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There are 635 messages.| Thomas O'Valk | Orladno | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Chuck and Gerald, you both are a little bit right. First, riding a 125 in the 80's was a blast. Competition was tight, the bikes were good and the world racing circuit was heating up. It was not a water skiing accident in 86, but rather an ice racing incident while racing with my friends Bart Markel and Jay Springsteen. I was ice racing on muskegon lake with my 1980 Kawaski KLX 250, and fell into an unmarked ice fishing shanty hole. I suffered severe injuries. Due to my fame and stature, the Michigan tourism board felt that releasing the information would have a negative effect on fishing tourism in Michigan and requested that my agent not release the information, thus the story was born about my watersking accident. I was preped for the 1986 season in which I planned to win over Johnson and Bailey. Unfortunatly, that never happened. Gerald is right, I do have an issue with the Bakery and I did miss a race due to too much pecan creole, cheese cake and butter crisp cookies. (It is all Geralds fault for introducing me to Charlies bakery, my attorney will be in touch) Through hard work and dedication to the sport, I have been able to make some appearences on the vintage scene and am currently attempting to return to race condition. Thank you for this unflattering trip down memory lane. | |||
| Jonathan Sherr | Safety Harbor | jsherr@tampabay.rr.com | CRF, CR and YZ |
| Ian, We have races scheduled on April 11th and 25th in the Tampa, Fl area. Shoot me an email if these dates work for you and I may be able to find you a 1981 YZ465H to ride. Of course, you will have to do the same if I come to England to race on vacation! Jonathan | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Hey Chuck . . . Your thinking of Thomas O'Valk the rider that went to the bakery and had too many cupcakes and couldn't get back to the start line. Jonny O'Hannah is a guy with an afro wig that writes for Racer-X. I did some custom jerseys for him a year or so ago when he had just returned from the Army. Have a great day everyone! | |||
| Ian Proudfoot | London U.K. | ian.proudfoot@btinternet.com | YZ465H |
| Added by you to the group "Florida Vintage Motocross Hi, just a long shot really but I am going on holiday to Florida in April and I was wondering if there are any vintage mx events on that I could beg/borrow/hire a bike to ride on? Also is their a vintage mx shop or museum I should check out too? Cheers Ian | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | cedalbo0712@aol.com | RM & Pursangs |
| Wow, G-Man I'm really jealous getting to hang out with none other than Jonny O'Hannah!!!! For those of you that don't know allow me to fill you in on the famous Irish MXer. Jonny grew up in Donegal and raced locally all over Ireland in the early 70's Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary. Who can forget in '76 when he came storming into the Florida Winter-Am Series winning everything in sight with his feet off the pegs style. Was '76 125 Nat. Champ. '77 Supercross Champ '78 SX and 250 Nat. Champ. Who can forget the let Broc bye Team Yamaha race. '78 Trans-AMA Champ, '79 SX & 250 Nat. Champ. Then in '80 riding that 125 Mugen all dressed in white riding gear. Winning the muddy 125 USGP at Mid Ohio. Part of Team Ireland's Motocross de Nations win in '81. His infamous battles with Jeff Ward and Mark Barnett in the '83 125 Nat. and Supercross events. Winning the '84 Supercross title and the memorable win at the 250 USGP at Unadilla. Unfortunately that water sking accident prior to the '86 season had a bad effect on him. Being the Irishman that he was during the layoff while healing he had a tendency to sample some of his home countries finer spirits. When he came back to competition in the US in '87 he was out of shape and had turned into quite the little drinker. Alot of times he would be late to the track or miss practice. The final straw for the Team was when he qualified for the main at a Supercross event but failed to show at the gate. The team manager later found him at a Pub in town. And that is how he got his knickname Jonny "The No Show" O'Hannah. G-Man, I can only hope you were lucky enough to get his autograph. | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| WoW what a weekend! Friday night at Deland Motorsports (Suzuki) was a blast! Got to meet all of team Suzuki and the Rock Star girls! Saturday my son Joshua and I hooked up with Bill & "Tommy Gun" Davis for the Daytona Supercross. The four of us walked into Daytona like we owned the place! We ended up in the VIP area designed for the riders and there families. We hung out with Grant Langston, Andrew Short, Jonny O'Hannah and the man himself "Roger DeCoster". The racing was off the hook wicked fast! The track was long and looked like fun! After hobnobbing with the big boys we went out to watch the race right in front of the finish line jump, but mother nature (cold) forced us into the stands to try and break the ice cold wind! Ryan Villopoto was on fire, he had his 450 WFO! No one was going to catch him! Justin Barcia in the lites class was so much fun to watch, this kid never let up, WIDE OPEN all day long and made it look easy! Great day of racing and hanging out with friends! See everyone @ Bartow . . . G-Man | |||
| williams | okeecobee | CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM | penton |
| CONGRATS TO SCOTTY S FOR HIS 1ST AT THE NATIONAL , HOW DID EVERYONE ELSE DO , BILL DAVIS WERE YOU THERE ? SUPERSTAR SAMMONS ? DAVE BARR ? OWELL SEE EVERY ONE IN BARTOW ,CHRISS B HOW DID YOU DO? HOW DID THE HODGE EXPRESS DO , | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.cm | Bultaco |
| I hope Gerald will be giving out autographs. I think I will get a full size poster of myself made and have Gerald sign it. That would be a great keepsake! | |||
| Just a fan | Sandiego CA. | martysmithmotocross@gmail.com | Honda |
| Rumors has it Gerald Sammons will be at the Suzuki open house on March 5th signing autographs. | |||
| Chris McDonald | Palm Coast, FL. | cmcdonald@delandmotosports.com | RM-Z450 |
| Everyone is invited! Deland Motorsports Open House/Autograph signing - when 2/5/10 - party starts at 4:00pm. The SX points leader Ryan Dungy, current # 2 in the East Coast lites class points chase Austin Stroupe and Matt Moss will be on hand to throw down some ink on any of your favorite swag. This is the factory Suzuki team. Many more riders will be in attendance. And how could I forget the smokin hot Rockstar girls will also be there pouring free samples of their motion lotion. Tons of give aways, free food and a DJ, we are going to rock Deland. Bevo (Scott goggles) and Rob Buydus (Parts Unlimited) will MC the event,brush up on your MX trivia. If you guys haven't heard there is a state of the art MX track that's going to be built at the New Smyrna Speedway. The owner of the track will also be on hand to give everyone a sneak peek of the layout. This track is going to be awesome! I've seen all the blue prints and did I mention RC is laying it out. Opening soon. If anyone out there has a Post Vintage RM or YZ let me know, I miss racing with you guys. Also if anyone needs parts for Suzuki's or Yamaha's contact Josh at the shop, let him know that you are a FLVMX member and he will give you a discount. I hope to see many of you guys Friday, until then. Chris McDonald General Manager Deland Motorsports cmcdonald@delandmotorsports.com (386)740-2453 | |||
| williams | okeecobee | CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM | penton |
| SCOTTY CARL THE TRUTH MABREY WAS FIRST IN HIS CLASS , THREE CHEERS CARL , I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET MY BIKE WASHED BY THAT AWESOME TWO PERSON WASHER , TV I DIDNT KNOW YOU WRE A MICHIGANDER , CORKY IS FROM THE SAME CITY AS ME , ALSO DOS ANY ONE KNOW HOW I CAN GET GERALD SAMMONS AUTOGRAPH , I TO WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH HIM ONCE HE WAS SWAMPED WITH OTHER PEOPLE BUT A AUTOGRAPH WOULD BE AWESOME , MAYBE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY , JON WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN BARTOW | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Glad to hear you guys had a good time at Gatorback. I had to work, otherwise I would bave been up there cheering for you all. Scotty, Be careful with Woody offering to teach you how to ride the Hodaka, I think he is Allergic to Hodaks, you may end up on a Bul! | |||
| carl mabrey | archer,fla | carlmabrey | elsinores rule |
| Holly Toledo,What a weekend at gatorback!Motocross is like a box of Chocolates,you never know what your gonna git! Thats just what we got this weekend at the AHRMA NATIONAL at gatorback!The Cross Country was a little chilly but otherwise from what i heard a real nice c.c. track was had by all. I didnt get a chance to watch the trials,but my buddy Jeff Smith did ride it and had a great time he said.Jeff also rode the 1 hr c.c. and m.x.WOW to those men on there flying machines at in the highly prestige 70plus class,the next time you think you are to old to ride,talk to one of those guys and they will set you straight.On sat. morning is was really chilly and raining and the track looked like a box of choclates that were left in the summer sun! If you think you had trouble getting around the track,just think what it would have been like on a hodaka 100 like scotty rat that was screamin that rat to no end.Yea scotty that was a riot! I havent ridden on something that slippery in some time. But the mud can be a great equlizer in motocross,not only do you have to want to go out there in the frezin cold mud,your motorcycle has to be up for the challeng as well.Thanks to Pat at ALLCYClES for fixin my elsie and gettin me to the cherckered flag.I seen a lot of FLVMXers, great job to all.Thanks to Kevin L and The Woodster for lending a hand doin what they could do to help out our AHRMA friends Corky he was doin everything as always in between all his races. Sunday for the P.V. the weather was great for a great day of racing.Thanks to Team Bad Company for the fine desserts that were had throughout the day.When you git the microwave we will have them HOT.I had some buddys down from toledo to race gatorback you may of seen them l.C.B.V.M.X ,yea the guy with the spiked hair do.They are very nice young men at the ripe age of 20,21 there hooked on vintage mx racing! Spike won his class on both days!Rick Hudson from Canada was back racin vintage, after a 11yr lay off,good to see them again. aLL iN ALL a great time was had by all!......#12a | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netismed@earthlink.net | Hodaka |
| Enjoyed some racing at Gatorback Sat. and got to see some familar faces. Woody and Carl were there to help do tech and flagging. Pat from All Cycles was there to help with any break downs. Dave aka Dirty Rat came taking pictures and cheering us on. Mark Smith was taking photos everywhere and can't wait to see them as he does outstanding work. It was good to see Carl back on the old Elsie having a good time on the track and watching Scotty smoke him on the Super Rat. LOL Seeing those from FLVMX cheering and pulling for each other made it feel more like home! That says and means alot!!! Saw some really cool bikes and met some new folks too. To everyone in the club that raced in Cross Country, Vintage,tried to race and stick it out through the weather/track changes,Post Vintage, way to go! Hope to see ya'll at Bartow. Richard 40W | |||
| Scotty RAT Sappington | Largo, Fl | rudamigos@aol.com | 1972 Hodaka Super Rat |
| Did my first AHRMA NATIONAL at Gatorback Saturday. Practice was good, really enjoyed the track but, the steady drizzle till my first moto(#8)left the track slick as sn.. Talk about trying to keep the rubber downside and the rear wheel in back of the front..Whoo!! Yea I crashed coming up out of thr gator pit and slid down the slick clay, embarassed as hell but, I got the Rat cleared out and over the top to finish the moto. Kind of a drag running in a moto(army) of one as the other 3 pre-entries in the 100 class never showed up at the gate? Conditions improved as the sun appeared and moto 2 was a pure thrill. Talked the officals into letting me run with sportsman 125's in gate 1 of moto 8 had a blast tryin' to catch em. Carl your a riot! Took the checkered and ended up with some undeserved Ahrma Wood, (I think the other 100's were scared of the famous Scotty Rat) LOL. Woody said he's gonna teach me to ride that damn Hodaka! Next Bartow..... | |||
| The Dirty Rat | St Pete | dbarr33702@verizon.net | Hodaka |
| Congratulations to all of the FLVMX riders who braved the elements to race at the AHRMA races at Gatorback. The Saturday race started in the rain, in the cold. The rains continued throughout the first motos. Then, the rains stopped and the sun came out. The track seemed to dry out pretty quick and mostly I was told it was in pretty good condition for the second motos. I don't know who they all are, but I know some of the FLVMX racers did rather well (as always). So, for those that raced, congratulations and good job. | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT1, AT2, and LTMX's |
| 4 laps of practice at Gatorback, fabulous. 1/2 lap racing, bad. Note to self.......Bike runs very bad with water in the carb. | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk656@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Chuck, Thanks for the info. The reason that I never heard of Ed is that I never read cycle, dirt rider or trail rider, I was alway a Tom Webb and Super Hunky Junky with Motocross Action and Dirt Bike. As stated earlier, I only have Ed's last book which is titled 80.4 Finish Check. He has 4 or 5 books. I am really enjoying the book I have and will probably order the remainder of the books once this one is completed. He has an intresting style of giving you background on the story that is printed by giving you a background story. Really a fun read for anyone who has ever ridden in the woods. THe books can be ordered from ed directly. | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City , FL | cedalbo0712@aol.com | RM & Pursangs |
| T.V. in response to your question, Ed Hertfelder is one of the best known and probably funniest Motojournalist to ever grace the pages of a cycle mag. He started in the late 60's with a few articles in Cycle. "Unaware in Delaware" is the best known and is a hilarious account of the Delaware State Enduro. In the mid 70's he started a regular column in Cycle called "The Duct Tapes", named after the Nixon Tapes this column has run for over 30 years in various mags.Cycle ran him until the mid 80's then he went to Dirt Rider and then about '01 or '02 went to Trail Rider. If you've never read any of his column's they're really good. Especially you Enduro and C.C. types will love it. Ed and the Super Hunkiness himself are my Motojournalistic heros. I've got all the old mags if you want to read any. I wasn't aware of the books, are they a collection of his stories? Chuck | |||
| Paul Fleming | Winter Garden | pfleming29@hotmail.com | Yams & Kaw |
| OK Woody... I have 4 bikes that need a wash too. How about the same treatment as Bobbys' bike. Some people get everything!!! Glad he got the bikes back looking forward to seeing him at Bartow! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Ok, if you will all allow me some time to write. My first question to everyone is who knows of a man named Ed Hertfelder? Apparently, Ed is the author of the "Duct Tapes" series in Cycle Magazine and currently the author of the 80. series of books, of which I am now the owner of the final book in the series titled 80.4 Finish by Ed Hertfelder. The reason I ask is that apparently this gentelman is pretty well known in the cross country world and is XL 600 is in the motorcycle measum. Honestly, I have never heard of this person in my life. His book however is very entertaining and a fun read, especially since one of Ed's favorite rides is the 6 days of Michigan. My cousin who taught me to ride dirt bikes and to have an appreciation for the sport rides the 6 days almost yearly and I have wanted to ride the 6 days of Michigan but can never fit it into my schedule. So aside from my question as to if anyone knows Ed Hertfelder, (it is always nice to get some background on a person who writes books you enjoy) I would like to make another point that is related to the book Ed authored that I recently unexpectedly received in the mail. I have always been intrested in the whole "six degrees of separation theory" / "Human Web" which very basically states that people are really only at most six steps from being connected with everyone. As I grow older and become more and more entrenched in things I enjoy such as Church, Vintage MX, Boating, Travel, I have become more and more aware of this theory. Let me give you an example. I met Corky Root through Woody because of my relationship with Woody as a result of my intrest in Vintage MX. While on my recent visit to Michigan in which I had dinner with my cousin I spoke of earlier, we were talking about vintage motocross and the bike shops that we used to visit in Michigan, I told him that Corky had owned a bike shop and my cousin immediatly says, "yea, Corky owned that shop, I know Corky he used to race here in Michigan, he was at a bunch of the races, and I raced against his son many times.". So now to bring the story full circle, my cousin's mom (Mary)who also rides some of the six days of Michigan (on an xr100, this is one tough lady) happens to know Ed Hertfelder, I am assuming from the six days, and I receive Eds book in the mail with an inscription about how I am a fellow Bultaco Rider. Bottom line, Vintage MX touches people across the country. I never in the world though I would be on a first name basis with Marty Tripes, have an opportunity to meet Chuck Sun, speak directly to David Bailey, hang out in the pits with Gerald Sammons, or have such great friends in FLVMX. Vintage Mx is soo Cool! You think about that. TV | |||
| KERRY WILLIAMS | okeecobee | CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM | penton |
| GOD BLESS YOU WOODY , YOU ARE A TRUE MOTOMAN , SEE YOU ALL AT BARTOW | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello Everyone, Its been a busy down time here at WVGP, Just got done with a total frame and floor rebuild for Corky & Patty Roots bike trailer, started out as replacing some rotten wood........ 5 Days later new sub steel structure, new wood floor, new wheel brgs and piece of mind for Patty that towing the thing will now be safe!!. I want to thank everyone of the FLVMX family that came to James Pinder's Celebration of life sunday in Ocala, THere were so many people there and Like i stated in my message to everyone, that this was but a fraction of the people James touched in his life, and I was proud to speek on FLVMX's behalf to let His Wife and family know just how much we enjoyed him and the time we had with him, We are in the process of a realy cool project for the memory of James from the FLVMX Family in the near future. On another cool note, Bobby McClellend GOt his beloved 86 CR Honda back, and also one of the Kawasaki 85's that was stolen. Bobby wanted me to state that Jon Sherr better get his game on,Bobby is back! I want everyone to remember that we are all invited to the OPEN house @ Deland Suzuki on friday, (details on the front page)Please come out and show your spirit! ALso I just got the news that we have been asked to put up a FLVMX Display at the DAYTONA SX!!!! Thanks to ALex Moroz and the www.legendsandheroestour.org for letting us join in.If your at the Daytona SX look us up and say hi! so MUCH IS GOING ON THIS MONTH! I will be attending the AHRMA national to help out due to the latest drop in their usual people due to deaths in their familys and other important Issues. I have had a bunch of FLVMX Members already signing up to help also, This shows just how much this sport means to us; despite obvious issues I have had in the past this is still a great sport to support no matter who is running it. Look forward to seeing everyone, Woody. | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT1, AT2, and LTMX's |
| Welcome Jon, Fear not that you have not ridden in 20 years. I race every race with these guys and still look like I haven't ridden in 20 years!!!! | |||
| carl | archer,fla | carlmabrey@att.net | little honda 50 moped |
| Jon, I must warn you. When you join FLVMX, you can check in any time you want,but youll never want to leave! Vintage motocross is very addicting sport as we all know,so Jon be prepared to be a motocross junky ,lookin for a piece of mine.Where else can you go to get as much fun as we have with your clothes on!Not to mention all of the gear that we wear.Jon make sure you have all the eQuipment if you decide to start racing with us,and dont forget knee pads.Being the age that most of are the better the gear the longer you ride.Some people wear the gear that was worn during the period of there bike. It really looks cool when they wear vintage gear,but make sure its up to snuff! Jon check the schdule on the website for the closest track near you witch is probebly BARTOW MOTOCROSS in Bartow,FLA witch is our next race on march 21 see you there!......till the next newbey!....#12a | |||
| Fat boy | Williston | dannybaxley14@yahoo.com | |
| hey jon never fear FATBOYS HERE! come on out ride! man dont worry bout being out of shape! I was and still am overwt. I promise you if YOU dont have the time of your life , I will give you your money back! you wont beleive how cool and great our club is. I was gone for 7 years and it about killed ME!So come on out and have a BLAST! See ya at the races! FATBOY | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Hey Jon . . . Come on out and race with us, that's the best way to get in shape! You won't find a better group of people than the FLVMX family. It's even MORE fun now than it was back in the day! Hope to see you soon . . . G-Man | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Jon Do not worry about the being off the bike for 20+ years, we were all in the same boat. If you took the time to build the bike, it is time to race it. I can assure you that you will have great fun and really enjoy racing vintage MX. Come and join the fun, we would love to hvae you on board. Thomas Valk | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netismed@eathlink.net | Hodaka |
| Hi Jon, Glad to have you with us. Getting back into vintage mx is a wonderful thing, you will love it!! Look forward to seeing you at the track. | |||
| jon | hobe sound fl | jmcconnell@marinegroup.com | 1974 elsinore cr250 1975 husky cr250 |
| guys been out of racing for almost 20 years recenly aquired a 1974 elsinore 250 built as a race bike and a husky cr 250 1975 mostly original i live in south fl.(hobe sound) am 47 years old trying to get back in riding shape would like to do some racing if my work schedule permits would like to hook up with members in my area to ride and possibly go to some races for the fun and comraderie. thanks jon | |||
| Peter Villacaro | Republic of San Marino | toptuner@yahoo.com | |
| James (R.I.P.) is proof life is short, the late Jim Morrison said it best, "the future is uncertain the end is always near", I think these are words to live by. Live long and proseper everyone. | |||
| Mark Shepler | Jupiter | mshepfam@bellsouth.net | '78 RM400 |
| Wow, my condolences to James' family, friends and the FLVMX family. I didn't know him well but chatted several times and he was very helpful and concerned when my son, Cameron, endo'd at Sunshine last year. After dodging a bullet myself last July and now this I can tell you folks, life is short and the end always...always comes as a surprise. No man knows the day or hour... Hang together and enjoy those times together. Will see y'all soon, God willing. | |||
| Bob | Sarasota | coleman423@hotmail.com | Rm465, MC250, MC400, RD250 |
| I was trying to put into words my thoughts about the sudden loss of James, when I just read Chuck's message and that summed it up perfectly. Chuck, thank you for your words. For James family, our thoughts and prayers are with you all. It was always comforting to know that James was at the FLVMX events, watching over us to make sure we were taken care of. Now the greatest paramedic of all is looking out for James, making sure he is alright. God speed James. | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City, FL | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | Suz & Buls |
| Simply saddened and stunned to hear of the passing of our FLVMX Paramedic James Pinder. His unselfishness and professionalism spoke volumes about what kind of person he was. I'm sure alot of us, myself included never gave a second thought that James was watching our every move while we had fun and raced. Those of us like myself, whose laps consist of save after save from crashing surely had James on edge without myself ever being aware of it. I'm sad and angry at myself that I didn't get the chance to know him better. Our daily lives and race days seem so hectic that we sometimes forget to connect with the people who care and watch out for our well being on a regular basis. I would like for everyone to mark James's untimely death by taking the couple of seconds it takes to say "Hi, Good Morning, How's It Going or Thanks" to the people in our lives who care about us, but are all too often taken for granted. This is yet another unfortunate reminder or wake-up call as to just how fragile our existence is. Cherish each day and live it to the fullest. To those close to you, tell them how much they mean to you. To James's family and friends my thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of loss and sorrow. I encourage you to celebrate James's life for all the people he helped and watched over while doing his job. To James...When you're up there on your Jet Ski on a flawless day, with the water so blue and still that it looks like miles of mirror stretching out in front of you. I know you'll remember to look down and keep an eye out for us... because old habits are hard to break. God Speed My Friend. Chuck Dalbo | |||
| Pat Hrabosky / AllCycles.Inc | Geneva. FL | allcycles@hotmail.com | Honda CR125/ SL 100 |
| To all the FLVMX guys & other racers that are going to the AHRMA vintage motocross races at GatorBack Racetrack Feb 26th,27th & 28th,I will be there to help you with any support you may need. I will have oil,innertubes,chains,masterlinks,sparkplugs,etc,tools,aircompressor and cable repair. If you need something let me know, I will bring it with me.Call 407-695-5298. Our e-mail allcycles@hotmail.com. See you at races. Pat / AllCycles.Inc. | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netismed@earthlink.net | Hodaka |
| AHRMA has posted the pre-entry list for Gatorback. Looks like sixteen or more from FLVMX will be there. Hopefully we will have good weather and safe a time. Have fun everyone! Richard | |||
| Paul Fleming | Winter Garden | pfleming29@hotmail.com | yam,kaw |
| I am trying to get in touch with Charlie Oxford. If anyone knows how to get in touch with him please ask him to contact me via E mail. pfleming29@hotmail.com Thanks | |||
| carl mabrey | archer,fl | carlmabrey@att.com | sum |
| So sorry to about James ,our best parimedic by far. I remember when G-man over at majic screen graphics, when he made a very special shirt for james at lake city. It read FLVMX PARAMEDIC on it, definnitly one of a kind! I can only imagine what he thought when Gerald gave it to him! Thats what separates our club from most others,they make you feel special in one way or another. I hope to be able to make it to James celabration of life on the 21st. On another note, I had a great day of riding vintage motocross with none other than our expert photagrapher #24 M Smith stopped by MTF to put in a couple of motos. Hes still got it ill tell you that!Thanks to #411 over at exspress windows for lettin #24 ride his sweet,very fast 79 yz 250,I think you made his Day to say the least! Great job on the website,Kevin L are you helping on the website? If so it looks great!.....till the next! #12a | |||
| Keith Waddell | Jacksonville Fl | keithjaxbch@aol.com | 125,250 elsinores |
| Looking for a 1974-75 Cylinder in good shape for a CR 125 Elsinore. If anyone locates one for sale let me know, Thanks! | |||
| Ron Kahan | Jupiter, FL | ronald.kahan@fpl.com | Hod, Hus, Yam, Suz, CZ |
| The Kahans (Ron and Leiba) would also like to express how sad we are to hear of James' passing. Like many, I did not know him well but our greeting would usually consist of a Hi and that I hoped he had a 'boring' day on the track. Leiba is a physical therapist and on the days she flagged at the track, would have more time to 'talk shop'with James. Needless to say, she is also quite shocked to hear this news. From my own brief encounters with him, and what others have said, a great person is no longer among us, and I hope that family and friends will find comfort in each other as they try to make sense of this. Take care all and regards. | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | |
| I am ashamed to say that I never took the opportunity to get to know James as a person. Over the years, I had spoken with him briefly. On a couple occassions, he picked up and dusted off my girls whom had suffered no more than a brusied ego. But what I do know is that James chose a profession in which his main goal is to help other people in need. To me, his job selection is an indication of who James was as a man. Furthermore, his conduct was always caring, friendly, and professional. His conduct is another indication of who James was as a man. Finally, Savannah and Woody, two people I can always count on to say-it-like-it-is, always spoke highly of James. Based on Savannah and Woody's comments, James was reliable, dedicated and always willing to help. In retrospect and selfishly,this is the type person I would have liked to have known better. May God bless those you are left behind and comfort those who are mourning. I hope that James' family does celebrate his life, it seems to me like James was a pretty good guy who used his opportunity here on earth to serve and help others. In my opinion that is a legacy worth celebrating. Thank you James, you will be missed. Thomas Valk and Family. | |||
| Kevin Hudson | Ormond Beach | hudson_kevin@bellsouth.net | RM's / CR's #9 |
| Wow, what a sad day for the FLVMX family. I did not know James on a personal level, only through the FLVMX club. I chatted with him a few times about MX and being an EMT, as my older brother is an EMT. He was always friendly to me and my son, just like everyone else in the FLVMX family. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. I will use this as a reminder that life is short, and to try and be a better person to friends and family. I have had the great opportunity to race with a lot of you over the years, and yet there are still many of you I don't know, and that is my fault. I will try and make it a point to get to know more of my extended FLVMX family in the coming races. As the saying goes "You can't have too many friends". God Speed, James.... | |||
| williams | okeecobee | CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM | penton |
| WOODY AND SAVANAGH I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR THIS NEWS, MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND JAMES FAMILY , I AM SORRY TO SAY BUT SOMETIMES THE LIGHT THAT SHINES THE BRIGHTEST SHINES THE SHORTEST , I CAN ONLY SAY MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALL, | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| I told my son Joshua that our friend James past away . . . I was very sad and reminded me of a race in cairo georgia were Joshua took a very hard fall. James ran to him and checked him out from head to toe. James looked at me and said "he's okay, just shaken up" . . . Joshua kept crying and being an eight year old, "my leg my leg" he kept crying . . . James turned back toward Joshua, took out a large knife and said "well Josh, if it hurts that bad we are going to have to take it off" . . . Joshua jumped to his feet and said "NO, I'm good I'm good"!!! On the way home from the race Joshua laughed and said that James was funny! My son and I will remember that day always. God speed James, we will miss you! Gerald, Shannon & Joshua Sammons | |||
| J Bruce | Springhill | kawaman17@aol.com | Kawasaki |
| Very upsetting to hear the sad news about James. He took great care of "my" James (used to be #21) many times. He was totally professional and I was always glad to know he was around. He would always check up at the following race to make sure he had recovered. He will be missed for sure. | |||
| Mason | Jacksonville | masdbo@yahoo.com | HD SX250 |
| Just heard the sad news about James. I meet James at one of the first races, he tended to my son on several instances and was very thankful that he was there. On several occasions I sat in the 4 wheeler and chatted with him during the races, all the while he was totally watching the race and not even looking at me, (then I'm thinking, oh yea he's working), that's a good quality in a medic! Even though I did not know him well, he was always friendly to me. My heart goes out to his family and close friends. Thanks James for being there for us! God Bless | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netismed@earthlink.net | Hodaka |
| Woody and Sav, I am sorry to hear about James. Sometimes we forget about those who are here to help us in an emergency or accident. Flaggers, Emt's, or rescue crew at the track means alot and are a welcome sight. Woody's stand on having an emergency crew at the track shows how much he cares about our safety and we should all be thankful for that. Prayers go to you guys and James's family. God bless. | |||
| Savannah | Geneva | racegirl57@aol.com | CR 250 |
| Hello everyone, Im not sure what to say at this point. This is not something that I had ever thought would happen. James was a great man and way too young to die. He did everything in his power to help and protect all of you and I am forever grateful for that. Not only was James our medic, but he was also a close friend of mine. I would love to see everyone post a memory or something about James on the guest book. That is the least we can do. Dad and I will be attending his "Celebration of Life" next sunday. ALL of you are welcome to attend and if you can make it, I know his family would greatly appreciate it. The celebration of life for James is on 02/21/10 at 2:00 pm. The address is 108 N. Magnolia Ave., Ocala, Fl. 34475. I hope that all the FLVMX family that can make it, will. James did so much to help and protect us. Bring a covered dish and your memories to share. | |||
| woody graves | geneva, fl | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | bultacos |
| Hello everyone, Its with a heavy heart that I pass along that James Pinder (our Paramedic for the last 4 years) has Passed away. James was always there to watch over us and keep us safe. The entire FLVMX family was at ease when James was on duty and all we had to do was have fun all the while James smiled and kept a eagle eye on all of us. GOd speed my good friend,and we know you will always be there in our hearts and keep us safe. As soon as information becomes availible i will pass it along. THank you all for the prayers. Woody. | |||
| carl mabrey | archer | carlmabrey@att.net | hondas |
| im lookin for randy {the ram{ white. any phone # for him. randy call me 352-495-9898 thanks #12a | |||
| Raymond | Dallas,Ga | phillips47@aol.com | 73 Mx 360, 88 Rm 125 |
| Go to the link below to view some photos from Lake City VMX http://picasaweb.google.com/raymondphillips47/LakeCityVintageMX#5435937536222808978 | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Our prayers are with you James . . . . Any word on Tom Bell? Tom was very sick last week and didn't make Lake City. Please post any findings . . . I miss all the FLVMX family members that have been missing races . . . Kerry Williams, Randy Parker, Peter V, Andy T, Chris McDonald, Vance Bowers, Team Pink and so many others! Just come hang out if you can't race! Let's have a few beers and catch up. All of you are missed! G-Man | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello again, I was just told by Savannah that James our tried and true Paramedic is in the hospital and not doing well! getting all the details later today, but i am asking all of you to pray for his speedy recovery and ask the lord to watch over him, as he has done for us! get well James! Woody. | |||
| woody graves | Geneva, FL | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello Everyone, Ok bike week is around the corner and here are a few things FLVMX members are planning. Of course AHRMA is racing at Gatorback the 26th 27th 28th. From there head to Daytona, a bunch of us are camping at the Aligator Enduro that will be on thursday (the 4th) all day. On the 3rd and 4th in the evening the AMA Pro Flat track will be at the Daytona international speedway (out side turns 1-2. this is a first time venue and should be a real treat. I am going !!!! Along with all the other cool thing going on in Daytona it should be a long long week! Now here is the real cool deal, Most of you Remember Chris McDonald? He now works for Deland Motorsports, a SUZUKI Dealership. AND has invited us to put on a display of vintage bikes and push FLVMX right up front for there OPEN HOUSE!!! The Party starts @ 4 PM with the Suzuki team coming in from 6-7 PM, Kevin will post the Ad flier asap for all to see, the entire Suzuki MX team will be on hand! Give aways galore, just a great way to show off FLVMX, your bikes, and see some great people and maybe take home some cool prizes!! Everyone in FLVMX is invited, bring your bikes, your family! Lets support Chris and Deland Motorsports and everything he has done for us. Let me know if your coming so we can plan for the room needed! If any questions, call me 407-416-2021, thanks again, Woody. | |||
| Mason | Jacksonville | masdbo@yahoo.com | HD SX250 |
| Anyone have Mark Booth's contact info? If so let me know or tell him to email me, Thanks | |||
| Raymond Phillips | Dallas, Ga | phillips47@aol.com | 73 mx 360, 88 rm 125 |
| Thanks to all of you in the VMX family. My friend,Joe, and I had the best time ever racing. Its been over 20 yrs since either of us has been on the track. I couldn't believe how fast some of the "old" guys were/are! I think we may be hooked on this Vintage Motorcross thing. Special thanks to Woody and Larry who made us feel welcome. Also to Mark "Chainsaw" and Randy for letting us use their shower and to Mark "Cool Breeze??" who let me ride his 07 Honda 450 "Modern" bike. It was like riding a magic carpet! I bought two bikes Sunday morning so I wouldnt miss out on the fun. Was sporting #67 but be looking for # 47 at a VMX race soon. | |||
| Paul FLeming | Winter Garden | pfleming29@hotmail.com | yam,yam,yam,kaw |
| Ok Scotty (super rat)...... You must be rough about not having brakes on those Hodakees. You ran into one of the sweetest girls one would ever meet and then ran into me! Just messing with ya Scott. It was a good time. I hope my knee can recover before Bartow. Its alot of fun running with you guys in the vintage class. Maybe I could go faster if I put Hodakee brakes on my Yamaha! See ya at the Gatorback (not racing just watching). | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Van you look great on the #65 Bultaco!!!! Hopefully you got the new seat broken in for me:-). TV | |||
| Kevin Brule' | Juliette, Ga. | cwerks6@bellsouth.net | 74YZ 76RM 84YZ 08KXF |
| What an awesome time, the track and weather was perfect. The guys that didnt show, "Im sorry but ya missed it...just don't let it happen again" And oh yea "hey Randy can ya slow down a bit my vision gets blurry at that speed." Lake City is probably my favorite track in Fl. other than Gatorback " Man its fast fast fast and fun!!! Thanks to th guys and gals that made it happen. What a BLAST....See yall again Kevin | |||
| Scotty Clark Sappington | Largo, Fl | rudamigos@aol.com | 72 Hodie Rat |
| First want to apoloigize about the hand gesture I laid on Fatboy at the awards, I forgot that there are youngun's in the mix. Tho it was in gest! Hard weekend for the Rat & I, the track seemed to suck the life out of that 100 Hodie. The 0-200 vintage gate was full and a bunch of strong riders. Pat H. kicked it! Moto 8 was the "Courtney crash" and unlike a boy I won't call out, we all stopped to help. I pulled the bike off her but ended up with a completely flooded Hodaka. I'll admit Pat H. waited as long as possible for me to get back on the course but, damn thing wouldn't clear out for a good 5 minutes. Different then Fatboys remark, the young Miss S. Graves decided to see if Hodakas have good brakes and dumped it inches from my front tire. I launched over her & her bike into the sandy berm. Sav. , Hodies don't have brakes! I think were both OK? Received the "Hard Charger" Award. Folks, "Thank You" I did my best, but as the song goes "I guess my best wasn't good enough" NO WOOD for Scotty! Doing the Gatorback thing the end of the Feb, tho after this weekends performance, it might be a big mistake! Enjoy the Vacation. See ya @ Bartow | |||
| Scott Sugg | Perry, ga | ssugg50@yahoo.com | 2-1982 RM 125's |
| The big question, who won the shootout, if I missed the results somewhere I apologize...SEVMx's forums are down. Scott | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Man sounds like I missed another great race. I was planning to make it, Woody got the bike all prepped and I was excited to try the starting gate technique with a starting gate instead of a rubber band. When I arrived home from work on Sat, my wife had the flu and Shelby was laying in the Recliner with blood dripping from her knees. So I looked at all the stuff I packed to go racing, and decided that I needed to pick up some more Race fuel, hopefully by the time I returned from the gas station Kym would be over the flu and Shelby would be bandaged up. Upon returning home, I found Kym to be just as ill, Shelby to be in more pain. Despite my wanting to race, I could not leave them home with out any help, ill and in pain. The good news was that the effort to get my bike fixed was not all for not, apparently Van was a stand in on team Bultaco. (Van, I am sorry that you had to ride a bike with suspension set up for a 270lb guy, I would have loved to seen Van riding that bike) 180 Entries, that is awesome, especially on a Super Bowl weekend. Glad you guys had a good time. Mason, Good news on the points, is Eric ok, or just not able to show up for the race? Well month off, hopefully the Valk family can get some seat time in before the next race. Hope to see you soon, should have a good turn out at Bartow, Kerry says he will be there along with Bob, Shad, Tommy and Bill. TV | |||
| Carl M | archer | uno | yamaha 250 |
| Great time at lake city mx park! Like to thank Cris at Express Windows #411 for lettin me ride his very fast 79 yz250 witch pulled 2 holeshots! Yes it is for sale. Call them for the 411 on new windows.Thanks to C.O at Team BADCO for everything and encouraging me to get a holeshot! My race was 1st race of the day,the second moto was unbeleivable.THey grommed the track with a grader and a steam roller! Are you kiddin me! I came around the 1st turn and it was smooth as silk around most of the track, the joy of being in the 1st moto! It was nice to see the SEVMX guys again out in full force. I cant beleive the varity of bikes,hodakas,green pentons,red elsies like marty smiths,sl 100s, canned hams,czs,huskys,maicos,montesas,bulls,harleys,yzs,kxs,crs,tms,rms,trunpets,beezers,red pentons, 100cc elsies ,beamers just to name a few.Anybody wants to ride at the MTF between the next races, give me a shout and we will check our calender.The second moto woody got another holeshot an wheelyed half way down the start straight! Awesome!How about that fast long straight away,i seen a few people drift a little to the right,but no victims were taken,very fun ! If that dont get your heart racin,nothin will! I think they call it the L.C FREEWAY! Thanks to all that help make it happen! till ........ #12a sometimes | |||
| Randy Bailey | Soddy-Daisy, Tn | soddyboy@hotmail.com | |
| I really enjoyed the racing at Lake City, the cross country was alot of fun. More of you guys should give it a try. The mx on Sunday was great with good racing in many classes. Thanks to all involved for putting the events on, I hope to come down and race again. | |||
| John Andrix | Pinallas Park | jandrix81@aol.com | honda xr250 |
| First time ever in the cross country race. Just like a kid again in the mud of the back woods of Ohio. BEST TIME EVER!!!!!! Sunday was good up till my first lap in practice thats right PRACTICE. I went down again and broke a rib. Thanks the Matt for helping me up after he went over me. Hope your ribs are feeling better. Still raced and tried my best. But what was really amazing this was me and Jonathans first time in the modern C class. And I just couldnt believe it when I looked up and seen the Captain and Teneil from Ga. flying about 40 feet in the air in a C class. HMMMMM I guess I need a D class. I hated seeing Chuck Debalo go down in our last race and letting me pass him for the first time this year. Thanks Chuck. All in all the racing was cool seeing all those riders show up. SEEYAA all next race John. PS hey savana I got a great pic of you and I sent it to the webmaster. | |||
| Mason | Jacksonville | masdbo@yahoo.com | HD SX 250 |
| What a great day of racing with the well oiled machine FLVMX. Even though we had some members missing, it was a great event. Speaking of that, something just didn't seem right and I couldn't put my finger on it......about halfway thru the day I finally figured it out.....It was Bill Davis and the fact that he wasn't there! Bill let's not let that happen again. Steve Cogden was smokin, nipping at the heals of Woody! Carl, I am happy to report is making a smoth transition back to vintage by this week riding in EVO, (probably a good idea not to go directly from modern to Vintage). Thankfully Van was riding a loaner bike and Eibbel didn't show with his "points hogging" Can Am, which allowed me to add some extra points. I was dissapointed Thomas was not there to demonstrate his new starting tehnique....I am suggesting for safety sake, an empty gate on each side of him next time he tries it! Where is Bob Coleman? (Did he get married too?) | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello to everyone, We want to thank the entire SEVMX group for coming out and supporting this great event, from the cross country to the MX you guys realy stepped it up, it made for a great weekend. 180 entries!!! HMMMM just think what it could have been if everyone was able to make it? and easy 225+! I know why most of the missing FLVMX riders did not make it,I understand. I just want the world to see just how strong we are in the southeast and that we are bringing in bigger numbers than most nationals....! The Cross country was a great time even with just 8 riders it was a ton of fun and I owe a great big thanks to Glenn and Donna Knox, to Kevin Logue and Joel and Teresa and pappa Tom, Fatboy and myself for making a 10:00 min + loop that was just a blast! we all came up friday night and hit the woods early to get this done and i am so proud of how it turned out. This series will grow and become everything it needs to be, Its a great way to spend a weekend! Just ask John Andrix! He filmed it and it will be on the site very soon! Randy Bailey,an ex pro riding a 175 PE Suzuki turned in 4 straight lap times of 9:00 min! and it was wet!!!! Everyone had a blast, and again there was a ton of spectators! Now Getting ready for sundays event the Backbone of this FLVMX group (teresa,Savannah,Shelly) did early sign up saturday night and did 53 entries! This made for a faster sign up in the morning. Sunday AM was brisk but very nice, sun was shining and I have to say sign up , the riders meeting went off right on time and the same for practice! We got this down now! I could write a book on every moto this day, the gates were full, Race 7 we had to drop two gates (both almost full!) the racing was close every lap! watching Billy Liles was like going back in time, he has such a love for this and it shows! Everyone i feel had a great race and something to talk about for at least the next 5 weeks! I have to thank Sam the track owner for giving us anything we wanted and i mean anything! Jason Dodds and his crew make these races so enjoyable its crazy! We just have so much fun in this sport i get choked up thinking about it! In looking back i have to say MY personal highlights of the weekend were: Watching Savannah and Courtney plain out battle every moto, watching Pay Habrosky just clean up on a SL100!!! watching Fatboy attempt a pass on the staight and have the throttle stick! (he saved it!)and to see the look on all the riders faces at the end of a great weekend! THanks to everyone that came out and helped out! till the next snap of the bands.... woody. | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| WoW what a day @ Lake City! The track was SOFT! Couldn't get any traction, but we all raced on the same track so it all evens out. Nice seeing the orange vest of Mark Smith running around again, he's like a photo ninja, you see him in one corner on one end of the track, then you hit the jump on the other end of the track and there he is again! He's the best photographer I have ever seen, check out his magic @ http://marksmithphotography24.com/site/#/page/home/ Have a great week everyone. Missed you Thomas and family, I hope everyone is feeling better! Hodge & Sherry too! | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netisned@earthlink.net | Hodaka |
| Had a good time racing today at Lake City. Glad it warmed up and I know the guys from Georgia were cause they were getting some snow up there! Some of the Georgia crew stopped by our pit and introduced themselves. Did some benchracing too, nice folks. Good to see Mark Smith again, he was all over the track taking some more great photos. Check out his website everyone! Hope to see some of you at the AHRMA race. | |||
| Brandon Judd | Saint Petersburg | ljv223@yahoo.com | 91 |
| Hey john andrix, my dad told me that you are trying to get rid of the 250, hey man if you dont mind waiting till the 16th or 17th which is like next tuesday or wednesday i will be more then glad to buy it off of you, email me back at ljv223@yahoo.com | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT1, AT2, and LTMX's |
| Another fun weekend racing with the FLVMX family. I am always impressed by the clean racing and positive attitudes displayed by all the riders. Just about everyone stopped to lend a hand when Courtney fell in her moto, A far cry from modern racing for sure! I am looking forward to our short break in racing. I have some mods planned for the little AT that should bring the handling up to snuff. I also have a 100 under construction that I hope to debut before the end of the season. It will be a screamer!!!!!!! | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello everyone, There is just not enough time in the day to get everything done latley! For those of you reading this that are SEVMX members, please post on your site that all the information for the CC and MX are posted right on our front page with links ect. I am adding here the phone number to the DAYS INN next to the MX track, ask for the "racer" discount. 386-758-4224. I want to thank all the SEVMX guys that have called offering help this weekend! Brian Kirby, Allen Fox, all great guys. I think we have it all covered, Yes it will be wet for the CC, Glenn Knox will be leading the layout crew as we head up there friday night. Kevin Logue, Joel and I will up early to help get the best loop possible. Again sign up will be at or near the starting line at the big track for the CC, entry fee is 30.00 per class, We have a policy in FLVMX that our MX fees are 30.00 for the first class, 25.00 for the second. If you enter in the CC on sat that is considered your "first class" and any and all class's on sunday are 25.00 ea. This is part of an on going program to keep everyone ridingand helping with the economy. there will be practice on both tracks, the small track is open from 9:00 to 2:00 pm and if many show up that could be exstended. I hope to see everyone this weekend, be safe and see ya there! Woody. | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Elvis: We have a great class of young riders comming up. Tommy is killing it, did you see him riding his 110 around the National Track? Bobby's son robert is tearing up the KLX 50, we may have to promote him to the Mini A class shorlty. For my girls, they love Hard Rock because they can ride all day long, but they like racing on the longer tracks like sunshine and Bartow. Thanks to everyone that helps and cheers for the little ones, it is a great encouragement. TV | |||
| elvis hold the velvet | graceland | 7-11 | 305 honda |
| How about those sweet pictures from hardrock, the kids were really gettin it around the pee-wee mx track. good job by all to make it happen! | |||
| Brandon Judd | St Petersburg | ljv223@yahoo.com | 91 |
| Iam in the market to buy me another dirtbike. Looking for a 250 2 or 4 stroke, the year can be anything from 2002 to 2007 in good condition, looking for a yamaha, honda, or kawi, willing to spend 2,200 on a bike. If anyone is selling what im looking for please email me. | |||
| Chris Bunnell | Belleview | Expresswindows@yahoo.com | 79 yam yz 250 |
| dangiz117@yahoo.com kx125 , Try Hilliard, great track!!! | |||
| anderson | jax eloise | dangiz117@yahoo.com | kx125 |
| looking for place to ride around jax some jump some trail anywere | |||
| Shad Culp | Boca Raton, FL | shadculp@bellsouth.net | Yamie's & Honda's |
| Hey All looking for someone from south to central FL that is going up to the AHRMA Nationals weekend. I need to get my CR frame up there to get fixed. If anyone is going that way and has room for it please let me know. I will get it to you if you can hop-scotch it up that way. email or call me shadculp@bellsouth.net (954)448-6503 Hope all is well!! C You all when you get back to central FL :) Shad | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| When's the last time you pressure washed your pressure washer?! Just a thought! See everyone in Lake City! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | woodys Bul |
| Just got a word from Kerry, 99b in response to an email. He is ok, been busy but plans to attend Bartow and Sunshine. Herr Coleman and Shad Culp posted on the board, all ok with them too. Lets see who else we can get updates from. TV | |||
| Clark kent | fla | yea rite | cape |
| Check out lakecity website, they have lots of pics of FLVMX riders. Go to photos,cant get enough pics! | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netismed@earhlink.net | Hodaka |
| Hey Brian, It was nice meeting you and glad you could spend some time with us! Get a set of Progressive shocks and get the forks dialed in and you will be flying. The old MXer's are cool bikes. Enjoyed racing with you and take care. | |||
| Brandon | st. petersburg, florida | ljv223@yahoo.com | 91 |
| Iam looking for a 1973-1976 carabela dirtbike preferably 125-250, anyone know where i can find one | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Hey gang! To all of you who walk around the pits taking photos at the races, down load those bad boys and send them to the web-master to put on the site. Pit photos are awesome! I hope everyone is have a great weekend. G-Man | |||
| Brian Spear | Mass | r4brightred@hughes.net | Yamaha |
| I would like to thank the whole FLVMX family for treating me like one of your own last weekend. I had a great time riding with you guys. Me and my bike took a beating, Hardrock is no joke. From the borrowed tools, to the tacos, to the special 6th place trophy, you guys were great. I hope to see you again someday. Special thanks to Isaac for filming my first moto, it came out great. Best wishes, and stay safe, Brian. | |||
| Darrell Pons | Gainesville,FL | foxracer02525@yahoo.com | 07 crf 250 |
| I just wanted to thank yall for being so nice to me at Hard Rock, I have never seen such a close relationship of riders. I will see yall in Lake City next wknd. Thanks again Darrell | |||
| Brian Kirby | Pensacola, FL | bnkirby@bellsouth.net | Maicos Pentons |
| Woody, I had planned to drive over from Pensacola Saturday morning in time to get there for the noon signup, but if you need help getting the course laid out or other loose ends with the CC race I could drive over Friday night and be there early Saturday to help. | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello again, In all the time i took in the last post i forgot the most important thing,The race! Glenn had the track groomed to perfection, the rains that came earlier in the week were enought to keep everything moist and dust free! The entire crew of FLVMX put on a great event that not only gave everyone great motos in a timely fashion but showed once again that we are a well oiled machine. The days racing was so close in all the motos it was scary! I had two great starting line battles with Alex Moroz all the way to the top of gravity cavity! I saw Courtney Chapman pull some great holeshots! I think she has been watching the master Van Aderhold because he was killing his class on the gate! Fatboy Danny Baxley and Big ED Sherry SR put on a dual to the finish in their moto that had everyone talking! And the 100cc class was another neck and neck battle between Scott S. and Pat H. with Pat coming out on top. All in all it was a perfect day! Thanks to everyone! Ok an update on the Shoot out, I want this again to be about fun and hope everyone understands that, i listed the class wrong yesterday so here is the new line up and i will have a sign up sheet ready to be completed by sat night. There will be 3 single motos after the days racing made up of a VINTAGE MOTO - EVO 1&2 (75-77- 78-81) - and EVO 3-4 ( 82-97) no modern moto. this is just like last time. I feel it covers all the class needed period. again it will have to have equal riders in all three motos or it won't work. everyone needs to decide whos in and also have a couple of backup riders. I know that this is SUPER BOWL weekend. When this date was selected by me the superbowl date was not yet out. I love Football, Nascar, dancing girls like the next guy, but I love VINTAGE MX more plus there is to many ways to record it, and most of us can be home in time to catch the best parts, the commercials. On the CC course we again will be using most of the trails we used last time set up by Glenn & I and Kevin Hodge, as far as how much of the MX track we will use is up in the air. We hope to have a bigger loop than last time. Any help we can get is welcome , be there Sat am early. thanks for litening, Woody. | |||
| kai | Winter Haven | floridasroadkill@yahoo.com | bmw |
| Hey guys I'm still not able to chance my work scedule to go racing again. But here is a great side with old offroad racing video. Hopefully see you all soon.Kai http://motorbikearchives.com/Video-Gallery/High-Resolution.html | |||
| Brian Kirby | Pensacola, FL | bnkirby@bellsouth.net | Maicos, Pentons |
| Woody, Thanks for doing the CC series, I love both but I really prefer CC to MX. I know there will be at least 3 and maybe more SEVMX guys that are going to ride the CC on Saturday instead of practice at the track. Any idea how long the loop will be? Will we use part or all of the MX track? -Brian | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello To everyone, with so much to go over and not a lot time to do it in I first want to say Thank you to the entire FLVMX family for welcoming my dear friend Cara to Florida and FLVMX. She was overwhelmed with the open arms everyone had for her. Ok Danny next time keep your open hands to your self...LOL! (Kidding)Cara was so impressed with the depth of the passion and work we all put into this series, and i could not argee more. With that said the next item is the next race! Lake City here we come, We will start off with the ATD Cross Country Series on Saturday, it will again be up at the BIG track north of I-10. Sign up will be there and will start @ 12:00 noon and the site lap at 1:30 PM, as soon as the site lap is completed the event will start and run for 1 hr +2 laps. For those of you new to our Cross country Event please understand that for now we have simple class's. we are pushing hard to get this series up and running and i am so happy to see even the 5-10 entries we have gotten.This series will evolve into a true CC with dedicated class's like most are used to but until we get this all worked out and issues looked at and fixed we are mainly interested in giving you the riders a place and time to ride. We are dedicated to doing what ever it takes to make this CC program to work, Please support it. Next Issue up - Yes the next race at LakeCity will be a SEVMX/FLVMX Shootout! The way this has turned out has been great for the track and for each club; more riders = more fun. Now the shootout has and always will be for fun and I have tried and tried to make it as fair as possible and open to as many of the riders as possible. I will never please everyone and I am not going to worry about it. In the past too much was put into having the right class's with the right riders bla bla bla, fact is this is for bragging rights and for fun period! we are all going to put our best riders in the mix regardless of what anyone says,and try to put the best teams together, trying to match experts with novice, again bla bla bla, So here is the deal and if its not fullfilled due to any shortcoming or resistance, We will simply not do it any more.I do not want to create a negative event for our sport due to a short sighted few. So with that said, the requirements for the shoot out are this: we will have 5 (five) riders from each side for all 3 (three) shootout motos (one moto for each class at the END of the days racing) Vintage- 5 riders from each side = 10 on the gate. Evo- 5 riders from each side = 10 riders on the gate. Modern- 5 riders from each side =10 riders on the gate, no ablity levels will be enforced. vintage = 74 older Evo = 75-81 Modern = duh! If these cannot be filled by the set forth requirements, it kills the whole deal, Simple. We have enough on our plates to worry about. The shootout signup will be done by saturday night, So start pondering now if your in or not! Bill Davis Will not be at this event due to work/business If anyone will or can take his place to take pictures that would be great, Not sure If Mark Smith Will be healed up, So we have to cover our butts! I want to give a shout out the Brian from MASS! for trucking all the way here for one of our races, He went home with Wood, Teeshirts and a whole lot of memories! Thanks Brian, come back soon. Ok this post is already longer than anything chuck dalbo can come up with so i'll end this by saying contrary to anyone thinking that the current riders winning their class is only by their ability to come to the races is not only wrong but out of line. This not AHRMA! AKA the checkbook challange. There are so many reasons in todays economy NOT to go racing its sickning; We all talk about and to the missing riders on a regular basis. Fact is its hard to swallow the position we are all in, Myself included.Its painful but real and if it was not for the escape from dealing from all the pain by riding in our series what would we have? thanks for listening and till the next snap of the bands.. Woody. | |||
| Webmaster Bob | Virtual World | webmaster@flvmx.com | Not Enuff |
| OK guys, the last few messages were heading towards a war about who is showing up to race and who ain't. So I removed the last round of posts. We do monitor the board and this board will not be like others where there is a constant "pissing contest" about one thing or another. Sorry for the interruption, now back to the good natured kidding and bench racing. Also,Herr Coleman has been recalled to the Motherland for training and testing on the 2010 Maico mentioned on these pages earlier - Achtung! A modern Maico! | |||
| Shad Culp | Boca Raton, FL | shadculp@bellsouth.net | Yamaha's & Honda |
| Hey Tommy Snowballs just to let you know that I'm a true believer that Vintage MX is still the sport of Ironmen!!! I have taken on the Modern Bike as a chance to fly!!! I needed the rush of leaping over 70 and 90 feet step up jumps at the age of 47!! What was I thinking... LOL | |||
| Keith Waddell | Jax Bch Fl | keithjaxbch@aol.com | Honda |
| Does anyone out there know the fork oil capacity for a 1982 Honda CR250? | |||
| Brian Kirby | Pensacola, FL | bnkirby@bellsouth.net | Maicos, Pentons |
| Also, will the CC course use all or part of the MX track? I think several of us SEVMX folks are going to do the CC race. -Brian | |||
| Brian Kirby | Pensacola, FL | bnkirby@bellsouth.net | Maicos, Pentons |
| Hi guys. I'm coming over to Lake City for the SEVMX/FLVMX race, but I want to ride the CC on Saturday too. I'm assuming it will be at the new track north of I-10? I also assume the CC classes are the same as the FLVMX motocross classes? I just wanted to add that all the SEVMX guys really enjoy these joint races with you guys, they are my favorite races all year, I wish we had more of them. -Brian | |||
| Paul Fleming | winter garden | pfleming29@hotmail.com | yam.kaw |
| Ok...leave Carl alone...or I will lend him my Mod. 450 again! | |||
| Chris Bunnell | Belleview | expresswindows@yahoo.com | 79 yam |
| Carl, Who are you trying to sh$t. I was behind you on a 2008,450 mod. bike and took your roost for five laps. You not only out jumped me but I saw the beginning of some whips. I got stoned, bit my tongue and I could here you screaming some type of war cry around every corner. You either get back on that vintage bike or those young punks (me) are going to protest ("A Rider"). I will say, that race made my day. | |||
| carl mabrey | old country | same | sum |
| Your right mason i am a vintage rider, but as you know im workin on gittin my elsie back together soon. G-man,the track sure was fast,espeically on that 03 125 i rode! Also thanks for the cheezy burgers they were great! I cant beleive how far those modern bikes fly! I cant wait to get back to my ole 4 & 7 inches of travel.I had a great battle with that 411 Cris B.Cigar smoking dont effect him, he set me up on the last lap an passed me in thin air! I was lamded an he still was in the air flying pass me,thank god he passed me then or i probably would have fell from being so tired trying to keep him behind me.I was just as tired on the modern bike as i would have been on the vintage,go figure? Danny {fast boy} was doin team guts proud really haulin asz. Woody looked a little tired for some strange reason? You know what boxers say!Bobby thanks for the primo seat to watch the colts kick the jets back to N.Y. Team Badco thanks for the sunrise breakfast! As always thanks to all for another exciting day of racing! T.v,maybe you should try one of them new fancy holeshot devices on your forks to keep that front end down. ......later! | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Great news everyone! Just got a call from Mark Smith, he is out of the hospital ( after a five day stay ) and is 100%. And yes it is true, Mark did have a sex change, now he is a man! See everyone in Lake City!! You too Mark!! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Just adding to Mason's post, Where in the world is Bob Coleman and Todd Newell?? I think that our collective feelings should be hurt that Kerry 99b got himself a new wife and now the FLVMX family is riding in the back seat. Then there is my buddy Shad Culp of Team Pink, The guy gets a "MODREN' bike and now us vintage guys are yesterdays news. Hopefully we can get some of the crew back at Lake City. By the way, I should have cautioned all of you that my new starting line procedure should only be attempted if you have the apropriate weight and horsepower combination. For example, if you are 160 lbs and you have a 250cc bike that weighs over 200 lbs, you will fail. The reason is that you do not have enough combined weight and power to overcome the gravational pull on the rear wheel less the slip. Also, you must consider the surface of the starting line, this procedure will not work on sand or other loose surface. Finally, a disclaimer, IF you are foolish enough to attempt this very complex procedure, I am not responsible for your failure. By attempting this starting line procedure, you release and hold harmless, thomas valk, my family and all heirs, and all persons known and unknown from any claim that may arrise from your failed attempt, successful attempt, emotional anguish, injury, and / or embarassment that results from attempting this procedure. Good luck. See you all at the starting line soon. TV | |||
| Mason | Jacksonville | masdbo@yahoo.com | HD SX250 |
| Thanks FLVMX crew for a great day of racing at the Rock. I am defintely feeling the effects of trying to keep up with Van......which I was able to do for about 1/2 lap, I can feel good about that...... How does he make it look so easy? On a different note, I observed first hand TV's new starting technique, even though I only got a brief glimpse out of the corner of my eye, I had my doubts immediately that is would be successful. I have already tried it or a version of and have noted simular results. It was nice meeting Brian Spears from MA, who brought his bike all the way down here to race with us. Having not raced for months, I can imagine the Rock will make him pay, not to mention is bike which got 2 blown out shocks! Now that's a Vacation. I was noticing alot of regular riders I have missed at the races this year....Chad Culp, Mark Shepler, Ron Kahan, Kerry Williams, Randy Parker, Kawasaki George, that's just the ones I have noticed, there's more....Let's get the pressure on these riders for the LC race! Oh yea, one more thing to Carl Maybry....you're a vintage racer! | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| WoW! What a day @ The Rock! The track was faster than I have ever seen it, smooth with lots of tack! First off I would like to vote to outlaw the "Tommy Snow Balls" Bunny Hop Start. After watching the start of Thomas's race, an ambulance had to be called to assist three people that passed out from laughing so hard! The track was amazing! The weather was amazing! The racing was amazing! "FAT BOY" Danny Baxley "SMOKED" every "A" rider in his class in moto #1 ! He was on FIRE! Congrats to Van Aderhold for winning the Magic Screen Graphics Holeshot Award with an outstanding holeshot! No one was even close to Van in the first turn! The outstanding rider of the day and winner of the Magic Screen Graphics Hard Charger Award was Randy White. Randy was faster than I have ever seen him, congrats Randy! Let's remember to keep Mark Smith in our thoughts and prayers. I will call later today for an update to see how he is doing! Have a great week everyone! If you can, get some seat time before the next race @ Lake City . . . I WANT THAT TROPHY BACK! See Ya, G-Man | |||
| John Andrix | Pin Park | jandrix81@aol.com | #81 suz |
| A special thanks to Chuck D. and the preacher for helping me get off the track after my bike took off without me over one of those doubles. I hate it when that happens. I even got to race with bent handlebars, What an adventure that was. Im sorry I had to leave before the trophies, But my ass was killing me. All in all it was another fun day of racing with everyone, seeyaa all at Lake City. Can anyone explain how the shootout works? I missed the last one. Thanks | |||
| Tommy Snow Balls | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Thanks to Woody, Savannah and crew for a great race at Hardrock. Racing was fun to watch and participate. Some of you were able to see the debut of my new starting line trick. Once I have the move perfected, I will he holding clinics for a small fee. For those of you who were not as fortunate, allow me to explain this progressive / agressive starting line manuever. Basically you are "jumping" the gate a split second before it drops or the band snaps. To "jump" the gate you need to perform a "powered bunny hop" over the gate. The move is a three step process. First, Power the bike up to the peak of the powerband. Second, Dump the Clutch slightly before the gate drops, and Third, (this is the tricky part that I have not yet mastered) While the bike is standing upright, you need to throw your weight forward, slip the clutch, and catch some great traction to throw the rear of the bike off the ground and clear the gate. Note: Jumping a gate is easier than the rubber band! While the concept is good, my daughters have all explained that the laws of physics will not permit step three to happen. As usual, I continue to disregard their reality and substitute my own, and therefore, I believe that it is possible. I just hope that this experiment turns out better than that whole idea of taking my pants off both legs at one time (that experiment resulted in a buldging disc in my neck, minor nerve damage, and routine adjustment at the doctor). By the way, Woody, if I broke anything, let me know so I can order the parts. (I doubt that Woody will ever loan me his bike again). In all honesty, I appologize to any of the others on the gate that may have been effected by my jumping the gate. I hope no one was slapped by the band or slowed up by my crash on the start. I still cannot figure out how that bike stood up the way it did with my 270 lbs sitting on the tank, but I am thinking I will have to spend some more money with Woody, 'cause I want my bike to run like that! Great time at Hard Rock, just wish I had an opportunity to throw a stick in the spokes of Savannah's bike for taking away my factory ride. Thanks again to everyone for a fun day for me and my family. | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT1&2MX's |
| Thanks once again Woody for a terrific day of racing at Hard Rock. I felt like I was really hauling today but everyone else was hauling a bit faster!!! I still had a great time with a great bunch of people. | |||
| Carl M | archery,fla | same | same |
| For those of yous that are planing to go to the AHRMA national at Gatorback , hopefully the FLVMX riders will show some support for our vintage friends of AHRMA. Also , Gatorback has brought in like 1500 dump truck loads of dirt of some type. That is good news because normally the track is lime rock blue grove. It can only be better than it was.Make sure you pre-enter by Feb.5th is the deadline.I rode the cross country a couple of yrs ago an it wasnt bad at all, real wide trails with a few whoops thrown in.Also,unfortunatly as you know AHRMA lost its conection with the AMA? So you dont have to join AMA just to ride AHRMA,just thought you might wanna know....seeya at the rock! | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Hey gang! Just got a call from the world's greatest photographer Mark Smith . . . He is in the hospital with appendix problems. Please lift Mark up in your prayers! I will try and find out how he is doing tomorrow and post it for everyone! G-Man | |||
| Paul Fleming | Winter Garden,FL | pfleming29@hotmail.com | yam,yam,yam & kaw |
| For Kaw parts try Babbits but call them with the part numbers to confirm that they CAN get them. The web site has a part break down with part numbers as well. Good luck. http://www.kawasakipartshouse.net/pages/parts/viewbybrand/9/Kawasaki.aspx | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netismed@earthlink.net | Hodaka |
| Hello Callum, How are things in the old country? For the KX stuff I would check with Nightmare Racing on their website and give them a call. Hope this will help. | |||
| Russ Stern | Riverview, Fl | oldschoolmxer@yahoo,com | Husky |
| Who want's a New 2010 Maico? I Do. http://twostrokemotocross.com/2010/01/2010-maico-mmx/ | |||
| Callum Sangster | Scotland | callumsangster@btinternet.com | Kawisaki KX420 1981 |
| Hi There, I am having problems sourcing piston rings or piston kit for my Kawisaki KX420 1981 on a standard bore. Can anybody give me a supplier from the USA. Any Help would be appreciated. Thanks Callum From Scottish TwinShock Club | |||
| Tommy Snow Balls | Muskegon, MI | tvalk65@gmail.com | XR650 |
| Greeting from the great white north. I am sad to have lost the Magic Screen Graphics ride, but this XR650 is equipped with a studded Michelin S-12 with Snowmobile track studs mounted between the blocks. If you have ever ridden a 650, you know this thing rocks. I am working on a deal to ride one of the Team Shaffer modren bikes this weekend if my legs heal from some downhill skiing that the girls and I did while here in Michigan, at least I have a 20 hour ride in the car for them to heal. Please turn up the heat for our return to Florida. Tommy Snow-balls. | |||
| B.M. SPEAR | Southwick | r4brightred@hughes.net | Yamaha |
| Howdy from snowy New England. I have my bike all stuffed in the back of my station wagon and I am heading south. God willing I will see you at Hardrock this weekend. | |||
| Carl M | archery,fla | carlmabrey@att.net | broken ones |
| Have ya ever to said to yourself,Self,someday im gonna have a motocross track in my back yard! Well if ya havent noticed we aint gittin no younger! So if ya aint got no motocross track in the backyard, you better plan on it soon.I was out on my motocross track last night with a steel hand rake to smooth out some of the ruts on the faces of the jumps and the 5 ft high berms.After a couple cold blue mountains,I started to look around at the berms and jumps that i had just groomed buy hand,it was looking real bitchin! As the sun was setting over the banking of the berms, I was thinkin, Dude you got a Motocross track in fla in your back yard! Thanks to the FLVMX webmasters for puttin the pictures of my track on our website for all to see! So move out of the city to the dirt country and make your dream come true,and set yourself free! If you dont beleive me just ask the woodster about is G.P. circuit! If you want to ride at MTF let me know,my people will git with your people and have a couple of,.....I mean do lunch! seeya all at the rock! #12a sometimes | |||
| Bill Petitt | wesley chapel | bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com | yz 490 |
| By the way John,,,how in the world am I ever going to catch up to you guys, if I dont practice?? | |||
| Chris Bunnell | Belleview | expresswindows@Yahoo.com | Yam yz250 |
| Hey everyone, I got some bad news, I talked to our soon famous photograhper (were the hell is spell check on this thing) Mark smith and he informed me that the christmas vacation went so well in Georgia that he is planning on moving up there permently in approx. six weeks. So you might want to get your photos while you can. | |||
| Bill Petitt | wesley Chapel | bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com | 1985 YZ 490 |
| HA!! Practice??? Saturday was first time I started bike since I blew top end at Sunshine!! I am SOOOO out of shape! I need all the practice I can get. I am HOPING to be up there this Sunday,,,as long as I get a kitchen pass. Ha! If all else fails, I will see ya'll on the 24th | |||
| Jon Sherr | Safety Harbor | jsherr@tampabay.rr.com | CR's and YZ's |
| Chris and Bill, You guys need to stop practicing so much, jeez!! Bummer I could not attend the last race as I love cold weather. Look forward to banging bars with you guys at HR next race, if I can catch you. Jon #213 | |||
| Bill Petitt | Wesley Chapel | bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com | 1985 YZ 490 |
| I too had a great time, as usual. The second moto was really nice. Shame my throttle cable frayed. There were some great races!! Chris, I will try to go up Sunday and meet ya, as long as it doesnt flood the place! My number is 813-598-8072 | |||
| Chris Bunnell | Belleview | expresswindows@Yahoo.com | 79 yam yz 250 |
| Thomas, I don't understand why ice racing would knock you off your ride, I was at Hilliard and your replacement was riding on at least 95% ice (her seat was covered with ice). Had a great time at Hilliard and I thought the track was a blast. Thanks to Fat Boy and Shelly for the chilli and Fire and thanks to all that had the guts to see it through. Bill pettit, It looks like sat. may be rainy so if it doesn't rain too much I will try to make it sunday (Hard Rock this weekend). | |||
| Magic Screen Graphics | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico / Honda |
| Thomas . . . The truth will set you free! Thomas Valk was dropped as a Team Magic Honda rider because we found the Mr. Valk has been Ice Racing out of state under the name "Tommy Snow Balls" . . . Savannah Graves stepped up to the plate and offered Magic Honda on offer we could not refuse! Good luck on your new ride Shavannah. No hard fillings Tommy, best of luck on the ice! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Just got the news, my factory ride with Magic Screen Graphics has ended before it began. I guess that is just the way things go in this economy. Apparently the Honda deal was sold to Savannah. Sincerly, Depressed in Orlando. | |||
| Brandon | st. petersburg, florida | ljv223@yahoo.com | 91 |
| January 10th race at Hilliard, florida was an awesome race, a little cold, but the track was fun, and the scenery was alright to, that was my second race for the season, and i cant wait to go up to ocala for the next race, thank you woody for putting a great season on so far. | |||
| John Andrix | Pinellas Park | jandrix81@aol.com | num 81 suz |
| TO Bill Davis. Thanks a million. enough said. John #81 | |||
| Mason | jacksonville | masdbo@yahoo.com | HdSX250 |
| Great racing at the Hill! Welcome to North Florida....where there's ice clods on the track and frost on the tabletops. Yah, ya know it's -50 in North Dakota right now.....kinda puts things in a perspective, this is great weather. It was a little cold but after the first moto it felt like really good air conditioning. The track was much improved and the clay mix was perfect. | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello to everyone! Well round #6 of the FLVMX snow cross event is in the books, yes it actualy snowed as we drove up (yes north) to Hilliard MX. I knew some would stay home this weekend but to my surprize we ended up with 70+ entries! Fat Boy started a huge bon fire, Shelly and Lisa both served damm good chilie, we all made smores and told stories, it was just too cool, (really too cool!!!!) Sav and I along with Joel, Courtney and her dad Robert opted for a warm motel that night in lue of the icebox trailer. Therea and Shelly had braved the cold saturday night and signed up 23 entries so we were off to a good start, then sunday AM you all started to roll in and get ready to race. All the while i could see the looks on some faces saying "what the hell are we doing? Its 21 degrees!" That did not stop anyone from getting ready for some fun and exciting racing. There were some great changes to the track, But there were two areas that i still can't seem to understand the thought prossess for the design or lack of, One i corrected by bypassing, the other was unchangeable for the day and did help cause two serious crashes. Something the track owner needs to leave to a real track designer. This track could be a great track someday for everyone, not just fast guys under 20. The Key to any track layout should be a design for ALL the riders not a select few. Safety is a most important issue to me and already once this year a new track (BARTOW) put me in a serious position by not having a medical crew on hand, after it was promised and agreed to be done, This was to happen again this weekend. The track owner at Hilliard took it apon himself to cancel the already agreed apon ambulance and paramedics because HE felt it was going to cost him to much money because of the cold we would not have a good turnout!All with out my consent . Once a medical crew was rounded up (holding up our progam) I find out they refused to take the 4-wheeler WE supplied to get to any problems that happened and that they would sit in the heated ambulance with a radio and await some one to tell them what to do? We had two accidents both bad, and I again had to do their job as they took their time getting to the scene. This will not happen ever again. When I have to Pay 75.00 dollars and Hour for sevices for anyone they better do their job that they are hired for, Period. Even with the lower than normal turnout this track made money, We do the majority of the work, and I mean WE the entire family of FLVMX and are not afraid to work and get dirty, contrary to the track owners comments. I went to this track 9 years ago as a rider, and it was a goat and pony show at best as far as track layout and management, now its a good track with still a goat and pony show management. Airing dirty laundry? Don't think so. THis is information everyone needs to know. All the riders hurt this day are fine now and thats racing. I think Everyone still had a great time racing regardless of the weather and behind the scenes bullshit. My temperment is on high because I care about each and every rider and family member of FLVMX, and take great pride in putting on a great and safe event. Thank you FLVMX members for making this Series what it is. Till the next snap of the bands....... Woody. | |||
| Scotty Sappington | Largo, Fl | rudamigos@aol.com | Hodie '72 Super Rat 100 |
| Frozen Tundra Round #6 Snow Cross, Glen & I called Woody's cell Sat. Morn while gassing up near Croom to make sure we weren't the only nutcases heading to Hilliard. Frozen Ice on the trailer and on the tarmac, sleet hitting me in the face, heading into the low 20's. Woody said it was snowing, so come on up. We did! I love the track at Hilliard, tacky & fast, even on the Rat that took the overall win in moto #1, but I'll hand it to Pat he is a superb rider and I just couldn't catch him in our 2nd round! Got damn close! He must be younger than me! Way bigger turnout then I think anyone expected. The chili on Sat. nite was excellent, tho the toilets all froze solid and, (we won't go there.)Mighty sore last night and today. Next HARDROCK and please, warmer weather. Scotty Rat | |||
| carl mabrey | archery | uno | elsie an dog |
| When i pulled in to NFLMX,Hilliard sunday morning you could see the thick layer of frost on the Mx track,it reminded me of up north when we put sheet metal screws in our tires because the ground was really frozen!lucky for us, the track was tacky with traction galore,the red clay shined with its frost,but not for long. Alan did a fine job with the changes he made to make it better for FLVMX!Remember when motocross was one of the toughest of motosports.The rain, the mud, the heat,the cold, whatever! Well it still is!Just ask anyone that was there!One of the coolest and best races of the day was between Scotty rat and Pat H in the 100 class,they had those things screamin.I would like to thank Team BADCO for race support this weekend. Watch for the new BADCO race rig comin to a race near you.Woody an sav,crew did a great job as always,thanks for all you do for us to vent our exhaust!.....till the next 10th avenue freeze out! | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT1&2MX's |
| Thanks Woody for another great day of racing. Those of you who chose to stay warm really missed a much improved track and some close racing. I was able to work some magic on the AT cylinder and it pulled a holeshot in the 1st moto!!!! I plan to not be eating roost at Hard Rock!!!!! | |||
| Tracy Sherry | Rockledge, FL | biminigal19@yahoo.com | HUSKY of course ! |
| Tracy Sherry This is for Bill Davis and anyone else looking for a place near Hilliard. There is a Days Inn in Yule (17) mi. and it is the closest of this chain. It's called (funny enough) Days Inn, Yule and is located at 852374 U.S. Highway 17 N. and is exit #380 off of I-95 and their direct no. is (904) 225-2011. Sorry this info is so late but I did not see the post earlier. Perhaps a room for tomorrow night will help y'all defrost !!!!! Hope this Helps, Tracy | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Thank you Gerald, now for my acceptance speech. I would like to thank my sponsors and supporters who have assisted me in my journey to reach this pinicle of success in my motocross career. There are few people who have been able to have factory deals with two different factories and two different teams. I am grateful that both the Bultaco Factory and my factory support team Woodys Vintage GP and the Honda Factory and the factory support team of Magic Screen Graphics have been able to hammer out a deal which allows me to ride in both classess. I look forward these opportunities and am hopeful that I can continue to ride for both teams even though I do not expect to be on the podium for either. See you at Hard rock provided we do not get snowed in Michigan or I break my leg or arm Ice Racing. TV | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico / Honda |
| Magic Screen Graphics is proud to announce that Thomas Valk will be the new Magic Factory Rider aboard it's new "SCRAZY FAST" Magic Honda CR250 . . . Thomas and many other very fast riders gave there all for a chance to race the new Magic Rocket . . . Thomas came out on top and is going to be racing with his Honda Teammates at Hard Rock Cycle Park Sunday Jan. 24th . . . Be there! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | bultaco |
| Man I hate to miss a good race. We are heading to Michigan and have to miss one of the races this month. Hopefully, we will have some new entries in the Modren Support Class B, Rick Shaffer and his brother Billy Shaffer are going to be racing in this class, I am working on a sponsorship with Magic Screen Graphics for a factroy ride in the Modren Support B Class, so hopefully I can ride a modren and vintage bike. I hope you all have fun this weekend and stay warm. Thomas | |||
| Eric Eibell | Seminole | eeibell@yahoo.com | Can Am |
| Wonderful website www.kellymoto.com Watch the video's http://kellymotodepoca.com/Video5ftpierce.html | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Hello everyone! The first race of 2010 in Hilliard Florida is this weekend and I have to miss it! I hope you ALL have a great time! Be safe! Stay warm and go FAST! EVO rider's, don't let "FAT BOY" pass you! Once he gets by you he's hard to pass and he gets your bike really dirty with that freaking CR 480. Have a great time everyone, see you at the Rock on the 24th. G-Man | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello all, Well its a new year and hopes are high for bigger and better things to happen for everyone. I hope everyone had a great holiday! It's no big seceret that this weekends race is going to be cold, I talked with Alan and he has made some great improvements to the track for us and i look forward to seing them. Fatboy and I are making plans for a heated tent for the score girls, we will do sign up in my trailer (would be a good time to pre enter on sat afternoon or fax one in by friday. (407-519-4075) Fatboy is making some kickass chili for saturday night for all who want to join in! Look s like things are getting a tad bit better, more and more race tracks keep popping up, I will be checking these out and let you know of any changes for next years events as information is confermed. Update: Our Feburary 7th race at Lakecity is now a FLVMX/SEVMX shootout event, And yes we are running the show, Larry and I have made great adjustments to each others class's to make everything flow and work in a timely fashion. and to throw out the first stone, we plan on taking back the trophy! we let SEVMX hold it long enought. There i said it, that should get the blood flowing! (LOL) I also want to announce at this time that we will NOT be running the USVMXGP event this year or any racing during Bikeweek. I am looking into what we and our sport needs to do for next year. I am writing the AMA to propose a concept event at this time for the future. More details coming soon. FLVMX will be the at the forfront of this concept and push to see it through to become real. FLVMX wil not change its current format of running the best Vintage/EVO series to date, but we hope to expand the future of this great sport. Well off to find warmer cloths and finish preping bikes...... till the next snap of the ice sicles hanging from my trailer..... Woody. | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Bravo on the new look of the FLVMX web-site! It's ALIVE!! Great job!! | |||
| G-Man | O-Town | yabomagic@aol.com | King Maico |
| Nice looking track Carl . . . . What's it take to get an invite to Monkey Butt Farms!! We should have a race there!! | |||
| carl mabrey | archery | uno | hondas |
| Happy Newyyear too all! I got a newyears wish,i woke up friday morning and it was raining,and kept raining till around 11:00 it.I prayed for rain all week to water my sandy Vintage supercross track.It was just enough to make it perfect.The sun came out for most of the afternoon for some of the funnest riding in a long time.The dirt was so perfect you could see knobby tracks like foot prints on the beach!Thanks guys for coming so far just to ride on new years day.I got to ride the dirty rat 100. That thing is sweet! I was gonna ride #88 erics huskys that he just restored,but we ran out of time,witch is better that runnin out of beer.I got the dirty rat to ride a 1986 cr 250, he was fanning the clutch,rippin around the track.I stopped by gatorback to see Mike Alessi practicing on his new 350 KTM electric start 4 stroke, he was rippin! Pretty cool to see him pretty much to his self.Mike is training at the local tracks here in fla,if you get a chance some time to go see him i highly recommend it.He remembered me and ask about Carlye,and Tony also asked how she was doin.The Alessis take alot of bull from people over the years,but ill tell you they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. THey live, breathe,sleep motocross! Im gonna try to get mike #800 to come to a race at hillard and check out FLVMX, how cool would that be! You never know who will show up at FLVMX!.....HAPPY NEWYEARS! | |||
| The Dirty Rat | St Pete | dbarr33702@verizon.net | Hodie |
| Wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!! Also, a big thanks to Carl Mabry and family for the New Years Day invite to ride at his private track. What a blast. The weather was a big question mark as we were driving north on I-75. Driving rain with no stopping in sight, but as we were pulling into the Gainesville area, the rains stopped. By the time we got to the Mabry estate, the sun began to shine and the clouds disappeared. We all rode, ate, talked and had a general great time from noon till dark. His track was perfect - a well watered sand track - no dust or mud, just perfect traction. Thanks again Carl and family, it was great. The Rat | |||
| carl mabrey | somewhere | carlmabrey@att.net | sum |
| There really is a santa claus! HE showed up at kissmimmee motorsports for a well deserved vistit. Great job gettin those bikes for the kids and dad! You people in this club are just unbeleiveable,the things you do blow me away! Only in FLVMX! .....#12a | |||
| matt celender | bradenton fl | mattcelender@hotmail.com | |
| Hey, I just rode the new track in Manatee county, Forest Glen MX. It is incredible. We have to have a race there next season. They already have an FTR MX race and a Loretta Lynn qualifier scheduled this winter/spring. They plan on trying to make it a National AMA outdoor venue. Wow! Check it out if you get a chance. MATT | |||
| Bill Davis | Sarasota, FL | wdavis22@tampabay.rr.com | 78 Suzuki RM 125 & 250 |
| Had a great time at Hardrock last week. Congratulations to Van on his induction into the Legends of FLVMX, well deserved. Tommy was able to ride the big track and did the water tower hill on his own I was really proud of him! I appreciate all the help and encouragement that everyone gives him like Fred Kipp and Woody just to name a few. Tommy is really loving it all. It was really awesome to see Bobby at Kissimee motorsports and FLVMX family and friends were able to come together to get bikes for the family who had theirs stolen. Hopefully they will find yours Bobby. Kevin great job on posting the video on the giving of the bikes. I am trying to make plans for the Hilliard race. Could anyone give me any suggestions for a good hotel that is close to track. I had to drive quite a ways last time. I know some of you found some closer. I could sure use some suggestions. Thanks | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Thank you Bobby M, Woody, KMS, and all who gave to support the Maxwell family. With all the bad things happening, it is easy to loose hope and begin to think that society as a whole is falling into a pit. Miracles do happen, God is alive, and family is not limited to those with whom you share a name. The gift is not limited to the Maxwell family, I personally have received the gift of a renewed hope in people. Thank you all for your sacrifice. Thomas Valk and Family. | |||
| Mason | Jacksonville | masdbo@yahoo.com | HD SX250 |
| Greetings all and Merry Christmas! I am just getting to the point where I can climb stairs after the Rock! You Iron-men (and women) are just that! I laid off for 6 weeks and felt like it was the first race of the season. I was very impressed to hear that the Club was able to help salvage Christmas for those boys that had their bikes stolen. Thanks to all that made that happen! What a great Club we have. I can only hope that the persons responsible for the criminal act will realize after reading the story and watching the video that their actions have consequences and lives are affected. | |||
| Bob | Sarasota | coleman423@hotmail.com | Rm465, MC250, MC400, RD250 |
| Merry Christmas to all! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday and that Santa (MX) Claus was good to everyone. And best wishes for the new year to all, may it be safe, fun, and prosperous. See everyone in the New Year! | |||
| matt celender | bradenton fl | mattcelender@hotmail.com | suzuki rm125 #291 |
| Merry Christmas to everyone! I'm so thankful for this organization, to still be racing MX at age 50. Thank you to Woody and all responsible for extending this season of our lives! Looking forward to banging bars with you all in the new year! MATT | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | Suzuki, Bultaco |
| Miracles do happen...A Christmas miracle at that! What happened to the Maxwell family and Bobby at the track sun. morning was a bummer. But to take that unfortunate incident and turn it into something positive is truly inspirational. It reaffirms to me that no matter what life throws at you, whether it's crackhead scumbags stealing your bikes or illness or injury, it's your reaction to that situation that can turn a negative into a positive. There's something called the 90/10 Principle by Stephen Covey I'd like to share- "10% of life is made up of what happens to you... 90% of life is decided by how you react. We really have no control over 10% of what happens us. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90% by your reaction. absolutely everything we do, give, say, or even think it's like a boomerang... It will come back to us...If we want to recieve, we need to learn to give first...Maybe we will end up with our hands empty, but our heart will be filled with love...And those who love life, have that feeling marked in their hearts...forever." Merry Christmas everybody! | |||
| Chris Bunnell | Belleview | expresswindows@yahoo.com | 79 yz 250 |
| Dave, Your right that kid is unreal. I would like to thank all that made the Hard rock weekend possible. That was the most fun and the most riding I have done in a long time (still sore as hell). The Hare scrambles was as close as I have ever come to mudding and I had a blast (still trying to get the bike clean). Don't get me started on the food (Fat Boy are you cooking Christmas dinner?). As for those that didn't make it, besides the stolen bikes and a few mishaps, you missed one hell of a weekend. As for you Jon Sherr, you can beat me all you want but you still ain't no Iron Man!! And in case you all are wondering, yes I am sleeping with the new flag girl (she's my wife). Happy Holidays everyone and we will see ya at Hilliard. | |||
| The Dirty Rat | St Pete | dbarr33702@verizon.net | Broken Hodie |
| A friend sent me this link of a guy doing tricks on a bicycle. It is incredible what he could do on the bike. Click on the link and Enjoy the show. Merry Christmas to everyone and have a safe and Happy New Year. The Rat http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1137883380?bctid=21337502001 | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| For the first time in a long time, I had the opportunity to come to the race and not ride a bike. I had a great time watching everyone race. I rember seeing David Barr on the 450 and not knowing that he was borrowing it, I kept thinging to myself, "man that is a huge change to go from a Hodaka 100 to a 450 4 stroke". Carl on a modern bike. G-man was actually getting the Maico off the ground and into the air. As a matter of fact, when Danny and G-man were racing, they were both having to ask the tower for clearence for take off out of gravity cavity. I was beginnging to wonder which one of them was going to require me to get off my butt and actually pick up the yellow flag. Turns out both of them kept the bikes upright, good job Mavrick and Ice. Anyway, I still submitt to you that being a flagger is the best seat in the house. Watch out youth class, I was watching Bobby's son riding his little KLX with training wheels, I have never seen a kid haul the mail though a whoops slection with training wheels, this kid is going to be a contender! It really upsets me that someone stold the childrens motorcycles, I hope they are recovered, but for them the experience will just never be the same, never as pure. That makes my heart very sad! I am looking forward to throwing a leg back over the bike and chasing Kevin Logue to the finish line at Hilliard. TV | |||
| Peter Villacaro | republic of San Marino | thetopwrench@yahoo.com | |
| Sounds like I missed out, I'll know better after Jan 18th about the next FLVMX event I can come to. Merry Christmas everyone. | |||
| Migraine "Mo Laps" Hauft | Kenneth City, FL | lhauft@tampabay.rr.com | Barcalounger 250 |
| Sorry I missed the Blake weekend. Had all intentions on being there but a really, really bad migraine this weekend put a damper on that. I want wish Blake and all of the FLVMX families and friends a very Merry Christmas. Be safe, enjoy the holidays, take care of each other and spread the cheer. You guys and gals are the best. | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | Suzuki |
| Man!! How much fun was that! What a great weekend of Fun, Family, Fellowship, Food, and Fast and Furious FLVMX racing with some of the largest starting gates in a while. I brought my two boys 13 and 14 up with me on Sat. Woody was gracious enough to let them learn to ride on his XR100. They had never used a clutch and shifted before, because their Quads are automatics. They had a blast and picked it up real quick. I got some very special pictures of them riding their first Dirt Bike that I'll cherish forever. We then chowed down big time Sat. Night on an incredible spread of food put on by Danny Baxley. "Fatboy" you are the Man!!! Ribs, Chicken and the best tasting Quail I've ever had. Along with all the side dishes and the huge sheet cakes, it was quite a sight! The G-Man had Stevie Ray Vaughn crankin' out the blues and was showing some awesome vintage Pro MX footage on the TV. Too much fun! The only problem I had was I evidently purchased some defective Bud Light Limes... every time I picked up my beer the bottle was empty, so I'd go get another and another... must be some kind of Quality Control issue at the Budweiser Plant with the bottles leaking. The last thing I remember was doing Jello Shots and running my mouth about racing The Iron Man the next day...Sunday morning dawns- Ouch!!! I distinctly remember asking Woody if we could push back the races a little... you know when it warms up a little, kinda like noon or 1:00 or at least when what little hair that's left on my head quits hurting. Well, he wasn't very sympathetic or maybe it's just I was so pathetic, anyway the Show must go on! The boys got to see Dad race? and they were wowed by Taylor "Happy Meal" McDonald's tail whips and all the quick FLVMX kids on their bikes. It was really cool seeing Woody and Savannah racing together, check out Mark's site for really cool pics of them tandem jumping. We then had the trophy presentation and then chowed again! with Fatboy whippin' up some awesome burgers and hot dogs along with all the fixin's left from the night before. As I was driving home there was this majestic sunset off to the west with clouds and colors that made the sky look like mountains and as I looked at my two boys contently sound asleep in the truck, I thought to myself Man, weekends don't get much better than this. Thanks to Glenn, Woody and Crew, Danny, The Hodge's, Billy D., Gerald, Van and the entire FLVMX family...this one...was one to remember. | |||
| Scott Sappington | Largo, Fl | rudamigos@aol.com | 1972 Hodaka 100 Super Rat |
| OK Woody, it was my first CC with ya'll and I screwed up!! It was that "track" "course" thing. Maybe it was growing up in the 70's "thing" Tho, the CC was a blast, reminded me of Croom when it was still cool to ride in. I don't think the Hodaka will ever be the same after all the abuse it went thru. Mud, water, muddy water, roots, log jumping, rocky downhill runs with no brakes. Tho,I am "NOT" what you called me late Sat. eve!!! Merry X-mas to all, sorry family stuff took up my Sunday riding time, but my side kick (Cammie)has rules for me follow. See ya'll @ Hilliard God Willin'. PS Happy New Year | |||
| Russ Stern | Riverview, Fl | sternruss@yahoo.com | Husky |
| Sad to hear about the stolen rides, what was stolen and were from? | |||
| The Dirty Rat | St Pete | dbarr33702@verizon.net | Broken Hodaka |
| I just wanted to echo what Carl said. What a great way to begin Christmas week; riding, racing and hanging with the (FLVMX) FAMILY. Is this group great or what? Carl, that was Paul Fleming that lent you, me and Joel his bikes. I for one have NEVER ridden a modern bike. Then, to ride not just a modern bike, but a 450, in the 15 lap ironman race was awesome. It sure had a lot more power than the Hodie 100 I usually ride (I don't know how many times I thought I was going to loop out on that thing - soooo much power, everywhere. Again a big THANK YOU to Paul Fleming, it was really fun - scary but fun.) In closing just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a safe and prosperous New Year. Til next year, The Dirty Rat. | |||
| carl | archer | uno | sum |
| Oh yea, I forgot a couple of things. Congrats to Van The Man Aderhold on being inducted to the FLVMX HALL OF Fame! What a honor and how cool is that to have our own Hall of Fame! Some day maybe one of us will be in it! What does it take to be in it? Well thats up to the MAN upstairs, and Woody of coarse!Take a look at Van,he has been whoopin on me ever sense i have been in the club, His whole family races! Sons,grandsons! He,s been racin for over 40 yrs,thats longer than some of you are old! His wife puts on the big sea cruise,the whole family is as nice as can be! Thats just some of the things it takes to be in the HOF!Danny aka Fatboy,we should change it to Fast Boy after seeing him ride this weekend! At the end of the day after feeding everybody,he had 1 last rack of ribs left.He auctioned them off to raise some $ for the kids that got there dirtbikes ripped off by some #$^&$%#$#%.The highest bidder was G-man for $60.00. I bet him an kenny had them gone before they got to O-town!........ OH,OH,OH | |||
| carl | archer | same | uno |
| Larry H. you now have to get a new shirt that says {NO LAPS}! I think woody had the ironman race for larry, but he did not show! Sunday sure was a blast! I was really impressed with all the people there to honor one of our own. Woody was right when he said those modern bikes sure know how to make those bikes fly. I rode my buddys modern bike in the modern class an got smoked by everybody,but it sure was fun!thanks to Danny for the great food on sat. night. He had so much food he feed everyone after the race!The new jerseys for team GUTS where awesome!Big Ed was trying to be like me with a half {MONKEY BUTT},nice touch with his old jersey from wayback.We had a up and coming pro rider show up.Him an his dad showed up to just trail ride an practice,low and behold there was a race going on! He sighed up and put on a hellava show. After he lapped me i could watch him whip that bike to no end.I wish i would of had my helment camera on!His last name is Mcdonald,or HAPPY MEAL was what Shelly called him.To top it off everybody got wood with the star of the day picture on it.thanks to Billy D for providing the cool wood,Bills grandson {Billy Goat}was there giving grampa riding tips.thanks to Glen for lowering the gate fee to $5.00 every litte bit helps! Mark Smith even showed up to make it a day we will always remember taking the best moto pictures in the world. The {best of} should be on his website tuesday eve for all to see!For all of yous that ran the ironman WOW,I got tired watching! Yes,it was too cool watching woody an sav riding together in the ironman & ironwoman was awesome! I was having flashbacks of me and carlye riding in the railroad.My last race was waiting for me on the line to get my bike started ,when out of the blue a guy says ride my 450.I cant remember his name but the bike # his 29,THANK YOU so much! Omly in FLVMX can that happen! In the ironman race he also let the dirty rat an joel ride both his bikes,WOW what great people we have in this club! Remember i will be having a newyears day ride at my house, everyone welcome! Larry if you come you can ride all the laps you want! THanks to all that made it possible for one of our countrys finest to do what he loves to do in the land of the free and the home of the brave! Merry Christmas and a roosting newyears!......#12a sometimes | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello Everyone, Well just when you think you have seen it all, out pops another chapter in the family we call FLVMX! What a wild fun weekend. Never in my wildest dreams would i have thought 70+ riders would show up with Xmas days away and the thought of how to afford anything let alone racing is beyond me! Starting off with 9 Cross Country riders on saturday; the goal of having fun was set and it went far beyond anything we could have planned. the riders were treated to some good ole slop and mud,cool weather and great sunshine. I guess i need to explain the rules at the next event a bit better to the riders, when i say its 1 hour + 2 laps that means on the same course, not one hour on the cc course and two laps on the MX course LOL! OK MR Sappington!I have to say that Scott rode the wheels off his 100cc Hodaka and was leading his class whan he made up his own rules at the end!It was too funny not to mention it! Following a great CC we then were treated to one of the best tasting best organized BBQ's todate!!, with everyone bringing sidedish's from heaven, two huge sheet cakes with the american flag and statement of FREEDOM IS NOT FREE on them. But the BBQ that Danny Baxley AKA "FATBOY" put on was hands down unbeatable! We had Racks of mouth watering ribs, chicken, and my favorite Quail!!!!! unreal! Blake was overwhelmed but not surprized everyone was there for him. He has made the commitment to protect us and we have made the commitment to support him 110%.I have no idea how long the party went on but everyone made it to sign up the next morning! All day saturday i kept thinking of a way to "spice up" the event and came up with a crazy idea of running a IRONMAN class, 15 laps, two motos. as crazy as it sounds, we had 23 entries! no ablity levels and no little bikes were the only rules!We had to have a two row start! Vintage,Evo,Modern,Youth all were covered. I was one of a few Vintage bikes entered and went for the holeshot and actualy did well getting to the top of the hill in 4th, then seeing shadows of what i thought were 747's blocking the sunlight i eased.... over to watch CRF 450,250's and everything else blow past me!! what was i thinking? Then i saw the real reason i was out there, My daughter for the first time was racing against me! What a real eye opener, riding behind her i kept seeing visions of here on her first bike ane thinking what a cool day it will be when we can race together, well that was this day and I thank GOD and everyone in FLVMX for giving me this experiance. I think everyone that rides in FLVMX has this feeling and that makes me feel great! I could write for hours about all the cool things that happened this weekend,but here are the high lights and one low- We started off with announcing our very first inductee to the legends of Florida Vintage Motocross, Van Aderhold, 40+ plus years of racing. Van Also will be our first to be inducted into the FLVMX Hall OF fame. This was an honor to do and with the great help from Bill Davis and the entire IDEA coming from FATBOY himself, we had Van for once Speechless! Congrats my dear friend, you earned it! TO say the weekend was perfect would be a lie, and not to take anything away for it i have to mention that during the night saturday several motorcycles were stolen as we slept. Bobby Mcleland of Kissemiee Motor Sports had the two bikes he had on display taken and his close friend parked next to him had his kids bikes also stolen. I am waiting on all the info of bike vin# and details as i write this,I will be working with Bobby and others to help get these Kids something to ride. I am sick over how some lowlife thieves could ruin a kids XMAS! with that said i want to thank Cycle gear of Sanford for the tires donated to the Blake Hodge Ride day, To all the people that took time from a busy holiday to share food, laughs and riding, I say GOD bless you all, thank you Glenn and Donna Knox for hosting this event last minute. Thank you FATBOY for all you do, and most of all THANK YOU FLVMX Family. God bless and Happy Holidays! | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| WoW!!!! Sunday was a lot of fun! Almost as much fun as Saturday night! Those who missed it, we missed you and you missed history in the making! Fat Boy can COOK!!! The ribs were out of this world! On Sunday, Fat Boy and I had a great battle going in the EVO class. We were both getting WAY too much air trying to beat each other. Man that dude can ride! He ended up passing me and I could not catch him! After he passed me he made sure he got my bike covered with MUD. Paybacks are hell Dan! Man I love my FLVMX family! On a sad note, we had "7" motorcycles stolen on Saturday night. THAT SUCKS! We are going to have to have someone stand gaurd from now on. I hope they catch the worthless $3@&^%4#%$$#@ that did this! Just let us have them for five minutes! I hope everyone has a wonerful Christmas and a great New Year! G-Man P.S. Hey Larry . . . The iron man was a BLAST! 15 laps! You missed out buddy! :o) | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | Suz.,Bul's,Yam.,&Hon. |
| Olde Tyme Cartoon Character Foghorn Leghorn Speaking- "I say Son lemme tell ya sompin' yo doing a FINE job on that website! Boy! I can see it now! Easy to navigate Tool Bar up top...Cool new pics...Easy address and directions to the tracks... Are ya listenin' to me Boy! I say, I say jus a FINE job!!!". Peter V. you better get something running and show up at one of these rounds... cuz I miss seeing that classic "Hans Maisch Style" out on the track. See you guys at "The Rock". P.S. What are you guys bringin' for a side dish? Hate to end up with 20 different types of Baked Beans. I'm bringing Cole Slaw(Southern Style) "Are ya listenin' to me Son... I say, I say Cole Slaw!" | |||
| Peter Villacaro | Florida | thetopwrench2yahoo.com | |
| Sorry to say I'm still grounded, as much as I want to be there I hope Blake will read this and know how proud of him we all are. It is hard to describe what a debt we all owe to you (Blake) and your fellow soldiers for the job you all chose, putting your country first. You are all angels of freedom for everyone, bless you all, Merry Christmas. | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Wow, the Schedule page looks awesome! Great job Kevin! The site needed a face lift! Keep up the good work. See everyone at the ROCK! | |||
| Kevin Hudson | Ormond Beach | hudson_kevin@bellsouth.net | RM's & CR's |
| I would like to echo Mark Edwards' statement. I will be unable to attend the Blake Hodge Race Day due to family obligations. My father was also a WWII vet and was proud to serve his country, and like Mark, was also raised to respect the armed forces. My son-in-law is currently serving in Afghanistan with the Air Force. He will be home in June 2010 when his one year tour of duty is up. He was already in Iraq earlier in 2008 for a tour of duty in that region. I hope everyone has a Great race day and stays safe. Give Blake my best wishes for a safe tour overseas. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of the FLVMX family. See you all @ Hilliard in January. | |||
| Mark Edwards | Ormond Beach | medwards@tbteam.com | CR125 |
| Hi everybody. I would like you guys to do a favor if possible. Please tell Blake that while I am unable to attend "Blake Day" at Hardrock, I'll be thinking of him and his commitment to our country. My father was a career Army officer, POW in WWII and a one in a million person. I was taught to respect our armed services personnel and the flag. I'm proud of Blake, and I'm sure his parents are very excited to have their soldier home for the holidays. All the best to my FLVMX brothers and sisters, and I look forward to seeing each of you in January. | |||
| woody graves | Geneva, FL | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello everyone, Looks like the Cross country is on!! have been getting all kinds of calls! Ok so just like last time @ Hardrock we will set up start by the Outback track. sign up is @ noon (12:00) and site lap is at 1:30 and as soon as everyone is done with the site lap we will start the race. Its 1 HR + 2 laps! be ready. So everyone knows Glenn & Donna Knox have discounted the gate fee for everyone racing sat & Sun- to 5.00$ (God bless you both!)We are charging 20.00 per class on sunday and 15.00 per rider in the Cross Country, with our part of the CC going to the Raffle box fund. This entire weekend was put together by HardRock Cycle Park, FLVMX, Fatboys BBQ, and the Hodge Family, ATD graphics and many others to give Blake Hodge a chance to ride before going off to serve our country and keep us safe and free. NO membership is required and EVERYONE is invited to the event, the cookout too! Many of you know Bill davis started the "RIDER FUND " box and we are collecting funds for you the riders in case something was to happen we can help out. Please if you can during the year throw in a couple bucks, it could be for you! I hope to see many of you this weekend, For those of you that can not make it, We all totaly understand and will miss you! We wish everyone a great and happy holiday! Woody and Family. | |||
| John Andrix | Pinellas Park | jandrix81@aol.com | rm125 |
| Hey Woody , is that your M-73 Tiron on E-Bay? John | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello everyone, I have had a few requests for a cross country ride on saturday afternoon before the Blake party and race on sunday, I am willing to do it if at least 8+ riders conferm to ride. I did not want to get many things going this close to Xmas, and it takes quite a bit of work to do an event. So if any of you want to do this please let me know and i'll put it together, otherwise come on out, Ride, Eat saturday night, and please come out for the Blake race on Sunday! I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a great Xmas. Looks like we are drawing in new members from all over the place! Welcome! We lost a great Member to Texas (Kim Leli) And now we got one of theirs, lets make him and his family feel right at home ! See everyone this weekend, Woody. | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| I think we should all pitch in and buy Hardrock! Turn it into "VINTAGE MOTOCROSS WORLD". Just a thought! I can kick in $37.52 plus a t-shirt! | |||
| bill petitt | wesley Chapel | bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com | 1985 yz 490 |
| Yes,,,Hardrock has been up for sale for quite awhile. I spoke to Glenn about it a couple years back. Dont worry,,,it wont sell anytime soon. | |||
| Phil Ellis | Jax, FL | phil.ellis@bcbsfl.com | Elsinore |
| The last issue I received of Cycle News has a off road park for sale in it that sounds very much like Hard Rock from the description (i.e. North Central FL, 4 MX Tracks, Lake, Cliffs, etc.). Anyone know more about that? Would hate to lose that place. | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT2MX |
| The 8 is hotter. A B9ES is: B = 14mm thread 9 = Heat range (10-7) 7 being the hottest E = 3/4" length S = Standard plug | |||
| Chuck | Kenneth City | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | Suz |
| The lower the number the hotter the plug... so an 8 is hotter than a 9. No i've been real busy haven't been able to even look at the tire. Chuck | |||
| John | Pinellas Park | jandrix81@aol.com | suz #81 |
| To everyone smarter than me. Which spark plug is hotter 8es or 9es? Thanks. Hey Chuck did you get your new tire yet? SEEYAA all next weekend. John | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT2MX's |
| Welcome to Steve Bizzle! I raced in North Texas (Mosier, Oak Hill, Lake Whitney, Swan, etc) in the late 70's and early 80's. I would also make the occasional trip to Conroe and San Antonio. Texas was a great place to race but my heart has always been in Florida. I have raced with the FLVMX club off and on since 1993 and it is awesome!!!! You will enjoy yourself for sure! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Welcome to the club Steve Bizzle!!! We look forward to having you race with us and having another family member. Hope to see you soon. Thomas Valk #65 | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Welcome Steve Bizzle! You won't find a better group of people than the FLVMX family! Look forward to meeting you! G-Man #79 Maico | |||
| Steve Bizzle | San Antonio, TX | sbizzle@yahoo.com | 1975 Can Am MX_2 250 |
| There appears to be a relocation in my near future, so I look forward to meeting all of you. I aim to pick up my love of Vintage and EVO racing from here in Texas, (a member of Texas EVO Vintage Racing Club here in South Texas) and bring it down to your area. Can't wait. | |||
| Mick Oliver | Holiday, Fl | Mickman30@msn.com | 80RM250 03CR250 |
| Received this info from a third party but pretty sure it is accurate. Benny did go to the hospital and they determined he had a badly bruised sternum and he got 3 stitches in his hand. Not easy to see a friend go down as violently as he did. | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello everyone, First off i have to say there in no better feeling than to be surounded by all your friends when your in need. The weekend started off with plenty of rain, then my trusty FORD had a first time in 200K issue, then my body sent me a memo.... Get to the DOC! So far all is looking good, waiting on blood work to get an idea of what to do. Seems i may have had a clot in my eye, then it passed. I cannot thank everyone enough for the support and calls, Jon Sheer, you and your DODGE, saved the weekend for sure! Thomas again pulled a rabbit out of the hat to fix my truck, and Kevin Logue pulled my trailer home safe and sound. For everyone that swooped in to help me on the track and while broken down on the road, THANK YOU! Now I want to thank Frank and his crew at Sunshine for an outstanding track prep and new design! it flowed so well, we were able to use the entire track with out any mods or cutouts! The track crew worked all day sat and early sunday AM to get the track ready for us. They canceled their own practice and race to save the track for us!!! While still wet the track was great! I hope Benny Cafaro is ok, Please let us know!!! I think Everyone had fun. The new real to the bone Pee-wee track gave the small riders a feel of what we ride, a big plus! Looking forward to Blakes day,Xmas, family and a clean bill of health! Merry XMas Everyone! Woody. | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden | netismed@earthlink.net | Hodaka and Hodaka |
| Scotty, Way to go! Hodakas number one! | |||
| Scotty "Clark" Sappington | Largo, Fl | rudamigos@aol.com | 72 Hodaka Super Rat |
| Just received word that the Bill Cook owner of hodaka-parts.com has indorsed me for some sponsership. I'm posted on the web site under the "race center" tab. A couple of photos from Lake City this year and a good plug for FLVMX. Stats from Bartow got mixed up with the LCVMX pictures so....? If your interested go to the site and check it out. (hodaka-parts.com)A small freebe here and there adds up!! Sunshine was cool, wet, but FUN. See ya @ The Rock on the 19th God willin'. Woody, thinkin' bout ya! Scotty Rat | |||
| matt celender | bradenton | mattcelender@hotmail.com | suz 291 |
| Hey Bill D. you weren't kidding about getting the photos up fast! Wow, thanks! Now where's race 3 photos(Ocala)? Hey woody, glad you're OK. I hear that they use tampons to treat eye cholesterol, good thing you bought a box this weekend ;-) | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Woody's Truck is fixed, unfortuntly I cannot fix the eyes. Looks like the doc's have an handle on it though. I missed you guys this past weekend. TV | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | Suz |
| Great news about J. Woody! Glad I was wrong about the partially detached retina... maybe that's why I was a Marine Biologist for the EPA instead of being a Doctor! They only trusted me with fish! I've never heard of cholesterol rings in your eyes... is that like rings inside of a tree... for every egg, bacon, sausage breakfast you've had in your life there's a cholesterol ring in your eye! Any word on how Benny Cafaro and Rob Larsen are doing? Hey, John Andrix I'm suprised that Bill D. was able to capture a photo of both of you upright at the same time without one of you guys laying on the ground!!LOL It must be great to be able to race with your son... I'm hoping that I can get mine out there soon. I'm kinda bummed with my first DNF's of the season cause of the flat tire in Moto 4. I wondered why the bike was all over the place and I heard this clicking sound as I pulled off the track where the rear tire was hittin' the chain guard or brake stay arm. I was getting on the bike for the Moto 5 when "Mo Laps" Hauft pointed out the flat. Now that I think about it I should have went out in Race 7(Moto 6) and just put in a lap, cuz I think I might have ruined the tire in Race 4 anyway. Kevin Logue great job getting everything posted. See Ya! | |||
| John Andrix | Pinellas Park | jandrix81@aol.com | suz no. 81 |
| Hey Bill D. thanks for taking the pics of myself and Jonathan at the turn. the picture numbers are 19 through 22 and it shows me overtaking him. I dont know how many other father son racers there are in the club, but we have a blast racing each other. And no mater who wins its allways a great story to tell the rest of our family. Thanks again to you and woody and the gang for letting us have so much fun in the mud. John (81) Jonathan (221) | |||
| Savannah | Geneva | racegirl57@aol.com | YZ 250 |
| Update: We just got home from the eye doctor. They checked his vision and said, aside from the pre-existing problems, his eye were okay. He did show some cholesterol rings around his eyes. They want him to get a full physical work up to check his cholesterol level. That's what the plan is for tomorrow. They said it could have been a clot, caused by high cholesterol. Its fun, having a broken truck and dad all in one weekend! =) Thank you for all of your concerns and phone calls. We look forward to seeing you all at the Blake Race | |||
| Mick Oliver | Holiday | Mickman30@msn.com | 80RM250 03CR250 |
| Checking to see how Woody is doing-Hope he went in to get checked, at the age most of us are we need to listen to our bodies and get checked out-can't just blow it off like we use to when we were young. | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT2MX |
| Another fun day of racing at Sunshine. The muck on the track was far more of a problem when walking the course then when riding on it. It firmed up nice and was a lot of fun! I am looking forward to the 4 weeks off so I can get rid of some of those many neutrals in my tranny before Hilliard. | |||
| Kevin | Orlando, FL | kevin@logue.com | Bultaco's |
| The race is on for 12/6/09 for anyone that is not sure. See you at the gate! Kevin | |||
| carl | archery | carlmabrey@att.net | mr 175 |
| Whaty know,tis the season already to ride some more! This will be our 11th annaul Newyears DAY blowout ride an party at the house or MTF, All FLVMX family are welcome.First bike out around noon.We at MTF have a Vintage Supercross track that is 4 tenths mile long and has 10 jumps.The woods track is a mile & 4 tenths, a veiwing tower and much much more.Gimme a call or email for a head count and directions. We are about 6 miles south of gatorback.On another note, if you dont see your picture on the website when they come out is because,the people that take the photos are racers like you & ME(BILLY D, Bob C and sometimes myself when im not to lazy).If they are out racing during your moto you will not see your photo unfortunatly.Good luck to all at the house of the rising sun.....shine,I will not make it due to cirumstances,boo hoo. Hope to see everyone at the rock for the RIDE WITH BLAKE DAY on the 20th of this month!....... HO,HO,HO 352-495-9898 | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a great turkey day! Now it's time to work off that extra plate of great food at Round #5 at Sunshine MX this sunday. I want to anounce that Kevin Logue Will be helping Bob Coleman with the website, We have grown so much and it has just become too much for one person to complete. WIth all we offer from racing Motocross and our new Cross Country series,to adding tracks and all, its a big job to keep everyone informed and up to date. ALSO I want to remind those of you that are still AHRMA members that the trustee elections are up and running again and they again have a lot of people running.DONT forget to vote! You never know, this may be the year something actualy changes. OK for those of you interested in the Cross Country series, we will have pics and results up very soon, I would like to see this grow! I found out there is a totaly different scoring system to this and thanks to Sue Hodge we should have it up and current soon. This weekends race should be fun, with plenty of rain up to sat AM, there will not be a dust issue! It will be fun to be back at Sunshine MX! ALSO Look for the newly wrapped FLVMX/MAGIC SCREEN GRAPHICS Van on display and selling all new cool race wear for FLVMX this weekend! I want everyone to know that Gerald is offering Ad space on his van and all proceeds go to the end of year awards! How cool is that! He drives this thing everywere and I hope to do a you-tube video of one race with the van in it soon! SO till the next snap of the bands.....Woody. | |||
| Webmaster Bob | Sarasota | coleman423@hotmail.com | Rm465, MC250, MC400, RD250 |
| Carl thanks for the shout out! For everyone else, my real job has kept me very busy lately (which is a good thing) and I have not been able to get photos posted as quick as I like to. I'm working on them and I'll get them posted as soon as I can. Thanks for the patience, see you at the races. | |||
| carl mabrey | archery | carlmabrey@att.net | sum |
| To all it may concern!I know you see me out on the track takin bitchin photos for all to see.but the camera i use is not my camera,it is our own web masters camera,Did i mention that Bob Coleman does this for us for FREE! So keep checking back for your next favorit photo.The next time you see Bob C thank him for all he does for us on the FLVMX website.Without Bob we would be webless! Thanks BAD BOB, Keep up all the great work please!.....#12a sometimes | |||
| G-Man | O-Town | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| I have a fever, and the only cure is MORE PHOTO'S! Need to see some photo's from Bartow and Hardrock! Email Bob your pic's Carl, let's get'r'done! See everyone in St. Pete! G-Man | |||
| Paul Fleming | Winter Garden | pfleming29@hotmail.com | YAM |
| See message "Woody Graves Geneva, Fl woodysvintagegp@gmail.com Bultacos Hello everyone, What a beautiful day! 62 deg at 5:00 am (ok i know its almost 10:00 now) But it was a great morning! Much to talk about! We had another fun sunday gathering here at the house with the Kipps, The Neeleys, all riding, and the girls cooking, But the best part is we get to talk about what we love and make plans for the future events. Thank you Shelly and Teresa and all who were here. Savannah and joel and I drove over to CYCLE GEAR Of Tampa and did a parking lot show for FLVMX and had a blast, thanks to Joel Kirby and his crew, and David Bar for helping with bikes, there was a band, and great discounts! Jon Sheer, Dave Ellis and several other old and new members showed up to support this fun day!Looking forward to more of these in the near future! We have gotten the ground floor plans laid out for a NON points Paying "race" at Hard Rock on Dec 20th, with a cook out on Saturday by FATBOYS BBQ! I know what your thinking, man thats 5 days before Xmas things are already tight, But this is the deal~ Blake Hodge has a sliver of a time frame to come home, see his family and go back to the job of protecting our freedom and will not have another chance to ride with us for about a year!!!! He wants so badly to RACE with us again and with the help of Hardrock Cycle Park, FLVMX, We are asking all who can attend to come out, ride a great track, Eat the best BBQ west of Geneva, and open your hearts to Blake and give him a good time. (RIDING) (riding Motcross!) We have other events scheduled for the Sat BBQ Don't miss a great time. We are hoping to have simple class's and each class will be $20.00, trophys will be handed out, Gate fees are as normal to get in. Lets Make Blake proud as we are of him and have a great turnout. OK Do not forget the Cross Country on Saturday @ HardRock before Round #3 on Sunday. This is shaping up to be fun and exciting, we are keeping score of these and they will pay out for end of year! all events count. Right now there are 6 planned. So if any questions please call or email! till the next snap of the bands......... Woody. " | |||
| Bill Petitt | Wesley Chapel, Fl | bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com | 85 YZ 490 |
| What race is at Hardrock, December 20th ??? | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Chuck you crack me up!! Tom felt so bad about hitting me, he told me it was nothing personal, he just needed the money! You are riding very well Chuck! I guess I need to up my time on the Xbox! Funny story, I had some friends over last night and one of them walked out of the bathroom and ask "who the heck is Bill Davis"? All the moto-cross mags in the bathroom have Bill Davis's name and address on the back! Maybe I should break down and get a subscription?! Better yet, I will save the money on the subscription and print myself some labels to cover up Bill's! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | cedalbo0712@aol.com | Suzuki |
| Gee thanks! G-man...Yeah the "Lil Goat" has been giving us pointers over at Team Suzuki. That and he forces Grandpa Bill and myself to race extra Motos to build up our endurance. Dang kid is tough on us... says we have to cut down on our carbs, No Beer and Pizza! He even wants us to start playin' Xbox for an hour a day to sharpen our reflexes! Golly!,that sure was an unfortunate racing incident between you and Tom Bell... you know with you going down and all...kinda seemed like it took alot out of you in the later Moto, you know kinda softened you up a bit...mere coincidence that our race was coming up after that, heh heh, what a cowinkydink!!Huh! Wow! Look at the time, I gotta go write out some checks to pay some bills...you know Progress Energy for the lights, Brighthouse Networks for the Cable, Tom Bell for the takedown No! No!, I mean Ma Bell for the phone!! Yeah that's what I meant to say! Boy, Geez, I sure am tired...Gotta Go! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| I can see it now, Tommy, Joseph, Meriah, Telling us old fat guys "stand-up", "move up on the seat", "get your elbows up", "stop sitting down you lazy fat guy", "Get on the balls of your feet", it is one thing taking that critism from Woody, but from the kids, Now that I think about it having our kids run a camp is a really bad idea, the girls do 12 hours of ballet a week, and they are all less than 15% body fat, I cannot keep up with that. TV | |||
| G-Man | O-Town | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| I like the way you think Thomas! Have your people call my people and get the paper work together. "Youth Mini Super Star's Training Camp" Sign up now! Make checks payable to Thomas Valk. | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| G-Man, Just a reminder, Meriah beat Tommy "Gun" Davis in the first moto of the youth Mini A class. Maybe we need the kids to put on a clinic, seems they follow our advice while we all fall into our bad habits. Maybe we all could learn a thing or two from the kids. | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Hey I almost forgot, well I tried to forget! Chuck Dalbo, outstanding ride in Moto-2! You past me and there was no catching you! Have you been training with Tommy "Gun" Davis? | |||
| Richard Fleming | Winter Garden,Fl | netismed@earthlink.net | Hodies |
| Hello guys and gals, I had alot of fun at Bartow and enjoyed riding the track. The Rats were all over me during the vintage race and I almost cried Willard! Bartow gets the BATHROOM AWARD of the quarter! Very nice. Mark and Rob had a great race going! Both came off the jump at the same time, one took the high road, one took the low road. Rob, I felt bad for you brother and glad you are ok. Thank God for answering prayers. Ron K. good to see you racing again, Rick Hamilton, I enjoyed watching that vintage Yamaha, you were moving on the berms! Gerald has some cool looking shirts for the club and he was sold out of the blue tie dies, so they are hot. How about some Olive Drab tie dies too? The crew did an awesome job keeping things at a steady pace. I couldn't believe we had the raffle and awards by three o'clock. Way to go! Thanks again. | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | RM250F |
| What a nice day at Bartow MX! It was nice to only have to drive an hour to get to the track and I really liked the course. Other than stalling it on the line in my first Moto(Thanks Woody for finding neutral)and screamin' the dog snot out it for about 30 seconds waiting for somebody to pull the pin in my last Moto(Thanks Kevin...another 10 seconds I think it would have blown!) I had a great day. Man real Florida soil! Brings back memories of Diamondback(Cocoa),Orlando Sports Stadium, The Old Sunshine, Bithlo etc. For those of you who don't know about Billy Liles (KAW) allow me to fill you in a little. He was one of two original Team Green members in '82 when he was like eighteen. He's from Fairburn, Georgia(S.E. of ATL). He used to come down to Fla. and terrorize in the Winter Warm-Up Series and I think he still holds records at Ponca City. His majors were the Trans AMA at Unadilla in '82 and The National at Lake Whitney in '83 both on 250's. He also was the 250 AMA Rookie of the year in'83. In '92 he went to Australia to represent the U.S. along with Mike LaRocco and Jeff Emig in the Motocross des Nations and brought home our 12th consecutive win. He lived and raced all over Europe for almost ten years while going after the 500cc World Championship with his best season being '92 when he finished 3rd. Hopefully he'll come to a few more rounds to give us a few pointers and If you ask him real nice maybe he'll tell ya the stories about making special deliveries of Georgia Fried Chicken to Hannah at the races. See everyone at Sunshine. | |||
| Scott Sappington AKA Sapley | Largo Fl | rudamigos@aol.com | 72 Hodaka Super Rat 100 |
| I thought the track change worked out better for the smaller cc bikes. At least for my 12HP Hodaka. Went Saturday and ran the track the other way and found the deep sandy corners before the jumps to deep to get enough speed to get over em', much less a touch of air. So we had to roll the back sides,didn't bother me. Hey I understand I'm in the minority! So it goes, "Ya can't please everyone." But we all adapt. Great weather, great racing! See ya at Sunshine MX! Scotty Rat | |||
| Shad Culp | Boca Raton, FL | shadculp@bellsouth.net | A Few!! |
| Great weather, great track, great people!! Glad to be back.... What a family!! Shad & Holly Culp (Team Pink) | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| I gotta say, I liked the track. It may be because, as one member said, I was a slow lard butt vintage guy....He appologized later, but, never the less, I really enjoyed the track. The steep down hills made things intresting and different. Maybe I am just a lard butt slow vintage guy, but in Michigan where there are lots of elevation changes, it is not uncommon for a track to have that type profile. Sure, if I was a modern guy or a fast vintage guy, I would have rather ridden it the other direction and cleared step ups. but......some times we just need to ride the track. While not important to a majority of the club, the track that was layed out for the kids was great. All three of my daughters and their friends Baylee, and Phoebee all loved the track they rode on, there was lots of elevation changes and they really liked the down hills as they have never ridden with those type elevation changes on any of our other tracks. Yea, I will agree with Woody and most of the other riders, the start was not good. But then again, we have all raced at tracks that were not perfect. I had a bunch of fun, I really liked the track and I look forward to going back to Bartow. 135 entries, awsome. Thanks to everyone that helped during the kids races. Kevin Logue...Your in my sights! TV | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Hello again! Thanks for the nice words Carl! I am getting emails asking to explain what happened with Tom Bell. My hero Van Aderhold said it best "If you ain't rubb'in you ain't rac'in" Tom Bell is my friend and would never do anything to hurt anyone. Close racing in soft sand, it's hard to back off once your hot into the turn and a FAT guy like me is in your way. He beat me fair and square in moto two! My hats off to my buddy and Team Maico rider Tom "Hit-Man" Bell. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! G-Man | |||
| carl mabrey | archery,fla | carlmabrey@att.net | sum |
| WOW,JOEL you are kickin ass and takin names! Unbelievible,Joel back to work takin care of us again!Too all that worked with Joel,what a fantastic job you are doin and have done! With people like the Woodster and g-man workin with you somethings got to happen! And it did for joel, and it is workin for the Mabreys also!As you know Woody and Savanah has had the Carlye benifit race for 3 yrs now and Gearld (G-MAN) Sammons has been donateing the cool Carlye shirts that i still see at every race,he is also the one that gives out the cool holeshot awards and the trophys Thank you Magic screen graphics!I am proud too hang around such possitive and caring people at the races! Im not a church person to speak, but after a race I feel like i been to church! Praise the LORD for FLVMX! Back to racin,How about that 99b,he was ridin better than i ever seen him ride, must be his new bride!Rob,hope that shoulder will be allright,you had that 16,almost!thanks too the pros that came out,you guys are awesome! My friend from ohio called me,and i told him Billy (team green) Liles was there,he couldnt beleive it!I think that Bartow was a nice track,except the starting area. I heard some people had to start in a 2nd row?If you didnt notice i was riding a 96 yz, yes a modern bike! I had a ball riding with my buddy 99b,the finish was epic!I beat 99b buy a knobby or two in a photo finish!Wow what difference going off them down hills on a modern bike! A nice touch was the anouncers that were anouncing our motos and race coverage,very nice! Charlye oxford was pushing is bike back to the pits with his duckbill visor broke off and his thottle cable stickin up,front # plate gone and handlebar crossbar bent from a 1st turn gitoff,but he walked away only upset that he didnt get to ride his whole moto! thanks to all that made it possible as always!Thanks to everyone for asking about Carlye. .....till the rise of the sun...shine Carlyes Dad | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva, Fl | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello Everyone, What a challenging weekend start to finish. I want to thank all the staff of FLVMX for showing what hard work and determination can do to make a race of 135+ entries work like it should! With several usual and some not usual glitches we pulled off a great race. I hated to see Racer Rob Larson get hurt in that uh.. 7-11 parking lot hit and run, yeah thats what it was! But glad to see him recover so quickly too! Thanks to everyone that helped with that , as usual we , FLVMX members came to the call. luckily as i played EMT for the weekend I did not have to kickstart anyone, and or give mouth to mouth to anyone! although there were several ladies i saw that looked like they need some....... (ok enought of that.) All in all I am going to say I did the best i thought i could do to make the track work for us, it was not the best we ever raced on but actualy worked well. The changes were my call and my call only. Most that did not like it found out that they could run a track backwards and learn to adapt and at the end of the day still had fun. a couple that did not, i say get over it. It was the same for everyone. If any of you took the time to watch the Youth mini class, you would see what this sport is all about, FUN! Watching the Valk girls racing with their friend Bailee, when she fell they all stopped, waited, and yelled for her to get going and after she stopped laughing they all went on and raced. Here are our children teaching us how to respect OUR sport! These kids have more heart and are learning so much from us. I thank GOD for giving me the strenght to meet the challenges of this job I have and for bringing me together with my famnily and friends to share in a bond the will forever stay in my heart. May everyone have a happy thanksgiving, think about the men and women fighting for us to keep that freedom we have while they are away from home. If you know of someone alone this thanksgiving, make the call, bring them into your home and your heart. till the next snap of the bands..... woody | |||
| Mark Edwards | Ormond Beach | medwards5@cfl.rr.com | Hondas |
| Just sitting here collecting my thoughts after today's race. I want to thank Woody and the entire crew for a great job running todays event. The organization was the best I've ever seen it, and the motos went like clockwork. I was really bummed when Rob Larson and I tangled and he got hurt. I hope you get better really quickly Rob, and I hope your back out there as soon as possible. If I can do anything for you, please let me know. As far as the track, not my favorite, but it looks like it could be potentially pretty good if we can figure out a way to configure the start and run it the other way. I understand where Woody was going with the layout, and it made sense, but it just didn't seem to work like I'm sure Woody had hoped, especially on my vintage bike with very little travel. That being said, it was still a great day. I've NEVER ridden harder to get a pair of 3rds and a pair of 2nds. Kudos to the crew, and we'll see you guys soon. Mark | |||
| Paul Fleming | Winter Garden | pfleming29@hotmail.com | Yam |
| Great day of racing! The dirt was so soft and plush...I just decided to stay lying there for a couple minutes! The track was fine! Whats the point in racing if you dont try other types of tracks? All in all a good day of racing with good people! | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| What a great day of racing . . . Even if TOM BELL crashed me in the corner! I ran out of steam early! Gotta get in shape! I LOVED the track . . . What was there not to love?! Great dirt, clean pits and a rubber band start, we won't talk about the start on moto#4 . . . Great to see Kerry Williams and his new wife at the races! Thank you Woody & staff for doing such and outstanding job! You guys make it look soooo easy! I don't think many people know all the CRAP you guys have to deal with day in and day out! Bravo!! See everyone at the next race . . . Let's see some photo's Bob. | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | AT2MX |
| Loved the Bartow track. Reminded me of the many Florida tracks I rode in the 70's. Another 4th place in 50+ Vintage A but it is a 1972 125!!!!!!!!!!!! I am riding the wheels off of that thing!! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| 99b, We would love to tell everyone about the gold metal you won at the X games, but there women and children that read the message board and being that we are all gentlemen it would not be incorrect for us to discuss such "events" in the public! Besides, G-man gets embarassed when that story is discussed. | |||
| Savannah | Geneva | racegirl57@aol.com | YZ 250 |
| Just a quick message. Those of you that have no picked up your membership cards, please do this weekend. You can pick them up anytime Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Also a few alerts. Keith Waddell; your riding number is now 99. Kevin Hudson; your riding number is now 97. Please be sure that your bikes have the correct number for this weekends event. Also, Kristin Richards, I need a membership form for Joseph =) Thank you everyone! See you this weekend. Also, This is important! We will have early sign up Saturday afternoon. This is helping get things moving Sunday morning if we have most of you in the computer early. | |||
| 99b | Okeechobee | circlewranch@peoplepc | penton |
| AWESOME STORY CHUCK , TELL THEM ABOUT THE TIME I WON GOLD AT X GAMES , NOT , SEE EVERY ONE THIS WEEK END | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | Bultuki MX100F |
| THIS MONTH IN MX HISTORY- Nov.24th,1974- THE LIVERMORE TRANS-AMA - It takes place at Carnegie Cycle Park outside of San Fran. CA. In '73 the event was marred by bitter cold rain,hail and snow, bad for the spectators but good for track conditions and racing. In '74 everyone came prepared for a blizzard only for race day temps. to end up in the 70's with a cool breeze.They disked the whole track and ran the course backwards. So all the natural off-camber turns ended up as sweeping banked corners. The bumps were dozed level and they didn't put anywhere near enough water on it- It turned into a Blinding Dust Buster with silt almost a foot deep in some holes. Too Fast, Too Easy, Too hard to see...A recipe for disaster! In MOTO ONE- Rich Eierstedt launched his Roy Turner tuned 410cc Big Bore Honda into the holeshot on the long uphill starting area, as he shut off for the first turn Steve Stackable didn't on his Maico but both stayed up. The crowd went berzerk seeing two Americans out front of all the Europeans. Bengt Aberg(BUL) was third followed by Rex Staten on another big Honda in 4th. The dust was so bad that really anyone farther back then 5th. couldn't see squat! Aberg pulled away from Rocket Rex and within 2 laps closed and passed Stackable who's Maico was choking on the silt in the air and eventually destroyed itself. A little ways back Staten and Adolf Weil(MAI) were going at it. 20 yr. old Radical Rex fighting for the line with a very smooth riding 36yr.old Weil, who was probably thinking..."Young man dez motos are 45min. long, I can't expend energy messing wid you". Aberg closed on Eierstedt whose Rt. wrist was Novocained because of an injury and passed for the lead. Jimmy Weinert(KAW) had picked his way up behind Staten after a poor start and was followed by Willi Bauer(SUZ) and Jim Pomeroy(BUL). Aberg was cruising out front with everyone in the pits wondering what was going to break "this time" on the champs basically stock Pursang. Jimmy Ellis(C-A) fell and in the dust Weil ran over him and got off hard! he resumed but in mid pack.The Americans Eierstedt,Staten and Weinert 2-4 with Bauer 5th.and Pomeroy 6th. With 5 laps remaining somebody flipped a switch on Weinert and within a lap The Jammer had passed both Staten and Eierstedt. The Moto ended with Aberg taking the win, Weinert and Staten 2nd. and 3rd. Bauer 4th. Eierstedt faded to 5th. DeCoster(SUZ) was 6th after starting almost dead last followed by Arne Kring(HUS), Rich Thorwaldson(SUZ) and Raymond Boven(MON) in 9th. Bryar Holcomb(MAI) rounded out the top ten. The unhappy list was long in the 1st. Moto- Wolsink(SUZ) claimed that he wouldn't come to the U.S. again after finishing 11th. Harry Everts(PUCH) had his oil drain plug puke out of his Puch to end his moto.Gary Jones(C-A) a victim of the dust.Brad Lackey(HUS) was 17th. Pomeroy was running 6th. until unknown problems arose. Marty Tripes(C-A) supposedly refused to race the 2nd. Moto claiming it was too dangerous... a sentiment several of the Euro riders echoed. It looked good for the Americans as we held half of the top ten slots in the first Moto. In MOTO 2- Eierstedt dittoed his holeshot from the first followed by a literal Who's Who of Euro riders Weil, DeCoster, Aberg, Hans Maisch(MAI) and Everts with a HeliCoiled drain plug. First Adolf Weil got past Rich on a sandy uphill,followed by Roger and then Aberg. Rich's spokes were loosening in his front wheel so he calmly pulled in the pits for his mechanic to swapout wheels, losing much time and precious positions. At the halfway point DeCoster's mechanic held out the Pit Board and within one lap Roger passed Weil and put some distance on him. Aberg had his hands full with Maisch in a battle for 3rd. until his BUL snapped a main shaft in the tranny ending his day. Mike Runyard(SUZ) had capitalized on everyones problems and worked his way into 4th. just ahead of Everts who's Puch was running much better now that the oil was staying in the engine! In the final results DeCoster(SUZ)took 1st.(6-1),Bauer(SUZ)2nd(4-8),Weil(MAI)3rd(16-2),Mike Runyard(SUZ)in 4th.(14-4)First American, Gerrit"I'll never race in this country again"Wolsink(SUZ)(11-7)in 5th. Eierstedt(HON) ended up 10th(5-17) Maisch(MAI) 11th.(20-3) Lackey(HUS) 12th.(17-6) Aberg(BUL) 17th.(1-41) Weinert(KAW) 18th.(2-41) and Rex Staten(HON) 20th.(3-41).The Inside Scoop is that was the Trans-AMA race but the real racing took place a couple days prior with the running of the 2nd Annual Invitational Mini Grand Prix put on by the Richmond Ramblers Motorcycle Club. Its participants consisted of Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Jimmy Weinert, Kenny Zahrt, Gary Semics, mechanics, local Class C Hotshoes and anyone else with a Mini-Bike and the coin for the entry fee. The Europeans with the exception of their mechanics watch with amusement from the sidelines. The XR-75 is the weapon of choice. But these aren't your garden variety XR's This event should've been sponsored by Powroll. Bored, Stroked, Ground, Valved, Cammed, Trick Suspension(Zahrt and Pomeroy's XR's had gas Bilsteins with Lobito front forks) and Fancy Pipes. After Heat wins by Lackey, Zahrt and Pomeroy and Brad's mechanic Per Olaf"Perra" Widell taking the mechanics heat. The Main Event was underway- Zahrt gets the holeshot with Weinert and Lackey in tow, halfway through the second lap The Jammer puts the pass on Zahrt with Lackey right behind. Zahrt takes out Weinert's rear wheel and Lackey plows into Zahrt, the rest of the pack heads straight into the wreck! Except for one rider way on the outside riding the cushion who goes past the whole tangle and into the lead! It's Pomeroy!! Ridin' High Wide and Handsome to the Main Event win. | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva, Fl | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello All, Cooler weather has hit the great state of FL! This makes for great racing! I want to go over some items for the upcoming race at Bartow, this will be our first event at this venue and i would like to see everyone in attendance to show them what we are all about! There will be camping on sat night,They have very nice bathrooms! There will be practice on saturday. Please contact the track for fees and gate times.For all other information needed for Bartow, go to www.bartowmotocross.com you can call 863-533-5302. There website has a nice directions box the lets you put in your address to map it out, Very COOL! We will have all this info on our site very soon, we hope to have a new Track directory link/area to go to for all our tracks. There are two Hotels/motels in Bartow- Holiday-Inn Express 1565 north broadway, bartow fl 33830 863-533-8070 and Davis Bros motorlodge 1035 n broadway, bartow fl 33830 863-533-0711. Teresa Neeley is going to contact them and see about prices, number of rooms, Any racer discounts ect. Anyone else knowing of places close by please jump in with info. We are working very hard to trim time off our events with out taking away form the racing, Its not as easy as one might think. I just watched teresa spend 2 hrs playing with round #3 in trackside to get 16 motos downt to 13 with out any back to backs, with that done then you have to look at what bike types are going to be together on the gate! Again it is not easy but we will trim and cut and get this down to acceptible times. We have done several things already this year that has helped us greatly,Using member numbers, doing early sign up SATURDAY afternoon is a big plus! But you the riders still need to: GET TO SIGN UP ON TIME (7:30-9:00) quit asking how many riders in your class and for gods sake read the rules about class's. Its not that hard. when you stop the sign up people to chat it slows the prosess down. We are also going to have fixed practice order that will be posted at the sign up table, I am working (still)on a "WHATS ON THE GATE" board too! And lastly i have to say that i am being forced to put a plan to work for flaggers that will most likely cost even more to try to get people that are availible and smart enough to flag, When we do not have enough flaggrs it drives me up a wall with consern for YOUR safety. If anyone has any ideas for getting help please let me know. Till the next snap of the bands.... Woody. | |||
| Kerry Williams | Okeechobee | circlewranch@peoplepc | penton |
| chriss b please give me a call cell 863 6100090 or home 863 357 2307 , see every one in bartow | |||
| Chuck Dalbo | Kenneth City,FL | Cedalbo0712@aol.com | RM250F |
| Hmmm... Let's see three laps of practice, plus three classes with two- five lap Motos in each class... That's Uhmmm...Cypher,Cypher...Carry the one...Ought,Ought...Cypher(Removes Shoes)Cypher... Dang!!, It looked so easy when Jethro did it on The Hillbillies! Oh well, I'll have to have Woody and Danny figure that one out. Oh!! , wait a minute, I know what it adds up to...PAIN!!! That's right PAIN!! Mo Laps!! my azz Larry!! Whatever those muscles are on the insides of your thighs that start just above your knees, well they didn't like it at all! And speakin' of Azz,Geez talk about tender, gotta get some softer seat foam. Anyway, I had a great time at the Rock. In the couple of times I ran there last season I never felt comfortable on the National Track, either the Night or the full course. So I figured well your just not getting enough laps so I got some extra laps in. Not so intimidated by the Jumps and Drops, faster in the corners. Except I hate that Damn tight right hander after the finish line going into those little jumps, totally Squirrel City there...Thanks to Glen for the extra mulch it made the corners much nicer and it was comforting to know that when you were getting roosted by the Big Bores you only had to worry about 10% of what was flying at you as the rest was mulch. Good racing with Todd, Jonathon Andrix and Gerald(when I could keep him in sight). Bob "Hans" Coleman got out from behind his computer long enough for me to follow him around in the +50EVO. Besides being a "Coaster", I'm now a "Follower"!! With Bob though I follow for a reason... so I can keep track of the parts that fall off his Maico! He had me mesmerized with his flopping rear fender in the 2nd. Moto,till it fell off and I almost ran over it. I know your tricks now Hans!!Now that I think about it I spent a lotta time Sunday sniffing Maico fumes and dodging German Roost! One I couldn't catch (Gerald) and one I couldn't pass (Bob).Thanks to Dave Barr and Charlie Oxford for helping me keep things tight and allowing me to wipe off my goggles in between Motos. Todd Newell, I just started going through all the stuff you gave me...way cool jersey,shirt,clock,race tapes,mags and a set of footpegs I'm missing off my M170 Pursang frame! I can't thank you enough. Thanks to Woody and all the Flying VMX Circus Carnies for pulling off another round. And special thanks to Head Cheerleader/Photographer Carl Mabrey. Everytime I came out of that lefthander into the final sets of jumps there was Carl urging me on Thanks, it really means alot. See everyone under the BigTop at Bartow. Chuck #257 | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| 99b, Our long lost friend, I knew you could not stay away too long. | |||
| Tommy Davis | Bradenton, Florida | Tommy952@yahoo.com | 110 Suzuki |
| Man, what a fun weekend i had at hardrock thanks to all that helped. I hope to see everyone at bartow :) | |||
| 99b | Okeechobee | Circlewranch@peoplepc.com | penton |
| thanks everyone , mr and mrs rat bastard will see everyone in bartow , i miss you guys too , see ya there | |||
| Mark Shepler | Jupiter | mshepfam@bellsouth.net | '78RM400 #268 |
| Hey Carl, Yeah, after asking Woody I thought that'd be a good idea to draw some riders to our events and just generally help keep us in the limelight. Not that I'm trying to be the "new mouthpiece" of FLVMX or anything. :) | |||
| carl mabrey | archer,fla | carl mabrey@att.net | sum |
| I was window shopping on marks vintage swapmeet,and i noticed that the FLVMX races were on there racing schedule,how cool is that! | |||
| Scotty "Clark" Sappington | Largo Fl | rudamigos@aol.com | 72 Hodaka Super Rat |
| What a weekend! The Rat held up to alot of abuse! Chaseing Goldsby on that Husky, running with The Dirty Rat till chain problems took him out, his loss my win, getting around Savannah after that great holeshot of her's with out her running me off the side of the jump. She told me I was too old and feeble for that to go down. Meeting new peop;e and seeing friends. Glenn Saunders tried to poisen me with his chili Sat eve. Glenn that trick almost worked. The band flew into & stuck in my # plate at the start. OK ya'll, see ya @ Bartow! It don't get no better than this. | |||
| Rick Hamilton | Brandon, FL | rickhamiltonjr@aol.com | ATMX's |
| 2 blown fork seals and 2 fouled plugs but I still had fun! I now know why there is 2 plugs in that head. I swapped plugs right after the start in the 2nd moto without killing the engine or electrocuting myself!! I am just going to have to build something newer (a 1974 maybe) and bigger to compete in +50A. I am not used to getting smoked on starts! Thanks Van for giving me somebody to race with!!!! Or maybe a 100............................... | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva FL | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello All, I just found a supplier that sells BEN-GAY in 55 gallon drums! WOW what a great weekend! 130+ entries!!! (had Danny add that up for me) Glenn and the mulch and how he preps now is the Mac Daddy! The cross country was another Hit! Thanks to Kevin and Sue Hodge,Teresa And Papa Tom, Glenn, Freddy Kipp For helping me get the event off with out a hitch! There were so many great races this weekend, Gerald, what great hole shots! Savannah, great ride! the best race all day to me was the Youth mini! 9 riders (up from 3) took their place on the starting line and gave us a show to remember! Thanks to the entire FLVMX crew, the girls did a out standing job scoring,signup,and at trophy presentation. Teresa, Shelly, the food was outstanding. We could not pull this off with out you! Looking forward to Bartow! tune up and prepping this weekend here at home, practice starts @ 8:00 am ! see ya there, Woody. | |||
| Shad Culp | Boca Raton, FL | shadculp@bellsouth.net | Yamaha's |
| Hey T.V. It wasnt the new bike that caused the no show for "Team Pink". The EVO YZ motor had an issue, so I ended up putting a new top end on and didnt get it done in time to break it in. A long expensive drive if it didnt run after we got there. Im glad the turnout was good and the weather was great. Hope all got home safe and we really do miss FLVMX and should be back at Bartow if all is good on the motor. C Ya Shad Culp | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Great Day at the rock. It is sooo good to be back racing again. Kevin Logue and Woody, thanks for sponsoring Merisa and Meriah with Factory rides on the XR100's. The National Track is always a blast to ride and one of my favorites. Nice to have Bob "Hans" Coleman back on the race track. Missed Shad Culp, and Kerry, what is up with that, Shad gets a new bike and Kerry gets a wife and now the FLVMX family is not good enough???? Good turn out. Thanks again to the FLVMX family for a great day of racing. TV | |||
| Mark Edwards | Ormond Beach | medwards@tbteam.com | CR125 |
| Wow. Really fun day at Hardrock. Thanks to Woody, Savannah "Holeshot" Graves and the crew for an excellent event. Gerald, you need to de-tune that Maico, you're making us look bad on the starts! Anyway, I need to get back to my deep muscle massage and therapy treatments. I can barely move today. Thanks to everyone, Mark | |||
| Gerald Sammons | Orlando | yabomagic@aol.com | Maico |
| Awesome day of racing at the Rock!! It was great to be back out there with all of you. Missed Kerry Williams, we need ya Kerry! I had a blast watching Monkey Butt Carl running all over the track taking pictures. I didn't have the heart to tell him there was no film in his camera. Congrats to Savannah Graves on and outstanding holeshot and all round awesome ride! She picked up the Magic Screen Graphics Hard Charger Award. Kevin Hodge got the "MSG" Holeshot Award, what are the chances of that?! Congrats Kevin, great ride! Courtney Chapman pulled a "Parker" and rode way over her head tring to catch Savannah, ended up crashing her brians out "TWICE"! Courtney has a lot of heart, I love watching her ride. Len Kelley stayed on two wheels while his bike fell apart under him! Len is really on the gas the season! Isaac Stuiso was flying! Eric Yarnell was getting BIG AIR on that awesome Honda 125. He makes it look easy! I showed Mark Edwards what a big bore Maico can do off the start, but after the first turn he passed me so fast it sucked the number plate off the front of my bike! Larry Hauft was on the gas, oh wait, gas! "That's what I meant to do"! Note to self, remind Larry to put gas in his bike, but only when he's not in your class. Tommy Davis has been working with his Grandfather Bill and it shows, Bill was much faster on Sunday! Keep up the coaching Tommy! Nice to see Mick Oliver back in the saddle, fast as ever! Bob Coleman showed up and signed a few autographs. All in all a wonderful day! Great to see everyone! Have a great week, see everyone in Bartow! G-Man | |||
| carl mabrey | arche,fla | uno | yamaha 100 mx |
| GREAT time at the rock! Glen had the track perfect, better than i ever seen it!If you never raced with them hodaka guys, they haul aas on them little 100s,the dirty rat was really on the gas,Scotty rat was on the gas also on a rat 100! I would like to thank #3x Charley Oxford for lettin me ride his yamaha 100 mx that won the cool bike award at LCMX! I was a little nervous ridin such a sweet machine! Dirty rat said that yammie haued aas down the straghts!Mark edwards has gotton pretty darn fast,ask woody,better you than me woody, he will beat me soon enough!Matt and Big ED good race! How about that # 39 Big Bill Goldsby , wins the cross country race, then rides how many motos? One tough cookie!Thanks to all that made it all run like clock work!....Off to BARTOW! Another new track! Good job to Woody an sav! ,,,,#3X | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Dr. Carl: Your Therapy includes love which is something she can get no where else. Keep your head you and keep encouraging Carlyee! Dr. Carl MX.PHD. | |||
| Carl Mabrey | archery,fla | uno | 50s |
| Update on Carlye,instead of getting more therapy,she got the shaft! When they called and told us that Carlye was good to go,they called the next day and told us she cannot come because she was coming from home,and not the hospital? Carlye has had to fight for everything! I think I give her better treatment and threapy anyway! I found a koraoke michine at the dump,and it works! Carlye loves it! It even has a video camera on it while you sing.She loves my singing and dancing! She laughs her as- off! I bet they dont have one of those in threapy! Again thanks to the FLVMX family for taking in a crazy man like me,you guys are my threapy! See ya at the rock!....Dr.Mabrey | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva FL | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hey everyone, this saturday the Cross Country sign up starts at 11:00- 12:00 noon- site lap 1:30 race start @ 2:00 pm. runs for 1 hour + 2 laps. Remember it gets dark early. Lets make a good series out of this, get more seat time for the long drive. Till the next snap of the Bands... WOody. | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Bultaco |
| Great News on our friend Carlyee. God's grace is amazing, The inpatient program sounds like a true blessing as specialists will be able to spend more time with her for longer periods of time. 99b, did you have a wedding without inviting us??????? Congrads Kerry, I wish you a long and happy marriage. Does this mean you will be at hard rock, I miss your smiling face lining up next to me on the starting line. Ed, great to hear from you outside of face book. How is your husky / yamaha project comming? This is going to be an exciting weekend for our family, My oldest daughter Merisa "Bob" will be racing in her first race ever. I cannot wait to see her racing. My middle daughter Meriah will be racing again this year but she will be riding a manual trans bike and working a clutch. Shelby, the youngest is on her "new" works yamaha ttr 90. A very exciting race for a dad with three daughters. In addition, my brother and nephew are comming down form Michigan to see what vintage MX is all about. Hopefully see you all at the Rock! TV | |||
| Larry "Mo' Laps" Hauft | Kenneth City, FL | lhauft@tampabay.rr.com | Barcalounger 250 |
| Carl, the news about Carlye really, really made my day. More progress to come, yay. | |||
| carl mabrey | archery,fla | uno | mr 50s |
| Ed,glad to hear you are on the comeback trail! Are you gonna ride that exsess 1100 in the dual sport class,or the open class?I would like to welcome a new member to our FLVMX family,Mrs 99b,is home with her husband 99b! Welcome to the U.S.A. and FLVMX Mrs Williams!I would like to update everyone on Carlyes progress.She really has come a long way in the 4yrs.Her awareness is unreal,she dont miss a beat,she sees and hears everything thats going on around her.Remember when your kids where small an you used to spell words so your kids wouldnt know what you where saying, that worked for a while till they started figuring it out on there own and knowing just what you where saying. Carlye is doing that somewhat.It used to be when i put my FLVMX hat on sideways,it would really make her laugh,NOW all i got to say is the word HAT an she is fired up!There is a number of things she is doing just like the hat.She is pressing the buttons on the remote control like there is no tommorow!She keeps a good eye on our dog elsie, follows elsie all the time.We now have more thearapy,physical an speech.Speech is doing wonderfull with carlye .We are giving her small spoonfulls of babyfood and jello,yogart and stuff to work on her swallowing.No more drulling an she is holding up her head better than ever!Physical thearapy is working on her trunk muscles and getting her stronger than ever! Thank you to everyone that supports our family to make all this happen!You dont know how much i appreciate everyone still wearing there old and new carlye t-shirts at the races an g-man for donating his time & money for the the cool shirts to show you still care after 4yrs of being a BIG part of our family.Woody & savannah for taking the time to put on the carlye benifit race.It really helps us in more ways then i can say!THANK YOU TOO EVERYONE!I will be at the RIDE WITH BLAKE DAY at the rock.We are all proud of you Blake for defending our country so we can do what we do when when we want to in the good ole U.S.A.!Can only imagine what he will look like when we see him! He was already built like a brick shithouse! we can only imagaine how bad he wants to ride,hope im not in his class!Cant wait to see his new jewelry!I just got off the phone with my wife and dhe just told me that Carlyes been approved for in patient at shands rehab center for 4 days to start off! WOW ITS WORKING!........#12a Carlyes Dad | |||
| Larry "Mo' Laps" Hauft | Kenneth City, FL | lhauft@tampabay.rr.com | Barcalounger 250 |
| What the heck is an Ed Gocek? | |||
| Ed Gocek | Land O Lakes, FL | edward897@yahoo.com | 1979 Yamaha XS1100 |
| Looking forward to starting my comeback at the Dec 20th event. Ed | |||
| John | Pinellas Park | jandrix81@aol.com | 250 xr |
| Hey Woody as you know I set up a booth at Pinellas Park Cycle Gear last weekend. One of the other venders was Jet Age Fuel. I have some info on there race fuel and will bring it to the Hardrock if anyones interested. If anyone wants to contact them before the race there number is 727-744-1384. Ask for Tate and tell her John sent you. SEEYAA all sunday sunday sunday !!!!!!!!!!. | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | Fleet of Mini's |
| Just a follow up on Woody's post concerning the David Liles Fuel treatment. As many of you know, my daughters all ride little 4 stroke bikes that I run pump gas through. I as getting really frustrated because if I left the bikes sit for 4 weeks or so, the carbs would gum up. The wierd thing to me was that the slides in the carbs would gum up not just the jets and float bowl. The worst thing to me is if the girls want to go riding and the bike does not run right. Anyway, I was doing some research and found that this quick gumming / varnish problem is likely due to the new ethnol blended fuels and the resulting phase separation. I will tell you right now, I am not a "Snake Oil" guy. If you look in my shops, I do not sell additives for fuel (except cetane boost for Diesels), we only use one product for fuel injection flushes (which I have tested on a 5 gas analyzer) and we never use that crazy engine oil flush / engine oil treatment (the result is usualy a clean, blown up engine). So when David Liles visited me, I did everything short of kicking him to the curb. If it had not been for him bring in NFL Legend Jack Yougblood whom I wanted an opportunity to meet, most likely I would have never listened to their presentation. Anyway, long story short, I tested the David Liles Fuel treatment and the stuff works. Here are a couple test I did: First, we added water to gasoline, as we all know, the water went directly to the bottom and pooled up like mercury. We added the fuel treatment and the water went into suspension. I have had the bottle of fuel treatment, gasoline and water in my office for two weeks now and the water is still in suspension. Second, David told me that it would not hurt the seals or gaskets in the engine, So we soaked some carb gaskets and orings, no damage. The third test was the most telling, Woody has an XR 100 my daughters have been riding. The carb was gummed up and it was spitting and sputtering, we added the fuel treatment, rode around the house 9-10 times and the bike began running strong again. Please understand that I am not trying to use this forum to sell a product, The message is that we have found a product that works good for vintage bikes that do not get run very often, it preserves / stabilizes fuel, adds octane (9.2 points on average), and keeps carbs clean. This product is endorsed by Chris Carr Flat track Champion and Evil Knievel. I will bring some samples to the next race if you would like to test for yourself. I would also recommend that you check out www.davidliles.com. Again, Woody and I are not trying to sell a product, but we believe this works and hopefull will save you some money and time in the future. The idea of putting race fuel my daughters TTR 90 at 8 dollars a gallon did not thrill me, but I did not see any other option for keeping the carb clean because this bike will sit in between races. Just my $.02. Thomas | |||
| Mark Shepler | Jupiter | mshepfam@bellsouth.net | '78RM400 #268 |
| Hey Woody, Another great alternative is 100LL Aviation Fuel. It's high enough octane for most old bikes (my RM400 is rated for 95), has lead like back in the day (a top end lubricant), no ethanol, highly stable, no anti-freeze as commonly and wrongly believed, is relatively easy to find and best of all runs about half the cost of Race gas. It can be found at most small and executive airports, maybe even major airports which I haven't tried. I've found it at a country outfit up the road with one grass strip and I even found a regular auto Exxon station near one of those airstrip communities that sells it right at the island for only $3.23 a gal. Even at the Stuart airport it's just under $5 per gal whereas a can of the Sunoco 110UL at my local bike shops is $10 per gal. I think getting it for the lead alone is worth the effort. | |||
| Woody Graves | Geneva, FL | woodysvintagegp@gmail.com | Bultacos |
| Hello everyone, I want to thank Chuck Dalbo for taking the burden off my sholders for talking so much! Great story! Don't forget that Saturday is the cross counry event, near& around the Outback track. Gelnn said he would tame it down so more will ride it. (so no you wont have to forge the lake or make that drop off.... just close your eyes LOL) Glenn works real hard to make our sport work, this will become a great series. On another Note: I have finaly found and tested tough a new Product that solves the Ethanol fuel problem everyones playing with. Thanks to Thomas Valk who brought David Liles to my shop for a demostration. My first responce was (and still is) use race fuel, its ethanol free and stable and lasts a long long time properly sealed, BUT costs a arm and a leg and is hard to find for everyone SO... Davin Liles fuel treatment not only works, it will save you money, and you can use pump gas if you have no easy access to Race Fuel. I still maintain that race fuel is the the best and it also can be used with this fuel treatment. More info is on the way and i hope to have some samples thanks to Thomas,for the next race. Hope everyone has a great Holloween! so i am off of this so i don't compete with Chuck! HEE HEEE. Woody. | |||
| Vance Bowers | Orlando,Fl. | chicksinger00@yahoo.com | Yamaha`s |
| I want to thank Mark Smith for the awesome photos. Best I`ve ever seen. EVER!!! | |||
| Thomas Valk | Orlando | tvalk65@gmail.com | TTR 90 |
| Chuck, That was great information for the Guest Book, Thanks! | |||
| Chuck DalBo | Kenneth City, FL | cedalbo0712@aol.com | RM,Pursangs,MX100,CB400F |
| THIS MONTH IN MOTOCROSS HISTORY... or what we were reading thirty-five years ago(Well, some of us anyway) The year is 1974, the place is the Los Angeles Coliseum. The site of the Olympia Superbowl of Motocross III. Marty Tripes had won the first two Superbowls on two different brands- First Porky used a Yamaha, then a Honda to beat the competition. He was back to go for a three-peat but not on Oriental Iron but on his new Husky CR250. Other riders there included the Factory CZ Team of Jaroslav Falta and Zdenek Velky, Montesa was represented by Belgian Raymond Boven and Peter Lamppu, The 500cc World Champ Roger DeCoster making his first Superbowl appearance along with teammate Gerrit Wolsink- The Dutch dentist on factory 250 Suzuki's, the American contingent of Jimmy Weinert(Kaw),Gary Jones(C-A) and Tony DiStefano(CZ) notably absent from the americans, was the Yamaha Team of Karsmaker, Hartwig and Hart along with Jim Pomeroy(Bul) and Brad Lackey(Hus) due to a lack of Start Money and contingencies. The first Moto was the 500cc Support Class. Bryar Holcomb was stylin' out front on his trick Pursang(Black Eng.cases,Black fork sliders,Trick swingarm) when his tranny broke allowing Husky's Jim West to take the moto. In the first International Moto DeCoster grabbed the holeshot but was quickly overtaken by Falta as Roger's Suzuki was misfiring at high RPM's. Porky had gotten a bad start and was working his way through the pack into sixth despite losing one of the footpegs off his Husky , Boven had his Montesa in fourth and Privateer CZ rider Tony D. trailed The Man in third. Jamming Jimmy Weinert rounded out the top 5 dispite the fact that he was blackflagged at the end of the Moto because his Kaw's gas tank split. In the second support class Moto Rex "Padded Cell" Staten got the spectators into it with an amazing aerial display on his Prototype big bore Honda. Everytime Rocket Rex launched skyward the stadium lit up with what seemed like 47,000 flash bulbs. Rex classed the field in the second and third Motos clinching the overall after a first Moto fourth. In the second 25-minute International Moto, Falta set sail on his factory CZ and never looked back. Tripes and DeCoster had a little battle but Marty prevailed as Roger's bike still wasn't running right, Wolsink and Tony D. rounded out the top five. In the final 250 International Moto the crowd really got it's monies worth. Marty nailed the holeshot but he was starting to tire and the intense pressure from the European Freight-Train of DeCoster and Falta proved to be too much as he soon fell to third. The Suzuki mechanics had finally gotten the World Champ's engine right and Roger and Jaroslav were putting on a show. These two played tag for twenty minutes much to the crowds delight. Roger was riding very relaxed, short shifting his now correctly running Suzook and showing off his Championship form. Falta in the meantime stayed on DeCoster's rear fender content in the fact that he had the overall wrapped up and letting Roger have his moment in the sun in front of the raucous So.Cal crowd. In the final tally of the three 25 minute Motos the results were Falta in first, DeCoster in second, Tripes took third, Privateer Tony D. in fourth with Raymond Boven on his Montesa in fifth, Wolsink in sixth followed by the Kawasaki contingent of Weinert and Jan Eric Sallqvist seventh and eighth with Falta's countryman Velky in ninth with Peter Lamppu on another Montesa rounding out the top ten. And just for 99b aka "Okeechobee Slim" the lone Penton entry was Buck Murphy #85. Falta may have won the race but I believe DeCoster still ended up besting him. The top three on the podium all got a kiss from the trophy girl who had been provided by "Oui" magazine. But the inside scoop is that Roger the oh so suave and debonaire World Champion took her back to his hotel room... sorry my Czech friend...now where is that "Do Not Disturb" sign. Well until the next installment of THIS MONTH IN MOTOCROSS HISTORY I'm Chuck DalBo #257. | |||
