite race weekend thus far? What track are you looking forward to next? Pittsburgh will be another new one for me so I will

PHOTO BY MARK GLENN ROAD

soon start preparing for that one. In the meantime, I’m excited to get to NJMP. It’s one of my favorites as a racer. I’ll have to report back on how it is as a Roadrace Director.

Until then, be safe and go fast!

Leasha Overturf

LEASHA OVERTURF ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

Chaney Ranch

What a difference volunteers make! For those who missed the event at Chaney Ranch in Warner Springs, CA, you missed a truly great event! This event featured cross country, trials and motocross in one of the most beautiful settings AHRMA has the privilege of riding.

The event ran smoothly primarily due to the number of volunteers who helped. This being an AHRMA self-promoted event, volunteers were responsible for making sure that every detail was covered.

We were fortunate with the number and quality of people who volunteered to help organize and run this event. We met regularly over a period of several months and had folks with assigned duties. This included a team led by our own Luke Sayer along with a planning team including Cliff Fredericks (motocross), Morgan Proffit (trials) Kurt Obermeyer (cross country), Kerri Kress (awards) and a host of others who helped out at the event.

Our objective was to get things done without overloading any one volunteer (although we weren’t totally successful there, we did manage not to overload too many people). Volunteers were lined up for almost every single position well in advance (from Trials Checkers to registration, etc.).

It is impossible to state how much having all these folks available to help made this event so successful! This is what we need at each of our events, from regional to national!

I want to thank several of the people who stepped up to the plate to make this event successful.

Luke Sayer was the primary point person for the entire event. Luke made sure that everything was addressed that needed to be done. The cross country event was headed by Kurt Obermeyer. With a lot of help from Jeff Bushey and the host, Ed Picozzi, they were able to put together a terrific course. It was about three miles long and had some varied and challenging terrain.

OFF-ROAD

Trials was headed by Morgan Proffit. Morgan set up ten sections that were enjoyed by all. As part of his advance planning, Morgan had enough trials checkers in attendance. No running around the pits trying to find help. If you think that wasn’t a massive help, you’ve not run a trials event! The trials went off without a hitch and was a really successful event that our members enjoyed!

Motocross was headed by Cliff Fredericks. The track was set up for vintage bikes, yet was challenging and fun! Cliff worked with Luke and Ed to make sure it was vintage friendly. Ed even got a chance to take a lap on a ‘72 CZ 250 to check it out thanks to Gordon McClellan’s generosity! He got a real appreciation of why we ask for things to be done on a motocross track to make it great for vintage bikes.

A special thanks needs to go out to Jeff and Bindi Bushey and Charlie Higdon. They came down with Jeff in advance to help make sure everything went smoothly. Jeff and Charlie were all over the place helping set up both cross country and trials.

And we can’t thank Bindi enough for helping at the gate most of the weekend. This is a thankless job that Bindi took on just to help out. Bindi, you are awesome!

BY SHARON BEAN

And, last, but not least, we have to thank our hosts, Ed and Michelle Picozzi. The amount of time and effort they put into this event is absolutely unbelievable! These folks help to make the set up and running of an event like this fun, rather seeing it as a lot of work.

When you see any of these folks, make sure you show them the thanks and give them the respect they deserve! Better yet, ask them (or us) how you can step up and help make events better. It is only through volunteers like this that we are able to build better events.

Hope to see you at Chaney Ranch next year!

Have Fun, Be Safe, and Go Fast!

Terry McPhillips

TERRY MCPHILLIPS OFF-ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

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Dick Mann National Vintage Challenge Competition Heats Up!

The top four DMNVC competitors have moved into triple digit points. Leading the way is Greg (GT) Tomlinson with 189 points, followed by Rob Poole (135), David Rhodes (120) and Wes Poole (105).

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2024 DICK MANN NATIONAL VINTAGE CHALLENGE STANDINGS AS OF 6/3/24

Greg Tomlinson (5) taking a dirt track victory lap at Lodi.

SBY SUZY

ince the 1970s, the small town of Florence, Kansas, has welcomed hundreds of racers and family to basically take over the town, close the streets, and run a dirt bike race right through the middle of town!

What a fun event!! As I drove into town, I felt like Dumb and Dumber being so happy to be at this event; the atmosphere was carnivallike. Sign up was in City Hall right

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MOODY PHOTOS BY PHOEBE JANZEN, JD BAUMAN (OF PHOEBE’S PHOTOS)

next to the Fire Station, the main streets were closed off to traffic, street vendors had set up shop and the band was warming up for a street dance in front of the local bar. The sheriff was definitely on duty, making sure no one was doing anything too stupid, but as I chatted with him, he mainly wanted to make sure that everyone was having a good time.

You could tell this was not the race planner’s first rodeo. There were bright orange-shirted volunteers everywhere! Red shirts for organizers and black-andwhite stripes for sweep riders. As much as it seemed like a carnival, down deep you could see it was actually controlled chaos to the nth degree.

My friend Lendon Smith encouraged me to attend this event. “You gotta go!” I knew nothing about the Florence GP, but as I investigated I was glad to see they would be running a vintage

race in the morning at 10:00 and a modern bike race in the afternoon starting at 1:00. I thought yes! Perfect for me, load up my little IT200 and my KTM 300 it will be a two for one!

The vintage race would be 6.5 miles long vs 11.0 miles for the modern bike race and I was glad to hear we would not be taking on the EnduroCross course. Could you imagine? That section alone may take out a lot of our four-inch suspension brethren.

Over 140 vintage bikes lined up right in the middle of the redbricked Main Street. Straddling our front wheel to start made for some comical launches. I, for one, did not do this maneuver gracefully. But off we all went. Around the corner, down what looked like a driveway into the woods. Out of the woods, into a field, up and over the railroad line, and on and on. It was a very fun course with lots of variation. One

minute you are tapped out down a field, next thing you know you are traversing a nice woodsy, twisty section. To top it all off, they had a big grass track that brought out lots of locals and modern bike racers to cheer on the vintage riders. To finish it up and to slow the riders for scoring, the course designers ran us right through and old abandoned building into the scoring shoot.

ISDE legend and now three-time World Enduro Vintage Trophy

Overall winner Fred Hoess came all the way from Colorado with his trusty 1983 Husky 250WR to try his hand at Grand Prix style racing. I saw him take the hole shot from the start and from what the scoring told us, he never looked back. Reed Malcolm put in a stellar race himself to take second overall and first in the XR200 class, while Zachary Baxter rounded out the vintage race overall podium and second in the PV1979-1985 class.

In the older Historic classes we had some excellent racing. Nick Sanford put in some smoking laps winning the Historical Open 75-78 Class aboard his Yamaha as Gabe Moore won the Historical 250 7578 class.

Not to be outdone, the much older bikes (1974 and older) had some knockdown, drag-out close racing. The top three in the Vintage 200 (74 and Older) class was won by Keith Lewandowski aboard his Penton, but closely challenged by both Gregory Corum and Joshua Begnoche all within a minute or so at the finish line. The Vintage 250 (74 and Older) bikes was one of the largest of the vintage classes. But Conner Obrien, once he collected himself from a rough first lap, started clicking off the laps and was the only rider to put in five laps at the end of the race for the win. Noah King came in second place, while Eddie Parks put in a great race on his CZ to bring in third place.

There was also a good turn-out in the Powder Puff class with seven entrants. Jada Bowers

on her Yamaha was definitely in another league and put in almost 10 minute faster laps on her Yamaha, but somewhere along the way and possibly during the afternoon race, she did a number on her foot and was seen hobbling up to the podium in a foot brace and crutches, one tough chick! Rachel Siebert won second place while Breanne Moore did great on her Honda for third place. Tobe Moore, Skyler Bowers and Jessica Moore also did a great job around the course with lots of spectator enthusiasm. All these girls did really, really well and this was a perfect event for them to get out and compete. Hopefully there will be even more gal riders next year.

When the racing was done and things settled down, I was able to check in with Patty Putter Secretary of the event. She told me that each year they spend months and countless man hours preparing for this event that benefits the local Fire Department, EMS, and other town departments.

Many thanks to the organizers and volunteers: Bruce Skules (President), Tobe Moore (Vice President), Patty Putter

(Secretary), Mike O’Dell (Treasurer), Ben Bowers, Jim Crowfoot, Bob Gayle (Mayor of Florence), Dana Gayle (Florence City Clerk), and Terry Brittain (Florence City Foreman).

There were lots of AHRMA members at this event like John Gott, Scott Sears, Kevin O’Brien, Eddie Parks, Erick Nijkamp and Bubba Dennis to name a few.

In the modern class, we saw a bunch of familiar AHRMA member names like Trey Jorski, Chris

Dublin, and Lucas King. Fred Hoess and I rode both Vintage and Modern, as I’m sure some other members did as well.

This was an extremely fun event and one you should all put on your bucket list. Although you need an AMA card, it’s not sanctioned, and it’s not part of a series. It is just a grand time to go to Kansas and have fun racing your friends and enjoying the cool and unique atmosphere.

Burrows Ranch

WORDS & PHOTOS BY KATE JORGENSON

The Northwest AHRMA community gathered for the first event of the year in Chrome, California, at Burrows Ranch. Last year brought rain, mud, and cold temperatures. This year was the total opposite; riders and fans alike enjoyed warm weather and sunshine. It was a wonderful time!

There were 61 trial riders on Saturday morning. The sections

designed by Rob Poole were quite the challenge. A fun fact about the Burrows National Trial: there were three generations of the Poole family competing and keeping the trials tradition alive - Rob Poole, Wesley Poole, Emmy Poole, Charlie Poole and Eddie Poole.

GT Tomlinson took first in the Rigid Novice class; he put a five on his plate because he said he

may be earning a lot of fives. Four competitors were in the Premier Heavyweight classes. Rob Poole edged out Kelly Shane and earned first in the Premier Heavyweight Expert, Charlie Higdon took first for the Intermediates, and Mike Stone won for the Novices. There was stiff competition for the Modern Classic Masters class - Bryce Pophal took only a single dab the entire day and snatched

Blake Lawson leading a group of motorcycles in the motocross.

the win over seven competitors. The Modern Classic Intermediate class was one of the largest classes of the day with Christian Otero snapping up the win over thirteen other competitors. Charlie Poole (118 points) edged out her brother, Eddie, in the Youth C class by just two points. This class was coached by their dad, Wesley Poole, who jogged in front of his children as they rode the sections.

Saturday afternoon there were two cross-country races through the countryside. In the vintage race there were 29 riders. Jacob Ritorto got the holeshot. The overall winner was Wesley Poole, newly elected trustee for the Northwest, completing four laps

in 65 minutes and 30 seconds. Second place went to Curt Reichlin with a time of 71 minutes and 53 seconds. Todd Winslow finished in third place with a time of 73 minutes and 54 seconds. There were 19 post-vintage entries. The overall winner was Zaio Demarco, completing all four laps in 64 minutes and 13 seconds. Second place went to Michael Parsons with a time of 69 minutes and 7 seconds. Ethan Mendes earned third with a time of 71 minutes and 9 seconds. A special thank you goes out to Wayne Hawes and Jeff Bushey for setting up

another fabulous course across the California countryside.

Sunday morning came with crisp morning air and dew on the grass! There were so many entries for the motocross that after practice was over, the race schedule was a bit delayed. Heavy rain prior to the weekend made a slight modification to the track necessary due to wet conditions. But have no fear, the weather was beautiful all day long, making for delightful racing until the early evening.

Wesley Poole giving Eddie Poole a pep talk (L). Greg Tomlinson having a grand time in the trials competition (R).

Aaron Harris, Pat Brown, and Marty Burks.

One of the larger classes for the day was the Sportsman 250 class with eight riders for the Intermediates and seven for the Experts; Blake Lawson took the win for the Intermediate class and Zaio Demarco won the Expert class, this was a fun battle to watch! Another large line-up was the Sportsman 500 class, with James Demoss taking the win for the Intermediates against 11 other riders and Wesley Poole snatching up the win against ten riders for the Expert class. The Vintage 60+ classes had a potentially recordbreaking number of entries at 38. Steve Neiswonger consistently took second place, but still earned the win for the Intermediates, and Pat Brown led the way and won both motos, snatching up the win for the Expert class.

A big shout out to the volunteers who helped at this race. Events like these cannot happen without many hands.

The start of the Sportsman 250 race.

BUTTONWILLOW

WORDS & PHOTOS BY LEASHA OVERTURF

The Buttonwillow race weekend was met with excitement from both AHRMA and AFM. I do have to admit that initially going into Buttonwillow I was definitely feeling challenged. It was only my third race weekend as Race Director, and I did not know much about AFM. I only had one of my AHRMA teammates with me, but between Marcia Heck and I, we met the weekend with great energy and of course had the support of various AHRMA racers who knew well to lend a hand when needed.

It was unique to split the weekend with Saturday

being AFM’s day and on Sunday it was AHRMA’s day. It was great to see how AFM and AHRMA could reach over the aisle and help each other out whether it was serving as a corner worker or an extra hand in tech. Things got even better as the two sides started mixing together in the race classes. It was fun to watch AFM’s Pacific Challenge that actually runs for 12 laps versus a normal 6-8 laps. The energy was high for that race! AHRMA got to give the crowd a treat with our sidecars running.

Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch them and it was a great boost for the sidecar community.

I’m told that AFM may now start running sidecars themselves!

In general, the weekend was met with a new approach. Everyone loved the track, and the people who traveled from a great distance were excited to be in California and meet another group of racers. For me, I really enjoyed meeting AHRMA racers who I’d never met before but knew of.

We were given a beautiful weekend, worked collaboratively, built new friendships, and worked to make the race weekend great. Thanks to AFM for partnering on the weekend!

Michael Butler, a new AHRMA member who made his first-ever podium finish on his 1978 Suzuki GS 1000

THE BIG PICTURE:

Banging Bars and Breaking Bread at Irish Valley

Brushing up on national-caliber competition for early season motocross and cross country races

WORDS BY GREG ADOMAITIS

PHOTOS BY CHRIS LEIK, ED ABDO, & PAULA KYLE-STEPHENS

ob Ross couldn’t have done it any better. Here in a single scene was just about every hallmark of his timeless landscape paintings: a massive stone archway laid down like pebbles with a paintbrush, the well-weathered barn he’d scrape with a straight edge and two towering ridge lines tapped out in full bloom all under a phthalo blue sky.

BBeautiful as the backdrop is, ol’ Bob never included any switchbacks or single track into

that happy little world of his. Irish Valley Motocross Park (IVMX), squeezed between the mountains that once fired coal country to life, completes the canvas. The “national” billing of the 2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Vintage Motocross and Cross County Series rounds at IVMX on April 27 and 28 airdropped some road warriors among local long-timers. It might be all kumbaya at night breaking bread over the campfire, but it’s back to bar-banging come morning. To say there weren’t any flared tempers after the

checkered – two racers straddled on and shouting over still-running machines – would just be a lie.

“I don’t get a thrill out of roller coasters any more,” AHRMA Executive Director Daniel May, done racing for the day, said of the high risk, high reward hobby. Those who came to collect ensured the gap between competition and camaraderie was feeler-gauge thin. You can’t win practice, but you can darn sure go win a championship… so let’s get to it.

Next Generation 250’s hit Turn 1 at Irish Valley, with James Carman (433) getting the holeshot. And I guess we should mention Corey Hunt (17), Gregory Lykens (04), Devin Lykins (04), John Debalko (9), and Brett Reichart (700).

PHOTO CREDIT PAULA KYLE-STEPHENS

spring cleaning

Northumberland County’s IVMX, three hours from Philadelphia and four from Pittsburgh, has been in operation for 20 years and hosting AHRMA events for 14 of them. The two-dayer was an early season event for national motocross and cross country disciplines, the Northeast’s season opener and Mid-Atlantic’s second race. What’s more, it was the first AHRMA national IVMX has ever hosted –and owner Tim Krebs made sure his site was going to shine.

“Every arrow you see, every ribbon, tape and stake in the ground,” Krebs began, was a labor of love by the grounds crew that began back in March and IVMX rose to the occasion. “We wanted to spruce the place up,” he said after Sunday’s riders meeting, adding that course adjustments, painting, grass cutting, all-around cleaning then hanging pennant flags and banners were all on the to-do list.

The fruits of their labor showed, and it’s a top-tier compliment when people call this course a “mini-Unadilla.” Nowhere is the comparison more apt than Irish Valley’s dead ringer “Screw U” 180-degree down/up turn. Some combination of clutch, low gear and standing on the rear brake was about the best some (okay, fine... me) could muster to grind down this wall without overshooting and ending up in the woods. Krebs, a Boeing 777 captain for United Airlines, joked that “we’ve all got to go to work tomorrow” so don’t overcook it. I’ll keep that in mind for when the Northeast region returns to IVMX in August.

home on the range

The Irish Valley extravaganza kicked off with Friday practice, giving early arrivals access to their 1.3-mile MX circuit. Farflung license plates filled up the prime parking spots denoting who arrived early in a home on wheels with a head full of steam: Connecticut, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee. Saturday’s weather had all the trappings of a raw fall day, full of coats, umbrellas, ominous clouds and evening campfires out of necessity – not ambiance. The water trucks got a break, but Sunday brought back summer in spades. The track went from firm berms to Depressionera dust bowls that immediately

A drone’s eye view of the Irish Valley MX park owned and operated by Tim Krebs.

PHOTO CREDIT ED ABDO

This is what fast looks like: AA PV racer Steve Mason raced to 4th Overall in the post vintage XC race on Saturday. PHOTO CREDIT TIM LEIK

Okay FINE, it’s +50

Intermediate Greg Barrett.

PHOTO CREDIT TIM LEIK

obscured the racer letting them loose. Jamie Reitz, the traditional NE/MA weekend bullhorn emcee, kept the rest of us Okies roughing it out in Hooverville informed of which races were headed to the gate. Absolutely blistering rubber band starts on the MX track and blink-and-you’ll-miss-it first kick departures for cross country were the norm. Not all who wander are lost, but hesitate here and you already have.

“I’d rather do than watch,” emphasized Paul Elledge, who helms branding and merchandising for AHRMA. Proving that point, he and Executive Director May made an 11-hour trek from Illinois to the Paxinos, Pa. facility to trade their usual asphalt-stomping and get some recently-acquired cross country bikes dirty.

Yes, I’d rather do than watch, too, but tailgating Philadelphia’s first Supercross in 44 years –which just so happened to be on this very same Saturday – also sounded pretty appealing. At the very least, it would have been easier than waking up at the witching hour. “Supercross is like Taylor Swift. AHRMA is more Black Sabbath,” Elledge offered of the squeaky-clean stadium

overall impressions of the IVMX production. A casual conversation over a communal dinner was part and parcel of what a multi-day event like this is all about. If the whole two-stroke thing doesn’t pan out, we could always form the American Historic Camping Association because these crowds really know how to take a great day and turn it into a memorable –or not – night. A bite of BBQ here, a swig of tequila there. Top it all off with sleeping quarters fit for a dog and you, too, will be reaching for an electrolyte packet come morning.

worth every penny

scenario versus roughing it in a field for three days. There were, of course, plenty of conversations in passing throughout the weekend of Supercross winners past and present, race spoilers and acknowledgments of what the Legends & Heroes of Motocross tour has brought to these events.

“This checks all the boxes,” May said when asked about national-caliber events on his organization’s schedule and

MX course conditions were befitting of a national with a coast-to-coast tour of terrain: loose sand loaded up with wood chips for substance, uncertain off-cambers, pure power sections, treacherous downhills, screaming rocky uphills, a trio of man-made tabletops and a green flag telling you to go rip up god’s country two more times.

“It’s worth every penny,” racer Peter Marcin said of the adrenaline at the first turn and the subsequent arm pump on the last lap. His spirits were not the least diminished after a soft seizure on his Husqvarna 450 CR prematurely ended his first moto. “No metal

Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top digs up some dirt at Irish Valley on his Maico!

Classic Expert Smokin’ Joe Zito (68) gets his beautiful Triumph all dirty in Vintage XC. PHOTO CREDIT PAULA KYLE-STEPHENS

on the plug. The rings didn’t melt, so...” Marcin chuckled in that gallows humor kind of a way only a vintage racer can while prepping a 50-year-old time machine sat on a wooden crate.

Saturday’s cross country competition kicked off the weekend and took Post Vintage racers through a 4.4-mile loop with a little bit of everything – woods, fields, a high-speed run-up and back to the scoring tables. But make no mistake: this is the land of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic XC, and that meant two-plus miles of weaving through trees while navigating loose rocks and climbing and descending hills that often began or ended with 90-degree direction changes.

“Don’t stall. Don’t fall,” were the sage words of advice ironman and cross country competitor Joe Zito received at his first race at IVMX. Besides tuning his Kawasaki and Triumph woods weapons, Zito spent the off-season training on stationary bicycles in his “pain cave” and came out the other side ready to do battle. “At no part of any enduro are you going as hard as you can for an hour straight,” he said when asked about

modern-versus-vintage racing while still decompressing from the cross country event he just took the top spot for. Moreover, Zito hardly looked winded after four laps and commented that “training really is worth it.”

The trails came to life again late Saturday afternoon over in the disc brake-friendly land of KDXs, RMXs and XRs. On the first “AA” row was Chris Kalhauge, chomping at the bit to rip his 1998 RM250 around the course. “Anything I can enter to race these old bikes, I’ll do it,” the Hunterdon County, New Jersey racer said. He then went on the ride of his life, getting the bike sideways while tearing down a slick straight then putting ‘er back in line just in time to drop a few jaws. Sunday’s opening ceremonies brought out the vintage XC machinery, full of short-travel Can-Ams, four-stroke Hondas and mean-sounding Maicos. One Husky owner didn’t even bother kicking for the dead engine start and took a rolling bump from friends instead. Your humble Hodaka-mounted scribe fit right in, trying to grasp the “up-stomp-stomp” shift pattern and scary bottom end noises this borrowed bike made in neutral.

a thousand words

Point a camera’s viewfinder in any direction at IVMX and you’ll see young pit bike pilots on a miniature MX track, entire generations of racers and wrenches, onlookers who once had the bike you’re trying to remember the starting routine for and just about anyone else with a passing interest in loud and fast things. “You can reinvent yourself,” Elledge, the AHRMA marketing man, said of reasons to join this colorful collage of characters.

Pushing a stroller through the pits and wearing a “Moto Life, Moto Wife” shirt, Lauren Mitchell from Fishkill, New York had a whole army of future power sports enthusiasts with her. “The kids love it,” she said when asked about the children and step-children in tow. There was Maureen, who just turned one but had already been to Unadilla at two months old; Nick, 10, clad in a Unadilla t-shirt; Chris, 7, who has a KTM SX50 at home and Julia, 7. Mitchell said her fiance has been glued to the hobby since his first race in 2022 and “I’ve been

The Kids Are Alright – The Juniors are ready to rumble: Jax Vandervort (17x), Nina Govorova (13g), Owen Uplinger (540), Wesley Butcher (67k), and Bryce Boyle (65).

PHOTO CREDIT PAULA KYLE-STEPHENS

coming to support my dad for 11, 12 years now,” adding that the clan will average out about five AHRMA races per year.

Race weekend was also birthday weekend for Tim Tredanari, 34 years old and back for his fourth season of vintage motocross. “The people want to be here,” he said of the old school atmosphere as we wandered the pits catching up with folks you only see a few times a year. “You want to have fun, but have to go to work on Monday,” he added of the thrill-seeking sensibilities that keep bringing him back.

Time always seems to fly when you least want it to. Some might call this whole racing thing quaint in an era of immediate gratification and planned obsolescence, but “the culture and the people doing it are just so much more welcoming,” Tredanari said. If Bob Ross set the stage, it’s these Norman Rockwell vignettes of Americana that fill the frame. You can’t stop time, but you can slow it down to paint a big picture… even if it takes two thousand words. All Noleen shocks are built for the rider and their bike, by racers for racers.

Open Expert Dane Brownawell (730) negotiates one of the many (many, many) Irish Valley XC switchbacks.

All Noleen shocks come with a 60 day setup warranty that covers the springs and valving. MT3

a pair

PHOTO CREDIT TIM LEIK

Color Me Gone! John Ashcraft (214) was The Man in post vintage and disc brake XC races, taking Overall in both.

IRISH VALLEY RESULTS:

Who’s on First, What’s on Second

WORDS BY BOB CLOSE

PHOTO BY PAULA KYLE-STEPHENS

Let’s start with cross country racing, where we had 62 and 17 entries, respectively, in our Post Vintage and Disc Brake (national premodern, and regional Next Gen and Millennium) races on Saturday. The really short version of Saturday’s racing is as follows: Mr. John Ashcraft (AA Expert) won both races, arriving one minute before – are ready for this? –16-year-old Junior Expert Mason Grove in the first race. Ashcraft went on to open a can of whoopass on the youngster in the second race, beating him for the Overall by almost six minutes.

Best of the rest in the PV race included Dave Smeal’s IT200 taking the PV 60+ Expert win over a half-dozen other guys, and Steve Perreto’s Honda CR480 beating a bunch of guys for PV 50+ Expert. A very respectable

20th overall and first Intermediate Jed Zerance (PV 200 Int) beat out Vince Monks (PV 50+ Int) to the checkered by just over one minute. Finishing Top 30 (out of 62) was our first woman racer, Addyson Zerance (PV Wom Int). First Novice was Tom Sawyer (PV 200 Nov) finishing a very respectable 43rd overall. For the slightly wet and slick late afternoon Disc Brake race, Hunter Orser was first Intermediate in this very fast crowd (Pre-Mod 200 Int), and first Novice went to Alex Groller (PreMod Open Nov).

Forty-two entries lined up for the Vintage XC race early on Sunday, launched themselves into the woods and found a pretty gnarly trail after the PV and Disc Brake guys were done with it! But the racing was still great, and son of Brian Grove (aka Mason) finally got his first and well-deserved

win of the weekend, beating Sylas Merrell’s CT-1 Yamaha (AA Vintage), who led home the three other AA riders in his class. Brian Haney was first Expert (Vint Open Ex), and way up towards the front was over-performing first Intermediate Jed Zarance (Vint Open Int), taking eighth overall. Finally, a shout-out to first Novice, first woman Chloe Sawyer (Vint Wom Nov).

Let’s move onto our motocross racing. Saturday’s Vintage started with excellent course conditions that got quite a bit more slippery and colder in the afternoon with the arrival of rain. If my math is correct, we had 11 races on the day with 73 entries. Wait – forgot to count the eight Under-13 kids in Race 7, and the seven Under-10 kids in Races 7 and 11! Mid-Atlantic Expert Dave Smeal collected two race wins

on his Maico (Vint 60+ Ex, 500 Sportsman Ex), as did Northeast Expert Devin Trexler (Sportsman 250 Ex, Vint +40 Ex). Add Laci Horvath to the twofer crowd (yes, “twofer” is in the dictionary) with her Sportsman 250 Int and Vintage Woman Expert wins on a really sharp-looking Yamaha YZ250A. Bob Bean beat five other Vint 70+ Experts on his CZ, and other large class wins included Mick Spizak over six guys in Vint 60+ Intermediate and Richard Stevens taking the cake with 3-1 moto finishes in Sportsman 500 Intermediate (hey, Greg Barrett – what happened after that first moto win, bro?).

Sunday racing conditions for Post Vintage and Next Gen motocross were, in a word… glorious, albeit a bit dusty by the afternoon; great job by the track workers trying to keep a lid on it!. We had 145 race entries and 13 races. Intermediate Tyler Carman grabbed two wins on the day with his Kawasaki (Next Gen 125 and 250 Int), with his 250 win beating seven other racers. But (!) brother James got the first moto win in that crowded field (and second overall) and showed that he has the “right stuff” by claiming a class win in 250 Grand Prix Intermediate! A shout out also to Expert Robert Grimes with two class wins (PV 50+ Ex and Ultima 250 Ex). In our Age class racing, John Fedor from Toledo, Ohio beat the six other guys in PV 60+ Intermediate with 1-1 finishes, and Expert Charlie Walker beat four other PV 60+ “boys” for that win.

Since I failed to bring attention to any Novices in Sunday racing, let’s show them some respect now: Alex Billmyer grabbed 1-1 moto wins in Next Gen Nov over six other competitors, Michael Mctaic won PV 60+ Nov, Sharon Bean (the better half of “the Beans”) won PV Women Nov, and Nick Lifrieri took home the Ultima Nov first place foam board!

Finally, I could have mentioned wins by Mason Grove and John Ashcraft on the day, but we talked about them enough in the crosscountry racing, right?

Steel Stampede 2.0

After 17 years of Steel Stampede at Crooked River Ranch, it was time to relocate to a new location. Pete Fisher and Jason Koschnitzke with their small team of volunteers started planning in early 2024 Steel Stampede 2.0. On May 4 and 5, 2024 the AHRMA community, local fans, and motorcycle enthusiasts alike gathered at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, Oregon for a weekend of fun!

Although the weather did not cooperate, Saturday was quite the adventure. There were 27 trials competitors, several brand-new checkers, and some well-trained checkers who helped train the new observers, and nine sections that made for exciting riding in the rain. Jud Miller, Matt Johnston, Pete Fisher, Scott Fisher and other hardworking volunteers laid the groundwork for some challenging sections in sand, red-rock, and varying elevations. A favorite section of many of the riders, was section 7, it was called “Zen the art of motorcycle riding.” In this

section, all riders rode the same line, which was shaped like a labyrinth. According to the section checker, Victoria Raiburn, she gave out many cleans, a couple of riders dabbed, and some riders rode it too fast and crossed the line earning fives.

The largest class of the day featured the Modern Classic Intermediate class with seven participants; first place was snatched up by Sidney Mocke with a total of two points. John Blumthal captured the win for the Modern Classic Novice class with only two points as well. Todd Stanley edged out Lance Waltjen in the Modern Classic Expert class with only nine points on his newly built Hodaka. Rounding out the results for the trials riders was Korbyn Shaw, riding his grandfather’s motorcycle. Korbyn cleaned all nine sections all three loops, earning first for the Rigid Lightweight Novice class.

All night long, the wind whistled throughout the campground; some people woke up to easy-ups that

had disappeared. Many riders and spectators gathered Saturday for some chilly racing! There were 70 entries, ten motos, and two half-time shows in which all motorcycle fans enjoyed!

Although Redmond, Oregon is in the heart of the desert, the track was not filled with rocks and hard

David Gulickson leading Ron Sandusky in the Sportsman 250 Intermediate race.

WORDS & PHOTOS BY KATE JORGENSON

Joe Klokkevold in section 5.

dirt. The dirt was fluffy. That’s right, perfect dirt conditions for all racers to blast about!

Race one featured the Premier 500 Intermediates, Todd Glass won moto one and Sean Chase won moto two and the overall win. Race three featured the largest line-up, Vintage 60+ Intermediates had eight riders on the starting line; Marty Ness captured the win in both motos followed by Brian Pennington earning second and Jeff Talbot earning third place. Race 6 featured five winners including: Mark Hector in the Intermediate Early Sportsman Stock 500 class, Ed Schandel in the Expert Early Sportsman Stock 500 class, Todd Glass in the Intermediate Classic 500 class, Rick Eaton in the Intermediate Sportsman 500 class and Jim Row in the Expert Sportsman 500 class. Race 7 had only two classes Marty Ness won both motos in the Classic 125 Intermediate class and Joe Klokkevold won his class in the Expert Classic 250 class. Race nine had many winners including Rowland Coad taking the win over Mark Baer in the Vintage Open Age Expert class, Matt Johnston snatched the win over David Stanton in the Vintage Open Age Intermediate class, Tom O’Berry won the Vintage 40+ Expert class, Jared Yeck won the Vintage 40+ Intermediate class, Jim Row took first in the Vintage 50+ Expert class and Sage Walker won the Vintage 50+ Intermediate class.

During the intermission, many fans gathered at the bleachers to watch the hooligan race, as well as a mini-bike race around the track! These two half-time shows featured many of the volunteers from the weekend.

The weekend could not have been possible without a great team including: Jason Koschntzke, Pete Fisher, Linda Fisher (scoring), Matt Johnston (trials), Jud Miller (trials), Scott Fisher (track maintenance), Brandon

Kentener (track maintenance), Kim McKillop (track maintenance), and Ken Strode (videographer), as well as the many community sponsors, AHRMA sponsors, many volunteers, and of course the traditional Steel Stampede events that carried over from the past years including the raffle, delicious food, and the comradery of the tight-knit community of Deschutes County! Many fans and riders are looking forward to next year at the current location with the same great fun!

Sutton Station Switcheroo

WORDS BY JOSHUA SCHUCKER

“Hey Dale, you know that race we’re having at your place this fall?”

“Yeah Jamie, I can’t wait to see everyone, that was a lot of fun last year!”

“Well…I can shorten the wait for you if you’d like.”

“How’s that?”

“Wanna move it up a bit…like in the next couple of weeks?!”

“If you can pull it off…DO IT!”

This was the culmination of a flurry of conversations leading up to round three of AHRMA MidAtlantic’s 2024 season. You see, round three was supposed to take place at a new property for the series, but copious amounts of spring precipitation was making access to the property challenging. With course preparation activities delayed and the early May race date quickly approaching, postponement was beginning to look like a definite possibility. While the series’ volunteer leadership team discussed the logistics and challenges of postponing an event in an already filled season schedule, the mind of contributor Jamie Reitz was concocting an intriguing alternative…if he could get everyone on board. Jamie heads up the race at Sutton Station, which was

scheduled for September. With the buy-in from Dale and Lori Reynolds, the extremely generous and accommodating landowners, and a can-do attitude in regards to making short work of getting the property ready for action in a limited timeframe, Jamie proposed a date swap idea to MA coordinator Dave Kutskel and new venue head honcho Mick Spisak. Once the approvals were gathered, everyone jumped into action to notify the race community and get the Sutton Station motocross (MX) and cross-country (CC) courses prepped.

Thankfully, the father/son duo of Jim and Jamie Reitz spend a good deal of time throughout the off-season scouting and planning on the Reynolds’ property, so there

PHOTOS BY LORENA WALKER

John Ashcraft (214)

LJ Spayd (216)

was already a near-finalized layout in mind for the CC portion. Also, with the MX track being newly constructed last season, and raced in September, the ground did not need major earthworks. With the help of his mighty bullhorn, Jamie sent out the call for help and the generous vintage racing community responded in force. An eager crew of folks named Spayd, Grove, Huber, Barrett, and Busch stepped up to join Jim, Jamie, and brother Mike in finalizing the trimming, routing, arrowing, and other tasks needed to make a suitable playground for the racers headed to the rural Summerville, Pennsylvania location. The MX track got a once over with a disc harrow and some sweet Kubota equipment donated by racer Aaron Walker from Walker & Walker Equipment.

And just like that, the gates opened for the event the first weekend in May and everything was as it should be. The Reitz team pulled it all off in record setting time, kudos! And even if it isn’t truly breaking any records for scrambling to pull an event together, it certainly ranks up there within the annals of AHRMA’s Mid-Atlantic (MA) region. Sutton Station is already known for a couple MA records, such as “largest log crossing” and “best front porch karaoke party”, but its biggest broken record is not of the

Guinness-type. No, it is literally a broken record…a twelve-inch diameter chuck of vinyl with a big ‘ol crack that just keeps skip, skip, skipping “I Love A Rainy Night” consistently for five years of Reitz-run races. If that’s not clear enough…it rained…again.

Yes, it rained. But, in an effort to be thankful for small victories, the weather turned out far better than the forecast leading up to the weekend. Rain was prevalent Friday evening into the early morning of Saturday as participants readied themselves for motocross action. By the time the first riders lined up at the starting gate, the rain had subsided and apart from a minor drizzle once or twice, the rain held off throughout the day’s activities. For the most part, the MX track shrugged off the excess moisture and traction was pretty reliable on the upper portions of the track. The freshly disced circuit provided a more consistent surface with less rocks than last season’s inaugural running. Multiple lines were formed easily in the sweeping turns as berms formed quickly. The solid base resisted

excessive ruts in spite of the recent rainfall. The story changes as the track dives out of the open field area and descends into the low-lying pine forest section. So that’s where all the water went… gravity is an unrelenting force. Here the dark brown dirt was littered with standing water and swiftly devolved into slick mud with white-knuckle inducing ruts. The climb out of the section became a first gear spinning, clawing, fishtailing affair where a good line choice could make or break your lap time. In total, the overall course layout is extremely competitive and thoroughly fun with its wide variety of elevation changes, approachable jumps, sweepers, hairpins, wide open bits, and cool flow. Some midrace course work smoothed the ruts and removed some muck from the pines while continued drying throughout the day helped considerably. The upper portion displayed downright prime conditions later in the day. Remarkable racing considering the weather just a few hours before. And then it rained… again.

Timothy Brendlinger, Jr (159)

mid-atlantic

But again (small victories), it stopped prior to Sunday’s cross-country races, so thankfully the riders only had to deal with the aftermath of the precipitation and not race in a shower itself. This year’s CC course was laid out on the property across the street from the MX track. This area was last used for the MA series in 2022 (in the rain), so it was a neat change to utilize a wholly unique CC course compared to the prior year. This side of the Reynolds’ property was heavily worked as a coal mine many years ago and displays all manner of carved shelves, conveyor piles, ditches, and paths. The starting area is nearly the high spot on the course as the pack disappears into the woods and begins to work across the shelves, dropping a plateau at a time through a well-crafted ribbon of single track with occasional bursts up an existing ATV trail or dirt road. The loop works its way up onto the far side of the valley and back with a couple crossings of the small creek that bisects the land. The course pops up and down many of the manmade elevation changes throughout the landscape to great effect and ultimately climbs back to higher ground using a washed-out dirt road adjacent to an open field where the scoring crew awaits.

The scenery is gorgeous, a combination of perfect seasonal timing and topography. The colors are stunning with the remaining autumn hues from residual fallen leaves providing a stark contrast to the lush, brilliant greens of fresh spring growth. The canopy overhead muting the sunlight just enough to give depth to the palette of the forest and the streak of dark organic soil before you while everything shimmers with a coating of moisture. The ambiance is striking and feels like you are peacefully exploring a lush prehistoric forest…on a dirt bike, of course. Of which you are abruptly reminded as you failed to see that wet root while ogling the pretty colors and now, you’re on the ground in the mud. Remember, it rained. Actually, the first few laps of the vintage race were not too slippery as a good portion of the trails were fresh cut and thick layers of leaves, pine needles, and loam gave a good deal of traction. Once the laps progressed and the vintage racing moved on to post-vintage, the

course began to lose that loamy top surface as tires cut through and roosted it away leaving a solid clay base beneath. Wet clay is slick. Very. Roots are also slick in these conditions, and more and more roots were exposed with each passing lap. Maybe it is the whole prehistoric vibe, but some of the roots uncovered were unfathomable tangles of massive roots (“biggest roots”, another record). Traction was at a premium for everyone and watching some of the performances from riders in this series in these conditions was rather impressive!

Despite the weather, we had fun! And that isn’t a small victory, that is a huge victory and what we all seek in our fascination with racing vintage dirt bikes. So, thank you to the Reitz family, their contingent of fast-acting help, Dale and Lori, and the great group of volunteers that run the MA region events for creating a forum to feed our desire for fun. Special thanks to Walker & Walker Equipment, the tracked skid steer saved many folks stuck in the mud

on Sunday afternoon! Also, please show your appreciation by supporting the sponsors of the 2024 season: Potomac Vintage Riders, Preston Petty Products, Stainless Cycle, Grove Printing, KMI Printing, Horizon Homes, and M3One.

Paul Thomas (74T), Eric Weiland (87)

Holden Brendlinger (565)

“In

the air, tonight” AT TALLADEGA GRAN PRIX RACEWAY

WORDS & PHOTOS BY MARK MORROW

Round 4 of the AHRMA National Roadrace Series saw a return to the familiar Talladega Gran Prix Raceway (TGPR), but on a new date, much earlier in the year, to avoid the scorching heat that typically accompanies this round. Although there were a few grumbles about it being on Mother’s Day weekend, the overwhelming consensus was that the new date was a HUGE improvement over the old one! The weather was absolutely perfect all weekend long and those who didn’t come missed out on some great racing!

One common theme throughout the entire weekend was the amazing views we all had of the nighttime sky. We didn’t arrive until early Friday morning but heard from several friends about the huge pyrotechnic displays in the sky from local thunderstorms Thursday night. There was even

a big lightning strike very close to the track that may or may not have had some effect on the tracks timing loop not working all day Friday. (Fixed by race time Saturday, thanks to the dedication of AHRMA staff, volunteers, and especially Stuart Sanders for the hard work to get it working!)

The Friday practice day was arguably one of the smoothest practice days in recent history. Zero red flags, zero transports and hardly even any local yellows from minor incidents. The school had both two- and three-wheel students and everyone enjoyed five rounds of trouble free practice.

Friday night was where the “sky show” got really intense! We were hanging out with friends, enjoying bench racing and adult beverages when we were treated to a viewing of Elon Musk’s Starlink flying directly overhead. Several of us

had never seen it nor were even aware of its existence, so it was pretty cool to see a live demonstration that was easily visible with the naked eye. Not 15 minutes after that, our gazes were returned to the heavens for a spectacular showing of“AuroraAlabama,” a stunning light show very similar to the Northern Lights that was caused by a geomagnetic storm. Everyone had their phones up to take pictures and Facebook was flooded the next morning with spectacular images of the green and purple sky.

Cool temps Friday night brought us SPECTACULAR weather Saturday, with temps in the high 60’s-low 70’s and not a cloud in the sky all day. The racing was intense but safe with the weekends only red flag coming out in the first race of the day. No one was hurt and the reset only took a few moments.

All day long the racing was intense but clean, with no additional red flags

and very few yellows even. There were some runaways in a few classes as well as some really tight battles in others. At the end of the day, we ended up finishing all 13 races a whole HOUR ahead of schedule! Kudos go to not only the AHRMA staff and volunteers, but also to all of the racers themselves, for riding with skill, respect and determination. Bravo!!

Much fun was had at the awards ceremony and once again, the beautiful podium built and donated by Hot Shot Welding was greatly appreciated by all. We all searched the skies Saturday night for more auroras but none were to be found. Starlink however, did make a second appearance and seemed to be much longer, but broken into two parts, compared to Friday night. Those who missed getting a photo Friday night had the opportunity to remedy their missed opportunity.

Sunday saw another day of perfect weather with temps just a few degrees warmer than Saturday and again, not a cloud in the sky. Since we finished so far ahead of schedule Saturday, AHRMA took the initiative and split one of the races that had some closing speed concerns on Saturday into two races Sunday, giving us 14 races on the schedule. They also gave us two shorter rounds of practice instead of the single longer round that was scheduled.

Everyone appreciated the extra practice round and also rode very clean, keeping crashes and delays to a minimum. We started the first race right on schedule and as scheduled, got the first three races in before lunch.

The grids Sunday were a bit sparse compared to Saturday as both attrition and the need to get a head start on the long drive home for some became a factor. Once again, everyone played especially nice with each other out on the track and we went the entire day without a single red flag! The smooth, delay free racing brought out another early end and the final race was finished at 3:15.

talladega gran prix raceway

Overall, the weekend was a huge success! Turnout wasn’t huge, but it wasn’t bad either. The most impressive fact was that for all 3 days combined, there was a total “score” of only: 1 red flag, 1 blend line violation, 0 blown checkers and 0 transports! In the 10 years I have raced with AHRMA, I don’t recall a single event that had so few negative things happen!

The weekend at TGPR was literally as close to perfect as anyone has ever seen! From the beautiful weather and the close racing, to the minimal incidents and amazing celestial show we had all three nights, it will go down as a weekend to remember for everyone who was there!

2024 Vintage Cup - 350GP

Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series

Hall/Spargo Split Wins

WORDS AHRMA STAFF PHOTO LEASHA OVERTURF

Atwo-stroke versus fourstroke battle may mark every round of the 2024 AHRMA Vintage Cup.

Rounds six and seven of AHRMA’s 2024 Vintage Cup series, which highlights its 350 GP class, were held May 11 and 12 at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway in Munford, AL as part of the 2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series.

Rob Hall, racing a four-stroke 1965 AJS 7R, in a repeat of rounds three and four, split wins with Christopher Spargo, who was aboard a two-stroke 1967 Yamaha TD2 with Hall taking Saturday’s checkered flag, and Spargo taking Sunday’s.

Sponsored by Hagerty Insurance, Roadracingworld.com, and NYC Norton (nycnorton.com), AHRMA’s

RACE RESULTS

Saturday Results - May 11, 2024

1 – 270 Rob Hall, 1965 AJS 7R, Charlotte, NC

2 – 19 Christopher Spargo, 1967 Yamaha TD2, Hopkins, MN

3 – 97L Dave Rhodes, 1966 Yamaha TD1, Columbia, IL

4 – 9K Jerry Duke, 1967 Ducati 350 Scrambler, Florence, AL

5 – 350 Doug Bowie, 1968 Ducati Mach 1, Lilburn, GA

6 – 50A Zeca Pires, 1966 Suzuki X6 Hustler T10, Sandy Springs, GA

7 – 36T John Tunstall, 1968 Ducati 350, St. Petersburg, FL

8 – 79A Craig Light, 1973 Bultaco, Peachtree City, GA

Sunday Results - May 12, 2024

1 – 19 Christopher Spargo, 1967 Yamaha TD2, Hopkins, MN

2 – 97L David Rhodes, 1966 Yamaha TD1, Columbia, IL

3 – 36T John Tunstall, 1968 Ducati 350, St. Petersburg, FL

4 – 50A Zeca Pires, 1966 Suzuki X6 Hustler T10, Sandy Springs, GA

5 – 270 Rob Hall, 1965 AJS 7R, Charlotte, NC

the AHRMA Board of Trustees. “What I love even more is close, unpredictable racing. That’s what this series is shaping up to be all about.”

Rounds eight and nine of the AHRMA National Road Race Series will be May 25-26 at Nelson Ledges Road Course, Garrettsville, OH.

The annual Vintage Cup spotlights one of AHRMA’s road racing classes with extra attention on competitors in the selected class during each race event. Enhanced awards for the Vintage Cup competitors are presented

separately from other class trophies during the Saturday awards ceremony at each AHRMA National Road Race event. Highlights from each Vintage Cup race will be reported in RoadRacingWorld.com’s online edition. At the conclusion of each season, the perpetual Vintage Cup trophy will be engraved with the national champion winner’s name and presented to the winner at the National Awards Banquet to keep for one year.

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Nelson Ledges

The history at Nelson Ledges makes it a unique and fitting venue for AHRMA. Very few tracks we race at are this old. It was built in 1958 on what was a potato farm outside of Warren, Ohio. There were no designs, no million-dollar studies, or million-dollar contracts with architects, engineers or planners. The original track was dirt and only one mile in length. Paving came in 1962 with the addition of “The Carousel” section of the rack. The annual 24 Hours of Nelson Ledges race started in 1968; it was the only 24-hour motorcycle race in the United States at the time.

The track slowly became in poor condition for many years with pavement so rough and full of potholes that your line was determined by them vs the fastest radius around any given corner! However, the track has recently had a facelift with a complete repave and new facilities as well including the tech garage area, the main tower, and the addition of concrete over the bridge and paving of the entrance road over the bridge and plumbing as well in the bathrooms and even showers!

Memorial Day weekend at Nelson was accompanied by mainly good weather conditions. A brief heavy

WORDS BY ERIC WATTS (#87) PHOTOS BY CATHY DREXLER

Alan Perry (162), Randy Knoop (17G)

rain moved through on Saturday during practice, but after that all the races were mainly dry the rest of the weekend.

Weekend highlight races include Saturday race 2 with the Classic 60s 650 class. David Tompkins on a ’67 Norton Triton finished just ahead of Ben and Mike Baker on ’69 Triumph 650s rounding out the podium. The 250 GP class saw Bill Doran on his Yamaha CS3 take the top of the podium with Robin Scudder taking second place on his 250 Ducati single running similar lap times the whole race and Robert Brangaccio in third also on a 250 Ducati.

Race 4 had one of the largest grids of the weekend as usual for the modern small production bike SOT4 class with 14 finishers. Kevin Dinsmoor pulled away and kept the lead the whole race on his Ninja 400. Eric Cook (Ninja 400) and I (Eric Watts, KTM rc390) had a close battle for second and third up to a red flag; I had made the pass for second place, but ended up back to third with the red flag and the finishing order reverting back to the previous lap positions.

In race 5’s SOT2 race, Kevin Waiter in first pulled a 15-second lead at the finish with Dylan Benjamin on a TZ250 and Salvador Valdes on a Triumph 765 triple running similar times in the battle for second and third.

James Cannon (613)

Robert Brangaccio (903)

Craig Martin (915, 1978 Yamaha SR500)

Jim Jowers & Ellen Yampolsky (37, 1972 Norton Sidecar)

NATIONAL - road race

Race 6 was the featured Vintage Cup, 350 GP class. Alex Mclean on the Drixton-Aermacchi 350 slowly increased his lead over the entire race and was first at the finish with 13 second gap back to me (Eric Watts) in second and my uncle Larry Watts in third on the “Team Watts Ducati” 350’s. Our P2-P3 finish was very special to me as I have meticulously prepared both bikes. It’s a great feeling to see not only myself on the podium, but the other bike I prepared as well with uncle at the controls. Unfortunately for me, the Ducati suffered a major mechanical issue in Sunday’s race with cracks developing in the engine cases, hope to be repaired and back in the running by the Pittsburgh round! Larry Watts finished again in third on Sunday on my silver Ducati with Roper just ahead of him on an AJS 7R. Mclean took the win once again on Sunday.

Race 7’s Vintage Heavyweight Superbike had a close finish with an 0.082 second gap at the line! Jeremy Maddrill finished on top of the box in P1 on his ’79 KZ650 and Andrew Mauk P2 on a ’76 GS750 close behind! Sportsman 750 also in this race had a fairly tight battle for first at the finish with Cameron Crookett finishing first and Brady Ingelse in second both on Honda CB750s.

Sidecar racing was highlighted by 14 teams in total between all of the classes! The most interesting machine of the weekend for me was that of Team Obsolete’s Randy Hoffman with passenger Michelle Le-Clear Fisher. They were aboard the “MJC Special” a TT-pedigree sidecar with an engine built by Maurice Candy, a renowned tuner and former Isle of Man TT competitor. The chassis is built by Colin Seeley. The sidecar has a history at the TT with results from the 1960s up to 1973. Nelson Ledges is the third time this sidecar has been run in 2024 and third time it’s been run since 1973!

Race 11 highlight was Sound of Singles 3 wth Ralph Staropoli on a Honda 250 taking the win by a huge gap of 24 seconds at the finish over Jordan Reid (Honda

Rusty Sowers & Jeremy Maddrill (42C, 1973 Yamaha XS650)

Paul Germain (61)

Bruce Testa (954)

RS125) second, and Sharad Shanbhag(Honda NFS250) third.

The always fun to watch Moto LeMans class was Race 12. It was exciting to see a LeMans start at the historic Nelson Ledges where many a 24hr race was started this was way. Jack Kainz was first, Cindy McLean second both on

Honda CL125s and Randy Knoop third on a Kawasaki F7.

The final race of the day featured the Open 2-Stroke with exciting action the whole race between David Crussell on a ’78 TZ750 and Ralph Staropoli on a more modern 2002 Honda RS250. Crussell finished first with s 0.15 second

gap at the line back to Staropoli in second. Joe Melchionda finished third aboard a ’96 TZ250.

An incredible weekend overall. Lots of close racing and history was once again made at the Ledges!

2024 Vintage Cup - 350GP

Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series

McLean Wins Weekend

WORDS AHRMA STAFF PHOTO CRAIG CHAWLA

Old bikes plus a classic track equaled great racing in the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association’s (AHRMA) 2024 Vintage Cup during the Memorial Day weekend.

Rounds eight and nine of AHRMA’s 2024 Vintage Cup series, which highlights its 350 GP class, were held May 25 and 26 at Nelson Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville, OH as part of the 2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series.

Sponsored by Hagerty Insurance, Roadracingworld.com, and NYC Norton (nycnorton.com), AHRMA’s 2024 Vintage Cup features the 350 GP class which includes 350cc

four-stroke and 250cc two-stroke powered machines built up to and including 1968.

In Saturday’s race Alex McLean, on Rob McKeever’s 1967 Drixton Aermacchi had an excellent start, taking the lead immediately. McLean led for the duration and took the checkered flag unchallenged. Eric Watts was second on his 1972 Ducati 350, with his uncle, Larry Watts, on a 1968 Ducati 350, coming in third. The balance of the grid in order of finish included: Jim Jowers, riding a 1960 AJS 7R, and David Roper on a 1962 AJS 7R.

McLean’s performance Sunday was a repeat of Saturday, leading

RACE RESULTS

Saturday Results - May 25, 2024

1 – 122 Alex McLean, 1967 Drixton Aermacchi, Jacksonville Beach, FL

2 – 87 Eric Watts, 1972 Ducati 350, Blacklick, OH

3 – 141 Larry Watts, 1968 Ducati 350, Blacklick, OH

4 – 37 Jim Jowers, 1960 AJS 7R, East Hampton, NY

5 – 7 David Roper, 1962 AJS 7R, Hicksville, NY

Sunday Results - May 26, 2024

1 – 122 Alex McLean, 1967 Drixton Aermacchi, Jacksonville Beach, FL

2 – 7 David Roper, 1962 AJS 7R, Hicksville, NY

3 – 141 Larry Watts, 1968 Ducati 350, Blacklick, OH

4 – 37 Jim Jowers, 1960 AJS 7R, East Hampton, NY

5 – 87 Eric Watts, 1972 Ducati 350, Blacklick, OH

class during each race event. Enhanced awards for the Vintage Cup competitors are presented separately from other class trophies during the Saturday awards ceremony at each AHRMA National Road Race event. Highlights from each Vintage Cup race will be reported in

RoadRacingWorld.com’s online edition. At the conclusion of each season, the perpetual Vintage Cup trophy will be engraved with the national champion winner’s name and presented to the winner at the National Awards Banquet to keep for one year.

grizzly flats national 2-day

iders braved the unseasonable heat and traveled to the California Gold Country for this brand new event near Grizzly Flats, California. Luckily, the weather took a cooling turn for the weekend, but still added an additional challenge to the ten sections Saturday, and the following cross country later in the afternoon.

RBryce and Erica Pophal, have been working on getting this new venue up and running since the end of 2023. What seemed like acres of clearing was done, a great deal of it by the landowner, John Taylor. There was a little of everything on the 10-section loop from large rocks to granite stream bottoms, and almost everything was in the shade.

Before the festivities began, all riders in attendance were invited to a Burger Night on the lovely oasis of a hill-top home and yard belonging to the property owners, the Taylors. The weekly Friday Burger Night is well attended by locals from miles around, and AHRMA riders got a chance to talk with some of them and spread the AHRMA good-will, while helping the fund-raising effort; each week all proceeds for the dinner go to efforts to rebuild the town of Grizzly Flats, which still struggles to do so after it was leveled by fire in 2021. This social gathering added a welcoming feeling to our being there for the weekend.

Thirty-seven riders attended Saturday’s trial, which was a good showing for a first-time trial, and

WORDS BY DEBBIE POOLE PHOTOS BY NICKLESS PHOTOS

considering a PITS trial had been scheduled on the same weekend.

The largest classes were Modern Classic intermediate and novice, and the competition was close. Keith Caldwell and Bob Burns tied for first with 7 points and 25 cleans each, so the next tiebreaker, age, came into play giving Caldwell the win. Third place Joe Ornelas followed with 11 points for third, and Michael Zesiger for 4th with one point more.

Modern Classic novice had ties as well; David Greenland, Emmy Poole and Don Graham all had 13 points, but Graham had 21 cleans compared to Greenland and Poole’s 25 cleans each. Again, age determined the winner with Greenland taking first, followed by Poole and then Graham. The fourth place finisher, Landon Ummel, was not far behind with 15 points.

The Master class was composed of riders Erica and Bryce helped pull into AHRMA when they first joined just two years ago. All of them excellent riders, it’s always fun to see which one will prevail. This time it was Tony McGrath with 22 points, Tony Campagna with 30, followed by Matt Schnurbusch and Gabriel Lucero. Bryce was not kind to his friends in setting up the 1 line, but they all seemed to enjoy the extra challenge.

Sadly, Bob Bellicitti had no competition in Premier Lightweight expert, it almost seems that no one dares with the scores Bob routinely gets, and this time was no exception with Bob’s 1-point day.

Bryand Wenzel and Don Duquette vied for the Premier Lightweight intermediate win, and the result was only a 5 point separation, Duquette 34 and Wenzel 39.

The afternoon cross country started with 16 entries, but the heat and some mechanical problems caused some attrition and 11 riders finished. The course was basically the trials loop, with some deviations. Without a doubt, the stand-out was the Sportsman 200 expert and overall winner, Tony McGrath, riding a 175 TY Yamaha trial bike. Tony completed 7 laps with the fastest lap time of 7:55. The next fastest lap time for 6 laps was 9:35 by Gavin Lieper who won PV Open expert and was third overall. Consistency got Keith Caldwell second overall, and the PV 60+ intermediate win, completing all but his final lap in the ten minute

range, all within seconds of each other.

Sunday trial entries were down by ten, but riders who took part were rewarded with much cooler weather and a quick day of nine sections instead of ten.

Moderns Classic intermediate and novice were again the larger of the classes, and with quite a different result from the previous day. Michael Zesiger prevailed to win the intermediate class with 7 points, over Blake Lawson who lost 13. Third place Bob Burns was separated by over double that score for 28 points.

The novice scores were again bested by David Greenland’s 11 points, and with no pesky tie this time. Second place Kieth Bielat had 18 points, and Emmy Poole 23 for third.

Other classes having more than one competitor were Modern Classic masters, Modern Classic expert, and Premier Lightweight intermediate. Promoter Bryce Pophal rode the Sunday event and displayed that his sections really

NATIONAL - trials & cross country

can be done with single-digit points. Bryce easily won with 9 points, Tony Campagna and Tony McGrath followed with 21 and 28 points respectively.

Todd Stanley, after having to retire on Saturday after loop one, was much revived for Sunday and won Modern Classic expert with 19 points over Grant Menghini’s 43.

Bryan Wenzel and Don Duquette were back at it for the Premier Lightweight intermediate rematch, but Duquette had to retire after his first lap with 32 points for that loop. Wenzel had 23 points for his first loop, but the pressure of what might come for loops two and three was off with Duquette dropping out, giving Wenzel the win.

To see relatively new AHRMA members like Bryce and Erica take on the role of AHRMA promoter is encouraging. They have jumped in with both feet, and we hope that their 2025 event rewards them with the growth that matches their efforts.

2024 AHRMA NATIONAL SERIES SCHEDULES

SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! PLEASE CHECK WWW.AHRMA.ORG FOR INFO & UPDATES

2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series AAR: Academy of Roadracing SRS: Sidecar Racing School

Date Venue

2/16-18 Roebling Road Raceway; Bloomingdale, GA (AAR & SRS)

3/15-17 Carolina Motorsports Park; Kershaw, SC (AAR & SRS)

4/19-21 †Buttonwillow Raceway Park; Buttonwillow, CA (AAR & SRS tentative)

5/10-12 Talladega GP Raceway; Munford, AL (AAR & SRS)

5/24-26 Nelson Ledges Road Course; Garrettsville, OH (AAR & SRS)

6/21-23 New Jersey Motorsports Park; Millville, NJ (AAR & SRS)

7/19-21

8/2-4

*†WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic Motofest™); Salinas, CA (AAR & SRS)

Blackhawk Farms Raceway; South Beloit, IL (AAR & SRS)

9/6-8 Pittsburgh International Race Complex; Wampum, PA (AAR & SRS)

10/10-13 Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL (no AAR or SRS)

* all events, except Barber Motorsports Park, are hosting both the AAR and SRS

2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Vintage Motocross Series

Date Venue

3/16

Wildwood MX Park; Kentwood, LA

3/23 Farm 14 MX; Centreville, MS

4/7 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA

4/20 South of the Border MX (SOBMX); Hamer, SC

4/27 Irish Valley MX Park; Paxinos, PA

5/4

Freestone MX; Wortham, TX - CANCELLED

5/19 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA

5/26 Thunder Valley; Lakewood, CO

7/6 Shady Acres Motorsports; Friendsville, MD

7/20 Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca; Salinas CA*

7/20 Honda Hills MX; Thornville, OH

8/10 Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN

8/17 Motomasters; Mexico, NY

9/7 Field of Dreams MX Farm; Greensburg, PA

9/15 Rattlers Run; Fairfield, WA

9/21 Johnsonville MX Farm; Yantis, TX

9/29 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA

10/12 Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL

10/26 Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs AR

11/9 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Post Vintage Motocross Series & 2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA NextGen Motocross Series

Date Venue

3/17

Wildwood MX Park; Kentwood, LA

3/24 Farm 14 MX; Centreville, MS

4/21 South of the Border MX (SOBMX); Hamer, SC

4/28 Irish Valley MX Park; Paxinos, PA

5/5 Freestone MX; Wortham, TX - CANCELLED

5/19 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA

5/26 Thunder Valley; Lakewood, CO

7/7 Shady Acres Motorsports; Friendsville, MD

7/21 Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic Motofest™); Salinas CA *

7/21 Honda Hills; Thornville, OH

8/11 Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN

8/18 Motomasters; Mexico, NY

9/8 Field of Dreams MX Farm; Greensburg, PA

9/15 Rattlers Run; Fairfield, WA

9/22 Johnsonville MX Farm; Yantis, TX

10/13 Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL

10/27 Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs AR 11/10 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

2024 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Cross Country Series

Date Venue

3/16-17 Wildwood MX Park; Kentwood, LA

3/23-24 Farm 14 MX; Centreville, MS

4/6 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA

4/6-7 Sugar Hill; Whiteville TN

4/19 South of the Border MX (SOBMX); Hamer, SC

4/27-28 Irish Valley MX Park Paxinos, PA

5/4-5 Freestone MX; Wortham, TX - CANCELLED

5/18 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA

5/18-19 Reynlow Park; Reyoldsville, PA

6/8 Grizzly Trial and Cross Country; Grizzly Flats, CA

6/15-16 Tennessee Ridge Runners; Bybee, TN

7/6-7 Shady Acres Motocross; Friendsville, MD

7/13-14 Stateline Riders; North Pownal, VT

7/21 Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca; Salinas CA *

8/9 Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN

9/21-22 Johnsonville MX Farm; Yantis, TX

9/28 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA

10/11

Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds AL

10/25-26 Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Combs AR 11/8-9-10 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

Engineering AHRMA Vintage Trials Series

Date Venue

4/13-14 Chirtpit Trials, Ringold, GA

4/6 Burrows Ranch, Chrome, CA

4/6 Sugar Hill, Whiteville TN

5/18 Chaney Ranch, Warner Springs, CA

6/8-9 Grizzly Trial and Cross County; Grizzly Flats, CA

6/15-16 Tennessee Ridge Runners, Bybee, TN

7/21 Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas CA *

9/14 Rattlers Run, Fairfield, WA

9/28 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA

10/11 Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds AL

11/8 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

2024 AHRMA REGIONAL SCHEDULES

2024 4SR AHRMA Vintage Dirt Track Series

Date Venue

3/23

4/6

4/27

5/24

5/25

5/26

6/8

8/23

8/24

9/21

10/12

10/13

11/2

Beaver Creek Speedway; Toney, AL - ST

CrossRoads Motoplex; Jasper, FL - ST

Baton Rouge Speedway; Baton Rouge, LA - 3/8 Mile

Lodi Cycle Bowl: Dick Mann Memorial Championships; Lodi, CA - ST

Lodi Cycle Bowl: Dick Mann Memorial Championships; Lodi, CA - TT

Lodi Cycle Bowl: Dick Mann Memorial Championships; Lodi, CA - ST

Georgia Karting Komplex; Carnesville, GA - ST

Athens County Fairgrounds; Athens, OH - ST, TT

Athens County Fairgrounds; Athens, OH - 1/2 Mile

Beaver Creek Speedway; Toney, AL - ST

Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL - ST

Baton Rouge Speedway: Season Finale; Baton Rouge, LA - 3/8 Mile

Schedules and venues are subject to change, Visit regional websites for up to date information Date Event Disciplines

2024 AHRMA Northeast Schedule - visit ahrmane.org 2024 AHRMA Mid-Atlantic Schedule - visit ahrmama.org

4/26 Irish Valley MX Park; Paxinos, PA

4/27-28 Irish Valley MX Park; Paxinos, PA

National/Regional Motocross Practice

National/Regional CC & V, PV, NG MX

5/18-19 Lamoka; Bradford, NY Cross Country and Motocross

6/7-9 Unadilla; New Berlin, NY Cross Country and Motocross

6/22-23 Ashcraft Run; Bellefonte, PA Cross Country and Motocross

6/29-30 Allen's Farm; Lawton, PA Cross Country and Motocross

7/13-14 State Line Riders; N. Pownal, VT

National/Regional Cross Country and Motocross

8/3-4 Irish Valley MX Park; Paxinos, PA Cross Country and Motocross

8/17-18 Moto-Masters MX; Mexico, NY National & Regional Motocross Regional Cross Country

8/31-9/1 Bear Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY Cross Country and Motocross

9/14-15 Kelso Creek Classic; Minerva, NY Cross Country and Motocross

9/28 Zoar MX Park; Springville, NY Motocross Practice, 8AM-5PM

9/29 Zoar MX Park; Springville, NY Motocross

10/5-6 French Woods; Hancock, NY Cross Country and Motocross

10/13 Cayuga County Riders; King Ferry, NY Cross Country and Motocross

10/26-27 White Rose; Spring Grove, PA Cross Country and Motocross

Championship Criteria for Cross Country and Motocross are:

• Six (6) events minimum to qualify for regional championship and year-end awards.

• Best seven (7) events count toward points championship.

2024 AHRMA Heartland Schedule - visit ahrmahl.org

Date Event Disciplines

5/19 Alma MX; Alma, NE V, PV, NG MX

6/23 Gateway MX; Lebanon, MO V, PV, NG MX

8/25 Misfits MX; Amoret, MO V, PV, NG MX

TBD Razors Edge MX; Farragut, IA V, PV, NG MX

10/25-27 Mill Creek; Combs, AR V, PV, NG MX & CC

Date Event Disciplines

4/13-14 Rocket Run; Three Springs, PA Cross Country and Motocross

4/27-28 Irish Valley; Paxinos, PA National/Regional Cross Country and Motocross

5/4-5 Sutton Station; Summerville, PA Cross Country and Motocross

5/18-19

Reynlow Park 1; Reynoldsville, PA National Cross Country

6/22-23 Ashcraft Run; Bellefonte, PA Cross Country and Motocross

6/30 Allens Farm; Lawton, PA Motocross

7/6-7

Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD National/Regional Cross Country and Motocross

7/20-21 Quiet Oaks; Cross Fork, PA Cross Country and Motocross

8/24-25 Coyote Run; Ebensburg, PA Cross Country

9/7-8 Field Of Dreams; Greensburg, PA National/Regional and Motocross

9/21-22

Blacks Hollow Recreation; Spring Church, PA Cross Country and Motocross

10/12-13 Reynlow Park 2; Reynoldsville, PA Cross Country and Motocross

10/26-27 White Rose; Spring Grove, PA Cross Country and Motocross

All MX events will host Vintage, Post Vintage, and Next Gen (up to 1999) competition. All Regional CC events will host Vintage, Post Vintage, and Disc Brake (up to 1999) competition.

Mid-Atlantic Championship criteria for Cross Country and Motocross are:

• Rider must be an active AHRMA member.

• Minimum six (6) class placings required to qualify for series championship and yearend awards.

• Best six (6) cross country class placings/points count toward CC series championship.

• Best six (6) motocross class placings/points count toward MX series championship.

Date Event

Disciplines

3/2-3 Fingerlake; Red Bluff, CA - cancelled Cross Country, VMX, PVMX

4/6-7 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA * National Trials, Cross Country, VMX

4/21 Leapfrog Classic Trials; Frong Pond Motoranch; Vacaville, CA Trials

5/4-5 Steel Stampede, Deschutes County Fairgrounds; Redmond, OR Trials, VMX

6/8-9 Grizzly Trials and Cross Country; Grizzly Flats, CA National Trials, Cross Country

6/22-23 Golf Course Classic; Ontario, OR * Trials, Cross Country, VMX, PVMX

7/20-21 Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic Motofest™); Salinas CA *

National Trials, CC & V, PV, NG MX

8/10-11 Pomeroy Memorial; Yakima, WA * Trials, Cross Country, VMX

8/24-25 Tea Cup Trials & Scott Trials; Point Arena, CA Trials

9/14-15 Rattlers Run Ranch; Fairfield, WA National Trials, VMX

9/28-29 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA * National Trials, Cross Country, VMX

10/20 Original Standard MX, MMX Racing; Marysville, CA V, PV, NG MX

2024 AHRMA Northwest Regional Championship Series

• all Northwest events count for 2024 Northwest Championships

• VMX - 9 events, 4 to qualify, best 7

• Trials - 10 events, 5 to qualify, best 7

• Cross Country - 7 events, 4 to qualify, best 5

• Regional points awarded at National events on Northwest’s schedule

• PVMX, NGMX - support only - no season points

You must be an AHRMA member to receive Regional AHRMA Championship Awards and Points. Non-member points will be removed and rescored for members.

* denotes Iron Butt Weekend

• complete 2 motos in the same class

• 3 trials loops

• finish cross country in all 5 scheduled events

Date Event

Disciplines

2/11 Sunshine State; Waldo, FL V, PV, NG MX

3/16 Wildsville; Reynolds, GA V, PV, NG MX & CC

3/22-24 Farm 14; Centerville, MS National CC & V, PV, NG MX

4/6-7 Sugar Hill; Whiteville, TN National Trials & CC

4/13-14 Chirt Pit; Ringold, GA National Trials

4/19-21 S. of the Border; Hamer, SC National CC & V, PV, NG MX

5/11 Fannin Cnty MX; Fannin County, GA PV, NG MX

6/1-2 Aonia Pass; Washington, GA Trials, CC, V, PV, NG MX

6/15-16 Tennessee Ridge Runner; Bybee, TN National Trials & CC

7/13 Acres Above; Lookout Mountaun, GA Trials

8/9-11 Muddy Creek; Blountville, TN National V, PV, NG MX

8/17 Henry’s Hills; Cornelia, GA Trials

9/14-15 Hickory Hills; Lenoir City, TN Trials

9/21 Aonia Pass; Washington, GA Trials, CC, V, PV, NG MX

10/11-13 Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL Trials, CC, V, PV, NG MX

Date Event Disciplines

3/15-17 Wildwood MX; Kentwood, LA National CC & V, PV, NG MX

3/22-24 Farn 14; Centreville, MS National CC & V, PV, NG MX

5/25-26 Swan MX; Tyler, TX V, PV, NG MX

5/3-5 Freestone County Raceway; Wortham, TX CANCELLED National CC & V, PV, NG MX

6/8-9 3 Palms Action Sports Park; Conroe, TX CANCELLED CC & V, PV, NG MX

9/21-22 Johnsonville MX; Yantis, TX National CC & V, PV, NG MX

10/5-6 Waco Eagles; Waco, TX CC & V, PV, NG MX

10/25-27 Mill Creek Motorsports; Combs, AR National CC & V, PV, NG MX

11/8-10 T&S Racing Final; Henryetta, OK National CC, Trials, V, PV, NG MX

Regional Championship Requirements to Qualify

• You must be an AHRMA member to receive Regional AHRMA Championship Awards and Points. Non-member points will be removed and rescored for members.

Motocross Regional Championship

• Must score points in 7 of 9 races of which 2 must be a regional-only race

Cross Country Regional Championship

• Must score points in 10 of 14 races of which 1 must be a regional-only race.

All race points count toward a regional championship

4/13-14

9/21

3/23

5/26

6/1 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO V, PV, NG CC

6/16 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO V, PV, NG MX

6/29 Thunder Valley Motocross Park; Morrison, CO V, PV, NG CC

7/14 Sweney Cycle Ranch; Brush, CO V, PV, NG MX

8/18 Sutak Raceway; Alamosa, CO V, PV, NG MX

8/31 PNCC Hare Scramble; Potter, NE V, PV, NG CC

9/15 Sweney Cycle Ranch; Brush, CO V, PV, NG MX

10/5 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO V, PV, NG CC

PV, NG MX

10/13 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO V, PV, NG MX 2024 AHRMA Rocky Mountain Schedule - visit ahrmarm.org

2024 AHRMA Southwest Schedule - visit ahrmasw.org

2/4 Duel in the Desert; Shorty’s Cycle Park; Blythe, CA

Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA V, PV, NG MX

3/24 Shorty’s Cycle Park; Blythe, CA V, PV, NG MX

4/13 Willow Springs Raceway, CA Trials

4/21 Motoland; Casa Grande, AZ V, PV, NG MX

4/27 Pasha GP, Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA CC (Grand Prix)

5/18-19 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA National CC, Trials, V, PV, NG MX

6/23 Bull Hollow Stampede, Bull Hollow Raceway; Monticello, UT V, PV, NG MX

TBD 11 Mile Corner V, PV, NG MX

7/20-21 Weathertech Raceway (Laguna Seca); Salinas, CA National CC, Trials, V, PV, NG MX

10/27 Octoberfast Grand Prix, Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA CC (Grand Prix)

12/8 Shorty’s Cycle Park; Blythe, CA V, PV, NG MX

12/15 Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA V, PV, NG MX

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1974 yamaha yz360

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19” akront spool wheel

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1974 honda 250M elsinore

PRICE: $4,000

LOCATION: Salt Lake City, UT CONTACT: (801) 718-2835

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MARKETPLACE ADS: The Marketplace plan is specifically designed for small business owners. Members or nonmembers may submit an ad of up to 50 words and may

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motorcycle transportation

Will transport bikes and gear to road race and/or multi-discipline events, Florida to California, and all events in between.

LOCATION: Port Orange, Florida

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2018 honda crf450 cylinder head

2018 Honda CRF-450 cylinder head

This is a new, unused cylinder head

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PRICE: $1,700

LOCATION: Auburn, WA

CONTACT: Pete Jorgenson - (253) 218-9380

1967 triumph cub square head

Excellent condition “square” T20SM head, vapor honed, no broken or damaged fins, new cast iron guides, ground seats, valves lapped, spark plug threads excellent original. Ready to install. Won’t find a nicer one unless its new.

PRICE: $550

LOCATION: Canal Winchester, OH

CONTACT: Ted Atkinson - (614) 837-1416

laguna to mosport

Bike transport to & from the VRRA CanAm Challenge at Mosport from AHRMA Laguna or Temecula CA.

LOCATION: Temecula, CA

CONTACT: Ed Sorbo - (909) 838-4587

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