AHRMA MAG November 2022, Vol. No. 4, Issue No. 9

EDITOR Steph Vetterly ahrmamag@ahrma.org

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COVER - Kevin Windham @ Diamond Don’s Kevin Windham at his first vintage race on a 1986 Honda XR200 built by Kenny Vaughn and Bubba Dennis.

“It is motocross racing in its purest form,” said Windham of the weekend. “When walking into someone’s pit, you would see not just one bike but several, and of different makes, with people wrenching on them. It could be their competitor doing the wrenching!”

When asked about the track, Windham responded “Everything is very friendly to the bikes. My biggest adjustment was on these smaller motors; it took me three laps to figure out that I had to carry momentum everywhere or I would lose lap time. It’s all about momentum”

Photo by Bobby Hedge

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from the editor

Pictured below is the odometer on my 2009 Honda CRF230L dual sport. Why am I showing you this? Well, October marks exactly 1,000 miles put on since I got it street legal again back on August 13th. Being able to explore the back roads, and feel just a bit closer to the world instead of in a little glass bubble (car) has made me remember how much fun riding a motorcycle is. My boyfriend and I have done countless short trips in the past couple months, even riding some of the MidAtlantic Backcountry Discovery Route situated out near State College, Pennsylvania, when we vacationed for my birthday. We’ve already discussed purchasing a new (or at least new-to-me) motorcycle that’s a bit better for paved-road travel, and planning many more trips for 2023.

I tell you all that to tell you thisriding motorcycles is supposed to be fun. If you’re not enjoying being on two wheels, it might be time to take a step back and figure out why.

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Suzy Moody, Kevin McIntosh, Albert Newmann, Frank Eaton, “Chicago” Jerry Grakauskas, Kate Jorgenson, Richard Brodock

PH24, Suzy Moody, Kevin McIntosh, Bobby Hedge, Kenny Lau - Awesome Shots, Steve Allen, Kate Jorgenson, Tom McNeal, Kevin Kight, Moe Photography

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us!

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Craig Grantham, Executive Director email: executive.director@ahrma.org 49 Ferguson Lane Elora, TN 37328

MEMBERSHIP Jennifer and Dan Thornton email: membership@ahrma.org 433 Caroline St Janesville, WI 53545

COMMUNICATIONS Cindy McLean email: communications@ahrma.org

RACE DIRECTORS

ROADRACE DIRECTOR - Dewanna Comer 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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIRMAN - Brian Larrabure email: chairman@ahrma.org

TREASURER - Arthur Kowitz email: dbsuperbiker@gmail.com

SECRETARY - Kelly Shane email: kelly.ahrma@gmail.com

EASTERN TRUSTEE - Mike Dixon email: michael.dixon@ahrma.org

EASTERN TRUSTEE - James Korn email: jim.korn@ahrma.org

EASTERN TRUSTEE - Beno Rodi email: beno@rodi.net

EASTERN TRUSTEE - David Rutherford email: david.rutherford@ahrma.org

EASTERN TRUSTEE - Tim Terrell email: tim.terrell@ahrma.org

WESTERN TRUSTEE - Al Anderberg email: al.anderberg@ahrma.org

WESTERN TRUSTEE - Albert Newmann email: newmann.albert@gmail.com

WESTERN TRUSTEE - Luke Sayer email: sayerlu@gmail.com

WESTERN TRUSTEE - Rob Poole email: robpoole57@hotmail.com

TRUSTEE CANDIDATE STATEMENTSHear more from this year’s AHRMA Trustee candidates.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OPEN LETTERExecutive Director, Craig Grantham, gives us an inside look at the numbers driving AHRMA.

FIM ENDURO VINTAGE TROPHY - Tag along with Suzy Moody as she takes us behind the scenes of this year’s FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy, where AHRMA’s own Fred Hoess places very well.

DIAMOND DON’S 20TH - Diamond Don’s celebrated their 20th year! Enjoy content from the motocross, cross country, and trials competition.

BLACKHAWK FARMS RACEWAY - The Road Race crew returns to Illinois for more fun on the pavement.

EXPERIENCING RATTLERS RUN - Once again, AHRMA set its sights on Washington for some trials and vintage motocross.

MILL CREEK TRIALS - Join Frank Eaton as we look at some trials competition in Combs, Arkansas.

BUSHEY RANCH - Always a photographic wonderland, Canby, California, played host to motocross, cross country, and trials.

at Blackhawk Farms Raceway.

PHOTO BY Kevin McIntosh

AHRMA

The Essence of Off-Road

Recently, I was lucky enough to attend one of our special off-road events, Bushey Ranch. I was really looking forward to it as Vintage MX, Cross Country, and Trials were all represented in a big way.

I had several conversations with the team in advance of the event and they all raved about what a fun and striking venue it was. When I arrived, I saw why…probably one of the most beautiful off-road settings I have seen, and the property

owners were true partners and AHRMA enthusiasts.

Friday night was a large group potluck, and virtually everyone attended. This was a truly family feel and the fun conversations that evening were memorable. The AHRMA history and sharing, and multi-discipline riding and mechanical expertise were more than an average rider could take in. The level of skill would only be known the following day as the team were low key and having fun reconnecting. The

word “camaraderie” was never more applicable than at this off-road event.

That said, when the racing started, the competitive spirit, exceptional skill, and bike handling were evident. All disciplines were fun to watch and the speed and skill in each group was “spectator quality.” We had plenty of hijinks in the Cross Country group and the vintage motocross racers were very fast. I was grateful for the opportunity to learn the process of “checking” trials. I worked section 3

with Ellen Voermans, and I could not have asked for a better trainer and coach. Within an hour or two I was able to score the riders on all lines to a satisfactory level, but Ellen was the expert and provided all I needed to understand the process, and how to do it right repeatedly. As I watched the different trials riders, I was so impressed with their management of balance, input control, vision, decision making, and acrobatics that I could not help but think “why wouldn’t EVERY racer want to do this?” Talk about transferrable skills for all other disciplines! I may see a trials bike in my future...

The awards ceremony on Saturday night was classic AHRMA with a lot of fun, inside jokes amongst the competitors, and great photo ops. After the awards, we had a town hall, which was well attended and produced a great opportunity for sharing. The range of questions

kept us all discussing AHRMA and our future well after dark. Standing there with a battery-powered pit light to help us continue, I once again thought “AHRMA is the essence of off-road racing.” My thanks to all for the thoughtful and inquisitive questions and suggestions. I will be back to Bushey Ranch again (thank you, Jeff Bushey), and hopefully next time I can compete with the off-road team as my coach.

I would like to thank Rob & Debbie Poole for their steadfast support and tremendous work in making this happen.

Now, let’s race!

CRAIG L. GRANTHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AHRMA

Craig L. Grantham

Please excuse the re-run from 2021, but all that has changed in this article are the dates and the candidates.

Well, maybe changing the world is a bit of an exaggeration, but we all know that if you don’t vote, you have no influence on the election’s outcome.

Yep, this is about the Board of Trustees Election coming up in November. We have nine candidates for the 2023 election, six for the Eastern Region and three for the Western Region.

EASTERN

• Carl Anderson

• Khari “Skip” Ford

• Robert Lisey

• Tony Paul

• Beno Rodi (incumbent)

• Tim Terrell (incumbent)

WESTERN

• Jesse Davis

• Albert Newmann (incumbent)

• Greg Tomlinson

Candidate statements and profile photos can be found elsewhere in this issue of the AHRMA MAG as well as on our website at ahrma.org/news. Printed and electronic ballots will also include each candidate’s statement and profile photo.

Each Full Member in good standing may vote for up to four candidates: two candidates in the Eastern Region and two candidates in the Western Region. Associate Members are not

eligible to vote. Associate Members desiring to vote must purchase a Full Membership no later than October 28, 2022. The candidate campaign period will run from October 16th through November 14th, 2022.

The election period will open on November 15th and close November 30th, 2022 midnight Central time.

Members eligible to vote are those that have a full, active membership during the voting period. If you are currently expired or due to expire between November 1st and 30th, you must renew prior to October 28th to be eligible to vote.

If you have an email address on file in MotorsportReg (MSR), you will receive a link to a unique ballot via email with instructions. Verify that the email address we have on file is CORRECT and that you can access it. If you DO NOT receive an emailed ballot on November 15th, please notify AHRMA Communications at: communications@ahrma.org IMMEDIATELY so that we can correct any issues.

If you DO NOT have an email address on file in MSR, a printed ballot will be mailed to you on November 1st in order to give sufficient time for you to return your ballot before the November 30th deadline. This deadline is NOT the postage date stamp, it is the date received in the office of our online election service.

If you DO have an email address, but prefer a paper ballot, you may

send a request to the AHRMA office by October 28th, 2022 to get on the paper ballot mailing list. Only one vote per eligible member (whether paper or electronic) will be considered during the election certification process. To request a paper ballot, email communications@ahrma.org.

Keep in mind that paper ballots have the additional cost to AHRMA of printing, postage, and manual processing.

Before reaching out with questions, problems, etc. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUR BALLOT! Any issues you think you have should be resolved by following the instructions.

If you don’t receive your electronic ballot on November 15th, please check your spam or junk folder. If you still can’t find it, contact communications@ahrma.org and we will work to get your ballot to you.

PHOTO BY SHARON BEAN

There’s lots going on here at AHRMA, especially on the off-road side of the house; this is probably the busiest time of the year for us. With three more events to go, the planning of the annual banquet and working on the 2023 schedules, it’s kind of a crazy time.

With the economic challenges of 2022, we are looking at limiting the number of events nationally compared to this past year. We had a total of 26 different national off-road events on the schedule this year, which does not include two that were canceled due to weather with no make-up scheduled (I mean really, who would have thought that a May motocross would be canceled due to six inches of snow!).

In addition, the different regions hosted 54 more events for a total of 80 different events that you had the opportunity to attend. If you didn’t find a place to ride, you didn’t look very hard!

Many of these events were multidiscipline, multi-day events; if you separate the disciplines and days that you were able to ride, the number is even more amazing!

This year was only successful because of the extreme hard work of

OFF-ROAD

a handful of people. Your Regional Coordinators, Cross Country Coordinator and Trials Coordinator have done a bang-up job! Not to mention the tech-support teams that attended all the national events. Many people selflessly gave of their time and effort to make these events successful.

In 2023, we are looking at a national schedule of somewhere around 14-16 national events. This will allow us to concentrate our efforts to make these national events better with more participation.

To help offset the lower economic forecasts, we are going to be working with the Regional Coordinators to provide better events on the regional level. We want to give our members the ability to ride just as many events as 2022 without breaking the bank. We want to make sure you know that there are quality events to attend, whether they are national events or regional events.

Earlier in the article, I mentioned that 2022 was successfully because of the handful of people that volunteered to help out. Why do I bring this up again? Well, since we want to make 2023 better than 2022 was, we are going to be in need of more people to volunteer and help organize and

run events in 2023! Since we are planning on reducing the number of national events and concentrate on making them better while simultaneously looking to put more emphasis on the regional schedule, we are going to be needing many more people to get involved at both the regional and national level.

As one of our priorities for the coming season, we are actively looking for people to help in a variety of ways. We are always in need of tech inspectors, registration people, scorers, trials checkers and others to make the events better. If you have experience with computer art work, writing, photography or media, you would definitely be an asset in promoting AHRMA by using these skill sets!

For those that have the time, we are also looking for people in most of the regions to help out as Assistant Regional Coordinators. Regional Coordinators are currently tasked with a lot of time-consuming tasks that could easily be shared so they can concentrate on putting a better schedule and better events in place.

I would like to invite each and every one of you to support our efforts to make both the national and regional events better by donating some of your time to help set up, promote and run these events.

It’s always better to get a larger number of people working on this stuff so that, like in the past, we can spread the load and not overload those that are so generous with their time.

Please contact me if you can take some time to help out. In 2023, we are going to try to identify each of the roles that need volunteers well in advance of the event. Finding people to work an event is always difficult, but by working together, we can be much more prepared to run an event smoothly and not be distracted by having to find people to help out. This should help us put on bigger and better events for all to enjoy!

Have fun, be safe and ride fast!

McPhillips

TERRY MCPHILLIPS OFF-ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

CORNER

With only one round left to go, I have to thank everyone who has come out to support the Dirt Track program this year; I couldn’t have done it without you. We have made huge strides this year in entries and participation with an increase of 300% in entries and an increase of 500% in rider participation compared to the average of the last seven years. With the momentum we

built up this year, I look forward to an even better 2023 season.

The 2023 schedule is being compiled and will be out as soon as I can confirm everything. Join us at our last race in Henryetta, Oklahoma during the T&S Racing Vintage National November 4th-6th, followed by the Year-End Awards Banquet on November 6th. Check the AHRMA website for all upcoming races and the 2023 schedule.

Brodock

RICHARD BRODOCK DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR

Volunteer Spotlight

This month, we wanted to showcase Ed Roman and the Northeast Team.

Ed has been a member of AHRMA since almost the beginning. Ed joined AHRMA in 1990 after seeing a half-time show that AHRMA put on at Unadilla in 1989. He proceeded to go out and pick up a 1972 CZ 380 to start racing with AHRMA in 1990.

Ed comes from the healthcare industry where he was the CIO for a multi-entity healthcare system. He has brought this experience to AHRMA working as a Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Northeast Region for 14 of the last 22 years! As such, he, with the help of a team of Northeast members, has been responsible for tending to the membership of that region by scheduling, promoting and running motocross (Vintage, Post-Vintage, and Next Gen classes), Cross Country and Trials events. From working registration, scoring, and points keeping, Ed has taken the time to help and train the Northeast Team to do it all.

As an RC, Ed has had a direct impact

on where we are going in the near future. Being data driven, Ed has headed a project to create a heat map of where our membership is located across the country. This will help AHRMA determine where we should concentrate on putting events, allowing us to create events within a shorter driving distance for our members for both regional and national events.

Ed currently races motocross (Vintage, Post-Vintage, and Next Gen classes) and an occasional Cross Country event as well as riding his 1988 Honda Hawk at track days. He is fortunate to have a stable of Bultaco and Penton VMX bikes, Suzuki and Kawasaki PVMX bikes, and a 1988 Honda NGMX bike covering all the eras of AHRMA racing from pre-1975 to 1988.

“The RC plays the part of an AHRMA contact or point person,” said Roman.

“The Northeast is fortunate to have a core group of members known as the Hillbilly Hollow Riders led by Merritt Brown and the North East Vintage Riders Club without whose help and teamwork, the Northeast Region would not be successful.

We thank Merritt Brown and all our members who write articles (Bob Close), take pictures (Sarah Lane) the riders’ family members for scoring and member landowners. They too have gone above and beyond to make these events possible.

The passion for racing and riding old motorcycles is what keeps us together. There are many enthusiasts who share this passion, and many do not know we exist. To be successful in the years to come. . . We need to be more visible, accessible and show others this passion, fellowship, and concern for safety and fun are first.”

Ed Roman (left) and Fred Guidi (right)

The last 2022 meeting of the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) was called to order at 08:01 A.M. by Brian Larrabure (Chairman of the Board).

ATTENDEES

Brian Larrabure (Chairman of the Board), Arthur Kowitz (Treasurer), Al Anderberg, Mike Dixon, Jim Korn, Albert Newmann, Rob Poole, Beno Rodi, David Rutherford, Luke Sayer, Kelly Shane (Secretary), Tim Terrell

STAFF

Craig Grantham (Executive Director), Cindy McLean (Communications), Terry McPhillips (Off-Road Race Director), Richard Brodock (Dirt Track Race Director), Jennifer & Dan Thornton (Membership Coordinators), Dewanna Comer (Road Race Director)

GUESTS

Terri Korn, Jim Barker, Alex McLean, Tracy Bower, Kirk Fisher, Michelle Fisher, Jeff Hargis, Wendy Stefaniak, Brian Sharp, Kim Sharp, Leona Dixon, Al Barber, Chuck stewart, Renee Schuelke, Tim Joyce, Carl Anderson, Colton Roberts, Tony Paul, Ralph Wessell, Kim Middleton, Hugh Dunklee, Jon Schultz, Mary Schultz, Tyrus Wilson, Jesse Davis

*full meeting minutes can be found at https://www.ahrma.org/news/

SCAN ME

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION:

carl anderson - east

Greetings AHRMA members! I have been involved in AHRMA since 1997, participating mainly in road racing, but also dirt track and a bit of motocross. I retired this year from 35 years in aerospace, including years with the space shuttle program. I’m excited to have more time for motorcycles.

I was an AHRMA trustee from 2011-2019, which included time on the executive committee and as Chairman. At that point, I was satisfied that I had served the organization well, and that it was someone else’s turn. However, in recent months, members have asked me to consider spending some more time making my years of experience useful in service to the organization that has given so many fond memories and great times to me. If it is the desire of the AHRMA members for me to do so, I will be honored to take on the task once again as your trustee. My objectives will be straightforward: to protect the solvency and longevity of the organization, to adhere to its mission statements and see that they are carried out, and to introduce the wonders of vintage motorcycle competition to as many new enthusiasts as I can. I believe my experience as a racer and trustee will allow me to understand what the members expect in terms of venues, services, officiating, and rule-making.

I was involved in the leadership of AHRMA during the time in which we recovered from bankruptcy. It required lean spending and wise decision making. I believe AHRMA can continue to prosper based upon some of our event turnouts, even in the face of an inflation-impaired economy. If I am elected, I will do best to make that happen.

khari “skip” ford - east

I am Khari “Skip” Ford, and I am running for the position of AHRMA Trustee, Eastern Region.

First, a little about me. I am a husband, and I am father to two awesome little girls. One has found her love of motorcycling, and the other is still figuring out walking on her own. I am a 2013 graduate of Morehouse College, and I spent eight years as an Engineer Officer in the United States Marine Corps. In 2021, I began law school at the Charleston School of Law, and I have continued my military service in the Marine Corps Reserves. My foray into motorcycling began in 2009 when I purchased my first motorcycle: a 2001 Kawasaki Ninja 250 in lime green. Since then, I have been blessed with wonderful motorcycling experiences on street, track, dirt, and trail. My riding has taken me all the way to MotoAmerica as a Super Hooligan racer, yet you can still see me in the paddocks of grassroots organizations such as WERA, N2 Track Days, Southeast Flat Track, Evolve GT, Track Day Winner, and, of course, AHRMA. I also give back to the motorcycling community by volunteering as a Lead Coach for Track Day Winner and as a Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCoach at multiple locations in South Carolina.

My platform this election cycle is focused on AHRMA 2050. Why AHRMA 2050? Because when my hair has turned grey and I still want to race my (hopefully running) Ducati, I want to do it with an organization that is steeped in history and success. I want to take my children and grandchildren to the road course and flat track with all types of people from across this great nation. The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association has all the hallmarks of being that organization in the future, and I want to help the organization thrive well into the next half of the century.

How will I help make this happen? Through fiscal responsibility and a focus on member support.

As an Officer in the Marine Corps, I personally lead many projects where I maintained significant budgets, the largest

These statements can also be viewed at

STATEMENTS

being just over $17.5 million. I plan to translate this military experience of fiduciary responsibility into service as a Trustee by providing sensible budgetary decision-making. To support members, I plan to reinforce the many strengths that already exist within the organization. I will work with the entire board and the Executive Director to provide the best customer service possible to every one of our members. My family and I are ready and able to meet the requirements of being your Eastern Region Trustee. I can promise you diligent action and committed service throughout my term to ensure everyone can achieve their goals no matter what track or trail they attack.

Thank you for your time, and I wish you all the best as we wrap up this 2022 season.

Go Fast, Have Fun, SKIP FORD (912) 409-6027 otwracingandphoto@gmail.com

robert lisey - east

Change. Accountability. Transparency. These are the foundations of my inspiration to run for trustee. Personally I am not as optimistic about the future of AHRMA as I was in 2019 when I joined. We have faced many challenges recently; inflation, gas prices, and a rapidly changing economy. But I believe our biggest challenge has been change, or lack of. Those who refuse to change and evolve are destined to perish.

In the 3 seasons we have raced we have participated in 50 national cross country weekends and 30 MX events, in addition to regional races. We have seen “the good, the bad, and the ugly events”. As rookie AHRMA members we have not lived through the turbulence, the politics and the success of AHRMA past. I see this as a positive in a trustee as we only know AHRMA as it exists today. This is the AHRMA that has to evolve faster.

It is essential to AHRMA’s success that our events be entertaining, fun, safe and profitable to both AHRMA and the event host. Key to that equation is completely breaking down the profit and loss of each genre that every event generates. Every discipline has to be held accountable. Every member should be privy to at least the overall viability status of these events . There needs to be much more transparency between the board and the members. For example members should be informed of changes that impact everyone but are arbitrarily made by the governing body without any member input or explanation.

Brief bio: I joined the AMA in 1968. Began racing a Honda 305 Scrambler at the Michigan Jack Pine enduro in 1969. Raced GNCC for 30 years, had a 10 yr stint road racing SCCA in Formula Ford and FC with a pro license. GNCC again for 6 years then joined AHRMA . Married 48 years to Nancy Lisey who began racing AHRMA MX in 2021 without any prior motorcycle riding.

Motorcycle racing involves riders on 2 wheels, but the similarity ends there. Road racing challenges are very different than offroad competition. I don’t feel that off-road riders are adequately represented on the board. This not the fault of the board rather the fault of the voters. I want to be part of the voices for the off-road members. I feel I can “represent all members in all disciplines and be “fair and open minded. But perhaps I can share more insight into the needs and desires of the off road contingent.

Any entity that does not grow, change and evolve is doomed to fail and perish.

ROBERT LISEY (330) 690-5930 yccbob27@aol.com

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION:

tony paul - east

I have been involved in motorsports since a very young age. I have always loved the smell of gasoline, loud engines and going fast. Motorcycling is not a hobby of mine or something I choose to do on the weekends with my pals – Motorcycling is who I am as a person. I have people all over this country that I proudly call my family because of Motorcycle Racing. I gave 100% of my life and time to AHRMA as your Off-Road Director. Walking away from that position, however necessary, was not an easy decision.

I was in my garage pondering the status of AHRMA, the members, and what it would take to help the members. As we all know, the good Lord works in mysterious ways. An e-mail came through on my phone from AHRMA. Lately I just delete those e-mails and move on, however this time I decided to read it. Uncle Sam is pointing at me and says, “We Want You”. A great big slap in the face wake-up call that this is how I can help. I understand all disciplines of AHRMA as I have raced in all the disciplines both inside and outside of AHRMA. I am familiar with all the behind-the-scenes action that makes this organization run, including financials, contracts, promotion, and event management. I am here for the members as well as the OffRoad Promoters that work so hard to give AHRMA members a place to enjoy Motorcycling.

AHRMA is one big family and I want to see this club continue to run that way. Road Race needs Off-Road just as much as OffRoad needs Road Race. We must work together.

Transparency is extremely important to me. Our members need to be in the know and their voices should be heard by the board, not just seen as some “squeaky wheel”. It will be my goal to make sure those voices are heard.

Members Use me, I am your voice. I will be that gap between you and the EC/ED. We will nail down the bottom line. Now is the time for change. Be sure to take the time to vote.

beno rodi (incumbent) - east

My name is Beno Rodi and my passion, rather my life, is racing vintage motorcycles. I started racing in 1961. By 1967 I road raced at the Daytona Speedway, ran the Alligator Enduro, and short tracked at the Memorial Stadium. And ever since I helped write the AHRMA rulebook back in the 1980s, AHRMA has been at the center of everything I do. I am also the only founding AHRMA trustee still on the board.

I live near Atlanta and every year hit all the races from New Jersey and New York to Ohio and Virginia to Louisiana and Florida – and even visit the guys in California for a few events. In the course of the year, I’ll not only race at every event I can get to, but volunteer, layout courses, and generally help with all forms of event organization, execution, and cleanup. I race every type of event – Dirt Track, VMX, PVMX, Trials, Cross Country, ISDT and Road Racing.

At home I serve on the board of the Atlanta Motorcycle Club, who has been putting on events since it was chartered in 1948. Many of you have attended the national dirt track and trials, and regional MX and cross-country events we put on every year.

I’ve been an AHRMA trustee numerous times over the years and would welcome the opportunity to serve again. With the other trustees, officers, and staff, I weathered the difficult years of the organizations bankruptcy and enjoyed the ever-improving era we’ve moved into. I hope that my experience and knowledge will help the organization continue on the positive course that it is on today.

Trustees bear the responsibility for keeping the organization healthy and figuring out the behind-the-scenes activities necessary to deliver what the membership wants and needs. While we can’t always achieve everything folks ask for, we do our best to give a fair and impartial hearing to requests and to help the organization deliver on the things we commit to. My promise to you is that I will do my best to represent the East Coast membership and our collective needs.

These statements can also be viewed at ahrma.org/news

CANDIDATE STATEMENTS

In the near term, I see several key issues that need to be addressed. First, we need to better coordinate event scheduling between disciplines to minimize event overlap and ensure geographic alignment. Secondly, we need ensure that last year’s major restructuring of Flat Track classes is working as intended – to provide fair competition and grow a vintage friendly sport.

The bottom line is that I bring not only decades of vintage racing experience but extensive knowledge about AHRMA’s organization, finances, as well as the spirit of evolution necessary to sustain and grow vintage racing. Most importantly, I want to see the legacy of AHRMA continue, grow, and be carried forward by future generations of vintage enthusiasts. I ask for your vote this year with the hope that, if elected, my contributions will help deliver great 2023 and beyond racing seasons and a lasting legacy for all AHRMA members.

BENO RODI (770) 867-1676 beno@rodi.net

tim terrell (incumbent) - east

My name is Tim Terrell and I have been an AHRMA member for over 10 years and as my father used to say “son, it’s not the years on a car you look at, but the number of miles it has on it”. Well, I’ve got a lot of AHRMA miles on me with MX, Trials, Cross Country, and Road Racing. I started volunteering during my second year and enjoyed that so much that I took over as Southeast regional off-road coordinator.

Three years ago, I ran for Eastern Trustee and was blessed to be elected. I’ll admit the learning process has been much more difficult than expected. And with Covid, rising fuel prices and a weak economy, our sustainability is being tested as never before. AHRMA is my family and a huge part of my life. So, every decision we make as a board, I take to heart because it affects my friends and fellow club members. Do we always get it right… no; but I can assure you we try our very best. However, when we do miss the mark, I believe we should strive to learn from our mistakes and not let history repeat itself.

In closing, I will share a conversation I had with my wife Becky after having made a very tough decision during a board meeting: “Should I continue to be a trustee knowing how much it bothers me to make those hard decisions that may not be popular with our membership but are for the greater good?” Her reply was simple, “When it stops bothering you, is when you need to step down”. I agree, and I sincerely feel that I have a lot to offer to the I am asking for your vote as Eastern Trustee.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION:

jesse davis - west

Hello AHRMA Nation!

My name is Jesse Davis. I currently live in Long Beach California, but I am originally from Austin, Texas. I grew up behind the parts counter, and annoying all the mechanics at Bill Kasson Yamaha. I have been racing motorcycles for 34 years. While road racing has been my focus for most of those years, I have experience in just about every two-wheeled discipline. I am a motorcycle builder and fabricator by trade, so my technical knowledge of a wide range of motorcycles is very strong. Some former employers include Jesse James, Roland Sands and Kevin Schwantz.

I am running for AHRMA trustee because I believe the membership is currently under represented, and there is too much coloring outside the lines when it comes to the policies and procedures set forth in the bylaws of the organization. Although I am outspoken and strong willed, I am also logical and rational and able to work as a team to make decisions for the betterment of our club. As an AHRMA trustee I will be committed to ensuring that our club remains the premier organization for showcasing classic and historic motorcycles, with an emphasis on fun, safe, and fair competition. I am aware that pleasing everyone is impossible, but through communication and transparency I will strive to bridge the gap between the board and the membership. I am very active and responsive via telephone, email, social media, and at ground level at the racetrack.

In closing, I’d like to emphasize that I am NOT a politician, and I do not have a personal agenda. I’m a passionate racer whose goal as trustee is strictly to provide the membership with a quality experience and keep AHRMA the greatest place to race motorcycles in the country! Thank you

greg tomlinson - west

My name is Greg Tomlinson and I’d appreciate your vote for West Coast Trustee.

If you vote for me, I can offer you fresh new energy, bringing a balance of respect for past convention with open-mindedness and common sense. I will be my own vote as a Trustee, considering matters with fairness, honesty and enthusiasm, without conflicts of interest to any one group of riders.

My interests as a motorcyclist are as diverse as our club, competing in Road Race, Vintage and Post Vintage MX, Dirt Track, Cross Country, and Trials. I have been an AHRMA member since 2011, winning five national Road Race championships, traveling extensively and becoming a well-networked, regular racer in our different paddocks across the country.

I have been a willing volunteer at any AHRMA event I’ve attended ranging from helping set MX courses, procuring trophies, emceeing and hosting events and ceremonies, class sponsorship as well as launching and curating ARHMA’s instagram page.

My business experience is wide-ranging and fiscally minded that speaks to the not-for-profit nature of our organization. As the President and Founder of my company, I report to the board of directors as well as manage my domestic and international partners, ultimately being responsible for the budget and the global profit and loss statement. Additionally, I have extensive event expertise, competing, promoting, producing and hosting world championship and regional competitions across multiple sports.

From my career, I have earned relationships with endemic and non-endemic motorsports brands, media outlets, social networks, promoters, and other rider organizations that could broaden our club’s sponsorship base, exposure, and appeal.

By traveling and racing extensively with AHRMA, I’ve gained an understanding of and can relate to the many different viewpoints of our fellow club members which gives me a unique understanding and an eagerness to help guide the club for you, my kids and generations to come.

I believe that our club needs to be forward thinking and backwards compatible, vintage at heart with a contemporary eye to the future.

Whether you’re into grass, dirt, pavement or obstacles, I partake in all of it and I hope you’ll vote for me as Trustee.

Thank you for your consideration and regardless of your intention please vote!

GREG TOMLINSON

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albert newmann (incumbent) - west

My name is Albert Newmann, and I am running for Western Trustee. I currently serve as Western Trustee, my first term beginning in 2020. I also serve as South-Central Regional Off-Road Coordinator for the past eight years. I have served as a volunteer for eighteen years and assisted prior regional coordinators within that time span. In the past few years, I have actively participated with the Communications Committee, the Competition Committee, Regional Coordinators Committee, and the Off-Road Planning Committee. I have years of experience with current and former directors, coordinators, marketing/media, and trustees of AHRMA. As an Off-Road volunteer there is no job that has not been performed along with filling-in as race director. Routinely at my side is my wife Judy, who assists in whatever role needs filling on race day. It has been a pleasure to perform in these roles and I would like you to consider voting for me to continue serving as Trustee of this organization.

STATEMENTS

My first round as a Trustee was, well, wow is about all I can say. We walked immediately into a pandemic. What was thought to be a normal race season where we would address all these wonderful things on our agendas, instead became an immediate pivot to keep a viable Off-Road schedule together. It was a challenge nobody saw coming and I must admit our team did an outstanding job. And then 2021/2022 have been about inflation, recession, and lingering covid concerns which we fought through as well.

I work for one of the largest non-profit medical science research and fundraising organizations globally as a technical project manager. The experience and opportunities I have been exposed to, both professional and personal, inspire me to create positive change and contribute to an impactful difference for AHRMA. My nature is to work collaboratively taking incremental steps in achieving goals. My day-to-day job is similar in nature to the day-to-day functions of AHRMA. These numerous crises dealt with in the last three years are mirrored between my day job and my AHRMA work.

Items I want to address in the next three-year period are financial stability, Post Vintage Motocross growth in all areas of the country, and proper membership cost and benefits. Volunteerism across all disciplines needs attention and the need for varied levels of volunteers has jumped off the page as I learn more about the various programs’ roles. I am always looking for value additions to the members and that will not change as there is always opportunity waiting.

I remain committed to open, purposeful, and respectful dialogue, and discussion that includes all perspectives. If you decide to vote for me, you can do so with confidence that I will approach the best interest of our organization, maintain its core values, and most of all, be focused on the experiences you will encounter as a member of AHRMA. We have work to do, and it will not be easy so let us get to it.

ALBERT NEWMANN (214) 288-1135 newmann.albert@gmail.com

HELLO OWNERS,

In a previous column, I promised that I would begin providing open letters to the members – our owners – so that you could all know the ongoing status of our organization and important current topics. This will be the first of these updates, and they will be provided ongoing following each fiscal quarter.

First, I would like to offer my thanks to all the members who have communicated with me, connected with me at events, and offered feedback and sharing as I have assimilated into this position. Your support is much appreciated.

MOTOFEST, LAGUNA SECA:

• Our third AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of the year was a great experience for the racers and spectators.

• We lost money at this event in 2022, but we have a plan to reverse this for 2023.

• The track is partnering with us for the future, and we anticipate positive numbers in participation, spectators, and overall revenue going forward.

• Fewer attendees, but higher average races entered for Road Race.

• Very positive feedback on the off-road courses, thanks to our volunteer track-building team.

• This was the first year of Dirt Track (DT) at this event, and we learned what will make it even better for 2023. We formed a partnership with a local DT organization and were able to build and manage the track on-site.

• Spectator attendance was up, but we still have plenty of growth in this area to enhance our revenue and make this a destination event for the future.

• Bike Week: We followed the MotoAmerica RR weekend, and likely will in the future as well.

E.D. Open Letter Q3, 2022

AHRMA BUSINESS: BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING

• We held the second of three Board of Trustee meetings at Laguna Seca and conducted club business as well as hearing from the members in attendance.

• I create presentations for each Board meeting, and they are posted on our AHRMA.org website. We do this so that you will all have access to key information as presented at the meetings. Please review them when you have a moment and advise with any questions.

• If you are able, I would encourage you to attend these board meetings in the future. If you are not able to do that, I will continue to provide status updates of AHRMA with these updates.

• Contact: We want you to have access to the Board of Trustees and Management.

• Phone: 1-888-41AHRMA. We have set up this UniTel based system so that you can 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 seems to be working well. Please let us know if you have issues with contact.

SYSTEMS / PROCESSES / PERSONNEL:

• Financial Reporting System: We have built a robust financial reporting system (QuickBooks Desktop), as requested by the Board of Trustees.

• This has been sought after for years and was the #1 request of the Board for 2022. We finished it in the first half and can now provide timely data as needed.

• Special thanks to Maggie Shane and Lisi Bratcher for their significant work in creating this system. Without them, we would not have been able to deliver on this board request so quickly and completely.

• Now that we have the data to compare at a specific level (by time frame, by discipline, by event, by line item), we are able to plan better. We can use historical information to create more specific and better plans for the future, including calendar adjustments and revenue enhancers.

• Planning: The 2023 planning process is well underway, and we should have our race schedules completed soon. Once they are, we will communicate them to all of you for your 2023 planning.

• Our schedule will be downsized for manageability as we rebuild for the future.

• We will focus on viable venues and proven winning events.

• We will continue to visit great locations and venues to maintain our member experience.

• Our calendar will be supported by actual plans this year. We will know what to expect from a revenue versus cost perspective in advance, and we will be able to measure and adjust as we go. This will be a real difference for 2023 and we should see improved financial results.

• Personnel: We welcomed Terry McPhillips as our OffRoad Director, with Laguna Seca being his first event. Terry hit the ground running, as he was very familiar with and involved in our Off-Road program for many years. Terry is driven and is working hard to create a 2023 program and team that will ensure a quality offroad experience for all.

FINANCIALS:

• We finished Q322 negative -$55.6K overall. I will use the term “red” for an event that had a loss in revenue overall and “black” for an event that showed a profit in revenue.

• By Discipline / by event: This includes event revenue and expense only (no overhead).

• Off-Road: All events (of 5) in the black except for Jackpine Gypsies (Sturgis).

• Road Race: New Jersey and Laguna Seca red, and Blackhawk / Gingerman black

• Dirt Track: Lodi and Cincinnati were both in the red, but we can fix them for 2023.

• These financials could change slightly as we are still finalizing inputs on some events.

MEMBERSHIP : TRACKING SIMILAR TO HISTORICAL NUMBERS

• Our membership remains strong, with overall renewals tracking similar year over year.

• We know that the membership fee increase was a challenge for some. Even though we had not raised our membership fee in 10 years, we understand that this required additional commitment from the members. We appreciate your ongoing support and feedback.

• We are committed to maintaining and enhancing the member experience.

• We will take your suggestions and improve wherever we can.

As we wrap up our 2022 season, I would like to thank each of you – our owners – for the support you have shown the club. We recognize that this has been a tough year financially, and as racers, we know the commitment it takes to stay active during these times. We will continue to provide a great race environment for 2023 and we all look forward to seeing you at several events in the year ahead.

Now, let’s race!

Craig L. Grantham

CRAIG L. GRANTHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AHRMA

FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy

Fred Hoess wins Overall!

HAVING

COVERED THE ISDE in Italy last year, I thought it would interesting to go see the FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy event in Santiago Do Cacem, Portugal this year. This is a Vin tage bike based race and below is an expla nation of this prestigious international event, and a report on our lone American rider; Fred Hoess, who won Overall!

WHAT IS THE FIM ENDURO VINTAGE TROPHY?

In 2016, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) added the Enduro Vintage Trophy to the ISDE event line-up in Navarro, Spain. The purpose of adding this event was so seasoned ISDE veterans like Stephan Peterhansal, Giorgio Grasso and Enrico Tortoli, who were (and still are) very fast and competitive, could compete in a multiday event with the same rules and regulations of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) but on the older machines they have come to know and love.

In fact, many of them, like here in the United States, are competing in their own Vintage Series. Out of this vision, the Enduro Vintage Trophy was introduced. It would basically encompass our own vintage-type classes, and run four days instead of six.

In order to compete in the Vintage Veterans Trophy class, a rider must be at least 50 years old, and at least 40 years old for the Vintage Silver Vase Club class. For the initial 2016 event, the “team” aspect had not yet been introduced, and so the first event was run as an individual event, still 50 yrs old or older. Fred Hoess took the overall win at the inaugural event.

Fast forward a few years. In 2021, the FIM decided to separate the Enduro

Vintage Trophy from the ISDE venue and have a dedicated stand-alone event, held on the Isle of Elba. In 2022, the event was to be held in Santiago Do Cacem, Portugal, about an hour and a half south of Lisbon.

ABOUT THE 2022 EVENT:

The opening day of the event was a shake-down and an acceleration test around 50 miles roundtrip, followed by two days of full-on test racing. Days 2 and 3 consist of six tests per day with transfer sections inbetween. Riders would run the same test twice but in a rotation, so their support crew was able to follow them around the countryside. Compared to the regular ISDE though, the test locations were within a reasonable distance and the timing was done very well by the event coordinators so that the crews were able to keep up and meet their rider before the timed checks and special tests. The final day of competition was a motocross race, similar to the ISDE format.

While this may sound easy compared to a regular ISDE, the aspect of running a vintage bike on these tests and transfer sectionsalmost 100 miles each day - makes the whole event pretty darn tough.

Just like the ISDE, there was a grand Opening Ceremony that took place right in the middle of

Santiago Do Cacem, a small, quaint European town with cobblestone streets and ancient roman buildings. The town’s mayor opened the event and the FIM President was on hand to say a few words. Each country was announced and escorted in, playing their respective national anthem with full fanfare, just like in the Olympics. In fact, John Penton has been quoted saying “the ISDE is the Olympics of off-road motorcycling,” and it certainly had that feel, as our lone American rider, Fred Hoess, his Mom, and crew came marching in with flags waving to our Star Spangled Banner and genuine cheers from the crowd. It was very exciting to watch and filled my heart with joy to hear our national anthem.

FRED HOESS – WINS OVERALL!

With a pretty short fuse, Fred Hoess decided he wanted to go over to this year’s Enduro Vintage Trophy. With no AMA support, his effort was all his own with the help of his Mom and some really good friends. He handled everything from prepping and shipping the bike, and reassembling it at the event site, to local logistics on the ground in Portugal. The effort to get there alone was pretty amazing. The fact that he also overalled the event makes his effort down-right incredible!

DAY 1 - Out of almost 300 riders, Fred was fourth overall after the opening day’s acceleration test. While the venue hadn’t seen rain for weeks, the skies opened up on Day 1, welcoming all the riders to Portugal!

The Trophy Team riders get to start out before the Individaul riders; having a fairly late number, Fred rode about 30 miles to the test and back in the rain. But no worries, he was off the lead by just 0.4 seconds!

DAY 2 - It became clear the competition would come from within the Trophy Team ranks, starting with Johannes Steinal from Germany riding a Kramer ER280, Enrico Tortoli and Giorgio Grasso both from Italy riding KTM GS250’s, Stephan Hau from Germany on a Maico GS440 and Mario Graziani from Italy riding a Gori G81 250. Only seconds separated first place to sixth place for any of the special tests.

Concerned about the European fuel (running 95 Octane with 5% Ethanol), Fred spent most of the day raising the needle and changing main jets to hear the special sound he wanted out of his engine.

Fred was within seconds to win the first few tests, but as the day went on, he began feeling better about his jetting and was winning each test. By the end of the day, he was the clear guy in the lead and the other teams were looking up his

name to find out who the American was who was beating them.

DAY 3 - Fred changed fuels (98 Octane and 10% Ethanol), which made his bike happier. And man, was he on fire, winning every test of the day, over all the Trophy Team and PreModern bike riders.

DAY 4 - Going into the final motocross, Fred had a one-minute lead on second place overall. While that doesn’t sound like much, in ISDE terms, that’s a pretty good lead. A rider would have to have a devastating setback in the motocross to lose that kind of lead. Coming out of the gate, Fred was in a comfortable second place behind decorated ISDE- and European Enduro-Champ, Giorgio Grasso. Watching the seven lap moto, one would think a rational racer would maintain second place and assure a safe

overall outcome. But knowing Fred Hoess, that wasn’t going to happen. Somewhere around lap four, Fred made his move, passed Grasso and motored onto the win with not only the fastest motocross time for the day, but the event Overall. As much as Europeans love their own local heros, the sincere congratulations Fred received from the crowd and his competitors was a sight to see. Even though they had a few more motos to run, a mini celebration broke out in front of the start gate as Enrico Tortoli and Mario Graziani hoisted Fred onto their shoulders and paraded him around the crowd for well-deserved recognition. There was a wonderful closing ceremony, and Fred stood on the top step of the podium while they played the American National Anthem. If that does not

give you goose bumps, nothing will.

Hats off Fred Hoess for a job well done and representing the USA in fine fashion, and to the FIM, the Federação Portuguesa de Motociclismo (FMP), the title sponsors and the Motor Sports VN Santo Andre club for putting on a wonderful event. Hopefully next year we can send full team(s) from the US which I will write about in another article.

Fred wants to thank his Mom who has gone to every Six Days he’s ever ridden, to Joe Chodnicki for being there and saving the day with parts and pieces, and Drew Smith for providing a crucial part to make this a successful event. Thanks also to Jeff DeBell for providing cool stickers and support, and to FAHQ Racing for PR and Jerseys.

Hoess is a former Husqvarna Factory racer and one of the most decorated American riders in off-road. After qualifying for his first ISDE in 1984 at the age of 18, this year marked his 28th ISDE competition, with many more still to come!

Twenty consecutive years of hosting an AHRMA event is a milestone

unimaginable. Dodging rain, tornados, and more rain over those years is a testament to Don and Francene Rainey as well as the long list of volunteers, friends, and track workers who made the unimaginable possible. The long list of luminaries who have raced as well as promoted the event is a who’s who of motocross. The connections and friendships formed from the Riverport National is the real blessing. When you walk through the pits, open your eyes and ears and you too will see why 20 years of this big race in a little Northeast Texas town is an accomplishment to be celebrated. This year, the vibe was a bit different, and you could tell it was something special.

Saturday morning, the Vintage Motocross program started with our largest single class of the day, the 60 Plus Intermediate group. The first moto had Keller Crowley of Fort Worth, Texas, jump to a massive lead from the start with an impressive list of national contenders in

his wake. Notable was the ride that national points leader Bill Hester put in as he had to work his way through the pack to a second-place finish. The second moto was very competitive with position changes every lap. Jack Kyzer came out on top this moto with Bill Rockley just bike lengths away in second. It was Rockley’s consistent 3-2 finish to give him first place with Crowley taking second and Kyzer third overall in the 20-rider gate. The second race of the day had our 50 Plus Experts on the first gate drop and the 60 Plus Experts on the second gate drop. What an incredible action-packed race on the track. Everyone suddenly took note of some racer in blue jeans racing and not far back of Trampas Parker. That mystery rider was Randy Richardson of Piedmont, South Carolina. A very noted history of Richardson explained the speed but there remains no explanation of the very laidback racing gear! Parker took both motos to win the 50 Plus group with Richardson finishing

second and Phil Reed third.

In race five it was a large gate of Sportsman 125 Intermediates and Experts. The screaming sound of the small bores running through the woods of the property usually brings the crowd to its feet and today was especially exciting. Newcomer to AHRMA this year is Jerry Mattox of Bryson City, North Carolina, and once again many were asking who the guy in the oldschool Marty Smith-era Honda gear was. Mattox was quick out of the gate both motos, however Carl Mabrey of Archer, Florida, was on his game this day. The two put on a show as Mabrey pressured Mattox continuously

WORDS: ALBERT NEWMANN

PHOTOS: BOBBY HEDGE & KENNY LAU - AWESOME SHOTS

Randy Richardson (222), Alan Steele (8s)

Jeff Kring (82k), Brandon Glenn (5)

through moto one along with the Rocketship Vintage Racing team-member Tim Borgfield. The second moto was equally exciting as a local young guy, Parker Whitley, managed to keep his Honda CR125 together for this moto. Mattox held off an impressive list of small-bore racers to win the Expert gate with Mabrey finishing second and “Doc” Tollett looking back to form with a third overall. The Intermediate class saw Alan Steele hanging in the first moto with many of the expert riders though in the second moto another youngster Jeffery Blackwood of Dallas, Texas, working magic on his bike to

MXmake it to the line for the second moto and a very impressive ride to dominate the other Intermediates. Alan Steele and his 1-2 finish put him into first place overall, Reed Borgfield’s 2-3 earned him second and Mike Aymond finished third.

Novice racers were featured in race nine and as the season has worn on we have seen Linda Dowell become comfortable on her CZ ride for 2022. Linda held off newcomers Michael Boudreaux and Gary Sinclair to win the 40 Plus Novice group. Also, looking very good as the year progresses has been Richard Weber, and today

he was challenged by Kevin Hildebrandt and Randy Kohl. Weber’s 2-1 finish aboard his Honda CR250 won the class with Hildebrandt taking second and Kohl third. Great riding and great improvement by all this year in the Novice group.

Race fourteen capped off the vintage race day with the Sportsman 250 class. The guy in blue jeans, Randy Richardson, dominated the extremely talented Expert class as he led every lap of every moto for the win. Wade Woodall pushed his CZ to the limit as did former champion Rhett Smith in moto one to keep Richardson in sight,

Post Vintage Race 6 start

but it was futile, which is more of a testament to the amazing speed of Richardson. The final results had Woodall and Smith swapping second and third places with the overall win to Richardson and Woodall taking second place. The Intermediate group was insanely fast as Grant Lowe with his 3-1 finish won the class over Tyler Mandino’s 2-2 and Jacob Taylor’s 1-3 finish. Look to see some added experts to the 2023 season as these three clearly outpaced the rest of the group and into the first gate drop of the experts! Perhaps the fastest overall race of the day to finish things off. Saturday night at the pavilion featured a new award presentation for the SouthCentral region as the widow of Bill Kasson, a very prominent Yamaha dealer in Austin, Texas, gifted our region with funding for two special awards: the “Ally of the Year” and “Fun Times” award. The “Ally” award is for an individual who has contributed to vintage racing by introducing new members as well as fostering their growth, mechanical assistance, and general display of altruistic service. That recipient for 2022 was Mike Harlan. Without a

doubt the shear number of new racers Mike has brought to vintage racing and the assistance provided met without any doubt all the checkboxes for this award. Congratulations Mike, you are well deserved of this award. Our “Fun Time” award was for whomever display great spirit and goodwill. This award was not to one person but to an entire family who have been a joy to have in our sport. The Parker family of Keith and Becky Parker all the way down to Jett Parker were presented a special commemorative piece of artwork. It was quite a sight to see former world champion Brad Lackey presenting the award to another World Champion’s family!

Post Vintage racing on Sunday had a full slate of 16 races and all with full gates. Race 2 put 16 racers on the line with the 50 Plus

Intermediates and Experts. Yamaha mounted expert John McLemore had his hands full with Heith Parker, Hoot Parker, Jeff Ray, Mark Ray, and Derek Bork lined up with him. Mark Ray jumped out to a first lap lead and that was all Mark saw on the day and bike problems sidelined him quickly. Hoot Parker quickly filled that spot, but it was McLemore on the rear tire and making the pass on lap three of both Hoot Parker and Heith Parker. Moto two it was all McLemore from the start to the finish; McLemore took the win in the class with Hoot Parker finishing second and Jeff Ray sliding into the three spot.

Race six had somewhat of a mild surprise as a very rejuvenated Gary Emerson inserted himself into a small-bore gate battle as the PV 100cc Expert, Historic 125 Intermediate and Experts, as well as Women’s Intermediate were multi-gated for this race. Emerson, aboard his 1983 Yamaha YZ 100, jumped out to an early lead and led this talented group of small-bore racers. Fellow 100cc racer, Jamie Adams, and the Historic 125 Expert rider, Randy Richardson, were in hot pursuit though as Richardson made the pass with his 1977 model Husqvarna 125 to the top with Jamie Adams in tow. Emerson would take a 2-1 finish over Adams to win the 100cc Expert class with Richardson winning the Historic 125 class. Kurt Hanson won the Historic 125 Intermediate class over second place finisher Mirko

Jerry Mattox (201), Tim Borgfield (2)

Brandon Glenn (15)

Lucchi. The second gate drop of our Women’s Intermediate was very intense though as Miranda Anderson made her way back to AHRMA racing and battling with Shelia Monk and Dallas Winter. Anderson held off Monk and Winter each lap of moto one though it was Monk taking the second moto. Overall, Anderson’s 1-2 earned her

first place over Monk’s 3-1 and Winter’s 2-3 finish. Great racing ladies!

Another race that had racers in a changing of positions each moto was our Grand Prix 250 Intermediate in the seventh race. Multi-Class, multi-year champion Bill Hester, put on a show in the first moto over a very focused and fast Justin Buttrill. Getting points on this day appeared to be Hester’s goal as he put himself in great position for several national championships again this weekend and announced move to the expert class for 2023. The second moto saw Cameron East recover from a bad start in moto one to lead every lap of moto two. Bernard Murphy was mister consistency as his 3-2 finish earned him the race win with

Hester’s 1-4 finish placing him second and East’s 5-1 earning third place in the class. On the Expert side it was Joel White winning the class over the extremely fast Robert Thornton.

Our final race of the day was a combo race of four different classes with the Grand Prix Intermediate and Expert along with the Ultima 4-stroke Intermediates and Experts. Steven Sinclair proved why our grading teams work as Sinclair clearly showed the speed and his move to Expert was justified. Sinclair was the leading rider of the first moto fending off former National Champion Rhett Smith and one of the fastest Intermediate riders in Bill Rockley. Another bike problem on this day as Sinclair was unable to mount for the second moto. Rhett Smith took the overall in the Grand Prix 500 Expert. Bill Rockley dominated the Ultima 4-stroke Intermediate over some fast competition and looking very expert-like this

weekend. Holden Babineaux won the Ultima 4-stroke Expert, and Wesley Wallace went 3-1 to take the very competitive Grand Prix 500 Intermediates with a 3-1 finish to Colten Sartain’s 2-2, and Iain Johnstone’s 1-3 finish. Great racing to end our day. Saving one of the best race stories for last with our special Texas Thumper Throwndown race that had the most competitive lineup in its short history. Riverport’s honoree of the weekend was Kevin Wyndman on a very nicely prepared Honda XR 200. There was nothing left untouched on this bike for Kevin. The now legendary Kenny Vaughn has been extremely busy this last year creating unimaginable XR200’s and many of his were on the line over the weekend. List of names you ask? Trampas Parker, Blake Wharton, Brandon Glenn, Vernon McKiddie, John Short, Trey Jorski, Nick Jones, along with a few other guys named Parker as well as some local youngsters taking a dip in the professional motocross pool. The first moto was intense as Trampas Parker was building

Vince Monteleone (50J)

Robert Thornton (47T)

a nice lead early on but lap by lap Vernon McKiddie on the MES-sponsored bike was shaving into it. On the final lap, McKiddie’s bike threw a chain, allowing John Short to grab second place with Brandon Glenn and Ricky Parker not far behind. The second moto on Sunday saw the former worldchampion, Trampas Parker, pull a massive holeshot and never look back. Kevin Windham, Blake Wharton, Brandon Glenn, and Vernon McKiddie put on a show as all four of these racers were racing as fast as physics would allow and it was Glenn moving up to second place on the third

lap and holding off the others to take second place in this moto. Overall, it was Trampas Parker once again winning the Texas Thumper Throwdown, with Brandon Glenn’s 3-2 finish giving him second overall, Wharton’s 5-4 finish earning him third. John Short took fourth place and a worn-looking, but completely into the race, Kevin Windham in fifth. All the Pros who have not yet raced AHRMA were blown away with how fast many of our racers are on these old machines and even more exciting as Kevin Windham told me afterwards that he loved the event and truly wants to be a

part of AHRMA racing. You can make sure that he will be part of future AHRMA events as well as Blake Wharton, who has become a huge fan!

The weekend was great for all the racers, family, friends, and spectators. Over 1,000 people made it to the event and 600 entries with all the off-road disciplines present. Much praise to all the track workers, volunteers, people behind the scenes making magic happen, and to the Rainey family. Never a cancellation, as the show always went on. Thank you, Don and Francene, for 20 fantastic years.

photo by Kenny Lau - Awesome Shots

TRIALS

WORDS: FRANK EATON PHOTOS: STEVE ALLEN

Diamond Don celebrated 20 years of vintage motorcycle competition the weekend of September 9th through 11th. For those that have experienced most of the events, this may have been the best ever. Don moved the event to September back in 2020. There were many events in April and May where the rain and even a tornado in the area created events that were very memorable. Everyone has a story of racing in mud.

What made this event special was, as always, the people and bikes. But the weather was almost perfect. There was no rain, the morning temperatures were in the low to mid 60’s and the afternoon temperatures were in the mid 80’s.

The trials began on a cool Friday morning. There were about ten AHRMA riders from states that included Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, and Georgia. This trial includes the Diamond Don Trials where nonAHRMA riders can compete.

This has helped convince riders to get a vintage bike and join AHRMA.

Jay Huffman and his wife, Rene, have been running the trials for about ten years and have done a wonderful job. Jay and his crew set up eight nice technical sections along parts of the cross country loop. There were lots of tight off-camber turns and short hill climbs.

Without volunteers like Jay and Rene, who ran the scoring table, these events would not be possible. A big thanks to the volunteer crew that assisted in setting up the sections.

Twenty years at Diamond Don’s and it keeps getting better. Come and join us.

2022 REDWOOD ENGINEERING AHRMA NATIONAL VINTAGE TRIALS SERIES

DIAMOND

This year, the weather was practically perfect for the Diamond Don CC race on Friday of Riverport National weekend. There was much less

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dust than last year’s race. In the approximately six mile long course, there were multiple up and down crossings of the levee, interrupted by both single track trail and wide open dashes. There were also multiple bridged crossings of the railroad tracks, single track along the scenic bayou, and a trip around a real alligator pen. Once again, spectators enjoyed free cocktails under the pavilion while watching the riders being scored. This was sponsored by Rt. 49 Crossroads Liquor Store, Bad Co. Racing and Tom Rapp Concrete. The course exited the motocross track, coming to the edge of the event pavilion and then re-entered the MX track at the finish line area. This year featured a unique starting situation. Spectators enjoy the start being visible from the pavilion, but running the course the direction that it was this year, starting

there meant that immediately following the start, the riders would be up against the railroad tracks, single file. It was determined by consensus of Mike Haynes, Wes Willis, and “Chicago” Jerry to run the course BACKWARD at the start. This was done by eliminating the first 25% of the first lap. The riders rode next to the “critter shed” directly to the back portion of the course. It turned out to be a much safer start to the race. Different contrasting color marker arrows facilitated the move.

In the vintage session, the rider getting to the checkered flag first was new member, Grant Lowe, riding #44 Kawasaki. He earned his expert black stripe in the process. There were also three women mixing it up with the guys. Led by Shelia Monk in eleventh overall. Also in the mix was cross-country coordinator, Becky Hayes, and the “S” of T and S Racing, Sherri Parker. The Vintage session had fortysix riders entered. In the top

WORDS: “CHICAGO” JERRY GRAKAUSKAS PHOTOS: KENNY LAU - AWESOME SHOTS

Jeff Fisher (21J)

Brian Miller (293)

Grant Lowe (44)

ten overall, there were three Hodakas. Kevin O’Brien in third overall, winning the Sportsman 200 expert class in the process. He was followed by Classic Expert class winner, Bruce MacFarlane, in fourth. In tenth overall, winning the Classic Intermediate class was Brian Miller.

In the PV race, which also includes pre-modern classes, the father and son duo, Trampas and Ricky Parker, were going at it mere seconds apart. Ricky went on to the overall once Trampas pulled out for reasons unknown. Jonathan Campbell

won the PV Open Expert class while finishing second overall, while Joel White won the Pro Modern Expert class. There were a total of 78 entrants during the PV session.

A great time was had by all! Hope to see everyone soon!

Johnathan Campbell (215)

Rick Parker (96)

HATS OFF TO BLACKHAWK FARMS RACEWAY HATS ON TO THE PODIUM FINISHERS!

Coming off the final AHRMA Classic Motofest™ weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, CA, AHRMA road racers found themselves in the heart of the midwest again, this time at Blackhawk Farms Raceway (BFR) in South Beloit, IL. Trading in the cool winds of the bay for shade trees and a camping-like track experience.

With this being AHRMA’s third consecutive year at BFR, many are getting to know this 1.95-mile technical, seize-the-moment (to pass) track well. For others, the additional Thursday track day was a much-needed blessing, as this is the kind of track where you can win the front straight every time, but still lose the race.

To add to the camp-like party feel, both Friday and Saturday night there was live music on the bill. Starting things off on Friday night was crowdfavorite Gas Can Alley’s bass slappin’ and toe tappin’ annual appearance. Saturday brought a more relaxed, but enjoyable, melody to the BFR shelter. Saturday morning’s sunrise walk through the paddock was about as pleasant as they come. The temps

were rising quickly, the wind was calm, and with no major engine rebuilds in sight, it was a perfect day to race.

Starting things off with some fast bikes, race 1 included a mix of the ultra-modern (Formula Lightning), midrange sprinters in Sound of

Thunder 3, Sound of Singles 1 and the 2022 Vintage Cup class - Vintage Superbike Heavy Weight. Monson James (#708) laid down the fastest lap in race 1 as part of the Sound of Thunder 3 class, but Drew Jankord (#4L) found the most consistently-fast line throughout the

Warren Wilson, M. Wilson (w13)

Ben Sloter (71R), Shawn Gilmore (15G), Paul Germain (61), Jim Eich (51P)

WORDS & PHOTOS: KEVIN MCINTOSH

race and took the overall checker and class win, with Brett Folkerts (#370) following up a few seconds later in third place.

Jeremy Maddrill (#1P) came into the weekend with the lead in the Vintage Cup featuring the Vintage Superbike Heavy Weight class, but Jesse Davis (#03) and his 1982 Yamaha XV920 “Lurch” tribute bike chipped away at that lead all weekend. Sunday’s race was a real nail-biter in the wet, with the lead changing multiple times and the risk of losing it ever-present. Davis would find the top podium spot both days, with Maddrill second and Matt Esterline (#237) third Saturday and Warren Wilson (#W13) third on Sunday.

With the track heating up, the action followed in Novice Historic Production Lightweight (NHPL). Tom Rohe (#42T) traded in his 1971 Honda CL175 GP bike for a larger 1975 CB400f and gave NHPL-regular Kristen Baustert (#077) a run for the checkers. In the end, Baustert’s consistent lap times won the day by just 0.191 of a second, with Robert Himmelmann (#777) taking the third podium spot.

Sunday’s NHPL race in the wet would see a much lighter grid, but both Rohe and Baustert would continue their battle for top honors. Unfortunately, the battle would be cut short due to Baustert getting bumped off-course and into a high-side crash, leaving his bike on track and the race being red flagged on lap three. With the race being called official, Rohe would take the top spot, Cassandra Gooding (#51C) second and Michelle Wilson (#X13) grabbing third.

In the weekend’s sidecar action, it was the team of Peter Essaff and

Dustin Richards (#14SC) in Modern Sidecar TT2 that led the way to the checkered flag both days. The action, though, was in Super Vintage with an epic battle both days between Daniel May/Craig Chawla (#93) and Brian & Tammy Rammer (#46X). Be it on the dry track Saturday, or on the wet Sunday, it made no difference; the battle raged on and right down to the wire, with only a fraction of second separating them on both days. Check out Dan May’s footage from Saturday’s race here: https:// youtu.be/K_q8NjOzYHc and maybe, just maybe, it will inspire you to get in on the fun, be it as a passenger or even driver.

In race 4, racers had to have their wits about them. With the largest group of classes and range of displacements, race pace varied greatly and traffic played into who would make it onto the podium both days.

A quick side note, it was great to see Mark Morrow (#1D), our head instructor for the AHRMA Academy of Racing, making it to BFR and grid up in Formula 500 Saturday after just 2.5 weeks post-injury incurred on his recumbent trike on his way to work (no fault of his own).

The 500 Premier and Formula 500 classes would see some of the most intense action both days. With Morrow getting the holeshot, it was all about spreading out the field until coming up on lap traffic. However, this didn’t work out for Mark, and soon enough Eric Lukehart (#7L) and Kevin Dinsmoor (#304) would find their way past Morrow early in the race. Next up, it was 500 Premierriders Andrew Mauk (#95) and Wes Orloff (#74) who would find their way past Morrow. With lap traffic now in play, Morrow was able to catch Lukehart, but Dinsmoor had checked out and grabbed the overall checker Saturday. Mauk and Orloff would battle to the checker, with just 0.05 of a second between them. Mauk took first, Orloff second and David Roper (#7) rounded out the 500 Premier podium Saturday.

On Sunday the pockets of damp track kept the lap times down, but the battles continued and an off-

Check out Dan May’s track video here

Kevin Dinsmoor (304), Scott Dell (53S)

track excursion by Orloff kept things interesting. Dinsmoor would once again take the top spot in Formula 500, with Lukehart second and Morrow third. Orloff would shake off his off-track experience and take the top spot in 500 Premier, followed by Mauk and Colton Roberts (#4).

Additionally in race 4, while Tim Terrell (#220) took the top spot in Formula 125 Saturday, the uncertain conditions Sunday found Bob Lewin (#721) moving up five spots from the day before to take the win Sunday.

Moving on to the really fast guys, Sound of Thunder 2 had them in spades, with Drew Jankord (#4L) continuing his collection of top spots both days. Second through fourth place would be decided by fractions of a second, with Brett Folkerts (#370) on the shirt tails of Jankord for second, Todd Murray (#99T) in third and Ray Hofman (#771) just short of the podium in fourth.

On Sunday, many riders bowed out, most likely due to the weatheraffected track conditions. Jankord, unphased by the conditions, walked away with the top spot while John Beldock (#660) found second and Sven Bley (#83B) moved up four spots from Saturday to grab the last podium spot.

Race 6 was all about dominating your respective class. With more than 10 seconds separating first and second in all classes, it was more about who could grab the overall checkers on these fairly evenly-spec’d machines. David Roper (#7) in 350GP and Paul Elledge (#133) in Vintage Superbike Lightweight would battle it out to the finish, with Roper taking the checker Saturday, followed by Elledge and Jerry Duke (#Z7) third in the race and second in class (350 GP).

Sunday would find Kevin Dinsmoor (#304) finding his way through the traffic and grabbing the overall race

win, with Elledge once again taking second (first in Vintage Superbike Lightweight) and 350 GP winner Alex McLean (#122) following in third. While Jack Mattlin (#297) walked away with the victory in Sportsman 350 class both days, Paul Germain (#61) and Stuart Sanders (#215) split victories in 250 Grand Prix on the weekend. Sunday’s race got real interesting on lap seven when Germain lost eight seconds. There has to be an interesting story there; ask him next time you see him in the paddock.

Next Gen Superbike 2 saw an evenly matched 1, 2, 3, with Scott Rothermel (#29J) taking top honors, followed by Christopher Akaydin (#784) only 0.483 seconds behind and Jordan Henry (#710) rounding out the podium.

In Sound of Thunder 1, the secondfastest lap time of the weekend would be recorded. Surprisingly it was not Saturday, but Sunday in the lessthan-ideal conditions; a 1:13.506 lap was made by SOT1 weekend winner Drew Jankord. Kris Lillegard (#473) was not far behind with a best lap time of 1:14.192, taking second on Saturday, followed by Greg Avallo (#21k).

Andrew Berkley (#21B) would ride to the win in the Motard class on Saturday, with Make Harlow (#X30) on his tail and Steve Alexander (#43A) just a few bike lengths back. Alexander wouldn’t be denied the top spot on Sunday though, with Berkley in second and Noel Korowin (#510) grabbing third place.

Jesse Davis continued his on-track dominance, this time in Battle of

James Monson (708)

Steve Alexander (43a)

Greg Glevicky (r73)

the Twins 1 900cc-Open class with wins on both Saturday and Sunday, with over a 10-second gap between him and the next podium spot. Tony Prust (#15X) would take the second position both days, with Paul Canale (#553) rounding out the podium spots on Saturday.

In Sound of Singles 2, it would be the battle of the Huskies both days, with Paul Elledge (#1j) taking overall checkers, followed by Steve Alexander and Andrew Berkley in third.

AHRMA’s Chairman, Brian Larrabure (#14), was the second quickest to the checkers and took the top spot in Next Gen Superbike, followed by August Nord (#333) and Rodney Menke (#34R).

Things got interesting in Sportsman 750; while it was regular podiumfinisher Jeff Hargis (#84) who took the top spot Saturday, it was not the usual suspect knocking on his door, Matt Esterline (#1N), but relative newcomer to Sportsman 750, Brady Ingelse (#451) who was giving Hargis a run for his money and grabbing the second podium spot Saturday, with Stephen Pettinger (#736) taking third.

On Sunday, Brady would tap into his familiarity of his local track and navigate the damp conditions to a closely-fought win against Michael

Dixon (#839) and Cameron Crockett (#700) in third, with less than 0.15 seconds between the three of them at the finish. An epic battle indeed, where is the on-bike footage of that one?

In 200 Grand Prix +, the weekends most evenly matched battle went down both days, with Christopher Akaydin (#784) and AHRMA Trustee, Tim Terrell. Going down to the wire both days, Akaydin would need to dig deep to shake off Terrell and cross the line just a fraction of a second ahead. Jack Kainz (#35L) beating out an evenly match Bill Doran (#6) for the third and final podium spot both days.

In Class C Footshift, David Tompkins (#1K) on his 1948 Vincent Comet that would out duel Alex McLean on his 1937 Norton Manx for the top spot both days.

Did you all notice something interesting in Class C Handshift? One of the sidecar passengers has joined the fun of two-wheel racing. That’s right, Renee Schuelke (#039) is spreading her racing wings and giving Ralph Wessell (#3) a run for his money, or should I say podium spot. While Tim Joyce (#309) took the top spot both days, Schuelke and Wessell flip flopped second and third positions on the weekend. Congrats, Renee, on taking up the throttle and getting another old bike (1939 Indian) back on the track.

Saving the fastest for last, Kris Lillegard (#473) would take the fastest race lap of the weekend in Formula Thunder, with a blistering 1:12.906 on his second lap Saturday. The quick start would give Lillegard the edge at the finish and put Drew Jankord just behind in second and Brett Folkerts (#370) in third on Saturday.

With that, Blackhawk Farms Raceway is a wrap and just before the real weather let loose on Sunday afternoon. A shout-out goes to the Road Race Director, Dewanna Comer, and her team for successfully navigating Sunday’s tricky weather so that no races were missed. Thank you to the volunteers, BFR track management and to all those that made it out to race and spectate… what a fun weekend.

Oh yea, sorry to the turtle at T7, but I heard you tasted great! On to Gingerman!

Claude Fink Jr & A. Enciso-Fink (324)

Matthew Joy (1Z)

track

PHOTOS BY KEVIN MCINTOSH

Gabrielle and Xena, ready to roll!

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Actually, it’s a box of beef jerky or tools for Patrick McGraw.

Mark White #297 with his family, wife Becca, daughter Pipper, son Wade and dog Penny.

The ChiVinMoto crew representing podium finishes with (L-R) Dan May, Craig Chawla, Tom Rohe, Kristan Baustert (with son), Dan Waite, Mark Hoedel (MilVinMoto!) and Paul Elledge

My son Alex’s first race weekend was a blast. Maybe you saw us zooming by to catch the next race.

Celia Trosper, with her Sidecar Ambassador of the Year award. Congrats on your 8 years with husband Eric and we look forward to many more!

Local corner workers Desiree Padberg and Bob Newberg find AHRMA race weekends to one of their favorites. Just a good time, nice people and a joy to watch.

Jeremy Maddrill bringing the unique foot wear to the paddock with these fine lobster flip flops.

Experiencing Rattlers Run

BRIDGESTONE TIRES AHRMA NATIONAL VINTAGE MOTOCROSS SERIES

ENGINEERING AHRMA NATIONAL VINTAGE TRIALS

WORDS & PHOTOS: KATE JORGENSON

On the weekend of September 17th and 18th, 38 trials riders, 189 motocross riders, and countless volunteers, family, and fans gathered at Rattlers Run in Fairfield, Washington, for an exciting weekend of fun. The weather was perfect both days with a forecast of blue sky, sunshine, and not too hot; it was perfect weather for an AHRMA family weekend!

Rattlers Run has a great atmosphere; the Anderberg family always thinks of some great ways to make it a wonderful weekend. Frednecks Restaurant came out to the track with some delicious food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert - they offered some tasty treats: Coney Dogs, breakfast burritos, biscuits and gravy, rib dinner, and the famous huckleberry ice cream. A local coffee stand was there for a caffeine fix, too. Saturday evening after trials and

dinner, the AHRMA family gathered in the barn for BINGO (for real money).

On Saturday, there were three new sections for the Redwood Engineering-sponsored trials. The most exciting section was what remains of the 1890s homestead. The riders on the one and two line had to enter the homestead through the front door, go down some cement steps, and ride through the kitchen, with the one line going up a set of stairs before every exiting out of the cellar. The homestead section was a neat place to take photos because it was like being part of history.

The largest class of the day was the Modern Classic Intermediate class with nine competitors; first place went to Layne Hanna with 40 points, Andy James earned second place with 47 points, and newcomer Zac McGovern took third place with 50 points. The other large class for the

weekend was the Modern Classic Novice class with eight riders; Brian Schneidmiller snatched first place with only six points, second place went to Phil Cook with ten points, and third place went to Gary Harwood with 25 points.

Paul Deree earned 89 points, he saw all the fun sections and challenged himself to ride the expert line in the Modern Classic; Deree could not resist going up the stairs (and down the stairs in the first loop) he had a lot of fun, and that is what it is all about!

Joe Klokkevold earned 35 points, taking first place for the Classic Expert and finding himself featured on this year’s award. The Classic Novice winner was Greg Houchin with 11 points. Todd Stanley in the Premier Lightweight Expert class earned 15 points; Stanley was consistent with five points per loop. Thad Wolff cleaned his second and third loop and

Mike Genova (9x), Curt Ruthrff (390), Rick Eaton (41e)

took first place in the Premier Lightweight Intermediate class, only taking ten points for the whole day! Matt Parsons had the fewest points of the day; he took only two points and cleaned the first and third loops, earning him the win in the Premier Heavyweight Intermediate class. Beginner, Tim Arnold, achieved first with a total of seven points. The Modern Twin Shock Master, Mike Allen, took 31 points and first place. Ed Schandl earned 80 points and first for the Modern Twin Shock class. Scott Stewart earned first place with 19 points. The support class had one Intermediate, Jared Houchin, who finished with 70 points. The battle for first for the experts came down to Rand Bishop Jr. capturing first with 26 points.

Thank you to all the checkers, score keepers, and the crew that set up the trials: Chris Allen, Mike Allen, Joe Klokkevold, Todd Stanley, Matt Parsons, Zac McGovern, and Bob Hall.

Sunday morning brought the announcement of 14 motocross races. After four rounds of practice, the first moto took to the starting gate. As the gate dropped Rick Dietrich (96x) on a Suzuki got the holeshot of the Sportsman 250 Intermediate and Expert classes; Dietrich ended up winning both motos for the Experts; in the Intermediate class, Jonathan Stuart (68) won moto one and Matt Schaffer (32) won moto two. In addition to the winners for this race, Mike Houde (886) raced motocross for the first time, welcome Mike!

Race 2 featured the 40+ Intermediates and the 60+ Experts. Duke Dowell (H2) captured the holeshot in both motos. Jalen Johansen (92x1) won first place in moto one of the 40+, but Travis Mullins snapped up first in moto two. Broc Glover (2y) captured the win for both motos in the 60+ Expert class.

The Classic and Sportsman Novices were next up in race 3. Rich Bennett (x16) and Hank Frenna (3l) were the moto winners for both motos.

Race 4 was a dirt-roosting fast race which featured the Sportsman 500 Intermediates and Experts. Seventeen riders took to the starting gate. When the gate dropped former AMA champion, Smokin’ Joe Kopp, snatched up the holeshot. It was a battle between Maicos as Kopp and Michael Busch (17r) fought back and forth. Busch won the first moto, Kopp taking the win in the second moto for the Experts. Arei James (5R) captured the win for both motos in the Intermediate class.

The Premier bikes were showcased in race 5 with 14 bikes in total - the largest amount of Premier bikes seen at a motocross in a RACE 12 JOE KLOKKEVOLD WITH THE HOLE SHOT!

Joe Klokkevold riding through the kitchen of the homestead in section 6.

Two friends racing side by side: Russ Pfirrman and Sean Fromhold.

while! Matt James (3r) roosted up the holeshot on his Triumph. The winners for this multi-class race included the following: Russ Pfirrman (202) for the Premier Lightweight Intermediate, Jeff Mullins (4x) for the Premier Lightweight Expert, Mike Stuth (92x) for the Premier 350 Intermediate, Brad Busch (971) for the Premier 350 Expert, Matt James (3r) for the Premier Open Twins Expert, Vint Whitman (40v) for the 100cc Intermediate, and Sean Chase (9) for the Sportsman Open Twins Intermediate.

Race 6 featured the Vintage 50+ Intermediates and Experts. Lon Alexander (96) got the holeshot and won both motos for the Expert class. In the Intermediate class, it was a battle of the brothers: Christopher Siege James (306) snatched up first place in moto one and his brother, Jonathan Stuart (68) overtook him to win moto two!

A total of 23 racers took to the gate for race 7, showcasing the 60+ Intermediate class! Norm Write (90n) won moto one and Charles Haines (35h) won moto two.

The novices took to the track again in race 8 featuring Hank Frenna (3l) winning the Open Age Novice class and Rich Bennett (x16) snatching up the win in the 60+ novice class over seven racers!

Open Age Intermediates and Experts roosted up some dirt and grass in race 9! Arei James (5r) earned first place for the Intermediates and Smokin’ Joe Kopp (3) snatched up

both the holeshot and the win in the Expert class.

Race 10 featured six different classes. Terry Dale (56) took the win in the Classic 250 Intermediate, Rory Whitney (51K) won in the Classic 500 Expert, Joe Klokkevold (117) won in the Early Sportsman Stock 250 Expert, Ed Schandl (777) won the Early Sportsman Stock 500 Expert class, Andy James (3r) took first in the Sportsman Open Twins Expert, and Mark Amaro (29Q) won in the 40+ Expert class. Dallas Nyblod (2Y) on his Jawa got the holeshot leaving everyone else in the dust!

Also in race 10, Jalen Johansen (26w) spontaneously combusted, his bike caught fire and he rolled off his bike to avoid getting hurt. While his bike was on fire, New American Flat Track Champion, Kody Kopp grabbed the most convenient fire extinguisher, jumped over the creek and ran to put out the fire! Johansen fixed the fuel line and whipped off the extinguisher dust to earn second place in the second moto.

Arei James (5r), in race 11, snatched up the holeshot in both motos, leaving the rest of the guys in the dust; she also won her class, the Women Experts. Also featured in race 11 was the 70+ Intermediates and Experts. Paul Andrade (730) earned first for the Intermediates and Dan Stanley (10) won for the Experts.

Race 12 showcased the Classic 250 Experts, Classic 500 Intermediates, and the Early Sportsman Stock Intermediates. In moto one, Joe

Klokkevold (117) got the holeshot, but in moto two, it was Bryan Anderberg (301) out front. The winners of this race were: Joe Klokkevold in the Classic 250 Expert class, Scott Moon (6) for the Classic 500 Intermediate, and Mark Hector (40) for the Early Sportsman 250 Intermediate class.

Four classes were in race 13: Vint Whitman (40v) won the Classic 125 Intermediate, Mark Hector (40) won the Early Sportsman Stock Intermediate, Jeremy Deming (155) won the Sportsman 125 Intermediate, and Thomas Gwinn (21t) won the Sportsman 125 Expert class.

The last race of the day, race 14, featured the Premier 500 Intermediates and Experts. Todd Glass (311) captured the win for the Intermediates and Kelly Shane won for the Experts.

Thank you to the Spokane Paramedics, EMTs, and Firefighters for your valient efforts with the emergencies on the track as well as keeping us safe all weekend long! We appreciate the Anderberg family for all they do for this event! Many thanks to the volunteers and to our sponsors: LMP inc., Redwood Engineering, Bridgestone Tires, Motion Pro, Metal Resto, West Country Stables, Laguna Electric, The Jorgenson Family, and Kaptured by Kate Photography.

Layne Hanna climbing out of the cellar of the homestead in section 6.

Paul Deree sliding back down the stairs in section 6, but with a smile on his face.

Mill Creek Trials

The forecast all week called for a slight chance of rain for the Mill Creek event. There is no cell service at Mill Creek so the amount of rain we received was a surprise. It rained most of the night on Thursday and into Friday morning. The good part is that it was a slow, steady rain and it stopped before our 1:00pm start time. The sections were wet and a little more challenging, but overall not much different than if they were dry.

Friday night it rained again but the rain stopped early in the morning and the sky was partly cloudy for the 9:00am start time. Additional riders showed up and there were almost twice as many riders for the second day.

On Saturday, Scott Kirn and Robert Lord battled it out in the Classic Intermediate Class with Robert coming out on top. Scott’s son and grandson also had a good battle riding the three line with dad posting the low score.

Robert Lord had a clean card on Friday and dropped two points in one section on Saturday for total of only two points for the weekend. With the wet conditions and the rocks, this was an impressive accomplishment.

A big thanks to Mike Parker (Promoter) for running an awesome event. The trials course was around the perimeter of the motocross track on a hill and along Mill Creek. The Razorback Riders property next to the track provided great and well-run camping facilities.

Volunteers are a big part of AHRMA and thanks to Kevin Kight and Jay Holton for building the sections and running the trials part of the weekend.

An event like this, where meeting likeminded people and seeing friends you have not seen in years is a true first-place reward/award. The art of competition comes in a close second.

Tom McNeal - Honda TL125

Beno Rodi - Royal Enfield

James Holton - GRM Maverick

OHIO 1/2 MILE - DOUBLE HEADER

The Ohio Flat Track Sports Center in Harpster, Ohio, is home to one of the best 1/2 mile cushion tracks in the country. Run by the Triangle Motorcycle Club, this 46-acre facility is located an hour north of Columbus. On October 1st and 2nd, AHRMA Dirt Track made its return to Harpster after five years for two days of half-mile action.

Saturday started out with a packed grid in the Dinosaur class with Matt Young taking the win over Jon Miley (second) and Tim Riordan (third). Sunday Young would take second behind Justin Walls and Miley would drop back to third. In Brakeless Lightweight Daniel Beher would take a first and a second on the weekend with Ronald Kretz taking second on Saturday. Richard Brodock would take

third on Saturday after a mechanical but have it fixed by Sunday to take the win. Beher would also take a third in Brakeless Heavy behind Jimmy Pooler and Merlyn Wertz on Saturday. Sunday, Pooler would grab the win with Beher right behind him.

Jimmy Pooler, who seemed to run every class offered, would be a part of some great battles all weekend with the likes of Shane Scott (Heavy

2022 4SR/JEMCO AHRMA NATIONAL VINTAGE DIRT TRACK SERIES

WORDS: RICHARD BRODOCK PHOTOS: MOE PHOTOGRAPHY

Vintage), Joe Baker (Sportsman 750), and CJ Winegar (Sportsman 250).

Scott and Pooler would split wins Heavy Vintage. Baker would take the win in Sportsman 750 both days. Winegar would take a Sportsman 250 win, a Lightweight Vintage Win, and two wins in Four Stroke Super Singles on the weekend.

Preston Palmer would continue to add to his Championship lead in Sportsman 125 with a first and

second on the weekend and taking two fifth-place finishes in the Dinosaur class, in which he secured the Championship last month in Sturgis. Jerry Beradinnelli would take two demanding wins over David Aldana and Joe Lewis in the 50+ class while 2022 class champion, Tim Banks, would end the weekend with a pair of fourth-place finishes.

Ryan Minor took his Bultaco Astro to the top of the podium in Sportsman 600 Sunday with Albert McRoberts behind him; Aldana ended the

weekend with a first and a third in the class. Bill Dunlop would take home a second and a third in Sportsman 750 after battling Pooler and Baker all weekend. Ethan Kitchen would take home no less than four wins in Open Pro and 450A with Aaden Savage and Ryan Minor putting on a show three wide in almost every corner.

Special thank you to Skinny Ricky for coming out and announcing for us and keeping the crowd entertained. Huge thank you to Triangle Motorcycle Club and all their members who helped make this a great weekend.

A SUNNY END TO THE NORTHWEST SEASON

B ushey Ranch in Canby, California, serves as the last race of the season for the Northwest Region, as well as a National for all three disciplines showcased. Although the competition starts on Saturday, the AHRMA community comes together beforehand to help wrap up the season with a wonderful event. Many volunteers help set-up trials, cross country, and motocross. Friday evening, attendees gathered for a giant potluck; although other events have similar festivities, the Bushey potluck is one for the books because

it is such a large welcoming event! Contributions range from marinated tri-tip to fresh produce from racer’s farms, to homemade gumbo, to dips and salads. Don’t forget to save room for dessert as there is every flavor of cookie and cake and almost all of it is homemade with love! People fill their plates, stomachs, and stay up past their bedtimes for great conversations, laughter, and stargazing at Bushey Ranch!

Saturday morning, the chill was in the air, but before long, the sun was shining and it was t-shirt weather for

the Redwood Engineering National Trial! A total of 49 trials riders navigated the ten sections, six set up along the canyon and four along the creek.

Rob Poole took the win in the Premier Heavyweight Expert class, edging out Kelly Shane; Rob had 23 points to Kelly’s 47. Charlie Higdon won the Premier Heavyweight Intermediate class with 55 points and Mike Stone took the win for the Premier Heavyweight Novice class with 33 points. In the Premier Lightweight classes for the Experts, Robert

Sam McMurray in section 4.

Cross Country start line.

Bellicitti earned six points the entire day while cleaning both the first and third loop. Bryan Wenzel took the win over Don Duquette in the Intermediate class; Bryan had 21 points for the day and Don had 44 points. Stuart Meislin clinched first for the Novice class with 22 points. Jeff Bushey completed the day with 14 points and first for the Classic Experts. Bernd Ewert earned 41 points for the day in the Modern Classic Novice class. Joe McCrill rode the Support class for the beginners and he earned 82 points at his first AHRMA event. Joe bought his trials bike the morning of the event. Joe has been taking trials schooling from Grant; welcome Joe! Wes Poole challenged himself as the only Master in the Modern Classic class and he earned 14 points for the day. Cy Yee won his class as the sole Beginner earning 216 points; Cy enjoyed himself doing the first loop and then got involved and checked at a section that needed more than one checker for the rest of the day.

The rest of the classes had closer results and larger groups of competitors. In the Modern Classic Expert group, there were four competitors: Chet Mauer earned 35 points and fourth place, Craig Menghini earned 27 points, 18 cleans, and third place, his older brother (by one year exactly)

Grant Menghini took second place with 27 points and 20 cleans, and first place went to Pennsylvania native, Jacob Ritorto with 25 points! The Modern Classic Intermediate class seems like it is always the largest class, with 16 riders for Bushey. In third place with 22 points was Mike Houde, second place went to Vint Whitman with 13 points, and first place with the fewest points went to Clay Dawley with seven points. The Novice class was fairly large, too, with 15 riders. Andrew Cerini earned third place, cleaning his second loop and taking only eight points, Blake Lawson took second place, cleaning his second and third loops, and scoring five points, and first place went to Cole Dietrick with four points for the day, taking a clean for his final loop.

Thank you to our volunteers; trials cannot happen without our score keepers: Debbie Poole and Judy Jorgenson, the Poole family for setting up the sections, and the checkers at each section - some for the first time. Thank you, Craig Grantham, for coming out to check out the Northwest event and being a trials checker; we hope to see you on a bike next year!

Later Saturday afternoon, 56 racers lined up across the grassy field, turned off their engines, and waited with anticipation for the shotgun to fire, marking the start of the

Mike Atkins leading Tyrus Wilson across the dusty bridge in the cross country.

Sidney Mocke showing off his award, and was even showcased on it, too!

Craig Grantham chatting about bikes with Andrew Cerini in section 3.

Robert Bellicitti smiling through section 4.

Bushey Ranch West Country Stables sponsored Cross Country. Ralph Foster, although sweeping the event, got the holeshot on his electric KTM. Normally competing in the trials and cross country, Foster decided to take it easy for the weekend and volunteer, but he sure was enjoying himself on the cross country!

Wes Poole snatched up the overall win; he was going so fast that he had the time to slow down after the first lap. Passing me taking pictures he shouted, “your dad went swimming!”

The riders had to cross the creek once on a bridge and three times through the water. My dad, Pete Jorgenson, was one of a few riders who went swimming; at least it was warm outside! Second place was Sidney Mocke, a man known for his wheelies! Third-place finisher was Micheal Parsons.

During the race, riders had the opportunity to gather and wear fancy women’s bras hidden along the course; as a Bushey Ranch tradition in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, if you found one, you had to wear it for the remainder of the race. You would then win a prize at the awards ceremony. The winners of the bras and prizes included Kelly Shane, Chet Mauer, Nic Hawes, and Sidney Mocke.

Thank you to the numerous volunteers that helped set up the

cross country course - Jeff Bushey, Wayne Hawes, Charlie Higdon, and Nic Hawes. And thank you to the lap checkers: Judy Jorgenson, Kelly Poole, and Maggie Shane.

Saturday evening after the awards, some of the AHRMA Northwest community gathered to eat their dinners together and hear about the status of AHRMA with the trustees and the Executive Director, Craig Grantham, present. Although it was dark and cold, it was nice to hear people’s perspectives, have questions answered, and thank the people working so hard for all the fun we have at these events! We are looking forward to the progress AHRMA will be making in the future and it was nice to meet Craig!

Sunday morning came before we knew it and the Motion Pro Vintage Motocross was ready for the 175 riders to take to the field in a total of 16 races.

Race 1 featured the Sportsman 250 Intermediates and Experts. As the rubber band snapped to start the race, Steve Gard snatched up the lead; Gard finished first in the first moto, battling with Chet Mauer during both motos. Mauer won for the Experts in the second moto. For the Intermediates, it was a clean sweep earning first place for Johnny Dykstra.

Race 2 featured three Novice classes: the Premier Novice with the win going to Richard Bryant, the Classic Novice with the win going to Cole Webb, and the Sportsman Novice with Cole Dietrich winning first place!

The third race for the day was quite exciting; when you get roosted by dirt for most of the race, it is an expert level race! Race 3 showcased the Early Sportsman Stock 250 Experts, the Sportsman 500 Experts, and Vintage 50+ Intermediates. The holeshot went to Sidney Mocke in both motos. Joe Klokkevold edged out Mark Baer in the Early Sportsman Stock 250 Expert class. The top three for the Sportsman 500 Experts were: George Amaro in third, second went to Marc Audiffred, and first went to Wes Poole. Wes had quite an interesting first moto - his seat came off, and although some racers stand for most of the race, it must be quite uncomfortable when you can’t sit down! Sidney Mocke swept the competition in both motos for the Vintage 50+ Intermediate class.

The fourth race for the day had the most riders for one class; 19 racers took to the line for the Vintage 60+ Intermediate class. The holeshot went to Rick Eaton. First place in the first moto went to Charles Haines. In the second moto Gary Arnold won the Overall, though Marty Ness (earning third in moto one and second in moto two) finished in first place.

The start of the Vintage 60+ Intermediate with Charles Haines leading the pack.

In race 5 there were three classes. Marty Burkes on his vintage HarleyDavidson got the holeshot; Marty also won the Sportsman Open Twins Expert class. Andy Mcdevitt edged out Mike Nadeker in the Sportsman Open Twins Intermediate class. Kelly Shane won the first moto for the Premier 500 Expert class, Rob Poole consistently earned second, and Al Anderberg in his debut visit to Bushey won first in the second moto and first overall!

Race 6 hosted the Premier Lightweight Experts and the Vintage 50+ Experts. Marc Audiffred went into the first corner in the lead, Marc won the Vintage 50+ Experts and Jeff Mullins took first in the Premier Lightweight Expert class.

The Classic 125 Intermediates and Experts were on the line for race 7. Vint Whitman got the holeshot and won for the Intermediate class while Robert Bellicitti took the win for the Expert class.

In race 8, the Open Age Intermediates and Experts were featured. Wes Poole captured the win for the Experts and Johnny Dykstra won the intermediate class.

The Vintage 60+ Experts were in race 9 with eleven racers! This wild race featured a smokin’ fast Pat Brown earning first place over Duke Dowell and Robert Bellicitti. Brown got the holeshot and a wide lead in both motos!

Race 10 featured three classes including the Early Sportsman Stock 250 Intermediate, Early Sportsman Stock 500 Intermediate and Early Sportsman Stock 500 Expert. Expert Jeff Mullins captured the holeshot and the win for the Early Sportsman Stock 500 class. The rest of the pack put on a great race while passing and roosting one another. David Stanton won the first moto and Donald Hildebrandt won the second and an overall win for the Early Sportsman Stock 250 Intermediate. The Early Sportsman Stock 500 Intermediate featured Mike Gorrono in third, Pete Jorgenson in second, and Jerry Carter taking first place.

Race 11 showcased the Vintage 70+ Intermediates, Vintage 70+ Experts, Vintage Women Intermediates, and Vintage Women Experts. Snatching up the holeshot, all the way from Kapaa, Hawaii, was Paul Andrade.

Paul also won the Vintage 70+ Intermediate class. Rob Poole won the Vintage 70+ Expert class, Ginger Hilgenberg took first for the Intermediate Women class and Janee Magee won for the Expert Women.

The Vintage 60+ Novice class, Open Age Novice, and Women Novice class were in race 12. Richard Bryant snatched up the holeshot for this race. Cole Dietrich won for the Open Age Novice class, Carrie Bushey won for the Women Novice, and Richard Bryant won the first moto for the 60+ Novice class, but Don Graham won the second moto and the win for this class too.

Race 13 had the Classic 250 Intermediates and Experts as well as the Classic 500 Intermediates and Experts. Once again, Pat Brown roosted his competition with a big lead and the holeshot for both motos. Pat Brown took the win over Jacob Ritorto in the Classic 500 Expert class. Russ Pfirrman won the Classic 500 Intermediate class. Joe Klokkevold won the Classic 250 Expert class and Terry Dale won the Classic 250 Intermediate class.

The Vintage 100cc Intermediate class, Sportsman 125 Intermediate class, and the Sportsman 125 Expert class were featured in race 14.

Mickey Sergeant got the holeshot and won the Sportsman 125 Expert class.

Don Duquette in section 4.

Kelly Shane wearing his bra and showcasing his winnings during the awards ceremony for the cross country.

Brian Walker won the first moto and Daniel Rife won the second moto as well as the overall for the Sportsman 125 Intermediate class. The winner of the 100cc Intermediate class was Vint Whitman.

In race 15, there were two classes: the Premier Lightweight Intermediates and the Premier Open Twin Experts. Mike Atkins earned first place for the first moto, Greg Tomlinson earned second overall, and Al Anderberg won moto two and first place overall. Mike Nadeker swept both motos to earn first place for the Premier Lightweight

Intermediate over Russ Pfirrman, Donald Duquette, and Ginger Hilgenberg.

The last race of the day, race 16, featured the Sportsman 500 Intermediates and Vintage 40+ Expert class. Sidney Mocke tightly captured the holeshot and the win in moto one for the Sportsman 500 Intermediates although Johnny Dykstra won the second moto and the overall win. Bryan Bierwith won both motos for the Vintage 40+ Expert class.

There was a record number of Iron Butt winners at Bushey Ranch. The Iron Butt award goes to those competitors who are unusually tired by the end of the weekend because they have competed in all three areas of competition: Trials, Cross Country and Motocross. The Iron Butt winners included: Sidney Mocke, Layne Hanna, Russ Pfirrman, Emmy Poole, Keith Caldwell, David Alamo, Blake Lawson, Kelly Shane, Charlie Higdon, Stuart Meislin, Wes Poole,

Chet Mauer, Jacob Ritorto, Shawn Davidson, and Gavin Leiper. Thank you to the Iron Butt sponsor, Metal Resto.

The motocross volunteers can’t go unnoticed. Debbie Poole and Ellen Voermans managed sign up, Mark Baer was responsible for tech inspection. A team of people led by Rob Poole set up the track, inspired by tracks originally designed by Dick Mann. Our lap checkers: Cathy Sue Newins, Bindi Bushey, Judy Jorgenson, and Kathy Baer were accompanied by the energetic runners, Charlie and Eddie Poole. The numerous flaggers and the score keepers: Cheryl Long and Maggie Shane! Events cannot happen without the willingness of our volunteers, and we thank them for all their help!

There are so many people who help put a fun weekend like this together. We want to thank the Bushey Family for letting us use your property. Thank you to our regional sponsors LMP shirts (regional sponsor), Kaptured by Kate (Women’s Class), Laguna Electric (Classic Class)

The Jorgenson Family (Premier Class), West Country Stables (Cross Country), Metal Resto (Iron Butt), Redwood Engineering (Trials), Motion Pro (Motocross). Thank you to the riders, volunteers, and families for coming and enjoying the weekend; see you next year!

Greg Tomlinson, Sidney Mocke, and Wes Poole tightly racing in the cross country.

Ethan Mendes with his parents Sonja and Jeff. This was the first time Ethan raced at Bushey Ranch!

William Butters with Jeff Bushey close behind.

2022 AHRMA NATIONAL SERIES SCHEDULES

2022 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Historic Roadrace Series

of

Sidecar Racing School

2022 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series

Mail-in/

Jan/7-9 Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™)

Feb/17-20 Roebling Road Raceway; Bloomingdale, GA (AAR) 2/11

Mar/17-20 Carolina Motorsports Park; Kershaw, SC (AAR) 3/10

Apr/22-24 High Plains Raceway; Deer Trail, CO (AAR) 4/13

Apr/29May/1 Thunderhill Raceway Park; Willows, CA (AAR) 4/20

May/27-29 Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS (AAR) 5/18

Jun/16-19 New Jersey Motorsports Park; Milleville, NJ (AAR) 6/8

Jul/15-17 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA 7/6

Aug/25-28 Blackhawk Farms Raceway; South Beloit, IL (AAR) TBD*

Sept/2-4 Gingerman Raceway; South Haven, MI (AAR & SRS) TBD*

Sept/30Oct/2 Talladega Gran Prix; Munford, AL (AAR & SRS) TBD*

Oct/6-9 Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL TBD*

Tires

National Cross Country Series

Jan-8 Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™)

Dec-3 Jan-3 Mar-6 Motoland MX Park; Casa Grande, AZ Feb-5 Feb-21 Mar-20 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Feb-20 Mar-7 Apr-10 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA Mar-10 Mar-28 Apr-30 Devils Ridge Motocross; Sanford, NC Mar-30 Apr-18 May-21 Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO Apr-21 May-9 May-28 Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Apr-28 May-16 Jun-11 Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN May-11 May-30 Jun-18 Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA May-18 Jun-6 Jul-9 Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Jun-9 Jun-27 Jul-16 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA

Jun-17 Jul-11 Aug-6 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Jul-7 Aug-1 Aug-27 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Jul-27 Aug-15 Sept-3 Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Aug-2 Aug-22 Sept-10 Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Aug-10 Aug-29 Sept-18 Rattlers Run; Fairfield, WA Aug-18 Sept-5 Sept-25 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO Sept-9 Sept-19 Oct-2 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Sept-2 Sept-19 Oct-15 Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA Sept-15 Oct-3 Oct-22 Texas GP; Donie, TX Sept-22 Oct-10 Nov-5 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK Oct-5 Oct-31

Jan-7 Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™)

Dec-3 Jan-3

Jan-13 Feb-1 Mar-19 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Feb-19 Mar-7 Apr-9 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA Mar-10 Mar-28

Mar/12-13 Battery Park; Nesmith, SC

May/21-22 ISDT/E Reunion RaceRazorback Riders; Combs, AR

May/27-29

Apr-21 May-9

Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Apr-28 May-16

Jun/18-19 Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA May-18 Jun-6

Jul/9-10 Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Jun-9 Jun-27

Jul-17 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA

Jun-17 Jul-11

Aug/5-6 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Jul-7 Aug-1

Aug/27-28 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Jul-27 Aug-15

Sept-9 Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Aug-10 Aug-29

Sept/24-25 Sugar Hill; Bolivar, TN Aug-24 Sept-12

Oct-1 Bushey Ranch; Chrome, CA Sept-2 Sept-19

Oct/8-9 Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL Sept-8 Sept-26

Oct/22-23 Texas Vintage Gran Prix; Donie, TX Sept-22 Oct-10

Nov/4-6 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK Oct-5 Oct-31

Jan-9 Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™)

Dec-3 Jan-3

Mar-5 Motoland MX Park; Casa Grande, AZ Feb-5 Feb-21

Apr-10 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA Mar-10 Mar-28

May-1 Devils Ridge Motocross; Sanford, NC Mar-30 Apr-18

May-22 Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO Apr-21 May-9

May-29 Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Apr-28 May-16

Jun-12 Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN May-11 May-30

Jun-19 Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA May-18 Jun-6

Jul-10 Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD

Jun-9 Jun-27

Jul-17 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Jun-17 Jul-11

Aug-7 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Jul-7 Aug-1

Aug-28 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Jul-27 Aug-15

Sept-4 Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Aug-2 Aug-22

Sept-11 Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Aug-10 Aug-29

Sept-26 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO Sept-8 Sept-18

Oct-16 Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA Sept-15 Oct-3

Oct-23 Texas GP; Donie, TX Sept-22 Oct-10

Nov-6 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK Oct-5 Oct-31

2022 Bridgestone Tires

Feb/26-27 The Chirtpit; Ringgold, GA

Jan-26 Feb-14

Mar-19 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Feb-20 Mar-7

Apr-9 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA Mar-10 Mar-28

May-27 Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Apr-28 May-16 Jun-18 Lemay Museum; Tacoma, WA May-18 Jun-6

Jul-17 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Jun-17 Jul-11 Aug-5 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Jul-7 Aug-1 Sept/3-4 Millcreek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Aug-2 Aug-22

Sept-9 Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Aug-10 Aug-29

Sept-17 Rattlers Run; Fairfield, WA Aug-18 Sept-5 Oct-1 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Sept-2 Sept-19 Oct-8 Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL Sept-8 Sept-26

Nov-4 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK Oct-5 Oct-31

Jan-9 Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™)

Dec-3 Jan-3 Mar-5 Motoland MX Park; Casa Grande, AZ Feb-5 Feb-21 Apr-10 Chaney Ranch; Warner Springs, CA Mar-10 Mar-28 May-1 Devils Ridge Motocross; Sanford, NC Mar-30 Apr-18 May-22 Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO Apr-21 May-9 May-29 Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Apr-28 May-16 Jun-12 Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN May-11 May-30 Jun-19 Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA May-18 Jun-6 Jul-10 Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Jun-9 Jun-27 Jul-17 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Jun-17 Jul-11 Aug-8 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Jul-7 Aug-1 Aug-28 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Jul-27 Aug-15 Sept-4 Mill Creek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Aug-2 Aug-22 Sept-25 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO Sept-8 Sept-19 Oct-16 Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA Sept-15 Oct-3 Oct-23 Texas GP; Donie, TX Sept-22 Oct-10 Nov-6 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK Oct-5 Oct-31

2022 4SR AHRMA National Vintage Dirt Track Series

Date Venue

Mail-in/ Fax/Email Preentry

Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST)

Jan-8 Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™) Dec-3 Jan-3 Jan/15-16 Celebration Arena; Priceville, AL Dec-3 Jan-5 Feb-26 The Bull Ring Round 1; Ocala, FL (ST & TT) Jan-14 Feb-20 Mar-19 The Bull Ring Round 2; Ocala, FL (ST & TT) Feb-18 Mar-13 Apr-9 Baton Rouge Raceway; Baton Rouge, LA - 3/8 mile Mar-4 Apr-1 May/21-22 Perris Raceway; Perris, CA (ST & TT) Apr-22 May-13 May-28 Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Apr-28 May-16 Jun-3 Lawrenceburg Motorcycle Speedway; Lawrenceburg, IN (ST) May-13 May-27 Jun-4 Cincy Speedway; Cincinnati, OH (ST) Jun-10 Jul-1 Jul/9-10 Lodi Cycle Bowl; Lodi, CA (ST & TT) Jun-10 Jul-1 Jul/16-17 Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA (ST) Jun-16 Jul-6 Aug/8-9 Jack Pine Gypsies Round 1; Sturgis, SD (ST) Jul-7 Aug-2 Aug/11-12 Jack Pine Gypsies Round 2; Sturgis, SD (ST & TT) Jul-8 Aug-2 Oct/1-2 Ohio Flat Track Sports Center; Harpster, OH 1/2 Sep-9 Sep-23 Oct-15 Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA (ST & TT) Sep-15 Oct-3 Nov-5 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK Oct-5 Oct-31

2022 Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Trials Series

2022 AHRMA Northwest

Date

Mar

Mar

Apr

May

May

May

Jun

Jun

Jun

Jul

Jul

River;

Ranch;

Ranch; Chrome,

River,

River; Crooked River,

Ranch; Dairy,

Ranch;

Lakeview; Lakeview,

Lakeview; Lakeview,

Motorcycle Days; Marymount Museum; Tacoma,

AHRMA Classic MotoFest

WeatherTech Raceway

Seca; Monteray,

AHRMA Classic MotoFest

; WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca; Monteray, CA

Aug 27-28 Tea Cup Trial; Point Arena, CA

V/NG

Sept 17 Rattlers Run Ranch; Fairfield, WA National Trials

Sept 18 Rattlers Run Ranch; Fairfield, WA National VMX

Oct 1

Oct 2

*Denotes Regional Only Event

Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA National Trials,

Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA National VMX

**Denotes Special event, non-points paying event

All National events award Northwest Regional Points

2022 AHRMA

Schedule

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2022 AHRMA Southcentral Schedule

Date Event Disciplines

Apr 2 Texas Vintage Grand Prix Regional; Donie, TX *Regional VMX, CC

Apr 3 Texas Vintage Grand Prix Regional; Donie, TX *Regional PV/NG MX

Sept 4 Mill Creek Motorsports National; Combs, AR National VMX

Sept 5 Mill Creek Motorsports National; Combs, AR National PV/NG MX

Sept 9 Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX National Trials, CC

Sept 10 Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX National VMX

Sept 11 Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX National PVMX

Oct 1 Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX *Regional VMX, CC

Oct 2 Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX *Regional PVMX

Oct 22

Time Machine National; Donie, TX National VMX, CC

Oct 23 Time Machine National; Donie, TX National PVMX, CC

Nov 4 T&S Racing National Finals; Henryetta, OK National CC

Nov 5 T&S Racing National Finals; Henryetta, OK National VMX, CC, Trials, DT

Nov 6 T&S Racing National Finals; Henryetta, OK National PV/NG MX

Dec 3 Oilman’s Classic Regional; Kentwood, LA *Regional VMX, CC

Dec 4 Oilman’s Classic Regional; Kentwood, LA *Regional PV/NG MX

*Denotes Regional Only Event

Jan

Jan

Southeast

Oct

Oct

Oct

Waldo

Waldo, FL

Nesmith,

Bybee,

Bybee, TN

Creek; Blountville, TN

Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL

Park; Birmingham, AL National

Mill Creek; Pell City, AL National

GPF; Cairo, GA National

Wildwood MX; Kentwood, LA

Apr

Apr

May

May

Jun

Jun

Jun

Jun

Jun

Jul

Jul

Jul

Jul

Aug

Aug

Sept

Sept

Sept

Sept

Oct

Oct

Oct

Championship

Irish Valley; Paxinos,

Irish Valley; Paxinos, PA

Lamoka; Bradford, NY

Lamoka; Bradford, NY

Ashcraft Farm; Bellefonte, PA

Ashcraft Farm; Bellefonte, PA

Unadilla; New Berlin, NY

Unadilla; New Berlin, NY

Unadilla; New Berlin, NY

State Line Riders; N. Pownal, VT

State Line Riders; N. Pownal, VT

Allen’s Farm; Lawton, PA

Allen’s Farm; Lawton, PA

Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY

Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY

Bear Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY

Bear Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY

Kelso Creek Classic; Minerva, NY

Kelso Creek Classic;

V/PV/NG

Date Event Disciplines

Apr

Apr 23

Apr 24

May 14-15

Jun 11

Jun 12

Rocket Run XC RND 1, Three Springs, PA *Regional V/PV/Support CC

Irish Valley XC RND 2; Paxinos, PA *Regional V/PV/Support CC

Irish Valley MX RND 1; Paxinos, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX

SPER XC RND 3&4; Frackville, PA *Regional V/PV/Support CC

Ashcraft Run MX RND 2; Bellefonte, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX

Ashcraft Run XC RND 5; Bellefonte, PA *Regional V/PV/Support CC

Jun 18 Reynlow Park MX RND 3; Reynoldsville, PA National VMX, *Regional VMX

Jun 19 Reynlow Park MX RND 3, Reynoldsville, PA National PV/NG MX, *Regional PV/NG MX

Jun 18-19 Reynlow Park XC; Reynoldsville, PA National V/PV CC

Jul 9 Shady Acres MX RND 4; Friendsville, MD National VMX, *Regional VMX

Jul 10 Shady Acres MX RND 4; Friendsville, MD National PV/NG MX, *Regional PV/NG

Jul 9-10

Run

Station

Friendsville, MD National V/PV

7; Ebensburg, PA

Summerville, PA

Friendsville, MD

V/PV/Support

V/PV/NG

Spring Grove, PA *Regional

Date Event Disciplines

Apr

Lakeview Motosports Park; Ordway, CO

Valley

AHRMA Classic MotoFest

Park;

Watkins,

May

May

Jun

Jul

V/PV/NG

V/PV/NG

National

National PV/NG

in the Heartland; Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS National VMX (Rocky Mtn. Region

AHRMA Classic MotoFest

in the Heartland; Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS National PV/NG MX (Rocky Mtn. Region

Aztec

Raceway; Colorado Springs,

Sutak Raceway; Alamosa, CO

V/PV/NG

V/PV/NG MX

Jul 31 Jewell MX; Atkins, CO *Regional V/PV/NG MX

Aug 7 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD National V/PV/NG MX (Rocky Mtn. Region Triple Crown)

Aug 28 Sidney Cycle Association; Sidney, NE *Regional V/PV/NG MX

Sept 25 Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Springs, CO *National V/PV/NG MX

Oct 16

Sweney MX; Brush, CO *Regional V/PV/NG MX

Jun 26 Bull Hollow Raceway; Monticello, UT

Sept

AVDRA No Rocky Mtn. Region Points

Aztec Motocross; Aztec, NM Four Corners

No Rocky Mtn. Region

AHRMA Rocky Mountains

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2004 Honda NSR50 miniGP bike

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aermacchi/HD race bike package

AERMACCHI 350cc RACE BIKE PACKAGE FOR SALE

One and a half road race bikes for sale. Both come with shouldered alloy rims and frames modified for road racing. Complete bike: big bore/short stroke 350cc, dry clutch, 5 spd close ratio trans, race cam, SSI Dellorto carb and remote float, CRTT alloy tank, magnesium rear brake, stainless foot controls, race solo seat, Ceriani 35mm road race forks...

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PRICE: $11,000 or reasonable offer

LOCATION: Ontario, Canada

CONTACT: Paul Rostic - (519) 774-3113

This is probably the fastest NSR50 around, perfect for the miniGP series running at kart tracks. This bike is NOT street legal and cannot reasonably be made street legal; this is a race bike. There is no ignition or key,

in 2nd

It is a two stroke. There is no title for this bike, but a bill of sale will be

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LOCATION: Huntsville,

CONTACT: Ben - (832)