White Lightning - XC, MX, Trials

March 12-14, 2021

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Cross-Country By: Josh schucker

It’s been approximately three years since I first dipped a toe into the vintage cross country scene, and a familiar refrain had become apparent to me in the early part of each year. While everyone is getting excited about the oncoming season, one particular event seems to draw a significant amount of interest and social media chatter. “Who’s going to White Lightning?!” Seeing a significant number of folks from our area in the Mid-Atlantic making the trek to South Carolina each March, and hearing the reverence bestowed upon their experience, surely began to etch its way into my thoughts when laying out 2021 racing plans. My wife, Kristy, is a trooper when it comes to following me around to various races throughout the year, and although she rarely says “no,” I knew that I would need a unique angle to sell a ten-or-so-hour trip to South Carolina. Thankfully Mother Nature provided a narrative to build upon by blessing the SouthCentral PA area with fairly heavy snowfalls this year in relation to the recent past. So, “I’m sick of all this snow” quickly leads to “Ya know, it’s in the 70s in South Carolina in March…”. With that, we were booked for the 13th annual White Lightning!

We are somewhat familiar with some of the surrounding states, but this would be our first time in South Carolina. As we crested the Appalachian Mountains headed toward Charlotte, we were in uncharted territory for our family, and I was particularly interested to see what the local terrain had in store for the race. Following local two-lane roads from Charlotte into South Carolina and to the destination, tight pine forests, creeks, ravines, hollers, hill climbs, and more were around every bend. Unlike most of the general population, rather than seeing the world in 3D, I see it in “YZ,” so my excitement level began to escalate. As we pulled into the Silver Hawk Plantation, there was no disappointment, as it was clearly a wonderland of motorcycling!

It is obvious from the first glance that this event is well planned and well executed. Event organizers Greg Holder and Al Roof have been involved in this event since its inception and have built upon

Robert Fox / Photo: Taylor Funderburke

Buddy Mitchell / Photo: Taylor Funderburke

Dave Light / Photo: Taylor Funderburke

their experiences to create a top-notch atmosphere. And, any number of states between. And speaking of Silver Hawk Plantation is the perfect canvas for a masterpiece. Six Days veterans, the buzz surrounding White Building upon my observations of the local Lightning has clearly made its way into the ranks landscape, Silver Hawk has it all and more. If I of off-road royalty with multiple ISDT/ISDE were a multi-time national enduro champion alumni in attendance. Rubbing elbows with and needed a place to train for my current the likes of Jack Penton, Fred Hoess, Terry Yamaha-backed team of professional off- Cunningham, Jerry Harris, Suzy Moody, Greg road racers, Silver Hawk would be the place. Holder, Dwight Rudder, Bob Bean, Chris However, I am most-assuredly none of those Graber, and Harry Heilemann certainly adds things, but thankfully Randy Hawkins is. more panache to any average racer’s experience. Randy, along with his father Bobby and sister Whether off road legend, or first-time novice, Dana, own Silver everyone stands together on race Hawk Plantation. day. Such a unique and aweThrough a friendship inspiring aspect of this sport. that goes back to Terry Cunningham provided Randy’s early days an even more of off-road stardom, intimate interaction Greg Holder was with riders as he able to gain access conducted a to the magnificent free riding property several years school ago, so big thanks to Special Awards put together by Al Roof following the Hawkins family Photo: Al Roof Saturday’s event. for providing an The experience was amazing home to very rewarding from the reports. And, if White Lightning. that wasn’t enough, television (and more) legend Larry

All the elements Maiers was on hand as well. Long before the internet made are in place for a great weekend. Roaming the ample pit this readily accessible, Larry was the first word in competitive area, you quickly realize this is a special event. There is an motorcycling news. I owe my prowess in the lost art of VCR ambience and camaraderie in the air that is equal parts early programming to all those episodes of Motoworld I recorded in season anticipation, excellence in event execution, beautiful and the 20th century. enticing property, diversity in motorcycles that rivals any bike Early word from those who had taken a sneak peek at the show, a collective buzz from vintage motorcycling enthusiasts course Friday afternoon was promising. This was confirmed and their families, and beautiful weather to showcase it all on race day as the course layout was exceptional. A brief romp (especially nice for those who have promised their wives it through a grass track right off the start served well to separate would be warm!). It is easy to see why this event is so well the field. The dynamic was changed quickly as the course regarded and attended. A record number of gate entries were dumped riders into some epic handlebar scraping single track noted this year, and at a quick count, more than fifteen states winding through a stand of pines. Single file in the early laps, are represented, from Maine (Trail Rider Magazine’s Kurt but some passing lines were developed soon after. The single Flachbart) to Alaska (Six Days veteran Jerry Harris) and track lasted for a while before opening into some two-track

Dave Kutskel Photo: Steve Bishop Trey Hodge Photo: Taylor Funderburke

sections winding through the brush of recovering clear-cut areas. Back into the woods a mix of higher speed logging roads, single track and slippery creek crossings, a blast around a hillside section of motocross track, more single track, and a return to the grass track completed a lap. Plenty of elevation changes were incorporated throughout. Count in the monstrous gobs of traction afforded by the bright red clay and this was six miles of off-road revelry. In whole, equally fun and challenging, but never too difficult. The most difficulty was found in a creek crossing following the motocross track that degraded to footpeg deep ruts, but there were ongoing mitigation efforts to ease egress through this area. The worst to be said was a touch of dust entering the conversation late Saturday, but a bit of overnight rain eliminated that concern for Sunday.

Vintage Races

Seventy-eight racers made their way to the starting area for Saturday morning’s race setting a precedent of packed rows that would continue throughout the weekend. With a six-mile course, lap times for the top finishers were around seventeen minutes. Overall winner Chris Graber was able to complete four laps on his Yamaha and although the Husqvarna of Brian Grove was within 30 seconds of the lead throughput the race, when all was said and done, Chris pulled away on the last lap for a convincing win. Grove would hold on to the runner-up spot followed by Jeff Fisher on a BSA, yes, a BSA! Fisher also topped a competitive Vintage 60+ Expert class leading the Bultaco of second place finisher Carl Altier III. Jack Penton followed in third riding a, well, you know what he was riding. Interestingly, although Jack rides regularly, rumor has it that this was the first time he has raced in nearly twenty years. Obviously, skills like those are slow to fade as Jack landed solidly in a stacked top ten overall. Drew Uth and Josh Zerance showcased the Can Am brand with their battle for Sportsman 200 Expert top honors, with Drew coming out on top in the class and following Fisher across the line for fourth overall with Zerance right behind for fifth. In a triumphant return from a serious injury, Christian Brumbaugh would round out the top ten, a result few would have expected several months ago; congratulations to Christian and his family for a remarkable recovery. Ken Cichy built off a strong 2020 season by nailing down the eleventh spot as the top intermediate finisher and class win in Sportsman 200 Intermediate by pulling away from a competitive battle for runner-up between the Penton of Clint Hawk and Hodaka pilot Grant Reichart. Suzy Moody took the top women’s honors with a stellar 15th. Steve Harouff rode his 1974 Yamaha MX flawlessly in a wireto-wire win in the Vintage 50+ Intermediate class. Keith Williams took second place on a Husqvarna fending of a fierce

Danny Sullivan getting frisky on the beautiful white Ossa Phantom on his way to first place Vintage 60+ Intermediate.Photo: Taylor Funderburke Larry Maiers, Suzy Moody, Jack Penton Photo: Steve Bishop

Jason Stephens Photo: Taylor Funderburke

charge by another ’74 MX man-handled by Dave Light, who was only seconds behind Keith each lap. Harouff would lead a virtual repeat in this class on Sunday, including another brawl for second. In Premier Expert action, Chad Bebourt (Triumph) and Beno Rodi (BSA) were forced to retire after lap one leaving it up to Dennis Brown and his Greeves to match the blistering laps being recorded by eventual winner Mark Sturevant. Mark would take the checkers on his BSA going away and followed it up with a weekend sweep on Sunday.

Overnight rain created some slippery conditions during Sunday’s vintage race, but by lap two the conditions began to improve greatly, and the course was downright tacky by the time the checkers flew for another impressive Chris Graber victory. Josh Zerance would improve upon Saturday’s finish by taking the overall runner-up with the Bultaco of Darrell Wassin in third. These two were keeping Graber in check this day as the top three were only separated by just over a minute! Finishing within the top third of the entire field is quite impressive for a novice class rider, and Michael Rimer was able to do so and claim top novice as well as first in Post Vintage 200 Novice. While Rimer pulled away from the rest of the class on his XR200R, David Leibgold and Cale Gale waged a competitive battle for second, with Leibgold putting the blue fender of his IT200 ahead of Gale when it mattered. With Saturday’s winner Danny Sullivan and his Ossa on the sideline, Dennie Mitchell took advantage to claim Sunday’s event in the Vintage 60+ Intermediate class. The Hodaka of Brian Miller took care of second by outpacing Lew Mayer’s Rokon. A fter winning the trophy for the weekend’s “Cool Vintage Bike” competition with his immaculate Penton, Bill Ryburn had intentions of adding a first-place trophy to the mantle as well. Terry Dishroom (Ossa) had other ideas as he was able to relegate Bill to the second podium step both days in Vintage 70+ Intermediate.

Post Vintage Races Saturday’s afternoon race was the “big one” as 122 riders packed the starting area. Seeing this many bikes waiting for the green flag was truly an impressive sight. As often happens when you spot number 705 on the first row, Fred Hoess took command and made sure his Husqvarna was the first to the checkered flag. However, local hero Sam Burroughs was hustling on his mid-80s YZ250 and gave Fred one of his closest battles in recent memory. Hounding the rear tire of Hoess, Burroughs was consistently within ten seconds of the lead each of the four laps. Terry Cunningham was not far behind either as he rode his Husky solidly into third. These three were turning remarkably fast laps in the low fourteen-minute range. Morning race champ Chris Graber followed Terry home in fourth with PA hotshot John Ashcraft close behind on his beastly YZ465. Mike Blackwell (Yamaha) and Clint Hawk (Husqvarna) would follow each other across the line with strong top-twenty rides as the top intermediate finishers and winners of Post Vintage 200 and Post Vintage Open respectively.

Clint would follow this up Sunday by improving to a stellar top ten. Historic Open Intermediate boasted a robust turnout of six bikes. Unfortunately for the rest of the class, Tim Terrell’s Honda was one of them. Terrell ran away with the victory. William Bishop would push his Husqvarna past Brent Berkley into second on lap two, but Brent wasn’t going to surrender easily as he hung close to Bishop the rest of the way falling just shy of retaking the spot at the finish. A huge class of sixteen Post Vintage 60+ Intermediate riders put on a show as arguably the most competitive class of the day. In the first run through scoring, the top four were separated by less than thirty seconds. On lap two the margin was down to fifteen. Throughout the entire race, the top two riders were no more than six seconds apart! Ultimately, Bill Malec (Husqvarna) would overcome Roger Ford’s early lead to take the win. Ford maintained pace on his Yamaha as he held on for second followed by Rob Waggoneer (Yamaha) and Joseph Ragon on a Husqvarna. This battle had many layers, Yamaha versus Husqvarna, and Indiana versus Tennessee as the Husky boys of Malec and Ragon hailed from Tennessee while both Yamaha riders made the trip from Indiana. Malec would sit out Sunday’s event, but the competitiveness remained with Ford taking the win be a scant ten seconds over runner-up Larry Miller on a Honda.

Another strong showing of eighty-one riders made the start on Sunday, but things looked a bit different on the front row. As if attempting to beat Fred Hoess on a YZ250 wasn’t challenging enough, Sam Burroughs made a switch to a loaned Rokon to do battle on Sunday. These two put on a clinic in riding as Sam hung with Fred early on and was less than ten seconds behind after lap one. Trouble settled in for Sam on lap two and he was forced to head for the pits handing the battle for supremacy to Cunningham. Fred was pushing hard with lap times falling into the thirteens and pulling away. Terry had to settle for second while John Ashcraft improved from Saturday by rounding out the top three. After winning the Post Vintage 70+ Expert class on Saturday, Jerry Harris would need every ounce of power from his Can Am to overtake the early lead of Dennis Brown and claim the top spot both days. The XR200Rs of Robert Lisey and Fred Veator would also make their way past Brown with Lisey besting Saturday’s runner-up Veator for second. Michael Cramer was none too sad to see Burroughs depart early on as he jumped into the Pre-Modern Expert lead on his Honda CR. Pulling away from a pack of six, Cramer was followed across the line by Daniel McOrmand on a 1986 YZ125 and Dave Kutskel on a mighty Husqvarna 430. Pre-Modern Intermediate action saw Chris Boyle stalking just seconds behind Saturday’s winner Brian Holley for the first two laps. Boyle made his move on the last lap pushing his Honda past the fading Husqvarna of Holley to take the win by thirty seconds. So, my first experience at White Lightning… does it live up to the hype? Without a doubt. In fact, it may even have exceeded expectations. As with any event, these things do not happen without a small army of dedicated and talented volunteers. While the list is far too long to include here, just know that you are all appreciated and everyone present shares that feeling. In a short list, the heavy hitters to thank are Greg Holder, Al Roof, Jeff Oakley, the Hawkins family and Silver Hawk Plantation manager, Todd McDonald, AHRMA representatives Tony Paul, Becky Hayes, and Curt Comer, the Trail Rider Magazine team of sweep riders led by Kurt Flachbart, Jeff DeBell, Dave Kutskel, Joe Cole, Mike and Connie Zydbak, and every single rider and fan who gives the event its soul. Special thanks to Hagerty Insurance for being the title sponsor for this year’s National Cross-Country series. Full results, upcoming events, and national series point standings can be found at https://www.ahrma.org/schedules-results/#cc.

036 Scott Price, 341 Daniel Sullivan III, 214 John Ashcraft, 306 Michael Cramer Photo: Taylor Funderburke

705 Fred Hoess, 51H Sam Huggins Photo: Steve Bishop

325 Jeff Oakley. V11 Fred Veator, 149 Tom Notestone Photo: Taylor Funderburke

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MotoCross

By: Bob Bean

Photos: Steve Bishop

Okay, you will have to bear with me as I was just asked to write this article five minutes ago with a 24-hour deadline. No pressure! Also, as some of you know, my memory may be affected a little from the Desoto crash as well, and Sharon says my IQ might have dropped a few points. White Lightning is famous for its Cross Country events as many know. This year was a first for running the MX program there. Greg Holder and Jerry Harris were the men of many hats for the weekend. Some lastminute glitches with machinery threw some curve balls at the crew, but with the help of many volunteers, everyone was able to get through the weekend just fine. Tony Paul, Curt Comer and his wife Dewana along with Sharon Bean worked their tails off trying to make it work. Other volunteers worked as flaggers (I am sorry I do not have their names).

The track was dusty on Saturday, but some overnight rain combined with the track watering crew, resulted in Sunday’s track being a huge improvement over Saturday. My highlight of the weekend was the battle with my hero from years past, Denny Swartz, former Maico factory pro rider. After winning the first moto, I holeshot the second moto and then Denny and I swapped the lead several times before he succumbed from pressure from me and slid out in a dusty, slippery corner. (It’s my story and I can tell it how I wish!) But on Sunday, Denny turned the tables and walked away with the win on his trusty Maico! The track itself was challenging with a lot of terrain change, and a whoop section that Karl Poindexter tested to the fullest? A series of questionable single (doubles) jumps that tested the nerve of the pilots on vintage bikes with down pipes. The tabletop jumps and the hilltop jumps were great for all the bikes though. After the water put down on the track Saturday night, there were multiple lines throughout the track, much better than Saturday’s dry lines.

AHRMA Trustee, Tim Terrell airing out his '74 250 Elsinore during Saturday's vintage motocross.

Off-road legend Fred Hoess brought his trusty Husky out and battled with the fast Maico of Mike Wheeler. The two riders put on quite a show for the spectators as they diced for the lead! I had a front row seat for it as I ran in third place and glad I wasn't in their class! When Fred makes it to the line in time, he is hard to beat. After all the hard work, I was glad to get out on the track, but my luck for the weekend was not good, as a broken chain tensioner ended the day. Suzy Moody, after doing some cross country racing, brought her trusty Yamaha IT200 out for some moto and showed the guys that cross country racers can do some jumping as well as she ran in two classes on Sunday and two classes in cross country. All in all, for the first White Lightning MX, the weekend finished well with many happy racers.

Post Vintage and Next Gen MX results

Historic 250 Expert: Darrell Wassil MAI, Joe Gretchen MAI, Michael Wright SUZ. Grand Prix 125 Intermediate: Scott Lang CAN. Grand Prix 125 Expert: Tom Boyd MAI. Grand Prix 250 Intermediate: John Fedor YAM, Carl Hill KTM. Ultima 125 Intermediate: Mike Bickley SUZ. Ultima 250 Intermediate: Brian Miller HON, Jeff Lang CAN, David T. Miller HON. Historic Novice: William Miller SUZ, Michael Thompson MAI, Dan O’Brien YAM. Grand Prix Novice: Cale Gale HON. Ultima Novice: Trey Hodge HON. Next Gen 40+ Novice: Dan O’Brien SUZ. Grand Prix 500 Intermediate: Reece Groves MAI. Post Vintage 50+ Expert: Mike Wheeler MAI, Erik Ebersole KTM. Next Gen 1 125 Intermediate: Anthony Lowery YAM. Current Two-stroke Unlimited Intermediate: Wes Wyman HON. Next Gen 50+ Intermediate: Craig Lowery KAW, Dwight Light KTM. Next Gen 60+ Intermediate: John Fedor YAM, Gene Hodge II HUS, Jerry Murphy UNK. Next Gen 60+ Expert: Bob Bitting HON. Post Vintage 40+ Novice: Dan O’Brien YAM. Post Vintage 60+ Novice: John Henderson KAW, Joseph Rozer SUZ. Next Gen Open Age Novice: Sean Brown KAW, Ryder Groves HON. Historic 500 Intermediate: Bill Hester YAM. Historic 500 Expert: Darrell Wassil MAI. Grand Prix 250 Expert: Keith Canfield HON. Ultima 500 Expert: Anthony Paul HON. Post Vintage Women Expert: Suzy Moody YAM. Post Vintage 60+ Expert: Denny Swartz MAI, Bob Bean HON, Guy Longwell MAI. Historic Four-stroke Intermediate: James Wuethrich YAM. Post Vintage Open Age Intermediate: James Golliher HON, Mike Bickley SUZ, Reece Groves MAI. Post Vintage 60+ Intermediate: Karl Schamberger BSA, John Fedor YAM, Dan Sullivan

Richard Smith piloting his Ossa Stilletto to 6th Vintage Sportsman Novice.

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania's Howard Grove, 946, aboard his Honda Elsinore, in the Vintage 60+ Intermediate moto.

Peachtree City, Georgia's Craig Light, 79H, on his Bultaco Pursang, Classic 500 Expert.

L to R: William Miller, Keith Williams, Steve Clark, Richard Knepp

MAI. Post Vintage 70+ Intermediate: Steve Childress MAI, Robert Lisey HON, Mark Siebert RKN. Historic 250 Intermediate: Joe Clark KAW, Bill Hester YAM, Brian Miller HDK. Next Gen Pre-Modern 500 Expert: Keith Canfield KAW. Next Gen 1 250 Intermediate: Wes Wyman HON. Next Gen 1 250 Expert: David Keith YAM. Millenium Two-stroke 250 Expert: Bob Bitting HON. Current Two-stroke 250 Expert: Erik Ebersole KTM. Next Gen Novice: Trey Hodge HUS, Jonathan Notchie YAM, Sean Brown KTM. Grand Prix 500 Expert: Mike Wheeler MAI, Guy Longwell MAI, Frank Flinner YAM. Ultima 250 Expert: Bob Bean HON, Erik Ebersole. Post Vintage Open Age Expert: Fred Hoess. Post Vintage 50+ Intermediate: Preston Golightly YAM, Bill Hester YAM, Suzy Moody YAM. Post Vintage 100cc Intermediate: Mike Bickley SUZ. Post Vintage 40+ Intermediate: James Golliher HON, Sam Huggins MAI, George Grafton CAN. Post Vintage 40+ Expert: Darrell Wassil MAI. Post Vintage 70+ Expert: Henry Gref HON. Vintage MX results

Premier 500 Expert: Beno Rodi NTN. Sportsman 250 Intermediate: Adam Flowers OSA, Joe Clark KAW, Jonathan Notchie YAM. 100 Novice: Sean Brown PEN. Sportsman Novice: Richard Knepp CZ, Tommy Greer HON, Keith Williams HUS. 100cc Intermediate: Craig Lowery KAW, Mike Bickley SUZ. 100cc Expert: Andrew Blackburn SUZ. Sportsman 250 Expert: Bob Speiss CAN, Darrell Wassil BUL, Tim Terrell HON. Classic 250 Intermediate: Brian Miller BSA, David Kaufman AJS, Kevin Whipkey HUS. Classic 500 Intermediate: Carl Puckett AJS, Wes Wyman BSA, Kenneth Jeter AJS. Classic 500 Expert: Craig Light BUL. Vintage Open Age Expert: Bob Bean CZ. Vintage 50+ Intermediate: Joe Clark KAW, Steve Harouff YAM, Dwight Light YAM. Premier 350 Intermediate: Wes Wyman HON. Premier Open Twins Intermediate: David Kaufman AJS. Sportsman 500 Intermediate: Reece Groves MAI. Sportsman 500 Expert: Mike Wheeler MAI. Sportsman Open Twins Expert: Bill Gould BSA. Vintage 70+ Expert: Henry Gref HON. Premier Open Twins Expert: Beno Rodi NTN. Classic 125 Intermediate: Mike Bickley SUZ, Craig Light BUL. Vintage 40+ Intermediate: James Golliher HON, George Crafton OSA. Vintage 70+ Intermediate: Richard Light BUL, Johnny Lee Adams HUS. Vintage 60+ Novice: Richard Knepp CZ, Tommy Greer HON, Steve Clark YAM. Premier 350 Expert: Beno Rodi BSA. Vintage 60+ Intermediate: John Fedor CZ, Karl Schamberger BSA, Wes Wyman HON. Classic Novice: Michael Collier HON. Vintage Open Age Novice: Richard Knepp CZ, James Mackey AER, Steve Clark YAM. Vintage 40+ Novice: Keith Williams HUS, William Miller SUZ, Dan O’Brien HON. Premier Lightweight Expert: Glenn Gallimore KTM, Beno Rodi BSA. Vintage Open Age Intermediate: Kevin Cleveland KAW, James Golliher HON, Reece Groves MAI. Vintage 50+ Expert: Mike Wheeler MAI, Bob Speiss CZ, Ronald Krzaczyk YAM. ESS 500 Intermediate: Kenneth Jeter AJS, Kevin Whipkey HUS. Sportsman 125 Intermediate: Mike Bickley SUZ. Vintage 60+ Expert: Bob Bean CZ, Bob Bitting CZ, Denny Swarts MAI.

Jason Stephens taking his Yamaha TY250A to 3rd Modern Classic Intermediate. Four weeks prior the bike was nothing more than boxes of parts.

WHITE LightNing Vintage Trials

Mark Sturtevant, aboard his Greeves Anglian, winner, Premier Lightweight Expert

By: Tony Paul / Photos: Steve Bishop The 2021 Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Trials Series at White Lightning was shockingly amazing with a lengthy old-school loop and great sections laid out by ISDE Vet, Greg Holder, and world famous multi time STRA champion, Gary Holbert.

The eight sections were well laid out and scored by several famous people, Larry Myers, Jack Penton and Suzy Moody. The event had 40 entries and the largest class of the day was the Modern Classic Intermediate class with seven riders, Randy Sharp taking the win over AHRMA trustee Tim Terrell and Jason Stevens.

Everyone at the event had a great time and really enjoyed the section and the loop. Winners of the event include:

Premier Lightweight Expert: Mark Sturtevant Grider Fork: Beno Rodi Premier Heavyweight Expert: Graham Foster Premier Lightweight Intermediate: Will Salter Premier Lightweight Novice: Wes Wyman Classic Expert: Scott Porter Classic Intermediate: Jerry Allison Jr Classic Novice: Michael Collier Modern Classic Master: Tom McNeal Modern Classic Expert: Jason Baisden Modern Classic Novice: Andy Blackburn Modern Twin Shock Expert: Joe Clark Modern Twin Shock Intermediate: Mark Hawk Air Cooled Mono Shock: Craig Martin Youth C: Mason Grove Beginner: Joe Spayd Support: Gordon Bowden

Unidentified Rider Jack Penton scoring Tim Cash who finished 2nd Modern Classic.

Tom McNeal, 1st Modern Classic Master, was the only rider to achieve a perfect score, "0." Tom was aboard his late father Glenn McNeal, Jr.'s incredibly special Honda TL125, which he recently restored beautifully in white, with special graphics, as a tribute to his dad.

Chris Burchfield piloting his Honda TL125 to 2nd Modern Classic Expert. Young Mason Grove aboard his early '70s Honda TL125, riding to a very impressive score of 6, 1st Youth C.