AHRMA MAG July 2023, Vol. No. 5, Issue No. 6

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EDITOR

Steph Vetterly ahrmamag@ahrma.org

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Jeff Debell, Richard Brodock, Debbie Poole, Arch E. York, Arch A. York, Kate Jorgenson, Joshua Schucker, Bob Close

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS

Bob Ragon, Nickless Photos, William Fay, Joshuawithacamera LLC, Eldon Holmes Photography, Kate Jorgenson, Becky Schreckengost, Sarah Lane, Rick Cowers

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Layne Hanna on his way to take second place in the Modern Classic Intermediate class at the Milliken, CO, trials.

Photo courtesy Debbie Poole

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from the editor

When you really stop and think about it, it’s amazing how much racing AHRMA offers. Not just how many different disciplines (road racing, motocross, cross country, dirt track, trials), but how many individual race days there are on the schedule. Between the national and regional events, there are over 100 different events.

In this issue, I’m happy to showcase nine of our recent races, crossing all disciplines, both national and regional. We have some lovely trials reports from Debbie Poole, full road racing recaps from Arch A. and Arch E. York, from Underground Team Racing, a follow-up on the Dick Mann Memorial Championship dirt track race by Richard Brodock, and so many more.

As many folks get ready to head out to Laguna Seca for our 2023 AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at WeatherTech Raceway, I hope you’ll enjoy catching up on the action and excitement that AHRMA offers.

see you on the track! Steph

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NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Craig Grantham, Executive Director

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MEMBERSHIP

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COMMUNICATIONS

Cindy McLean

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RACE DIRECTORS

ROAD RACE DIRECTOR - Al Charles email: roadrace.director@ahrma.org

OFF-ROAD DIRECTOR - Terry McPhillips

email: offroad.director@ahrma.org

DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR - Richard Brodock email: dirt.track@ahrma.org

RACE COORDINATORS

CROSS COUNTRY COORDINATOR

Becky Hayes

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NATIONAL TRIALS COORDINATOR

Debbie Poole

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EASTERN TRUSTEES

Carl Anderson (Chairman) - chairman@ahrma.org

Mike Dixon - michael.dixon@ahrma.org

Arthur Kowitz - dbsuperbiker@gmail.com

David Rutherford - david.rutherford@ahrma.org

Tim Terrell - tim.terrell@ahrma.org

Fred Guidi - fredguidi@gmail.com

WESTERN TRUSTEES

Al Anderberg - al.anderberg@ahrma.org

Brian Larrabure - brianl.ahrma@gmail.com

Albert Newmann (Treasurer)newmann.albert@gmail.com

Luke Sayer (Secretary) - sayerlu@gmail.com

Kelly Shane - kelly.ahrma@gmail.com

Greg Tomlinson - speedymagoo5@gmail.com

When I first joined AHRMA, I was struck by the range of members, disciplines, and the relationships developed within the club over time. The club is truly a cross section of the entire population, all types, professions, skill levels, bikes, and classes. It is the best and most diverse racing club in the US at this time.

We have such a good thing with AHRMA that sharing it with all I come into contact with is something I am proud to do. Because of this, I have seen many new members join over the last couple of years and I’ve been proud to welcome them and see them at our events. One of the things that Arthur Kowitz, our former Chairman and current AHRMA Academy of Roadracing (AAR) headmaster, has shared is what his new students say. He asks each what their contact point was to create the motivation to take the AAR school. Virtually ALL of them say it was because of a connection to another AHRMA member. It could be a relative, friend, or maybe just an acquaintance, but having someone who knows the AHRMA lifestyle and benefits is the best way for others to get interested and committed to giving us a try.

One of the things I think of often is sustainability. Growing our membership so that we leave this club better than we found it and provide the same opportunities we’ve had to others who will follow us. I know many of you feel the same way based on our many conversations and

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communications. It’s time for us each to commit to this initiative to increase our membership. It’s not just the head count or value of the memberships, it’s the gift that keeps on giving in so many directions. The new members get to experience one of the best environments and most satisfying achievements of their lives. Feelings and experiences that they could not have in any other place. AHRMA gets to experience new members, new thinking, and new sharing. The club benefits from extra effort, camaraderie, and even financial support as we grow participation at our events. This is THE most important initiative that we can endeavor to succeed at –membership growth.

Consider this…”What if each member brought in one new member in 2023? If even half were successful, AHRMA would be a ~4,000+ member club.” This is remarkable because we know that the connection created between AHRMAvangelists, and their contacts is strong. I have heard so many stories of others having this same experience while bringing new members to AHRMA. One of my long time racing pals has converted no less than five new members in the last year alone. I believe we can all do this, and now is the time.

Now is the time to share with your contacts and let them experience what you have enjoyed. Will you join us in our effort to bring at least one new member to AHRMA? If you do, please have them reference your name and member number on their new member application (referred by). Also, please keep track of the members you refer.

We have a special surprise for the AHRMAvangelist that converts the most new AHRMA members in 2023, and I hope it is YOU.

Now, let’s race!

Craig L. Grantham

CRAIG L. GRANTHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AHRMA

We just finished the road race events at Heartland Motorsports Park and Motorsport Park Hastings. Lots of travel, competitive racing, and Air Fence installation experience - we had it all in the last month. Once again, our road race staff and volunteers did an excellent job managing the races, and our riders supported the events well.

A huge thanks goes to John Ulrich of Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology (RoadracingWorld.com). John lined us up with some air fence to borrow from the AMA Head Quarters in Pickerington, Ohio, and with the help of AHRMA volunteers, it was installed and taken down without a hitch.

MESSAGE FROM YOUR ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

HEARTLAND MOTORSPORTS PARKlots of room to spread out at this multiuse facility and Devon Hilton and his staff welcomed us back again this year and provided us with whatever we needed.

MOTORSPORT PARK HASTINGSa new event for us, and Track Manager, Jeff Lacina, and his staff rolled out the red carpet. Their staff and spectators got a real treat seeing sidecar racing for the first time. Jeff also sang the national anthem for us.

Volunteers are still needed for upcoming events. Racers and family, if you can fit some volunteer time inbetween your races, we can always use the help. I can be contacted at roadrace.director@ahrma.org.

MOTORCYCLE RAFFLE- long-time AHRMA volunteer, Byron Powers, has donated his motorcycle to us to raffle off as a fundraiser for AHRMA. We will be selling raffle tickets at all the races, or you can contact me

at roadrace.director@ahrma.org to purchase tickets. The winning ticket will be drawn later this year at Barber.

Our national title partner, Bridgestone Tires, has had some staff adjustments but will be supporting us at all of our events this year. There is an event schedule and Bridgestone representatives posted by event on ahrma.org/schedules-results; you can contact them for any special tire needs for upcoming events.

Next up: NJMP and then our first AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of the year at Laguna Seca.

Safe travels and look forward to seeing everyone at the races.

AL CHARLES ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

CORNER TURNING THE

With the season nearing its half way point, we’ve had some great races from coast to coast. The Dick Mann Memorial Championships at Lodi Cycle Bowl were a great success; plans are already in the works to do it again next year and to make it an annual event. Thank you to everyone who came out and made it such a great weekend of racing and hanging out with the flat track family. I have to say a special thank you to Bob Agness for being our boots on the ground on the West coast and for facilitating the event.

From here on out, we are pretty heavy in the southeast with our schedule but will return one more time to the Midwest to Athens, Ohio, for the big half-mile cushion track. This year, our season finale will be at Beaver Creek Speedway in Toney, Alabama, just north of Huntsville. This will take place two weeks after Barber where, for the first time, AHRMA Dirt Track will race on-site during the Barber Vintage Festival. We are very excited to be able to showcase the program

and all the changes it has gone through over the last year and a half. It’s sure to be a don’t-miss event.

This year is the first year running a Dirt Track Vintage Cup, and Sportsman 750 has been a great class to start with. There has been some great racing and some fantastic machines that have come out. From Yamaha XS650s to Triumph 750s mixed in with a couple BSAs and even a Moto Guzzi. There have been four different winners over nine races with plenty of talented racers who can take victory at any given race. We are working on what class to highlight with the Vintage Cup in 2024 as well as a sponsor to help elevate the class. Currently we are looking at Sportsman 600 and Seventies Singles as candidates. Both classes have potential to have large grids and barbanging racing.

As we finish out our season, we are still in need of some help at our events. This is a great way to earn

race credits and get to know the ins and outs of the dirt track program. This is not open to only dirt track members but also off-road and road race members. We welcome all members and their families to come check out a race and lend a hand if you can. Check the AHRMA website for the full schedule to see what’s near you.

Richard Brodock

RICHARD BRODOCK DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR

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CARL COX MOTORSPORT NEW ZEALAND SIDECAR TEAM ATTENDING THE AHRMA CLASSIC MOTOFEST™

The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) announces the participation of the All Ladies Carl Cox Motorsport New Zealand Sidecar Team during the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of Monterey this coming July.

The team comes to the historic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca track at the invitation of Laroque Motorsports and AMA Hall of Fame Inductee, Larry Coleman.

The Sidecar Racing Association describes this high-speed sport as

“using 3-wheeled motorcycles that can hit speeds of 160mph. This is the only form of motorsport where the passenger and driver both steer the vehicle. Between the incredible cornering speed and the acrobatics of the passengers, sidecars are the most amazing sight on the racing circuit.”

“We are very excited to have the world class New Zealand sidecar team of Tracey Bryan and Jo Franzen accept our invitation to travel to the U.S. to experience the historic Laguna Seca course,” said Maurice Laroque-Turgeau, President Laroque Motorsports. “Tracey and Jo recently completed the New Zealand National Series and have also just won the New Zealand Grand Prix. Their sponsor, Carl Cox Motorsport, is a major supporter of two-wheeled motorsports around the globe and we’re glad to welcome them to compete against some of our finest teams. Special thanks to sidecar champion and huge supporter of the sport Larry Coleman for his introductions and support. We’d also like to thank Barnett Clutches and

Cables for being their U.S. sponsor for the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca event.”

AHRMA will feature sidecar practice on Friday and racing on Saturday and Sunday, July 14-16.

A full array of ticket packages is available from camping to single or multiple day admission tickets for the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of Monterey.

for more event information and ticket packages

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CARL COX MOTORSPORT

AHRMA Road Racer, Jesse Davis, Loses Appeal, Suspended for 13 Months for Multiple On and Off Track Offenses

During the March 17 to 19 2023 AHRMA Carolina Motorsports Park RR event Mr. Davis was reported by the Track operations manager, AHRMA race control, the AHRMA Referee and the AHRMA RR Director to be in violation of several rules in the 2023 AHRMA Handbook and a report was subsequently written up by each party.

Mr. Davis’s violations consisted of several parts of the 2023 AHRMA Handbook, Section 6 is listed as the primary reason for suspension under section 6.2.1 g) Suspension: Competition licenses may be suspended for flagrant breach of AHRMA rules. Unsafe actions were the primary issue.

6.1.1 Failure to obey the instruction of a recognizable race official

(supporting documentation can be found at www.ahrma.org/news)

Per the violations made there is no path to appeal listed under section 6.4 Appeals.

Mr. Davis was also found to be in violation of 18.1 Member Code of conduct, Section b) Use of profanity. (See attached reports)

This violation is also not subject to appeal per Section 18.3 in the AHRMA Handbook.

The Board agreed to hear an appeal made by Mr. Davis primarily on the basis of Section 3.5 Rules Interpretation and Application a) “such determinations are reviewable by the AHRMA Board of Trustees,“ and Section 17.5 “the suspended member shall be entitled to a

reasonable opportunity to be heard.“

On May the 19th 2023 the entire Board of Trustees, the RR Director and the Executive Director held an appeal hearing via video conference to hear Mr. Davis. After weighing the appeal where Mr. Davis was allowed to present his version and be questioned by the Board, a closed session discussion was held which concluded with a 7 to 4 vote (1 member abstained ) in favor of upholding the 13 month suspension imposed.

Carl Anderson

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sugar hill cross country

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The Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Cross Country series returned to Whiteville, TN, and the Sugar Hill Cross Country. Clayton Farris, Bob Ragon, and other volunteers put a lot of effort into making sure Sugar Hill would be as much fun as it was last year. Using the Avent family’s 300-acre farm, they laid out a course that was just over four miles long and basically ran reverse from the 2022 event with a few changes and some fresh cut trail thrown in for good measure.

Mile by mile, the course went like this: mile 1 hit a short, twisty woods section straight off the start, then dropped down a levee for a quick burst across the edge of a bean field, then back up the levee over a nice jump. Then the course dropped across a bridged creek and up a fast hill to an up-and-down steep hillside grass track section, a 90-degree turn followed by a half dozen 180’s at the top and bottom of the hill before dropping back into a nice flowy

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woods section. Mile 2 continued the woods section for a bit then dumped racers out into a fast grasstrack mowed into a beautiful field of red clover. Racers got the chance to stir the gearbox on the straightaways between a couple of sweeping 90’s and a pair of 180’s before dropping back into a short, single-track woods section. After coming out of the woods, racers followed a farm road then dropped into a wide open straightaway across a bean field before being dumped back into another single track woods section to finish off the second mile.

Mile 3 started off in a wash with some whoops and power-robbing sand, a couple of quick bursts around the edge of a bean field, but quickly turned into what old-time enduro riders call a “points taker.” This section and the first part of mile 4 were the tightest parts of the course, featuring mostly twisty single track, some fresh-cut trail, and plenty of rooty uphills and downhills. This was the most technical part of the course with plenty of handlebarwide squeezes through the trees, and several riders were seen taking a breather and sipping their Camelbaks in the middle of each race, catching their breath to push on to the finish. Pushing on finally got racers out of the tight woods and into a couple of fast farm road spurts connected by a short but tight woods section. When racers hit the 4-mile mark, they had about a quarter mile of flowy single track through woods to the scoring tent.

Big news was the ISDE legend, Fred Hoess, was coming to race, along with fellow ISDE vet, Suzy Moody. They were flying in from Colorado with bikes supplied by Clayton Farris. Fred would be riding Post-Vintage on a 1985 Husqvarna 250WR in the PV Open Expert class, and Suzy would be aboard a 1983 Husky 175XC for the PV Women’s Expert and PV 50+ Intermediate classes. Clayton and the locals recruited a young spark, Landon Trimmer, to challenge Hoess for the overall win. Landon, who is about 15-years old, would be riding the modern class on Clayton’s Cagiva 125. He hung with Fred for a little bit on Saturday until the ignition went out on his bike. Clayton worked until midnight getting the 125 going for Sunday, but Hoess smelled

Fred Hoess (18X)

Kevin O’brien (19Y), William Bagby (19G)

NATIONAL - cross country

competition in the air and wicked it up just a bit now that he was familiar with the course. He put about 10 seconds a lap on Landon, and Landon was putting 10 to 15 seconds a lap on the rest of the field! Some mighty fast riding by both racers, and you can bet if Landon shows up at more vintage races, he will be a true threat!

The weather was perfect for racing. The course had received a little rain in the days leading up to the weekend, but the few greasy spots quickly disappeared, and by Sunday the open stuff was actually a little dusty. Temperatures were great, not too hot, not too cold, and at the end of the weekend Clayton Farris said he hadn’t heard one sour word or complaint about the event. This is certainly one to put on your calendar for next year.

The vintage race was held first with plenty of familiar faces on the starting line. Bill Ryburn on his trusty steel-tank Penton, Dennis Brown on the venerable Greeves, G. Scott Price on the big Husky, Chris Gillespie, Kevin O’Brien, of course Becky Hayes. Nicest sounding bike of the race went to the 500 Triumph twin ridden by Larry Reiter. Unfortunately, he had dual sport tires fitted to the big Brit and they quickly packed the tread with sand and clay. A couple of the rutted and rooted hills out in the “points taker” section wore him out. I was riding sweep and stopped to help him get going again. He said he should have brought his BSA B50 instead, as it was quite a bit lighter than the street-legal Triumph and had good knobbies on it, since that is his motocross mount. I encouraged him to come back with it on Sunday (he only lived an hour away) but Saturday evidently got the best of him. I bet he comes back next year for revenge with the BSA on the trailer!

The vintage race quickly turned into a duel for overall between Kevin O’Brien on the Hodaka, Chris Gillespie aboard a Can-Am, and Suzy Moody who was flogging Clayton’s little Husky like a rented mule. Kevin and Chris ran 1-2 the entire race, with just a few seconds between them. They both got in five laps before the checkered flag flew, with O’Brien’s consistent lap times being the deciding factor to put him on top of the podium. Suzy got in five laps as well, was a couple of minutes off the pace, but headed

off G. Scott Price who also got in five laps but had to settle for fourth overall for the day. All riders won their individual classes and rode well to do so. Most of the intermediates and a couple of novice riders got in four laps.

Over 40 racers lined up for the Post-Vintage race with all eyes on Fred Hoess and Landon Trimmer. Unfortunately, Landon went out with ignition troubles on the second lap, and Hoess easily cruised to a six-lap overall win posting lap times consistently in the 10 min 30 second range. He wasn’t the only six-lap racer, though. A bunch of the expert class riders finished out with six laps, with most of the intermediate crowd getting five laps in. Plenty of red and

blue in the woods as the XR200s and IT175/200s are quickly becoming the bike of choice for post-vintage cross country.

On Sunday morning, a couple dozen hearty vintage racers lined up to tackle Sugar Hill again. Racers knew the course by now and some alternate lines had formed around some of the nastier rooted places in the woods There were plenty of trees with skinned bark at footpeg and handlebar height in the tight stuff and a few spots where corners were blown through at speed and “cheater lines” formed to get back on the trail. Kevin O’Brien took advantage of his vintage and post-vintage course knowledge from Saturday and absolutely put the hammer down

Henry Gregorich (60L)

straight out of the gate and never looked back, overalling the vintage race again and knocking nearly 30 seconds a lap off of his Saturday time! He got in six laps, with Chris Gillespie and Suzy Moody being the only racers to get five laps in, everyone else having to settle for four or less. Cool Bike award for the vintage line in my opinion goes to Scott Robirds who took his Rokon to the Vintage 60+ win. There’s just something about those oddball brands!

A couple more local experts had shown up to ride the Pre-Modern class on Sunday with their eyes firmly

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fixed on Fred Hoess. Word had gotten out that Landon Trimmer had been hanging with Fred until his bike broke, so the local sharks smelled blood in the water! It wasn’t to be, however, as Hoess took a page straight from the Kevin O’Brien race book, stepped it up a notch and knocked a clean 20 seconds a lap off of his Saturday lap times to easily take the overall. Landon rode fast, too, but finished a minute back with Clayton Farris rounding out the podium a full five minutes back from that. A few other expert riders managed to get six laps in. Intermediates were good for five laps max, and a lot of folks were probably hoping they’d get passed by Fred before the scoring tent so they wouldn’t have to do another lap. It was a fun course, but the

combination of fast stuff and tight stuff really gave racers a workout. Nobody went home thinking they got cheated out of a good race, that’s for sure!

Complete results can be found on the AHRMA website. Huge thanks to all the folks who VOLUNTEER to make these events come off so well. Dennis and David Brown and Bill Ryburn for tech, Becky Hayes for signup and scoring, Lloyd Loux, John Bowman and the others who worked the scoring tent, a couple of the local guys who rode sweep, the Avent family, and of course Clayton Farris and Bob Ragon who did five jobs at once all weekend. Wonderful job by all and a wonderful weekend of racing!

DICK MANN MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP: LODI CYCLE BOWL

Lodi, CA. The legendary Lodi Cycle Bowl was set as the 2023 AHRMA 4SR Dick Mann Memorial Championship. The weekend consisted of four races over three days including two 1/4-mile short tracks, a TT track, and an 1/8-mile short track. Operated by the Lodi Motorcycle Club, sanctioned since 1937, the Lodi Cycle Bowl has been consistently running races since 1953. Jim Rice, Kenny Roberts, and Chris Carr, are just some of the many

FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS

Practice started around 5pm as spectators were arriving. The 1/4mile short track would be the battle ground this night. While the modern 450 machines laid down some rubber on the track, the main attraction was the vintage iron. Bultacos, Yamahas, BSAs, Triumphs, Hondas, and the list goes on of the incredible machines that took to the track. All the way from South Carolina, Preston Palmer and his 1951 Triumph 500 would start out the weekend with a win in Dinosaur class and go on to win all four rounds and his championship. Palmer would also take home the Sportsman 125 Championship and gain valuable points in both class towards the National Championship.

top-tier riders who cut their teeth at Lodi, but this weekend was for one of the few who did it all.

Many words have described Dick Mann over the years - a racer, a tuner, a fierce competitor, a champion, a legend. Mann was two-time Daytona 200 winner and two-time Grand National Champion in flat track. Mann competed in any and all disciplines on two wheels. Over his 20-year professional racing career, he

raced in 240 nationals and finished in the top 10 in points every year but one. Dick Mann passed away at the age of 86 in 2021. With his influence and direct involvement with the evolution and success of AHRMA, and with Lodi being one of his home tracks, it was the obvious place to hold a memorial race in his honor. But why stop with just one race? Why not a weekend of racing? Why not a stand-alone championship? So that’s what we did.

SATURDAY TOOK A TURN

Saturday kicked off with a TT track the likes of the Fremont TT track. Using the 1/4-mile oval and incorporating the 1/8-mile inside oval, the TT had it all. A fast section down the front straight and a technical sections transitioning from the outside oval to the inside oval and back. Tom Fredrickson and his Can-Am 250 would again battle with Richard Brodock and his Yamaha dt1 in Sportsman 250. Fredrickson grabbed the win in the heat, but Brodock would come back to take the main. Fredrickson would finish second in points for the weekend behind Brodock.

The day wasn’t over After the conclusion of the TT. In fact, it was right on schedule for night two of the 1/4-mile short track. Taking to the track right at sundown, the 1/4-mile

oval provided more great racing. Jonathan Schaefer, Mike Hardy Racing, continued his impressive run, taking three more wins bringing his total to nine wins in nine races. He would finish the weekend with three championships in Seventies Singles, Running of the Buls, and 450 A with 11 wins in 11 races.

SUNDAY

After three races over the last two days, it was time for some 1/8-mile bar banging shoot outs. Close, fast racing doesn’t begin to describe the intense action on this small track. Andy Davis (cb350), Brian Filo (cb350), and Luke Sayer (BSA 441) had one more go in Sportsman 600. With a second-place finish, Davis would end the weekend just six points ahead of Sayer to take second in the championship, only 19 points behind the always fast Brian Filo.

SHORT AND SWEET

WORDS BY RICHARD BRODOCK PHOTOS BY NICKLESS PHOTOS

MAY 19-21, 2023

Robert Mcdonnell (1)

In all, 170 riders showed up for a chance at glory, and eighteen walked away with championships.

Congratulations to all the champions and thank you to all the riders and their families who came out to support a great weekend of racing. Thank you to Lodi Cycle Bowl and Lodi Motorcycle Club for their hospitality and use of their legendary track. The biggest thanks goes out to Bob Agness for all his help in making this event happen and making it as successful as it was. We look forward to going back next year and making it bigger and better for the second annual Dick Mann Memorial Championship.

VINTAGE

Triumphs, Triumphs, and more Triumphs! The West coast had no shortage of British bikes for Sportsman 750. Tim Adams and his lone Yamaha xs650 had his

work cut out for him going against five Triumphs. Adams would finish fourth in points for the weekend behind Jerry Bland who ended the weekend with a couple third places and a win in the TT. Current nationalpoints leader, Richard Brodock, would go head-to-head with William McDonnell who grabbed three wins and a second place and took home the Championship. Brodock would walk away from the weekend with three second places and a third,

landing in second for the weekend championship but, more importantly, with a commanding lead in the National points race. Maury Austin and Shawn Sage would come out on Triumphs and add to the exciting races. As the series heads back east, McDonnell sits in second place in National points pushing the previous occupant of that position, Jon Cook, down to fifth. With 11 more races to go, there is sure to be plenty of shuffling in the points standings.

2023 AHRMA DIRT TRACK

CUP : SPORTSMAN 750

Matt Gomez (69z), Tom Fredrickson (62s)

William McDonnell (26M)

Sid Reed (9), Hailey Germaine (31), Maury Austin (57t), Jonathan Schaefer (1)

Shawn Sage (31)

Jonathan Schaefer (5)

off the track @ lodi off the track @ lodi

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Rock Riders Rock New AHRMA Trial Venue at Nehawka, NE

MAY 20-21, 2023

Deep in Nebraska farm country lies a hidden gem of a trial venue owned by a long-time trial club, the Rock Riders. This property has been the site of several modern trial nationals over the years, and club member Dave Zornes, familiar with Ahrma trials, wanted to hold an Ahrma 2-day national and led the effort to do so. Dave was all ears about learning what Ahrma trial riders expect in a section. Dave and club members Mick Hutcheson and Mark Harbeen worked for over a full day with Ahrma members Rob and Debbie Poole, and Rob Stickler to adjust section

difficulty accordingly.

The property itself almost overwhelms in the number of choices for section area; it is nearly endless. The loop offers everything from single track, green meadows and fire roads, almost all of it shaded. This is an old quarry, but it isn’t all rocks; although the rocky creek was a challenge for many.

Top scores went to Jay Holton, Randall Black, Robert Lord and Scott Kirn over the two days. Randall Black had a perfect day of all zeros in Premier Lightweight intermediate for Saturday, and just 5 points were lost for Sunday. Jay Holton’s best day was Sunday in Classic expert, losing 10 points, and just 13 on Saturday. Robert Lord had a win in Classic intermediate Saturday with 4 points, ahead of Scott Kirn’s 8. On Sunday Lord prevailed again with 11 points. Kirn’s grandson, Collin, rode both days in Youth B as well. Sean McKenna, from San Francisco, also turned in a great ride in Modern Classic novice with an 8 point day on Saturday. Mark Hawk, travelling from Tennessee, scored a very respectable 23 and 14 points in Modern Twin Shock intermediate Saturday and

Sunday respectively. Air Cooled Mono intermediate rider Jeff Kuhn had two very good days scoring 8 and 15 points.

This first-year event had a small crowd, but riders were well-traveled; from Colorado, California, Tennessee, Illinois and the southern states. The camping was park-like, the hospitality first rate, the sections creative, fun, yet challenging. If the Rock Rider’s Nehawka event is part of the AHRMA 2024 National Trial schedule, and we do hope it will be, start planning to attend now!

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proudly hosts the

AHRMA Vintage National

July 15 & 16

Gate Fees:

Friday- Sunday $45.00

Saturday- Sunday $35.00

Saturday after 6pm- Sunday $15.00

Sunday $15.00

• Live entertainment

Saturday evening: TDT Party Band

• Food trucks on site

• Swap meet Saturday and Sunday

• Pit Bike Race: Saturday evening after racing concludes

Gates open:

Friday 6pm-10pm

Saturday 7am-10pm

Sunday 7am-10pm

Race Fees:

Pre-registry is available at ahrma.org

Primitive camping is free, available at track Friday-Sunday Please email info@hondahills.com for extended camping options Visit hondahills.com for hotel and restaurants near track

(water and sewer available from an off site supplier for a fee)

Track address: 10214 Honda Hills Rd

Thornville, OH 43076

WONDERFUL WEATHER WITH A WONDERFUL TURNOUT!

The centrally located Heartland Motorsports Park of Topeka, Kansas, graciously hosted yet another successful AHRMA race weekend. Anyone who wasn’t at the lake for Memorial Day weekend was at the track celebrating life and remembering why they can.

PRACTICE DAY: FRIDAY

Time to test, tune, and learn the track! Speaking of learning, AHRMA’s race school was packed full of students eager to become certified racers. Many of the students were local Hector St. John Track Day enthusiasts looking to take it to the next level. Underground Team Racing is always hard at work trying to get more local racers into this wonderful sport! A special guest, James Tarbox, attended the school as well. He is the Cycle Gear Store Manager near Kansas City! Thanks for coming, James and Cycle Gear! All students were successfully instructed by our head race school instructor, Arthur Kowitz, and assisted by some helpful and experienced volunteers. Welcome to the club!

LET’S GO RACING!

Saturday started off with a few practice sessions to get the blood pumping, but soon after you could feel the electricity in the air as race calls were starting to be made. “RACE ONE, FIRST CALL!” Pulses rise, bikes are warmed up, leathers are zipped. “RACE ONE, SECOND CALL!” Helmet is on, gloves are on, bikes are off to hear the final call, butterflies in the

stomach are starting to feel like fourth call for the bathroom. “RACE ONE… THIRD AND FINAL CALL!” Pull the warmers, kick the stands out. Let’s. Go. Racing.

Race one contained Next Gen Superbike 2 (NGSBS 2) with an exciting race between local fast guy and Underground Team Racing original, Kurt Klein, and fellow fast dude, James Milroy Jr. Kurt was able

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to pull first with James just 0.10 seconds behind and Paul Germain securing third. The smokey Open Two-Stroke podium went to Ralph Staropoli, Sven Bley, and Adrian Jasso. In race two, Vintage Superbike Heavyweight gained a new rider, Underground Team Racing’s owner Arch York. My father bumped up a class to allow himself time to watch his son’s races as well as let me race his bike in his original middleweight class! We both secured podium positions. David Crussell took first and Dennis Parrish came in strong with second. 350 GP was led by the famous Alex Mclean, followed by speedy Walt Fulton and Isle of Man legend, David Roper.

Next up were some of the fastest times I’ve witnessed at Heartland Park. Sound of Thunder 1 had a known guest competing for that top spot. Stefano Mesa put down a staggering 1:40.9 lap time! Drew Jankord threw down a 1:42.8 but was able to secure the win. Not far behind was Brett Folkerts to reel in the third-place position. As if that wasn’t enough excitement, within the same race was Sound of Singles 1! Underground Team Racing’s Andrew Berkley had been looking for a challenge and absolutely found it. Another fast local, Andre Taylor, snagged first place on his 2023 KTM SMR450 (motard!) with his fastest lap time of 1:51.4! Andrew placed second and yet another fast local, Zach Thomas, rounded off the top three.

Race 4 holds the fan favorite and most photogenic group of crazies. Sidecars! The fastest lap went to Bernard Juchli and his passenger with a mind numbing 2:10.0 on their Modern Sidecar US F1.

Sound of Thunder 2’s podium contains some more familiar names with Drew Jankord pulling first, Brett Folkerts pulling second and more Underground Team Racing members taking third (Shane Quigg) and fourth (Tommy Ryan). While I am usually up there with those guys, I am learning a new-to-me bike and took a safe, but fun, twelfth place. I had a blast battling with Jim Barker! Within the same race were a couple of quiet bikes - Bob Berbeco (2021 Zero SR/F) and Richard Illman (2020 Zero SR/S) on electric bikes in Formula Lightning. One of the largest grids this weekend was Sound of Thunder 4 with 21 bikes. Sam Fisk

took first, Christopher Much second, and Dalton Clark third. Battle of the Twins 2 was led by UTR’s Shane Quigg with Tony Prust not far behind and Dylan Connor nabbing a third. Sound of Singles 2 was another exciting battle of motards, but the first spot on the podium went to a non-motard Ralph Staropoli! Second and third were earned by Andre Taylor and Andrew Berkley, respectively. Zach Thomas was on his way from the back of the grid but missed third by just 0.26 seconds. I am not quite there yet, but was able to secure eighth out of 14 riders on my motard. It would have been 15 riders, but Paul Elledge was piloting a BMW in Vintage Superbike Lightweight and secured first place, with Pete Homan completing a lap to secure

his second place. Sound of Thunder 3’s top three included Drew Jankord, Teddy Honan, and Dalton Clark. Vintage Superbike Middleweight podium went to Paul Germain, Paul Elledge, and Underground Team Racing’s Arch E. York (me). Thanks again for letting me pilot your bike, Pops!

Finally getting the class of their own, MOTARD! All the top-three competitors finished within 0.6 seconds of one another! Andre Taylor, Andrew Berkely, and Zach Thomas. A special shoutout to my little brother, Sam York, for securing a top 10 position as well!

After the track went cold, we all grabbed our chairs and favorite drink to attend the always fun awards

SILKE CROMBIE & ERIC LENSER (42C) - 1982 YAMAHA XS650

ZACH THOMAS (93T) - 2021 HUSQVARNA FS450

ceremony. The AHRMA community loves to win but we also love congratulating other winners and there is nothing better than seeing someone collect a well-earned award with a big smile.

Sunday provided some more beautiful weather; the competitive measured their drink intake from the night prior, and the partiers kept their sunglasses on during the early riders meeting! I didn’t list all the top three spots from Saturday so here is a list of every race’s top three riders.

NGSBS 2-Kurt Klein, Paul Germain, Dylan Connor. OPEN 2 STROKERalph Staropoli, Sven Bley, Adrian Jasso. TCC - Rick Lanigan, Seroj

Terian. VSBHW-David Crussell, Arch A. York, Dennis Parrish. 350GP-Alex Mclean, David Roper, Walt Fulton. FORMULA 125- Craig Hirko, Stuart Sanders, Bob Lewin. SPORTSMAN

350- Silke Crombie, Marshall Barnes, Joseph Diekmann. NOV.HIST.PROD.

HVY- Will Meyer, Winston Spencer,

Corey Golla. SOT1- Drew Jankord, Brett Folkerts, Patrick Lansu. SOS1Andre Taylor, Michael Hausknecht, Andrew Berkley. SIDECARS- Bernard Juchli, Tim Joyce, Dave Kaechele (Refer to speedhive for passengers and class breakup). 200 GRAND PRIX- Jack Kainz, Stuart Sanders, Andy Finding. CLASS C FOOTSHIFTDavid Tompkins, Alex Mclean, Joe Zito. FORM250- Patrick Hanson, Dave Rhodes, Joseph Shirer. CLASS C HANDSHIFT- Tim Joyce, Gary Roper, Renee Joyce. 2STROKE CLASSIC 250GP- Thomas Hillard. SOT2- Drew Jankord, Brett Folkerts, Tommy Ryan. FORM LIGHTNING- Bob Berbeco, Richard Illman. SOT4- Drew Jankord, Sam Fisk, Teddy Honan. CLASSIC SIXTIES- Alex Mclean. MOTO LEMANS(EXH)- Stuart Sanders, Jack Kainz, Cindy Mclean. NOV.HIST.PROD. LW- Robert Himmelmann, Winston Spencer, Corey Golla. CLASSIC SIXTIES 650- David Tomkins. FORM750- Tim Joyce, Christopher Spargo, Brian Filo. FORM THUNDER-

Drew Jankord, Brett Folkerts, Patrick Lansu. BOT2- Tony Prust, Shane Quigg, Dylan Conner. NGSBLTMark Bernal, Andrew Mauk, Robert Himmelmann. SOS2- Ralph Staropoli, Andre Taylor, Andrew Berkley, Zach Thomas, Me ;). VSBLW- Paul Elledge, Pete Homan. 250GP- Paul Germain, Stuart Sanders, Craig Light. PRE1940- Alex Mclean, Gary Roper. 500 PREMIER- Andy Findling, Luke Sayer, Wes Orloff. SOT3- Drew Jankord, Teddy Honan, Sam Fisk. VSBMWPaul Germain, Richard Richter, Arch A. York. SPORTSMAN750- Brady Ingelse, Grant Spence, Thomas Pillsbury. BEARS- Patrick Hanson, Herb Haigh, Ben Schmitt. MOTARDAndrew Berkley, Zach Thomas, Mark Jurczyk. BOT1- Tony Prust, B.J. DeJong, Luke Allen. NGSBMW- Nick Lenatsch, Hunter Malone, William Hegerty. FORM VINT- David Crussell, Dennis Parrish. NGSB3- Kurt Klein, Brian Larrabure, William Kaszer. SOS3- Ralph Staropoli, Drew Jankord, Dave Rosno. NGSB- Nick Lenatsch, Jim Barker, Tim Banks. FORM500Christopher Spargo, Joe Ackley, Dan Sokolich.

Big thanks to Heartland Motorsports Park of Topeka for the hospitality and awesome facility. I would also like to thank AHRMA staff and volunteers for making this weekend happen. See y’all at the next one!

Stay Safe. Stay Tuned. RFP.

Arch E. York

ARCH E. YORK UNDERGROUND TEAM RACING

PAUL GERMAIN (61)

GRANT SPENCE (24) - 1975 HONDA CB 750

MICHAEL PLATT & KARNA KERR (10P) - 1967 KAWASAKI W1

off the track @ heartland off the track @ heartland

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Spargo and Joyce Swap AHRMA Wins in the Heartland of America

A two-stroke versus four-stroke duel that started in the 70’s continues forty years later in the 2023 American Historic Motorcycle Racing Associations (AHRMA) Vintage Cup. Sponsored by Hagerty Insurance, Roadracingworld.com, and NYC Norton (nycnorton.com), AHRMA’s 2023 Vintage Cup features the Formula 750 (F750) class which includes 750cc two and four-stroke powered machines built up to 1972. The fifth and sixth rounds of the 2023 Bridgestone Tires National Road racing series landed squarely in the middle of America at the Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, KS.

The F750 podium both days featured one of the largest and one of the smallest motorcycle manufacturers with Christopher Spargo on a Yamaha RD400, Tim Joyce on NYC Norton’s Seely NRE (Nourish Racing Engineering), and Brian Filo riding a Yamaha XS 650 punched out to 750cc in a custom road racing chassis.

In previous years, lap times for the front-runners in the class were just below the 2 minute mark. On Saturday, Joyce and Spargo turned laps in in the 1:55 range – an impressive feat when racing motorcycles with pre-1972 specifications. Joyce and Spargo traded the lead several times. Spargo had better acceleration out of the corners and used it to his advantage through the last series of turns to take the lead and prevent Joyce from drafting for the win.

“This year’s Vintage Cup races at Kansas provided all the action we had hoped for, as I believe the top four riders cut laps faster than last year’s F750 winning time. No doubt the riders are digging deep and making their best efforts, “ said Carl Anderson, AHRMA’s 2023 Chairman of the Board.

While there was excitement happening up front, there was a three-bike dual for second place between Filo, Colton Roberts on a

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Yamaha RD400 and Jeff Hargis riding a Yamaha XS 750. Filo was able to secure the third place position and held on to it for the checkered flag taking the third step on the podium.

The rest of the field consisted of a spectrum of motorcycles unlike any other class, with Brian Larrabure on a beautiful Ducati 750SS Imola replica, Walt Fulton on a vintage Harley XR750 and Patrick Hanson on a BSA Lightning.

The balance of the grid included, in order of finishing, Larrabure, Mike Dixon riding a 1970 Yamaha XS, Dan Sokolich on his Yamaha RD400, Fulton and Hanson.

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The fight for third was similar to Saturday with Filo, Roberts and Hargis duking it out with Filo taking the checkered for third followed by Roberts in fourth and Hargis in fifth. The rest of the field finished in the following order: Larrabure, David Crussell, racing a 1972 Kawasaki H2R, Dixon, Sokolich, Fulton and Hanson.

“As the class sponsor, I try to be as objective as possible, but I wouldn’t be telling the truth if I said I didn’t want NYC Norton’s rider, Tim Joyce, to go out and put on a good show,” said Kenny Cummings of NYC Norton. “I want to acknowledge Chris Spargo for turning this into a legitimate dog fight and living up to the NYC Norton slogan showing that you can’t fake a fast lap and no one is going to be able to phone this championship in.”

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 Formula 750 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.

RACE RESULTS

Saturday Results - May 27, 2023

1 - Christopher Spargo, 1976 Yamaha RD400

2 - Tim Joyce, 1968 Seeley NRE 750, Springfield, VT

3 - Brian Filo, 1972 Yamaha XS650, Livermore, CA

4 - Colton Roberts, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Pawnee, IL

5 - Jeff Hargis, 1972 Yamaha XS 650, Battle Creek, MI

6 - Brian Larrabure, 1972 Ducati Imola 750SS, Calabasas, CA

7 - Michael Dixon, 1970 Yamaha XS, Wataga, IL

8 - Dan Sokolich, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Washington, MO

9 - Walt Fulton, 1970 Harley Davidson XR, Montrose, CO

10 - Patrick Hanson, 1970 BSA Lightning, West Bend, WI

Sunday Results - May 28, 2023

1 - Tim Joyce, 1968 Seeley NRE 750, Springfield, VT

2 - Christopher Spargo, 1976 Yamaha RD400

3 - Brian Filo, 1972 Yamaha XS650, Livermore, CA

4 - Colton Roberts, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Pawnee, IL

5 - Jeff Hargis, 1972 Yamaha XS 650, Battle Creek, MI

6 - Brian Larrabure, 1972 Ducati Imola 750SS, Calabasas, CA

7 - David Crussell, 1972 Kawasaki H2R, Pleasanton, CA,

8 - Michael Dixon, 1970 Yamaha XS, Wataga, IL

9 - Dan Sokolich, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Washington, MO

10 - Walt Fulton, 1970 Harley Davidson XR, Montrose, CO

AHRMA National Trials Revisits Milliken, Colorado

MAY 28, 2023

It’s been many years since AHRMA held a national trial at the Two Rivers Racing facility in Milliken, CO, and this event was put on the schedule last-minute. A non-AHRMA regional club was to put on a trial during the AHRMA National Motocross weekend, and canceled just a couple of weeks before. The late addition of the AHRMA event was no doubt a reason for the small turnout, but the few who showed up seemed to really enjoy the outing. Two riders from California, Robert

Bellicitti and Sean McKenna, made the trip and were rewarded with a points boost towards their respective championships.

The loop was limited to eight sections due to a shortage of available checkers. Located on the north edge of the property, there was surprising terrain that lent itself well for trials sections.

Sean McKenna from San Francisco had a terrific day losing only one point, winning over Ray Arndt in Modern Classic Novice. Robert Bellicitti was the only one in his Premier Lightweight Expert class, losing 11 points, 10 of them in the second loop, meaning his first and third loops were quite excellent. Modern Classic Intermediate was won by Mike Hyslop with 15 points, ahead of Layne Hanna and John Bergener.

Kelly Shane of Montana, and local Coloradan, Rob Stickler, represented the big bikes in Premier Heavyweight Expert and Intermediate, and Wes Poole, newly relocated from California to Colorado, was the sole Modern Classic Master class rider. Ray Moline entered Modern Twin Shock expert and managed to finish the trial while also making his Post Vintage Motocross races, which were going on at the same time. Brand new to

trials,

Mark Kalipolites from New York also tried doing this, but with less success making the timing work. Still, he got a taste of trials on the Beginner line, saw how a trials event works, and had a look at what the other skill level lines were like.

A huge thanks to all 11 riders who showed up, and to the checkers who were plucked from the motocross crowd on such short notice. A special thanks to Wes Poole and family, and Kelly Shane, who helped Trials Master, Rob Poole, and me set up the sections in record time, in-between thunder storms!

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LAYNE HANNA - MODERN CLASSIC INT (2ND)

RAY MOLINEMODERN TWIN SHOCK EXP MIKE HYSLOPMODERN CLASSIC INT (1ST)

RAIN? NO RAIN? RAIN? NO RAIN? MAYBE RAIN? AWWWW SUNSHINE!

Mother nature kept all of us on our toes as she could not decide on her mood.

Driving in from all directions, AHRMA members found themselves on twolane roads, passing through small towns, and viewing crops for miles. I’m sure there were many thoughts of, “Where are we going?”

We all were rewarded with a great weekend of racing at a top-notch facility. Hastings Motorsports Park, Nebraska, did not disappoint. Thank you, Jeff Lacina - General Manager, and your entire crew.

Friday’s practice was wet for most of the day, but with the track’s excellent crew, and a little help from the wind, we were able to find a few dry lines. For many of us, it had been many years, or the first time, at the track. Walking through the paddock it was obvious that we all had a lot to learn about this track. Racers in every pit were talking, pointing at sections of the track, looking at the map, and some of us were just scratching our heads. Luckily, there were several racers from the Motorcycle Supply crew and a few from the Kansas City area who had turned many fast laps

here, and in true AHRMA fashion, they were willing to help and gave us great pointers.

Saturday morning started off great and just got better throughout the day. The two solid practices that allowed us to get in race mode helped all of us.

Robert Oliva captured two first places in Next Gen Superbike 2 with Dylan Conner only 0.39 seconds behind

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him on Saturday. David Crussell and Lorraine Crussell rounded out the top two spots in Open Two Stroke. David also secured the number one spot in Vintage Superbike Heavyweight and Formula Vintage both Saturday and Sunday. Clint Austin and Rick Lanigan battled for first place with Clint coming out ahead but only by 0.82 seconds on Sunday. Clint had the win Saturday as well.

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BERNARD JUCHLI & KEVIN KAUTZKY (21SC) - 2012 YAMAHA 1000 R1 TINA GREENFIELD HUITT & ANTHONY SHIDLA (803) - 2008 CUSTOM

JEFF HARGIS (84)1972 YAMAHA XS650, BRIAN FILO (136)1972 YAMAHA XS650

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350 GP was a battle of legends. Alex McLean won both Saturday and Sunday, but Dave Roper pushed within 0.10 seconds at the line. Winston Spencer took home the top spot in Novice Historic Production Heavyweight on Saturday and Sunday wrapping up race two.

Be prepared to see the next names a few more times in this recap, these guys are fast! Drew Jankord and Brett Folkerts put on quite a show all weekend. Drew took first Saturday and Brett had it Sunday in Sound of Thunder 1, both pushing close to that 90-mph mark. Andrew Berkley swept Sound of Singles 1 with Brandon Stewart taking second Saturday and Michael Hausknecht on Sunday. Always a fan favorite, the sidecar teams came to race and have fun. Although each class only had one entry, the action did not slow down. With only an 18-differential in lap times and only a 10-mph speed difference, the competition was fun to watch. Please see the results for the rider and passenger names.

Drew Jankord held on to the lead Saturday from Brett Folkerts by 0.47 seconds in Sound of Thunder 2; Brett took the win Sunday. Richard Illman won the Formula Lighting class Saturday and Sunday and Clint Austin won Battle of Twins 2 both days as well.

Race 6 brought some great vintage racing. David Tompkins swept Class C Foot Shift both days. Andy Findling and Cindy McLean positioned first and second both days in 200 Grand

Prix, too. Bob Lewin traded his first place on Saturday in Formula 125 to Craig Hirko on Sunday. Class C Hand Shift saw Tim and Renee Joyce take the top two spots Saturday and Gary Roper getting second on Sunday behind Tim.

Sound of Thunder 4 showed 14 racers on the grid and as always, put on a great show. Drew Jankord held the top spot both days with Teddy Honan and Sam Fisk rounding out the podium. Sunday, Christpher Muck took that second spot, moving Teddy to third.

Ready, set, run! Moto LeMans! Great race by all. Brian Larrabure stood on the top of the podium Saturday and Sunday. Dave Rhodes held Saturday’s second and Cindy McLean

took it on Sunday. Richard Illman found that third spot at Sunday’s race. Classic Sixties winner was Alex McLean. Classic Sixties 650 winner was David Tomkins. The Novice Historic Production Lightweight Saturday and Sunday was won by Robert Himmelman with Winston Spencer taking second Saturday and NEW AHRMA racer, Friday’s student, Sydney Gard, grabbed the second spot on Sunday. Nice work!

Formula 750 Vintage Cup ended up with the same results both days. The top spot went to Tim Joyce, followed by Colton Roberts and Brian Filo for second and third.

Kansas City friends, Andrew Berkley and Dre Taylor, entertained us in several races over the weekend, and Sound of Singles 2 was no exception. With both racers running 1:35 lap times and pushing their machines faster and faster, it was an awesome race to watch. Andrew came out ahead both days but not without some hard work. Alex McLean was the winner of Pre 1940, Paul Germain was the winner of the 250 Grand Prix, and Patrick Hanson won both Formula 250 races with Winston Spencer hot on his heels just 0.03 seconds behind at the finish.

Formula Thunder traded winners Saturday and Sunday. Drew Jankord Saturday and Brett Folkerts Sunday. Weird, their names sound really familiar. Next Gen Superbike Lightweight traded winners, too. Andrew Mauk took the top spot on Saturday, and Mark Bernal took it on Sunday.

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PAUL GERMAIN (61) - 1993 YAMAHA YZF750R DAVID CRUSSELL (117) - 1978 YAMAHA TZ750

Race 12 on Saturday was the ONLY red flag for the weekend! Let me repeat that, the ONLY red flag for the weekend, and both riders are okay! Sound of Thunder 3 lead the first wave and Ricky Orlando crossed the checker by 0.75 in front of Teddy Honan. Sunday, some stranger named Drew Jankord, took the checker. Firstst place in Vintage Superbike Middleweight went to Paul Elledge both days. I thought for sure I had second place on Saturday as I saw a flash of green tight on the inside, then Rick Richter got taken out right in front of me by that flash of green. I waved to Rick as he was doing his best tuck and roll and said, “I finally got ya!” Apparently according to rules, you go back to the last lap before the red flag, and because Rich didn’t cause the red flag, he got to keep second. I did get

a second on Sunday and really didn’t care that Rick was banged up from the day before and couldn’t finish the race! You all know I’m totally kidding, and am so happy both riders are okay. Rick is a good friend, and I will get him fair and square one of these days.

Sportsman 750 winner for both days was Grant Spence and Patrick Hanson took the BEARS class both days, too.

William Kazer and Joel Otte placed first and second on Saturday in Next Gen Superbike 3 with Joel taking the first on Sunday and Brian Larrabure snagging the second on Sunday. The Sound of Singles 3 was swept by Matt Crabtree with Larrain Crussell earning second place on Saturday and Edward Barrett second on Sunday. Tim Banks and Jim Barker

swapped podium spots in Next Gen Superbike. Tim got first on Saturday and Jim got it on Sunday.

The weekend wrapped up with Race 14, and once again there was quite a show. Three of the top four finishers in the Motard class were from Kansas City. The podium positions stayed the same on both days, but there were battles. Andrew Berkley and Arch E. York, of Underground Team Racing, came in first and fourth place, respectively. Dre Taylor, Owner of Power Sports Stuff, Kansas City, held on to second place, and local fast guy Brandon Stewart took third.

Gary Orr secured first place both days in Battle of Twins 1 with B.J DeJong locking down second .

Mark Bernal won Next Gen Superbike Middleweight both days, too. Thanks again to the Hasting Motorsports Park crew for the hospitality and a great track. We hope to see you again soon.

I would also like to thank the AHRMA staff and volunteers. Practice day and both race days ran smoothly and efficiently. I would request that we have a special trophy for Mother Nature. I’m pretty sure she was upset during the awards.

Stay Tuned and Stay Safe, my fast friends.

Arch A. York

ARCH A. YORK UNDERGROUND TEAM RACING

TIM BANKS (44T) - 1986 HONDA RC45

SYDNEY GARD (423) - 1973 HONDA CB350

PAUL GERMAIN (61) - 1993 YAMAHA YZF750R

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Formula 750 (F750) class which includes 750cc two and four-stroke powered machines built up to 1972.

The seventh and eighth rounds of the 2023 Bridgestone Tires National Road racing series took place in the home of Koolaid at Motorsports Park Hastings, Hastings, NE.

Sponsored by Hagerty Insurance, Roadracingworld.com, and NYC Norton (nycnorton.com), AHRMA’s 2023 Vintage Cup features theTim Joyce, riding an NYC Norton Nourish Racing Engineering (NRE)

Seeley, took an early lead and then victory both days ahead of Colton Roberts on a Yamaha RD400.

The race for third pitted Jeff Hargis on his Yamaha XS 750, Brian Filo on a custom-framed Yamaha XS 750-powered machine, and Brian Larrabure on a Ducati 750SS Imola replica.

Filo was able to hold off Hargis and Larrabure both days for the last step on the podium with his beautifully turned-out Shell Truitt bumblebee yellow machine.

The balance of the grid included, in order of finishing on Saturday, Larrabure, David Crussell on a 1972 Kawasaki H2R, and Mike Dixon riding a 1970 Yamaha XS. On Sunday, Larrabure was fourth again, with Dixon fifth, and Crussell sixth.

“Last weekend, Tim Joyce swapped victories with Christopher Spargo who was on a two-stroke Yamaha and this weekend Tim had to deal with another two-stroke. This series is putting on full display the diversity of road racing motorbikes during the 70s,” said Carl Anderson, AHRMA’s 2023 Chairman of the Board. “I can’t wait to see what happens during the rest of the season.”

“Nebraska is the home of the fruited plains, a far cry from the skyscrapers of New York. I couldn’t be happier to spend the weekend in the sporadic sunshine watching NYC Norton’s rider Tim Joyce bringing home the trophies,” said Kenny Cummings of NYC Norton. “But as a class sponsor, I’m also proud to see the depth of field of the Formula 750 class remain incredibly strong. I can’t wait to do it again for rounds nine and ten at our home track at New Jersey Motorsports Park’s beautiful Thunderbolt Raceway in Millville, NJ TIM JOYCE (309)1968 SEELEY NRE 750

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he four-stroke vs. two-stroke face-off continued during the second half of the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association’s (AHRMA) back-to-back race events in the heartland of America.

circuit later this month.”

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 Formula 750 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.

RACE RESULTS

Saturday Results - June 3, 2023

1 - Tim Joyce, 1968 Seeley NRE 750, Springfield, VT

2 - Colton Roberts, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Pawnee, IL

3 - Brian Filo, 1972 Yamaha XS650, Livermore, CA

4 - Jeff Hargis, 1972 Yamaha XS 650, Battle Creek, MI

5 - Brian Larrabure, 1972 Ducati Imola 750SS, Calabasas, CA

6 - David Crussell, 1972 Kawasaki H2R, Pleasanton, CA

7 - Michael Dixon, 1970 Yamaha XS, Wataga, IL

Sunday Results - May 28, 2023

1 - Tim Joyce, 1968 Seeley NRE 750, Springfield, VT

2 - Colton Roberts, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Pawnee, IL

3 - Brian Filo, 1972 Yamaha XS650, Livermore, CA

4 - Jeff Hargis, 1972 Yamaha XS 650, Battle Creek, MI

5 - Brian Larrabure, 1972 Ducati Imola 750SS, Calabasas, CA

6 - Michael Dixon, 1970 Yamaha XS, Wataga, IL

7 - David Crussell, 1972 Kawasaki H2R, Pleasanton, CA

Steel Stampede at Crooked River Ranch

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The 15th Annual Steel Stampede at Crooked River Ranch in Oregon hosted by the Crooked River Ranch Home Owners Association and AHRMA Northwest took place on May 6-7, 2023. This event brings together the community, motorcycle enthusiasts, family, and riders from all around the world. This year, there were racers from the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and even as far as France!

This event showcases how a community can join together to turn their frisbee golf and recreational area each year into a trials course and motocross track. Also, the community makes it fun for the whole family with live music, a swap meet, food trucks, local artists, and many other things to do! The community has a raffle throughout the weekend with many donations and many interests in mind. Each rider gets a free event shirt designed by a local artist and the shirts are for sale for everyone to enjoy. This event takes lots of planning, but it is always fun rain or shine!

Saturday’s weather was perfect for trials riders, spectators, and volunteers alike - partly sunny and brisk wind between the canyons

of Crooked River. The ten sections were landscaped with prime dirt which retained lots of rain with the week prior’s thunder and lightning storms, desert-like conditions in other sections, and rotten logs for riders to catch air off of! There were 39 competitors in the Redwood Engineering-sponsored event.

MAY 6-7, 2023

Keith Caldwell earned the fewest points for the day, consistently getting one point per loop. Keith snatched up first place with three points and first place for the Modern Classic Novice class, nice job Keith!

The largest class of the day was the Modern Classic Intermediate; this

John Shufelt popping a wheelie.

The start of race 5.

class featured 15 riders with the results so close the score keepers had to look past total points and see how many cleans to settle the top winners. First place went to Ron Sandusky with 13 points and 25 cleans, Vint Whitman took second place with 13 points and 23 cleans, and third place went to Kevin Newins with 16 points. The rest of the riders in this class had close scores ranging from 21 points to 63 points with many tiebreakers determined by cleans. Great competition all around!

Other class winners for the day included the following: Paul Deree with 57 points won the Modern Classic Expert class. Terry Muskopf with 11 points won the Modern Classic Beginner class. Jeff Bushey (11 points) edged out Joe Klokkevold (18 points) for the win in the Classic Expert class. In the Classic Intermediate class Matthew Johnston won with 154 points. With 48 points Craig McNinch won the Classic Novice class. Will Hilgenberg (7 points) swept his competition, Kelly Shane (18 points), in the Premier Heavyweight Expert class. In the Premier Heavyweight Intermediate class, Sean Fromhold (24 points) won over David Armstrong (35 points). Sean Chase (24 points) snatched the win over Jim Cole (25 points) and Mike Houde (27 points) in a close battle in the Premier Lightweight Intermediate class. Tom Street, on the World’s Slowest Indian, won the

Rigid Lightweight Expert class with 270 points. In the Rigid Lightweight Beginner class, Kathryn Shaw earned 12 points. Gary Gronow took the win with 71 points earning first place in the Modern Twin Shock Master class. There were four competitors for the Air Cooled Mono class: Scott Stewart won for the Masters with 13 points, Todd Stanley earned 53 points and first for the Experts, John Shufelt took first for the Intermediate class with 32 points, and Greg Houchin won in the Novice class with 15 points.

Saturday evening was similar to Saturday evening at Burrows Ranch; the weather made a turn for the worse, only this time it was beautiful to watch and listen to especially if you were inside as the thunder rattled between the canyons and the lightning strikes lit up the sky. The rain continued throughout the night.

Luckily Sunday came and the rain stopped. The rain had soaked into the dirt and created the necessary puddles around the motocross track. There were 145 entries and 16 races that entertained the fans as they soared through the track, twisted throttles, and caught air off the jumps! Thank you to Motion Pro for continue sponsorship for the motocross events.

Steve Gard snatched up the holeshot of the first race of the day in the Sportsman 250 Intermediates and Experts! Brett Giboney swept the results for the Experts over Steve Gard, and Rowland Coad. Blake Lawson came out on top for the Intermediates earning first in moto one and second in moto two.

Joe Klokkevold led the pack on his American Eagle in race two - a rare brand of motorcycle, and Klokkevold races it so well. The Early Sportsman Stock 250 Intermediates and Experts were featured in race two. Mark Hector edged out David Stanton in both motos for the Intermediate class. Klokkevold swept both motos with first place for the Expert class over Mark Baer, and Stan Clayton.

The 40+ and 60+ Novices took to the track next. Cheryl Long won the 40+ class and Russell Muncy snatched the win from Hank Frenna in the 60+ class; Muncy was awarded the Intermediate stripe at the awards ceremony.

Blasting through the starting gate in race four was Will Hilgenberg on his Monark built by the late-great, Dick Mann. Hilgenberg led the entire race and snatched up the win for the first moto of the Vintage Open Age Expert class. Matthew Johnston,

Joe Klokkevold and Mark Baer

Joe Klokkevold

although an intermediate, stayed in the shadows of expert rider, Will Hilgenberg, and earned first place in both motos for the Vintage Open Age Intermediate class. Professional motocross racer originally from Puerto Rico and currently sponsored by Red Bull, Tarah Geiger, snatched up the win in the second moto and overall win for the Vintage Open Age Expert class.

In-back-to back races, Will Hilgenberg lined up for race five, and when the gate dropped, he led the pack for a second holeshot in the multi-class race featuring the Premier 500 Expert, Classic 250 Expert, Classic 500 Intermediate, and the Early Sportsman Stock 500 Intermediate classes. There was a neck-and-neck battle between Dallas Nyblod and Will Hilgenberg throughout both motos with Dallas Nyblod taking the win for the Premier 500 Expert class. Joe Klokkevold edged out Jeff Mullins in the Classic 250 Expert class. Todd Glass won the Classic 500 Intermediate. Mark Hector won the Early Sportsman Stock Intermediate class.

Race six featured the largest lineup on the starting gate with 19 riders entered in the Vintage 60+ Intermediate class. Rick Eaton

captured the holeshot and it was a tight race throughout with so many bikes on the track at once. There was a close race between Fritz Guenther and Mark Percy. Percy edged out the win over Guenther in both motos.

Race seven showcased four classes: Classic 125 Expert, Vintage 100cc Intermediate, Sportsman 125 Intermediate, and Sportsman 125 Expert. Dan Cunha on his Honda snatched up the holeshot and the win for the Sportsman 125 Expert class. Mickey Sergeant was close behind Cunha, and Sergeant earned first for the Classic 125 Expert class. Jerry Carter took first for the Vintage 100cc Intermediate class. The Sportsman 125 Intermediate class was a battle between Hondas from Bend, Oregon; Daniel Rife took the win over Ralph Merzbach, and Jud Miller.

The Premier 350 Intermediates and Classic 250 Intermediates took to the track next. A battle for the win came down to two Ossas - Terry Dale and Vint Whitman, with Dale edging out Whitman in both motos. Russ Pfirrman took the win over Pete Jorgenson, back on a bike after his hip surgery. Welcome back, Pete!

Race nine featured the Sportsman 500 Intermediates and Experts. Jim Row led the pack through the first

corner and won the Expert class over Mark Amaro and A. Crocq. Jordan Woodworth took the win for the Intermediate class.

Another large class took to the gate for race ten; the Vintage 60+ Expert class had 12 riders signed up to race. Duke Dowell on a Maico edged out Dallas Nyblod on his Yamaha for the win.

Tom Oberry in the Vintage 40+ Intermediate class led the field in race 11 and won both motos in his class over Jared Yeck. Blake Lawson captured the win in the Vintage 50+ Intermediate class. Allen Niehues won the 70+ Intermediate class.

Race 12 featured the Premier 500 Intermediates, Early Sportsman Stock 500 Experts, and the Sportsman Open Twin Intermediates. Ed Schandl led the pack and won for the Early Sportsman Stock 500 Expert class over Marty Burks. Sean Fromhold won the first moto and Todd Glass won the second moto and took the win for the Premier 500 Intermediate class. Sean Chase earned first for the Sportsman Open Twins Intermediate class.

Russell Muncy

Jeff Mullins

class. It was a fun battle between two friends and three bikes during the Vintage Women Intermediate class; in the first moto Ellen Voermans won on her Honda, in the second moto Ellen rode Ginger Hilgenberg’s BSA and Ginger rode Mike Houde’s Bultaco it was a true sign of how the AHRMA family shares equipment so everyone can go out and have fun! Ginger Hilgenberg won for the Vintage Women Intermediate class, although, both women had fun together.

Race 14 featured the Premier Lightweight Exerts with Jeff Mullins taking the win, Al Anderberg won the Premier Open Twin Expert class, and Marty Burks edged out Jeremiah Elven in the Sportsman Open Twin Expert class.

Three expert classes were next to roost through the track in race 15; the three classes were the Vintage 40+ Experts, Vintage 50+ Experts, and the Vintage Women Experts. Jim Row captured the holeshot and the win over Mickey Sergeant in the Vintage 50+ Expert class. A Crocq won the Vintage 40+ Expert class over Mark

Amaro. Tarah Geiger won the Vintage Women Expert class.

Race 16 featured the Sportsman Novice class. Russell Muncy won the race. There was a great battle between Hank Frenna who took second place and Mike Houde, in his second AHRMA motocross race, who earned third place.

Another year in the books for Steel Stampede was a success! This event could not take place without the many sponsors both within the community of Crooked River Ranch and surrounding areas and the AHRMA Northwest regional sponsors. A special thank you to Pete and Judy Fisher for all your hard work and organization that went into this great event! See you next year!

Jud Miller and Layne Hanna

WORTH THE WAIT

AHRMA MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST REGIONAL ACTION IN IRISH VALLEY

MAY 6-7, 2023

While AHRMA’s Mid-Atlantic (MA) region enjoyed an excellent start to its season in early April, the Northeast (NE) region contingent had been staring at the big circle drawn around April 28/29 on their calendars all winter. That weekend’s event at Irish Valley Motocross Park (IVMX) was scheduled to be the first action for the folks from the slightly more northern latitudes, at least for those that weren’t hardcore enough to join in the MA festivities two weeks prior. The anticipation was only bolstered by the encouraging social media posts from the hard-working Irish Valley team showing all the new season coolness they’ve been cultivating for the joint MA/NE throwdown in the idyllic valley north of Shamokin, PA.

Meanwhile, meteorologists throughout the region were not painting a similar encouraging picture. As the saying goes, “April showers may anger riders”, or something to that effect. Of course, as online reactions demonstrated, having to cancel or postpone an event due to rain can have an angering affect also, as the MA and

NE head honchos surely experienced days before the scheduled event. You see, the forecast wasn’t just rain, it was more like deluge, washout, monsoon, et cetera and the collective of Ed Roman, Merritt Brown, and Dave Kutskel had to contemplate the implication of an extreme mudder where attendance

may suffer or postpone and hope for more favorable conditions and a better turnout. Ultimately, all factors were carefully weighed and, while never an easy choice, the latter option was chosen as the most responsible and safe action. And, while Saturday’s unexpectedly dry weather may have caused some to second guess, most

WORDS JOSHUA SCHUCKER PHOTOS BECKY SCHRECKENGOST AND SARAH LANE

Jim Laird (87J). PHOTO CREDIT BECKY SCHRECKENGOST

doubt was erased as several inches of precipitation pummeled the area Sunday.

Thankfully, IVMX was able to accommodate a brief postponement and welcome the MA and NE cohorts to their impressive facility the following weekend of May 6th and 7th. As an apology for the inconvenience, Mother Nature greeted the riders, families, and fans to a gorgeous spring day for Saturday’s Cross Country (CC) kickoff. In typical Irish Valley fashion, Dan Horengic was on point in his role as trail boss and his generous team of sweep riders is always a welcome sight along the course. Following a familiar layout in respect to year’s past, the course is equal helpings of challenging and enjoyable. A hillside off camber single track section knocks the rust off quickly before hitting the perpetually moist section at the base of the hillside. But, despite the copious dowsing the prior weekend, a solid several days of dry conditions kept the rut forming here relatively tame. A fun flowing section meanders through an orchard-esque area before a couple long straights lead into the woods, where an encyclopedia of off-road obstacles awaits. Roots, ruts, plenty of loose rocks, twisting up/down single track, a treacherous rock pile, a “hero” section for the race-three disc brake participants, several barkbuster robustness test sections, and another bout with a short slop through mud.

The conclusion of each lap tackles a triplicate of tabletop style jumps along the far edge of the motocross track leading to the first-gear cattle chute where the much-appreciated scoring crew keeps everything in order.

Sunday was motocross day, and riders were anxious to check out the track layout changes from the previous year. If the new layout wasn’t enough excitement, there was always the opportunity to race in front of the experienced eyes of former ‘70s top-ten AMA MX National racer John Savitski. John lives locally

and spent the day serving as the “Grand Marshall” intently watching most of the day’s action from trackside after giving the participants an interesting and entertaining look into his life in the sport and beyond during the AM rider’s meeting. Truly an honor to listen and perform in his witness.

At nearly a mile and a quarter, this year’s iteration of the MX layout was far longer than in ’22. The rubber band start unleashed riders headed west into the section of track that was added, which wriggles upon itself through a series of corners and mild vintage friendly jumps including a fun series of three familiar, but in reverse, drop offs from the CC festivities the day before. The course begins to make it way to the hillside just below the starting area where the course begins a series of wide sweeping turns that aim the riders up and down the hillside a number of times, a very cool natural terrain aspect of this course. The uphills can take all the power you can spare and a variety of lines and well-established berms on the lower corners makes for interesting sprints as competitors ascend and dodge roost from the churned ground upon the slope. A final crowd-pleasing trio of tabletops wraps a lap as riders zoom past the starting area. Moto one action was impressive and lasted for four laps per race through the thirteen gate drops needed to accommodate the impressive turnout. Dust began

Roy Miller (56A).

PHOTO CREDIT BECKY SCHRECKENGOST

Peter Marcin (610), Paul Wawrynovic (72C), Charlie Walker (05).

PHOTO CREDIT SARAH LANE

to hamper visibility a bit as the races progressed, but the watering crew was able to get things sorted in the intermission. As moto two commenced, some dark clouds were noted forming to the west and radar reports confirmed incoming wetness. In an effort to get races completed prior to the storm’s arrival, moto two was cut to three laps as the first moto’s four laps made for quite long races with the increased track length. Rain did arrive for a brief shower around race three, but cleared within minutes, causing little impact to conditions on the track. All races were completed prior to any significant rainfall. Kudos to the track

and starting line crews for efficiently working the gate to get things wrapped up.

IVMX yet again pleased the crowd with great accommodations and racing. Thanks to owner Tim Krebs, Dan Horengic and crew for the hospitality and willingness to work with the postponement. While there were a few notable absences of series’ regulars due to scheduling constraints with the delay, a strong turnout surely eclipsed what would have been the prior weekend. A ton of volunteers were on hand to help make the weekend a success, and a sincere thank you goes out to all that helped in some capacity to assist

the steady leadership of the MA and NE race directors and crew. Please complement and patronize the fine sponsors that make these events a reality; Potomac Vintage Riders, Preston Petty Products, Stainless Cycle, Grove Printing, KMI Printing, Horizon Homes, Mr. Crankshaft, Equinox Cycles, Hatch’s Hodaka, Jennings ATV & Cycle, Northeast Vintage Riders Club, Northeast Cycle Service, Metro Racing, and Works Enduro Riders. To see the results for the entire weekend, and the upcoming schedules, please visit www.ahrma.org/ahrma-mid-atlanticregion and www.ahrma.org/ahrmanortheast-region

Joe Adomattis (75), Grant Reichart (731), Dave Salmen (686), Charlie Walker (05). PHOTO CREDIT SARAH LANE

Sy Merrell (185), Brian Grove(119X).

PHOTO CREDIT BECKY SCHRECKENGOST

Charlie Walker (05).

PHOTO CREDIT BECKY SCHRECKENGOST

62Y, Tony Yannatelli, with the PV 60+ Expert Holeshot.

PHOTO CREDIT SARAH LANE

THERE’S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN...

MAY 20-21,

2023

Happy 2023 everyone (and Electric Light Orchestra fans) - our AHRMA Northeast season is underway! We joined our Mid-Atlantic brethren for a weekend of racing in April at Irish Valley –Joshua Shucker should be reporting out on that great event elsewhere in this issue. Round 2 of our series took place above beautiful Lake Lamoka at Renn and Robyn Shepherd’s Lamoka MX property in New York’s Southern Tier. And by the time you read this, we will have also completed our Round 3 at MX Rewind (Unadilla) and again joined the Mid-Atlantic folks for Round 4 at Ashcraft Run. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, right?

At Lamoka, Saturday was a “race” to get our cross-country events completed before the rains came down, while Sunday was blessed with low 70’s and sunny skies and great track conditions - at least for a while! There were over 150 race entries for the two days of racing – so grab the chips and dip and your favorite beverage and let me tell you what happened.

This year’s course was long - almost

six miles – and very technical loop laid out by trail masters Wayne Zebrowsky and Carl Hutcheson. While there were lots of familiar trail, there was also some fantastic new stuff where the terrain was “untouched” and covered with last year’s leaves, so much so that you

HAD to keep looking up for the orange arrows. Or else…

After a relatively light 2022 racing schedule, Darrel Wassil has returned with a vengeance to demonstrate why he is The Man, starting with the Vintage Cross Country race on his “golden” Ossa 250 Phantom, taking

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Smokin’ Joe Vanella (105) and his Red Rocket Honda on the way to two class wins in Post Vintage action. That’s Keith Williams (22) bringing up the rear guard.

Vintage Open Age winner Ronnie Miller (57) leads pre-1975 bike calvary off the start, including Craig Lane (88), Wayne Fontanazza (22f), Devin Trexler (181), and Dave Salmen (686).

the Sportsman Open Expert class win as well. Behind him was the Battle of the Fergusons, with Tim beating his nephew Mike to the line, Tim with the + 60 Expert win, and Mike winning +50 Expert. Rick Ketcham and his Bennett Brothers XL grabbed the first Intermediate honors as well as the Vintage Sportsman 200 win over Dave Salmen. A shout out to PreModern Novices Corey Bennett and Kevin Keesler, with Corey’s Honda taking the win.

Right when the vintage cross country race finished, the skies opened up, making for a very different PostVintage (PV) race when it launched an hour later. Mr. Wassil grabbed the overall on his IT200, with enough of a lead to pull over on lap 3 and get his rear brake working again after a mud removal exercise. Mike Ferguson was about five minutes behind him with his XR200 (and the PV +50 Expert win). PV +50 Intermediate had three riders; kudos to Stephen Farquer and his Yamaha for his first place. PV +60 Expert was also a three-rider race with Carl Hutcheson’s Husky beating fellow Husky racer Carl Rehatchek for the win. Finally – kudos to Ryan Collins for a strong race win in PV 200 Intermediate on his Honda.

Rain continued off and on during the evening, but that did not stop the racers and their families from showing up for Sunday’s action – the Lamoka MX track is one of the Northeast favorites with lots of elevation changes and excellent drainage – it was ready when the first rubber band snapped for Race 1. A total of19 racers were on a gate featuring all kinds of Post Vintage Age groups. PV Open Age Expert Ronnie Miller led all and won both motos on his Suzuki RM 250, with Joe Brillo the best of the rest, leading five other Experts in his class to win +60 Expert. Jo Vanella’s Red Rocket Honda was the best of the Intermediates, and the largest class of the day, +60 Intermediate, beating Marty Barnes with two moto wins. Race 2 was a battle of modern machinery as Next Generation, Millennium, and Pre-Modern machinery took to the quickly drying (like already dusty…) course. Tyler Carmen and his Kawi took two moto wins in Next Gen 250 Intermediate over four other competitors, with James Carmen keeping it in the family by taking 2nd. Kudos to Stefan Carmen in Pre-Modern 250 Intermediate for leading home all of the Intermediate racers. THE fastest

man in Race 2 was Next Gen +50 Expert John DeBalko. Race 3 usually features our pre1975 Age Group crowd and our ESS classes. Vintage Open Age Expert Ronnie Miller and his TM 250 took no prisoners in the Race 3 motos, with ESS 250 Expert Craig Lane and his Yamaha DT1 MX giving chase and claiming his class win. Rick Bennett beat three others to the line – twice – to take Vintage +60 Intermediate honors.

“ATTENTION PLEASE, Attention

please…” Thirteen riders signed up for Novice classes in Race 4 and eleven of them were in Next Gen Novice. Welcome to AHRMA Northeast racing, boys and girls! Greg Branchard and his Yamaha YZ brought home the bacon with two moto wins in Next Gen, and David Carmen claimed the PV +60 Novice win. Race 5 was All About the 80’s, with sixteen Ultima and GP racers doing battle. Oh – and a few PV 100 racers. Expert Aaron Shepherd and his Husky led start to finish in the first moto, but did not start the 2nd moto, so Ryan Shepherd took up the slack and grabbed the Ultima 250 Expert win on his Maico. Experts Joe Brillo (GP 250) and Craig Curry (GP 500) brought home gold medals, and David Warden’s RM 125 beat two other racers for the GP 125 Intermediate win.

The “Moderns” returned with Race 6 and 13 racers on the line Intermediate Stefan Carmen and his Next Gen Open Age Honda led all racers home with his two moto wins, followed by Expert Bob Frederick’s Next Gen +60 Yamaha. But the REAL battle was between five guys for the Next Gen +50 Intermediate win that was also on the line, and veteran/ warrior Mark Curran gets all the glory for his 1-1 performance.

Race 7 saw the return of our vintageracing crowd with Sportsman displacement classes and a Vintage +50 Intermediate race thrown in for good measure. Marc Kalipolites and Karl Faruzel renewed their Battle of the 100’s for 2023, each taking a Vintage 100 Intermediate moto win, but Marc coming out on top by winning the second moto. But the real action was between Sportsman Open Expert Damon Shepherd and Sportsman 250 Expert Devin Trexler at the front of the crowd. Both

Fashion Felony! Husky threads, Can Am bike, and Expert Joe Brillo (40) just doesn’t care as he claimed wins in PV +60 and GP 250.

claimed class wins and gave the crowd a lot of entertainment in the process. Kudos to Dave Salmen and his Maico for beating two other racers to the Sportsman 500 Intermediate win.

Race 8 brought out Novice racers again, this time on Ultima, GP, and Historic bikes – congrats to Chris Breithoff, David Carmen, and Kevin Keesler Jr for class wins. That left only Race 9, but this was no ordinary line-up. Twenty of the Northeast’s finest lined up to do battle in PV +50 Intermediate, several Historic classes, as well as ‘97-’99 two stroke and

Ultima four stroke. The 97-99 two strokes were the cream of the crop, speed-wise, with James Carmen taking a class win (btw – James was one of four Carmen family members racing on the day!). Expert Paul Wawrynovic’s CZ400 followed those guys (winning Historic Open), and Expert Tom Sephton’s beautiful H-D 250 MX was the next fastest bike, winning Historic 250. Ed Hewig’s RM 250 grabbed the Intermediate version over two other riders. But Vintage +50 Intermediate provided the most entertainment with six racers and Joe Vanella taking his second class

win, with 3-1 results beating Mark Curran’s 2-2 and Robert Grimes’s 1-3.

In addition to Renn and Robyn Shepherd, we want to thank our course workers/volunteers, and the Northeast region leadership (Merritt Brown and Ed Roman). We’ll be back next month with more race reports. In the meantime, you can go to the AHRMA Northeast link at the bottom of AHRMA’s website to see all the results and flyers for our upcoming events (www.ahrma.org/ahrmanortheast-region/).

Team Green would be proud – Tyler Carmen (4) on rails to the Next Gen 250 Intermediate win.

This is how we do it: Devin Trexler’s Elsinore (181) leads Damon Shepherd’s big bore Husky (19) in Sportsman racing action.

Renn Shepherd (55), Lamoka track owner, Rickman Montesa racer, and Genny Bock Beer sponsoredchases Craig McGinnis (338).

Ryan Collins (85) looking ahead and leading Mark Bissell (91) and Dustin Loss (741) in Next Gen racing.

2023 AHRMA NATIONAL SERIES SCHEDULES

2023 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series

2023 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Vintage Motocross Series

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

2023 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Cross Country Series

2023 4SR AHRMA Vintage Dirt Track Series

2023 Redwood Engineering AHRMA Vintage Trials Series

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

2023 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Post Vintage Motocross Series

2023 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA NextGen Motocross Series

2023 AHRMA

REGIONAL SCHEDULES Schedules and venues are subject to change, Visit regional websites for up to date information

2023 AHRMA Northeast Schedule

2023 AHRMA Mid-Atlantic Schedule

Country & Motocross

8/20 MotoMasters MX; Mexico, NY Motocross

9/2 Bear Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY National - Cross Country & Motocross 9/3 Bear Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY National - Cross Country & Motocross 9/16 Kelso Creek Classic; Minerva, NY Cross Country 9/17 Kelso Creek Classic; Minerva, NY Motocross 9/30 French Woods; Hancock, NY Cross Country

10/1 French Woods; Hancock, NY Motocross

10/8 Cayuga County Riders; King Ferry, NY Cross Country and Motocross

10/21 White Rose MC; Spring Grove, PA Motocross

10/22 White Rose MC; Spring Grove, PA Cross Country

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.

* all events are for regional points only, except Shady Acres National pays only National points for Cross Country

** all motocross events will host Vintage, Post Vintage, and NextGen competition Best seven (7) cross country class placings count toward Regional Cross Country Championship/Awards.

Best six (6) motocross class placings count toward Regional MX Championship/Awards.

2023 AHRMA REGIONAL SCHEDULES

2023 AHRMA Great Lakes Schedule

Date Event Disciplines

5/6 Lightning Raceway; Tippecanoe, OH Cross Country

5/7 Lightning Raceway; Tippecanoe, OH Motocross

5/20 Saddleback East; Bedford, KY Cross Country, Trials

5/21 Saddleback East; Bedford, KY Motocross

6/3 Grears MX Park; Zanesville, OH Motocross

6/4 Grears MX Park; Zanesville, OH Cross Country, Trials

7/8 Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD National Motocross - V, Cross Country

7/9 Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD National Motocross - PV, NG, Cross Country

7/15 Honda Hills; Thornville, OH National Motocross - V, Cross Country

7/16 Honda Hills; Thornville, OH National Motocross - PV, NG, Cross Country

8/6 Fly MX Park; Sardis, OH Motocross

8/19 Pine Lake; Ashtabula, OH National Cross Country

8/20 Pine Lake; Ashtabula, OH Motocross

10/21 Lightning Raceway; Tippecanoe, OH Cross Country, Trials

10/22 Lightning Raceway; Tippecanoe, OH Motocross

2023 AHRMA Rocky Mountain Schedule

Date Event Disciplines

3/11 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO w/ CORCS Cross Country

4/16 Lakeview Motosports Park; Ordway, CO w/ RMVMC Motocross

5/7 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO w/ RMVMC Motocross

5/27 Two Rivers Racing; Leahy Family Farm; Milliken, CO

National Vintage Motocross, Regional Cross Country / Trials

5/28 Two Rivers Racing; Leahy Family Farm; Milliken, CO National MotocrossPV and NG only

6/3 Jenny Ranch; Steamboat Springs, CO Trials

6/4 Jenny Ranch; Steamboat Springs, CO Motocross - Vintage only

6/18 Jewell MX; Watkins, CO w/ RMVMC Motocross

6/24 RAM Off Road Park; Colorado Springs, CO w/ CORCS Cross Country

7/9 Bull Hollow Raceway; Monicello, UT w/ AVDRA Motocross

7/23 Dry Lake Motocross Park; Gypsum, CO w/ RMVMC Motocross

8/13 Sidney Cycle Association; Sunol, NE w/ RMVMC Motocross

9/2 PNCC Hare Scramble; Potter, NE w/ CORCS Cross Country

9/17 Sweney Cycle Ranch; Brush, CO w/ RMVMC Motocross

10/8 Jewell MX; Watkins, CO w/ RMVMC Motocross

10/14 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO w/ CORCS Cross Country

Rocky Mtn Regional Championship Minimum Requirements

Motocross - 5 to qualify, best 7 finishes count

Cross Country - 4 to qualify, all finishes count

Trials - 2 events scheduled, no overall Regional Series Championship in 2023

Two Rivers National counts for double Rocky Mountain Regional Championship Series points for Motocross, and single points for Cross Country

Jenny Ranch, Steamboat Springs will offer VMX ONLY Regional Championship points (no PVMX or NGMX points)

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

2023 AHRMA Northwest Schedule

Date Event Disciplines

3/18 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA National Trials, Cross Country

3/19 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA * National Motocross - Vintage only

4/8 Pacific Northwest Vintage MX; Washougal, WA Motocross - Vintage only

4/23 Leapfrog Classic Trial, Frog Pond Motoranch; Vacaville, CA Trials

5/6 Crooked River; Crooked River, OR Trials

5/7 Crooked River; Crooked River, OR Motocross - Vintage only

6/11 Original Standard MX w/ Sierra Old Timers; MMX Racing; Marysville, CA Motocross

6/17 Bullard Canyon; Lakeview, OR National Trials, Regional Cross Country

6/18 Bullard Canyon; Lakeview, OR * Motocross - Vintage only

7/15

Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA National Trials, Cross Country

7/16 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA * National Motocross

8/12 Pacific Northwest Vintage MX; Pacific Raceways; Kent, WA Motocross

8/26 Tea Cup Trials; Point Arena, CA Trials

8/27 Tea Cup Scott Trials; Point Arena, CA Trials

9/16 Rattlers Run Ranch; Fairfield, WA Trials

9/17 Rattlers Run Ranch; Fairfield, WA Motocross - Vintage only

9/30 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA National Trials, Cross Country

10/1 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA * National Motocross - Vintage only

11/19 Original Standard MX w/Sierra Old Timers; MMX Racing; Marysville, CA Motocross

** Iron Butt Weekend

2023 AHRMA Northwest Regional Championship Series

All Northwest events count for 2023 Northwest Championship

Vintage Motocross and Trials - Best 7 events, 4 to qualify Cross Country - Best 4 events

Regional points awarded at National events on Northwest’s schedule

Post-Vintage and Next Gen Motocross - Support Only

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

2023 IRON BUTT

Complete 2 motos in the same class

3 Trials loops

Finish Cross Country in all 4 scheduled events

2023 AHRMA South Central Schedule

Date Event

Disciplines

3/31 Farm 14 MX; Centreville, MS Cross Country

4/1 Farm 14 MX; Centreville, MS National Motocross - Vintage only

4/2 Farm 14 MX; Centreville, MS National Motocross - Post-Vintage and Next Gen

6/10 Desoto Motorsports Park National; Grand Cane, LA

6/11 Desoto Motorsports Park National; Grand Cane, LA

National Cross Country and Vintage Motocross

National Cross Country and Motocross (Post-Vintage and Next Gen)

9/8 Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX National Trials and Cross Country

9/9 Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX National Motocross - Vintage

9/10 Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX National Motocross - Post-Vintage

9/30 Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX Cross Country, Vintage Motocross

10/1 Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX Post-Vintage Motocross

10/14 Mill Creek Motorsports; Combs, AR National Motocross - Vintage

10/15 Mill Creek Motorsports; Combs, AR National Motocross - Post-Vintage and Next Gen

11/3 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK National Cross Country

11/4 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

11/5 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

National Vintage Motocross, Cross Country, Trials

National Motocross - Post-Vintage and Next Gen

12/2 Oilman’s Classic Regional; Kentwood, LA Cross Country and Vintage Motocross

12/3 Oilman’s Classic Regional; Kentwood, LA Motocross - Post-Vintage and Next Gen

2023 AHRMA South Central Regional Championship Series

Vintage and Post Vintage MX minimum 5 events must be raced of which 2 must be a regional only event

Next Gen MX minimum 5 events must be raced of which 1 must be a regional only event.

Cross-Country minimum 5 events must be raced of which 2 must be a regional-only event.

All events will be counted towards points totals for championship.

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

MARKETPLACE

1974 Suzuki TM 400 “Cyclone”

1974 Suzuki TM 400 – Lucky to have stumbled on this “Rare” collectable bike. Purchased from the Estate of a remarkable Hudson, WI motorcycle enthusiast. (see photos) He purchased it “NEW” in 1974 and was one of few owners who not only kept it but only road it a few hours. Unbelievable. The stickers on the wheels are still in tact and the rear sprocket is like new and original. The front number plate is the only non-original part on the bike.* (+ a few bolts) – I’m interested in an “Original F. Number Plate/ bracket to buy? $12,500 or Offer – you just can’t find Low Hour-Unrestored-Originals.

PRICE: $12,500

LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN

CONTACT: Maxx Johnson - (612) 720-1717

SWAP MEET

1975 Maico 400

Runs great! Rare bike, not many for sale. Great bike for AHRMA racing!

PRICE: $3,800

LOCATION: Freedom, PA

CONTACT: Greg Weimer - (602) 509-5377

2019 Coachmen adrenaline 19cb

We purchased this toy hauler approximately a year ago to haul our toys (motorcycles) to races and to our property. We have been very pleased with the unit and are sure you will be too. We simply need something bigger so are now selling this awesome toy hauler. This unit has tons of amenities... [READ MORE AT www.ahrma.org/marketplace-ads]

PRICE: $26,500

LOCATION: Myrtle Beach, SC

CONTACT: Richard Lanigan - (870) 414-3799

WHERE AHRMA MEMBERS BUY, SELL, AND TRADE

1983 honda cx650 turbo

Rare 1983 Honda CX650 Turbo for sale. 37,000 miles, impeccably maintained. Inquiries should be directed via E mail to robertlwallace@ earthlink.net or by text to 208-223-1189.

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

CONTACT: Ralph Wessell - (386) 760-0932

PRICE: $6,500

LOCATION: Pocatello, Idaho

CONTACT: Tim Jackson - (208) 223-1189

Transport from Texas to Laguna for July Races

If anyone can transport a bike from Texas to the July Laguna round, and back, please let me know.

LOCATION: Texas CONTACT: Gavin Botha - (408) 472-9372

SWAP MEET & MARKETPLACE AD GUIDELINES

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

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 include 1 photo. This ad will appear both on ahrma. org’s AHRMA Swap Meet page, and in AHRMA MAG’s Marketplace section for 2 issues, with photo. Marketplace ads cost $25 for 60 days and may be renewed as many times as you like.

Please include: name, address, phone number and AHRMA membership number with your ad. Go to: www.ahrma.org/classifieds-etc/