AHRMA MAG May 2023, Vol. No. 5 Issue No. 4

welcome to the AHRMA Mag

EDITOR

Steph Vetterly ahrmamag@ahrma.org

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Cameron Crockett, Bob Bean, Richard Brodock, Mark Smithard, Kate Jorgenson, Craig Grantham, Al Charles

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS

etechphoto.com, Sharon Bean, Mariah Lacy Photography, Dragan Harbov, Todd Campbell, Kate Jorgenson

ADVERTISING

Jim Doyle jim.doyle@ahrma.org

PUBLISHER

The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association

ADDRESS

8913 Town and Country Circle #1093 Knoxville, TN 37923

PHONE

888-41AHRMA

(888) 412-4762

COVER -

Steve Gard and Layne Hanna battling it out in a corner in the vintage motocross at Burrows Ranch.

from the editor

Talk about some fun weather to start the season off right! As you can tell from the cover, every discipline has its challenges, but despite a little rain, the off-road guys got a chance to play in the mud, putting both themselves and their bikes to the test. Clogged tires, fouled plugs, and overheating engines are all a concern in conditions like this, and my hats go off to all the racers who went out and gave it a shot. I’m sure as the season continues, this won’t be the only event that sees a little water.

On a separate note, I wanted to give a big thank you to the folks at Roadracing World for allowing us to reprint Nick Ienatsch’s article entitled “The Speedwerks Racebike Starter Kit” in last month’s issue.

With the racing seasons back up and running, our crews are working tirelessly to ensure the best racing environment for all of you. We were planning to include many more “special interest” stories in this month’s issue, but the focus on the racing side of the organization kept our folks hard at work. Fear not, those articles are not lost forever; we’re keeping at it and look forward to sharing them in the upcoming months.

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see you on the track! Steph Vetterly

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Photo by Kate Jorgenson

photo by SKIP KENNEDY

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Craig Grantham, Executive Director

email: executive.director@ahrma.org

8913 Town and Country Circle #1093

Knoxville, TN 37923

MEMBERSHIP

email: membership@ahrma.org

8913 Town and Country Circle #1093 Knoxville, TN 37923

COMMUNICATIONS

Cindy McLean

email: communications@ahrma.org

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

email: becky77m@yahoo.com

NATIONAL TRIALS COORDINATOR

Debbie Poole

email: pooleschl1@hotmail.com

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

EASTERN TRUSTEE - TBD

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

REDWOOD ENGINEERING AHRMA

MAY 20-21 2023

NATIONAL VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE OBSERVED TRIALS EVENT

Opportunity for top riders from across the country to compete in a premier event

Family event for all ages

A short 1.6 mile loop with 7 sections per day Free primitive camping ROCK RIDERS

QUARRY

2786 84 TH STREET NEHAWKA NE 68413

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NO OFFROAD MOTORCYCLES ATVS, UTVS, OR GOLF CARTS ALLOWED

All AHRMA CLASSES PLUS MODERN CLUBMAN AND VINTAGE OUTLAW (1987 or older)

$5.00 day or $10.00 weekend

Under 12 free Riders out at 11:00am

Three Chicks and a Wagon Food Truck

DIRECTOR’S COLUMNS

E.D. OPEN LETTER - 1Q23

NEWSWORTHY

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO RACING WITH AHRMA

ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY (RR)

WALDO MX PARK (OR)

CALLAHAN SPEEDWAY (DT)

CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS PARK (RR)

CROSSROADS MOTORPLEX (DT)

AHRMA YOUNG RACER AWARD (DT)

BURROWS RANCH

AHRMA NATIONAL & REGIONAL SCHEDULES

SWAP MEET & MARKETPLACE

Believe

Do you love motorcycles? Are you “passionate” about motorcycles and this great sport of racing? I thought I was too. Then I met Jason Griffin…be prepared to be inspired!

At Roebling Road Raceway (our season opener for the Road Racing discipline this year), I decided to sit in on the AAR (AHRMA Academy of Roadracing™) new racer school. I enjoyed the entire class and was reminded of some important things during the day. The racers were focused and attentive and experienced a lot their first race weekend (wet track, cold morning racing, and the great member experience that AHRMA offers. During the class, they had great questions and insights, and appreciated Arthur’s experience and real-world examples from decades of racing.

During the body positioning session, I went out to observe. As I did, I watched several new racers take their turn on the

bike (on stands and being supported by the instructors). I was struck by Jason as he was willing to commit to the body position without hesitation. He was clearly very comfortable on the bike and moving around on it. As I noticed his challenge and adaptive approach, I was impressed. I struck up a conversation with him right then, and we continued to talk throughout the weekend.

Jason lost his right arm at the age of two. He had a determination that few will ever know, but everyone admires. He started his racing career in 2005 and along the way he won several local championships, fueling his drive to WIN more. He even won at the national level at the AMA Daytona Winter Nationals and is the only licensed Pro para athlete to compete in AMA Pro Flat Track. He was also a member of an elite para cycling team

PHOTO BY CRAIG GRANTHAM

PHOTO BY CRAIG GRANTHAM

PHOTOS BY CRAIG GRANTHAM

PHOTO BY KIM SMITH

based in Greenville, SC, and was twice invited to stay at the Olympic training camp. Cycling is one of the best training programs for motorcycle racing, and his success proves it.

During the Roebling weekend I visited him at his pit and to say I was inspired is an understatement. His enthusiasm and passion are infectious, and his commitment defines the word. I looked at his bike in disbelief. He manages steering, throttle, clutch, and brakes with only his left clip on (or handlebar, depending on the type of motorcycle). As I thought about the skill required to “adapt” in this way, I was impressed even more. I’ve included a photo of his controls here for you to see his unique solution.

BELIEVE.

I noted that one word on his bike, his leathers, his website (www.jasongriffinracing.com) and his Facebook presence. It is a word that few people LIVE like Jason does.

I watched his races at Roebling with interest, and he was clearly having a great time. Some people would think

Jason is challenged. I saw him as gifted, determined, and committed. I knew he would do well, before I knew his impressive history.

He has started The Jason Griffin Racing Foundation, a non-profit dedicated “to empower those with disabilities through education, cycling and motorcycle competition.” As it turns out, Jason doesn’t just enjoy racing, but he wants to help others enjoy it as well. Few people give back the way Jason has, and I encourage you to visit his Facebook page and website to learn more. No doubt, he will continue to create opportunity for others as he continues to achieve with his own racing.

Jason, as an AHRMA racer now I hope we will see you at both Road Racing and Dirt Track events in the future. Thank you for being an inspiring example for AHRMA and for racers everywhere. I’m looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Now, let’s race!

Craig L. Grantham

CRAIG L. GRANTHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AHRMA

PHOTO BY JASON GRIFFIN RACING FOUNDATION

PHOTO BY CRAIG GRANTHAM

PHOTO BY JASON GRIFFIN RACING FOUNDATION

PHOTO BY KIM SMITH

It’s been a busy time and we’re making progress! Those who have raced motocross in 2023 may have noticed a change in the results posted. We have upgraded our results page to being hosted by Trackside. Why, you might ask? In addition to being more expensive, the system we were using previously had many hands in the mix before results could be posted. This resulted in delays getting the results posted in a timely manner as well as wasting time that could be more effectively used. Results should now be posted in a matter of days (including year-to-date results) instead of a week or more. So it’s easier, cheaper, and much more efficient! It also looks much more professional, in my opinion.

On a different note, something that riders need to be aware of - for those choosing to race with us, helmet cams are no longer allowed. It has been shown that helmet cams can increase head injury in an accident, and this is something we do not want to see happen to any of our members. Safety has to be the number one

priority when it comes to our members. It is OK to have a camera mounted to the bike itself.

The Southeast Region has new coordinators who are currently working to build a schedule consisting of more than just the National events. This is part of our ongoing efforts to help the regions, and AHRMA, grow. Leading the team are Bob Groves (TN), Henry Gregorich (GA), and Jerry Mattox (NC). There are a number of people who have stepped up to help organize, market, and run events. These folks include Allen McWilliams, Roger Cross, Debra Meszaros, Greg Lykens and Beno Rodi! If you live in the Southeast Region and want to help get things growing in the area again, reach out to these folks to see what you can do to help.

Lastly, since we are looking at building the regions back up again, we are in dire need of volunteers to help organize, run, and market regional events. We are looking for people who are willing to learn what it takes to create successful events. If

OFF-ROAD

you are interested in helping out, but don’t know who in your region to talk to, please contact me and I’ll get you in touch with the right people.

I thank you all for the support and comments that have been sent my way! Keep them coming!

Be safe, have fun, and ride fast!

Terry McPhillips

TERRY MCPHILLIPS OFF-ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

MESSAGE FROM YOUR ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

Iwould like to thank everyone who attended our first two race weekends at Roebling Road Raceway and Carolina Motorsport Park. Your attendance made both events a success for AHRMA and a great start for the year. For many, finishing these two rounds qualifies them to race at the Barber Motorsport Festival in October.

Early events with marginal weather are challenging, and I commend you for attending and competing. We had our biggest rider’s school attendance ever at Roebling Road and the 24 students got a good orientation of how weather affects their race weekend and insight on how to prepare for future races.

Next up: Heartland Motorsport Park Topeka, KS. May 26-28, 2023. We have a full schedule of road races, AAR School and an AHRMA-run Dirt Track Saturday night. Your road race weekend wrist band allows you access to the dirt track race also. Road race pre-registration is open, so register early. The track is renting RV spots with electric pedestals and AHRMA has garages for rent through Motorsport Reg (MSR).

Rounds 1 and 2 complete - on to 3 and 4 more frustrating than being stranded on the track with a mechanical breakdown. Here are a few suggestions to avoid a mechanical. Check it once, check it twice - you don’t want anything loosening or falling off. Drill and safety wire, use Loctite on your bolts, Blue Loctite Medium Strength, Red Loctite High Strength. A dab of silicone on a fastener can give you a quick visual check to see if a fastener is loosening. Replace the lock tab washers commonly found on countershaft sprockets or inner clutch hubs - they are only good for a couple bends. Use a torque wrench and understand inch pounds, foot pounds, NM, KG, and how to convert one to the other. Any questions feel free to email or catch me at the track.

After Heartland, we will moving to Motorsport Park Hastings in Hastings, NE, on June 2-4, 2023 This is a new venue for us this year. It is a 2.15-mile track with 13 turns. There are several YouTube videos that give a good perspective about laps around the track. It was repaved in 2021. AHRMA is renting RV electrical sites and raceport open garages. Preregistration is open, so register early.

In closing, here are a couple maintenance tips - there is nothing

See you at Topeka

Al Charles

AL CHARLES ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

Off and running! We are two races into the 2023 season and the turnout has been great. I must thank the Southern Dirt Track Association for two great tracks that AHRMA has not been to in many years. Our return to Callahan Speedway in February had some great racing to kick off the season, and the racing at round 2 at Cross Roads Motorplex was even better. Unfortunately round 3 at Baton Rouge Speedway was canceled due to a major storm moving in two days before the event, causing damage to the track. We are currently working on a new date for that race which, by the time you’re reading this should already be announced. Next on the schedule is the Dick Mann Memorial Race and championships at the legendary Lodi Cycle Bowl. This will be our second year in a row at Lodi and with the addition of the Dick Mann championships, we expect to

have a very successful event. I’m looking forward to getting back to the west coast to hear from those riders and work with them to make next year even better.

The first year of the Dirt Track Vintage Cup has been greeted with a lot of support, having some of the biggest grids in Sportsman 750 in the past several years. Along with bigger grids, the racing has been fantastic.

Round 1 saw the top three finishing less than a half second from first to third and round 2 saw some of the fastest lap times of the event. There’s nothing like the sounds and sights of big twins wide open on the dirt.

The newly created Legacy class has also had a few entries and we expect to see more as the year goes on. This is a great class for veteran riders to get some laps or to show off a rare or historic machine in its element. There

are also plans for some special guest riders to take some laps at select events.

As we work hard to make 2023 a great year of racing and a financial success, I want to thank all the racers and families for their support over the last year and I look forward to seeing everyone at the track!

Richard Brodock

RICHARD BRODOCK DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR

PHOTO BY SHARON BEAN

PHOTO BY MARIAH LACY PHOTOGRAPHY

Executive Director’s OPEN LETTER Q1, 2023

HELLO OWNERS,

Our first quarter of 2023 was a very good start to the year. We had several successful events across Road Race and Off-Road, and our financial performance has improved over the first quarter of 2022. This supports our theme of continued sustainability for AHRMA over the long term and will be our focus as we move through the rest of this year. As always, I want to thank all of the AHRMA volunteers, staff, and trustees who commit significant time and effort to ensure we have a great place to race, and enjoy good times with great camaraderie. We had LOTS of good news in Q123, so let’s get to it!

SEASON KICKOFFS ROAD RACE

• Our Roebling season opener was one of our best in memory and was very well attended. I spoke to dozens of people in the pits during the event and all were very encouraged by the turnout. The vibe in the pits was positive and full of excitement for a new race season.

• Our 2022 Awards Banquet was held on-site, and a big thanks to the team there (both RRR and AHRMA) for making it a success.

• The weather was excellent and allowed for great racing all weekend.

• Our new racer school (AHRMA Academy of Roadracing™ - AAR) was very well attended (24 students). I was able to attend the entire school and the feedback from the students was very positive. Having a former AMA Top 10 Daytona finisher as the instructor was much appreciated by the students. The real world experiences and willingness to share was echoed in the feedback from the students. Thank you to our former Chairman and current AAR Headmaster, Arthur Kowitz.

• The planning, management and resolution of this event was excellent. A big shout out to Al Charles, our Road Race Director, and the entire Road Race team for making this a success.

• We had improved revenue overall and finished in the black (our goal for all races in 2023).

• The track (and track manager Jack Abbott) was as hospitable as ever…a big thank you to them.

OFF-ROAD

• Our off-road season kicked off at Waldo Motorsports park in Waldo, FL. The attendance was good, and the mood was very positive. The off-road team was really “ON” and following the event management process created last year, we performed well both on and off the track.

• Our Off-Road Director, Terry McPhillips, reported a few first event items to address, but all worked out well. Many thanks to the off-road team who managed the event. Their smart approach and attention to detail created another winner – in the black.

DIRT TRACK

• Our dirt track season kicked off at Callahan Speedway in Callahan, FL. The attendance was light, and unfortunately this event was in the red. Richard Brodock, our Dirt Track Director, is working hard to make the remaining Dirt Track events winners for 2023, and is also actively driving this on social media.

AHRMA BUSINESS: BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING

• There was no Board of Trustee meeting in our fiscal year Q123 (Dec – Feb). More to follow on this in our next E.D. Open Letter for Q223.

• Please reach out and share your feedback with our trustees, which can be reached through the AHRMA.org website.

• Phone: 1-888-41AHRMA. We have seen increased use of our UniTel based system which allows you to easily connect with the person or department of your choice. You can leave messages for the team members, and we will respond to you. We get

messages via the new system regularly and it works well. Please let us know if you have issues with contact.

SYSTEMS / PROCESSES / PERSONNEL

• Financial Reporting System: As reported in an earlier open letter, our new financial system allows for regular/real time reporting for us to manage the business with. This is why you will now see timely, regular, accurate financial reporting. This is a real step forward VS what we have had in the past, and I want to thank Maggie Shane and Lisi Bratcher for their work on this.

• Planning: The 2023 planning process is now creating good results. We will continue working hard to improve our process and be flexible and open to feedback as we move through the year.

• Personnel: We have transitioned the management of our AAR to Arthur Kowitz, as mentioned above. Arthur has a special love for AHRMA, having been a Trustee and former Chairman, and has volunteered to do this role gratis. If you see Arthur in the pits at one of the road race events this year, be sure to thank him. It’s members like this who help AHRMA be as good as it is, and still operate within our means.

Financials: Q123 improved VS prior year.

• We finished Q123 +129% in Net Income VS Q122.

• FY 21/22 Audited Financials: We are moving the process of completing our tax filing 990-T forward, and our CPA has started work on our audited financials.

Є Timing: We are on track to deliver these documents significantly earlier than last year.

Є Efficiency: Our new financial systems are creating efficiency as expected.

• On the next page is our financial standing for Q123, with commentary

SPONSORSHIP: Our support continues

• Sponsor Retention: Continues strong as reported in our last update. We are still awaiting some sponsor payments as noted above, and those should be received by Q223.

• Additional Agency Support: As noted last month, we have made a transition for 2023 and added new support for our sponsorship efforts. KCA Special Ops are already hard at work planning our AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of Monterey, which promises to be one of the best years ever for AHRMA at that venue. Look for good things at Laguna Seca this year.

• Off-Road Focus: We will now focus on multidiscipline sponsorship efforts in 2023 and beyond. This should begin to bring additional support for our off-road events.

MEMBERSHIP: Slight decrease in Q123.

• Our membership has decreased in each of the months in Q123. We expected to see some decrease because of the price increase, schedules, and other factors.

Є We could see some continuing membership adjustments as early-year renewals are variable, and we expect there may be further changes. We will continue to focus on our outreach to continue longer-term growth.

• Marketing will also be a factor, and we will be strategic in our approach.

Є As members, we should all be seeking new members. If we just did one each year...we need your help to keep our club strong. If you believe in AHRMA and want to see it grow and prosper, please consider recruiting “just one” new member this year.

• As always, we are committed to maintaining and enhancing the member experience and will take your suggestions and improve wherever we can.

Finally, the 2023 race season is here! Thank you all for your ongoing support of our club. Our initial events have been well attended and “in the black.” We will work hard to repeat this performance for the remainder of the year and your participation will make the difference. We are keeping our eye on the proverbial ball to deliver quality support for AHRMA and the members. Sustainability is our #1 goal now and our management team are focused on this, every day.

Now, let’s race!

Craig L. Grantham

CRAIG L. GRANTHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AHRMA

American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association

Profit and Loss

December 2022 - February 2023

• This represents our first quarter 2023 financials, from 12/1/22 through 2/28/23.

• This and all future financial reports will be reported with “CASH” accounting. Our prior (2022) reports were reported with “accrual” accounting.

• All comparisons will be “apples to apples.” This report has no Daytona in the 2022 numbers.

• This includes only OR and RR events - but NO MotoFest Events (Daytona Excluded).

• Totals below include line items not shown in the interest of a single page view.

• A good start to the season with virtually all events showing positive net income.

• Every quarter will be a challenge and we are working hard to improve results.

• Total Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) decreased in Q123 VS Q122 (both RR and OR).

• Total expense increased in Q123 VS Q122: AHRMA MAG (extra issue paid in Q1; shifted forward from Q2 the prior year), and additional awards / trophies paid in Q123 VS other quarters in 2022. Some sponsorship income is still coming in.

HEARTLAND MOTORSPORTS PARK

Topeka, KS • May 26 – 28, 2023

NEW SWAG AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

We heard everybody is looking for AHRMA Swag!!! AHRMA is excited to share that we have concert-style t-shirts for each discipline: Cross Country, Dirt Track, Motocross, Road Race and Trials all now available online in limited quantities! Each discipline t-shirt is a unique color, and includes its related national race schedule on the back.

T-SHIRT DESCRIPTION

UNISEX 100% Combed Ringspun Cotton Fine Jersey Crew Neck Short Sleeve Tee

Classic comfort meets color with these unisex’s soft crew neck tees. These shirts provide the perfect fit and the soft feel essential for everyday wear.

• Fabrication: 4.5 oz. 100% combed ringspun cotton fine jersey – Heather is 90/10 combed ringspun cotton/ polyester

• Features: Ribbed collar • Shoulder-to-shoulder self-fabric back neck tape • Double needle sleeves and bottom hem • Side seam construction.

• Care: Machine wash • Tumble dry low (wash inside out)

• Fit: Adult Unisex – A true-to-size fit that is perfectly proportioned for comfort

AHRMA THANKS JIM KORN AS HE STEPS DOWN AS EASTERN TRUSTEE AND ROAD RACE REFEREE

As Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and on behalf of all the Trustees, workers, volunteers and members, I want to thank Jim Korn for his service to AHRMA as a Trustee and

as AHRMA’s Road Race Referee. Jim, an AHRMA member since 2015, has served AHRMA not only as a trustee, but as Tech Inspector in the Road Race Paddock, and most recently as the AHRMA Road Race Referee. At this time, in addition to stepping down as an AHRMA trustee, Jim has also decided to transition out of the AHRMA Road Race Referee role. His experience and familiarity with the AHRMA race program was significant, allowing him to manage effectively through accurate, timely decisions and actions that created a seamless race process for our club. Jim has given significant time and effort in these roles, and shown true commitment to AHRMA and the road racers. AHRMA is grateful for his service to AHRMA and we wish the very best for Jim and his wife Terri. We look forward to seeing them in the AHRMA paddock at future race events.

AHRMA THANKS DAN AND JENNIFER THORNTON AS THEY STEP DOWN AS AHRMA’S MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORS

As Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and on behalf of all the Trustees, workers, volunteers and members, I want to thank Dan and Jennifer Thornton for their service to AHRMA as the Membership Coordinators and Road Race Gate Staff. Dan and Jennifer, AHRMA members since 2021, are stepping away for personal reasons.

AHRMA is grateful for their service to AHRMA and we wish the very best for both Dan and Jennifer.

Cindy McLean is acting as interim Membership Coordinator until the open position can be filled. Cindy can be reached at membership@ahrma.org, or by calling 888-41AHRMA extension 2.

Carl Anderson

CARL ANDERSON CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Carl Anderson

CARL ANDERSON CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ROAD RACING WITH AHRMA

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I’ve just finished my second year of racing with AHRMA and I now realize that I had many misconceptions, technical failures and a great deal to learn about racecraft when I started. It’s my hope by writing this that it would encourage a new racer to jump in and see why this fun and save time learning some of the lessons I have come away with. Full disclosure is that I am still learning and do not claim to know as much as many but I do have a fresh perspective on what it takes to be a competitive road racer and hope that by writing this I could help a new racer get up to speed faster and not make many of the same mistakes I have made.

My first race experience with AHRMA was at Willlow Springs Raceway where I took the beginners instruction class on a 1973 Norton Commando

street moto and it was here that I came to a few brutal truths. The beginning class was immensely useful and cannot be emphasized enough in regards to making you faster and safer. I had done track days and spent most of my adult life horsing around on the local mountain roads but this class began to open up the world of strategy, apex, trail braking (which I thought included rear brake) and all things racing. I left the class with a new appreciation and interest for racing; however, after flogging my Norton for a few laps, I had to step back and take a hard look at my little bike. For one, it had no competitive class in its current street trim and the deeper I got into what it would take to get this into race form the less feasible it became, in part because I still wanted to enjoy it as a street moto.

Like all my wisdoms here, I’m sure there are exceptions but I think most of the paddock would agree with most of these statements. A race motorcycle needs all possible extra stuff removed because it means less things to go wrong, fall off, create weight, etc. The motorcycle needs to be a lean, purpose built machine to be consistent.

GET OR MAKE A DEDICATED RACE MOTORCYCLE

There is very little street left in a competitive race moto and it’s too difficult and expensive to try to do both. It’s cheaper to buy or prep a race moto than it is to try to cross over into racing with a street bike. Almost all classes other than Novice Historic Production will also require significant motor, brake and

suspension work to be competitive plus street stuff weighs a bunch which is a killer on corners. Also on the other extreme don’t think that removing your starter, going with magnetos and having total loss electrical systems is going to make all the difference in performance. I have missed, and as a result lost, many races due to starter stand issues, ignition failures and dead batteries so until you get into the highest levels of competition...

RELIABILITY IS GOING TO GET YOU TO THE PODIUM

Novice Historic Production is a great entry level class which limits modification and provides a great way for new riders to get some laps in.

So my CB750 started as two donor bikes I picked up on Craigslist for $1,500, modified the seat (using original seat pan), put in a cam, valve springs, valves, slapped on a Kerker header in preparation for the one real reason I built this bike - to get on the track at Laguna Seca!

AHRMA had added this track for the first time to its calendar and I more than anything wanted to feel what I had seen so many times watching Motoamerica and historic Moto GP races. I wanted to know what it felt like to drop into the corkscrew!

I was ill prepared and had not had a chance to test run the moto. For one it had 30 year old tires on it but I had prepared to have tires mounted on the track. Grasshopper - its difficult

to impossible to get race tires at your local shops. Its best to reach out to the AHRMA track tire vendor and make arrangements to have your race tires delivered there and mounted for you. Stick Boy with Bridgestone is great and the force is strong in him. My lack of preparation (beginner fail) meant that I did not have a way to lift the front and back of my moto at the same time and was left laying the moto on its side to change tires. Additionally after my first practice run I realized my jetting was WAYYYY off and it would just lay down at full throttle.

BE FULLY PREPARED BEFORE YOU GET TO THE TRACK

Be prepared, don’t plan on doing work on the track, wire tie everything and learn to like it. It took me a full two days to drill all the nuts and bolts the first time I did it. Engine mounting bolts, suspension bots, axles, brakes

etc all need to be tied and it takes a bit to get a system of clamping worked out and appropriate level of patience not to snap bits off. I thought it was a great waste of time but I now understand the safety value as well as appreciate the finality and clear designation of being ready with a beautifully tied safety wire.

Saturday race day came around at Laguna Seca for my Novice Historic Production Heavyweight Production class and a short practice in the morning before the race was the last chance I had to get my jetting correct. The guys near me in the pits like Grant Spence (#41) were super helpful and even lent me jets to try out. Rolling out onto the track I realized that I had finally given this motor enough jetting and it wanted to eat small children! Sure it would not run under 5,500 rpm but it was pulling well at the top end and that was enough to get me my first win.

Was dropping over a blind hill onto the 5 story drop of the corkscrew fun? Hell yes!

By Sunday’s race I created a new problem, ran out of gas on lap 4 while in the lead. Another wisdom for you grasshopper.

CREATE A CHECKLIST(S)

Have a checklist and a log. Your checklists will include race day prep items like tire pressure and gas levels, your log will include information you have learned and will need for the next time you race at this track. Most riders will have a chunk of removable tape on their tank which at a minimum will have their starting position but often will have other checks such as petcock on, shift pattern or other items critical to them and their processes.

I had planned on racing in NHP for the entire year and hit the west coast races at Willow springs, Streets of Willow, and Laguna Seca. Attendance in my class was light at Willow Springs and so I moved to the more advanced class, Sportsman 750. Sportsman 750 offers the ability

to have more updated motorwork, non-OEM brakes, rims and better suspension. I had heard from the other members that the best way to learn is to race people who are better than you are. It’s true! It’s amazing how fast some of these guys are and until you have someone in their 70’s smoke you on the track - well your learning experience is not complete. I’ve spent time behind class leaders

and try to learn as much as I can everytime. They have all been great with helpful advice and are at the same time tough competitors and friends.

I’ve gotten good enough to get two national titles and I can’t wait to learn more.

Make no mistake, this is fun!!

WORDS AL CHARLES

Our season opener. Located just outside Bloomingdale, GA. Once again Jack Abbott and his crew welcomed AHRMA racers to their fantastic track.

A big thanks goes out to our AHRMA racers for high attendance numbers and a well-attended rider’s school that made our season opener a success.

The weekend started on Thursday with an AHRMA run track day with about fifty entries. Our track day offered vintage classes and modern classes, so AHRMA riders felt right at home.

On Thursday evening we had the Annual Awards Banquet and the 2022 Champions received their hard earned awards.

Friday practice day 174 entries with plenty of rounds of practice gave riders a chance to fine tune their machines for the weekend. Due to weather our AAR School Mock race was moved to Saturday morning.

Our AAR Instructor Arthur Kowitz led the group of 26 students through the education process and racetrack protocol to become an AHRMA licensed racer and upon graduating many raced the weekend.

The AAR School mock race was run on Saturday morning and with twenty riders on the grid gave the new racers a perspective of what road racing is about.

Fifty classes made up our 15-race schedule both days. Each race had two or three wave starts with between 20 and 30 riders on the grid. Race 10

SOT 4 was the exception it had one wave with over 20 bikes on the grid. All this made for cautious passing and closing speeds in every race.

The diversification of Brands and Models that make up AHRMA race classes is amazing. From rolling museum pieces to modern high-tech models. The work and preparation to continue to race some of these bikes must be unending. It truly keeps the spirt of AHRMA vintage racing alive. The side car units are truly mechanical works of art. Each one hand built with unique body work and paint schemes. To watch them circulate the track is exciting as well as the sounds of the engines.

Thank You AHRMA Racers for making our event at Roebling Road Raceway a huge success!

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Waldo MX Park

Waldo MX Park

Waldo MX Park

Sharon and I made the 1,100-mile trek from the frozen north down to sunny skies and warm temps of Florida . Kicking off the start of the 2023 AHRMA National Motocross season for at the Waldo MX Park. We arrived at the track several days early so we could get some practice time and break in some rebuilt motors.

The facility, under new owners Mark and Daryn Page, has an open practice track through the week. A nice camping area with hook ups was full all week and even had rider clinics going on. They have three different tracks on site, all run and maintained by Matt Rucker, the manager of many years. Matt runs the dozer and keeps the water trucks running so there’s no dust on the sand track. Matt also knows how to prep for bintage bikes and and gave us a great track for both days of racing!

A name many AHRMA members will recognize was there doing some training - Plessinger... No, not the

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Bob Speiss (464)

supercross racer currently running in sixth place... another famous Plessinger. Aarons dad, Scott Plessinger, had training classes going on all week. There were also vendors selling parts and accessories, with suspension tuners on hand as well. Many AHRMA members had arrived early to get warmed up and tune bikes, at least a couple dozen that I could see. The track was gnarly and rough from the pounding the modern bikes were giving it, so when we went out we were greeted by just what we needed to get in shape! Deep ruts and big braking bumps with big rollers had our legs quickly feeling like rubber! I even got out of breath in my first practice! Whew. Do that a bunch of times each day and race day will be a piece of cake.

Thursday Night, Matt worked the track through the night and by Friday, he had it tamed down, watered, and packed to perfection. More members kept rolling in throughout the day for Fridays vintage practice. The weather forecast for rain Friday was pushed back later and the whole day was great for getting in riding time and greeting old friends and racing buddies not seen for months.. New faces, new bikes, old faces and old bikes alike.

The AHRMA Nationals were being run in conjunction with the MX Des States team races put on by the Sunshine State Vintage MX club. Chris Stajdel along with Evo Rodriguez working hard to keep things rolling on their end with Dave Kutskel and assistance from Sharon Bean handling things on the AHRMA side. Roger Cross and Kasi Cross handling tech chores so well, no one had to wait long. Sharon Bean was barefoot as usual on her famous Cub, running around the track taking photos of everyone, preserving memories, working on her tan and testing out her new bionic knee as well.

As this article is for the AHRMA MAG, I wont go into the MX Des States races, but as they were run in conjunction with AHRMA, I will say that some excellent racing went on with both Sunshine State members and AHRMA members alike doing battle. Oklahoma Fast guy, Trey Jorski, showing his skills and speed was out in front in both of the series several times. But alas, he had a

Dan Behr on his Ducati (19B)

mishap that saw him drop out.

For the AHRMA races, a lot of fast guys from all over the midwest showed up, representing about 20 different states. Some newly blackstriped guys were welcomed into the expert classes as well as over a dozen past National Champions were there to defend Championships or earn new ones.

In the Sportsman 125 Expert class, it was a father/son duel of Jerry Mattox and Rider Mattox. In this case, it was youth overcoming experience as Rider went 1/1 over last year’s National Champion, Dad, on his Clunker 125. I got in the mix in one moto with the two of them and have to say the apple doesn;t fall far from the tree as both of them were smoking around the track! I had a blast!

In the 60+ class, new black-stripe expert, Bill Hester, found out why that class is so tough as Trey Jorski led the way around with 1/1 finishes. Bill did test his expert skills with good holeshots and a pair of third place finishes behind Jeff Cotrell. Not bad for his first outing in the class.

Jay Gref and his forever-young father, Henry, with Tod Miller spent the week previous in Florida getting used to the

heat and tuning up bikes and bodies and it showed. Jay pulled a pair of moto wins in the 40+ expert class over our AHRMA ref, Dave Kutskel. Henry won the 80+ class and took a second in the 70+ class. Meanwhile, Tod was out on the track in about every other moto taking home his share of the awards.

Bob and Nancy Lisey must have rode at least half a dozen classes as every time I turned around, one of them was out on the track. Nancy won’t be in that Novice class long as she keeps

improving.

After the races were done on Saturday, the Waldo crew set up a buffet line of some great eats while they worked on getting all the awards ready. They had the best BBQ pulled pork I have ever eaten, I kid you not... Some of the racers left early to go catch the Supercross on Peacock, but those that stayed had a great meal, lots of nice awards and a good time ! After dinner and awards were done and all the racers were back watching Supercross, Matt and his crew were

Jamie Adams (34) and Bill Hester (735)

Bob Bean (54)

back out on the track working hard through the night to once again give us a nice track to have fun on Sunday.

Groomed and watered to perfection!

Sunday morning dawned with a lot of new faces as now the vintage racers were put away and the post-vintage and next gen bikes and riders hit the track.

Lousiana riders Joel White, Hoot Parker, and Jamie Adams did their state proud as they were the ones leading most of their classes by day’s end. Curt Jamiet from Florida, put on a clinic as he worked his Historic 250 to the front. Meanwhile, Greg Lykens made the trek down from NC and cleaned house in the NG 125, NG 250 and NG 60+ class.

Pictures from the event can be found on Facebook at Sharons MX Pictures page.

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THURSDAY JUNE 8: GATE HOURS 1PM – 10PM

GATE HOURS 8AM – 10PM

FRIDAY PRACTICE 10AM – 3PM. $35

GATE HOURS 6:30AM – 10PM

Race Sign-up 7AM – 9AM.

XC Riders Meeting 8AM.

XC Sight lap 8:30AM.

Vintage + Post Vintage Novice XC Race 9AM.

Post Vintage EXP/INT XC Race 10:30AM.

Vintage Motocross Races 12:30PM.

DES CUP Moto1 Intermission, Moto 2 end of day

2023 DES CUP 100cc/200F Bikes must be air/oil cooled. No disc brakes allowed. Max, 100cc Two stroke or 200cc Four stroke. Race will be a 3 Moto Format with Olympic style points. Race track will include a Joker Lane, each racer has to take it once each Moto. This is NOT a team event, it's every racer for them self. PRO class & AMATEUR Class will be available. MUST BE AN AHRMA MEMBER TO COMPETE.

GATE HOURS 6:30AM – 10PM

Race Sign-up 7AM – 9AM.

XC Riders Meeting 8AM.

XC Sight lap 8:30AM.

Post Vintage EXP/INT XC Race 9AM.

Vintage + Post Vintage Novice XC Race 10:30AM.

Post Vintage Motocross Races 12:30PM.

DES CUP Moto 3 Intermission.

Gate fee $30 Per person, Age 3 & under FREE RV HOOKUPS, ONLINE RESERVATION ONLY visit www.DesotoMotorsportPark.com

DRY CAMP $10 per day.

673 West Industrial Park Dr. Grand Cane LA 71032. :

#318-461-9226

AHRMA NATIONAL MX- JUNE 17th & 18th

Friday-

Gates Open 3pm-10pm ($25 per person)

Early Sign In and Tech for Saturday 5pm-6pm. Friday evening activities TBA!

Gates will close promptly at 10pm. If unable to make it by 10pm. please make other arrangements.

Saturday- Vintage National MX

Gates Open 6am ($20 per person)

Sign In and tech.- 7am-8:30am, Riders meeting 8:45am, practice 9am, racing by 10:30am

Early Sign In and Tech for Sunday 5pm -6pm

Will be adding a +70/80 Promoter Class Saturday, any bike, no skill level.

Saturday evening Happy hours. (6PM-10PM) Free refreshments while they last. More info. TBA

Gates will close promptly at 10pm. If unable to make it by 10pm, please make other arrangements.

Sunday-

Post Vintage & Next Gen. National MX with Limited Modern Support Classes.

Gates Open 6am ($10 per person)

Sign In and tech.- 7am-8:30am, Riders meeting 8:45am, practice 9am, racing by 10:30am

We will also be offering the following Modern classes.

OTHER INFO:

Camping is free, Quiet time is 10pm each night. NO LOUD generators, music, etc.…. after 10pm.

*Anyone arriving before 3pm Friday will pay an additional $5 per day per person!*

GPS coordinates: 39°23’22.2”N 92°29’54.5”W

Lodging: Comfort Inn & Suites, 660.269.9700; Super 8, 660.263.8862. Track address: 8856 Highway BB, Huntsville, MO 65259.

Directions: From Moberly, take Business 63 South to Route A. Go West on Route A to Route BB. West on Route BB 2.5 Miles to track. Please call before you haul for weather updates. 660 -263-4321

Note: Gates close at 10pm Friday and Saturday night, Free camping, no hookups

Everyone is welcome free of charge to Stay over for Monday departure.

Gate Fee Refunds:

Anyone arriving midweek thru Saturday and leaving by 6pm Saturday will receive a $5 refund when returning your wristband. NO WRISTBAND NO REFUNDS. After 6pm Saturday there will be NO refunds.

RETURN TO CALLAHAN SPEEDWAY!

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PHOTOS BY MARIAH LACY PHOTOGRAPHY

The 2023 4SR AHRMA National Dirt Track season is underway with a return to Callahan Speedway after a 4 year absence. This 1/5th mile clay track is located in just a short 30 minute drive north of Jacksonville, FL. Partnered with Southern Dirt Track Association, SDTA, the season kicked off with some great friends and great racing. Starting off with our brakeless classes, defending class champion Preston Palmer on his Triumph 500 claimed a win over Beno Rodi in the dinosaur class. I two more Triumph 500s would take the podium in brakeless heavyweight with Scott Flock claiming the win with Rickie Pollock right behind him. Daniel Beher would take third on his Ducati. Richard Brodock would lead Brakeless LightWeight for 7 laps on his Yamaha dt1 but with a last turn pass would come up short to Henry Sansing and his very fast Ossa. Buck Cunningham would cross the line in 3rd with his beautiful BSA.

Sansing would swap bikes to his Rokon 340 to take victory in Sportsman 600 over Tim Daughtry’s

CB350 machine while Jimmy Walker and David Aldana suffered mechanical issues. In Sportsman 250 Brodock and Sansing would again meet this time Brodock would take the win with Cunningham again grabbing 3rd. Preston Palmer would take his second win of the day in Sportsman 125 on his Honda.

In Seventies Singles Charlie Williams would hold off new comer Lloyd Patterson for the win, both on Yamaha 500’s. Patterson would go on to take the win in Lightweight Vintage with Aldana claiming victory in Heavyweight Vintage on his Rotax powered machine. Aldana would also grab 2nd in 50+ behind a very fast Eric O’Boyle.

This year with the addition of 3 modern championship (Mad Dog, 450 AM, and Hooligan) classes we hope to reach more riders. Kevin Greimel crossed over from road racing to try his hand successfully in dirt track taking the win in 450 AM. Randy Tefft brought out his heavily modified Moto Guzzi to grab a 1st in the Hooligan Class. Also new this year is our Legacy Class to honor racers and machines that have influenced motorsports throughout the years. Preston Palmer brought out his alloriginal 1950 Triumph tr5 trophy for all to see. Complete with high pipes and sprung rear hub these bikes were designed for Trials use.

AHRMA DIRT TRACK SERIES- ROUND 1

AHRMA Dirt Track Vintage Cup

Round 1 - Callahan Speedway Sportsman 750

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9 bikes, 2 Triumphs, 6 Yamahas, and a Moto Guzzi set the stage for what would be a barn burner from start to finish. With Eric O’Boyle (Yamaha) taking the win in his heat race and Richard Brodock (Triumph) hot on his heels, both would start the main on the front row. Charlie Williams (Yamaha) would win Heat 2 with James Parker claiming second on his Guzzi. Off the start of the main, O’Boyle, Brodock, and Parker went three wide in turn one with O’Boyle grabbing the holeshot. John Skinner, Jon Cook, and Walt Beute were right behind the front group as the pack of big twins roared down the back straight. Williams would miss the main with mechanical issues but will be a strong presence in the Vintage Cup for 2023. Brodock kept O’Boyle honest the whole race showing a wheel up the inside on the white flag lap and making a move around the outside in turn 3 and 4 on the last lap with a drag race to the finish while

Parker stayed right with them trying to find his own way around. The three would finish the race with just 0.48 seconds between first and third. Unofficial results were O’Boyle first, Brodock second, and Parker third. James Parker would withdraw his entry due to his ineligible machine

moving John Skinner from fourth to third in the official results.

*With approval of the other Sportsman 750 riders, James Parker rode a 1986 Moto Guzzi in Sportsman 750 for awards but disqualified from earning points towards the National Championship.

RACE RESULTS

Saturday Results - February 25, 2023

1 - Eric O’Boyle (34) - Yamaha

2 - Richard Brodock (278) - Triumph

3 - John Skinner (66) - Triumph

4 - Jon Cook (60) - Yamaha

5 - Walt Beute (71a) - Yamaha

DNS - Charlie Williams (2s) - Yamaha

DNS - Tim Gundlach (94) - Yamaha

DNS - James Parker (375) - Honda

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The long queues of trailers and RV’s waiting on gates opening foreshadowed an excellent turnout on a particularly auspicious weekend – your guest writer’s 60th birthday. Though quite why the ever-smiling Daniel Thornton and his team were dispensing green Mardi-Gras beads along with the never-ending candy is beyond me. If there’s a model to follow for diversity, equity, and inclusion, it must be the paddock and track at an AHRMA race meet, and rounds 3 and 4 at Carolina Motorsports Park, 17th – 19th March certainly didn’t disappoint. Bikes, racers, and spectators alike ranging from eighty-four to brand new arriving from across the country. Bikes that spanned the globe – Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Japan, and USA. Racers long in the tooth to fresh-faced newbies. All with equal access to the track, to community resources, and to racing success.

Paddock facilities, including a huge open garage for the high-rollers, expansive open fields for RVs and camping, hot and cold running showers – depending on your timing, smiling kitchen staff, and onsite race gas, all made for a comfortable and welcoming setting.

CMP is nestled five miles south of the town of Kershaw (1888), with the Haile Gold Mine (1825) just three miles further north. With national parks, historic cities, and glorious beaches, the setting would be perfect for a peaceful leisurely family vacation. But of course, we were there for a very different reason –riding hard, riding fast, and hoping to write our names into the annals of AHRMA history. Legends in our own lunchtimes. If only that damn clutch would stop slipping, cylinder #3 would stop spewing white smoke, and where the heck did that oil leak come from? It wasn’t there yesterday! Friday practice was haunted by a few too many red flags to say the

least, with a few riders seemingly forgetting the truism that you cannot win practice – but you can lose. Fifty something classes in six groups plus race school newbies. FIFTY? Wow! That’s crazy; herding cats on skateboards would be easier. In addition to which, helmets and leathers needed their annual safety inspection. Mild sweats – no idea how old this helmet is; I’m sure a sweet smile will get me through this weekend if there’s a problem. Hats off to the irrepressible and indispensable Jim Korn and his team of tech inspectors and race officials. Perfect weather, aside from the occasional blustery breeze and rather chilly night-time temperatures for those sleeping in tents and bike trailers, made for a relaxing weekend and plenty of opportunity for convivial chatting while admiring bikes. From Renee Joyce’s iconic 1939 Indian, Scott Dell and David Tomkin’s Comets, to Tony Prust and Robert Cole’s Ducatis, hand-shift,

café-racers, motards, sidecars, the pits were their usual cornucopia of delights. With a touch of imagination, there’s a home somewhere for everyone in this diverse group – pre1940’s heritage machinery through to the latest street offerings in Sound of Thunder 4. Stickboy Bennett representing our lead sponsor Bridgestone (other tire brands are available) was busy throughout the weekend as racers switched out last season’s tired rubber for new. Sadly Avon Tyres are no more, so many vintage riders are on the hunt for a new brand of shoes for their temperamental beasts.

A fast 2.5 mile track with high-speed curves, CMP presents a few tight challenges at turns 1, 11, and 14. Jim Korn highlighted these as areas for attention at mandatory rider safety meeting, suggesting perhaps single file through turn 1 in particular. Racers nodded in rapt attention, filed Jim’s entreaty in information to be ignored, and fought their way through turn 1 four abreast, with a few unfortunates taking a rather too close inspection of the track surface at the noted hot spots.

Saturday and Sunday saw healthy grids with 361 entries in 14 races on Saturday by my count, with slightly fewer on Sunday per the normal attrition. A function of the diversity and inclusion central to AHRMA Road Racing philosophy naturally leads to some of the perhaps older or more niche classes having just a few entries each, but this never distracted from the exciting racing on the track, with every racer fighting for their best position on the road and bragging rights in the pits, regardless the mix of classes present.

Conversely Sound of Thunder 2 saw 18 entries, SoT 3 attracted 22 racers with the Suzuki SV650 dominating entries, while SoT 4 saw 35 entries primarily comprising the KTM RC390 and Kawasaki Ninja 400. As expected SoT 4 was a battle royale between Kevin Dinsmoor on his Ninja and Eric Watts on his KTM, with Eric giving no room for error to Kevin’s first place performance on both days, despite the power differential of the bikes.

Novice Production HWT and LWT are designed to be a cost-effective entry to AHRMA RR, with affordable street bikes up to 1978 and limited modifications – mostly just safety

wiring, numbers, and appropriate tires. Wes Burden of Apex Cycle Shop and his BMW ’71 BMW R75 being a case in point. It was encouraging to see CMP attract twelve racers across the two classes, four of whom competed in both classes. LWT eligible is the way to go to maximize track time. Doug Parker swept honors in the heavies, with Steve Fowler and Craig Martin swapping first and second over the two days in lightweight.

Motard lived up to its boisterous reputation with bar to bar action. Ten entries, mostly populated by current Husqvarna offerings, Andrew Berkley fought his way to first both days on his 2021 Husqvarna FS450, Noel Korowin 2022 KTM SMR 450 coming in second on Saturday, with Casey Clark 2018 Husqvarna FS450 inserting himself between the two on Sunday. Keeping it interesting were Brian Rammer on his 1990 Honda CR500 and David Rutherford with his 1965 BSA Trackmaster, a reminder

it’s the taking part and personal achievement that’s the fun. Honest. If holding on while flying into a corner at top speed isn’t sufficiently exhilarating, Class C Handshift adds a certain frisson to the mix. Ralph Wessell ‘37 Indian in his lace-up boots continues to lead in this demonstration of historic skill, followed by Stephen Aretz ‘49 HD, Lewis Leonard ‘44 HD, and Renee Joyce ‘39 Indian.

Twelve entries made it to the start line for Saturday’s sidecars, Super Vintage (SC2) having six of those, and three in Modern Sidecar TT2. If you are looking for thrills, spills, and a high intensity workout just inches from the concrete, climb onto the passenger platform of a sidecar. Getting your knee down? Try getting your entire body down like these dedicated dudes. Hall & Joyce dominated SC2 on their ‘72 BMW, with Essaf & Cramer taking TT2 honors. For those keen to join this madness, AHRMA member Joe Fink

of MaddRatz Racing will build you a Classic Big Wheel unit bolted to the chassis of your choice. Contact Dutch Stivason for bike eligibility in this currently Exhibition class. Hopefully we will see it adopted as mainstream in 2024. These units have an open platform, donor bike chassis is in road bike configuration, and chair/ bike can be disassembled for ease of transportation.

Road Racing with AHRMA is still the most fun you can have in boots and a leather outfit. Passions run high equal to the emotional, temporal, and financial investment individually made by an amazing group with a shared ambition to get out there, lay all they have on the line, and have fun keeping the past fast. Others won’t understand how you feel until it happens to them; until they experience the pain and the pleasure. See y’all 26-28 May at Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, KS.

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Roadracing Series

Roberts Beats an International Variety of Bikes in AHRMA 2023 Vintage Cup Formula 750 Rounds 3 and 4

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The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) delivered on its promise to put a mile-wide variety of bikes on the track as part of the 2023 Vintage Cup.

Motorcycles from three different manufacturers and three different countries topped the podium during the third and fourth rounds of the AHRMA Vintage Cup held March 18 and 19 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC as part of the 2023 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series.

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. “While I had some suspicions, and even hopes, about the bikes that would be campaigned in the F750 class this year, I’m very pleasantly surprised and decidedly psyched at the variety of machines and riders who are showing up,” said Kenny Cummings from NYC Norton.

At the start of Saturday’s race, Rob Hall on a 1975 Triumph 750 jumped into an early lead, with Colton Roberts, campaigning a 1976 Yamaha RD400 and Jeff Hargis on his 1972 Yamaha XS 650 battling for second.

With just 1 lap left, a piston failure sent Hall backwards through the field allowing Roberts to take the lead and the victory with Hargis second. The final podium spot was contested

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by Tony Read on his 1973 Triumph Bonneville and Brian Larrabure riding a 1972 Ducati Imola 750SS. Read ultimately held off Larrabure to take third.

The balance of the grid was a dizzying array of early to late 70s machines with an equally dizzying array of engine displacements. Jim Hinshaw was on a 1970 Kawasaki H1 500, Michael Wilson raced a 1977 Yamaha RD400, Daniel May, Stan Miller, and Justin Hebbel all raced BMW R75/5s, Greyson Rogers raced a 1976 Yamaha RD400, Vincent Borbone, was on a 1972 Kawasaki H2, and Mark Williams raced a 1974 Kawasaki H1.

Sunday’s race saw Roberts take an early lead, which he held through the checkered flag. Hall had changed

machines and on Sunday rode the Hall’s Custom Vintage 1967 Triumph 650 to second place. In a repeat of Sunday’s action, Larrabure and Read battled to round out the podium, with Larrabure finishing third.

With four rounds completed, Roberts is the current points leader.

“AHRMA is all about celebrating different eras in motorcycle racing, putting different kinds of bikes on the track and really seeing what they can do,” said Carl Anderson. “The latest rounds of our F750 Vintage Cup take this to another level with two-strokes, parallel twins, ‘L-twins,’ horizontallyopposed twins all going at it at the same time. Great stuff!”

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 - March 18, 2023

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

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

3 - Tony Read, 1973 Triumph Bonneville, Charlotte, TN

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

5 - Jim Hinshaw, 1970 Kawasaki H1 500, Gainesville, GA

6 - Michael Wilson, 1977 Yamaha RD400, Maylene, AL

7 - Daniel May, 1972 BMW R75/5, Wilmette, IL

8 - Greyson Rogers, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Denver, NC

9 - Vincent Borbone, 1972 Kawasaki H2, Hampstead, NY

10 - Stan Miller, 1973 BMW R75/5, St. Petersburg, FL

11 - Justin Hebbel, 1972 BMW R75/5, Baltimore, MD

12 - Rob Hall, 1975 Triumph 750, Charlotte, NC

13 - Mark Williams, 1974 Kawasaki H1 500, Gainesville, GA

Sunday Results - March 19, 2023

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

2 - Rob Hall, 1967 Triumph 650, Charlotte, NC

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

4 - Tony Read, 1973 Triumph Bonneville, Charlotte, TN

5 - Jim Hinshaw, 1970 Kawasaki H1 500, Gainesville, GA

6 - Michael Wilson, 1977 Yamaha RD400, Maylene, AL

7 - Justin Hebbel, 1972 BMW R75/5, Baltimore, MD

8 - Greyson Rogers, 1976 Yamaha RD400, Denver, NC

9 - Stan Miller, 1973 BMW R75/5, St. Petersburg, FL

10 - Daniel May, 1972 BMW R75/5, Wilmette, IL

11 - Mark Williams, 1974 Kawasaki H-1 500, Gainesville, GA

Crossroads Motorplex

AHRMA Dirt Track returned to North Florida for round 2 of the 4SR National Series joining our great partner, the Southern Dirt Track Association. Crossroads Motorplex is located in Jasper, FL, about 15 minutes south of Jennings, FL. Consisting of three motocross tracks, a 1/6-mile asphalt oval kart track, and 1/4-mile clay oval track used for karts and bikes, there’s something for everyone.

Saturday morning gave way to cloudy skies and rain but cleared out after lunch just in time for practice. With a healthy mix of vintage and modern bikes, the racing was great from start to finish.

This well-prepped clay track made way for some great racing on a wide groove that allowed plenty of passing on the inside and outside. As always, Henry Sansing and Richard Brodock would have some close head-to-head racing in Brakeless Lightweight and Sportsman 250 with Brodock edging out Sansing in both classes. Sansing would not go home without victory as he took the win in Sportsman 600. Daniel Beher would grab third in Brakeless Lightweight and took the win in Brakeless Heavyweight. Dinosaur defending class champion, Preston Palmer, would add to his points lead with another win on his Triumph over Beno Rodi. Wyatt Campbell would make his season debut in style taking wins in both the Spanish Cup and Vintage Lightweight but still has some ground to make up to catch newcomer, Lloyd Patterson, who has a 16-point lead over Campbell in Vintage Lightweight. Patterson would take the win in Seventies Singles over Charlie Williams, both on Yamaha tt500’s.

As the night came to an end there were smiles for miles as the bench racing started. Camp fires and cookouts were plenty as racers walked from pit to pit congratulating fellow racers and sharing food and stories. The perfect end to the perfect day of dirt track racing.

WORDS BY RICHARD BRODOCK

PHOTOS BY DRAGAN HARBOV

AHRMA DIRT TRACK SERIES- ROUND 2

AHRMA Dirt Track Vintage Cup

Round 2 - Crossroads Motorplex Sportsman 750

WORDS RICHARD BRODOCK PHOTO DRAGAN HARBOV

The pressure was on for Round 2. Charlie Williams was back after mechanical issues sidelined him at Callahan for the main but after a great practice season an electrical issue would strike in the heat race. This is the first year for Charlie on the Circle Burning Racing Yamaha XS650(750) built by Tim Bolin and no doubt that after they get the gremlins sorted out Charlie will be a constant contender. Jon Cook who sat 4th in points coming into this weekend would help to keep the pressure on with a second place finish in his heat and a second in the main and moving him into second place in points. New comer to the

Sportsman 750 class Tim Daughtry would take 3rd place on the first outing on his newly acquired Yamaha XS650. Defending class champion Richard Brodock would take the win for the night. After a second place

finish at round 1 and a win in round 2 he sit atop the points standings with a 9 point lead over Jon Cook. With a long season to go it is still anyones Vintage Cup to claim and still plenty of great racing to come.

RACE RESULTS

Saturday Results - February 25, 2023

1 - Richard Brodock (278) - Triumph

2 - Jon Cook (60) - Yamaha

3 - Tim Daugherty (72) - Yamaha

4 - Beno Rodi (3) - Norton

5 - Charlie Williams (2s) - Yamaha

DNS - Roger Veith (43v) - Yamaha

DNS - James Parker (375)

DNS - Tommy Miller (64f) - Suzuki

DNS - Lloyd Patterson Jr (77) - Yamaha

2022 AHRMA YOUNG RACER AWARD Presented to Wyatt Campbell

WORDS RICHARD BRODOCK

Added in 2020, but not given out due to COVID, the AHRMA Young Racer Award was presented for the first time in 2021 to Jonathan Hollingsworth for his efforts and dedication to the AHRMA Road Race program. The award description, criteria, and purpose is to “recognize AHRMA’S up-and-coming young members (ages 35 years or younger) for their excellence in performance and sportsmanship, and to foster a sense of community within the younger ranks.”

After turning 18 years old halfway through the 2021 season, Wyatt managed to reach the podium five times in five races including four wins, earning him second place in the Spanish Cup championship. In 2022, he showed that same dedication and sportsmanship in his efforts in AHRMA Dirt Track, finishing the season with 28 podiums in 28 races and taking home 25 wins, earning both the Vintage Lightweight and the Spanish Cup National Championships. With the support of his father, Todd Campbell, and grandfather, Carrol Campbell, Wyatt has repeatedly displayed what AHRMA is all about: a family who races together.

Wyatt not only races but also works on his Bultaco Astro motorcycles. At races, he can be found lending a hand or parts to other racers or even offering up his spare bike to other competitors. Over the last two years it has been my privilege to race with Wyatt and it is with great honor I am please to present the 2022 AHRMA Young Racer Award to Wyatt Campbell. Congratulations and thank you for reminding all of us what racing and sportsmanship is all about.

PHOTO BY DRAGAN HARBOV

PHOTO BY TODD CAMPBELL

AHRMA NATIONAL

TRIALS/CROSS COUNTRY

*Membership Required for AHRMA National points* All Regular

Gate Opens Noon Friday June 16 th Gate Fee $10 Per Person/Per Day

Friday Sign Up/Tech 4 – 6 pm Under 10 years old FREE

Directions to 262 East Talley Hollow RD, Bybee TN 37713. Take exit 12 off I-81, turn south on Hwy 160. Go 5 miles. Look for signs on right.

Primitive Camping but extremely LIMITED! No large campers. We strongly suggest making reservations at a hotel (9 miles away, Exit 4 & 8 on I-81).

Hotels in Morristown TN – Best Western, Hampton Inn, Super 8, Econo Lodge.

Event Contacts

TRIALS: Mark Hawk 865-742-1515

CROSS COUNTRY: Clint Hawk 865-456-5895

*Text Preferred*

Sunshine Trials and Cross Country & Mud Bath Motocross

WORD & PHOTOS KATE JORGENSON

AHRMA Northwest riders, fans, and dogs anxiously awaited Burrows Ranch this year because of the California rainfall. Rob and Debbie Poole arrived a week prior to the event to prepare and to determine if the event would even take place; the regional participants were constantly checking the weather and waiting to hear if we would get to have our first event of the season. On Wednesday, we heard that the events were a “GO.” The weather was still not promising, but changing every hour. Arriving at the ranch on Thursday, the sun was shining and the wind was crisp. The Poole’s said that there were several creeks now flowing where the motocross track used to be for years. Thankfully, the weather seemed to be improving. Friday was another lovely day; the weather was warm and the motorhomes started to arrive. The reuniting of friends from far and wide took place and with that came the new dogs as well! Many families gathered together for a potluck Friday night, complete with great conversations, tasty food, and a clear evening with stars to decorate the night sky!

Saturday came with much anticipation. The weather was perfect for trials and cross country; the sun was shining, the wind was blowing at times, but the dark clouds didn’t produce any rain.

There was a great turnout for the trials competition, with 51 riders. Many of the sections involved slick grass, offcamber turns, elevation, and hidden rocks. The largest classes of the day were the Modern Classic Intermediate and the Modern Classic Novice, both with 14 riders each. For the Modern Classic Intermediates, Christian Otero earned third with 39 points, second place went to Tom Kane with 20 points and first place was captured by Clay Dawley with only 12 points for the day. In the Modern Classic Novice class, Landon Ummel got third place with 23 points, earning 20 points and second place was Dan

Steve Gard and Layne Hanna battling it out in a corner in the vintage motocross

Bryce Pophal on his Yamaha TY 175

motocross

Kim Lawson is all smiles!

Landon Ummel in section 6

Rob Poole filling up Debbie Poole’s bike for the cross country

Gawronski, and taking the win with only 13 points was Stuart Proffitt. Rob Poole edged out Kelly Shane in the Premier Heavyweight Expert Class by one point (Rob with 34 points and Kelly with 35 points). Sean Fromhold won the Premier Heavyweight Intermediate class and Mike Stone won the Novice class. The winners of the Premier Lightweight classes were Evan Wilcox for the Expert class, Sean Chase for the Intermediate class, and Mike Miller for the Novice class. Bryce Pophal snatched the win for the Modern Classic Masters class; dabbing only once in 30 sections! Brad Jones won the Modern Twin Shock Novice class. The winner of the Air Cooled Mono Masters class was Scott Stewart. Riding her first trials event was Kim Lawson - she had the support of volunteers and other riders and was coached by her husband, Blake Lawson; Kim won the beginner class and had a lot of fun! Thank you to Redwood Engineering for sponsorship of the trials. Much appreciation to all the checkers, Rob Poole, and his crew for designing the sections, and Judy Jorgenson and Debbie Poole for scoring the results.

Saturday afternoon 22 pre entries, 29 vintage riders, and 19 post vintage riders lined up for two separate cross country races. The cross country races were packed full of puddles, mud, and dirt clods. Despite riders making several laps, it was hard to tell who was who - both the rider and their bike were covered in mud from head to toe! A big thank you to Wayne Hawes and Jeff Bushey for organizing the cross country. Wayne Hawes came back to racing for the first time after an injury last season and got the holeshot in style with a wheelie! The top three for the vintage race were Jonathan Stoumen on a CZ with an overall time of

Sidney Mocke splashing into his next cross country lap

Blake Lawson focusing in Mike Gorrono’s section

52:08, Sage Walker on a Honda earned second place with an overall time of 49:03, Wes Poole on a BSA roosted his competition with a fast time of 48:32, clinching the overall win. A short intermission between the vintage and the post vintage race provided enough time for Kelly Shane to ride back to the pits, switch bikes, and arrive back at the hill just in time for the shot gun start of the post vintage race!

Sidney Mocke captured the holeshot with his signature wheelie! The top three for the post vintage race were Micheal Parsons on a Honda with a overall time of 44:56, second place went to Zaio Demarco on a Yamaha with a time of 42:22, with the win going to Ricky Crocket on a Honda with a time of 41:51. Thank you to the check point crew and the lap checkers, and to West Country Stables for sponsoring the Cross Country Series.

Saturday evening, the weather began to turn. Around 11:30pm, I was awakened to the sound of pouring rain. Unfortunately the rain continued through the night and into the morning. People were questioning whether or not the event was going to happen, and even when the decision to race was announced, many riders did not want to participate because of the continuing rain to fall and the muddy track.

Although there were 130 pre-entries, there were only 42 brave, adventurous, daring riders who went out to roost up mud, brave the pouring rain, and race! Unfortunately, with the turn for the worse in the weather, there wasn’t a way to identify who stayed and who left, so the first set of 16 motos had few riders in each race. After a brief intermission, a new race order not only consolidated the races, but made them more exciting - 16 races turned into six intense motos. The races would not have been possible without the many volunteers including: the corner flaggers who were busy with wipe outs, the lap checkers (Judy Jorgenson, Kathy Baer, and Victoria Raiburn), the flagger and starting line workers (Jeff Bushey, Wayne Hawes, Teresa Houde, and Mike Houde), the runners (Russ Pfirrman and Charlie Poole), and the score keepers (Cheryl Long and Ellen Voermans). A special thank you to Zane Amaro and his son, Warren for pulling riders out of the muddy ditches on the course. The rain continued constantly until the races were done for the day and the awards ceremony took place.

The results for the motocross were different than normal because of the riders who decided not to brave the weather and track conditions. The two largest classes of the day were the 60+ Intermediates and Experts; usually this class is in the same race or double gated, but because of the weather they were in separate races. The winner of the 60+ Intermediate was Charles Haines who won both motos. Kelly Shane took first overall in the Expert class over Layne Hanna who took second and Duke Dowell in third. The Sportsman 250 class featured the Experts - Jeff Mendes captured the win over Jonathan Stoumen and Steve Gard; in the Intermediates, Sage Walker snatched up the win over Jared Yeck and Luis Bryant. Jeff Mullins grabbed the win in the Classic 250 Expert class.

The winner of the Sportsman 125 Expert was Mickey Sergeant over second-place finisher Jonathan Stouman. Gordon Mcclellan won the Vintage 60+ Novice class and the Classic Novice class. Al Anderberg earned first place in both the Premier 500 Expert class and the Premier Open

Twins Expert class. Jacob Ritorto took first in the Classic 500 Expert class. Sean Chase won the Sportsman Open Twins Intermediate class. Jeff Mendes won the Vintage 50+ Experts over Sidney Mocke in second and Mark Amaro in third. Jeff Mullins won the Classic 250 Expert class and the Premier Lightweight Expert Class. Mark Hector earned first in the Early Sportsman Stock 500 Intermediate class. Emily Poole edged out Jeff Earle to take the win in the Classic 500 Intermediate class. Larry Todd captured the win over Christopher Smith in the Vintage 40+ Intermediate class and Jeff Mendes edged out Mark Amaro in the Vintage 40+ Expert class. Larry Todd also took the win in the Vintage 50+ Intermediate class. Dave Davidson won the 70+ Intermediate class. Mark Baer, the tech inspector, took the win in the Early Sportsman Stock 250 Expert class. Layne Hanna edged out Ron Melton in the Vintage 70+ Expert class. Austin Hansen earned first over Jordan Woodworth (second) and Luis Bryant (third) in the Vintage Open Age Intermediate class. Jordan Woodworth took first in the Sportsman 500 Intermediate class, Ricky Kinney captured first over Sidney Mocke and Wes Poole in the Sportsman 500 Expert class. In a battle between Wes Plunkett and Bob Holmes for the classic 125 Intermediate class, Plunkett won overall with the win of the second moto. Mickey Sergeant edged out Jonathan Stoumen to take the win in the Classic 125 Expert class. Mark Hector won the Early Sportsman Stock 250 Intermediate class. Those who did participate made for exciting racing and photography.

Wayne Hawes popping a wheelie through the puddle

2023 AHRMA NATIONAL SERIES SCHEDULES

2023 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA Roadracing Series

AAR: Academy of Roadracing SRS: Sidecar Racing School

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

2023

New Berlin; NY

9/3 Bear

Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY National - Cross Country & Motocross

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

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

4/29 Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX Cross Country, Vintage Motocross

4/30 Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX Motocross - Post-Vintage and Next Gen

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

Cross Country and Vintage Motocross

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

Trials and Cross Country

Cross Country and Motocross (Post-Vintage and Next Gen) 9/8 Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX

- Post-Vintage and Next Gen

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

11/4 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK National Vintage Motocross, Cross Country, Trials

11/5 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK 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

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