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When was the last time you saw a hot air balloon at a motocross
race?
My class on the stet-up triple early in the first moto at Fast
Farms.
Sherri, Trampas, Tony Miller and race photographer Dale discuss
the upcoming National at Freestone in June.
Audette leads Marley and Trettel in the 2nd moto.
This '82 CR125 is the new "Ike Bike" that will
help promo the book it appears in - "Dirt Bike Ike." Watch for
it at the races!
Wade Woodall was a force to be reckoned with on
his CZ at Diamond Don's.
Louie, Jude and Muff Leblanc pose for a pre-race
picture.
Cody Thomas and Mark Stahlman were the best
rivalry of the event.
Diamond Don prepares to fire his infamous cannon
before the race.
Justin Summers was the fastest B rider on both days at
Breaux Bridge.
Bruce Barnes interviews Lance Vincent, the fastest
rider at the LL qualifier at Breaux Bridge on Sunday, March 7.
Local rider Forrest Smith had a break-out race at the LL
qualifier taking his City Cycles Yamaha to victory in 3 classes.
Gatorback kicked off the 2010 AHRMA vintage racing series in
Feb. Next closest venue will be Diamond Don's vintage National
in Jefferson, TX on April 15.
A rider takes on the water-crossing during an
race at Running Brand GP MX track on Nov. 15 in AL.
First turn at Running Brand GP MX in
Centre, Alabama, an old-school, Scrambles style track
that modern and vintage racers share.
Brad Lackey awards the first
"Vintage-Am" trophy to team USA for 2009. (from left)
Bill Silverthorn, Gary Jones and Chuck Sun.
Not pictured is Danny Laporte.
Chuck Sun and
Danny Laporte celebrate at the finish line on Saturday as
Herbert Schmitz settles for third.
Former German champ Herbert Schmitz wins a moto in the
"Vintage-Am" challenge between USA and Europe at Diamond Dons'.
England's Graham Noyce leads team Europe
against the USA.
3 time National Champ Gary Jones races for
team USA against Europe.
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The
Southeast Vintage MX group
held another fun vintage race on July 25th at
Fast Farms MX
Park near Nashville. Not only did track owner Phillip Meyers
have a long, challenging track with lots of creative features,
but had a hot air balloon giving rides on Sat. night to view the
mountainsides. Pictures are up
here.
Marty Tripes
will be hosting a vintage race at
Rio Bravo MX park
outside of Houston on Sept. 12-14, w010. This "Old School MX
Reunion" will feature a big 100cc "run what you brung" class
to go with the usual classes. Marty Smith will be
teaching a riding school and many legends are expected to hang
out and race at the storied track.
Rider list is now
posted for the Loretta Lynn National Amateur Championship
race held annually in Hurricane Mills, TN. Click
here.
Pictures are up
here,
from the The SEVMX 2 day vintage race at Monster Mountain
in Talassee, AL on May 29-30.
The Loretta
Qualifier at Trampas Parker's track was a blast! Ian
Trettel, Gannon Audette and Johnny Marley put on quite a
show.
Pictures are now
up here.
Diamond Don's
Vintage National was a huge success, the biggest in their 8
years, with an increase of almost 300 entrants over last year!
The Diamond Don's race
report with top 5 results is here.
Paige's pictures are up
here. Official event pictures here:
www.mxphotography.com
The rough draft is done
in the second book of the Dirt Bike Ike series.
This young adult novel has more mature themes and is longer than
Ike 1. Join Ike Hebert as he survives failing 10th grade, being
put in jail in New Orleans, then going to the south
Louisiana swamp on a Choctaw Indian reservation to solve a
murder mystery. All this happens while pursuing his dream to be
a National Champion Motocross Racer. This time his mentor is a
tough, no-nonsense Marine Scout-Sniper. Dirt Bike Ike 2,
Pursuing the Dream will be out this Fall.
Read
the first 24 chapters here.
The big Loretta Lynn
National Championship qualifier at Breaux Bridge, La is in
the books, and what a race it was! Great weather, track and
racing was the order of the day. Pictures are up
here. Race
report up here.
It's on now! The
2010 National Vintage racing season has began on Feb 13 at
Arizona Cycle Park in Phoenix. Round two just finished up at Gatorback MX park in
Gainesville, FL on Feb 28 as part of the Daytona Bike week events.
AHRMA's (American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association)
National Championship series will race at Sand Hill in CA next,
then on to the big Riverport National at Diamond Don's in
Jefferson, TX on April 15. For more info go to
www.AHRMA.org. To view a few
pictures of the Gatorback race click
here or for the best
pictures go to www.marksmithphotography24.com.
Motocross Racers in
Louisiana, Prepare yourselves for the coming racing season!
Starting Monday, March
8 (after the LL qualifier in Breaux Bridge) Champion Cycle
Center in Covington will be holding an MX racing season
preparation class on each Monday in March. This is in response
to riders who wanted another Bible study for racers. Roy Jenkins
will lead a short Bible study on preparing yourself for success
and Peanut Brown will host a bike maintenance class. A rider
Glenn Hebert will teach on riding and body conditioning. Food will
be served. This is
free to the first 15 who sign up. Call (985) 867-3691.
Welcome to the 2010
MX racing season!
3 Opening events are
almost here:
1. Modern Amateur
Racing:
The Loretta
Qualifier at Breaux Bridge, LA on March 5-6. Click here for more
info
2. Modern Pro
Supercross:
The pros have already
started the Supercross season and will be coming to a stadium in
your region of the country. Go to
mxsports.com for
both amateur and pro information
3. Vintage and Post
Vintage racing.
AHRMA presents the 2010
season southern area opener as part of Daytona Bike week. The vintage and
post-vintage MX race will be at the storied Gatorback Cycle Park
in Gainesville, FL on Feb 26-28.
Modern MX racers
discover a secret in Alabama - vintage tracks are
challenging and fun! What used to be a vintage only race now
attracts modern racers in droves.
Running Brand GP MX had over 260 entries on Nov. 15th.
Located in northern AL near the GA border, this farm, turned MX
track is over 2 miles long and 40 feet wide. It features lots of
elevation changes, long, fast straights, grassy fields, rocky
downhill's, off-cambers all over the place and even a water
crossing! This is what motocross tracks were like in the
earliest days in Europe - a cross between MX and scrambles.
It was a blast, racing a REAL old-school motocross track,
believe me! For pictures go
here. They only race
twice in the spring and twice in the fall and will close out
2009 with a race on Dec. 6.
The 2009 AMA
National Amateur Championship at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in
Hurricane Mills, TN is now in the books. The fastest 5% of
motocross racers in every class met to settle who was the fastest. Pictures
are up here. Results
are
here.
List of top results of MS/LS competitors here.
Did you know that
motorcycles are the preferred mode of transportation for many
people in China? There are more motorcycles and bicycles on
the street than cars in Yangchou. I'll give you a peek at two
other cities as well, including Shanghai and a rare look at a
traditional Chinese wedding. Pictures from my recent trip to
China are now posted
HERE.
Team USA wins
the first annual "Vintage-Am" Trophy between USA and
Europe. This 2 race series began at Brad Lackey's track in
California and concluded at Diamond Don's track in Texas.
Pictures here.
Report here.
Roy's Race Report is
up here for the
Diamond Don's 7th Annual Vintage National held on
April 2-4th, 2009.
Pictures here.
click here
for an exclusive Interview with
Todd Huffman of the Motocross Files
on April 5, 2009.
Results are up here. The G & C Honda of
Hammond "Wheels Through Time" Motocross race presented by
Cycle World of Houma was a grand success. Lots of fun was had by
all, thousands of dollars was raised for the program, no one was
injured, the weather was perfect and the racing was intense.
Pictures are up
here.
Race report to come later.
The fastest pro
motocross racers in the nation raced in the New
Orleans Superdome Saturday night as Supercross came back
to the Big Easy. James Stewart beat Chad Reed by 5 seconds, with
Broc Hepler third and Kevin Windham fourth in his Saints uniform
gear! read more at
www.supercrossonline.com
The Loretta Lynn
National AMA Championship qualifier was held at Gravity
Alley MX in Breaux Bridge, LA on March 7th and 8th in
beautiful spring weather. Racers from all over the Midwest and
southeast gathered to win a spot to move on to the regional's. Pictures from the
weekend's racing including the pit bike race and the kid's
SX track building competition are up
here.
Sunday's pix are now up. Top 5 results are up
here.
View pictures from the AHRMA Vintage National race at Gatorback
as part of Daytona Bike Week, 2009. Cross-Country and
Vintage Motocross are
here. Post
vintage and the U.S. Vintage Gran Prix in Lake City are
now up here.
Sad news - HSMX team
member and vintage racer Ernie Leblanc passed away Wednesday
after suffering massive head trauma from a crash at Gatorback
Park in Gainesville, Florida. He is survived by two sons, Jude
(15) and Gabe (18), and 2 brothers and a sister. The 53 year old
is from Gonzales, LA and has been a motocross and flat-track
racer all his life. His funeral will be on Monday at 11:00am at
St. John's Catholic Church in Prairieville, LA.
People have been asking
about the "One Month to Live" Challenge which I have been
speaking about at Rider's Meetings and devotions at races
throughout the south. This "Living a 'no regrets' Lifestyle"
study is a life-changing experience which our church has used as
a series. For more information click here at
www.onemonthtolive.com
Roy Barrios III
has been chosen the High School Motocross "Rider of the Year"
for 2008. This means he'll be the poster-boy for the
upcoming season as he campaigns his G&C Honda in 2009. Roy was
chosen because he had the most service hours, most events
attended and a great attitude. He'll join Logan Sumrall
who was chosen the "Most Improved Rider" of the LA
eastern region.
Mississippi rider Johnny Moore has gone pro
and is scheduled to start his international career in
Germany. Listen to his father's announcement:
"The final list of riders for the ADAC Mx
Masters finally came out. Johnny made the list and will be
racing in Germany for Sturm racing. He is joined by fellow
American Jacob Saylor and 4 other riders. Johnny will be in the
Mx2 class and Jacob bill be in the Mx1 class. The first race is
in April."
Breaux Bridge rider
Hunter Hilton just signed with Team Yamaha.
Gravity Alley Race
Report is now up here. The pictures are now
up here
for the 2008-09 Honda of
Lafayette Winter Series finished with a flourish Sunday,
Feb. 1st. Michael Wagner & Jeremey Domingue, Tyler Begue & Grant
Bourgeois all had an amazing race.
Wanna watch a cool
Mountain Bike Ride? Watch
here.
225 Extreme Motocross
Track in Giesmar (outside of Baton Rouge) held their first race
under new ownership as Rnd. 2 of the Honda of Lafayette Winter
Series. Pix
here.
Check out "Motocross
Immortals" a tribute to fallen MX heroes
here.
G2G camp race
instructor Tad Cotnie was caught in the act being a hero when he
rescued a family from a house fire. Watch the newsbyte
here. This is the second G2G/HSMX leader caught being a hero
in 6 months. The other was former police officer Jamie Bertrand.
See the story
here.
AHRMA Vintage race at
the Barber Vintage Festival, Race Report now up
here!
Motocross Racing's
newest fictional book for kids and teens is now out: Dirt
Bike Ike.
This fictional
story brings teenagers and kids inside the world of motocross racing as
seen through the eyes of a 9th grader who is about to drop out
of school due to learning disabilities and lack of interest.
When he meets up with an outcast owner of a junk yard he builds
a vintage motocross bike, moving toward his dream to become a motocross
champion. He learns lessons along the way about friendship,
sacrifice, self-discipline, perseverance, hard work,
forgiveness, dealing with bullies and growing up. With the help
of his new friends he solves a 30 year old mystery crime and
brings justice to the town, turning into a local hero.
Click here to read the first 9
chapters and see the cover picture.
Purchase
Dirt Bike Ike now in one of 3 ways:
1. Order
online
2. See me at the races
3. Mail a check for $25.00 each to: Roy
Jenkins, 75497 Latice Dr., Covington, LA 70435. (I'll mail you
an autographed copy of Dirt Bike Ike or Racing
Fuel for the Spirit.)
Wanna watch a cool
Vintage race from the 60's between Dave Vickers on a 250 Greeves
and Jeff Smith on a 440 BSA? Click
here.
Interview with Mac
Edmonston of the G2G
Camp and the High School Motocross Program.
Click here to view.
Two local riders win
Championships at the World Mini Gran Prix in Vegas.
Destrehan's Stone Edler won the 65 mod and 65 stock
classes. Lafayette's Lance Vincent won the 85 (14-15)
class. Congratulations guys!
Ever wondered what
proper procedure or expected courtesy should be at a motocross race?
How about ways to ensure safety? Check out this website:
www.mxsafety.org
Motocross Racing's latest
devotional
book. 335 pages of inspirational
stories & pictures.
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