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Captains Quarters Happy 2021 everybody – and Happy Memorial Day while we are at it. Please remember to honor the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our great country so you and I can enjoy the freedoms we have. Speaking of freedoms, isn’t it great to be back for another great season of racing and off-road riding? Yes, last year got off to a slow start and we still see some restrictions in some areas but for the most part, we are back, and the gates are trails are full. Matter of fact, attendance at events is up everywhere. It just goes to show the camaraderie and the reserve of the American motorhead. Yes, we love our bikes and our buggies, and we love to compete and to mingle and to enjoy the great outdoors. We were not 100% sure of our future here at Brapp Mag and we still can’t quite see over the next double jump. We would however like to thank all our advertisers and sponsors for making this issue available and you the reader for always supporting our cause. Inside find upcoming event schedules, some early season race and riding content and a whole list of great businesses that truly support what you do. (see the list below) I would ask that each and every one of you consider these advertisers first when you go to make a purchase. Although it is extremely easy and sometimes more affordable to “click and ship” the companies and event promoters below are the ones that really make racing and riding available to you. If there is one thing we should have learned in the last year – it’s to take care of your own. Now, I am not telling you not to love your neighbor, but I am saying that we need to be very conscious about who we support and where we spend our money. Anyhow its great to be back and we hope to see you all around. Happy Brapping!! B Jim Bull and Family - BrappMag.com
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Rounds One: AHRMA Mid Atlantic Cross-Country Rocket Raceway – April 11, 2021 Author: Joshua Schucker Photos: Jason Barr & Becky Schreckengost
As with most any off-season, as round one’s circled date on the calendar begins approaching, excitement and anticipation build exponentially. However, this particular off-season may have provided far greater anticipation than those in recent memory. Several factors are in play here to create hype for 2021. First, despite early interreference from the COVID pandemic, the 2020 season turned out to be a remarkably complete and competitive season with some exciting new venues and continued growth. So, it is always exciting to build off a successful season, but in this case, it is also heartening to know that we are continuing to put distance between ourselves and the uncertainty surrounding the early part of 2020. Secondly, the Mid-Atlantic region has some revolutionary new rules and procedures in place for 2021! Always looking to improve the experience for racers and spectators alike, Dave Kutskel and the Mid-Atlantic leadership team took a hard look at the recent series’ events in an effort to uncover success, failure, and opportunity. Several major changes were implemented that should increase the competitiveness, intrigue, and opportunity to race at each of the scheduled ten events for this year. The changes for 2021 are as follows: • Introduction of a new “AA” class for the fastest fast guys to complete for the “overall” championship. These riders are not broken into age or displacement classification and always start on the first row of each race. Bike selection is per the individual race eligibility (i.e. AA Post Vintage class may include PV and Historic, etc).
Race Three (Disc Brake) Thirty-one riders lined up for the first ever “Disc Brake” race, a reasonably good turnout in its infancy. Expect this class to grow as word gets around. John Ashcraft did not let his lap one lead slip away this time as he laid down a dominating performance on his CR500 to take the overall and AA class wins. Ashcraft’s lap times were nearly a full minute better than anyone else in the field! Fellow AA class participant Wyatt Stoup had his hands full in fending off Lee Hickok for second. Hickok, again interrupting the AA freight train landing in third overall and class winner in Pre-2k Open Expert and representing a handful of riders who attempted to “ironman” the event by running all three races in a single day. Not a small feat in the day’s conditions. AA riders Brett Reichart (Kawasaki) and Josh Zerance on a unique ATK 260 LQ followed Lee in rounding out the top-five. Brandon Rowe and Neil Russler went 1-2 in the Pre-Modern 200 Novice class and put in impressive overall rides by besting several intermediate level riders. Dave Light stuck the orange fender of his KTM out front early and did not let up as he took an uncontested win over Anthony Lowery’s YZ125 in second followed by the McGrath-era “1-800-COLLECT” CR125 of Evan Klingensmith. Despite the rain and mud, the event and its new look, were a success and an encouraging kickoff to a sure-to-be-exciting 2021 season. Many thanks to Mark Carlson for allowing the series to return to its longest running venue yet again, and for using his bulldozer to get the many folks that needed assistance out of the parking lot. Thanks as well to the Mid-Atlantic’s ever-willing team of volunteers, and special thanks to the sponsors that make these events possible; Potomac Vintage Riders, Preston Petty Products, Stainless Cycle, Vee Rubber, Grove Printing, KMI Printing, Horizon Homes, and Works Enduro Riders. The 2021 schedule and complete results from this event can be found at https://www.ahrma.org/ ahrma-mid-atlantic-region. Follow the series’ Facebook page @ AHRMA Mid Atlantic Cross Country for updates and news throughout the year.
• Novice and women riders will no longer only start in the morning race, but rather will be placed into the appropriate race associated with their bike’s eligibility. • Due to the increased popularity of 1980s and 1990s disc brake equipped machines, a third race is added to each event that includes the Pre-Modern (single front disc), Early Modern (dual disc to 1994), Pre-2K (dual discs to 1999) classes. • The sight lap is eliminated due to time constraints of three race format. Rocket Raceway is once again the site of the season opener and the first chance to test the new format. After last year’s rescheduled event, which pushed Rocket’s date into the fall, our gracious host Mark Carlson was hard at work harvesting a swath of marketable timber from the property. This complicated the work of trail bosses Mike Zydbak and Dave K., but with the help of a generous group of volunteers they were able to extract the best of last year’s course and connect it to some newly created trail to navigate the perimeter of the clear cut area with little, if any, degradation in the experience. With nearly universal praise for last year’s course and the excitement of the first green flag of the year, the threat of rain was doing little to dampen any spirits heading into Sunday’s event. However, the weather turned out to be more than a threat as a soaking rain set into the area on Saturday and only began to retreat as participants lined up for registration Sunday. While the course is known to drain relatively well, the absence of a sight lap would make the true impact of the precipitation a mystery until competitors took the green flag. The good: As is typical for the Rocket Raceway property, the course layout is wonderful and takes full advantage of the elevation changes, valleys, tight forest single track, and open flowing two-track. The bad: The rain preceding the event was not to be denied. Its impact was noticeable immediately and conditions degraded as the races progressed. By the midpoint of race three, there was some improvement in upper areas, but the damage had already been done. A small portion of grass track had turned into a fifty-foot-wide quagmire akin to a scene from Blackwater highlights from days past. A large uphill near the starting area was the site of several lap one bottlenecks as even the alternate lines turned into rutted slop. Low lying areas regressed into single lane footpeg depth ruts filled with water and ever further exposed roots. As the footpegs grew higher from the ground in later races, the ruts got deeper. Tight single track often became a slot car track. Not to belabor the conditions as there is little you can do to control nature, but there is no doubt that success on this day was as much about survival as it was speed. As is habit for the Mid-Atlantic’s great group of participants, everyone made the best of the hand dealt, and more than one instance of altruism was noted on the course as hands were lent to extricate fellow competitors from undesirable situations. Challenging? Sure…but still a great way to spend your Sunday. Race One (Vintage) Fifty riders lined up to take on the first race of 2021, and it took little time for Brian Grove to demonstrate that he intends to be the man to beat in the inaugural AA class season. Although Josh Zerance, also running in AA, kept Brian honest by keeping him in sight throughout the race, Brian’s Husqvarna would eventually open a one-minute lead on the Can-Am of Zerance to take the overall win. Lee Hickok rounded out the podium while also taking the Vintage 200 Expert class win. Josh Horvath put in a strong ride on his Yamaha to take seventh overall, top intermediate, and the Vintage 200 class win over the Hodaka of Grant Reichart and first time Mid-Atlantic competitor Sylas Merrell. Merrell held the lead early on before sliding to a respectable third place. As if the conditions were not challenging enough, several brave and talented competitors soldiered through the muck on diminutive 100cc class machines. The top three in the Vintage 100 Intermediate class were all running remarkably similar, and consistent, lap times with the Yamaha MX100 of Craig Lowery ultimately coming out on top of the dueling Hodakas of Scott Danner and Paul Thomas. Even more impressive was the top-ten overall performance by the ultimate 100cc warrior Kyle Warner, winner of the Vintage 100 Expert class. James Breitegan would jump to the early lead in Vintage 60+ Intermediate action, but series veteran Glenn Hershey would continually chip away at the lead until putting his Can-Am in front for good on lap two. Mick Spisak (Husqvarna), Dave McIntyre (Honda), and Fred Walker (Yamaha) would make up the top five. Race Two (Post Vintage) Although starting from row two, Post Vintage 200 Expert class winner Lee Hickok would take out the best the AA class, and 66 other riders, had to offer by taking the top spot overall. AA rider Logan Holley would take the overall lead from John Ashcraft on lap two but couldn’t hold off the charging Hickok who took over for laps three and four. Holley held on for second, with Post Vintage 200 Expert runner-up Rylin Pacella also making his way past Ashcraft into third. Ashcraft hung on for fourth with the rest of the AA pack hot on his heels with Mike Blackwell and holeshot artist Steve Bowman not far behind. The remainder of the Post Vintage 200 Experts were not going to let Hickok and Pacella get all the glory, as the top-five in class all wound up within the overall top-ten. Dane Brownawell, slinging mud on his Yamaha YZ125, took the third spot in class followed by Josh Zerance (riding his vintage eligible Can-Am!) and IT200 pilot Christian Brumbaugh. Robert McNeel broke the PV 200/AA stranglehold on the top-ten by placing eighth and taking home the Post Vintage 60+ Expert class win. John Zellam and his shiny new black stripe tried his best to keep McNeel in sight, but it was all he could do to hold off the constant challenge of third place finisher Jack Petrilla who was seldom further than twenty seconds in arrears of John. Top intermediate John Brant took 12th overall and led a strong contingent of eleven Post Vintage 50+ Intermediates. Vince Monk held the lead early but would succumb to Brant’s charge on lap three. Monk held on for the runner-up over third place Harold Silbaugh making a strong return to the series after sitting out all of 2020. Jim Laird kept the throttle pinned on his YZ125 as he led wire to wire to take the Historic 200 Intermediate checkers ahead of Josh Folmar’s Suzuki 185.
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MDRA Race Series – Season Opener PAMX Combo Race Tomahawk MX March 21, 2021 Photos: Cody Darr Welcome back racers to another year of exciting motocross racing with the MDRA MX Racing Series. This series, soon approaching 20 years here in the area is always well attended and the competition is as fierce as it has ever been. If nothing else during the past year, we have learned that this crowd is dedicated to the sport and nothing will stop them from getting out to do what they love, motocross racing in the Mid-Atlantic region Round #1 saw a combo effort between the MDRA and the PAMX and this event attracted over 800 race entries on the day. I haven’t seen numbers like this at a local motocross event for a long time and it shows the future is bright. The 50cc (4-8) Open division saw 49 racers with young Brody Haugh going 1-1 for the overall. There were 132 entries in the combined 50cc classes alone. The Junior Mini division is another that has had great numbers the last few years with this event showing 51 entries. The #734 of Reece Wheaton would be the man going 1-1 over Seth Kready in second followed by Joseph Shipley in third. The biggest turnout of the day brought 61 racers to the 250 C division. MDRA regular Evan Wolfe would win in dominating style going 1-1 for the day. I haven’t seen that many racers in one class in quite a while. Another indicator that 2021 is going to be red hot. Thanks to these two great series for always putting on great events and for Tomahawk MX always preparing a great track to compete on. Thanks to the racers and of course Cody Darr Photography for catching all the action. View a few of Cody’s images here then head over to his website to catch all the racing action. https://ridesupermoto.smugmug.com/ Make sure you catch the next round of this exciting series the weekend of May 1-2 at Doublin Gap MX and check their full schedule elsewhere in this issue. B Round 1 Class Winners 50 (4-6) 50 (7-8) 50 (4-8) Oil 50 (4-8) Open 50 (4-8) Electric 50 Shaft Drive 65 (7-11) B 65 (7-11) C 85 (9-11) B 85 (9-11) C 85-150 (12-15) B 85-150 (12-5) C Junior Mini Super Mini School Boy 1 School Boy 2 College Boy 125 B 125 C 250 A 250 B
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WHERE TO RIDE SUMMER AND WINTER TRAILS The summer season runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September. The winter season runs from the day following the last day of the regular or extended antlerless deer season as established by the Game Commision through the following April 1. There are some trails that remain closed until after the late muzzleloader season. Please check the forest distrcit web pages for current access advisories on when trails open for the winter season. Pike County - Burnt Mills - 7 Miles of summer and winter trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 one mile south of Porters Lake. Rgistered Class II ATV’s are permitted on this trail that are less that 58” in width and less than 1,200 pounds. Contact: Deleware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370-7746 Phone: (570) 895-4000
Unofficial reports tell us that three trail systems in the state are now accessible to side by sides up to 65” in width. Whiskey Springs, Bloody Skillet and Denton Hill.
PLEASE VERIFY BEFORE YOU TRAVEL! Clinton County - The Whiskey Springs ATV Trail - The Whiskey Springs ATV Trail - 50 miles of summer and winter trails. The Whiskey Springs ATV Trail is located Southeast of Kettle Creek State Park. Trailhead access is from SR 120 in Westport along Kettle Creek for approximately 1.5 miles then North on Two-Mile Road. Trails are open to registered Class II ATV’s less than 65” in width and less than 1,800 pounds. Contact: Sproul State Forest, 15187 Renovo Road, Renovo, PA 17764. Phone: (570) 9236011
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Adams & Cumberland Counties - 36 miles of summer trail. During the winter season the trail system is expanded to 42 miles by using some dirt roads that are gated during the winter. Part of the trail system is shared with snowmobiles when there is sufficient snowfall. The trail is located between Big Flat and Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Access to these are from parking lots located at Big Flat along Shippensburg Road about 1-1/4 miles nort of its intersection with Route 233 and on Piney Mountain along Bendersville Road south of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Contact: Michaux State Forest, 10099 Lincoln Way East, Fayetteville, PA 17222 Phone: (717) 352-2211
Lycoming County - 17 miles of summer and winter trail. Trails are located near Haneyville and include the Button Road and a network of wooded trails built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s. Access to the trail is from a parking area located at the CCC Camp along Route 44 one mile south of Haneyville. Contact Tiadaghton State Forest, 10 Lower Pine Bottom Rd, Waterville, PA 17776 Phone (570) 7535409
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Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area - (Formerly the Pohopoco Tract), Monroe County - 13 miles of summer and winter trails. Access is from route 115 five miles sounth of I-80. Registered Class II ATV’s are permitted on this trail that are less than 58” in width and less than 1,200 pounds. Contact: Deleware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA18370-7746 Phone: (570) 895-4000
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Centre & Clinton County - Bloody Skillet ATV Trail - 39 miles. Acces from SR-144 approximately 19 miles north of the Snow Shoe exit on US Route 80. Turn right onto De Haas Road and travel 5.3 miles South, to the Northern Terminus Trailhead, Trails are open to registered Class II ATV’s less than 58” in width and less than 1,800 pounds. Contact: Sproul State Forest, 15187 Renovo Road, Reneovo, PA 17764 Phone: (570) 923-6011
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Martin Hill - Bedford County - 18 miles of summer trail. Access to the trail is from the parking area located on Route 326 two miles north of Rainsburg. Trail head GPS location: N 39° 52’ 24.69” W 78° 30’ 34.80” Contact: Buchanan State Forest, 440 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, PA 17233 Phone: (717) 4853148
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Sideling Hill - Fulton County - 15 miles of summer trail in the Wells Tannery area. Acces is from Ray’s Cove Road or Childers Ridge Road. Trail head GPS location: N 40° 5’ 0.28 W 78° 10’ 12.17” Contact Buchanan State Forest, 440 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, PA 17233 Phone: (717) 485-3148
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Potter County - 43 miles of summer trail. A loop trail located south of Denton Hill State Park. Access to the trail is from Lyman Run State Park on SR 44 north of Cherry Springs, or the intersection of Rock Run Road and the Ridge Trail (ATV Trail). Registered Class II ATV’s are permitted on this trail that are less than 58” in width and less than 1,200 pounds. Contact: Susquehannock State Forest, PO Box 673, Coudersport, PA 16915 Phone: (814) 2743600
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Maple Run Tract, Pike County - 8 Miles of summer trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 1-3/4 miles north of the village of Pecks Pond. Registered Class II ATV’s less than 58” in width and less than 1,200 pounds are permitted on this trail. Contact: Deleware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 183707746 Phone: (570) 895-4000 State Game Lands ATVs are not permitted on State Game Lands except those used by disabled hunters.
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Motorcycles and/or ATV Riding Areas Seven Mountains Ramble (Dual Sport Licensed Motorcycles) - Riding areas are located in portions of Mifflin, Snyder and Union Counties in the Bald Eagle Forest. Loop 1 15 Snow Shoe Rails to Trails ATV & Snowmobile starts at the 7 Mountains Campground, located Open Year-Round. P.O. Box 314 Clarence, PA. just south of Potters Mill or west of Milroy on TV - Snowmobile www.ssrt.org. SSRT requires Route 22/322. Compensation for Campground membership for riding access. Detailed terms and owner for parking strongly recommended. Pro- conditions can be found at their website. ceed on Sand Mountain road to the trailhead at Ground Oak trail. The loop is about 30 miles GO ONLINE AND CLICK THE LINK BELOW long. Contact: Bureau of Forestry District #7; 18865 Old Turnpike Rd; Millmont, PA 17845; TO EXPLORE MORE TRAIL OPPORTUNITIES: Phone: (570) 922-3344
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for motorcycles or quads only, and others allow both. Please check with the individual businesses before you make the trip. This is a partial list of riding areas that you can pay by the day to ride with some requiring annual memberships. Some offer riding 17 Breezewood Proving Grounds Clearville, PA 30 both. Mountain Ridge ATV Trails Reels 41 Wolf Springs Off-Road Park for motorcycles or quads only, and others allow Please check with the individual businesses before you make the trip.
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17 Breezewood Proving Grounds Clearville, PA 17 a Burning Rock Outdoor Adventure Park www.breezewoodprovinggrounds.com _______________________________ Tams, WV - www.burningrockwv.com _______________________________
17 a Burning Rock Outdoor Adventure Park 18 Happy Ramblers Motorcycle Club Tams, WV - www.burningrockwv.com _______________________________ www.happyramblers.org
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18 Happy Ramblers Motorcycle Club 19 Doublin Gap MX Newburg, PA www.happyramblers.org _______________________________ www.doublingap.com _______________________________
19 Doublin Gap MX Newburg, PA 20 Hill Top Lodge Emporium, PA www.doublingap.com _______________________________ www.hilltoplodge.com
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20 Hill Top Lodge Emporium, PA 21 Evansville MX Park Berwick, PA www.hilltoplodge.com _______________________________ www.evansvilleraceway.com
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30 Mountain Ridge ATV Trails Reels 31 Sleepy MX www.sleepymx.com Corner, PA Hollow www.mountainridgeatvtrails.com _______________________________
41 Wolf Springs Off-Road Park 42 Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area www.wolfspringsoffroadpark.com _______________________________ Sunbury, PA www.anthraciteadventure.com
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32 Rausch Creek Trail Riders Valley View, PA 31 Sleepy Hollow MX www.sleepymx.com _______________________________ www.rauschcreekracing.com
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32 Rausch Creek Trail Riders Valley View, PA 33 Reading Anthracite Co. Pottsville, PA www.rauschcreekracing.com _______________________________ www.readinganthracite.com
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MX 23 Unleashed PA Springs, PA 34 Rocket Raceway Three 35 Rock Run Recreation Patton, PA www.rocketraceway.com www.mx23unleashed.com _______________________________ www.rockrunrecreation.com
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35 Rock Run Recreation Patton, PA 36 Shady Rest Farm Marienville, PA www.rockrunrecreation.com _______________________________ www.shadyrestfarm.net
21 Evansville MX Park Berwick, PA 22 Four Seasons Resort West Finley, PA www.evansvilleraceway.com _______________________________ www.campfourseasonsresort.com
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22 Four Seasons Resort West Finley, PA 23 Indian Creek Valley ATV Club www.campfourseasonsresort.com _______________________________ Melcroft, PA www.icvatvclub.com
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23 Indian Creek Valley ATV Club 24 Pagoda Motorcycle Club Melcroft, PA www.icvatvclub.com _______________________________ www.pagodamc.org
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24 Pagoda Motorcycle Club 25 Adirondacks Region Lewis County, NY www.pagodamc.org _______________________________ www.lewiscountyrecreation.com _______________________________
25 Adirondacks Region Lewis County, NY 26 Lost Trails Dunmore, PA www.ridelosttrails.com www.lewiscountyrecreation.com _______________________________ _______________________________
27 26 Majestic Trails Rew, PA www.majestictrails.com Lost Trails Dunmore, PA www.ridelosttrails.com _______________________________ _______________________________
28 Mines and Meadows Resort 27 Majestic Trails Rew, PA www.majestictrails.com _______________________________ Wampum, PA www.minesandmeadows.com
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28 Mines and Meadows Resort 29 Miles Mountain Motocross Elkland, PA Wampum, PA www.minesandmeadows.com _______________________________ www.milesmountainmx.com www.milesmmx.com 29 Miles Mountain Motocross Elkland, PA www.milesmountainmx.com www.milesmmx.com
36 Shady Rest Farm Marienville, PA 37 Slippery Rock Dunes Slippery Rock, PA www.shadyrestfarm.net _______________________________ www.slipperyrockdunes.com 37 Slippery Rock Dunes Slippery Rock, PA 38 Tall Pines ATV Park Andover, NY www.slipperyrockdunes.com _______________________________ www.tallpinesatvpark.com 38 Tall Pines ATV Park Andover, NY 42 Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area www.tallpinesatvpark.com _______________________________ Sunbury, PA www.anthraciteadventure.com AOAA Trails 42 Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area 49 Wicomico Motorsports Park Charlotte Hall, MD Sunbury, PA www.anthraciteadventure.com www.aoaatrails.com www.wicomicomotorsportspark.com
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35 Rock Run Recreation Patton, PA 39 Outback Off-Road Park Six Points, PA www.rockrunrecreation.com _______________________________ www.outbackoffroadpark.com
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39 Outback Off-Road Park Six Points, PA 40 Rausch Creek Off-Road Park Tremont, PA www.outbackoffroadpark.com _______________________________ www.rc4x4.org 40 Rausch Creek Off-Road Park Tremont, PA www.rc4x4.org
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47 NJ Field of Dreams www.njmpfod.com
46 Pleasure Valley Raceway www.pvrmx.com _______________________________ _______________________________ 48 Landing MX Park www.thelandingmxpark.com 47 The NJ Field of Dreams www.njmpfod.com
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POTTER COUNTY ATV / UTV CLUB CLUB INFO AND HOT DOG RIDE MARCH 20, 2021 About the Club: The Potter County ATV/UTV Club started in April 2020 with a group of people discussing the need for a local group to advocate for the sport. By October 2020, legal club status was achieved and during a “Buggy Show” in Coudersport, membership applications were being accepted. With overwhelming community support, the membership is growing, and business sponsors are increasing.
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Early into the process, a partnership was formed with local officials, service organizations and businesses to promote legal riding opportunities in the mountains of Northern Pennsylvania. This partnership helps to reduce the confusion caused when trying to navigate a patchwork of trails and township roads when they seem to dead end with nowhere to go. The Potter County ATV/UTV Club has a vision that includes continued growth and community engagement. The plan includes attending township and municipal meetings to address ATV issues and concerns from neighbors in the community. While they cannot control people’s behavior, they can lead by example. For the long term, they hope to work with the State officials to open forestry roads, work toward more wayfinding signage and geolocation data collection for fire and EMS and address other safety needs on the trails. The North Central PA ATV Initiative will provide a vital link to rural communities and the Potter County ATV/UTV Club looks forward to working with other area groups to make sure Potter County and the surrounding area can benefit from and be a destination for ATV/UTV enthusiasts. Look for the group on Facebook @PotterCountyATV/UTVclub or email them at pc.atvutv@gmail.com for membership information and ride schedules. Be sure to watch for the July Poker Run and the September Sasquatch Scavenger Hunt! Brad Smith Hot Dog Ride What a great way to kick off the riding season in Gods Country. The new Potter County ATV / UTV Club offered up a Hot Dog Ride on the first day of spring. Over 75 machines and 130 plus riders departed downtown Coudersport and headed North thru the mountains of Pa on mostly township legal riding dirt roads. I have put close to 3000 miles on my machine over the last couple years riding here, but today was a first for me and many as Coudersport has just recently opened parts of their borough for riding, giving access to trails that have not been easily accessible in the past.
It was a great day for a club ride. Over 75 machines turned out for the ride.
We rode for a little over two hours before arriving at our destination for our Hot Dog lunch complete with sides hosted by Bennetts Excavating in Ulysses, Pa. After time for lunch and socializing and some giveaways we all mounted up and returned south to Coudersport riding just over 80 miles spending most of the day taking in the great outdoors. We do a lot of riding, both solo and in groups and props go out to this new club for running a smooth ride day and for keeping things moving. Thanks for showing us some new territory and it was fun making some new friends. If you love to ride and are looking for places to do it, please check out this new club based out of Potter County Pa. You can get a family membership on their Facebook page for only $20 a year which goes to help open and promote safe and legal riding in our state. We hope to see you out on the trail.
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So, after a crazy year in 2020 I thought I would go right for the jugular. Does anyone else believe that we have just lived through one of the strangest times in recent history? Everyone is looking for the magical answer, right? Why is everyone so angry and divided. Of course, we could debate this for hours and yes, there are many reasons and I’m sure many ideas as to, how to fix it.
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ROMANS 12 – NLT VERSION A Living Sacrifice to God 1: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2: Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. 3: Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. 4: Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5: so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. 6: In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So, if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 7: If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8: If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. 9: Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10: Love each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other. 11: Never be lazy but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. 12: Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble and keep on praying. 13: When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. 14: Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. 15: Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. 16: Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! 17: Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. 18: Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. 19: Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD. 20; Instead, “If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads. 21: Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
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Another Legend Lost – In Memory of Craig M. Bear Craig Bear was so passionate about his hobby of riding motorcycles that it eventually led him to become the owner of three local businesses: B&B Yamaha KTM, Action Motorsports, and Yamaha KTM of Camp Hill. Craig M. Bear, 77, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Clarence and Clemmie (Andes) Bear. He recently celebrated his 58th wedding anniversary with wife, Patricia “Pat” Bear. “Bear” as he was known, was a pioneer in the motorcycling world in our neck of the woods, especially in the off - road segment of the sport. After getting married to his wife Pat in the early 60’s while working in the printing industry, her uncle introduced him to motorcycles in his early 20’s. Pat said – it didn’t take long for him to get hooked on riding and by the early 1970’s Bear had started his own motorcycle shop. The guys at Schaeffers H-D also had a big influence on his love of off-road riding. In the early years he started out as a Benelli and Montesa dealer. He was also one of the first Penton dealers in the country which became KTM and in the early 1980’s he was the number #1 Husqvarna Dealer in the USA – off road roots, yeah. Bear went on to buy Lancaster Yamaha in 1984 which became B & B Yamaha in Manheim, Pa. Eventually he would work with several partners and they acquired Yamaha of Camp Hill in the late 80’s and Action Motorsports in 1995. Bear loved to trail ride and race. Just about every weekend you could find him out somewhere riding or racing with his son Mike and his other off - road friends. He raced scrambles and enduros in his younger years and was a top amateur hill climber. If it had wheels and a motor – Bear was on it. Even in the past several years you could find him out riding side by side in the coal hills of Pa that he loved so much. There was this one story I heard – something about ending up, upside down in a tree with one of his customers in a side by side. Well, that customer was so impressed with not only Bears ability to handle the situation, but also how well the machine responded that he ended up taking that machine home with him. If your wondering, Bear was driving that day. Another guy said, if you ever pass me going that slow again and Bear responded by saying, well stop falling down in front of me. As I was doing some research to write this tribute, I was anticipating printing some quotes from his friends and customers. Well, the stories kept rolling in and the well wishes, and, he’s going to be missed, and, he was the best, and, man could he ride, that I probably could have dedicated this whole issue to the man that was Craig Bear. In talking with his son and wife telling me about all the crazy adventures that he lived through, that for an unseen enemy to take him out like this, that it just isn’t right. The only thing that any of us could conclude was, that when your time is up, your time is up. I’d like to personally thank Craig Bear for his contributions to the sport and his friendship to the industry. Along with all of his employees over the years that have lived and loved this sport. Never fear – yes Bear will be missed, but his dealerships will thrive on. Rest in Peace – Craig Bear.
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AMA Pro Racing HILL CLIMB
Sunday June 6th a a lc ev t th oh en is ol t
12:30 p.m. Rain or Shine
no
Fri. Sat. July 9th,10th
2021
Fri. Sat. & Sun. Aug. 13,14,15 Fri. Sat. & Sun. Sept. 10,11,12 Saturday Sept. 18th
Sat. Oct. 9th Sat. Oct. 23rd Sun. Oct. 24th
Menges Mills Historic Horse-Steam-& Gas Show
COOLER SIZE LIMIT 16” X 16” at biggest point
NO HARD LIQUOR
****NEW FOR 2021 - Flea Market / Car & Bike Show***** For information call: Jim Berkheimer 717-424-7440
Norton - Rolling Thunder Rally Contact: Steve Bacon - rtchair@ncno.org
Saturday Night
AMA Pro Racing HILL CLIMB 6:00 p.m. Rain or Shine
5 CLUB RUN- WRMC,NDHP,CCMC, York MC, YCHDOA 10:00 a.m. till?
6th Annual Trail Ride
11:00am to 4:00pm · Seperate trail for Youth For information call: Bruce (717) 887-2525
VINTAGE HARE SCRAMBLE 8:30 a.m. sign up
NO KEGS NO GLASS NO BEVERAGES IN GLASS BOTTLES PLEASE!!
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Round 1 – Mid East HS Series - 1 Day
Round 6 – NYOA Black Sky - 1 Day
Round 2 – VXCS Blue Ridge - 1 Day
Round 7 – NETRA Knox Trail Riders - 2 Day
Round 3 – West Craven MX - 2 Day
Round 8 – AMA East vs AMA West - 1 Day
Round 4 – Berkshire Hills Roundup - 1 Day
Round 9 – AMA East vs AMA West - 1 Day
February 14th - South Carolina 3104 Cross Keys Highway, Union, SC 29379 Buren Hamrick - burenhamrick@gmail.com mideastracing.com
March 21st - Virginia 450 Redskin Drive, Martinsville, VA 24112 Josh Deel - deelvillemx@gmail.com vxcs.website
April 10-11th - North Carolina 1183 State Camp Rd, Vanceboro, NC 28586 Joe Sawyer - 252-259-9502 facebook.com/wcmx.track
May 16th - New York 248 Ballou Hill Rd, Berkshire, NY 13736 Jamie Hoffmier - 607-229-8681 nyoa.net
August 14th - New York 713 Cafferty Hill Rd, Harpursville, NY 13787 Rob Johnson - 518-598-4532 nyoa.net
September 19-20th - Massachusetts 99 Reagan Rd, Granville, MA 01034 Dave Dussault - 413-427-0846 netra.org
✔ 2 & 4 Stroke ✔ Welding & Repair ✔ Piston Kits/Coatings ✔ Boring & Honing ✔ Single or ✔ Big Bore Kits multi-cylinder block ✔ Nikaseal Plating (Aluminum, Steel, or Cast Iron) ✔ Expedite Service
Fast Turnaround
Dealers Welcome
November 6th - Oklahoma E0660 Rd, Stillwater, OK 74074 Kevin O’Laughlin - 405-202-0786 ohscs.com
November 7th - Oklahoma E0660 Rd, Stillwater, OK 74074 Kevin O’Laughlin - 405-202-0786 ohscs.com
Round 5 – NJMP Field of Dreams - D2 - 2 Day July 31st-August 1st - New Jersey 1801 Buckshutem Rd, Millville, NJ 08332 Clay Keeler - 856-765-3799 njmpfod.com
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