AHRMA’s first ever Classic MotoFest is now in the books. A huge undertaking by any means, our staff and volunteers really stepped up and made this inaugural event something special for members and spectators alike. There were record roadrace entries, AHRMA’s first ever drag race, a swap meet, a bike show, an “allAHRMA” street party and many other off-track activities for the many in attendance. Off-Road entries, although strong, were impacted by actual and forecasted rains. Nevertheless, the Trials, Cross Country and Motocross all went off to the satisfaction of our racers who declared those who stayed home really missed good times. Mark your calendars for AHRMA Classic MotoFest in the Heartland Memorial Day weekend in 2022! Those who keep up with AHRMA social media will have seen the publicity surrounding our team(s) successes at the Perry Mountain 24-hour Challenge in early June. Hopefully, others have seen the press we received in publications such as Dirt Rider Magazine and Cycle News. To get publicity to the off-road community, Tony Paul (Off-road Director) and Craig Hayes (husband to Cross Country Coordinator, Becky Hayes) concocted a plan to pit some of AHRMA’s most talented offroaders riding vintage bikes against the Pros on modern machines in this high-profile annual event which starts at 10:00 Saturday and ends at 10:00 AM Sunday. The AHRMA “Dream Team” consisted of four-time National Enduro Champion Terry Cunningham, two-time World Motocross Champion Trampas Parker, 25-time ISDE Gold Medalist Fred Hoess and multi-time SETRA and GNCC Champion Tommy Veator, all on AHRMA-legal 1983 Husqvarna motorcycles. These guys got off to a rough start with seized engine on first lap of the race—by the time Fred got back to the pits to swap out
rider and bike, we were in 97th place. They dug deep and rode their hearts out with the aim of getting back into the top ten. When the dust (and mud) settled, they made their way up to 7th overall and 2nd in the Elite Class! They were clearly the crowd favorites and thousands of folks have now been introduced to how cool AHRMA really is! AHRMA also had +45 team of Suzy Moody, Bob Bean, Heith Parker, Kevin Hutchenson, Alan Drane and Steve Blakely (many of whom are also ISDE vets) who finished 2nd in class and 21st overall. The riders from both teams, managers and support crews represented AHRMA and spread the word. Finally, I want to extend a very big ‘Welcome to AHRMA’ to our newest team member, AHRMA MAG Associate Editor Stephanie Vetterly. She will have an emphasis on AHRMA off-road content in the mag and is no newcomer to the business, as owner/publisher/editor of her own e-mag, On the Pegs. Steph brings additional skills with respect to social media marketing, graphics arts and photography. motorcycle racing
One-AHRMA CURTIS E. COMER AHRMA Executive Director 931.308.0338 curt.comer@ahrma.org
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