X TEXAS M DONIE
Vintage
Grand Prix
Race Tech & Redwood Engineering AHRMA National
Taylor Carruthers
Sept 26-27, 2020
By: Albert Newmann / Photos Bobby Hedge
AHRMA National racing returned for a second year to this vintage purpose-built private facility, and for the racers in attendance it was another fun-filled weekend of great racing. A friend of mine recently reminded me of when AHRMA racers are out driving the countryside, a certain piece of land catches our eye, and we think, “Wouldn’t that be a cool place to set up a track?” You see some rolling hills, a nice gulch, maybe a little sand, and just what type of dirt would be under the grass that cattle are feeding on? This property is just that. The track is a complete co-op effort of a variety of volunteers with a wide range of skills that include a few who run national caliber motocross and crosscountry race facilities. Most of us in the region and neighboring states to the South-Central region are familiar now with the beautiful, loamy dirt the farm offers up. But to those making their first trek to the Texas Vintage Grand Prix course, one quickly realizes the variety of surfaces we have in this particular region and how each track is somewhat distinct from the other. The gathering is the same as we are all one big family, so hospitality is a given here as well as 14
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late September usually offers up beautiful blue skies along with a little heat in the latter part of the day and a nice cool-down once the sun sets. In Texas we call that perfect weather! On to racing! Our first race of the day featured some very fast racers which are some of the younger racers in AHRMA. Brandon Glenn, Kyle Kyzer, Travis Shackelford, and Tyler Reed are the bright new wave in our region and the racing was intense as the Sportsman 250 and 500 Expert classes were our first race of the day. Glenn immediately goes to the top of the pack but by lap two Reed went to Shand Garcia and the lead of moto one while Kyzer, Glenn, and Mrs. Becky Parker Gary Emerson battled their 250s to keep up with the 500 group. The second moto saw Travis Shackelford recover from his first moto issues and lead the 500s to the win. If anyone questioned the speed of this race, you need to look no further than the super-fast Billy Russell taking a 4-4 finish in the 250 class on the day as the final order was Glenn winning with Kyzer taking second and Emerson third. Shackelford’s 4-1 finish gave him the overall in the 500 group with Chris Richardson finishing second. Easily some of the fastest lap times of the day and we were just getting started.
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