T&S Racing: Dirt Track

DIRT TRACK

2021 4SR National Dirt Track Series Henryetta, OK

WORDS: RICHARD BRODOCK PHOTOS: KENNY LAU - AWESOME SHOTS

Thanks to T&S Racing Henryetta, OK, was more than OK for the final round of the 2021 4SR AHRMA National Vintage Dirt Track Series. Being the smallest track on our circuit at just under 1/10th of a mile, the track conditions made for some fast and close racing action. A wider racing surface than last year allowed for more passing opportunities and great racing. No one proved that more than Mike Newton on his rigid-framed Triumph in the Classic 500/750 class. You’d swear someone forgot to tell Mike this wasn’t a cushion half mile race with the way he powered through every corner with ease. Newton would go on to win over Gary Moore who not only took second in the race but also finished second

Race start: Fred Mears (88), Mike Newton (42M), Charlie WIlliams (2S), Fred Traskowsky (23F), Gary Pettis (708)

overall in the class championship. Beno Rodi laid claim to the national title for 2021. Congratulations Beno on your three championships this year. The young gun out of Louisiana, Wyatt Campbell, made his second appearance this year after a great showing at GPF-MX a few weeks prior. On the line again Wyatt would join Brian Oakley and Richard Brodock who have had plenty of great racing between the two of them this year. With a combined Sportsman250/Spanish Cup/Light Vintage race, the three of them would swap leads for the first lap until Campbell took control of the lead and never looked back. In the heat race, Brodock was able to squeeze by on the last lap to grab second over Oakley, but Oakley would ultimately take second overall in the main. The race with the most action and closest finish would be the Sportsman 100 class. This class,

switching to sportsman 125 in 2022, hasn’t had many entries, but when they do show up, they show out. While Michael Collier took the win in the heat race, Bryon Johnson would make it a battle in the main. After Collier took the holeshot, the two of them exchanged leads twelve times over eight laps and came down to the line. Crossing the line for the white flag, Collier was passed on the outside in turns one and two by Johnson. Down the short quick back straight, Collier’s bike had the power over Johnson’s and went into turn three again with the lead. But Johnson wasn’t out yet. Going back around the outside, Johnson had a two-bike lead as Collier once again showed the power of his bike. At the line, Collier would fall to Johnson by less than half a wheel. Mike Stivason joined the Sportsman 750 class for the first time and took the win on his BSA 650. Charlie Willaims took two second-place finishes for the weekend, locking up both his championships for the year. Jason Walker put down the fastest times of the day on his Yamaha YZ250 framer taking the victory over Brodock and Oakley, respectively, in the Seventies Two-Stroke class. Thank you to Trampas and Sherri Parker (T&S Racing) for making it such a great weekend for AHRMA. And a special thank you to Gary Moore for his dedication to AHRMA.

Wyatt Campbell (72), Richard Brodock (278), and Brian Oakley (816) Jason Walker (13)

Ricky Parker (96)