L-R: Mike Whiteley, Richard Brodock, Alex, Stephanie photo credit: Joe W Koury
HEARTLAND INSIGHT The name "Topeka" is a Kansa-Osage word meaning "place where we dug potatoes," or "a good place to dig potatoes." Well, I am happy to report that AHRMA’s first Motofest at Heartland Motorsports Park consisted of no potato digging but rather full days of perfect weather for racing with good vibes throughout the paddock on a pretty 700+ acre facility. AHRMA first Motofest in the books and I am happy to report we had 241 road racers and 1043 entries for the weekend! As we continue to grow our memberships through new rider schools, racers who took a break, and ones coming from other organizations/clubs, I want to personally thank all the current and new members for welcoming everyone into the paddock. Since Heartland was a Motofest, it was nice to see all the disciplines venturing out to each other’s pits and paddocks. ONE AHRMA! The race weekend started off with heavy thunderstorms that naturally pressure washed our track but soaked the grassy RV parking. That also changed the thought process for the riders who wanted to take advantage of Thursday practice. The weather for the weekend looked to be sunny and dry, so the decision was made to not practice, since it wouldn’t be the track they raced on during a clear sunny day. Arthur Kowitz donated half of his practice 10
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fees to AHRMA and received the other half as credit, how awesome are the members in the paddock! Since Jim Doyle was busy running the Heartland Motofest event, he knew that he wasn’t going to be racing so he decided, out of the kindness of his heart, to do a track walk for the riders who wanted to gain some knowledge on track lines and traction. Many of the riders who partook in Jim Doyle’s track walk mentioned to me that they would pay for such knowledge in the future (hint, hint). Sorry to report that, for me as the race director, the races were pretty uneventful. Go follow all the racers on social media for some of their race reports! I see lots of them out there, so enjoy! Hope you all had as much fun as I did in the Heartland.
ALEX MOCK Road Race Director, AHRMA alex.mock@ahrma.org 949.351.3112 mobile IG: @ahrma.official IG: @alexmock25
AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION
JULY 2021
