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Georgia Practice Facility - MX
Georgia Practice Facility October 17-18
AHRMA went to a new track the only vintage racer of the in South Georgia, a training facility day to clear the big speed double for up-and-coming pros. The Woods on the back section of GPF. He was family is an amazing group of people followed by Dale Burroughs with with a top-notch facility and passion a 2-2 finish in the Sportsman 250 that runs deep in their veins for the Expert Class. sport of Motocross. The Sportsman 500 Intermediate
Saturday started the weekend with class featured Brian Oakley and James Vintage Motocross: 62 racers and 94 class Golliher battling for the hole shot. When entries. We had a total of eight gate drops full By: Tony Paul they let off the gas, the CZ250 of Expert racer of some great racing. Race One Sportsman 500 Expert saw Rhett Smith Photos: Brian Carter Anthony Paul grabbed another gear and slipped by them never to be seen again. Brian Oakley took the going 2-1, Bill Hobson finishing 1-3, and David Aldana win with a 2-1 finish, James Golliher went 1-2 for second, taking a 3-2 for third overall. Eddie Parks managed two Keith Canfield settled for third as bike troubles kept him from flawless 60+ Intermediate motos for a 1-1, John Fedor going 3-2, racing the second moto. Dave Bok 2-3 and Wes Wyman of Belle Chasse, LA, taking fourth Race Three, Sportsman 250 Intermediate once again saw flawless both motos for fourth overall. In 70+ Intermediate, Daniel Beher motos from Fluvanna, TX, native, Eddie Parks, going 1-1. Evo took the win with 1-2 motos, Jim Bradford made a hard charge the Rodriguez tried really hard, but just couldn’t catch the CZ of Parks. second moto for a 3-2 for second overall and John Johnston went 2-3 Kevin Cleveland went 3-3 for third and Wes Wyman posted a 4-4. for third. Beno Rodi finished 1-1 in the Premier 350 class. ‘The Legend’ Expert racer, Beno Rodi, finished 1-1 in the Premier In Race Two, our top finisher, Anthony Paul, easily took a 1-1 as 500 Expert class.
Bill Hobson (114), Wes Wyman (77E), John Johnston (26L), Rhett Smith (661), David Aldana (13C), John Fedor (56J)
Two legends went head-to-head in Race Four, the 70+ Experts. Henry Gref, the “CZ MAN,” went 1-1 uncontested by David Aldana, star of “On Any Sunday.” Premier Lightweight Intermediate, Dan Beher, finished 1-1, Classic 250 Expert saw Curt Jaimet going 1-1, 100cc Intermediate, Jim Bradford, 1-1, Kasi Cross, out of Carrollton, TX, also finishing 1-1.
Race Five: Premier Lightweight Expert, Beno Rodi, 1-1; Classic 500 Novice, Roger Cross, 1-1; ESS 500 Intermediate, Kenneth Jeter, 1-1; Sportsman 500 Novice, Mark Smithard; 40+ Intermediate Sam Huggins 1-1; 50+ Expert Greg Barnes 1-1.
The Sportsman 250 Novice class turned into a great battle all moto long between Johnathan Notchie and Mikey Thompson. Notchie pulled out the win with 2-1 motos against Mikey’s 1-2 finish. In the Sportsman 125 Intermediate race, Mike Bickley braved the southern sand for a 1-1 finish over Dave Bock from of Bradenton, FL.
Race Six: Dan Beher on his Premier Open Twins Machine went 1-1 for the day. Keith Canfield was victorious in Open Age Intermediate with 1-1 finishes. In 50+ Intermediate, Brian Oakley and Perry Hayes went at it trading motos—Brian victorious with a 2-1 finish.
Race Seven had the normally stacked field of 60+ Experts, however it seemed Rhett Smith (a heavy hitter in this class) was in a league of his own against Dale Burroughs who took second and Karl Poindexter who pulled out after a crash in practice. Vintage Open Age Expert, Anthony Paul, was riding around by himself and decided to race in the wake of Rhett Smith all moto learning some different lines from the older racer. Beno Rodi was out there tearing up the sand as well on his Open Twins machine, taking a 1-1.
Race Eight, and the final race of the day saw the fastest 125 Intermediate rider on the planet, Mike Bickley, shredding the sand and easily walking away from the rest of the competition in the Classic 125 Intermediate class.
In Classic 500 Intermediate, Kenneth Jeter went 2-1 against Wes Wyman’s 1-2. Jeter ended up with the overall. 60+ Novice was a spread-out field as Bubba Gale walked away with a 1-1 finish. Steve Clark took 2-2, Raymond Woodard went 3-3, followed by Roger Cross with a 4-4 finish.
Sunday was another beautiful day of racing and brought out the Post Vintage and Next Gen Machines
In Race One, Grand Prix 500 Expert, Rhett Smith, managed a 1-2 for first. Greg Barnes posted a 3-1 followed by Joe Morgan with a 2-3 finish for third. Grand Prix 500 Intermediate, Brian Oakley, tallied a 2-1 followed by Richard Freund with a 1-2 finish. In the Ultima Four-Stroke class, Eddie Parks took the overall with 1-1 motos. 60+ Novice Bubba Gale easily took the win in both motos followed by John Henderson. Grand Prix 500 Novice, Mark Smithard, finished 1-1 in his class.
In Race Two, Grand Prix 250 Intermediate, Steve Blakely checked out and went 1-1 against John Fedor who finished 2-2. Grand Prix 125 Intermediate, Jason Elder, took down Evo Rodriguez with a 1-1 against Evo’s 2-2. Historic 125 Expert Jc Roberts finished 1-1, Historic 250 Intermediate Greg Conn 1-1, Historic 250 Expert Bill Hobson 1-1, Next Gen 50+ Expert Eric Yarnell 1-1.
The Race Three Historic 500 Novice was a Maico showdown with Mikey Thompson taking the win followed by Mark Smithard. Historic 125 Intermediate, Dave Bock, went 1-1, Historic 500 Intermediate, Brian Oakley, 1-1, 40+ Intermediate, Sam Huggins 1-1 and Pre-Modern 125 Novice, Johnathan Notchie 1-1.
Race Four: Ultima 500 Intermediate, Greg Longo, won going 1-1 both motos with Keith Canfield 2-2, Richard Freund 3-3, and James Golliher taking 4-4 for fourth place.
Historic 500 Expert rider, Curt Jaimet, edged out Greg Barnes with a 1-1 finish. Ultima 125 Intermediate saw a hard-fought battle the entire moto between Jason Elder and Mike Bickley. In the end, it was Jason who would take the overall victory. Ultima 250 Novice, Bubba Gale, finished 1-1 and Four-Stroke Expert, Joe Morgan, went 1-1 as well.
Race Five, a race of winners: 70+ Expert Henry Gref; 100cc Expert Jc Roberts; Pre-Modern 250 Intermediate, Greg Con; Pre-Modern 250 Expert Dale Burroughs; Millenium Two-Stroke 125 Intermediate Alex Jorgenson; Millenium Two-Stroke 250 Intermediate Joe Carter.
Race Six: 60+ Expert, Rhett Smith 1-1; 60+ Intermediate, Eddie Parks with the win followed by John Fedor; 50+ Expert Bill Hobson won over Greg Barnes and the 70+ Intermediate winner was Jim
Bradford.
Race Seven: Open Age Intermediate Keith Canfield; 50+ Novice
Mark Smithard; Pre-Modern 250 Novice Bubba Gale. 50+
Intermediate resulted in Steve Blakely checking out against Brian
Oakley. Race Eight was another easy race full of winners. 40+ Expert
Greg Barnes, Next Gen 125 Intermediate Frankie Lapina, Next Gen 250 Inermediatet Brian Carter, Next Gen 250 Expert Eric Uarnell, Next Gen 60+ Intermediate John Fedor, Next Gen 60+ Expert Dale Burroughs.
Jc Roberts (17N) Devon Long (13N), Keith Canfield (669)
