THE 2015-2016 SEASON IS HERE...ARE YOU READY?
AUGUST 2015
JERRY CURTIS 2015 4X FTR CHAMPION
FLORIDATRAILRIDERS.ORG
WHEN THE SEASONS OVER THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE THING TO DO. FOOD, FUN AND LOTS OF AWARDS !
2015 FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS AWARDS EXPO SATURDAY AUGUST 8,2015 10AM to 6PM THE OCEAN CENTER DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
WHO TO
CONTACT
ELECTED OFFICIALS
President Randy Faul (863)494-6476 president@floridatrailriders.org
Vice President Amanda Richardson (727)580-4455 vicepresident@floridatrailriders.org
Secretary Jack Terrell (863)984-9294 secretary@floridatrailriders.org
Treasurer Kevin Vaughan (941)426-5122 treasurer@floridatrailriders.org
CHAIR PERSONS Enduros Allen Pearce (000)000-0000 endurochair@floridatrailriders.org
Hare Scrambles Randy Rash (954)931-5709 hschair@floridatrailriders.org
Motocross Carol Preston (813)431-9183 mxchair@floridatrailriders.org
REFEREES
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Enduros George Tolson (863)698-3837 enduroref@floridatrailriders.org
Hare Scrambles Dan Aitken (407)461-8595 hsref@floridatrailriders.org
Motocross Sean Fitzgerald (352)455-4029 mxref@floridatrailriders.org
Associate HS Ref Bill Drymon (941)351-4887 wdrymon@verizon.net
FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS FROM YOUR EDITOR
Greetings Fellow FTR Members It was a lot of long nights but my first issue of the all new Florida Trail Riders Magazine is wrapped up and delivered. I’m excited for the opportunity that’s been given to me and would like to thank the executive committee for their decision. I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a way to combine my love of creativity and motorcycles and here it is. Don’t forget, this is the Florida Trail Riders Magazine, your magazine. I welcome any feedback, suggestions, article ideas, photos, and anything else that you’d like to see. I want to make this a fun and informative project for all of our fellow members from the youngest to the most experienced and package it in a fresh professional way. I can’t wait to see where it goes. Some of you know me but most of you don’t so here’s a little bit about me. I’m a Florida native, born in Sarasota. I’ve been into motorcycles to some extent as long as I can remember but never actually had one until later in life. I used to race around the woods and neighborhood on my bicycle making dirt bike sounds, tearing up clothes and knees and scaring the daylights out of my mother jumping homemade ramps(cinder blocks and whatever wood we could find) pretending to be Evel Kniveal. I remember breaking a frame right in half doing it. I grew up reading about motocross and enduro’s in the magazines, hanging pictures of Randy Hawkins, Scott Summers and other off road stars in my room. I played around with friends mini bikes but that was the extent of my dirt bike riding. I bought my first street bike from a friend and drove
IN THIS ISSUE Page 4 Executive Committe Contacts Page 6 Riders Reps Page 7 The Prez Says! Page 8-9 Area Reps and Club Contacts Page 11 Chaplain’s Corner - Andy Dickson Page 12 Riding Quick Tips - Jesse Ansley Page 13 Keepin Up With Amanda Page 30 Just For Fun Page 31 View From Row Three - Kayla Vawter Pages 32-34 Event Flyers Pages 35-41 BOD Meeting Minutes Page 42 FTR Event Schedule
it all the way home...in first gear. It was a crotch rocket and I was afraid I would go too fast. Through some circumstances, I met my wonderful wife Dorothy Fleming at, go figure, the local motorcycle shop where she worked. That’s when I finally started racing road bikes. Nothing like going 130+ mph, putting it on an inch of tire and dragging your knee. I thought that was the greatest. Being that my wife is a Fleming of TF Racing, which I’m proud to be a part of, it was inevitable that I finally swung my leg over a real dirt bike. Seems like forever now, but only three years ago I rode the fun run at Dade City on a Suzuki DR and came back with a huge smile on my face. Now I pilot a YZ250 smoker and love it, still learning but love it. Road Racing is fun and hard in its own right but I have to say I have a huge amount of respect for every single one of you hare scramble, enduro, and motocross racers. Whether you finish first or last, at least you finished and that’s not an easy thing. I look forward to taking on this new role with FTR and hope to get to know you all a bit more. Dave Dekmar #924 Editor
FEATURES Page 16 - FTR IRON MAN Jerry Curtis Interview Page 25 - Are You Ready? Donny Richardson Page 28 - Bike Prep Tom Fleming ON THE COVER: Jerry Curtis on his way to a Masters A Championship, one of four FTR Titles in 2015 PHOTO BY RIDERSPICS.COM
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RIDER
REPS
Enduro AA/A
B/C
Matt Ludwig (727) 424-3532 cdlover@hotmail.com
Specialty A/B
Mike Ludwig (727)510-9295 mlgamer4@aol.com
Peter Magee (352)-472-6932 cr250@bellsouth.net
Specialty C/Women
VACANT
Hare Scrambles AA/A
B/C
Saturday Classes
Jonathan Belle (813)240-6022 jbelle34@gmail.com
VACANT
Kurt Lucas (786)385-7771 ktmx16@gmail.com
Specialty A/B
Specialty C/Women
Quads
Danny Kittell (727)244-7299 cell (727)786-8922 home kittell@verizon.net
Kerri Chambers (863)956-9140 jekchambers@aol.com
Kayla Vawter (863)381-2649 ftrchampx2@yahoo.com
Motocross AA/A
Specialty A/B
davidj@mullinginsurance.com
steveloomis848@earthlink.net
Dave Johnson (863)660-4459
Steve Loomis (407)467-8595
B/C
VACANT
Scorekeepers
Brandon St. John (912)729-1089 hsscore@floridatrailriders.org
Joe Steidl (352)494-6944 drtbkj@msn.com
Quads
VACANT Hare Scramble
Specialty C/Women
Enduro
Motocross
Sean Fitzgerald Ken Stephenson (352)455-4029 (321)453-0638 mxscore@floridatrailriders.org enduroscore@floridatrailriders.org
Electronic Scoring Maintenance Tim Nordle score.n.it.4.ftr@gmail.com
FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS THE PREZ SAYS!
Fellow FTR Members,
Our summer months are here which means a lot of us are shifting gears and taking some time off doing different things with our family and friends. Along with vacations and just getting caught up with all the things that gets put on the back burner during the race season, our FTR officials and volunteers are hard at work getting ready for our main event. Hundreds of hours are spent planning and organizing our awards ceremony that gives us all a chance to come together for some well deserved fun and relaxation. Among the change this year in our main event, comes a couple other changes that I would like to introduce you to. Tiffany St. John will take on the role of business manager and Dave Dekmar will be handling our magazine and advertising duties. The transition was a large task but went very smooth as all parties involved have worked hand in hand to insure confidence. While both will be filling big shoes, they have already started performing their duties
as Tiffany is already answering the phone and this is Dave’s first magazine. This actually being our magazine, we have to help by contributing material, articles, pictures and anything you would like to see published for the enjoyment of our membership. I know most of you have stories of racing your buddies, guy/gal trips, family outings and new adventures to share. If you don’t, go make some! I know I try and do so much related to riding motorcycles that it is a big blur and all I remember that it was fun. Sometimes you just got to go do it and see what happens. Ninety nine percent of the time it was a blast and you made a ton of memories and that one percent was a yard sale but you still had fun and can talk about it years down the road. So share those memories with us by sending in some stories of
what you have done or wish you had have done different. Thank you, Randy Faul
TECH INSPECTION NOTES August 29th is right around the corner and as our 2015-2016 race season gets underway here are a few reminders from the Scoring and Tech Crew. •Transponders will be checked to ensure they all are operating correctly and are programmed with your correct rider number and class. Please bring your helmets with you to tech inspection. •Pee Wee Racers can come through Tech to check their transponders. We want everyone to be scored correctly. •Spark arrestors will be inspected and need to be US Forestry Approved. Documents showing USFS approved from the manufacturer will be accepted if the canister or end caps are not stamped. Home made screens are not
allowed. •Number plates need to be as per the rule book. Outlined numbers will be allowed within reason. Riders with ragged painters tape and tattered numbers will be asked to take corrective action before they are allowed to practice or race. Please try to roll through tech as early as possible so that you have time to make corrections or replace transponders if required. Racers will not be allowed to practice or race until corrections are made if required. The Tech Inspection tent will be located near the FTR sign up trailer so that if transponders need to be programmed or replaced it will be easier and quicker for the Racer. ThankYou Pete Rose
Download your Official FTR Rule Book for all of the event rules, regulations and do’s and don’ts. It’s always available. www.floridatrailriders.org
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AREA
DIRECTORS
Area #1: No Director Counties: Out-of-State, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Lafayette, Dixie Area #2: Jeremy Powell (904)225-3176 jeremypowell88@hotmail.com Counties: Hamilton, Suwannee, Columbia, Baker, Union, Bradford, Nassau, Duval, Clay, Putnam, St. Johns Area #3: William Toreki (352)372-1135 stillbill@cox.net Counties: Gilchrist, Alachua, Levy, Marion, Citrus, Sumter, Lake Area #4: Joe Carrasquillo (386)295-8428 fdjoec@aol.com Counties: Flagler, Volusia
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Area #9: Ron Thomas (941)232-9562 ronthomasftr211@gmail.com Counties: Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands Area #10: Luis M Rodriguez (772)871-6385 luisabx@hotmail.com Counties: Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin
Area #11 Peter Rose (941)270-1189 pwrracingktm@gmail.com pete.rosemarine@max.com Counties: Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry, Collier
Area #5: David Wildner (727)510-9039 katoom200@hotmail.com Counties: Hernando, Pasco. Pinellas, West Hillsborough Area #6: Dale Ellis (863)551-1598 dlellislane@counstruct.com Counties: East Hillsborough, Polk
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Area #7: Bill Jenkins, Jr. (407)282-6056 ford3233@aol.com Counties: Seminole, Orange, Osceola
Area #12: Frank Campbell (561)689-8578 flawoods35@yahoo.com Counties: Palm Beach
Area #8: Sam Boydstun (321)433-0619 woodsracer@cfl.rr.com Counties: Brevard, Indian River
Area #13: James Agate (954)562-2500 agatej@bellsouth.net Counties: Broward, Dade, Monroe
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CONTACTS
CLUB
1 Apollo Motorcycle Club Jim Rollyson-Cocoa,Fl (321)917-6845 oldjimdandy@bellsouth.net www.apollomotorcycleclub.com 2 Azalea City Motorcycle Club Gary Wyatt-Interlachan,Fl (386)684-2698 wyattg1@windstream.net 3 Big Scrub Trail Riders John Hawkins-Tavares,Fl (352) 516-6903 jamohawkins@embarqmail.com www.bigscrub.com 4 Central Florida Trail Riders Keith Finnerty-Altamonte Springs,Fl (407) 774-9090 keith@keithfinnerty.com 5 Columbia Enduro Riders Ricky Dennis-Columbia,SC (803)786-0051 mastercraft@bellsouth.net 6 Daytona Dirt Riders Randy Griffin-New Symrna Beach,Fl (386)423-4302 harescram755x@aol.com www.daytonadirtriders.com
12 Nature Coast Trail Blazers Paul Ladouceur (352)279-4911 Paul@spectrumvoice-data.com www.naturecoasttrailblazers.com 13 River City Dirt Riders Barry Miller-President (904)613-6572 Glenn Hunt- PR Chair (678)231-4100 rcdrjax@gmail.com www.rcdr.org 14 Sarasota Area Dirt Riders Randy Faul-Sarasota,Fl (863)494-6476 randt817@gmail.com www.sarasotadirtriders.com 15 Sarasota Area Quad Riders Amanda Fronckowiak-Venice,Fl (941) 223-6974 ajc7191@comcast.net
7 Family Riders, Inc. Johnny Thomas-Hanahan,SC (843)553-1463 familyriderssc@bellsouth.net
16 Southeast Florida Trail Riders Frank Campbell-West palm Beach,Fl (561) 689-8578 flawoods35@yahoo.com www.seftr.org
19 Sunrunners M/C Jack Terrell-Auburndale,Fl (863)984-9294 jackt@nohvcc.org
8 Greenville Enduro Riders Association Duane Wellington-Laurens,SC (864)908-6109 info@greenvilleenduroriders.com
17 Sumter Enduro Riders Johnny McCoy-Sumter,SC (803) 481-5169 jmccoy@sc.rr.com
20 Tallahassee Trail Riders Steve Tomicich-Tallahassee,Fl (850)556-6784 www.tallahasseetrailriders.org
9 Old School Dirt Riders Brett Williams-Sarasota,Fl (941)232-9036 slickwilliams@aol.com
18 Suncoast Trail Blazers Brian CoughlinTampa,Fl (813)841-2160 bcoughl2@tampabay.rr.com www.suncoasttrailblazers.com
21 Treasure Coast Trail Riders Scott Klucinec-Vero Beach,Fl (772) 473-3801 bronc3@comcast.net
10 Palm Beach Track & Trail Randy Rash-Ft.Lauderdale,Fl (954)931-5709 Motodadfla19@aol.com 11 Perry Mountain M/C Glenn Hollingshead-Selma.AL (334)872-0619 hhollingsh@msn.com
If your not a member of a local club contact the nearest one to become one. Without these clubs FTR Race Events would not be possible. A BIG Thank You needs to go out to all club members!
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FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
“Run the race with endurance, the course that has been laid out for you” (Hebrews 12:1). Dear FTR Family, ummer! The summer is quickly coming to an end. These couple of months have moved at warp speed. Amazing how quickly time flies when you’re wanting to have fun… but are too Andy Dixon busy to have any. Let me take just a moment to say thank you to two of our Florida Trail Rider members that have served our organization for some years now. Deborah Broderick, thank you for serving as the Florida Trail Riders Business Manager. I hope to continue seeing you at the events. You are a great asset to FTR and a fierce racer.
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To Jennifer Sheppard, thank you for all your hard work you put in as our Magazine Editor. You truly brought this publication up to another level. We will miss seeing you at the races; competing as well as taking pictures. I wish you well as you relocate out west. I hear there is great riding out there. Stay in touch! I want to take another quick moment to say welcome to two more of my friends. The Florida Trail Rider’s new Magazine Editor is David Dekmar. David I look forward to working with you as well as seeing those great ideas come forth in this publication. I know you are going to do a great job!
http://www.motsfl.pagevamp.com/contact). For your donations, you will be given an opportunity to win a Hero GoPro. We are looking for you to bring items such as: socks, Chapstick, Beef Jerky, Ziplock bags, postage stamps, and general toiletries. I hope to see you there with gifts in hand! Lastly, let me leave you with this thought. When I think of what we are doing by collecting items for those that we don’t know and sending them because we care, I am reminded of the parable that Jesus told in Mathew 25. It goes like this, “When I was hungred, ye gave me meat. I was thirsty and ye gave me drink. I was a stranger and ye took me in. Naked, and ye clothed me. I was sick and ye visited me. I was in prison and ye came unto me. And they said Lord, when did we see thee hungry and fed thee? Or thirsty and gave thee drink? When did we see thee as a stranger and take thee in or naked and cloth thee. When were thee sick or in prison and come to thee. He said to them, when you have done it unto the least of these, you have done it unto me. ” Friend, never forget that God has a specific plan for your life. Nothing gets by God. You are very significant to Him. Reach out to Him today. I look forward to seeing you at the Awards Expo! Your friend, Andy Dickson FTR Chaplain Super Senior A #121
Next, I want to say welcome to our new Business Manager, Tiffany St. John. If you have spent any time with the Dickson Family, or Off-Road Racing Ministries, then you have met the St John family. We have logged many miles together and are excited about the new role Tiffany will be taking on for FTR. Welcome aboard Tiff!
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I hope you will be able to make it to the Awards Expo in a couple weeks. If so please stop by and let’s chat. I will be representing Off-Road Racing Ministries as well as the Military booth. We will be taking up donations for MOTS (Manasota Operation Troop Support -
You can contact us at (904) 673-9034 (Andy) (904) 813-5713 (Ragan) 78 Dolphin Blvd * Ponte Vedra Beach, FL * 32082 orrmfamilyracing@bellsouth.net - email
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RIDING QUICK TIPS: SAND BERMS Entry: Coming into the turn I’m
neutral on the bike in regular form. There were two big breaking bumps coming into the turn. To save energy and time, I doubled into the turn and committed; leaning the bike down Jesse Ansley around the bank of the inside berm. Middle: Once you started leaning the bike down to turn against the side wall of the berm, you will want to get on the throttle. More lean = More throttle. As you can see my body weight is forward, forcing the front tire to bite so I can still carry my speed over the ground
without popping over the berm. My leg is tucked up against the right radiator shroud helping me grip the bike making sure that I have full 100% control. Exit: As you have the bike leaned over, full throttle, and griping the bike with your legs you will want to gradually start leaning back to get the weight to the back of the bike. Just a hair back from the middle of the seat is plenty good. If you go too far back it gets harder to hang on to the handlebars and you waste a lot of energy. Lucky this is a right turn; my shifter foot is already on the foot peg. Once you exit the turn, shift up, stand up, and get ready to rip down a straight away! JA
KEEPIN’ UP WITH AMANDA Well it’s about that time again!
Waking up to the sound of a two stroke engine, the sweet smell of race fuel and the majority of weekends being consumed with motorcycles and good people, gotta love it! Hopefully the summer has been treating you well, and if you’re anything like me, VP Amanda Richardson you haven’t spent too much time off the bike. I have seen that many of you have been taking weekend trips to a multitude of different parks in and out state like Croom, Durhamtown, etc. That’s great summertime training, especially because I’m sure it’s going to be nice and toasty for all of us at the first hare scramble! I have been traveling and riding at many different places myself and I’m definitely looking forward to the start of the new season. I’m also very excited about the banquet considering we are trying a completely different format this year put together by the wonderful Ellen Fleming and the entire banquet committee. I’m hopeful for a strong turnout
and positive feedback! Without all of our volunteers, this organization would not be able to stay afloat. If you are part of a club, hold or have held any type of office or have just done some general work for the organization at any point then you can definitely appreciate how much work goes into everything Florida Trail Riders provides for its members. If you are currently involved or have been involved at some point, I would like to Thank You personally. If you aren’t involved, I strongly encourage you do to so this season even if it’s just one instance. Helping the organization improve and grow is what we strive for so we can continue to have such a great place to enjoy what we love most. Lastly, I would also like to personally welcome our new business manager, Tiffany St. John and new magazine editor, Dave Dekmar. I’m looking forward to working with the both of these awesome people! If you have any questions, concerns or comments please don’t hesitate to contact me or find me at the races. Hope to see all of you out there! Amanda Richardson
EDITORS NOTE: For those that don’t know, when our Vice President isn’t devoting her time to FTR she has been racing the entire GNCC series and after nine rounds is sitting solidly in third place in the Womens Amateur Class. Great job Amanda and good luck on the second half of the season.
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FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS RIDER INTERVIEW
JERRY CURTIS
FTR IRON MAN
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champion is not someone who is better than anybody else but someone who became the best he can be and gave it all to reach a goal. Jerry Curtis did just that. He battled a nagging injury that prevented him from being his best for the past few years, took some time off and came back stronger than ever. During the 2015 season Jerry set a goal, to enter as many FTR events as he could and win them all and that’s what he did. I got to sit with Jerry and get to know him a little bit more and found that he is very proud of where he comes from, is a dedicated family man and successful business owner and, most of all, has always loved riding motorcycles.
Hey Jerry, you ready to do this? Let’s do it.
Everybody has a “How’d I get into dirtbikes?” story, so how’d you get into dirtbikes?
Well, I grew up in Central America and my dad worked for the Panama Canal Commission. There was a small American community down there. I was born down there. The way I got into biking? My dad was very heavy into Jeep riding and off-roading. Almost every weekend we were going to Jeep rides somewhere in that country, kind of exploring. If there was a road going somewhere they would try to go as far as they possibly could, winch the Jeeps, spend the night and then go back home and typically if we weren’t out Jeeping we were in the shop working on the Jeeps. So my dad bought me a mini bike to kind of chase around the Jeeps and have something to do. While they were camping I could ride that mini bike around.
So that’s where your Team Panama comes from.
Yeah.. there was a group of us and actually, believe it or not all, they all live in Florida now. So, guys I’d ridden my whole life with actually. When Jimmy Carter gave the Panama Canal back to the Panamanians, most of us had Florida residency for going back to college. So, it was cheaper to go to college here plus the climate is a lot like home and instead of going somewhere where there is a cold environment most of relocated to Florida. When I started riding in FTR back then it was just a matter of getting all the guys and letting them know what’s going on. Pretty soon there was a group of us from Panama riding FTR.
Do they all run the Team Panama graphics?
Yeah most of them do. They’re proud of where they came from. We’re, notoriously, mud riders. It rains so much in Panama. We’d ride flat track in the dry season and then motocross in the rainy season. It rains so much it’s just waterlogged and in the dry season the ground is almost like concrete.
How long have you been involved with FTR?
You know, I started looking back at some of my old FTR magazines and I looked back through the scores the other day all the way down to the beginning, you know if you go to the website and it showed me riding back in 2002. I was riding, I believe, VET A. So, probably around 1998. When I move to Florida I didn’t have a bike and one of my neighbors had a bike, he was a member of FTR in Jacksonville, and he asked me if I wanted to go setup some trail in Osteen. He invited me out. I pulled my gear bag out of the garage and went riding around. Until I moved to Tampa, which we’ve been here probably 20 years, one of my customers rode and he asked me if I wanted to go riding in Ocala. We went a rode Ocala and there was a hare scramble that Sunday in Reddick so they all entered me in that hare scramble,
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I believe I rode VET B or VET C. Once I rode that race it was done. I’ve probably been at every single race after that for 15 years.
Did they have anything like woods racing in Panama?
Not off road stuff. It was mainly motocross. Motocross was all natural terrain. They weren’t man made tracks, it was all natural stuff.
you know, have people I have contact with. This year I got invited to go down and ride an event, it was an Ocean to Ocean Enduro. They brought in Chris Birch from New Zealand as an off road coach. I rode with him for five days doing off road clinics as a translator and then on the seventh day we rode the Ocean to Ocean which was from the Atlantic side to the Pacific side, approximately 120 kilometers (75 miles). It was during the rainy season and it took me twelve hours to go 36 kilometers. Chris actual made it because he got through all the hills before it started raining and I got caught in the rain because my bike was not running well and I had to pull over and fix it on the side of the road. But, yeah I’ve ridden some fun stuff like that.
Lets shift gears and talk about your 2014-2015 FTR season. You did pretty good didn’t you?
So it was like a hare scrambles with a motocross format ?
You know I have a friend that goes down to Honduras a lot and says everybody rides dirt bikes, even the police.
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Yea, it makes sense. It makes sense because gas is so expensive. Motorcycling is huge down there and I still,
So that’s four.. Yeah.. four championships.
What I know, from the people I’ve talked to, nobody’s won four FTR championships in one season before.
I don’t think anybody’s ever raced four. That’s a lot of riding. It’s a lot of time away from home. Dedication. I couldn’t do it by myself. I had to have a team of people supporting me to do that.
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Right, exactly. Well, we would go through sections of trees and down hills and through rivers and stuff like that but it was a motocross track. And when I rode in Panama, actually in 1972, I got my first trophy in a bike class on a JT160, that was my first bike. I rode mini bikes. About 1977 I got a ride with Yamaha, a local Yamaha dealer down there. Basically they sponsored me with motorcycles and I started competing on the Central American circuit. I’ve ridden Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico and we ran that circuit all the way until the time I left Panama in 1983. Yamah gave me free bikes every year. Motorcycling’s huge in Latin America because nobody can afford cars. Most people buy motorcycles or scooters. So, whenever they go out to the track and whatever bike is winning that’s what they’re buying for modes of transportation because bikes are a lot cheaper and gas is very expensive.
Yea, I did pretty good this year. I kinda focused this year to try to win everything. Last year, or leading up to last year, and the last few years I’ve been plagued with my hand numbness and Tom Fleming, who’s like my mentor, I went to talk to him and I asked him “You know, my hands are going numb” and we tried everything. We tried fixing the forks and Flexx Bars and different grips and I still kept experiencing hand numbness. So in 2013 Tom said, “ Look I went and saw my doctor and he thinks you have extreme carpal tunnel in both hands and it’s probably from riding bikes your whole life.” So Tom told me, “I would rather you take off this year and get it fixed and we’ll focus on 2014-2015 and try to win it.” So I took his advice. Got the surgeries done. Rode limited amount of rides during the previous year trying to focus on this year. As a result you can see I won a championship in Hare Scrambles Master A, Hare Scrambles EVO A Senior, King of the Woods and the Enduro championship.
www.floridatrailriders.org Since you rode EVO and modern bikes do you have a hard time adjusting to the bike?
No.. I naturally gravitate to the EVO bikes because I was born on those things. I can actually ride my EVO bike almost as fast as my modern bike. So..Sometimes I think I can ride it faster.
Do you prefer one over the other?
Obviously I prefer the new bikes but I do like riding the old bikes. It’s just a little more of a challenge, it’s a little more fun on Saturdays. Um..obviously I took it pretty
FTR. This year I actually decided to ride the GNCC series which, with the help of TF Racing I couldn’t do it without those guys, it’s been a complete experience because most of the tracks are a lot different than what we’re used to in Florida, with rocks and hills. Now I know why those guys come down here and do so well because they’re riding a lot different terrain and coming back to Florida it seems like it’s a little easier.
Are you doing the two or three hour race?
I’m riding age group 50 Masters which is the morning race which is two hours. I start behind the Pro girls and they kick my butt. Those girls are fast! You actually did your last GNCC at Snowshoe, West Virginia with an injury. How’d that happen? Two weeks before that at the John Penton some dude came out of nowhere and t-boned me and when I went over I twisted my ankle. So.. Tuesday morning x-rays, cast on the foot..I wasn’t supposed to ride Snowshoe but I pulled the cast off and rode it anyway just so I’d have the experience.
That sounds like a very typical racer thing to do. Yeah. I took it easy at Snowshoe. I ended helping get a lot of people out of the mud.
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Isn’t Showshoe supposed to be THE difficult race of the season?
serious but in the past it’s been more of a fun thing on Saturdays. I was coming anyway because Ryan, my son, was riding on Saturday so I decided I’ll start riding as well that way I had an excuse to be out of the house Saturday and Sunday.
Have you always raced hare scrambles and enduro’s?
I actually started with hare scrambles and gravitated to the enduro’s and then I got most of the guys from Panama to ride the enduro’s and then they never wanted to ride hare scrambles anymore because they like the enduro’s. Enduro’s have their benefits. It’s more of a single trail and the tracks a lot less tore up in most cases and your riding a lot longer. So those guys really enjoy riding enduro’s. So you see in Team Panama they didn’t even have a hare scramble team.
So you talked about racing flat track and motocross when you were younger and you race hare scrambles and enduro’s now, are there any other disciplines you want to try? Some trials. I think I’d probably do some vintage motocross and maybe some trials riding..other than
They say it is. I don’t know, Indiana was probably equally as terrible. So far what I’m realizing about the GNCC is all the tracks suck, they’re all tore up. It’s just a matter of, you know.. Steele Creek was fun, it was dry and open. I did well. I got a second there because it was more conducive to my type of riding. I actually was riding the two-stroke there. I switched to the four stroke and it took me a little while to try and get used to that bike, I’m finally now getting used to it. But I’ll be riding the four-stroke, probably, in the FTR hare scrambles next year just to see how I will do.
What kind of training are you doing?
Right now.. none. Riding every single weekend. My wife hooked me up, prior to the 2015 season, with my daughters Pilates teacher and I was going with her
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to Pilates, which is a lot of stretching and a lot of core workout. So, I believe that helped a lot because it help stretch me so if I fall down it, you know, would try to reduce injuries. I wish I could ride my mountain bike more but I don’t have time. I own my own business and, you know, we’re running from one race to the other and usually there’s no time in between to really do anything.
Do you have a bucket list of sorts? You know like anything else you want to try and new goals? Well my bucket list was to win all four championships. Now what I’d like to do is try to get top three in the GNCC next year. I don’t know if I’m, just logistically, be able to ride as much as I did this last year. I may try to ride pre modern class, I don’t know yet. If we can get the bike ready in time. I may, after I ride a couple GNCC seasons, I may try to ride all of the National Enduro’s... just so I can say I’ve done it. I’ve gone on some rides through South America but the more of the adventure bike riding and touring and I set up a trip this year but I cancelled it because of GNCC. I do plan to rent some bikes and ride from Santiago, Chile down to the End of the World and there’s a group of us. I’ve already laid the trail out. We’ve talked about the bike rental and I know where we’re going to stay each night. That’s more of the adventure riding stuff, it’s like Stacey Mundy Photo a vacation.
That would be a lot of fun. Do have any favorite memories from when you grew up riding that really sticks out in your mind?
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Oh yea..one of my favorite tracks is a place in Guatemala called Florencia, it’s up in the mountains. There’s volcano’s smoking and natural terrain, a motocross track that has trees on it and they tie coffee bags to the trees in case you hit them. They’ve ridden that place for thirty years, motocross, so the whoops are huge. That was one of the funnest venues I’ve ridden... ever. It was real memorable. High altitude. I can say, out of all the GNCC’s, Steele Creek sticks out. John Penton, I liked that place. Snowshoe sounds fun but it’s not. (Laughs) That was work. They start you off on the pavement there, did you like that?
Actually, my bike was in neutral and everybody took off and I gassed it and I was still in neutral. So, I was just kind of following at that point. We went down the ski slopes right off the start, straight down, and I think I passed everybody going down the hill. It was so sloppy that the only way to keep your bike straight is to stay on the gas. Once you let of the gas you were all over the place.
So... your plans for FTR this season. Are you going to race all the same classes?
I’m going to try to. There are some conflicts with GNCC with our Enduro season. I don’t even know what’s going to happen with King of the Woods. So I’m going to ride as much as I possibly can. I’m going to try to spend a little more time with my family. Last year I put of all of the vacation and family stuff just for racing. I need to try and make that up to my wife. So I’ll probably pick the events that I want to ride. At this point I don’t know where I could go up unless I started to ride a class down. But my goal is to train more and spend some more time with the family. Do more of my hobbies, riding bikes or cooking. I’m usually feeding half the guys at the track. When I go with these guys to the GNCC my primary goal is to cook and make sure everybody’s got food.
What is it about off road riding, dirt bikes, that really gives a thrill. What is it you really enjoy that makes you want to keep doing it?
There’s no better adrenaline rush than getting a good start and pulling away from everybody. I don’t know any other sport out there that would do that for me. Maybe surfing or something like that. Like when you catch a huge wave. There’s just no other sport that will give you that kind of adrenaline rush. Of being in control of the speed and dealing with the natural terrain, overcoming natural terrain as fast as you can.
It’s just all you and your bike.
Yeah right. There are some team events you can ride in the off road sport which would be fun. I think
Baja would be a fun thing. We’ve talked to some of the GNCC guys about putting an Over 50 team together. If they do that I would love to do it. The owner of Seat Concepts, Lendon Smith who rides with us... he’s actually from Arcadia, Florida, he’s offered to put together an off road team for Baja and asked if would ride that with him and I probably would. Also Federico at Riders Miami Adventure Moto just invited me to ride Enduro De Verano in Argentina. That’s a huge world class event.
All right, do you have any sponsors you want to mention?
Obviously, I couldn’t have pulled it off without the help of Tom Fleming keeping my bikes running. I did try to keep my EVO bike running myself and not try to burden Tom with any additional work. I’d like to thank Randy Faul, who’s been a supporter. Randy Rash, who’s been a supporter. All of my GNCC team. Jesse Ansley. Dorothy, who’s always supported me. Jack O’Neal at Action Kawasaki KTM. Federico at Riders Miami Adventure Moto. Shane at H &R Powersports. All the people who basically helped me out and kept me in a positive attitude and make sure I can get out there and do this stuff. Obviously, my wife and my kids. They put up with me being gone most of the time. My Team Panama guys. They all pitch in and help out and they always check up on me to see how I’m doing. And Harry. At the beginning of the year he had everything organized all the way down to the menu for every single race. That’s Harry Bilgray. He actually did decent this year and moved up on some races. I was fortunate enough to have a lot of support this year to get where we got. It’s a lot of work.
Congratulations on a great season Jerry and I look forward to see what you do next. Thanks.
FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS The 2015-2016 Season Is Here!
ARE YOU READY TO RACE ? For most of us, the checkered flag at Daytona in May signaled the start of summer. Although some will continue to ride, many will utilize the off time to do all the things that get pushed aside during the racing season, also known as the “Honey Do List”. Many will take to the beaches and lakes for rest and relaxation or maybe that family vacation to the mountains. I hear all the time “I am going to train hard for next season”, but really, how often does that happen? Before we know it August will be here and we will be at the Awards Expo talking about how little training we have accomplished over the summer. Just a couple weeks later we will be at the first race of the season in Maxville. It will be HOT, after all this is Florida in August, what else Donny Richardson did you expect? So I ask you, ARE YOU RACE READY? I am going to go out on a limb here and say that for about 75% of us the answer is NO. So how do we fix that? Well that means we need to start as soon as possible. It will take some dedication, time and effort but the results will pay for that.
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Let’s start with the body’s basic needs. Sleep, Proper Nutrition and Hydration are the keys to stay healthy and fit not to mention enhancing your athletic performance. Sleep - Scientists have found that athletes who get
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inadequate sleep do not function optimally during exercise, are more susceptible to getting sick, and their use of carbohydrate muscle fuel is impaired. In short, you have a better shot at performing at your best when you get adequate sleep. Nutrition - Despite of all the training and skills received, the only way for an athlete to reach their full potential is by nourishing and fueling the body. By eating healthy meals full of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, athletes can provide their body with the adequate energy source to perform well. Every athlete should consume a healthy diet that includes the following: Carbohydrates – Since they provide up to 50% of the energy source, carbohydrates should definitely be on top of the nutrition plan list. The more active a person is the more carbohydrates the body will use. Including proper amounts of carbohydrates in your diet will aid in your performance and strength. Water – As most know, water is necessary for life. Being well-hydrated is crucial for all human beings especially athletes. Becoming even slightly dehydrated can be extremely dangerous while you’re active. Water is needed to regulate your body temperature and protect your health. We will discuss hydration and dehydration further a bit later. Fats – Like carbohydrates, fats are also a good source of energy. While fat is typically only used after one hour of performance, an adequate amount of fat should be included in an athlete’s diet. Lack of fat consumption can highly affect your physical activity. Protein – Once carbohydrates and fats have been used, the body will search for proteins as an alternative energy source. When extra protein is consumed, the body stores it as fat and uses it when energy is necessary. Vitamins & Minerals – Riboflavin, thiamin, and niacin are three important vitamins that should be included in an athlete’s nutritional regimen. These vitamins are required in order for the body to produce energy. This is just one example of a healthy diet plan. Based on your individual current health status dietary needs may need to be adjusted and one
should always consult with your physician for personalized dietary needs and approval for strenuous exercise. Hydration –Most people know just enough about hydration to be dangerous and this can generally be summed up as: “If you’re thirsty, it’s too late, you’re dehydrated”, sound familiar? There’s much more to proper hydration than just drinking from a camel back before you’re thirsty. The term dehydration simply implies a deficit of water in the body. Adversely over-hydration can cause the possibility of water intoxication, either is bad for you. So a simple rule of thumb is this, if your urine is consistently colorless or light yellow, you are most likely staying well hydrated. Dark yellow or amber-colored urine is a sign of dehydration.There are a couple of formulas that can be found online to more accurately determine individual hydration needs should you want more in depth information. Remember hydration does NOT start the morning of a race. If you are thirsty you are already behind.
Source: Hammer Nutrition
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Since we are talking about hydration that brings us to what should you drink? Most sources recommend water while avoiding sports drinks and other sugary beverages, as these will do you more harm than good. Also know that sports drinks are usually anything but low calorie. However some of the newer sports drinks have less sugars and lower calories and can be diluted with ice or water for a tasty alternative to plain water. Another recommended option is coconut water, which has one of the highest sources of electrolytes known to man, and can be used to prevent dehydration from strenuous exercise. Be careful to restrict the coconut water to times when you are sweating profusely only, as there are plenty of sugars in coconut water, which can be a problem if you are consuming them on a regular basis when you are not sweating. Heat Acclimation – Simply put, it is getting your body used to the hot temperatures and here in Florida it is HOT. Heat acclimatization refers to biological adaptations that reduce physiologic strain (e.g., heart rate and body temperature), improve physical work capabilities, improve comfort and protects vital organs(brain, liver, kidneys, muscles) from heat injury. The most important biological adaptation from heat acclimatization is an earlier and greater sweating response, and for this response to improve it needs to be invoked.Heat acclimatization occurs when repeated heat exposures are sufficiently stressful to elevate body temperature and provoke perfuse sweating. Resting in the heat, with limited physical activity to that required for existence, results in only partial acclimatization. Physical exercise in the heat is required to achieve optimal heat acclimatization for that exercise intensity in a given hot environment. Generally, about two weeks of daily heat exposure is needed to induce heat acclimatization. Heat acclimatization requires a minimum daily heat exposure of about two hours (can be broken into two 1-hour exposures) combined
with physical exercise that requires cardiovascular endurance. Gradually increase the exercise intensity or duration each day. Work up to an appropriate physical training schedule adapted to the required physical activity level. Lastly when working or playing in the Florida heat remember to always be vigilant for heat exhaustion and or heat stroke. Heat exhaustion is a milder form of heat-related illness that can develop after several days of exposure to high temperatures, and inadequate or unbalanced replacement of fluids. Signs of heat exhaustion include: • Heavy sweating • Muscle cramps • Fatigue • Weakness • Dizziness • Headache • Nausea or vomiting • Dark urine Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. Body temperature may rise to 105°F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes. With heat stroke victims, look for the following symptoms: • Dry, hot skin (no sweating) • Rapid, weak pulse • Confusion • A body temperature of above 105°F • Seizures • Unconsciousness ALWAYS remember to listen to your body and know your limitations. Let’’s all be RACE READY come August. Ride hard, ride fast and if a tree gets in your way …..TURN! Be safe and have a great summer. See ya all in August. Donny Richardson Rider Safety Coordinator RN / EMT-P Editor’s Note- If you’re at an FTR event and you’re not racing you’re still outside in the same heat the racers are in. Everybody should use Donny’s advice. Start hydrating days before the event and keep hydrating. Keep out of the direct sun and pay attention to how you feel. Be safe and have fun.
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FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS The 2015-2016 Season Is Here! PRE-SEASON READINESS
If you are to apply the 80/20 rule,
most racers have many other factors of life that consume their time. The first race of the season is fast approaching and we will be looking at four events finished before the ink dries in our race logs. We see six easy areas on FTR Contributer Tom Fleming your bike that can and will ruin your first race back in the new season if left unattended. These can be taken care of fairly easy when caught in time and will save you money.
Suspension Linkage:
You can’t see it… when was the last time you serviced or had your favorite dirt bike shop take care of this for you? Most often there is no warning when it fails; the non lubed bearings turn to rust, and then turn to dust, creating a large repair expense and a DNF, not to mention a ill handling bike. This is a very time consuming job when you have not serviced the swing arm and linkage bearings at least 4 to 5 times during the season. Keeping them lubed and clean reduces the DNF factor and saves you money in the long run.
Steering Head bearings:
This is “over looked” every time you ride… Make sure you properly lube and clean your steering bearings at least 4 times a season. Not only do you get wash water (Some people do not ever wash their dirt bike) down into the steering bearings, you will get condensation as well, so by not washing you will have issues. This is another rust to dust failure that can be prevented.
Clutch:
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You should be changing your gearbox oil every time you ride. How clean is your oil? Does it have a bad oder? These are signs that your clutch is on its way out. You ride your bike all the time; you can miss the loss of power as it is generally slow in coming. Clutch plates can be slipping so gradually you do not pick up on it until it’s too late. We hear all the time, “Oh man I just installed new clutch plates, can’t wait to go ride”! Wait
a minute…why did you not replace the springs? Always install new springs when you replace the friction and clutch plates.
Top End:
Have you had your valves checked lately? What about your compression? Since we are talking about 4-Strokes right now… Have your local shop do a leak down on your 4-Stroke engine, a simple test that will tell you what kind of condition your rings, valve guide seals, valve seats are in. This is a simple inexpensive test to have done. Two-Stroke engines; Do you find sand in the air intake joint? If so pull your top end or have it done. Not only does the sand wear on the piston skirt, it chews on the big end bearing of the crank. Time in hours and keeping a compression gauge handy helps keep this important part of the Horsepower alive and well.
Drive Train:
You know the chain and sprockets that make your bike move forward? We see people that spend $1000.00 on an exhaust system, $250.00 on awesome graphics, $900.00 on wheels! Complain about the clutch slipping, all it is the teeth are missing from the sprockets. Remember this, if you have bad chain and sprockets, the chain can come off and lock up the transmission which will break a tooth or two from a transmission gear…
Suspension Service:
Have your suspension serviced before the season starts. Get a ride on it so when you get to the track it’s clicked and ready to go… having your suspension worked on at the track is not really a good idea. Its fine for an emergency, building a system at the race track is not the correct venue for such a high level of concentrated detail work. Have your system built in the shop, in a controlled environment. Check all of these components and you will have a great and safe start to the season. TF
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The View From Row 3 So, since the last time I wrote, there have been quite a
few changes. For one, my view is a lot closer to the oh so fast AA line. Secondly, not only I am expecting to add to the FTR Family, Jeff Marinko and Melissa Lovely are expecting as well! John and I are expecting a little boy due September 6th just a few weeks after the banquet. Some members have been hoping for a delivery at the banquet with Donny delivering and Uncle Bill with the bull horn encouraging some more pushing. I personally on the other hand, as much as I love and trust these guys, would rather wait. Jeff & Melissa announced that they are expecting a little one on November 28th and recently just found out it is going to be a little girl! CONGRATS TO JEFF & MELISSA! How exciting to watch those that have been involved
with Kayla Vawter with FTR expand not only their families but the FTR family as well. Just to think these two little ones will be battling it out on the race track in a few short years. Time is sure going to fly by! I look forward to seeing everyone at the banquet as always the girls are working extra hard this year to make sure it is a HUGE success. Make sure to tell them thanks for all their hard work. They definitely don’t get to take a summer break. Until next time………keep those chains tight!
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Ltr A B C G A B C G A B C G A B C X A B A B
Ltr/Nr Color White White White White Black Black Black Black White White White White Black Black Black Blk or Wht Blk or Wht Black Black White White Black Black
If you ride in a class above, you are NOT PERMITTED to ride on Sunday. Vintage...................................(13+) White V Black Evolution A.............................(13+) Yellow A Black Evolution B.............................(13+) Yellow B Black Evolution Senior A..................(40+) Green A White Evolution Senior B..................(40+) Green B White Pre-Modern…………………....(13+) Red White Quad AA ...............................(16+) Red AA White Quad A...................................(16+) White A Black Quad Open B .........................(16+) White B Black Quad Open C.........................(16+) White C Black Quad 0-400 ............................(16+) Yellow Black Quad +30...............................(30+) Red White Veteran Quad.........................(35+) Red V White Senior Quad...........................(40+) Black White Super Senior Quad.................(45+) Black X White Master Quad ..........................(50+) Green White Quad Utility ............................(16+) White X Black Women Quad.........................(16+) Blue White Women Veteran Quad............(35+) Blue V White Sunday AA..........................................(13+) A Open...................................(13+) A 250 .....................................(13+) A 200 .....................................(13+) B Open...................................(13+) B 250 .....................................(13+) B 200 .....................................(13+) C Open ..................................(13+) C 250 .....................................(13+) C 200 .....................................(13+) +30……………………………...(30+) Veteran A...............................(35+) Veteran B...............................(35+) Veteran C...............................(35+) Senior A.................................(40+) Senior B.................................(40+) Senior C.................................(40+) Super Senior A.......................(45+) Super Senior B.......................(45+) Super Senior C.......................(45+) Master A ................................(50+) Master B ................................(50+) Master C ................................(50+) Silver Master A………………...(55+) Silver Master B………………...(55+) Golden Master A ....................(60+) Golden Master B ....................(60+) Class 66.................................(66+) Women A ...............................(13+) Women B ...............................(13+) Women Veteran .....................(40+)
Red AA Yellow A Green A Black A Yellow B Green B Black B Yellow C Green C Black C White Red A Red B Red C Green A Green B Green C White A White B White C Blue A Blue B Blue C Silver A Silver B Black A Black B Black X Yellow A Yellow B Yellow V
White Black White White Black White White Black White White Black White White White White White White Black Black Black White White White Black Black White White White Black Black Black
Bike/Quad Requirements Junior – 86-200cc 2-stroke, 126-250cc 4-stroke Mini A – 0-85cc 2-stroke, 86-150cc 4-stroke 17” – 19” Mini B, C, & G – 0-85cc 2-stroke, 86-150cc 4-stroke 17” 65 Classes – 51-65cc Peewee – 50cc auto Beginner, Sportsman, Specialty Class – 0-Open cc Quad Junior – 91-200cc 2-stroke, 91-300cc 4-stroke Quad Super Peewee – 51-90cc Quad Peewee – 50cc Vintage – pre 1975 Evolution – pre 1988, air cooled, drum brakes Pre-Modern – 20+ year old bike at start of season Classes, numbers/backgrounds, bike sizes and requirements here are for reference only. The rulebook takes precedence and should be referenced to ensure all rules are being followed.
FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS MEETING MINUTES
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2015-2016
RACE SCHEDULE 08/29 – 08/30 2015 HS #1 Club: River City Dirt Riders 09/05 – 09/06 2015 Enduro #1
Maxville, FL
Club: Greenville Enduro Riders “Little Brown Jug ” Union, SC
09/12 – 09/13 2015 HS #2 Club: Big Scrub Trail Riders
Gatorback
09/26 – 09/27 2015 HS #3 Club: Central Florida Trail Riders Bartow, FL 10/03 –10/04 2015 Enduro #2
Club: Suncoast Trail Blazers “Croom” Brooksville, FL
10/10 –10/11 2015 HS #4 Club: Sarasota Area Dirt Riders Ona, FL 10/24 –10/25 2015 HS #5 Club: Azalea City Motorcycle Club Palatka, FL 10-31 –11-01 2015 Enduro #3
Club: Perry Mountain Motorcycle Club Maplesville,AL
11-07 –11-08 2015 HS #6 Club: Sunrunners Motorcycle Club Bartow, FL 11/21 –11/22 2015 HS #7 Club: Apollo Motorcycle Club Samsula, FL 12/05 –12/06 2015 HS #8 Club: Old School Dirt Riders Plant City, FL 12/19 –12/20 2015
RAIN DATE
01/02 –01/03 2016 HS #9 Club: Suncoast Trail Blazers
Brooksville, FL
01/16 –01/17 2016 HS #10
Club: Palm Beach Track and Trail
01/23 –01/24 2016 Enduro #4
Club: River City Dirt Riders
01/30 –01/31 2016 HS #11
Club: Treasure Coast Trail Riders Brighton,FL
02/06 –02/07 2016 Enduro #5
Club: Big Scrub Trail Riders
02/13 – 02/14 2016 HS #12
Club: South East Florida Trail Riders Gatorback, FL
02/20 –02/21 2016 Enduro #6
Club: Daytona Dirt Riders “Alligator” Ormond Beach, FL
02/27 –02/28 2016 Enduro #7
Club: Central Florida Trail Riders Richloam, FL
03/19 –03/20 2016 HS #13
Club: Nature Coast Trail Blazers Dade City, FL
04/02 –04/03 2016
Okeechobee, FL
Seville, FL
Lochloosa, FL
RAIN DATE
04/16 –04/17 2016 HS #14
Club: Tallahassee Trail Riders Tallahassee, FL
04/30 – 05/01 2016 HS #15
Club: Daytona Dirt Riders Ormond Beach, FL
05/14 –05/15 2016
RAIN DATE
05/28 –05/29
RAIN DATE