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Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City, FL	cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Pursangs
A story that was sent to me some time ago... A Dog\'s Purpose (from a 6 year-old\'s perspective)****Being a Veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten year old Irish Wolf Hound named Belker. The dog\'s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. ** I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn\'t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. ** As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six year old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience. ** The next day, I felt the familar catch in my throat as Belker\'s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. ** The little boy seemed to accept Belker\'s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker\'s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up and said \"I know why!\" ** Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I\'d never heard a more comforting explanation. ** He said, \"People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life - like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?\" The six year old continued, \"Well, dogs already know how to do all that stuff, so they don\'t have to stay as long.\" ** Live Simply ** Love Generously ** Care Deeply ** Speak Kindly ** Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like: When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. ** Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. ** Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. ** Take naps. ** Stretch before rising. ** Run, romp and play daily. ** Thrive on attention and let people touch you. ** Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. ** On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass. ** On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree. ** When you\'re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. ** Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. ** Be loyal. ** Never pretend to be something you\'re not. ** If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. ** When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently. ** ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERT DAY! ** Hang in there, Sav and Woody, our thoughts are with you. **** Chuck and family.

Carl	same	same	same
I would like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my best friend & daughter Carlye marie Mabrey who will be 29 trs old on the 9th of sept! WOW does time fly!....#12a

Carl	fla	carlmabrey@att.net	dream on!
Woody & Sav, So sorry to hear about your dog.Billy D nice job on the mid ohio pics! After seeing all the star power i really wish i would have went.I cant imagine the great time the stars of yester year had talkin about this & that!.....till the banquet!

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz490
The FLVMX family lost a great member,,,Sheena was a great dog!! She will be missed!! I am sorry for your loss Woody and Savanah Bill

Bill Davis	Sarasota	wdavis22@tampabay.rr.com	78 RM Suzuki 125 & 350
Heard today Tues the 7th, that Woody and Savannah had to put down their dog the white great dane. I believe its name was Sheena? They were really sad about it. Woody brought her to the races several times. They spent a lot of time with her in the last year. So Im sure it was a difficult thing to do. Just sorry to hear about your loss.

Coolhand	Hurricane	cmgbooth@bellsouth.net
Woody, Great job on the track! looking forward to the 30 second board ....Its fast gentlemen so put the girls and kids to bed..its time to Moto. Here comes the pain.. Coolhand

mason	jacksonville florida	masdbo@yahoo.com	HD SX250
Had the chance to ride the New Lake City Track, Woody and crew hard work has paid off. I\'m no expert on juding tracks, but I thought the track was long, fast, challenging and safe. He\'s still tweeking it, but if even left like is, would be the best track we curretly race on in my opinion. There\'re were modern bikes jumping everything and getting all kinds of crazy air, but vintage bikes could ride hard or moderate without worry of casing something and breaking stuff. If you liked the old Lake City track, but wanted it to be longer, wider and some of the jumps a little more aggressive.....and lots more parking, you will love the new track.

Ed Gocek	Land O Lakes	edward897@yahoo.com	YZs, RMs
I can do a Thursday evening at East Bay. Ed

Bob	Sarasota	coleman423@hotmail.com	Rm465, MC250, MC400, RD250
Matt, count me in for the EastBay practice. I was there on Saturday night for the car races and checked out the track. It looks like it may be a fun track for all abilities. I didn\'t get to walk it or anything, but what I saw from the truck looked pretty good. Let me know if you get enough riders. Bob

m	bradentucky,Fl	mattcelender@hotmail.com	rm125s
Hey guys is anyone interested in a private ride session at the new Eastbay Motocross track in Gibsonton(just south of Tampa)? The track can be rented for 12 riders max. for $450 for 3 hrs. That\'s only 37.50 per rider and you\'ll get in alot of track time! I\'m probably going to do it in a week or two. I think they do thurs or fri nights only. Please let me know if you are interested. Thanks! MATT

Savannah	Geneva fl	racegirl57@aol.com	CR250
Hey Guys! A couple things, DO NOT forget that if youre a current member, your membership is due sept 30th! This is a requirement. Thank you! Also, for those of you going on the cruise! How excited are you?! Be ready because the second day of the cruise is my 22nd BIRTHDAY! We are going to have a blast. Im very excited about the cruise and then we come home and get ready for the banquet!!! See You ALL then!

Woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello everyone, I want to let everyone that has not noticed the new 2011 FLVMX series Schedule is posted. I Am looking forward to the new season and also the addition of a new venue! Paxtrax should add excitement and fun to our series as all the usual tracks have. I again will be traveling to Lake City this coming weekend to do the final rebuilding and tweeking. I am asking all FLVMX current and new members to come out this weekend (its a long one) and check out the new track you will be racing on for the opening round! its 20.00 a day to practice, Give me a shout or post here to let me know if your coming out. Remember to send in your membership early, this gives us a fighting chance to get all the info correctly entered BEFORE race day. Thanks all, see ya soon, Woody.

matt celender	bradentucky,Fl	mattcelender@hotmail.com	rm125s
I couldn\'t stop smiling when I read PaxTrax on the schedule. For anyone who hasn\'t seen/ridden PaxTrax, you\'re in for a treat. It (in my opinion) is the best track/facility in Florida. I am so excited to get to race there this season. I apologize in advance for anyone that I might land on over the massive jumps :-)

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey gang! Just got home from the \"Edgewood Police Department Poker Run\" . . . My dog Max and I got up early this morning and headed out to Edgewood to show off the FLVMX van and hand out goodies! Lots of fun! Lots of new friends and AWESOME bikes!! Hope to see everyone soon! G-Man

Shad Culp	Boca Raton, FL	shadculp@bellsouth.net	YZF & CR
Just a quick note to say \"Hey\" to all of our FLVMX friends!!! I have been plagued with a rash of injures that have kept me off the bikes since Easter. Uhhhggg... The broken wrist healed up enough for me to whip the 450 off the side of jump and break my collarbone and dislocate my shoulder. Just got that healed enough to start running again and then put a stress fracture on my foot and can barely walk. The wierd thing is all the injuries are on my left side. Then to top all of that off our local track (Seminole MX) closed down last weekend. T.V. riding in Michigan, Gerald on the mystical tour with the Magic FLVMX van, Carl holding GP\'s out at his track and Woody building tracks can you say Jealous!!!! Enjoy the banquet, c ya all at the first Sunshine race.... Shad & Holly Culp

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
Sad to say, but due to work schedule and our schedule, I will not see ya\'ll until December 12th at Hardrock. Unless I change schedules at work,,I will only be able to hit the races in March and April. Not real happy about it, but gotta pay the bills. Good luck to everyone and Ill be watching the results to see how you are doing. See ya in December. Bill Petitt

Carl	achery	carlmabrey@att.net	dream on
I was lookin at the schedule page and it looks like Lake City motocross is our first race of the season on the new motocross track that Woody & his crew designed just for us,thanks guys for your dedication to our sport! Nothin like goin to a new motocross track for the first time and seeing the track.Thanks to FLVMX we have got to ride quite a few different tracks that we would not have had the chance to other wise,that is very cool.The date is Oct.2 for the cross country,Oct.3 for the vintage motocross.Lets get ready too....... RUMBLE! #12a p.s. Good job Kevin on the site!

Tim	ocala	tfarr40@cfl.rr.com	yz450f
Woody, we had so much fun racing at hardrock track the last 2 times and can`t wait to do it again. we ride at hardrock a lot because of the freedom to ride any track at anytime for as long as we want.glen does a good job changing the tracks a little to keep things new. we( the local b/c class ) would like to know the date`s for hardrock this year.when you get the schedule finished please contact me and tell me how i can get it. thanks Tim

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Back in from Michigan. Had a great time riding the tight woods in the Manistee National Forest. I had an opportunity to go riding with my cousin who taught me to ride many years ago. He is now mostly riding tight single track. So I saddled up on an XR 650R for the first half of the day and a WR 250 for the second half of the day. We rode 55 miles in tight tight single track. Aside from the bruises on my right shoulder that still have not healed and a serious case of monkey butt, it was a blast. I wiped out the right radiator on the WR250 but a quick purchase on ebay solved that problem. I cannot tell you how fun it was to blast through the woods of Michigan, 78 degrees, with a nice breeze in the shade all day long. Then my family and I headed up to Silver Lake Michigan to blast through the dunes in my brothers jeep. Great Vacation, one of these days I want to strap a paddle tire on my bultaco and head to the dunes. I would never try to run my bul through the woods, bars are way to wide and the roots would kill the pipe! What a blast. We are working on the menu for the Banquet. Please let me know if there are any items you would like to see on the menu. TV

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	Slow, Faster, and Really fast
Looking forward to the new season and seeing my FLVMX homies. I have backdated the ATMX back to its original piston port 1971 trim. I think I heard it say \"thanks\". There will be 2 new machines on the vintage lines this year. I decided to not ride with one arm tied behind my back anymore. They run well around the neighborhood, it remains to be seen if they will stay together. Time will tell.

Carl M	archery	carlmabrey@att.net	honda trail 55
Every picture tells a story dont it! Check out marksmithphotography24.com for some awesome photos of the C&B Grand Prix! Again i would like to thank everyone that came out to make the day possible.A speical thanks to Mark Smith for taking the awesome photos of everyone. ....The Mabreys

matt celender	bradentucky,Fl	mattcelender@hotmail.com	rm125\'s
Hey Woody, I\'m all for the 2 stroke only classes. Also some age group or modern support 125cc classes would be awesome. I just picked up a mint EVO 4 1998 RM125 and I\'m psyched to race it in a few different classes this year! My little band of misfits and I are counting the days until Lake City round 1.

Scotty Rat	Largo FL	rudamigos@aol.com	72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore CR250, BMW F650GS
Hey Gang, Got the Elsie over to Carl\'s for it\'s first run. Last lap I pinched Carl on a turn and was man enough to wait for him and Bam to catch up.Cost me the #1 spot. Shoulda left em behind.Think I\'m gonna like riding this one. Good to see some of the gang, we all had fun! OK WOODY what\'s the big annoucement you were gonna make that had to do with THE SPORT and the FLVMX. We were waiting and it never got posted? Thanks to Carl & Carol. Scotty Rat

Carl Mabrey	archer,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	dream ons
What a hoot! The C&B south vintage G.P was on saturday afternoon. It was a blast! The track turned out to be about 1.3 miles long & just under 4 minutes.In the morning the rain came and watered the track to prefection! Then it cleared up for practice.The track had a sinkhole,a nice long log section that some perferred the trail on the side,ask Scotty who passed Big Bam in that section.The wood section was tighter than you know what,thats woods!It had a nice long straight away where Scotty made me eat his roost on his new 74 250 elsie!The motocross section was 4 tenths of a mile with 9 small table tops,and the dirt was premo from the morning rain.We started the modern bikes first,with the vintage right behind with 4 lap motos. Super Dave Berger #12 got the holeshot in the modern moto and never looked back! I would really like to thank super Dave for coming over one afternoon to help me weedeat & pull weeds, he also brought some way cool banners & stuff to make the track look as good as it did!Check out his website for mountian biking,www.goneriding.com. Our own photo moto man Mark Smith #24 was there to get a few shots,but mostly to get back on the mx track after a long layoff. Mark still has it thats for sure! Check his website for some pics in a few days.Mark finished in second place! Great job Mark & welcome back to ridin dirt bikes!Mikey B #57 finished right behind Mark for a solid 3rd.Mikes freind Curtis,first race kind of,enjoyed being with the moto ole men.behind him was Kevin H & Mr #411 Cris B in tow.In the vintage race it was #22 Glen S with the hole shot on his husky,with Big Bam, me,#99b & Scotty rat.Bam got buy glen,while Scotty was workin his way through the pack.In no time Scotty went buy me lookin for Bam.The 3 of us battled back and forth the whole moto,Scotty was leading the last lap going into the woods and paniced & stalled the motor. I took advantage of it and took the lead.Then Bam pressured me down the long straight & passed me on the inside. Then the rain came real hard has we finished the last lap with Ram Bam thank you mam takin the 1st pl wood. Me 2nd,Scotty 3rd,Glen 4th,with Mr saturday night #99b right behind with 5th Great racin! Then we headed for shelter and told racing storys & drink energy adult beverges & great food.Thank you to Big Bam for doin the grillin & Kevin for the hot wings & to everyone who brought food to share.I would also like to thank Billy D over at ATD designs for helpin me make the wood!I have recieved a few trophys in my life but i never got to give them out,it was real cool to hand out the awards,something i will never forget.Thank you to the score people,Shelly B,Buss, & my wife Carol. Thank you to Mark from RPM motorcycles for takin video & back on the bike after all these yrs. Thanks to FLVMX for putting this on there site for all to share! One more thank you to wife Carol for lettin me live my dream to have a race in your own back yard someday! Lookin foward to seeing everyone at the first race!........#12a

Woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello everyone. wow the message board is lookin slim? hope at least ya\'ll are watching it? Well the race schedule is almost done, will be posted by Friday. Lake city Motosports park is open for practice and will be getting the final make over in two weeks. its fast, fun and challenging and were not even done. This was a huge job and again i could not have gotten it done so fast with out the help of Glenn and Fatboy! The opening round Of FLVMX and SEVMX event on October 2-3 will be a Hoot! We are having Cross country on Saturday. I have been working on the class\'s and rules and such,. here is an insite to whats happening. We will be offering a +40 Modern support class. I spent many hours talking to people and Glenn Knox and we all have talked about offering 2- 2-stroke only class\'s 0-200 and 250-open say 2000 and up? will need 5 riders to make a class. I want to see all those 125\'s punched out,or not and 250- 500\'s have a special place to ride, there are a lot of them sitting. this is a pilot program and needs your input! We are well aware of the time frame of race day, but this needs to be addressed. Also like we tried before having a GP class, 15-20 min motos? again just feeling it out, have heard of several ways to do it. but maybe offer it only if 10 + riders sign up? How about having this? A class\'s- 7-8 laps B&C 5 laps? I know it depends on track, and we could go by time too. The issue here is time, you the riders need to be riding enough to make the cost worth it and we need to have he program done in a time frame that works. Just feeling the waters people, I am not a big fan of having 1000 class\'s to fit your personal riding style or ability, its racing, the basics of this sport is and will always be the same. We try so hard every year to make all this work, and we thank you doe giving us this chance to keep what we do alive. I need to hear from you all! On a separate note, i have to ask a question to all the younger riders and the Modern riders, I just spent 3 weekends rebuilding a track to work for everyone, that flows and will in a short time be a fun place to ride.As i watched the riders test and listened to their feed back i was asked by a couple of riders about \"when was i was going to put in the BIG stuff? I was kind of set back for a second, BIG stuff? what do you mean? I just watched a very fast and talented rider clear everything i just built, ripped the the place up with wicked speed, pancake flips and all around great laps, he carried 2-5 second air, but kept his lap times up. So i again wonder what big stuff do you mean? do i spend 50 hrs and 100-500 yards of dirt to build a BIG air jump so you can \"go big\"? I thought the object was to win races? finish races, win championships? Last time i looked keeping the wheel on the ground turning made for faster laps and winning races! Being challenged by a track was and is part of the sport. Getting big air has become something out side of racing to me, it seems its more important to show off your ability to fly then to learn the skills to race and win? Not saying I don\'t like seeing crazy air time but i also see people in wheelchairs, I see riders taking chances on stuff for the wrong reasons. I tracks build stupid stuff for show, like a circus, that cool, if that\'s what you want, but I don\'t see the point. Just my two cents. till the next snap of the bands......... Woody.

Kevin B. Logue	Orlando, FL	kevin@logue.com	Bultaco\'s
Gerald, that sounds very cool! Thanks for all you do to promote our sport! I have noticed the message board has not seen much activity over the summer and want to make sure the new security captcha device is not the reason. If you are having a hard time posting let me know. Send an email to kevin@logue.com. Thanks.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hi gang! Got a call from the Edgewood Police Department today requesting I bring the FLVMX Gear Van to the \"Victim Service Center\" Motorcycle Poker Run on August 28th starting at the Edgewood Police Department (5565 S. Orange Ave, Edgewood Florida 32809) @ 8:00am to hand out stickers and FLVMX info. This is another opportunity for us to promote Florida Vintage Motocross. For those of you who live near by, please come out, if you have a street bike you can join the ride! I ask if I could ride my Maico in the run and Edgewood PD said, uuuuuuuuummmmm NO! Hope to see everyone soon! G-Man

Woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello everyone, Well another weekend of pushing, moving, loading, building of the NEW LAKESCITY MX track is done and we are so close to the final lap of construction i can smell it! Fatboy and Chuck and myself started early this time on Friday to get this program going. We actually had a few riders run it in its rough layout to check the flow and i feel we hit it real well out of the box. This has been a huge undertaking to fix and with the experience of myself, Glenn Knox and Fatboy we have come up with a great track. Now for all the \"track builders\"out there and modern riders, before you open your mouths and inject your ideas that this will be a \"soft\" to easy vintage track, let me say this, I am old school, I have been doing this for quite a while and have great success because i am a rider, i listen to others, i watch and learn then ask questions. I am not perfect but I feel my advantage is i love this sport to its core. This and any other facility has to have its own character,it has to be different, some will like it some not; its the nature of the beast. So i ask you to no i challenge you come ride the track, give it the time to mature and enjoy it before you judge it before you ride it. This facility has to be for the majority of the riders not the few fast guys that ride it once in a while, the family needs a place for entry level riders to start and advanced riders can practice to hone their skills, but it has to be safe and work for everyone. Motocross is and always will be a dangerous sport, that\'s the facts but it can be safe, and most of all fun! So with that said, i want to say that this coming weekend should be the final lap of construction, starting again friday @ 5:00am we will work till dark and hopefully finish Saturday. and we are offering a special practice testing session on Sunday to test and finalize the lay out, it will start off early with working in sections and in overall flow, to getting the jumps set right then practice stars off the gates and then open it up to 15 min + lap sessions. I have asked the track oner for a reduced fee of 15.00 for the day due to this will be controlled and not just an open practice. OK the 2011 FLVMX schedule is almost complete, still working on the cleaning up of the rules and the class\'s, i have a few other guys that will be A riders this year. I am also getting the trophy\'s finished, another huge time taker! Please guys and gals, get those membership papers in and the poll on class\'s has been a huge success! Till the snap of the bands for the new season.... Woody. this is not just an open ride all day practice yet!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hello!! Just wanted to say hi to everyone! I really miss seeing all of you. Hope everyone can make it to Woody\'s on the 26th. See you there! G-Man

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Hans Bob, Nice to hear from you, the long lost member of team Maico.

Bob	Sarasota	coleman423@hotmail.com	Rm465, MC250, MC400, RD250
If you move the track, does the Huddle House and the Days Inn move too? That is half the fun of Lake City, walking over to the Days Inn and then invading the Huddle House where everyone else is hanging out. I\'m sure the new track will be great. I am looking forward to racing it in the fall.

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz490
I, for one, am Very happy we will not be on that track again. I am sure Woody will have the new track looking great !!!

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bul
Welcome back Woody. Sounds like a real project completely redesigning Lake City. I believe it will be to everyones advantage if they can consolidate everything into one venue. I will say, I will miss the smaller track, with the exception of the minature starting gate and poor track exit, that track was awsome. Hopefully, the main track area is better for camping which will make the trip to Lake City $50 bucks cheaper. I hope you are all enjoying the summer break. Hope to see you soon. TV

woody Graves	geneva, fla	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	bultacos
Hello everyone, This has been a nonstop crazy month for me, took a well needed weeks vacation home, and got a lot figured out and now its time to kick it into high gear, As i am writing this I am in Lake City winding down the first phase of a total reconstruction of the BIG track just up the road from the original MX track. Me, Glenn Knox and Fatboy started Saturday with the the help of lonnie and chuck laying out, and constructing a new safer, wider, challenging,and fun race track that will work for all groups of motorcycles and Quads. A new Pee-wee track for the little guys is done and will be tweeked along with way. It was a hard decision but the little track is getting to small for us, and for Sam the idea of having two crews to oversee both tracks at the same time in today\'s economy is just too demanding. I know what your thinking but i can assure you the Big track with its completely new design will be everything a rider will need from vintage to today\'s modern hotshots. Sam has asked me to oversee and help organize future events along with helping get this beautiful facility off the ground and working like it should. Testing will be ready (if all go\'s right) next Sunday.I will be back here friday along with Fatboy and crew,to give the final lay out a wirl! We hope to have the track back open for practice in two weeks from today but that depends on many factors. We will not rush this but i feel confident it will up and running. I will keep you all informed as i want to get a group of riders from FLVMX to come practice to test for the up coming opening round for FLVMX and the SEVMX shoot out race on October 3rd. Please support this guys and gals,as we have in the past help put lake city on the map and I see no reason to stop now! I have been working very hard on this, and our new schedule will be out in the next week, Glenn and I have been also been working on a very unique new idea and i am so positive that when we finish the concept and planning it will take our sport to a new and more productive fun level. I am looking to the new 2011 FLVMX series with great excitement, thanks again for allowing Sav and I and our entire incredible crew to bring you another action packed race season! Till the next snap of the bands...... Woody.

Carl M	archer	uno	hondas
Did i say 89 riders,i meant to say 8 or 9! Come on out and lets ride! I would like to thank Bill Davis over at ATD design for helpin me out once again! thanks, #12a

Brandon	st. pete	ljv223@yahoo.com	91
Hey john andrix my dad wants to know if you still have the cr 125 and if you are willing to sell it, call my dad at 727-851-2161 thanks.

Carl Mabrey	archer,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	hondas
August 21, Just 3 more weeks till the C & B south motocross grand prix! Give me a call for directions & times.Camping is ok overnight. Looks like were gonna ride the track in both directions,one moto one way,the next the other way! There will be plenty of practice and time to ride after the race if your up too it! We will have Hotdogs & such,if you would like to bring a dish that would be great,more food,more beer! Hope you can make it ,should be lots of fun & bench racing to the max! Special quest 99b is making the trek all the way from okee-dokee to make this speical event! So far 89 riders expected! Cut off is 100 riders,so get in soon! Thanks, The Mabreys

William Neeley	Geneva Fl	wtnmotoxracer@aol.com	KX125
NO problem John, just happy to hear your OK.... I'm pretty sure i will be back down there on august 14 to race again hopefully you can come even if you don't race. Well the main reason i got on here today was to thank everyone that helped me throughout this past season. One of the people that gave me the most help was Woody. He gave me a lot of help whether it was broken parts discovered on the Friday before a race or just a day of riding he helped me through it all.... woody has gave me a lot of experience in working on bikes and hes given me a lot of advice on what to do on the track and off the track to improve my riding. If it wasn't for Woody i wouldn't have won 2 championships nor the high point award this season. I'd also like to thank my mom,and dad for their help and money spending they have done over the past few years. Also Bill Davis(ATD Of Suncoast) was a big help with my number plates and other things he did for me. Along with Bill my mom and dad I'd like to thank Gerald Sammons(Magic Screen Graphics) for all the shirts he gave us and for making everything just a little more fun. also FMF, GARNE BOOTS, RIVER CITY CATERING, and EVS helped me throughout this past season and ide like to thank them. hope to see yall at the banquet and next season.

John Andrix	pinellas park	jandrix81@aol.com	#81
Well, Thanks for the calls and emails. Thursday was the first day I was able to walk without a walker. I didnt break anything, but Im really bruised up. Hopefully I can get back to work next week sometime. Thanks Willie for taking care of my bike. Them 250s are really kicking my ass this year. I guess I have to stick with my 125. Thanks again. John

Carl	archer	carlmabrey@att.net	sum
Woody, what is the lowdown on the big anouncement about motocross? your killin us keepin us in suspence for so ......... long! #12a

Jonathan Andrix	Pinellas Park, Fl	roushzx304@tampabay.rr.com	KX 250
Hey guys and gals. this is John Andrix's son. just an update. He stayed at the hospital for a day. passed out a few times. got an x ray and cat scan. everything came out ok. he's still cravy though. He's real sore on his left side. everything is swollen. cant hardly walk but he'll live. he's really milkin it. got me runnin around for him of course.

Scotty Rat	Largo FL	rudamigos@aol.com	74 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore CR250, BMW F650GS
Gerald Sammons, email me about my shirts and plate decals Please! Carl, plan on making your shin-dig in Aug. Hello to the rest of the gang. Miss ya'll. Scotty Rat

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Wow you guys are way off! Mark Shepler was the lead guitarist for Dire Straits! :o) Miss racing with you Mark, come back soon! G-Man P.S. Up Your Larry!!

Mark Shepler	Jupiter, FL	mshepfam@bellsouth.net	'78RM400 #268
Hey Chris, Thanks for that. Larry knows me. He just would much rather forget me because I was the newbie who started beating him now and again in my first season. And last year, my second season, it looked like maybe I was gonna start BEATING HIM LIKE A RUG every time just before I had to lay off so, yeah, he put me outta his mind. Heck, he even posted helmet cam footage from Lake City of me on my facebook page. Notice the camera angle, behind me! :) Can't wait to get back to it with you guys. Regards.

Woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
OK, I get it!!! I forgot to put info to post poll!! :LOL Fax to 407-519-4075 or my email woodysvingategp@gmail.com Already have 2 poll responces and i thanks you, this will be a great help like you cant believe! with the opening round October #rd being a FLVMX/ SEVMX race and it being Hosted by SEVMX, we need to have a way to work out the pain in the ass class differances!! so again please send in your poll results. Thanks, Woody & staff.

Chris Bunnell	Belleview Fl	expresswindows@yahoo.com	79 yam yz 250
John Andrix took a bad indo last Saturday night at Sunshine, ambulance took him to the hospital. Have not heard an official report on his status, if anyone hears anything please blog it. As for Mark Shepler, He was the one that got me into this club (great guy). Unfortunately he lives down south and the economy won't let him leave the big city. As for the class that I would like to run, I am going for evo 3 A and Historic rider modern class, Hell the bikes may be modern but I'm vintage, does that count?

carl mabrey	archer	carlmabrey@att.net	hundreds
wassup, Jay Estees please call me. 352-495-9898! asp thanks,#12a

Mo' Laps	Kenneth City, FL	lhauft@tampabay.rr.com	Barcalounger 250 c very loose rod
Who the heck is Mark Shepler????

Bill Petitt	Wesley Chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
I did not see where I was supposed to leave my information for the POLL, so I will put it here. I will run where ever Jon Sheer and Chris Bunnell run,,,,heck I chased them around all year and they made me faster, so it would be a pleasure to run with them again. I think we discussed 40+ Evo A, so we could run with Randy White, too. My bike is under going major surgery right now, but the good thing about the yz490, it was never more than an Evo 3 bike. For the second class, I may run the same bike in the Evo 4 A class Bill #51

Woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello Everyone, Man Joel I am so sorry to hear about your bike! I dont know what is going on in tampa and your area but it seems that there is a dedicated group of low life scumbags taking bikes and making them just dissapear? Well i hope to ketch one in the act some day....... Get your vin # ASAP on this site, and any pics you may have of it. Also go to all local riding areas and hang up fliers, even send to local tracks, these scumbags are pretty sneeky about getting your bikes, but are so friggin stupid they would take it to a local track or riding spot, even to a local shop!!!good luck and to everyone else reading this, keep an eye on your stuff!!!!! and look up the local gun laws in your area! Lets see if we can get Joels bike back! On another note I will be making a huge announcement in the following week that will not only effect FLVMX but the entire sport we all love. ALSO! we have tried to come up with a "POLL" for all the members current and future, on just what class's you want to ride this year, I cannot explain how important this is to us, and YOU!!!!! Please be kind and take the small amount of time and energy it takes to email or fax or post your class's now so we can look at any updates or changes now instead of at the first race. (A HUGE ISSUE)Thanks and till the next snap of the bands..... Woody.

FATBOY	williston,fl	DANNY BAXLEY14@yahoo.com	cr 450
11hello, hows everybody doin, man is it hot, I am going to sell that 78 YZ 400 I got if anyone is interested . Please call me on my cell phone if interested. 352 266 9279. hope everyone is doing ok , glad to get that MOVING behind us !, SEE yaw soon FATBOY , LISA, GARRAT.

Mark Shepler	Jupiter, FL	mshepfam@bellsouth.net	'78 RM400 #268
Hey Gang, Long time, no see, race or post! But I've been lurking in the shadows, biding my time, counting the days and months before I can back to the starting lines. Just wanted to let you all know about an Enduro event next weekend NE of Orlando, west of New Smyrna, on SR415 just below SR44. The Apollo Motorcycle Club, an affiliate of FTR (I think), is sponsoring their 1st Annual Family Funduro the weekend of 7/31-8/1 with Hare Scrambles and other riding events over two days. It's open to non-members with very reasonable fees that cover the whole weekend. Ron Kahan and me and my boys are planning to attend to get some serious trail riding in. You can get all the details, map, contact info. here: http://www.apollomotorcycleclub.com/ Hope to see you out there!

Joel Kirby	Hudson, FL	joel.kirby@yahoo.com	Hodaka
Hey everybody I just wanted to ask if you all would keep an ear to the ground. My 2006 Suzuki RM125 was stolen last night from my garage. It has the Delta Graphics from One Industries on it as well as some Works Connection stuff. If any body sees it on Ebay or Craigslist, etc. Please let me know. Thank you for your help. Joel kirby 813-833-0268.

Eric Eibell	Seminole	eeibell@yahoo.com	Can Am
Would love to come to Cycle gear but Jay and I are on our way to AHRMA Mountain Fest in West Virginia...I will try to make it to the Tampa night.

woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hey everyone, the Cycle Gear event starts @ 6:oo pm, please let me know if you can go!!!! it means a lot to the store and yes it can help with future sponsorship from Cycle Gear, remember all the cool thins you get at the Trophy Presentation? it comes from sponsors like Cycle gear. So again I ask, support them and they support us! Thanks, Woody.

Jonathan Sherr	Safety Harbor	jsherr@tampabay.rr.com	CR's and YZ's
Woody, what time is the event at Cycle Gear this Friday? I may have a small window where I can attend with my YZ. Also a note to everyone (see below), looks like you can watch the Vintage Race at this weekends AMA national on the web, cool! FROM SPEEDTV.COM Beginning at 1 p.m.( 4PM EST) local time, the entire world will be able to join in the celebration of the Retro National by logging on to AlliSports.com and watching the first motos of both the 450 and 250 classes via live internet stream. Following the first two hours of racing, an intermission showcasing an exhibition race featuring vintage motorcycles will hit the track and bring the thousands in attendance to the fences.

Deryl Loar	VERO BEACH	dloar97@bellsouth,net	suzuki #46
Woody, where do I send the check to help out! I look forward to next year! Deryl

woody Graves	Geneva, Fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos!
Hello everyone, Man is it hot or what? Well we are hard at work getting ready for the Banquet and trying to the new seasons schedule and rules updated and ect ect , As you have read we have spent some time going to Bike nights sponsored by Cycle Gear, They are all over the place and is a great way to show off your old bikes, spread the word about the FLVMX series and support the sponsors that support us! I asked you guys to jump in and show your support, Well this friday night there is one at the Pinellas park Cycle Gear, go to cyclegear.com and click store locator for directions and address, PLEASE step up guys, grab a bike and show it off and have good time. I am trying to find a way to get gerald and the FLVMX factory rider support van to show up???? He's been to two!!! I am getting ready to go out of town, and i am calling on all you members in that area to give back a little? how about it? let hear some chatter!!!! thanks guys and gals! see ya soon, woody.

carl mabrey	archer	carlmabrey@att.net	sum
Whoa Nelly, I thought i left my phone # and my email on my last post! Please do not call woody about my race call me! I am having a fun ride with a race throwed in for good measure.There is No gate fee ,No signup fee, no nothing but riding our dirtbikes and having a little fun. Home made Wood will be givin to all entrys. the sponsership i was lookin for was for a couple of banners or whatever to make it more fun. I am not making a cent on this race,I thought i could give back to the sport that we love so much,maybe woody & savanna good come & and have a good time without doin a thing for once. Sorry if i confused anyone that thought i would take advantage of FLVMX by advertising on the FLVMX and promoting my own race to make $.Woody & Savanna have helped me and my family so much in the last few years that i could never repay them for what they have done for us. Please,Please, call or email me i wont bite . 352-495-9898 or carlmabrey@att.net thanx #12a

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco, Yamaha
99B as the grand marshall. I would love to make the event but My sister is finally getting married so we will be heading to Michigan for the event. Say hi to Kerry for me, We miss him. Thomas

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1MX, AT2MX, MX100A and a YZ125A
Stefano, Ciao da zona della baia di Tampa ! Il 1981 490 Maico

Carl mabrey	archer,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	badass cr 125 from team Edwards racing!
Wassup,Im having a motocross grandprix race at C&B south training facility.The date,Saturday August 21.It will be about 2 miles long with a vintage sx track, woods,a cool sink hole,a log section,maybe a mud hole or 2, and god knows what eles.I live close to gatorback mx park.There will be room for camping sat.night.Im thinking maybe, 2- 30 minute motos,or 3-10 min motos,im not sure, let me know some of your ideas on what we should do!We would like to see more vintage than modern bikes ,but do what you got to do to ride!Maybe a sand drag race one on one elemination,or just sit and drink adult bevrages and relax! Please get back with me an let me know if you can make it so i can adjust for hot dogs & WOOD!If its too hot for you,stay home and wait for everybody to tell you how much fun it was! ( i hope).Any sponsers that want to help will not be turned away With that said,lets get this party started!Specal quest #99b maybe the Grand marshall and lead the parade lap! Please call or email 352-495-9898 #12a

Keith	Jacksonville, Beach	keithjaxbch@aol.com	Elsinores
Reference the vintage race at Hilliard on Sunday Aug 14th. Alan said that the First race will be Vintage, and the first race after intermission will be Vintage so those traveling from far away will be able to get home at a reasonable time.

Mason	Jacksonville	Masdbo@yahoo.com	HDSX250
You are correct Chris, I confirmed that with Alan, the race at North Florida is on Sunday, the 15th, not the 14th. He has changed the date in the NEWS section on his website to reflect that. (still not on the calendar yet)..... The fee to race will be $25 for the first class and $20 for additional, $10 gate fee. Hopefully there will be a good showing with a full gate of Vintage and EVO.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Ciao Stefano, felice di come il sito web. E 'bello conoscere persone in altre parti del mondo si sta motocross vintage tanto quanto noi siamo qui negli Stati Uniti. Avere un grande fine settimana. Gerald Sammons # 79 Maico 450

Mark Edwards	ORMOND BEACH	medwards@tbteam.com	CR125
Stefano, ringraziamenti per il vostro input circa il Web site. Se siete mai in America, assicuri che proviate ad assistere ad uno dei nostri eventi. Troverete la gente amichevole che ama la corsa dell'annata ed il motocross dell'annata. Ho utilizzato un traduttore per scrivere questo messaggio perch� I don' la t parla italiano. Auguri, Mark Edwards

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
SUNSHINE MX JULY 24th. It is a points night, so it should be a good turn out.

STEFANO PECORA	ITALY	stefanopecora@tiscali.it	mAICO 250 1981
COMPLIMENT FOR YOU WEBSITE. WE RACE IN iTALY WITH MAICO 1981 (250/400) .

Chris Bunnell	Belleview	expresswindows@yahoo.com	86 Honda
Hey mason, I don't have a vintage bike but I'm up for a race on the 14th but on their schedule it reads practice day? One of our fair weather racers (Kerry Williams (99b)) is wanting to go to Sunshine and was wondering when all the vintage guys are going? He says, that he is thinking July 24th?

mason boyd	jacksonville	masdbo@yahoo.com	HD SX250
Just wanted to let everyone know that me and some of the North Florida FLVMX Contingent will be racing August 14th, (Saturday) in the season opener at North Florida Motocross Park. We are just asking for one vintage class and they have agreed. We will be the first on the track for both motos. Since this is a special, just for fun class mostly to show off the old stuff,(trophies paid), there will be one class. Everyone rides together in one big vintage family. (Evo class is a possibility too) This will be a good time to promote the Club and maybe pick up some new members. Anyone needing more info let me know because commitments are needed.

bill petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz490
I would be interested in going to North Florida Mx. I will see if I have the day off. If so, I will bring my ol girl up. She is an evo bike, but Ill just run against the modern bikes! I love when a 25 year old bike can thump some modern girls!!! Ill let ya know

Bill Petitt	wesley Chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
I forgot,,Dont know how, But Randy White was flying around on his modern buke, getting a second overall !!!! Nice ride Randy !!

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
We had a good time at Sunshine!! Savanna is getting her starts down, and ran back to back motos!! William was flying, as usual! So was Jonathon Sheer! I took a lil dirt sample, and Chris made sure I was not alone, as he had to try it too,,,BUT...top 3 in 40 plus were FLVMX members!! John was getting his pretty new KXF broke in and really started getting on it! It was great to see everyone,,,maybe next race, we can get more.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Wow what a blast we had at Bike Night @ Cycle Gear Daytona! Lots of awesome bikes and new freinds! The Cycle Gear folks are outstanding and gave us the VIP treatment! If you haven't made it out to one of these events your missing out! Check out the site for a date & time near you! We even had the BRAND NEW 2011 FLVMX T-shirts out for all to see! We even gave a few away in the raffle. What's really cool is when (and if) they call your number, you run up and get to choose a gift . . . Most of the raffle winners (young & old) grabbed the FLVMX swag instaed of the other cool stuff, that is awesome! There are so many people at every event that come up and say "I had no idea there was a vintage motocross club in Florida" . . . Now they know! I see our numbers getting bigger, which means it's going to be even harder for Larry Hauft and I to win a race! Lots of votes on "Most Improved Rider for 2010" We will post the top vote getters soon and we can all vote for our favorite. Hope to see everyong soon, stay safe! G-Man

Woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello Everyone, for more information on the CYCLE GEAR Bike Night event near you go to www.cyclegear.com and on left hand side click local events, click on map for our area and walla!!! all the dates and times and store info! I want to thank everyone that posts info on bike shows, swap meets or just any bike related event we could get into and show who we are. With out the info here for us to read most goes un noticed! The more people know about us the more fun we have! At one of our regular POW WOW's we have hear at the FLVMX HeadQuarters We got the idea to do a poll to see just what class's you all are planning on running for 2011. This is a big deal to us and I think you will see a big advantage to YOU the riders by knowing who is were in what class, Instead of hovering around and pestering the sign up ladys!!!! So with that said, Kevin Logue is working on a "poll" and will have directions on how it will work ASAP> Please be kind enought to join in and post your class's. Well off to BIKE NIGHT in DAYTONA! till the next snap of the bands....... Woody.

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed@earthlink.net	Hodaka
Hey Kevin, You are doing a fantastic job with the website! Lots of great changes this past racing season and the website is easy to follow with no problems. No complants and keep up the good work! On another note, I really enjoyed this past racing season and it has went by fast. Tried to make every race..almost, but no cigar. Alot of cool bikes but it is the people in our club that really ties it all together. Look forward to seeing everyone at the banquet! Richard 40W

Kevin B. Logue	Orlando, FL	kevin@logue.com	Bultaco's
You all will notice that we are continuing to update the website. Please be patient while the changes take place and email me with your feedback. Good or bad, I want to hear from you. Thanks, Kevin

The Dirty Rat	St Pete	dbarr33702@verizon.net	Hodie
For anyone interested, I saw this on Craigslist. It is a notice of a Vintage Dirt Bike Swap meet in Sarasota on July 17, 2010, from 8 am to 2 pm. ONE DAY ONLY SADRA (Sarasota Area Dirt Riders Assoc.) OLDER THAN DIRT DIRT BIKE/QUAD SWAP MEET WHEN: July 17th from 8 am to 2 pm WHERE: Hap

woody graves	geneva fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello everyone, Like Gerald Stated, Cycle Gear's BIKE NIGHT is a hoot! Cycle Gear is having a bike night event at each of there florida store locations. I am putting the dates ~ times ~ and address's to all the stores with up coming events ASAP. I am asking YOU FLVMX Members to step up and support our series and our sponsors by bringing a bike(s) to a bike night near you. The next Event is this Friday night @ 6:00pm At the CYCLE GEAR OF DAYTONA! Thanks to Kelly for inviting us to another fun night. Please let me know if your planning on coming out, Room is critical and planning is helpful.the address to the DAYTONA store is 1808 W International speedway Blvd suite 404 Daytona FL 32114. If i remember right the next one will be in Sarasota , Bll Davis is already on board and will head up that one! There will be one at the Phinellis Park Cycle Gear and Tampa Cycle Gear so there are many to choose from in your area. Again I ask you dedicated Members Of FLVMX, come out have some good fun for the family and support what we do! The gears are turning as we plan this years Banquet, I am working on the 2010 chanpions trophys and man do i have some cool ideas!!! We will also have 3-4 sponsor trophys given to FLVMX members for various undisclosed criteria! these will be given out every year by the sponsor to a rider/member of FLVMX. As always The great chef Thomas Valk will be doing his magic again on the BBQ. We are getting a list up (soon) of dishes We would like to have the members bring so we don't have 19 bowls of Potato Salad! More details coming up! well back to work, thanks again everyone hope to see some of you in Daytona!!!!

Kevin Hudson	Ormond Beach, FL.	hudson_kevin@Bellsouth.net	RM's & CR's
Gerald, Sounds good! I'll dust off the '77 RM125B garage queen and bring it out to show off what we are all about in FLVMX. I'm pretty good in the "inner tube" toss. I've been tossing one around (my middle that is) for quite some time (just ask my wife!). See ya there! Kevin

Paul Fleming	winter garden	pfleming29@hotmail.com	YAM
I have really missed seeing and racing with everyone! With my loss of job and some personal issues it has not been possible for me to get to the races or even feel much like getting on a bike. This is the first time in a quite some time that I have even bothered with getting on a computer. I hope everyone is doing well and with the help of God I hope to be back at the races soon. Take care! Paul

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey Kevin . . . Joshua and I will be in Daytona for the Cycle Gear event with the FLVMX van. I look forward to kicking your butt in the inner tube toss, just sayin' G-Man

Kevin Hudson	Ormond Beach, FL.	hudson_kevin@bellsouth.net	RM's & CR's
Just wondering if anyone will be going to the "Cycle Gear Night Out" in Daytona? I was thinking of going by there to see what was going on. Congratulations to all of the FLVMX Class Champions! Great job! I hope to see you all soon for the season opener. Kevin

Scotty Rat	Largo FL	rudamigos@aol.com	72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS Duel Sport
Folks, Home safe & sound, butt ain't even sore after 1700 mi +. OK you Honda Elsinore fanatics. Please e-mail me your parts suppliers on the web or local in FLA. Any tips or advice about setup, hop-up, or basic maint. best tranny oil, ect. I'ma hungry for some smarts. email rudamigos@aol.com Scotty Rat

Chris Bunnell	Belleview Fl	expresswindows@yahoo.com	86 Honda
Hey Bill save me a spot I will be there on saturday and sunday.

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz490
For those of you making the race at Sunshine Motocross this Saturday, Dade City is hosting the Florida Series the next day. I know some of you are traveling down and may be interested in getting your money's worth. Dade City has went through some major changes. Upfront it harder pack that Lake City. The back section hasn't changed in 30 years! Sunshine is getting a live band and has a freestyle show on Sunday, if you would rather just practice. Definitely alot cheaper, but I thought I would throw it out there. Hope to see ya Saturday!! Ill be there when the gate opens and I will tape off a section for us! just let me know if you can make it!

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Cycle Gear Night Out was fun. For those that missed the event, it was really fun. Vance Bowers won the "slow drag" drag race. Of course, Woody was giving everyone advice, be did not swing a leg over a bike to show us how it was done. FLVMX Kicked butt in all the events, I believe we completely intimidated the road bike guys. I think that most of the road bike guys did not think that our bikes would fire and run, but we showed them. Scotty, I bet that riding the Smokey Mountains on the BMW's is a blast. Kym and I rented a GS650 in Costa Rica a few years back and had a great time. Twisty Curvy roads no problems and no issues with elevation or power, it was a blast. To wrap up, Congrads to Vance Bowers for showing everyone how to ride really slow, you are a pro! Thanks to the members of FLVMX for showing up and showing off at cycle gear bike night. You guys and girls are the best! TV

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
A good turn out tonight at Cycle Gear Orlando! Lots of fun and games! The vintage guys won all the games put on at the event, WE ROCK!! Lots of new friends. Thanks to Woody, Kevin Hodge, Kevin Logue and Meg, Vance Bowers, Thomas Valk and his lovely daughters and William Neeley for showing up. Joshua came home with two new awesome T-shirts and a race jersey. There will be another event in Daytona on July 8th for those who are interested. Congrats to Woody and Thomas on winning the raffle . . . I think it may have been fixed but I can't prove anything! See everyone soon! G-Man #79

Charlie Robinson	Shawnee OK	racefab3@yahoo.com	Hodaka Rat Rat , Kawasaki F81M,Kaw F21M, Rm 250B + others!
Hi all. It was suggested I post here. I just purchased a bike in Port St. Lucie,FL and need it transported to VMD at Mid-Ohio. I would be happy to pay a reasonable fee to help with fuel if someone has any extra room. Thanks! Charlie (405)317-9285

Bob	Sarasota	coleman423@hotmail.com	Rm465, MC250, MC400, RD250
Bill, thanks for the post and our thanks goes out to all law enforcement everywhere. And our thoughts and prayers go to the TPD families this week. I just hope when they find the scum that he reaches for a pistol so they can blast him full of holes.

Scotty Rat	Largo Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	74 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Elsie 250, BMW F650GS
To All, News of the Tampa police murders made it to a small camp site we were staying at in Virginia. Never liked Tampa in the 40yrs I've lived here. Hope their found and delt with before they surrender. On a happy note, Miss Cammie and I have run the entire Skyline/ Blue Ridge Parkway , tamed "The Dragon" US129, run hundred's of miles thru the backroads of eastern Tenn. & western North Carolina. Love MX racing, but this is also a hair raising thrill. BMW's have been flawless, millions of bikes everywhere! I guess a fun day is in store for July 10th, are we racing that eve? Itching to get my first ride on the Elsie. Miss Ya'll. Well over 1000 miles, @ 700 left to go. Happy 4th, Scotty Rat

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
Gerald,,I would love to come, but we have been a lil busy in the Cop world around Tampa. Rough week and we are burying two of Tampa's Finest this weekend. I hope everyone says a prayer for the families of these fine men. As you have heard, one of the Officer's wives is due any day now, and the other has 4 little ones at home, including an 8 month old. We still haven't caught the scum bag that did it! His time is coming tho.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Outstanding Thomas . . . Vance Bowers is coming out. I will be playing some vintage motocross footage for those who have never seen where it all started. Lots of fun . . . G-Man

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bul
Gman, I will be at cycle gear with the girls on Friday, Mitch is a good guy. I will check with Woody to see if he is bringing any bikes or I will go up there and pick some up. TV

T Judd	St Petersburg	tjudd01@7-11.com	97
Hey Bill - What's going on at Sunshine Mx on July 10th - & whats a fun day - other than riding daily !! Thanks, Todd Judd Honda # 97

Bill Petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
From Sunshine MX reference July 10th race: Track will be perfect!! We have a new water truck!! You guys should stay for Sunday event too. It will be a blast. We are having bands and freestyle show until everyone is to tired or to hot to hang anymore.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey gang! I will be at Cycle Gear Orlando this coming Friday July 2nd with the FLVMX van for a bike show. Please join me and bring your bike. I would like to show off as many vintage bikes as we can. Let's show Mich, the manager of Cycle Gear, we have a strong following and invite him to come on board as a sponsor. The event will start at 6:00 and wrap up at 9:00 / The addrees is: Cycle Gear E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida 32803 / There phone number is 321-299-9903 See you Friday!!

Woody Graves	Geneva FL	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello to everyone! WOW its taken this long to settle down and catch my breath. now its time to gear back up for the 2011 series.. Schedule,rule updates, class up dates, track confermations,planning fun is harder than you think! First i want to congratulate ALL the CLASS CHAMPIONS for the 2010 series! Also I want to thank each and every person that took the time to help,support and enjoy what we, as a team do in this great sport. the tracks and their owners, for with out you we would just be a dream. TO the sponsors that even in the toughest time of there lives never gave up on us and supported us 100% I have to admit that at the last event while leading the parade lap with my daughter i looked over my sholder and in slow motion as ya'll snaked through the course i got a glimps of just what we have created. Yes i was in tears as we passed James Pinders Family as we devoted this lap to him. Just breath taking. SO I thank ya'll for giving me and my family the chance to give back what this sport has given me; compassion, skill, confidence and love. We have gotten a lot of exsposure this year (i mean good exsposure not danny B mooning me during a race) Glenn just sent me a copy from the Ocala area newspaper talking about Hardrock and FLVMX! Has great pictures of the starting line with Kevin Hodge showing off his #1 plate and Van Aderhold Doing his best to run me down on the Down hill! (that was an excellent race Van!) Glenn said he has 10 copies, I want 3! Also Papa Tom has gotten together with the Cycle gear in Sanford to do a bike show later in SEPT?OCT? Gerald Just called me and CYCLE GEAR of Orlando is doing a bike show this Friday and he is taking the FLVMX Van and some bikes there to showcase FLVMX, If anyone is interested in hanging out and showing there bikes off and support FLVMX Please contact me, Gerald and watch the website of any shows, fun rides coming soon to a track near you! I recently found out about an artical in a british magazine (CLASSIC DIRT BIKE) WWW.CLASSICDIRTBIKE.CO.UK Were the bike i built for the late Jim Pomeroy and sold to a gentelman over there, is covered very well by former factory rider Vic Allen!!! Vic was a team mate with Jim and he also oversaw many changes for Bultaco back in the day. Its a great layout, I am in talks with the editor and hopefully Vic Himself to see about exspanding an invitation for riders overseas that fly here (actualy right here to SANFORD FL,20 min from my house) And ride an event of ours and Tim Britton (EDITOR) of CLassic Dirt Bike opened the door for an artical to promote this and the chance for some of us to go over there!!!! This will give FLVMX and our sport a shot in the arm it need right now! Please visit the Classic Dirt Bike website as we will have a link up soon! Well off to get ready for 2011! please support the FUN Days this summer, if your racing some were share it with us ! Be safe and till the next snap of the bands... Woody.

Bill Petitt	wesley Chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
SUNSHINE MX July 10th !! Hope to see ya there!!

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	Too many to list
It looks like I will be heading to Mid Ohio to pick up Summer project number 2. I noticed that a few folks were looking for someone going so.............. Let me know what I can haul to and from and I will be glad to help. I would like to be able pay for my gas at least.

Carl Mabrey	out in the sticks	carlmabrey@att.net	a few
Wow,another season without missing a race! Thats 28 races in the last 2 yrs not counting AHRMA,WOW i never raced that much when i was racing in the 70s.But, i think its more than just the racing.I have met some of nicest people in the world and they dont even ride hondas! I would like to thank a few people for the heck of it,G-man,Billy D,#99b,Charley & Team Badcompany,Mark& Eric, #24Mark S,all the rat pack,#411 on windows,Hodges,Sherrys,Kipps,Papa Tom & Treasa,the president Woodster & Savahna,everybody that let me ride there motocross machines,all the people that flaged for us to keep us safe in a sport that is wild as motocross,all the people that ask about Carlye and hows she doin,it really means alot,#246 Chuck for the cool stories on the board,Kevin Louge doin a great job on our website gittin all those pictures for us to see,The rat bastards, just to name a few! Back to racin at hardrock for the last race of the season.I talked Charley #3x into play riding & git a few shots and i ended up knocking him down in a tight corner,he said i pinned it an never left off till i came across his front wheel,sorry about that cheif! Boy was that fun! The temp was off the scale,just ask #98! Track was good thanks to Glen & #357. Wont be long till FUN DAY again, someone pick a day, lets ride together & fire up the grill!....once,twice,three times a lady!....#12a

J.P. Antoon	Port Saint Lucie	jpantoon@comcast.net	Need One!
Howdy Howdy, Hope you all are doing well! Woody I need a bike. How's the TL250 coming? Does anyone have a CZ400 or a Husky 400 that's not priced out of this world.( runs not pretty) I'd like to come out and race some. Maybee a 250 in CZ,Husky, or Honda. Jay Stutsio, if you see this please call me, and anyone else that wants to say hi, 772-475-0813 or jpantoon@comast.net I don't have a big budget but sure would like to get to ride some. It certainly doesn't have to be pretty! Course it wouldn't stay that way long!! If your up for some laughs and entertainment, help me please. Hope to see ya'll soon!!

Scotty Rat	Largo FL	rudamigos@aol.com	72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS Duel Sport
Life is good! Hodaka siezed up last race. This year 50 motos, 1 very muddy cross country (Blake Day). 38 yr old rod bearing!!! Not bad considering I had the throttle pegged a good portion of the time. Life is good, married to a fine lady who will hang with me in a 95+ degree garage drinking lots of beer and sitting on my (new to me) 74 Elsinore 250 and the Hodie remembering the Pentons and Zunndaps (her 125) Kawis yamis and a old Honda 90 in our past. Damn, that's a good ole lady! Leaving for the Blue Ridge Mountains for a 1500 mile journey this Sat AM. She rides her own bike( she won't ride with me, says I'm crazy). Life is good. Looking forward to a FUN DAY to see my friends and see how the Elsie feels. Took it up the road, it's SCARY FAST. Next year I'm taking it down a notch tho, to many incidents this last season. Scotty Rat PS RICHARD FLEMING CALL ME

John Durbeck	NJ	jdurbeck@yahoo.com
Need a frame brought to Mid-Ohio. Dino Corrao in Debary Fl. has it. Be happy to help w/ gas. John 201 880-0513

Peter Villacaro	Republic of San Marino	thetopwrench@yahoo.com
Hi everyone, would anyone from here be heading to Mid Ohio, if so would you be able to pick up a bike in SE Atlanta to deliver to Mid Ohio? Thanks to everyone in advance for considering my request, cheers.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hello Vintage Motocross Fans!!! It's that time of year again!!! Time to vote on the 2009-2010 "Most Improved Ride" ! Please email your votes to: yabomagic@aol.com The winner will be awarded a trophy at the Banquet on September 26th . . . I will post reminders in weeks to come! Have a great summer everyone!

Mason	Jacksonville	Masdbo@yahoo.	HD sx250
What a great season, no broken bones for me, thank God. No unfinished motos! Chris I feel your pain, last race of last season that was me. Hope you heal up fast. Bill P, I was thinking the same thing about sevmx, but the AHRMA WV race is that weekend, poor planning on their part, but I would consider going to TN instead, depending on the track. I am already missing racing with only a week off. What a great bunch of riders in the 250-500 class I got to ride with and I learned alot. Great Job on the webisite pics Bill and Carl, that's alot of effort to be racing and taking photos.....in that heat! When did Bill Davis have a chance play photographer? He ran like 8 motos! Glad to hear that he is doing better....Bill passed out just when he heard I got a 2nd place trophy at the Rock! The shock put him over the edge, sorry Bill. Thanks to those that put this show on, "Every Other Sunday", everyone have a great summer and see ya'll at the banquet!

George Safranek	Spring Hill FL	skitzoman267@aol.com	KX 500, KX 250F
God I miss you guys!!! Having to take a season off has been a miserable experience for me. My poor wife had to watch me mope around on race Sundays for a year. Buying a new business and having some health issues totally washed out my race season.But now, business is good and I have a clean bill of health so October can't come soon enough!!! I can't wait to be lined up against Chuck,Todd and Kevin like the ole days. Hey Woody, how about a +40 modern class ???

Kevin Hudson	Ormond Beach, FL	hudson_kevin@bellsouth.net	'77 RM370 '85CR250R #9
Hello Everyone, Sorry I missed the last half of the season, I hope to be back full bore next season. My son was playing on two (2) Baseball teams this year (one was AAU Traveling Team), so most I was at the baseball fields almost every day. It sounds/looks like I missed a lot of good racing this year. To all of the racers that took a spill, I hope you guys are all healed up and ready to go. Bill, 6 motos in the heat of the Florida Summer?!! Are you training for the Iron Man Triathalon? Seriously, I hope you are doing ok. Chris, broken collarbone and ribs? Wow, that's a tough one. I have been there. I was out 8 weeks with a broken collarbone (in two places)before I could resume physical activity. I hope your doing ok, get well soon. Woody, Savannah and all of the FLVMX Crew, thanks for everything you all do for us members. Already looking forward to next season. Hopefully I can get my son to come out and race (got to get that one past Mamma) and lay off the stick and ball sports for a while. Have a great summer everyone.

Chris McDonald	Palm Coast	cmcdonald792@aol.com	RM-Z250
I would like to thank everyone for helping me and my daughter out last Sunday. One of the worst crashes that I have had in awhile, ended up with a broken right collar bone and some cracked ribs. I knew a big crash was due because it had been so long, it's not if but when and Sunday was my time. So 6 - 8 weeks off the bike that's the biggest bummer! Everybody thanks again and take care. Chris McDonald

bill petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
Anyone up for a trip to Tennessee to race the SEVMX race on July 25th??? Just feeling it out,,,Dont really wanna go by myself.

Sheldon	Cape Coral, FL	sheldon782001@yahoo.com	n/a
Hi, my name is Sheldon and I am looking for some direction. My son is 10 years old and has been asking me about getting him involved in dirt bike racing. I am looking for something on the introductory level. We currently do not have a bike or any equipment. I am willing to purchase these items if he takes to the sport well and with enthusiasm. He is very athletic, intelligent & fearless; so, I am confident he will take to it like a fish to water. One other note, I just recently moved down to SW Florida and my son will only be with me for the summer months. This year, he will be here from 6/27/10 thru 8/20/10. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Best Regards, Sheldon - 708-769-0021

G-Man	O-Town	yabomagic@aol.com	King Maico
Hey Bill "SIX-MOTOS" Davis . . . Glad your feeling better, you scared the crap out of us!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hi gang . . . First off, my condolences to Len Kelly and his family on the passing of his grandmother. The racing was just not the same without you Len. What an awesome "WICKED HOT" day at the Rock!! I'm still feeling it! Thank you Woody Graves for fixing my suspension in the weeks leading up to the last race. It made a "HUGE" difference in my bike . . . Just ask Larry Hauft! I had Randy White in moto two but ran out of steam! I gotta get in shape! Great seeing all the new faces, missing some of the old faces, where is Kerry Williams?! Thank you Vance "PORK CHOP" Bowers and Eric Smith for helping Joshua after his crash . . . He thought it was really cool that guys walked so far in the heat just to help him, THANK YOU! Please stay cool and drink lots of water everyone, leave the beer drinking to Larry & Me!!

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Bill, Sorry to hear of your fall from grace off a bike stand. Seriously, heat stroke can be very dangerous, I am glad to hear you ar ok. I wish I could have made the race, family obligations fell in the the way and the girls always come first. I am looking forward to a great racing season in 2010 / 2011. Well off to tear down the bul and start getting her ready to kick Kevin Logue's butt next year.

matt celender	bradentucky,fl	mattcelender@hotmail.com	'89 Suzuki RM125
It's sad that the season is over already. Motocross competition helps us all keep our sanity. Thanks to everyone for making me feel at home my first full year racing with your club. Thanks also for making Dylan feel welcome and providing a safe way for him to race with me. My Latin-American friends appreciate the way they were treated too, especially in these times when immigrants are not always looked upon favorably(even though we are all decendants of immigrants). God Bless you all and we will see you at the banquet in September.(I get a really big trophy, right?).

bill petitt	wesley chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
Ok,,,I know we are all trying to recover from the heat still !! I hope Mr. Bill is feeling better!! I wanted to tell EVERYONE that this was the most fun I have had racing ever!! You guys are awesome!! The family atmosphere, the "friendly" competition, the goodwill, and the camaraderie is amazing! This was the selling point to all the new kids I brought to the races. Their parents may have been a lil sketchy at first, but after seeing this club in action, they are all sold!! We will have 8 new members for sure next year. Already working on getting them some older bikes. I made a lot of friends and I'm going to miss ya over the time off!! HOWEVER....with that said,,,I have already talked to some of the guys about hitting the Sunshine MX series(in a couple of weeks.) They will even run a vintage/evo class for us,,,or,,we can smoke some modern bikes on our old ones!! I know Jonathon, Chris, Eric, Randy and a few others have said they want to do it,,,so I will keep ya'll updated on the dates we will head out there. Its a good way to keep us in shape and keep the cob webs off the bike, plus it is a way to give back to the folks at Sunshine for treating us well this year! I will keep ya posted!! Congrats to an excellent year !! Bill Petitt #51

Bill Davis	Sarasota, FL	wdavis22@tampabay.rr.com	1978 RM 125 & 250
The 411 on the 911 call is that I am doing fine. I had heat stroke. I fell off a bike stand and not my bike. How embarassing!!. I want to thank everyone for their quick response and concern. Specifically, Larry, Chuck, Woody, Savannah, Carl, Gerald and his wife. Those were the faces I saw that I can remember, when I came to. I would also like to thank Marcus for driving me and my family home. He lives south of me so a big Thanks to him. I was in no shape to drive and I really appreciate it. My wife says I need to remember how old I am and not ride so many motos. Especially with as hot as it was. But, I sure had fun doing it! I would also like to thank Woody for letting Tommy use his Honda XR 100. He really likes it and we really appreciate it, he learned how use a clutch and he is thrilled. Now we have to find a bigger bike. Had a great season of racing, looking forward to the banquet. This is really a great group of people who care about each other besides just having a good time riding. Thanks again to all!

Carl	archery	carlmabrey@att>net	elsies
Wassup! Mark Smiths "Best of" is on marks site from the rock,round 13.I hope you like the pics on our website,i think they came out pretty darn good. Any comments on photos are welcome.I know there a little blurry but were working on that.Enjoy!.....till next round!

Len Kelley	Jacksonville,Fl	lkelley@mecoatlanta.com	78 RM400
Hi everyone, I had a great time racing this year. I was looking forward to this weekend but I forgot to clear my plans with god. My grandmother passed away last night and I will be traveling to Illinois for the funeral. She was 92 and had a good life. I look forward to racing with everyone next season. Take care and be safe.

Savannah	Geneva	racegirl57@aol.com	CR 250
Hello Everyone!! Very exciting that the last race of the season is just next week!! This is going to be a very eventful weekend.. Saturday night we are going to have a celebration for WOODYS 55TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Hes getting so old ;) I am bringing our grill and we are cooking out and ending this season with a bang. Email me if you would like to participate in the cooking or are bringing a side dish =) Sunday will be James' day. Saturday will actually be the 4 month mark since James' untimely death. Everyone racing on sunday will also be participating in the parade lap in honor of James. His wife will be in attendance so this is our chance to show her how much her husband meant to us and how much we valued him. Like I said, let me know if you want to participate in the cook out! Im doing a cake and all kinds of stuff for dads birthday so please lets all come together to make it a great weekend!

Carl	fla	uno	hondas
Mo,laps, in regard to your post about more time on the track.You are right,the motos are not as long as they could be but....most of us are not in that good of shape any more or never was in very good shape to begin with. Thats why we ride a motorcycle instead of pedaling a mountain bike like you do.I wish i could,but im too lazy!I for one would struggle with 15 min plus 1, sounds good though.A lot of stuff happens when you cant hang on to the handle bars as good on the last lap as the first.Mo, you happen to be in a sport that has a bunch of old farts that are proud to be out of shape and still have fun racing just enough laps that were sore enough already.....just sayin! The parade lap for James sounds awesome. Maybe we can bring our vidio cameras ,and give james family a copy to tresure....just sayin....#12a

Vance Bowers	0rlando,FL	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Yamaha
Hello everyone, I wanted to take the time to thank Savannah, Woody, Teresa, Shelly, Tom, and everybody involved in making the FLVMX club the most fun I can remember having in quite some time. The members have really gone out of their way to make feel as part of the family and show me why this is the best show going. When my Sunshine Stunt Show didn`t work out as planned I even received a call from Mr. Valk asking if I needed my grass cut or errands done until I heal. What a GUY! I can`t make the last race at Hardrock but I wanted all to know I had a great time this season and look forward to the Banquet and next season. Thanks again.

FATBOY	WILLISTON FL	danny baxley14@yahoo.com	cr 480
hello everybody , just wanted to say thanks to everybody for a great weekend ! garret really loves the to do the H/S . I DIDNT have such agreat race , but oh well still very sore! WE WONT be at thefinal round because we will be moving to our new house! ye ha! Thanks Woody,savanna,pops,Tereasa,and the whole gang! see ya at the banquet! FATBOY,LISA,G man.

Scotty Rat	Largo Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	Hodaka Super Rat
Hey Crew, The series is winding down, 1 to go. Early on Glenn Saunders (22V CZ) and I talked each other into running the full 14 race series. Not knowing what the economy will bring in the future we thru fate to the wind along with a few bucks and made it happen. I've run the wheel's off "The Rat" deciding not to do any major tear down and inspect until after the series was over. Cleanliness and air filter maintenance to the extreme. We'll see how it fared next month. Hope to be riding a borrowed Maico waterpumper in the cross country. If you don't make it the 13th or I don't get a chance to see ya, Brothers it was a BLAST !Hodie will be there to! My 2 cents about the GP (don't anybody get mad) were a Vintage Club so..... 1 Vintage A & B ) class/ 1 EVO 1 & 2 A & B Class. I like the idea about the GP. I'm a little nuts, if you haven't caught on. Till "The Rock" The "Hillbilly Hodie" Scotty Rat

Kurt Eibell	Azores, Portugal	yzkurt@hotmail.com	lots of 'em
I just want to thank Woody and all the FLVMX crew for welcoming me for round 13. I had a great time. After 40 years of riding, this was my first opportunity to race with my brother, Eric. I also want to thank him for supplying my Dad's original 1974 Husky 250 Mag. He did a great job restoring it. I was very careful not to ding the tank! I wish I could say the same for the pipe mounts. In both motos, I broke the pipe mount. Sorry Mason, all I can say is "me too!" I was hoping to give Kevin Hodge a run for his money but I was having issues with the 360 and then with the heat. It was the first time in 6 years that I have even been in anything higher than 85 degrees! It was kind of funny to lose the class to the same bike I ride here in Portugal - 1980 Can-Am Qualifier III 250! I hope to see you all sometime again soon! Kurt.

woody graves	Geneva fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello again to everyone, The Final event of our 09-2010 series will be on the National track again, Glenn will not be @ hardrock until late Sat before the race, I will again come up on Friday to prep the track with help from Josh and William. The out back is a lot of work and the weather is unpredictable now., Plus the lack of having enough flaggers on the main track is bad enough! (this is going to be changed for next season! you can bet on that) SO with that said, I want to add that Bill Petit Came up with a great way to further express our thanks to James Pinder who passed away this year by doing a slow parade lap around the track for James, I mean everyone racing this day.I feel a moment to remember for sure. James's wife and family will be in attendence, please make this race, Its what we do for each other. Woody.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
So where was Kevin Logue?, I am assuming he was scared to race at Hard Rock as I was on his tail the whole time at Lake City. I miss Kerry 99b,I was hoping that he would show up for this race. I was very encouraged, while walking through the pits, a number of you guys spoke of sponsoring youth on vintage and evo bikes for next season. I think this is a great idea. I can tell you as a dad, it is hard enough keeping a couple of modren type bikes running, but to add in some vintage and evo bikes to the mix makes life a bit more difficult. I personnally am blessed in that Woody helps my girls with bikes and both Woody and Peter V. help me with problems (when I went to automotive school, we did not even discuss points and we only rebuilt one carb!) While I have gotten good at motorcycle carbs over many years, I still cannot get points to work to save my life. On a separate note, I would like to thank whoever mounted the ring ring bell on my Bul, I used it to cheer on my fellow riders as they blew past me on the back streach. I beleive that the other riders on the track were encouged by my hand wave and the ring ring of the bicycle bell. Thanks as always to Woody, Savannah, Ms. Shelly, Ms. Theresa, and Papa Tom for running an excellent race. I really appreciate all the work you do and the hours that you put into making this sport so much fun. The revised outback track looks like a blast. The new uphill / downhill loop looks like great fun. Now if we can keep the bul together for one more race, then it is time for an extreme makeover in the off season. TV

Mason	Jacksonville	Masdbo@yahoo	Hd SX250
The track was perfect and the weather was HOT! It was so Hot I don't remamber everything that happened, but it I think it went something like this........First, I want to thank the Evil....I mean Eibel brothers for letting me lead for 3 of four laps in both motos! Actually, in the first the older brother, Kurt (and faster), passed me about the time my pipe was falling off...(why is there always somone's pipe falling off at Hardrock?) But the younger (and stronger), Eric, was not able to get it done! Then later in the Team Eibel Pit, they stradegised and came up with a plan....for in the 2nd moto at the gate, I noticed they were on complete opposite sides, I was in the middle, they were both staring me down! Their plan was to squeeze me from either side at the first turn! I was onto their little scheme immediately and was able to beat Kurt to the first turn! But soon found out that Woody was an unwilling accomplice for he chanced getting orange paint on his tank.... So,there I was, squeezed between the Bull and the Can-Am......the Bull held his line! But the Can-Am retreated into the grass! Barely escaping disaster! But Later, on lap 4, team Eibel pulled together using their sneaky drafting and ROOSTING techniques on the little Harley and pulled passed to take 1st and 2nd.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Wow! Hardrock was the best I have ever seen it! PERFECT! Thanks to Len Kelly & Larry Hauft for letting me finish ahead of them in the first moto. They were laughing too hard to made a pass because of my Po-Go Stick suspension. But wait, Woody says he has the ohlins rebuild under control. He took the shocks off and old German tractor he has at his house and they fit perfectly! So LOOK OUT Larry! The elbows will be flying @ Hardrock come June 13th. Okay, a few riders I would like to point out: Chris Bunnel, "A" RIDER, on a $500 motocycle! :o) Danny Baxley got off hard at the rock and cleared out all the weeds on the south side of the track nicely, hope your okay Fat Boy! Glen on the flat tracker was too funny! I ask him why he stopped at the first turn and he said because that bike only turns left! Courtney "MAGOO" Chapman on a "250" Really?! William "WFO" Neeley clearing the tower jump! He was flying! Tommy Gun Davis WAY out in front and his chain fells off, Really?! John Andrix on a BRAND NEW 2010 Kawi, sweet ride John! Sunni Scalici on an XR100 WIDE OPEN! Trace Kipp was on fire all day! Thomas Valk, sweaty! Chuck Dalbo on the gas big time! Carl Mabrey airing out & crossing up that sweet super mod Elsie 125! Where the heck is Kerry Williams?? APB on Kerry! Lots of new faces @ this round, welcome! Can't wait till the next race . . . See everyone there!! G-Man

David Lindsey	Ocala, Fl.	davidiscool254992@yahoo.com	Yam YZ250F & Yam YZF450R
Dear: Woody I would like to start by thanking you for a great day of racing on may 30, 2010. The track was diled for the first time in a long time. Um I would like to suggest that four wheelers be allowed to race in your next event on the outback track because that track is setup for fourwheel racers and is a great track to race them on. Just a suggestion. Sincerely, David Lindsey II

carl	fla	uno	sum
Glen, Nice holeshot on woody on that flat tracker, with full leathers!

Carl Mabrey	archery,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	sum
I would like to thank Woody & Savanna for supporting me & my family by putting on The Carlye Benifit for the last few yrs. thanks to Savanna for always makin it happen for me to race when i was in need! Thank you to Gerald Sammons aka G-man at majic screen graphics for makin those way cool Carlye Benifit T-shirts to raise $ out of the goodness of his big heart! Every time i put one on or see them at the races i get this wonderfull feelin...well you know!Thank you Bill Davis at ATD designs for makin the way cool Carlye Benifit stickers that match the t-shirts! Thank you to everbody for donating at the benifits, and asking about her it really means alot to our family! The next race at hardrock will be a remembrence celabration for James Pinder,our finest parimedic.Also we will be having another FLVMX group photo shot,so come on out an smile for the camera!Racing on sunday was real motocross,hot& humid on a real motocross track that was prepeared to perfection!Good job Glen! I rode my new elsie in the plus 50 class & got the holeshot & checked out the 1st moto,2nd moto i booged out of the gate but soon caught & passed everyone & checked out once again! Did i mention that i was the only one in my class? I think the other 50 plus riders didnt want no part of that tricked out 125 elsie! yea right! Billy D was cookin ridin 3 motos,G-man had a nice holeshot in his moto! Photos should be out when they get there!............#12A

Bill Petitt	Wesley Chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	YZ 490
I wanted to thank Woody, Glen, PaPa, Shelly, Savannah and everyone for the outstanding job they did this weekend. I have brought 6 new riders to our series this year,,3 this weekend. First race for all three and they loved it!! They will be back and I have even talked one of them into riding my 490. We have a 1984 yz 125 lined up for the other. I continue to have a blast riding with everyone and I am kinda bummed the season is ending, but maybe it will give me time to get good enough to catch Chris and John! See yall At Hardrock!(again) Bill Petitt

Todd Newell	Weeki Wachee, FL	tsnewell@bellsouth.net	OSSA, Can-am, KTM
If you want to see the video of Magoo's Carlsbad victory, go to http://motorbikearchives.com/Video-Gallery/High-Resolution.html Has other videos of 500 GPs also. Enjoy!

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
Danny 'Magoo' Chandler - The True Meaning Of Godspeed - The Final Chapter - One more Magoo Memory, this one is an unpublished one from Dirt Rider Magazine. A group of Dirt Rider's staff were riding the Last Chance Trail Ride from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe. On the way it went through Danny's hometown of Forest Hill. Old Bultaco racer and Ad Salesman for D.R., Bryar Holcomb saw Danny riding in the woods on a '85 Watercooled Honda CR500R. Honda had sent Danny a rear wheel with a Dirt Track tire on it so he could practice for the upcoming Superbikers event. The only problem was the wheel was off a works bike with a rear disc and Danny's practice bike had a rear drum brake. So here's Magoo careening through the tight forest trails on a 500cc CR with a Dirt Track tire and no rear brakes! Danny talked Bryar into riding the trails with him for a while. Holcomb was riding a Yamaha IT 490 so he wasn't exactly outnumbered in the pony department as he followed Chandler. Bryar would hang back a little and follow Danny through the dense forest trails doing whatever he did. As Bryar followed him through a dark fast section Danny shifted into fourth gear and launched himself off a jump that sent him from dark forest into bright sunlight and landing back in the forest. Bryar summoned up some courage and upshifted the Yamaha and blindly jumped just as Danny had done. As it turned out, the jump was into bright sunlight because it crossed over a paved road! Magoo had jumped the road without even knowing if any traffic was coming! That... Bryar decided was enough fun for one day and rejoined the other staffers on the trail ride... Vintage Magoo Madness! * John Desoto had "it", I saw it that muddy day at Sunshine Speedway on his Factory Kawie- his body would fly off the bike, feet in the air, but he never let go of the handlebars or the gas! Bob Hannah had "it", same deal- the "Hurricane" would travel the whole length of the bike deep whoop section at Sunshine and his feet wouldn't get back on the pegs until he tried to slow down for the corner! Danny Chandler definitely had "it". The "it" I'm talking about is the connection between their throttle hand and their brain. It must have been wired differently than the rest of us. Most normal riders would back-off the gas when we got out of shape... not these guys. * My condolences go out to the family, Tracy and family, Dave and Chris Gomez, Bill DaPrato, Noah and Bill Samson, Brad and Lori Lackey and everyone invovled in the van fund, Brett, Flyin' Mike Brown, Scottie and Bobby M. * Please go to YouTube and watch the video- Danny "Magoo" Chandler on Safety - * Danny pushed the envelope as far as what was possible on a motorcycle. He was a pioneer, years ahead of his time with his speed and moves. The Original Crowd Pleaser... Ultimate Showman...Everyones Favorite Underdog... and a Legend. A Legend that paid a heavy price, doing what he did on the bikes of that era. But that's the stuff that Legends are made of. Danny 'Magoo' Chandler had that unique ability to convert people or win them over just by how he was with the fans and by the way he rode. There was never a doubt that Danny was giving his all. I witnessed him convert thousands of spectators that lined the fences that day in Carlsbad... myself included. I honestly didn't go to the track that morning a huge Magoo fan, but I'll tell you what... I sure did leave as one. *** In 1999 Danny was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall Of Fame, and in 2010 he was inducted into the Greatest Hall there is, where for all eternity he'll reign as the most talented racer to ever swing a leg over a bike. Godspeed Danny... In fact I think he was Godspeed... we just didn't know it at the time.

Woody Graves	Geneva,Fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos!
Hello everyone, Round 13 of the FLVMX MX series is in the books, not to be out done by a great ATD Cross Country on Saturday. The rain gods were so good to us, a soaking rain Sat evening instead of a gullywasher made for Sundays event to be nothing short of perfect! Glenn worked the track very little making the right move to wait till the morning to rake the track. I need to thank Glenn& Donna,and all the people that helped this weekend to make it as perfect as it could be. Many new faces were on hand this day, some of our regulars were missing and i am sure for good reason. The racing was fast, and as always as exciting as it has always been. I mentioned in an earlier post about how this sport may have evolved to what you see today, but this sport will always be what it is, tough,hard,unpredictable,and just the best sport in the world. Now a glimpse into the future, I had a long talk with Chuck Dalbo after the race and we hit on an idea for the riders that want More laps for their money with out making more class's. The idea is make 2 class's a "GP" class that doubles the laps of the days regular laps. I.E.- we do 4 laps for the all the reg class's and the GP class's do 8. Ok the hard part, what two class's??? Just thinking out loud....... Glen mentioned a great idea, next year he wants to make Memorial weekend to start Friday Night with a Flat Track Event, Cross Country on Saturday, cook out Sat night, MX on Sunday and a FUN day of special events on Monday? More on that later, Thanks again for letting us keep this sport of Vintage Racing Alive, Till the next snap of the bands.....Woody.

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
More Magoo Stories and Rememberance's- Dan Dunes, Portland, Oregon writes "The man sure left an impression with everything he did. He was like Elvis to me as a kid. Total Rock Star! He was great to us kids too. One day I was riding at the same time as Danny out at Indian Dunes on a 60cc and he jumped in behind me on a 500 (LOL) and pushed me for 5-6 laps. I rode probably the best 5-6 laps of my life. Then he walked over and told me where I was good and bad and told me what I could change. I was blown away! For a 9 yr. old MX kid that was 15 minutes of heaven. He may be gone but that day is ingrained in my head. Thanks Danny. Anytime he was practicing or racing at Indian Dunes the fences were lined with people. We always wanted to see what he did next. He was a rider that you always knew was smiling in his helmet 100% of the time and I think that was infectious." * Winning the 500 Support class in '83 at Unadilla and riding his bike backwards across the finish line in retaliation for being fined for riding backwards on the track at an earlier Natl.* The picture of him after his crash at Southwick where he kept riding with his handlebar bent down to the fork tube. * Danny goofing for the fans at Gaildorf, West Germany by walking around with his helmet on backwards.* From Noah Samson (Good Friend and Magoo DVD producer)"Either Danny blew past you on the course or he crashed; he never slowed down. With Danny, it was wide open or nothing... and that's his legacy." * Bill DaPrato, Danny's longtime Mechanic and friend- "His ability to do things with a motorcycle has never been surpassed. Those were heavy, old bikes back then and danny made it look easy. He was a special talent, and I'd put him up there with any rider in history. He was every bit as fast as Ricky Carmichael. Danny was really all about thinking about the riders and their safety, especially with kids, that's what his legacy will be." * Bill Samson- "Danny did more in his whellchair in those 25 years than most able-bodied people do in their entire lives." * Brett Freed- "Danny knew the end was near, he didn't want a funeral- he wanted a race in his name." * Magoo actually got back on a bike several times after the accident. In 2000 at Silver State Raceway in Carson City, NV, he stated "I want to ride again, I don't care how you do it, get me on the track." They got Magoo suited up and literally Duct taped him to the back of Jeff Northrup. There's a picture of them jumping a step-up! All he could say to Jeff when he was out there was "Pin It!!... Go Faster!!... Jump This!!." A year later at a Day in the Dirt in Lancaster, Old Bultaco rider Kenny "The Dart" Zahrt raced the team race with Danny once again attached to his back with a roll of duct tape. Kenny who walks like an old cowboy because of a fused right ankle has a hard time using a conventional rear brake, so he rigged up a lever under the clutch lever to operate the rear brake. Danny was continually telling Kenny to go faster as Zahrt launched the tandem into the air off the jumps.*** Next the final chapter.

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
Danny 'Magoo' Chandler- The True Meaning Of Godspeed -Pt.6 As I was researching this piece, I came across alot of rememberance's and Magoo Stories. Here are some of the best- From Steve Wardlow- Pittsburg, KS. "In the late 70's he was working for BT Suzuki. He was at Freddy Van's Cycleland a local track on the outskirts of town. There was this guy on the track wearing a pair of cutoff shorts on the outside of his leathers. It turned out to be Danny. He rode with us, hung out and talked, just like he was one of us. Of course I had to ask him why he was wearing the shorts and he said they gave him a place to put his wallet while he rode. He gave us quite the show, riding offtrack and jumping things not meant to ever be jumped by a motorcycle." * Favorite Danny Quotes- "I you don't crash every once in a while you're not going fast enough"..."I need a lotta room I like to go fast"...From MXdesNat., talking with DeCoster...Roger..."Danny where's your chest protector? Your going to get killed!" Danny..."I'm not going to get killed, I'm going to win!"* From Tom Morris, "One time Danny had lapped the whole 125 Expert class at Dixon (Argyll Park) on his Dirt Factory KTM, he proceeded to pull off the track and do donuts around a stack of old tires for a couple of minutes until about 10 riders passed him, he went back out on the track and got back by them all for the win.* At the 125 Natl. at Agency, Missouri in July of 1977, Danny holeshot the Moto. He came back past the start area to complete the first lap. Danny was jumping in the air and the AMA official hadn't moved from where he stood when the riders came down the start chute. Danny hit him while in the air, breaking the official's arm and knocking him backwards off the track. Magoo somehow managed to stay up. As a rookie while in the lead he pulled off the track, tossed his bike down and ran back to make sure the official was ok.* Buddy Bass- "I saw him pass Howerton and Glover at Gatorback on the outside offcamber, upshifting using the 500 class torque. Had to have been 4th. gear, backend clawing for traction, both feet still on the pegs, front wheel in the air!" * Danny LaPorte- talking to Suzuki Team coordinator Hide Sezaki, Magoo's name came up and his eyes got real big, he said "Magoo was super fast and if he could stop crashing, no one could beat him" LaPorte had crashed in the first turn at a Natl. He picked up his bike in a panic and started riding as fast and crazy as he could. Taking all kinds of chances everywhere to make up time. As he was going through the pack he said "That Magoo kid passed me twice! He crashed with me in the first turn, got up behind me and just zapped me down a hill and pulled away! Then I came around a corner and he was running down the track to his bike that was upsidedown about 50 feet away! Then about 5 laps later, he zapped me again!! He pulled away from me again, and I saw him a little while later on the side of the track, furiously kicking his bike with no visor on his helmet! I ended up catching up to 2nd. but Magoo was still smoking me."* Next more Magoo stories.

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
Danny 'Magoo' Chandler- The True Meaning Of Godspeed- Pt.5- The following are Danny's thoughts about the level of safety in todays racing. From Ed Youngblood's MotoHistory 8/31/09. Speaking from his wheelchair, he has become a compelling advocate for rider safety. Danny says, "Motorcycle racing is a high risk sport. It isn't about whether you are going to crash. It's about when! It's about when, because it's going to happen and the real question is how bad you are going to get hurt? There are things you can and should do to improve your chances in that moment.""I don't think promoters and sanctioning bodies do enough to push the safety issue. It would be so easy to make Kidney Protection, Shoulder Pads and Neck Restraints mandatory. Other sports do it, and there is no reason motorcycling should not." He continues, "Kids believe it will never happen to them, so it is the leaders in the sport who should enforce improved protection. But so far, the AMA and other sanctioning bodies haven't done this. They have not made better protection mandatory. The cost would be nothing compared to what riders, factories and sponsors already invest in the sport." Ed says "Furthermore in Chandler's opinion, what is available now, is not good enough. With the use of modern materials and computer assisted design, he does not understand why a whole new generation of personal safety equipment, should not be available. He envisions upperbody protection as single, or integrated unit of head, neck, and shoulder protection. Chandler addresses these ideas fervently every chance he gets, but often feels that his message falls on deaf ears among the people who could do something to make motorcycle racing safer." Ed continues, "This coming Oct.5th Danny Chandler will turn 50. In the collective mind of the motocross community, he is still thought of as that wild , smiling, moon-faced kid called Magoo. But Danny Chandler is in a wheelchair, and he has been almost half his life. He still conducts Motocross Schools, but his resources are very limited to aggressively promote the message he truly believes, which is that there are simple and inexpensive measures that can be taken to assure that other young racers will not share his experience. So far, he believes, this message is being ignored and these young riders are being neglected. But you can expect that Danny will ride on with his story-aggressively-just as he did when he was racing Motocross." Next time Magoo stories and rememberance's.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bul
Chuck, thanks for the history of Magoo, for those of us that can read your post have been very informative, for Gerald on the other hand, I am sure that trying to read such a complete history is difficult since it was not in Doctor Seuss format. I am glad that everyone is enjoying the cassete tape series Chuck D and I are now distributing, we think that a format of motocross history on side A and valuable riding technique and vintage racer nutrition tips on side B will be very helpfull to the vintage racer community. Concerning the donut receipes, Chuck is just embarassed because of how much he liked the High Fiber donuts that solved his "problem". By the way, Gerald says that we can now begin distributing a line of videos in Beta and Lazer disc formats.

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City, FL	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
Danny 'Magoo' Chandler - The True Meaning Of Godspeed - Pt.4 - Following his incredible '82 Season, Danny finished 3rd in the '83 500 Natl's. In the off-season he was injured in a practice crash. He raced the '84 Natl's getting two top tens, but the years of abuse his body had taken from all the high speed get-offs was taking it's toll. He was never really completely healthy during the season, and at the end of '84 he was released from Team Honda. Magoo had always wanted to try to win a World Championship like his heroes Roger DeCoster and Brad Lackey. So when a call came from a British Kawasaki team to contest the '85 World GP's he jumped at the chance. That ride came to an end when the team ordered him to drop back and let his teammate pass and he refused. He wasn't without a ride long as KTM stepped up with a factory bike. Magoo won the French GP on the KTM that marked the first time in 5 years that a non-Japanese brand had won a GP. I remember seeing the World MX standings and he was listed as 3rd Place- Daniel Chandler - 50 Pts. Danny was in contention for the title until he was injured at the Italian round about halfway through the season. While rehabing his injury he had lined up a ride with an Italian Kawasaki team for the '86 season. At the Paris SX in Dec. '85 he took the checkers in his Heat race and did his signature one-hander over the finish line jump. As he came down he messed up the landing, hit the hay bales and flipped violently over the handlebars onto hard packed dirt. The impact broke his neck... Danny 'Magoo' Chandler was paralyzed from the chest down with limited use of his hands. Sometimes when you do research for a story, you find out things that later on you wish maybe you hadn't stumbled upon. Magoo's reputation had preceded him in Europe. Everybody wanted to hang with the legendary Magoo and everbody wanted to buy him a drink. You know, when you become known for a signature move people just expect you to do it, even if maybe you don't feel like doing it that day. In an interview; Danny blamed his partying the night before for his crash. Hung over he had slept on top of a large toolbox back in the pits until just before his Heat race... It took him 10 years to recover. For every exhilarating high he experienced in the early 80's there was a devastating low in the late 80's and the 90's. After he was paralyzed, you have to realize how hard it was for him to come to grips with it. As a racer he had never met an obstacle that he didn't think that he could conquer. On the track if there was a big sketchy Triple Jump, Danny would take a run at it, if he came up short, he picked himself up off the ground, reattached the visor to his helmet, fired up the bike and went back and kicked that Jumps ass with some more speed. All of a sudden, life was throwing Jumps at Magoo that not only couldn't he clear them, he couldn't even get up the hill. He just couldn't get past it. First he went through the divorce... sometimes when a persons candle burns as brightly as his did and like some of us with both ends burning hot at the same time. It can be hard for a person that loves you to find a place to hold onto and they have to let go. I truly believe that if the former Tracy Davy hadn't been a part of Danny's life I don't think he would ever have reached the level of success that he did. Tracy got him to settle down, he used to stay out till 2 or 3 in the morning partying before he met her. She got him to focus and be more responsible and it resulted in Factory rides. She got him to realized that the factories were watching and he had to conduct himself more professionally. Then in the span of a couple of years he lost both of his parents. Danny was 26 when he was paralyzed, he had been riding for about 22 of those 26 years thanks to his parents involvement. Slowly over a span of years Danny came to the realization that maybe what happened to him could be used to help others. With the help of a tightknit and protective group of friends, Magoo started getting his life back on track. He became a promoter, an advocate for mandatory neck restraints in racing, started working with kids in programs ranging from drug awareness, the importance of safety equipment, Motocross Schools and having Pro riders visit Childrens Hospitals through his International Riders Helping People organization. Danny 'Magoo' Chandler had taken the biggest negative in his life and turned it into a positive that was influencing thousands of people. Next - Magoo Stories - And Danny's thoughts on the level of safety in todays racing.

Chris	Bunnell	expresswindows@yahoo.com	Honda
Being that I want to ride in the cross country I will have to deal with the heat, so I think it is only right that we run one, if not both events at night. As I recall, the last cross country event at Lake city, the true cross country veterans (Kevin Hodge and myself) had headlights on are bikes. But if we choose to run the "motocross" at night, fear not I will light the way for all in my class. But of course you will have to follow me. ha. ha. see everyone at Hard rock!

Mark Edwards	Ormond Beach	medwards@tbteam.com	CR125
Just for the record, I really enjoy riding the night track at Hardrock. It's a really fun experience.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Okay Larry . . . Remember Maico's are made from Farm implements . . . Everytime you lap me I'm going to get your bike dirty! Just sayin'

woody graves	geneva, fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Well well, I love it when i start something for everyone to talk about! It shows you care....!I will always keep thinking of ideas (good or bad) and just remember this, i have to make decisions that effect EVERYONE not just a few. I will take another poll this weekend about the night race issue, and to further quell any doubts about the lighting at Hardrock we will turn on the lights this saturday night for an hour or so and let everyone interested in walking the track to see for themselves if its "safe" to race at a future event. If i remember corretly Motocross the sport, has always been rought tough and totaly unpredictable. diversity is the great thing about motocross, the challenge of the different terrain,jumps,riders. It makes no difference today , yesterday, or tomorrow, this sport will always take the same path. This is why i love it so much! Watching Hangtown was so refreshing, the outdoor series is what i call "real motocross". So if you come to one of our events and its a little "rough" remember regardless of your age and condition, this is motocross, enjoy it at your own pace, but enjoy it. Thank you all for allowing me to be a part of reliving your past, Woody.

Joshua Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Handa
Hello everyone, this is Joshua Sammons. Woody said there is going to be a vintage mini class next season. I am very interested in racing this new mini class. If anyone is interested in sponsoring me with a bike in this new vintage mini please email my dad at( yabomagic@aol.com )I look forward to seeing everyone at Hard Rock this weekend. Joshua #7

Mo' Laps	Kenneth City, FL	lhauft@tampabay.rr.com	Barcalounger 250
Gerald, I need you to clarify your statement. Is that show up at the races or actually have a race or participate in a race? I would be at each and every race regardless of where it was held if the moto's were 14 minutes plus one lap. Maybe even 12 minutes plus 1 lap. However, 7 to 8 minute moto's is not a race but a sprint and a 200 mile drive to Lake City, as fun and well run as the track is, is a little difficult to justify. So, I think you meant to say "this forum is for riders who actually show up to the sprints." DOUBLE OUCH!! Ahh, I miss the good ol' days of trying to hold on to the scoot at the 15 minute mark, tongue hanging out, whimpering like a kindergartner, hoping not to get lapped. Man, those were the days.

Bill Petitt	Wesley Chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
I'm all for the night race. As I told Woody, it doesn't get dark til 8 anyway, so if we start at 6pm, for example, most of the moto's will be run during the daylight anyway.

Carl M	archery	uno	restored elsie
I myself dont really care for night time motocross, its scary enough! I will say that St.pete had very good lighting when we had the night race last yr or so,but the track lately has not been up to vintage standards,people are still healing from the last time we were there.Where ever we go ill be sure to follow!........till the next full moon race!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey Chuck, I got the "Cliffs Notes-Abridged version" in the mail today, in Spanish! That's not funny man!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey Larry . . . This form is the the riders that actually show up to the races! OUCH!!

Mo' Laps	Kenneth City, FL	lhauft@tampabay.rr.com	Barcalounger 250
Wow, I love trash talk. Farm implements?? Ouch. We need a classic G-Man retort. Sammons/Dalbo Smackdown.....May 30th...pay per view... be there. Regarding under "The Lights". Nope, nadda, WTF. Not a fan. Motocross, vintage or not, is an iron man(or women) sport. Kind of a tough guy with an attitude sport. You all know it, feel it, and believe it. Motocross racers, regardless of skill level, have the "'tude". However, we seem to have forgotten that. The Florida heat was always part of the challenge of the race that had to be dealt with and factored in. The heat "fade" was just another track challenge to overcome. Those in good shape would always run the couch potatoes down by the end of the moto as their fortitude was challenged. Moment of Sarcasm......Maybe we could find an indoor track that is air conditioned and paved smooth and, HEY, race at night also. I'm finished snarking----putting on my sweats and going out into the noon time heat. Aloha.

Todd Newell	Weeki Wachee, FL	tsnewell@bellsouth.net	OSSA, Can-am, KTM
I also prefer a day race, don't like how the lights make everything look flat. I also agree with Mason about the short course, I think it makes for closer racing than the long track and we don't need as many flaggers. If the laps are too short, just run mo'!

mason	jacksonville	masdbo@yahoo.com	HD SX250
It's Hot for sure, but I prefer day race...for what it's worth I do like that night-time short course......

Keith Waddell	Jacksonville	keithjaxbch@aol.com	Honda / Bultaco
Reference having a night race. If the Lighting is great and it does not cast shadows on the track night race, if it does cast shadows and you cannot determine the jumps and cannot race full out, no night race.

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City, FL	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
Sorry Gerald, That big one was supposed to be split into two posts. Today, I sent you a Cliffs Notes-Abridged version of the story. I even edited out the part where I bad-mouthed the Maico's he was riding, just for you! You know the part... I think I referred to them as overweight, antiquated, hard- starting beasts that appeared to have been assembled from left over farm implements. Any how, I also sent you an Audio Tape, so you wouldn't have to struggle with all those multi-syllable words. Remember the story is the first 5 minutes of tape on the A side of the cassette. The rest of Side A is Thomas describing in detail the various Valk Starting Line Techniques. You know- The Basic Valk, The Flying Valk, The Valk with a Half Twist, The Inverted Valk with a Side Dismount, The Reverse Valk with the One-Handed Seat Grab and of course the most famous one of all- The Let Me See If I Can Turn Woody's Rear Fender Into A Sissy Bar Valk etc...etc...Kids, don't try this at home- The Man's a Professional! As an added bonus on side B is Chef "Bubba" Valk's 101 varieties of Home Style Donut Recipes... I'm not even gonna go there!

Carl	fla	carlmabrey@att.net	sum
For those of yous that are waiting for Mark Smiths photos.Hes working on gittin is computer fixed,it took a s$it,stay tuned for more breath taking photos!...#12a

woody graves	Geneva, FL	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Wow, what great stories! Thanks Chuck, you can never hear enought about the old days, just glad someone took the time to remember and or write it down. We take so much for granted and forget to remember our past. I sent a letter to Bad Brad and his wife Lori about our tribute to Magoo, and the new rule of anyone under 18 will wear a neck brace to race in FLVMX next season and dedicated it to Danny Magoo Chandler, Lori wrote back overwhelmed with our tribute and said Brad said what we were doing with the Magoo Rule was simply Brilliant and what Magoo would want! Like I mentioned before at the race we are getting 4 of the neck braces to have on hand for new members to our events or if needed for any reason they will be availible. we would ask that a small donation to help cover the cost of them, also Kissimmee Motorsports and All Cycles are offering a 20% discount on any neck brace! please use our sponsors, they support us! Ok, now this upcoming MX race @ Hard rock will be on the national track, the Cross Country will as always Saturday back by the Outback,sign up @ 12:oo to 1:30 riders meeting @ 1:45 site lap @ 2:00 and race to begin after site lap. if you think we need to run it later voice your opinion now!! the event will be 1 hour + 1 lap. Now for the the last race of the season (again at HardRock) I am thinking due to the heat and past events in the heat, that we run the MX Saturday night on the nite national track! cooler for sure and then the Cross country Sunday? I am making Plans for next seasons last two races to be nigh races right off the start! one @ Sunshine and the final @ Hardrock, this way it's on the scedule and its know ahead of time. THis would be a big help not only for the riders but to plan a BBQ,and other things. I need to know now if you want the last event this year (june 13th) to be at night so LET ME HEAR YOU ROAR!!!! thank you in advance and lets go racing! Woody.

Michelle	Cape Canaveral FL	mxtree9@yahoo.com	79 YZ 125, 05 CRF250R
Hey guys and girls, I am trying to find a stator for my 1979 YZ 125. If you have one please let me know and if you know where to find one that would be great too. Thank you. Michelle

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey Chuck, can I get your post on tape? That's way too much reading for me! Had a great Sunday at Woody's, William Neeley, Trace and Freedie Kipp worked with Joshua today. By the end of the day he was haulin' . . . Thank guys! You are the best! As for me, If the Wood Man can't fix my shocks I will be on the sidelines this weekend. I would also like to say thank you to all the FLVMX members who gave me the opportunity to earn there business by printing T-shirts and or signs for them, that means alot to me! I haven't been in such a close club since Thomas Valk and I were in Girl Scouts together . . . Good times, Good times!! See everyone where ever we're racin' next!! G-Man

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City, FL	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
Danny 'Magoo' Chandler- The True Meaning Of Godspeed- Part three, Danny grew up in a racing family. His Dad, 'Big Dan' was an Enduro and Scrambles rider and there were always bikes around. He started riding when he was 5 years old. His Dad had gotten a new Hodaka for himself, and took his old Hodad and modified it for Magoo. He cut down the frame, modified the seat and painted it all up for Danny to race. They wouldn't let him enter the Mini-Bike class with it because the wheels were too big. Late one night when he was nine years old his Dad woke him up and told him to come out in the living room that he had something to show him. Danny came around the corner and there was a brand new Yamaha 60 Mini Enduro! They took him out that weekend and he won his first race. Three years and alot of wins later he had moved up to a 250cc CZ (Just like his hero Bad Brad rode) So here's this 12 year old on the starting line at Migill's(Prarie City) using milk crates because he's too short and just kickin' everybody's butt. Danny was always riding bikes that were bigger and more powerful than what the other kids his age were on. Magoo kept improving and the only way for him to have any compettion was to race in the classes with the older riders. Often Magoo would be so far in the lead that he would start to show-off- The Showman started early. Danny won every class he entered and at the age of 14 was an Expert Class rider in the highly competitive Nor Cal MX scene. In '75 he raced in California on a Carl Cranke 125 Penton. He turned Pro at 16 and at the '76 Superbowl of Motocross at the LA Colisieum he wowed the crowd with his aerial antics aboard a KTM 400 in the Support Class before crashing and finished 16th. In '77 he was a 17 yr. old privateer on the National circuit, finding little sucess riding I think a YZ125. In '78 things started clicking for the young freckle-faced phenom. With the help of Bobby Moore's father who owned Pro Trac Trailers he was riding a Honda CR125 and won the Golden State series which got him a Suzuki Support ride on an RM125. He got 3 top tens as a privateer in the brutal 125 Outdoor Nationals including his first podium (a 3rd.) at the National at Saddleback. A kind of ironic twist is that at the Southwick round that year there was an epic battle behind eventual winner Broc Glover for 2nd,3rd and 4th positions. The irony is that it involved Gaylon Mosier (Suz), Marty Moates (LOP Suz) and Danny Chandler (BJ Suz) all three now deceased. At the end of '78 he hooked up with Pro Trac Trailers again, but this time on a Maico and won the final 250 support class of the Trans-AMA series at Sears Point. In '79 Maico told him if did well in the Golden State Series they would help him out. Magoo responded by winning the opening round which lead to his signing of a 2 yr. deal with Maico. Unfortunately the Maicos hadn't kept up with the rapid pace of development as the Jap bikes during this period and his results were lacking on the heavy but powerful German machines. It was during this period however that Magoo started to generate a ground swell of support from the fans. They could relate to Danny as the underdog on lesser equipment still giving his all. Outjumping the other guys only to have the bike breaking beneath him. That and his win or crash trying attitude garnered him alot of support. He was very popular with the magazines during this period also, resulting in some incredible aerial covers. The one Dirt Bike cover shot at Indian Dunes comes to mind, with him hanging off his Maico almost upside down. That same shoot they also took the tank, seat and sidecovers off the bike and captured him pancaking "The Invisible Maico" in the air. At the end of '80 Danny quit the Maico Team. In '81 he won the 125 class of the Golden State Series on a Suzuki. He rode the 125 Nationals as a privateer finishing 9th on a Suzuki. In the summer he got hooked up with an LOP Honda ride and won the 500 Support class of the Trans-USA. Team Honda took notice and signed him to a support ride deal with production bikes for the 500 Nationals in which he finished 6th. Magoo was on his way, inking a full factory ride with Honda for '82. Danny would make Honda and his longtime hero Roger DeCoster very proud. He began to reel off a series of wins that would make any factories advertising exec. salivate at the thought of. First the 500 USGP at Carlsbad, then his first National win at Michigan. He was picked along with his Honda teammates Gibson, O'Mara and Bailey to represent the USA at the Motocross and Trophee des Nations. In Gaildorf, Germany he was flying so high off off a downhill jump that he was hitting tree branches with his helmet during practice. He won both Motos despite being stung on the chin by a bee in the second. There was a stand selling Cotton Candy in the infield of the track and it had attracted alot of bees around it. Magoo was in the lead and cruising when one of them stung him on the chin. Normally not that big of a deal, unless you happen to be severely allergic and need to have an injection if you get bit by an insect. His face started to swell up, his eyes started itching and he felt like his throat was closing up making it hard to breathe. He didn't think he was going to be able to finish. Magoo forced himself to try and get his heartrate down so he wouldn't have such a hard time breathing. Can you imagine? How hard that must have been, every lap he kept looking for a good place to pull off the track to get help if he needed it. Danny somehow managed to finish the Moto actually extending his lead some at the end and then dropped his bike in the impound area. Here's Magoo staggering around pouring water over his head, tearing off all his gear, frantically trying to itch every square inch of his body which is now bright red from the allergic reaction. The Honda crew showed up and started to give him his injection, to keep him from going into shock. Then the ex English rat catcher Graham Noyce started having a tizzy fit pointing at the needle and yelling "Drugs, Drugs!" The FIM officials came over and after some explaining a nurse was finally allowed to give Danny his shot. Welcome to Europe Mr. Chandler! The next week in Wohlens, Switzerland at the 500cc MX des Nations. The long Swiss track was laid out over rolling hills...very picturesque, the only problem was it looked like somebody had driven a truck full of potatoes around the track, and every little bump it went over about 50 potatoes fell out, until at the end of the lap there weren't no taters left in the truck! Now everybody likes a good smashed tater only problem being these were rock hard, cuz they weren't taters they was rocks...hundreds of them! Danny went out in practice and promptly got wacked in the thumb by one of these spud-sized stones. Needless to say as the handguards were being installed on some of Team Hondas bikes somebody claimed we were trying to gain an unfair advantage. There was a long top gear start with a wide chicane in the middle of it. Everybody in practice would back-off just a little through the chicane then get back on the gas. Everybody that is except one stocky little red haired guy on a 500CR. On the start Danny nailed the gas and never let off. All the way down the start chute he was even with 4 other riders as soon as they got to the chicane Magoo emerged with the lead because nobody else had the nerve to keep it pegged. He was never challenged for the lead. In the 2nd Moto Danny duplicated his holeshot and was attacking the track. DeCoster realized that they had it wrapped up if they all just held their positions and didn't do anything stupid. He had Magoo back it down some and Andre Vromans caught him and started to dice with him for the lead. DeCoster again had them signal Danny and tell him not to battle with Vromans fearing that he might get taken out. Danny chilled and let him by, but it didn't take long for Magoo to not be content with 2nd. He started hounding Vromans and dove under him in a corner. The fans went crazy and Vromans just completely went nuts, jamming it in next to Danny and going handlebar to handlebar down the straight. There was this really scary downhill that everyone had been taking it easy on all day long. Magoo decided enough was enough and launched off the top jump of the downhill and skyed towards the bottom, touching down once, only to blast airborne again all the way to the bottom. That was it, he had gapped Vromans and rapidly streched his lead. Magoo took the checkers and then wheelied past a row of photographers. Danny 'Magoo' Chandler had become the only rider in history to ever win all 4 motos in the Motocross and Trophee des Nations. He came back to the US as a hero and promptly won the Superbiker's Event on ABC's Wide World of Sports with a memorable setup and pass of Steve Wise, showing that he truly deserved to stand atop the ranks of the best Motorcycle Racers in the world. Next time Europe and Magoo Stories.

Vance Bowers	Orlando	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Yamahas`
Chuck, Thanks for the awesome post on Magoo. Best read I`ve had in quite awhile. Looking forward to the next. I never got the chance to meet Danny but never missed a race I knew he was in on TV. Also, I thought the Tribute Plaques showed tremendous class on behalf of all those responsible with FLVMX. Makes me proud to be a member of the family.

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City, FL	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
Danny 'Magoo' Chandler - The true meaning of God Speed, Part 2. Like I said in Part 1. Danny was very friendly, didn't have a big ego. He was a little mischievious though. In the thirty minutes or so I spent there before practice I must have seen him flip off about ten people. That's an average of a one finger salute every three minutes. All of them directed at his Honda teammates, and all of it was in fun. He would head down towards the support guys vans flip one of them off and David Bailey would come around the corner and flip him off back. Needless to say the Honda Camp was loose. Being from Florida I had never seen a track like Carlsbad in person. I had seen pictures in magazines and maybe saw it on TV, but that really doesn't do it justice. The place was huge, Uphills, Downhills and Offcambers. The Carlsbad Freeway is the most intimidating section of track I have ever seen. Heck! it was difficult just trying to walk around the course. I had never seen anyone go as fast as Magoo was going that day. I was on the track at Capital City MX in Montgomery, Alabama in 1981 during practice when this yellow blur flew past me in the whoop section, it was Mark Barnett. He had come down from Grandma's farm to terrorize the locals. I thought that he was really fast then, but this was a whole 'nother level of quick we're talking about here. The only other rider at Carlsbad that was even close was Jeff Ward, I have to admit that before he crashed he was really on the gas. As Danny was leading my girlfriend was screaming MAGOO!! at the top of her lungs every time her newly discovered hero came by. Normally, I would have been embarassed but everybody in the crowd was doing it too, myself included. It was the coolest thing I've ever heard, as Magoo approached your section of the track you could tell where he was by the cheers- it was like a Vocal Wave going around the track. On the Drop away jumps nobody was even close to the distance he was landing down the hill. He reminded me of those Ski Jumpers; you know the guys leaning way out over their skis as they fly down the hill. Magoo was the same way, legs straight leaning out over the front of the bike flying through the air like he was steering with that big 'ole Duckbill visor he had on his helmet. Nobody was going as fast as him on the downhills, just completely pegged on the verge of eating it at any moment. Danny was like a muscular little red bull from point A to point B he just held it wide open, no matter what the obstacles were in between. He didn't necessarily choose the smoothest line but would just hang on and then try to slow down and gain enough control to make the corner. Anyone else would have tired in a couple of laps using his lines at that speed. It helped that on most of the downhills Magoo would only touch down a couple of times because of the speed he was carrying, thereby missing alot of the bumps. I will never forget the looks of terror on the people's faces lining the fences. The course was lined with banners and then there was about a six foot space where the course workers stood and then there was the chainlink for the spectators. Danny would come through a section flat out and then grab both binders to scrub off some speed and drift, feet on the pegs all the way out across the track towards them, just to make the corner. I saw more then once where he would actually expand the track by running up against the banners, sending the Flagger running and the people's mouths would just be wide open wondering how in the hell did he just do that! I kept waiting for him to back off some after he got the lead in the first moto, but I don't think he ever did. By the end of that moto he must of had a twenty to thirty second lead... simply unbelievable when you take into account the caliber of the World Class racers out there. In the second moto about three quarters of the way through he crashed while leading. When he came around his Scott Goggle/Face Mask setup was around his neck. It was then that you could really see the expression on his face. It was one of sheer determination, a little bit of terror and that Oh My God have I thrown the win away look. His win that day in June, sparked a string of wins that came like firecrackers, one after another in rapid succesion that turned 1982 into a career defining year for Magoo. In the next post I'll cover his racing history...from Mini's to Maico's.

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City, FL	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Partial Pursangs
It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Danny 'Magoo' Chandler a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to relay my thoughts and memories of him, but things kept coming up keeping me from doing so. This will be in a couple of posts, because it's rather long and I know that some of you have a short attention span. Danny 'Magoo' Chandler -The True Meaning of God Speed From the time I was little I had always looked up to and idolized racers. My families involvement with motorsports exposed me at a young age to a variety of Automobile and Motorcycle racing. From the first time I saw a Late Model Stock Car driver win, get a trophy and kiss the trophy girl, I was hooked. Then there was the Daredevil Era- Evel Knievel and all the lesser known guys that jumped everything from cars to school buses at local tracks in Florida. We would go home and build ramps to break the frames and wheels of our Sting Ray Bicycles. Alot of kids had normal Sports heroes from Baseball and Football while mine were racers and Dare Devils. The only time I got to see Danny Chandler in person was at the 1982 500cc USGP at Carlsbad. I had gotten free tickets from the director of the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute that I attended in Phoenix- Arnie Beamon, who was Jim Pomeroy's mechanic who in turn had gotten them from ex Bultaco racer Bryar Holcomb who was working for Motorcyclist Magazine. My girlfriend and I were in the Pits talking with Danny's mechanic and looking at the very cool factory Honda Box Van, when Danny and his fiance Tracy came walking up. I was just going to leave, not wanting to bother him before a big race. When my not so shy girlfriend asked him why he had Magoo on the back of his riding pants? Danny told her that they had called him that because he was always running into things. Actually, his Dad had given him the knick name as a child, along with everyone else in the family. His Mom was 'Big Red', his older sister 'Little Red' and his younger sister 'Blackie'. I introduced my girlfriend and myself and told them that we were from Florida and were living in Phoenix while I was going to school. Next thing I know the girls are talking and I'm talking to Danny and his mechanic about his bike. Danny is telling me how his Factory CR is by far the best bike he has ever been on. That and getting to ride for one of his heroes- Roger DeCoster was a dream come true. I noticed a bracket on the swingarm that had nothing attached to it and stupidly asked if they had forgotten to put the linkage struts on it (I had a Full Floater RM at the time) they both laughed and Danny said "No that's where Honda's fancy Anti-Stall linkage mounts. I tried it and told them I didn't need it,just something else to break". His mechanic added that it actually was a lever to keep the front forks from diving when the rear brake was applied (A Ribi lever) but that Danny didn't like it because you couldn't bring the front of the bike down as easily by tapping the rear brake in the air, if you found yourself launched too nose high off a jump. Coincidentally all the other Team Honda 500's used the Ribi Lever that day- Andre Malherbe, Darrell Schultz, Chuck Sun, Phil Larson, Graham Noyce and Jaak Verwaayen. And it never showed up on any subsequent production CR's either. Danny was very friendly and approachable, really down to earth, just a regular guy... a really fast regular guy. Next time- The Track, the Race and some Magoo history.

carl mabrey	archery,fla	carlmabrey@att.com	new elsie
If anybody has video of the riders meeting from lake city last week ,I sure would like to have a copy to show my wife an carlye. thanks Carl #12a

Mark Edwards	Ormond Beach	medwards@tbteam.com	CR125
Hi everybody. I've been receiving some very nice emails from members of our beloved club this week, and I wanted to just say thank you to everyone for the kind words. This group of people is a very special deal, that's for sure. I can guarantee that what Carl felt when we gave him the bike was mirrored by Eric and I. It was an unforgettable moment for us, and I'm thankful that we were able to help Carl in some small way. Also, Please thank Eric if you see him at the track. When I brought up the idea of giving Carl the bike about a month ago, Eric just wouldn't let it be forgotten. He was all over it and ready to dive in and get the bike ready as soon as possible. Eric runs his life that way, always helping others. Anyone that knows him will tell you the same. I'm proud to be associated with you guys and girls. Mark 16b

joel kirby	hudson, fl	joel.kirby@yahoo.com	hodaka, rm 125
the outback track was awesome. it has some really steep elevation changes where you can pick up a ton of unwanted speed. definaltely fun, i love the changes that were made. i actually think its a bit longer now too. i think we will all have a good time on the 30th, just make sure your brakes are working well or(like me today) you will end up off the track in a couple spots. see everyone at the races.

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1MX, AT2MX, LTMX and a YZ125A
Mike, I have been building 125 Yammies for 35+ years. I have never had the piston hit the head gasket on an overbore. However, the head gasket needs to be at least as large as the new bore size. so you may need to do a little grinding to make it slightly larger. You may also want to check the rod bearings (top and bottom) and the wristpin. If either are worn, the piston can go a little further up and down on each end of the stroke.

no name	no where	no - way	# ???
Well. As the DVDs go, As long as no-one got Dannys ass on video mooning Woody I think we will all be happy. nough said. LOL

Mike Patrick	Cape Canaveral	MotoMikeeeP@yahoo.com	79 YZ125
MECHANICAL HELP NEEDED - Hey guys (and ladies). Working on Michelle's 79 YZ125 and it seems I have a little prob. I believe we ended going out to .80 over on the piston and heard some tapping when I bolted it all together. Took the head off and found that the piston is actually touching the head gasket - the gasket on this bike is the one that looks like a big copper washer. Does this head gasket need to be relieved for overbores or something? Never heard of that... That's the first step towards getting her bike running. We purchased it "not running" and have been slowly getting everything back together so - any help with that head gasket issue would be appreciated. BTW, what is standard PSI for a fresh bore YZ125 of that year? Thanks Mike MotoMikeeeP@yahoo.com

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed@earthlink.net	Hodaka
Hey Joel, Miss seeing you at the track brother. Keep us posted on how the outback track turns out. Hope you get the Hodaka ready for the last race at Hardrock as I'm trying to get a photo of all the Hodie riders. I have got to get another top end on my bike too or get the back up bike ready. Next race will be here before you know it! The Lake City track was awesome what little I rode it. But of course what stood out at the start was the suprise gift that was given to Carl. We have got some really caring people in our group! It wasn't a Hodaka but an awesome look'n Elsie, WOW! Ride in style Carl! It was the smoothest running event that I have seen yet and the crew did a fantastic job as always. Thanks!

Scotty Rat	Largo	Rudamigos@aol.com	Hodaka Super Rat
Hey Gang, Forgot to add I'm on the hunt for a 2nd vintage bike, 125cc or 250. 73/74 Love to get a Husky or Maico but a TM would also fill the bill, or what ever? Complete bike that needs some work, or a race ready. Not to beautiful to race, I've been known to crash em'! email me if you see something @ rudamigos@aol.com . Hodie gettin" too much of a beatin' every weekend. Scotty Rat

Scotty Rat	Largo	rudamigos@aol.com	Hodaka Super Rat
First let me say it was a great 52nd Birthday weekend. Gerald, thank you so much for the "Hillbilly Hodie" T shirt you designed. I love it! I will order some more. We partied at the pool, but no one was drunk, OK Woody! It was my first race of the season that I only raced a single class. Missed my 100cc buddies but I was still a bit tender from the two fractured ribs I received at Sunshine. Rick H. forgot to turn on the fuel petcock on his 125Yam and we had a couple of tight laps in the 2nd moto. I was running a little slow till then. Thanks to all who were so kind to this OLD MAN. Scotty Rat AKA The Hillbilly Hodie" Rider

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Vance and Shad. I am sorry to inform you that since the promoter of the races did not make any stipulation at the introduction of the program that there was to be no flash photography or videography of the races, any footage of your performance becomes open domain stock footage. Therefore, your cease and desist orders are not applicable, null and void. Should you wish to discuss this further, please Geralds registered agent as Gerald is the one distributing the videos. On second thought, Shad may have a case as his is work product / trade secret type stuff, so we may have to cut his feature. In its place we can add "I dream of being Jack Penton" the documentary of Kerry Williams 99b's rise to vintage fame.

Shad Culp	Boca Raton, FL	shadculp@bellsouth.net	YZF & CR
I have been corrected!! I owe Gerald an apology and need to direct my attorney to Mr. Valk.. I should have known.

Shad Culp	Boca Raton, FL	shadculp@bellsouth.net	YZF & CR
So here I am sitting in the office thinking that I should check up on the FLVMX guys and low and behold the first post I read has my name in it. I will get back to that.... First let me say Holly and I miss you guys and will be back next season for sure. I shifted my focus and goals this season to the modern bike. As I write this all my focus and goals went out the door Easter weekend after a high speed bail-off down at Seminole MX (collarbone & Dislocated shoulder)thus ending my season short. Uhhhggg!!! Congrats to Carl on his new bike and what an act of kindness on Mark Edwards and crew... On to Gerald's new DVD, I cant believe you exposed my secret with "Home Depot". My attorney will be contacting you with a cease notice and a contract if you wish to use my name and my "Home Depot" methods. I trusted you Gerald with my secret and now "EXPOSED"! How will I be able to afford my toy hauler if I have to use OEM and NOS parts. I guess I have no option but to take a percentage of the DVD sales... Lets talk Gerald before the attorneys!! p.s. FLVMX ROCKS

Vance Bowers	Orlando	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Stunt
Mr. Valk, This message is to inform you that Mr. Andrix and I have copyrights to the dvd titled: Double Dives, Flying W`s, and Faceplants in One Easy Step. With that being said both of us expect royalty`s from any money made on your bootleg dvd. Otherwise you might want to have your Attorney contact our Attorney Mr. (For The People) Morgan. For your information I also have a new dvd coming out titled: C Riders, Modern Bikes, and Dislocated Arm Sockets so to prevent any excessive litigation I suggest you contact me first.

John Andrix	pin park	jandrix81@aol.com	#81
G-Man My new company shirts are awesome. Thanks for the great job. I need some new magnetic signs for my truck. Maybe we can take the same size off the back and put it on a 18 x 18 . white with blue letters but I do have to add my contractor number. Ill email you later. Thanks again.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Gerald, thank you for your order. I am glad that you found the information helpful. After watching the Gary Semics series, I felt that the Vintage and Evo Racers deserved more. Due to the huge demand for the Starting Line video, I am considering another video that is more broad in its content covering both riding and technicial tips. Topics I plan to cover in my next video are "The Master Link" How to add links to your chain when you cut it too short, "Bultco No Brake Turns", Mastering turns and berms with no brakes, "Zip Ties" the art of fixing almost anything with zip ties, "The Outside Line" Overshooting Berms with ease, "Sticky Clutch" The art of making sure your clutch drags a little so it gets good and hot for the race (like NASCAR tires), "Vinyl and Paint" covering up the ugly with decals, vinyl graphics and paint. Also, a number of members have offered to add bonus features like; Shad Culp's "Vintage Bike parts at Home Depot", How find and fabricate motorcycle parts from common items found at home depot. Bill Davis' "Pimp My Bike" Making a 30 year old motorcycle look better than a brand new one, Vance Bowers' "Double and Dive" Improper and imprudent jumping technique. Bill Goldsby's "The Inside Line" Stealing the inside line on every turn, Mason Boyd's contribution "Yes it is a Harley...Really" the shocking truth that Harley really did try to build a Motocross bike, and finally to wrap it all up, Gerald Sammons contributon of "Extreme Makeover Bread Truck Edition" building a toy hauler and mobile bilboard on a budget. If any of you would like to contribute, please email me. TV

Joel Kirby	Hudson, Fl	joel.kirby@yahoo.com	Hodaka, '07 Rm 125
Hey everybody, just wanted to send an invite to any one interested. I am going to Hardrock on thursday 5/20 to put in a few laps at the newly remodeled outback track. if any one has the day off and feels like doing some riding, let me know. I'll be up there all day trying to get used to the new "modern" bike(the hodie is still down).

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
WOW!!! I just got the new Thomas Valk DVD on starts!!! It is well worth the $19.95 I spent for all the info packed into this DVD. Look out EVO-2 the holeshot is MINE!!! Thank you Thamas! P.S. Carl, you owe me $20

John Andrix	Pin Pk	jandrix81@aol.com	#81
Scotty. Your wife was right, Jonathans a carrier. I have had a 102.5 for the last two days. Is she right all the time? See yaa at the Hardrock.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
I love Lake City. I would like to thank the track owners of Lake City MX for the opportunity we have to race there. The track is always fun and the competition is good every time we are at Lake City. It is a long drive for the folks from down south, thanks to Woody, Savannah, Kevin, Papa Tom, Shelly and Theresa for moving the program along and getting done early enough that people had some extra time to get home before it is too late. I know that I am always the one raving about the youth and youth mini class, but there was some good racing out there again this week with the kids. If you are not watching the youth races, I encourage you to take a couple minutes watch and cheer on the kids, it is a huge boost to their self esteem when some of the adults come up and tell them they did a good job, raced hard, jumped with good form, or rounded a berm well. Finally, I would like to let everyone know that I am currently putting together an instructional video of my patented starting / holeshot procedures. For the low price of $19.95 you can learn all of the advanced manuvers I have developed the years including, but not limited to such advanced moves as "the Loop Out" in which you learn to beat the rubber band start by lifting your front wheel over the band, "Rubber Band Bondage" in which you beat the rubber band by taking it with you, and finally "The Lake City Gate Wedge" in which you wedge the tire under the gate to increase the load on the rear tire for better traction. The video will be distributed through G-Man's VMX World. Thanks for a great time and great racing.

Don Baham	Alachua	bahamdd@gru.com	Yamaha/Can-ams
I wanted to go on record saying what a great job Glenn Knox, Woody and crew did on the cross country course. A lot of effort was put into creating such a fun and challenging course. This was our first cross country event and both Scott and I had a blast!! More people should at least give it a try! You will definitely get a good, fun workout and be thrilled to see the checkers at the end!! Thanks to everyone responsible for such a super weekend... Lake City MX is always at the top of our "to do" list!

Joshua Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Honda CRF 150
im tired

Carl mabrey	fla	carlmabrey@att.net	tricked out cr125 from my Mark Edwards
Where do i begin? Beleive it or not im lost for words,but here goes! 1st off i have to try and thank Mr. Mark Edwards for just up & giving me a very beautiful tricked out HONDA cr125 motocrosser! Yes, you would cry too,if it happened to you!Mark even had Jakes garage make some # plate graphics with my name on them,never in my lifetime had i ever have # plates with my name & number! The bike has a speical aluminum trick swingarm with works performance rear shocks, heavy duty spokes front & rear,nice paint job,pvl ignition,trick air forks, works pipe, wide ass foot pegs, and so much more.Eric,thank you also for everything you did for me.Ill be write back,im going out to the garage to see if it is really in my garage and im not dreamin! Im back, and yes it really did happen to me!Are you kiddin me!Git right outa town! FLVMX is kind of hard to explain to people when you tell them things about the club like friendly mx racing,people let you ride there bike with a drop of the hat,ask lil stusio who rode our pres of the clubs sweet bultaco after his yammer took a shit,or when 3or 4 guys voulinteered to help me & 99b change a tire to git us back on the track,or the nice things that people say to you & hugs that you git from your fellow racer,or we will stop to check on a fallen brother or sister or daughter,or when they have bentifits for you to raise $ because they love you,or give you tricked out 1974 honda elsinore because they know you love the sport and you could use the help,or.........! I loved going for a lap around the pits showing off my new elsie, people where giving me the Jim Pomeroy thumbs up!Unbeileivible,thanks to everyone,that made it even more speical! Thanks to John bahm and & LIL BAM BAM for bringing my new baby home for me because i did not drive myself,i had the pleasure off riding with our own photo cover guy Mark Smith, great to ride with someone & bench race & talk about our never forget weekend,thanks Mark for toolin me around,sorry i wood not shut up,oh well! Thanks to #3x charley an #89 big fred kipp for the gear that i borrowed because i did not plan on riding becaue my back was a little funny,the ole back! But i could not resist taken my new baby around my favorit track on the G.P circut, Lake City!I had a blast ridin with lil stusio he said he did to! I took some photos for #98 Bill Davis,who was going out in full gear to take pics in the HOT ass weather to take photos of us what a man,untill i snached it out of is hands, what else was i gonna do.So who knows how they will come out ,hopefully ok?Thank you to the Woodster and his lovely asstant & daughter Savanna for everything they do!!!!!If you wonder how we got done so early is ourown crew of Papa Tom& his wife,Shelly,Kevin,they all make look so easy an smooth! and everbody that helps out! When i called my foxy lady at home an told her what happened,she told me that them people in the club love you, and she was right!And we love all you guys more than i can express! For someone lost for words not to bad! Till the next tear drop falls................#12a is back!

Tommy Davis	Bradenton, FL	tommy-952@hotmail.com	suzuki
Wow! I had a great weekend thankyou Woody for letting me use your 100. I had a lot of fun riding it.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic!aol.com	Maico
Unbelievable weekend! More fun at every race! The track was fast and well groomed. Lots of fun on Saturday night with Hillbilly Hodie on guitar out by the pool ( Happy Birthday by the way ) was so much fun! Chris Bunnell was on FIRE this weekend . . . WFO all day! Chris was awarded the Hard Charger Award and maaaan did he deserve it! Joshua Sammons was awarded the Holeshot Award for getting the holeshot in all four motos! I got my butt handed to me by everyone on my pogo stick Maico! Mark Edwards stepped up and blessed a very surprised Carl Mabrey with an unreal tricked out Honda elsinore, Carl cried like a baby! I would too . . . Awesome gift Mark! I have never known a group of people like the FLVMX family. This is a group of people that truly cares about one another. Time and time again I see members going out of there way to help eachother, I love it! Woody and his crew, THANK YOU! Thank you for giving all of us the opportunity to do what we love so much! G-Man

Carl mabrey	fla	carlmabrey@att.net	sum
I have a EVS neck brace that some one under 18 can use for the day.Contact me if you need to use it at lake city.It should be rule to wear knee pads also for everybody,why wouldnt you wear them?....#12a

Savannah	Geneva	racegirl57@aol.com	CR 250
Hey Everyone! Excited for this weekend?! I know I am!! =) Practice on the race track will be from 10-4, thank Woody for volunteering his time, once again, to help prep the track so that we could extend practice. Will see you all at the cross country Saturday!

John Andrix	pin pk	jandrix81@aol.com	#81
OK guys. Thanks for the info on the front forks. Now put your thinking cap on. How much and what weight fluid goes in a rear shock on a 88 yz 250. Thanks John PS the rooms at the days inn are 50 bucks and the number is 386-758-4224.

John Limper	Lakeland, FL	johnmlimper@msn.com	Bultaco;s
Woody. I will be there for the cross country race on Saturday. My son Joseph is also coming to ride. Looking forward to it.

Kim Hamilton	Brandon, FL	Kimkhamilton@aol.com	YZ-80
Mr. Mabrey I would like a small ;) Thanks

Mo' Laps	Kenneth City Fl	lhauft@tampabay.rr.com	Barcalounger 250
Whoa, just woke up from a dream---Lake City MX....the Woodster sees the light....the number of laps run is too many plus 1. Riders are crying like babies-self included. Could it happen? Can it be true? Hey, it's my dream and my mo' laps fantasy.

John	pinellas park	jandrix81@aol.com	#81
Hey Rick. If you dont put any in it cant leak out. HMMMMMMM

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, LTMX and a YZ125A
How much fork oil should leak from my ATMX? I put 4oz in and it leaks 6oz out. Please help.

Bill Petitt	Wesley Chapel	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	yz 490
Ok,,,,how much oil goes in the front forks on a 1985 YZ490,,,and what type,,,5wt, 10wt, 15wt, ATF??? I think I have tried it all,,so I figured I would get your input. Thanks, Bill

Bill Davis	Sarasota, Fl	wdavis22@tampabay.rr.com	78 and 98 RM Suzukis
Updates on Cross Country!! Sign up starts around 12:00 to 1:30 on Saturday. Racing by 2:00. That gives more time for members to get there in time. It will be at the track north of the orignal The New Lake City complex about 2 mi. north on 441 crossing under I-10 on left hand side you cant miss it. Its not necessary to stop at the Lake City vintage track, sign up is at the new track. Also the Lake City Days Inn, if you let them know you are there for the race the normal price is 65.00 they will drop it to 59.00 for 2 queen beds thats what they told me. On the cross country we will not be starting the race all at the same time, each class will be starting aprx 1-2 min apart so it spreads the classes apart. The cross country will primarily be in the woods but a small portion of the motocross track may be used also according to Woody. As of yesterday the weather report will be bright and sunny on Sat and only 20% chance of scattered showers on Sunday so should be great weather. So come out and have some fun. Me, my son and grandson will be riding the cross country we are all looking forward to it.

woody graves	geneva fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultaco
Ok my mistake, I though I saw 81!! for 84 it is 621 cc's ! Man I hate geting old.........

woody graves	Geneva fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello all, first off i have to add that the 81 CR 125 forks take 415 cc /12.2 oz of oil not 600+!!! that would not work, too much oil! Ok the upcoming events at Lake City should have great weather and a ton of fun, starting with the Cross country on Saturday, I want to throw out there that we can alter the start time (due to the time change) of the CC if it would help people to get there any easier? Its been sign up @ 12:00 noon to 2:00pm riders meeting and site lap @ 2:15PM race to follow site lap, or everything an hour or more later? Let me know, woodysvintagegp@gmail.com or here on the message board. I want the Cross country to grow but i want everyone to know that we will "KEEP IT SIMPLE" and have simple classes, adding only A&B and age groups as need. the current class structure is this = Vintage - Evo - Modern - Youth. Again as it grows we can tweek and adjust, but I will not have a class for every bike, rider,ethnic group,religon,ect ect. this is for fun. We also are starting to put together next years events, we are looking at two new tracks, we are looking to keep the current class structure with only minor adjustments (mainly to youth class's) I am looking to introduce and enforce some new rules with the number one being that any rider that is under the age of 18 will have a neck brace device for any of our events Period! THis was one of Danny Magoo Chandler's ideas to enforce and I am going to follow through being that its the right thing to do. We have and still are working with sponsors of FLVMX to give dicounts on these items (neck braces) Kissimmee Motor sports has had this option to us long ago and we are going to buy some to rent out for members that need them on race day. I just talk to Jeff @ Kissimmee Motorsports and He said that they will give a 20% dicount on any neck device starting right now! How cool is that! Safety is number 1! Other rule updates will be posted on the website with all the 2010/2011 rules and regulations for the new season. We want to start the Membership drive earlier this year for several reasons, but most important is the membership cards and their important use, the new (SMR) Series Minor Relase option we are introducing is almost done and we will have for Lake city and can explain how that works then, and in the future on this site. Please call, email your thoughts and ideas anytime, thanks for listening, and till the next snap of the bands..... Woody.

carl	fl	uno	sum
John, that would be 621cc or 21oz for your 84 125! your welcome.

John Andrix	Pinellas Park	jandrix81@aol.com	#81
HELP: Does anyone know how many oz of fork fluid is needed for a cr125 1984? Thanks

Bill Davis	Sarasota	wdavis22@tampabay.rr.com	78 rm 125 and 250 Suzuki
I talked with Woody today re: upcoming Lake City race on May 15th and 16th. We want to see if we can get as many riders as possible for Sat. Cross Country. Shooting for 20 plus. For every entry you will get 2 raffle tickets for Sundays drawing. Remember that the entry for Saturday will be at the regular $30.00 price and then any entry race after that including Sunday will be $25.00 providing you raced Saturday and paid that first entry fee of $30.00 on that day. So come a day early have some extra fun riding and save some money. I plan on riding the cross country myself. Looking forward to a great time. If you are not sure where the cross country track is, it is just down the road from the motocross track. Email me if you need anymore info. Sign up for Cross Country by 12:00. Riders meeting and site lap to follow and racing to start about 1:00. It is one hour and two laps. Riders will receive trophies for this event. We would like to encourage all to come to Sat as well as Sun. Should be a great time. I did search the web and I believe there will be some SEVMX riders there also. See you all there.

Carl	fla	carlmabrey@att.net	125 elsie
Mrs Hamilton, I will have your Carlye shirt at the next race at lake city,what size do you want? Rick,Thank you for lettin me ride that sweet 100cc yamaha,it was a blast! On another sad note to hear Danny magoo Chandler passing.To all that donated to the magoo van fund raiser, thank you.Its a darn shame he never got to use it. ......Danny was GOD SPEED!

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX and a YZ125A
Magoo was the only person on the planet that could get away (most of the time) riding an open bike like a 125. He rode with total abandon and was definetely one of my favorite riders. Today's Pro riders are Pu$$#@s compared to him.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
That is sad news. Danny was one of my idols growing up.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Sad news in the Vintage Motocross world. Motocross icon Danny Magoo Chandler passed away last night May 4th . . . Danny was one of the best ever! Godspeed Magoo!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey gang . . . Just thought I would share a funny story with you. My son Joshua and a friend are in his game room playing an X-Box motocross game. Everytime someone crashes they both scream "VANCE BOWERS"!!! Glad your feeling better Vance!

Vance	Orlando,FL	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Yamaha
Hey everyone. Man, that Mark Smith sure does cover a lot of ground with that camera. Check out his website when you get a chance. He has the whole sequence of me casing that little double at the start and head butting the ground. No wonder my helmet cracked. Not really the type of pictures I was looking for but am I photogenic or what. I also have the video to view (thanks to John Andrix) as a constant reminder of why this roly poly white boy doesn`t need to be trying to jump like the Big Dogs. Thanks Mr. Dalbo for stopping and making sure I was okay. It`s been a long time since I really busted my butt so I guess I was due. My ribs are still sore but I don`t cry anymore when I sneeze (sinuses) so I plan on making the Lake City race. See you then. Vance (aka Wheels on The Ground) Bowers

scotty Rat	largo, Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	hodaka Rat 100
Chuck, I'll be bringing my guitar and shakers up to Lake City, Even if I'm to hurt to ride.LOL We'll do the new Hodie Theme Song. Boy, I thought I had a screw loose!!!! But your a Hoot. Gerald don't know if I should thank you or not for the nick-name! Scotty Rat

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Pursangs
THE BALLAD OF SCOTTY RAT- To the tune of the theme to the Beverly Hillbillies TV show (Think Granny, Ellie Mae, Cement Ponds, critters, Jed, Jethro and Earl Scruggs Banjo and Lester Flatts Guitar) "Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Scotty Sap, Poor Pinellas County boy had to ride a Super Rat, Then one day he was racin' for a win, He was doin' battle 'gainst his fellow Hodie kin (Rats that is, one tenth liter, Pabatco Pride) Well the first thing you know OLD Scotty takes a spill, The Ole Rat loaded-up he had to push her up the hill, Hodie kin said Citrus County is the place you oughta be. So he loaded up his truck and he moved to Beverly (Hills, Florida that is, Old Folks Homes, Bingo Halls) Well now it's time to say goodnight to Ole Clark and all his kin, He'd love to stay up, but at eight-thirty it's time to be turnin' in. You're all invited back again up at Lake City MX, We'll throw him a Hillbilly Birthday courtesy of FLVMX (Hillbilly Hodies that's what they call 'em now, Nice folks, Y'all come back now, Ya hear?)"

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed@earthlink.net	Combat Wombat
Rats to left of me Rats to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle of the rat pack! Attention all Hodaka owners: I would like to get a group photo taken by Mark at the last race at Hard Rock with the following personel and their Hodies.... Woody ( yes bring that Super Rat frame!) Joel "Combat" Kirby, Eric Eibell, Glenn Saunders, David "Dirty Rat", Ron K. and Scotty "Rat". I am going to send the photo to Strictly Hodaka and the Hodaka Club website to shine a spotlight on FLVMX. Anyone else who has a Hodaka is welcome to join in the picture. Thanks!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Scotty Rat, YOU are the HILLBILLY HODIE rider! You have alot of heart my friend! I love watching you guys racing or pushing those Hodie's around the track! See you in Lake City & Happy Birthday!!! G-Man

JEFF SHERRY	Rockledge	biminigal19@yahoo.com
Hey guys I came across a KTM for sale it is a real good deal but i had to pass on it. It is a 2004 525 MXC. The bike is in real good condition, the parts alone are worth big $$$$$$$. The lady only wants $750.00 for it (owner in prison) If you are a KTM fan this might be the deal of the century. The bike is in Mims/ (just S. of Daytona) Call Jeff Sherry if interested, (321) 403-0055.

Scotty Rat	Largo, Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	Hodaka Rat 100
The Hodie & Sunshine taught me a lesson in my 3rd moto about riding cocky & over your head while hot & tired. The Hodie bucked as I sailed over the back mound with the double bump on the top, (right before the whoop section.) Guess the seat hit me so hard I lost my death grip on the bars. Bruised ribs, I guess, bruised back of head, thank God for helmets, Van I missed YOUR PRAYER! Dave The Dirty Rat, great to see ya smoking around the track like your old self. Carl M. Well........ 4th moto with injuries was slow & painful. Dirty Rat got the Wood, congrats. After the fall had to push my bike completely flooded to a few yards before the checkered flag, it cleared & I rode past the finish. Well enough about MY pitafull life tho..... GERALD SAMMONS The dirty Rat & I want to know who is the HILLBILLY HODIE rider that was mentioned at the Hard Charger Award. Lake City the 16th is MY Birthday 52yrs, God willin' & the creek don't........ Van, thanks for lettin' me take a spin on the ole' Maico, I Want one of those!! Scotty Rat

Mason	Jacksonville	masdbo@yahoo.com	HD SX250
Thanks Woody and Savannah and crew for doing what it takes to put on the show. I missed Papa Tom at the start though! Great racing at St Pete, Eric, Van and Kevin burnin up the modern track in my class on Vintage bikes..... gotta hand it to them.....Nothing like having the home field advantage and taking the time to practice, it shows! I ended up with a cracked foot peg mount and I even rolled most of the jumps, still, I missed judged and landed hard a few times. Thanks Carl M.for passing me, slowed down and set the pace, he probably saved me from getting hurt or breaking the bike worse. Hat's off to the Dirty Rat, passed me on the last lap with that little Hodie and I couldn't catch him! (oh yea, I wasn't racing him.....he's not in my class....lol) right? I look forward to getting back to Lake City, I know, vintage friendly tracks are getting hard to find. Hopefully, some new tracks in the planning stage can design a vintage friendly section that can be easily "broke out" for the Vintage events without major track re-deisgn. (Woody's on top of that already I'm sure) Or maybe someone will win the lottery and donate a hundered acres or so for "FLVMX World"....... Consider this, we were racing 35 yr old vintage bikes on pretty much a modern bike track and we're OLD! That says alot for those that are willing to do it now. See ya'll at Lake City.

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed@earthlink.net	Combat and Super Wombat
Hey guys and gals, Wish I could have been at the last race but work has kept me too busy this past week and I missed being with the FLVMX family! Chuck, thanks for the updates on the new track, it sounds very encouraging. Been working on my stealth ,area 51, project Super Wombat for a year now. Pat H. from All Cycles got all the frame mods done for me the other week and did a nice job!I have the cases together tonight and hope to have it ready for Lake City. Pray we have good weather for the last few races and stay well. #40W

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
You know, we are very blessed to have been born in a time when Motocross was brand new here in the United States. We were on the ground floor of an amazing sport that has come so far so fast! Motocross is a business today, multi million dollar contracts and rock star status. What is really cool is, our kids that race with FLVMX kind of get a trip back in time at every race. Not only are they around RARE bikes you never see anymore, but they get to meet people that made the sport what it is today! My son Joshua got to hang out with Monte McCoy on Sunday, no big deal until he came home and looked him up on the web . . . "Wow dad, this guy is awesome" . . . Then he started looking at classic photos on line of some of the motocross greats, David Bailey, Marty Smith, Marty Tripes, Monte McCoy, Chuck Sun and so many others. These are people todays racers have never heard of. I love the fact that FLVMX keeps these memories and the history of our sport alive! I feel very blessed to be able to relive my past with every race, but even more blessed to be able to share it with my son hands on! Thank you FLVMX . . .

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	Cedalbo0712@aol.com	'85 RM & '75 Pursang
Hey guys, I just got an email from the staff at East Bay MX. They have finalized the track design with Jason Baker of Dream Traxx(Ronnie Tichenor's brother in law and designer and builder of Supercross tracks,Practice Tracks for Stewart, Ferry, Reed, Nico Izzi, Matt Boni and the Butler Brothers up in Brooksville just to name a few). They describe it as a track that "keeps things flowing and fun with lots of managable yet challenging jumps for all riding levels". The highlights are as follows- 15,000 yards of imported dirt and clay, 6 Table Tops from 40-90 feet, a 220 foot Rhythm Section and a 100 foot Whoop Section both being at Beginner/Amateur level, Several Doubles with SAFE landings and what will be EBMX's signature feature a 110 foot long Dragon's Back that will use almost 1500 yards of dirt to build. On the site plan it also shows a Beginner track. I encourage all the FLVMX members to log on to their site and show our support. In these trying economic times we need to rally behind track owners that still believe in the sport and are willing to put their reputations and wallets on the line. Plus you'll get a Free Pass to try it out when they open. www.eastbaymotocross.com

Kim Hamilton	Brandon, FL	kimkhamilton@aol.com	YZ-80
Carl You go home with the wood, and Rick came home without the cloth. What

Bill Petitt	Land O Lakes	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	85 YZ 490
Great day at Sunshine!! Track was awesome!! Love the subtle changes that were made. Great job and thank you to all the FLVMX family for making this series happen. This has been the most fun I have had racing, ever. Everyone made a terrific impression on the people that came with me and my son is ready to start with us next season, now. John and Scotty hope you heal up soon! You both should know by now, that gymnastics on a motorcycle usually does not end well for the one attempting it !Ha! Cant wait for the next one,,,even though I don't like that track, but I love the people!!!

Jon Sherr	Safety Harbor	jsherr	CR's and YZ's
Thanks to everyone that assisted me yesterday- Woody, Sam, Dave, Gerald and the Medic. I was a little dazed so I may not remember everyone, if I missed your name please know I appreciate your help. I went to the Dr. this morning as my knee swelled up like a balloon and a few toes turned purple not to mention my stiff neck. The knee was deeply bruised and twisted, toes were just jammed and my neck is just stiff from the impact. I got lucky the knee was not worse. Out for awhile though, take care. Jon #213

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Wow,wOw,woW! What a fun day @ SunShine! Even on the side lines the racing was great! Larry Hauft was on FIRE today! Winning both motos and sending Randy White home with second. Kevin Logue was another rider really on the gas today, clearing doubles with four inches of suspension on his Bultaco, what's up with that?! Jonathan Sherr took a HARD fall right before the finish line jump, wear your knee pads Jonathan! Got to hang out with Monte McCoy for a while and talk about the good old days. Come to find out we knew alot of the same people, small world! The track was sweet! Woody and the FLVMX crew make putting on this show look easy! I love watching the 100cc class! These guys run the snot out of those bikes! Alot of our FLVMX family were M.I.A. Look forward to seeing everyone in Lake City, and YES Larry I will be racing!

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Pursangs
It looks like we have a new track coming- East Bay Motocross, located on the property of East Bay Raceway (Dirt Track, Sprint cars) in Riverview, just south of Tampa. They already have the ammenities like Parking, bathrooms and Food. The MX track will be North of the Dirt Track and is being built by Jason Baker of Dream Traxx. Planning to open for Practice in late May or early June. Racing to follow in the Fall. Go to www.EastBayMotocross.com to register for a free pass to try it out.

carl m	archer	carlmabrey@att.net	sum
ED, Help is on its way dear! Ed ill watch the little rug rat for while you go roost! get with me at the riders meetin. Once, Twice,Three times a .....!

Ed Gocek	Land O Lakes FL	edward897@yahoo.com	RM YZ XS SR CR
OK, odd request. Can someone's spouse watch my four year old son during my motos? I'm racing EVO2 B and EVO1 B. I want to bring him out with us. Thanks, Ed

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX's
Carl, You can ride the "X" bike in the 1/10th litre class if you wish. Anything short of a win will be unacceptable.

jay estes	palm coast fl	vestes1@cfl.rr.com	hus,honda,kaw
Hey guys.Diamond Dons was a great time.I have trying to get out there for eight years.Please try to make this race when you can. Sunday after the race party. I got to play bartender to Tripes,Sun,Lackey and other"s.My van broke down in Texas.So don put me in a trailer for a couple of days.The good news i came home with some hardware 2nd in open int. The town was great everybody says hi when you walk buy.Again thanks Diamond don.I will never forget this time. Jay Estes.

Carl M.	archer,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	canam tnt make offer
savanna, Good to hear your doin better! Hopefully we will not have any injurys this time around.A note to all,If you do not jump a jump in practice do not try it during the race if you are not sure you can.I accidently did it during the race behind #5 & #357. They were going so fast i started jumping s#it i didnt plan on doin trying to keep up with them,LOL.Not good! Hopefully we can get it back to more vintage friendly & nobody go home battered up! I was lookin at # 142 picture on Mark Smiths website from sunshine last race and noticed that Kerrys allen bolts on the bottom of his fork legs look a little loose,better tighten up hillbilly! Anyone got a 100 they need broke in at sunshine, my sponser TEAM PENTON will not be attending due family first obligations. I almost got elsie together,lake city for sure,look out #5 & #357 the 125 is commin back on the track .....#12a sometimes

Kevin B. Logue	Orlando, FL	kevin@logue.com	Bultaco
Sunshine MX in St. Pete (www.sunshinemotocross.com) will have open practice Saturday April 24th from 9:00am-2:00pm for $10.00 per rider. The Gate fee is $10.00 per person Saturday and $10.00 per person on Sunday, no extra charge to camp Saturday night. Sunshine is hosting their quad series race Saturday night but will offer vintage classes for those of us who would like to get in some extra track time. For more information contact Sunshine MX at 727-481-8162. If you need directions to the track go to http://www.flvmx.com/schedule.html, look for Round # 11, type your address in the box and click "Get Directions". See everyone at the track! Kevin #440

Savannah	Geneva	racegirl57@aol.com	CR 250
Hey Guys! Im doing a lot better! Thank you for asking. I was dying on the ride home! Haha.. went to the doctor monday... Did a full body x-ray cause EVERYTHING hurt lol and NOTHING was broken. I bruised the bone in my hip pretty bad and had limited mobility in both hips and my elbow. All better though, just a few big ass bruises still. My doctor came in with a lollipop and some pain killers and suggested that I find a new hobby.. I said hell no! =) Rode this weekend and looking forward to the race. Also, Talked to Isaac, he is doing better! Has a huge scrape on his side in the shape on a dinosaur he says.... =)

eric eibell	seminole	eeibell@yahoo.com	CAN AM
THIS IS AWESOME....YOU MAY HAVE READ THIS BEFORE BUT ITS JUST AS GOOD THE SECOND TIME AROUND..JUST LIKE OUR BIKES........ http://www.myracerx.com/FTP/bill/keylon.pdf

Vance Bowers	Orlando, FL	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Yamaha
Thanks for making me a copy of that video John. I probably won`t be at Sunshine next Sunday so maybe you could give the copy to Gerald and I`ll get with him the following week. I busted ribs on both sides of my chest and tore cartledge where the bend on each side of the bars nailed me. It just happened to be the only spots on my chest protecter where I wasn`t covered. It feels better today but I know better than to think about riding anytime soon. I imagine I`ll be fine come Lake City so I guess I`ll see everybody then. Vance

John Andrix	pinellas park	jandrix81@aol.com	suz #81
Hey Vance I didnt mean to jinks you. I think I jinksed Chuck too. I told him he would have a flat before the race and he did. SORRY. Your roll over the double looks awsome on video. I made a copy for you. Hope your alright. I know how it feels to go over the bars. SEEYAA all sunday. As the big Wood says, Till the next snap of the bands. Gerald should put that on a tee. Id buy that for a dollar.

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX's
My ribs still hurt but the rest of of me is slowly returning to normal colors. I plan on running some points only laps at Sunshine next Sunday. I will not be back to full speed for 4 to 6 weeks. Time to start thinking about next season now. How are the rest of you old farts doing? Also, how are you doing Savannaha? I did not want to include you in the previous statement.

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed@earthlink.net	Hodaka
I guess most of us that didn't get injuried are over being sore and are ready to race again! However, I know a few were hurt and was wondering how everyone was doing. Could ya'll give us an update? Just wanted to let ya'll know you are not forgotten and wish a speedy recovery to all.

Vance Bowers	Orlando,FL	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Yamaha
Hey there Gang. I`m glad to see that John Andrix had such an awesome day. He didn`t mention the fact that he was behind the Squid that didn`t make it over that double that he cleared all day long. John, if you got that video on your helmet cam get with Kevin Logue about posting it on the site. I`m not sure when I`ll be able to ride again but before I do I need to see that video if possible to keep me from showing my stupidity. Especially, in front of everybody. After watching all you guys make that jump look so easy and listening to both of the Andrix`s before the 2nd moto I think I was set up for Crash and Burn fame. Up to that point I really had a blast. Don`t remember much after that. I think from now on I`ll just keep the wheels on the ground. See ya`ll soon. Vance

John Andrix	Pinellas Park	jandrix81@aol.com	#81
FINALLY I DIDN'T CRASH IN PRACTICE WOOO HOOO. But anyway Jonathan left his chair at the trophey presentation Its blue and white with the beer holders in the arms Can some one bring it back next race. He borrowed it from grandpa. Thanks I love the close tracks. Home in two minutes. sore for 2 days. PS thanks Chuck for not running over me. The boy works at the store tuesday if you need to get a new tube. Hope your all healed up Savana by next race. The track was great thats the first time I cleared a double. Racing is awwwwwwsome. SEEYAA

woody graves	Geneva fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hey Scotty, my post was to say how good the track was and i know everyone had a great time, no worries here. I am glad to see everyone post something it shows your interested and are alive LOL! I need to add that if every rider was to rethink the race (like most do) you will see you still can learn new stuff and see your doing more than burning fuel. We have the greatest group i have ever had the privilage to work with, and i could not imagine being anywere else to spend time with my own family. Heal up everyone I am working on new sponsors, hope to get a leading pain reliever or ben-gay supplier to step up! See ya in ST PETE! woody.

Eric Eibell	Seminole	eeibell@yahoo.com	Can Am
Perfect track, perfect race ,perfect score......If some people would come out and practice more on there home track some people would feel better about it.Had a blast.

Scotty Rat	Largo Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	Hodaka Rat 100
Woody, Please don't take the track eval's as bitchin' & complaining. We "Thank You" from deep in our hearts for all you and the family do for us & the sport. I rode the Rat the @ Sunshine the Sunday before and it was tougher, but rideable. A little shave here and there will bring it up to vintage spec. It's an in perfect world. Racing "ANYTHING" makes you ride a bit over your head and it either brings a trophy or some scrapes and bruises. Sooo.. Thank you Woody, Sav, Pa Pa, Teresa, The Kipps, our new medic, flaggers, & The Lord, for family, friends, motorcycles, & beer. Scotty Rat

Ian	London	ian.proudfoot@btinternet.com	YZ465
Hi, never made it to Sunshine MX but I am in Vero Beach untill Sunday,is anyone going riding this week? My son and I would like to come along,get some pics,ride if at all possible.... distance no problem. Tel 0044 7952700806 or text your contact number and I will call you back Ian

woody graves	geneva fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello all, I too am sore as a rat trapped in a room with 2 women with brooms beating the hell out of it! The track had a sneaky way of making you think you were 16 and 140 lbs and did not have to work on monday! But the majority of the track was just fast and fun. Matt and his crew worked till late saturday night and very early sunday AM to get the track up to snuff, they even added a new jump on the start straight that just begged you to try it. I will look into working with Matt and his crew next race to see what we can do to ease some of the issues,Its not easy when you have a modern bike race on sat night then us. I want everyone to know that all the people at Sunshine MX love us and do all they can to make sure we have a good time,that is a big plus for me, knowing we are welcome and treated like it. Not all the tracks are going to be perfect, and there is alot more to just having a good track that makes them candidates for our events. I want to thank everyone for stepping up and helping with some of the crashes,I want to thank the entire FLVMX family for giving Savannah and I the Opertunity to work with such devoted riders and workers for such a great sport. The time shared with family is pricless, I look forward to every event and seeing the joy (ok some pain) on your faces! till the next snap of vertibre in my back..... WOody.

carl m	archery,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	elsie125 back next race
Concrats to our own race photograghy pro!He got his first cover shot on AHRMAs VINTAGE Views! Way to go Mark!Also AHRMA thanked Woody & the FLVMX crew for lending some vintage brothers a hand when in need! Good job all FLVMXers that helped get the job done.Woody,after hearing about all the mishaps, we need to tone down Sunshine somewhat?Just a tad or so.Also, the flaggers did a great job as the track kept them on there toes! Doubles = Big Troubles! Heal soon vintage brothers!

Eric Smith	Chattahoochee, FL	eric@panhandlerec.com	Yam MX250
Thanks to Woody and other FLVMX members for a great time. I am a true beginner and have been made to feel very welcome and not in the way. I look forward to getting to know everyone and enjoying more races. THANKS!

Ron Kahan	Jupiter, FL	ronald.kahan@fpl.com	Many
It looks like I'll have room on my open flat bed trailer to haul 2-3 bikes BACK from Diamond Dons Texas event. Would charge $125 for a bike if anyone has the need. Just give me a call on 561-312-6053. Thanks.

Scotty Rat	Largo Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	!00 Rat Hodie
Fellow sore riders, and I don't mean sore losers! Never had whiplash before so I not sure if thats what I experiencing today. Landed so hard on the doubles (twice) in the back section I thought I ripped my head off my shoulders. Woody gave us Hodie boys a quick stupid class a the trophy presentation but damn, racing makes you do some stupid things to WIN!!! Rick got the wood in the 100 class, hurt with bike problems, congrats. Hey you 250 riders, let the 100's go by, I understand it's embarrassing, but only for a minute!!! Good to see The Dirty Rat back out on the track, it's been a while. Richard, some close racing out there this weekend, probably thought I cut you off a few times but, The Rat was all over that track. To all the crash survivors, get well soon, Sunshine is only 2 weeks away! My Bartow crash still lingers 3 weeks later in mind & body. Scotty Rat

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX's
And my left knee is as many colors as the Bultaco I saw Corky pushing to his van during sign up!!!!!!

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Looks like Rick is out for awhile. Sorry to hear the bad news. Savannah goes to get xrays today.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
WoW!!! SunShine was BRUTAL!! And they tammed the track down from what it was on Saturday! Lots of good racing and LOTS of crashes! Vance Bowers took a header over the bars tring to clear a double. He hit so hard it cracked his helmet and bent his forks!! He was out cool for a few seconds!! Savannah Graves went down hard on the turn right before the finish line jump and got run over. Woody actually picked her up and carried her off the track, what a guy! Charlie Oxford used Rick Hamilton as a landing pad over one of the doubles. Charlie hurt his hands when he fell and was done for the day. Trace Kipp pulled off the most perfect Thomas Valk start to date! Tom Bell spend more time tring to start his new Maico 490 than racing it, he was pooped! I hope our next race @ Sunshine is less painful! I ask for help with outfitting my son Joshua on his return to racing, I would like to say "THANK YOU" to all my FLVMX family for stepping up and helping me with what we needed. John Andrix and Jonathan Sherr both brought two pairs of boots for Joshua to pick from. "THANK YOU"!! Woody Graves loaned Joshua a bike for his first race. "THANK YOU" Vance Bowers calls me an says "Looks like Joshua needs a bigger bike" . . . "I have a Honda CRF150 I would love to see him on" Vance made us a deal we couldn't refuse. "THANK YOU" And "THANK YOU" to everyone who came over to buy T-shirts at the end of the day, that helped ALOT!! I hope to see everyone back at Sunshine for the next race. Get well everyone!! G-Man

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX's
Doctor says 2 busted ribs. Dang

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
View from the Message Board Grandstands....I am sorry I missed this race and will miss the next, but it sounds like the track was a bit more agressive than we usually ride. Vintage Supercross??? Sounds like Vance, Rick and Charlie all took pretty hard spills. Let me know if I can do anything for you guys while you are recovering. Man I hate missing races!!!!!!! TV

Vance Bowers	Orlando, FL	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Yamaha
Hey everyone, I want to thank everybody for checking on me after busting my butt yesterday. Especially The Paramedic (sorry I forgot your name) and Gerald Sammons. Those guys were awesome in checking me out and making sure I was OK before letting me try to move and from what I recall they were there before all the riders passed. Also, thanks to Savannah and Woody for making sure we have qualified people at the races to handle situations like the one I put myself in trying to ride with the Big Boys. Also, all the riders that avoided landing on me and the Flaggers for slowing them down. I'll be pretty sore for awhile but I think I`m allright. I also want to think Mr. Adderhold for the prayer he gives before the day starts. Obviously, The Good Lord was looking out for me and all the others that went down yesterday. See you when I heal. Vance

carl mabrey	archer,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	penton 250
Wonderfull day at sunshine even though i didnt sell a thing!I think we will be a little bit stiff from them supercross style jumps that were there when you least expected them.I think charly and hambone tried to make a little yz zinger,buy having mx sex with there yamahas, rite there over the jump! Least they both used protection! Hope your both ok!Thank you Mr.saturdaynight for lettin me ride that sweet one of a kind 250 penton. Thanks to all that helped me & 99b put on that new knobby that Keith Waddel gave to me & i gave it to 99b.Now for the front tire next time.Big Ed S where the hell are you ? Jeff S glad you went elsie. Good to see lots of wifes supporting there ole man in the sport that we love so much! Mine even drove halfway home so i could have a couple more brewskis and strecth out,I sure love that Foxy Lady!Kevin Hodge went team green,now were green with envy on how fast that big guy rides them huskys.Kevin had such a big lead over me he was waving to me around the track! G-man steped up to the plate once again buy donating a FLVMX jersey signed by the MAN himself,Rodger Decoster!G-man put in on ebay to bid on and then gave all the $ to the FLVMX rider fund.Thanks G !You are the Man & coach also in many ways Gearld! Thank you for all your contributions over the yrs to our family and the FLVMX family and probly many more familys that we dont know of. As always thanks to the whole FLVMX crew that work so hard to make our day so speical and fun as heck!.....till the next rise of the sunshine! #12a soon!

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX's
Charlie, Thanks for trying to avoid hitting me. I must remember to not place myself on a platter in front of other riders on a blind jump. We both will be limping around for the next week or so! Thanks Woody for another fun (and painful) race day. Great race in the 100's with my new homies. The 100 needs some work, the clutch fried and the carb is problematic but I will get it sorted out. The 125 got a ride in the park! See y'all at Sunsine in 2 weeks!

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed	HODAKA
We had great weather at Sunshine today. Good fellowship and catching up what vintage mx projects folks are working on. The track was a challenge for me and much different since I last rode it. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Thanks for everyone's hard work to make things go smooth. Hope to see ya'll again at Sunshine.

Jeff Sherry	Rockledge	biminigal191@hotmail.com	Huskys
Never mind. It looks like i have a shipper. Soon i should have a elsinore in my already crowded garage, Hope you all had a great time at sunshine Jeff

Jeff sherry	Rockledge	biminigal191@hotmail.com	Huskys
Hey guys, if anyone out there is going to TX and wants to make some extra cash I need a bike picked up and brought back to Florida. The bike is in Vidor, TX and 1-10 goes through Vidor. Vidor itself is on the Louisiana/Texas border I bought the bike two months ago and as of yet have had nothing but trouble with trying to get it shipped here to Florida. We live in Brevard County and are willing to come to you (in Florida) to take final delivery. Thanks in advance for your help, Jeff S. (321) 403-0055.

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey gang! Maico alert!! There is a 1979 Maico 450 on ebay, item #290423147158 Opening bid is $500 . . . Ask for Mike! P.S. Please do not tell Larry Hauft, that's all I need is Larry on a big bore!!! :o)

Kevin B. Logue	Orlando, FL	kevin@logue.com	Bultaco's
Practice this Saturday at Sunshine is from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Call Sunshine Motocross - 727-481-8162 for more information. Check out the schedule page for directions http://www.flvmx.com/schedule.html (just type your address in the box and click "Get Directions")See you at the track. Kevin #440

Bob	Sarasota	coleman423@hotmail.com	Rm465, MC250, MC400, RD250
I found this photo gallery online. Some cool flat track photos plus some great old MX stuff too. Check it out - http://www.colesracingphotos.com/Cars/Hydroplanes/10855931_8hVUa#760772108_kB6z4

Ed Gocek	Land O Lakes, FL	edward897@yahoo.com	YZ RM
Are we practicing Saturday at Sunshine?

KERRY WILLIAMS	okeecobee	CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM	penton
HAD A GREAT TIME IN BARTOW AND SEEING EVERYONE WAS AWESOME , MASON THANKS FOR THE COOL PENTON IRON ON , LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNSHINE

Ian	Orlando	ian.proudfoot@btinternet.com	YZ465
Hi, I am on vacation in Orlando,I race vintage mx back in the UK on a YZ465H and would love to have a ride at the vintage mx race on Sun 11th April. If anyone could help,please contact me on 0044 7952700806. Thanks Ian

Paul Fleming	Winter Garden,FL	pfleming29@hotmail.com	yam,kaw
I wish I could make the race this weekend but sometimes life throws you a curve ball and other times it aims for your head! Have fun guys!

Chuck Dalbo	Kenneth City	cedalbo0712@aol.com	Suz, & Bul.
G-Man, The extra numbers on the jersey are as follows- #62 Jason Thomas, #65 Troy Adams, #95 Lucas Crespi and #130 Kyle Keylon, who is the son of Kenny Keylon. Kenny was the fastest rider to come out of Florida and go Pro in the 70's. Nobody could touch him on the old Sunshine track.

jay estes	palm coast fl	vestes1@cfl.rr.com	hus,honda
Im still going to texas,So if anybody wants some bikes taken out there or to bring back.Let me know email or call jay 386-212-3057

G-Man	O-Town	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey gang! G-Man here! We at WMX World have an AWESOME jersey signed by Team Suzuki and Roger DeCoster listed on ebay. The item number is 110514348423 This one of a kind jersey will sell to the high bidder this Thursday @ 7:30 pm. All proceeds from the sell of the jersey will go to the FLVMX riders fund. See everyone @ Sunshine!!

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and "X"
Over the years, there have been many "Kings". Elvis, Richard Petty, and Budweiser for instance. In my opinion, there is only one, King Kenny. Check out this video if you have not seen it already. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k8hJWKIVNs Grande Heuvos for sure.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
I am going to miss you guys for the next two races, as the valk family has prior commitments that will not allow us to be at the races. Have a great time and take lots of photos. Maybe i will have time to repaint the tank on my bike and check the frame for cracks! TV

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and "X"
The Spanish never succesfully made the transition from making wooden ships to making things out of metal. Seen a Spanish car lately? Ever? They did make a wicked galleon though.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
I think that Woody needs to return his frame to the guy that built the bike and see if it is covered under warranty.

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and "X"
Woody, If you rode hard enough to break your frame at Bartow, you should at least get some points for the effort! We all have goose eggs in 50+A. Also, I snatched up the FLVMX sign along HWY 60 last week and will bring it to you at Sunshine.

Ron Kahan	Jupiter, FL	rkahan@bellsouth.net	Many
Folks, I will be making my 4th trip out to Diamond Don's for some motorcycling fun. I guess if anyone would like to join me that would fine. I leave Wednesday (4/14) evening after work (or very early on Thursday 4/15) to be there for Thursday night. I plan to race CC on Friday, VMX on Sat and PVMX on Sunday. Drive home all day Monday :-( I stay with friends in their trailer so you might have to work out some camping or lodging. Regards. Ron Kahan 561-312-6053

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and "X"
It's alive. IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jay estes	palm coast fl	vestes1@cffrrm.com	hus,honda
I"m going to diamond dons Texas april 14-19 i have room for two bikes or parts. bikes will be in a closed ford van. bikes only.help out with fuel costs. thank you jay estes 386-212-3057,386-585-4082

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Gerald, The 100 cc class would be a blast, I am in the same boat you are with the $$$. TV

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Thanks for the shout out Woody . . . Driving the FLVMX van is a blast! Thumbs up all the way down the highway, people video taping hanging out of there cars . . . It is TOO COOL! Just think of the heads it will turn when we are done with our crazy custom ideas! Let's "Get-R-Done"

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey Thomas, I want SO BAD to run the 100cc class! It looks like it would be a BLAST!! All we need is the $$$$, got any?

John Andrix	pin park	jandrix81@aol.com	xr250
Hey Rat I have an old 89 xr 100. Can I race it. Its slow but its fun, And I might even be able to go up one of those table tops. Well Maybe>>>> SEEYAA all at Sunshine.

Vance Bowers	Orlando, Fl.	vancebowers@yahoo.com	Yamaha
Hello everybody. I really had a great time last weekend at Bartow. Seeing everyone again and riding for the first time in three months was long overdue. It hurts so bad everytime I have to get up that I`ve not been able to sit or go into couch potatoe mode this week which is something I was getting real good at. It was real cool for Kevin Hodge and Robert Fernandez to let me start in front of them. For about thirty seconds I thought I was The Man until they blew by me so fast (Full Noise) I thought I had nose bleed. Shortly after the rest of the class followed suit so The Man thought won`t happen again anytime soon. I want to thank Savannah, Woody, and the the entire FLVMX staff for doing an amazing job putting the races together. Regardless of the unforseen obstacles they face the show just gets better and better. I was trying to act all bummed out when the rain came but was really glad I didn`t have to ride again. I was totally worn out plus by the time I got home my bike was clean. Good call Savannah. See you at Sunshine. Vance

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
G-Man, with all the trash talking going on in the 100 cc class, it sounds like we need to build some 100 cc bikes! Personally I think the 100 cc class is great! I think it is awsome that it is growing, I would love to ride in that class some day. TV

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and "X"
Thanks guys. I am lookin forward to racing the 1/10th litre class. The bike may turn out to be a roach but I have to talk some trash!!! Also, I have replaced the flux capacitor on the AT2. It will now hold more dilithium crystals so it may be going a little faster next time.

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed@earthlink.net	Hodaka and Hodaka
Hey Rick, If it runs anything like your 125 it will a screamer! Look forward to seeing it.

Scotty Rat	Largo, Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	hodaka Rat
Rick, Welcome brother, to the most exciting class in the FLVMX Vintage Series. Ya can't rely on raw power to pull you out of trouble on the track. Marty Tripes said " It takes a lot of momentum to race a 100" Riders in other classes watch and wonder how 'That thing can run like that" as you pass a 175 or 250. Scotty Rat says " It takes BIG KAHUNAS" Were growing in number's !!!!!!!!!!! Scotty Rat

Pat Hrabosky / AllCycles.Inc	Geneva. FL	allcycles@hotmail.com	Honda CR125/ SL 100
Rick I'am only turning 10.000 rpms I better get some heavier valve springs. I can't wait to see what you are building.See you at the Sunshine.Scotty we are beening called out. Pat AllCycles

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX's
Project "X" should be completed for entry in the 100 class at Sunshine. Beware, there is a new 12000 RPM sheriff in town!

John Andrix	pinellas park	jandrix81@aol.com	xr250
G- Man I have a pair of boots for your son. I have a pair of fly805s, and a pair of fox. Both size 10 your choise. I'll trade you for a couple of those great looking tees. John

woody	Geneva fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello Everyone, What a wild weekend for sure, I guess i have rubbed off on my daughter a bit seeing that the storms were coming She had the insite from experiance to make the call for everyones safety. I hate calling a race but am very glad we did. up till then i thought the track was a lot of fun despite not designed for VIntage, it still was too narrow in the worst places but we all were just glad to be riding again. I was not having a good day as i felt out of it for some reason and just played it off to not enough riding time, Came home to find out my frame was broken almost in half!! And always trying to out do me was Pat From ALL CYCLES blowing up his CR125 to the tune of the ROd breaking and taking the cylinder with it!! NEVER a dull moment in this series!I want to thank the Flag guys for sure and Stuart for doing a great job, the track owner.. well you might want to take some class's on how to speak to people but thats just my opinion. Kevin Logue,Papa Tom and Teresa,Shelly,Alisha,and Savannah you guys do such a great job making all the events go smooth! I want to thank Chris McDonald for coming out with his DELAND MOTORSPORTS trailer to ride and support us, Chris mentioned he will have parts, specials and can even deliver to the track on race days he can make it to. If you need parts use all our sponsors and dealers, they give so much to you, pay them back with some business. I also have to give a shout out to Gerald Sammons for doing up the FLVMX Van this thing gets so much attention its sick! And also to Joshua for coming back to Racing with the right attitude and frame of mind, see how much fun it is when YOU want to do it! AN finaly I have to also say OOPPPS to Scotty Rat for almost using him for traction, i am blaming it on the frame.....? With all that is wrong with the world right now, FLVMX is the right medicine to help get you through it. TIll the next snap of the bands... (SUNSHINE RACEWAY) Woody.

mason	jacksonville	masdbo@yahoo.com	HD SX250
SUPERCROSS IN JACKSONVILLE THIS WEEKEND! Anyone going? Tickets are only 10$ plus a Monster energy can gets you in the pits. There are no bad seats!.......Sounds like a commercial I know. Great racing this weekend, too bad about the weather, a little dissapointing to be at the gate ready to go and be called off....but it was a good call. The 3 1/2 hr drive turned into a 5 hour nightmare on I-4. But on a good note did manage to catch the final event of the SX!

Scotty Rat	Largo, Fl	rudamigos@aol.com	Hodaka Rat
Bartow Track was much better this time than our first round there. Good high berms, along with some deep Fl sand. The rain reeled us in. Good to see the gang again, tho a few were to close for comfort. Took a pretty good hit in front of the stands, arm is black and blue from the elbow to the shoulder. Motocross is a dangerous sport!!! Paul your apology is accepted, tho lets not end up tangled up in the near future. This 51 yr old body can't take it, and my first place in that moto went south. Next time out, a strange sound was heard as Woody's front knobby was rubbing on my boot, almost a 2nd disaster, but we both stayed up and safe. Arm is heading for the Epson salts for a good soaking. The Rat (bike) is feeling like a red headed step child. We'll have a talk later in the week. Sunshine in April! Scotty Rat

CarlMabrey	archery,fla	carlmabrey@att.net	penton 250
Rick,good race,that was two of the best motos for me in a long time. I gave it my all trying to catch you & to stay ahead of you,every time i looked behind me there was that little yammer screamin to no end.That was fun! Thank you to Mr. Saturday Night for lettin me ride that sweet 250 penton #99b.I thought the track was pretty fun,nice flow to it, then the rain flowed every witch way.Glad i got my 2 motos in before they called it a wash.Good to see people we havent seen in sometime! Lance,BOB,99b just to name a few.Scotty Rat was lookin real spiffy, The things we do for love! Hope your arm is ok.Thanks to sav & woodster & crew for everything,great job! ......#12a sometimes!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Hey gang . . . I'm in need of a pair of size "10" boots for my son Joshua for not tooooooo much $$$. Anyone have an old pair?! Thanks! G-Man

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Bummer on the rain. I was having a bunch of fun racing at Bartow. The track felt "busy" to me, but still fun. The girls had a great time racing, they love it when they get to race a longer track. Thanks to Woody, Savannah, PaPa, Shelly and Theresa for putting on a great race like always. See you all at sunshine. TV

James Taylor	Avon Park, FL	jwt@jwtaylorphoto.com
Pictures of Bartow - Mar 21, 2010, are available for viewing on http://jwtaylorphoto.photoreflect.com

Joshua Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.co.	Borrowed Honda
Im very glad to be back racing with all you guys again and thank you Woody for letting me borrow your honda. Thanks Tommy gun davis and Trace kip for all your suport and help.I will be at the race at sunshine state and im gonna bring my friend Andrew fletcher.

Paul Fleming	Winter Garden,FL	pfleming29@hotmail.com	YAM
Well we did get in some racing today before the storms moved in. The track was fun! Wish I could of had more time on it. Just like to say sorry to Hodaka Scotty for slamming into him. I hope your ok. No Rich didnt pay for a "hit" on you. See you at St.Pete!

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Wow what a fun weekend! I was nice to see Bob Coleman, Kerry Williams & Chris McDonald back at the track! The track was fun, until the rain! Freaking Fat Boy Danny Baxley got my bike all dirty, does he have a paddle tire on that 480 or what?! My butt is a little sore from Larry Hauft and Tom Bell kicking it around the track ALL DAY! Thanks to Danny for the pull-start on moto one! Thanks to Thomas for the push-start on moto two! And a "HUGE" thank you to Woody Graves for giving Joshua a bike to race, he had a BLAST!! Larry, I'm hitting to gym tonight, or maybe tomorrow, but for sure by friday, so it's on @ SunShine. Have a great week everyone! G-Man

Rick Hamilton	Brandon, FL	rickhamiltonjr@aol.com	AT1, AT2, and LTMX's
The advantage to not getting a trophy every week is being able to head home early and have a cool one (or 2, or 3)! Thanks Woody for another fun day of racing and thanks Carl for slowing down enough to let me race with you!

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Looks like a great field of racers thes weekend, after a long absence Ed is back, 99b slated to return, Chris McDonald to be on site. This should be a great weekend!

Ed Gocek	Land O Lakes	edward897@yahoo.com	YZs, RMs
Looking forward to Sunday. I haven't raced since Nov '08 so go easy on me! Ed

RBRACING	okeecobee	CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM	penton
YES KEVIN NICE JOB

RBS RACING	okeecobee	CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM	penton
YA BABY BARTOW HERE I COME , GLEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE THERE AND WHAT CLASS ? LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERY ONE

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
I want to give a two Bultaco thumbs up to Kevin Logue for the FLVMX website face lift! OUTSTANDING!! It's ALIVE . . .

Bill Petitt	Land O Lakes, Fl	bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com	YZ 490
I am so sorry I unable to attend this weeks race at Bartow. I was really looking forward to it, as I do every race with you guys, but unfortunately, duty calls. I wish you all the best of luck and I will see you at Sunshine!! GOODLUCK !!!!!!!!

jon mcconnell	hobe sound	jmcconnell@marinegroup.com	74 elsinore 250 75 husky cr250
was looking forward to my first flvmx race at bartow sunday but had a major malfunction with elsinore sunday putting out feelers for a line on parts i am in need of a crank shaft and cases i can get gaskets and seals husky is down will not have parts for her till next week bad week will catch up on upcoming event thanks

Woody Graves	Geneva	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello All! Well dust off your boots and put down that hotdog, Its time to go racing! Bartow MX will have open practice this Saturday and the track you practice on will be the track you race on! Its been over 5 weeks since the last time we raced and its going to be a great weekend for racing! Lets all get out there and support our sport, have fun and spend time with your familys. I hope to see all the new faces of the new members i have talked to on the phone and Internet, Bike week this year was just perfect! I got time to sit and "watch" good racing and Hang out with the Best FLVMX members to party with. Ed Sherry, Kevin Hodge, Kevin Logue,Todd Newell,BIll Davis and Lil Goat, were all on hand at the Alligator Enduro camp ground and at the Flatrack and SuperCross. Just a great time For Savannah and Me. Looking forward to the remaining Events, as this season has just flown by for me. I am looking already to Next season and the 3rd annual FLVMX awards Banquet at the World Headquarters of VIntage MX in Geneva fl. Bigger plans await the 2010 class winners and all the Members of FLVMX and their familys, as always this banquet is a celebration of what we do and is open to anyone! you do not have to be a FLVMX Member, (we will work on that after you eat Thomas's great food). Also I have to mention the great time had by all at DELAND MOTORSPORTS, Chris McDonald has taken on a huge job as GM there and has already turned the place into a must see business. The employees all had new smiles, the Bike show was off the charts, seeing the Suzuki race team was too cool , OK i just wanted to squeeze the ROCKSTAR ENERGY Drink GIRLS!!! But again it was a great event and i thanks the entire Deland Motorsports team and wish them all the luck in the world for a great Future. Chris has told me they will be at Bartow as our support team with parts if needed!!! lOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL! TIll the next snap of the bands..... Woody.

Chris McDonald	Palm Coast, FL	cmcdonald@delandmotorsports.com	RM-Z450
I would to thank everyone that came out to the open house/autograph signing at Deland Motorsports last Friday night. Bevo was blown away and told me that the FLVMX bike display was a prefect fit. Roger DeCoster e-mailed me and apologized for not showing up, he had meetings to attend that day. He also thanked me and wants to thank every for buying the DeCoster Kids shirts, which all of the proceeds go his kids against drugs program. James Hansen Of Rockstar said the open house was the best one that he has attended this year. I couldn't thank him enough for bringing some sweet eye candy (Rockstar girls). If Deland Motorsports can help any of you in any way please contact me or Josh at the shop. Tell Josh that your a FLVMX member and you will get a discount. I will be at Bartow with the Deland Motorsports trailer and can also deliver parts. We can get OEM Suzuki & Yamaha parts. I getting closer to finding that post vintage bike, going to look at one this weekend after I get back from riding at Bostwick. I spoke to Benzini Gasolini the other day and he is really giving me a hard time for not riding post vintage. More on what he said later. Chris McDonald Deland Motorsports

jon mcconnell	hobe sound florida	jmcconnell@marinegroup.com	74 elsinore 250 75 husky cr250
could one of you guys contact me through e-mail that has knowledge with bing carbs thanks

Mason	Jsacksonville	Masdbo@yahoo.com	HD SX250
Last weekend was "Beast" as my son described it. (I think that is good).....The open house at Deland Motosports was well worth going to. Thank you very much Chris McDonald and Deland Motosports for hosting! Way better than last year at their sister dealer in Jacksonville! My kids got so many freebies...t-shirts, jersey's,(signed by the whole Suzuki team) new goggles, (mine now),several hats (signed), stackes of signed posters and stickers galor! Now my sons and I are now on a first name basis with the Rock Star girls. They and the Suzuki team were very gracious all night, literally signing anything you threw at them. It was fun showing the bike and answering questions about it and vintage racing. Then the Supercross on Saturday to cap it off. Hopefully the club picked up some new prospective members. Woody, what about Jax, are you planning the same thing? If so, count me in and I will work on the Jacksonville support. It would be great to recruit more Jacksonville members. Bill, where are the pics of me and the RS Girls?

Gerald Sammons	Orlando	yabomagic@aol.com	Maico
Okay, new plan . . . Let's start a fund to get Chuck some help!

Chucky "I thought I was Italian" O'Dalbo	Kenneth City	cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM & Some Spanish brand
Gee, G-Man sorry for the confusion. You meant Johnny "Dances with Wolven" O'Hannah. The self proclaimed "Uncle of American Motocross". Yeah he lives up by Jax. We used to roost him on his Benelli Mini Bike when he was little. His Dad "Big John" was a really good Enduro rider in upstate N.Y., loved Bultaco's. The Afro'd one made us all proud serving his country in Iraq. He had a sano David Bailey Replica big bore CR that got stolen a few years ago, I don't know if he ever got it back or not. The man has a serious collection of Vintage Gear- Jerseys, Pants, Boots and helmets. It was a picture of his helmet collection that got me into that hobby. Now who is this Roger "The Man" DeCoster that you speak of? And what the heck is this Racer X Illustrated? And why does this Davey Coombs guy know all the old Motocross trivia? Hey, wait a doggone minute didn't his parents own an MX track? Why I'd like to Trivia battle him Mano y Mano, Brain Cell y Brain Cell... Yeah thats it "Motocross Jeopardy" me and him head to head!! I can see it now- (Me) " Alex, I'll take 125cc National Champions for $800" (Alex) "This 1983 125cc National Champion's knickname was the "O Show".(Me) "Johnny O'Mara!! Johnny O'Mara!!" (Alex) "Oh!, Sorry you didn't phrase your answer in the form of a question" (Me)"AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!! Ok, Who was Johnny O'Mara?" (Alex) "No, I'm sorry it's too late, all answers must be in the form of a question. Davey Coombs wins!" (Me) "No, Trebec I don't think it's too late!!" (Alex) "Now, Sir just settle down...Sir!Sir! HELP!!!" The show goes to commercial, as I'm led off the set by security, screaming what everyone thinks are obscenities but are actually the names of all the 500cc MX World Champions since 1957! Oh well maybe that's not such a good idea after all.

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.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Thanks Glenn, That will make things easier for the whole family. Your goodwill is appreciated. TV

The Dirty Rat	St Pete	dbarr33702@verizon.net	Hodie
WOW, Thanks Glenn. What a great idea and gesture. I know I will do whatever it takes to be there on December 20 to support the FAMILY. Thanks again Glenn, especially for the support you have given us and continue to give to us old guys (and not so old guys and girls) who like to ride old bikes. Lets all pitch in and make this event special, like we would all do for our Family. See ya there. The Rat

glenn	ocala	knoxmx@aol.com	yo
If it will help get more riders out in Dec. for Blake to race with .Ill cut the gate in half $5.00 Glenn Hadrock

Larry "Mo' Laps" Hauft	Kenneth City, FL	lhauft@tampabay.rr.com	Barcalounger 250
Ok 99B, I'm stopping this car right now and coming back there. See you and the G-Man, The Enforcers, at the Rock.

Paul Fleming	Winter Garden	pfleming29@hotmail.com	YAM
Woody...Dec. 20th sounds like a lot of fun! I will be there! See ya at Hard Rock

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
99b Welcome back, we missed you. I email spoke with Bob "Hans" Coleman the other day, he says she should be at Hard Rock. Gerald has repaired his broken shock....he says it was a manufacturer defect, I say it was just too large of a buttocks and too much time on the seat, who knows. Maybe since Gerald has had a couple bye weeks hopefully he has used his time wisely and spent some time on on the treadmill. Hopefully the "redneck bounty hunter" will make its first appearence at the track. I really miss racing with you guys and gals. I cannot wait for the Hard Rock Race. See you all there, lets have a big turn-out! Thanks for being part of my family. TV

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.

Mark Edwards	Ormond Beach	medwards@tbteam.com	CR125
Just a quick message. 1. Eric and I are really looking forward to racing Hardrock after missing the last round. 2. This place is like family and we should support each other. 3. I might have my CR100 ready! 4. Racing a 125 in an age division is fun. I had bruises from the roost of the big bores! Look forward to seeing you all in Ocala. Mark

Savannah	Geneva	racegirl57@aol.com	RM 250
Hauft, I could not have said it any better. It disappoints me to look on here and see all of this bantering going on. If you've got an issue with someone, handle it privately. It upsets me to see all of this posted on OUR message board. Think about all of the new members and prospective members who check this page out first to see what kind of men and women they would want to race with and this is what they see. This is all that needs to be said regarding this matter. If you have something to add to it, refrain from it. I will not allow another messaging regarding this to be posted. If you have something to talk to woody or I about, please, step away from the key board, take off your superman cape and give us a call. As far as the comments I have read regarding the vintage vs evo and modern on the Hilliard track. Stop. We are family, we are not playing this game of who is a real man and who isnt. Like I said, very disappointing. See you all at hardrock.

Richard Fleming	Winter Garden,Fl	netismed@earthlink.net	Hodaka
Amen Brother Chuck, amen!

Chuck DalBo	Kenneth City, FL	cedalbo0712@aol.com	Suz, Buls, Yam, Hon.
Hey All, Friday Night sounds good to me! Man, practice under the lights Fri. Night, race Cross Country on Saturday, Practice again on Sat. Night, Race on Sunday!!Hey as far as I'm concerned we could practice Fri. Night, Have a Trials Section Sat. Morning, Run a Cross Country course Sat. Day, Have an ATV Trail Ride Sat. late afternoon, Go Fishing have a Fish Fry Sat. Evening followed by a Short Track Race in the Pits on XR75's and then run the normal Flying Circus on Sunday. What I'm gettin' at is THIS!!! I don't give a Crap about Points, Port-O-Lets, Sandbaggers, Hotel Rooms or What Freakin' Class I'm Suppose To Run In... I JUST WANT TO RACE!!! Just point me in the direction of the track, tell me when to go out and I'll find someone to race with. Does anybody really think I care if I end up racing some pesky Mosquito 100cc Hodad...Hey If we're close in speed that's what it's all about- COMPETITION plain and simple. I would much rather go out and have an Epic Battle, Back and Forth, Swapping the lead in every other corner and have it come down to whoever holds it wide open on the finish line jump. Then to go out grab the holeshot, style for 5 laps with no real competition,and go collect your wood. If that's what your after then maybe you shouldn't waste the gas on actually going to the races we could just mail your 1st. Place Wood every race. The way I look at it is this- I'm a 52 year old Fat Mailman, who never in a million years thought that I would be racing Motocross again after 26 years and all I want to do is compete. I never realized how much I missed it. And now I want to take advantage of every chance I get, because you never know what tommorrow will bring. I think we should all step back and take a long look at what's really important here. 1) That we live in a country where we have people defending our freedoms so we can do stuff like this. 2) That we can afford to do this as a hobby, at a time when home foreclosures are at an all time high and unemployment is in double digits 3)That we have Track Promoters that are willing to bust their butts to provide us with venues on which we can race without which we would be S.O.L. 4) That we are physically able to do at our age what most people consider an insane sport. 5) That we have people like Woody and crew that are willing to sacrifice countless hours and endure endless headaches for very little reward so that we are able to race and lastly, That we get to do this a couple times a month with the best group of individuals that I have ever been associated with- OUR FLVMX FAMILY. Chuck #257

Woody Graves	Geneva, Fl	woodysvintagegp@gmail.com	Bultacos
Hello everyone, I need to expain again that the round one fiasco (cluster*%#^7^#) is still causing a huge problem. That event was hosted by SEVMX,the class structure issues in the past events were minor compared to this round, I had no idea what the sign up slips and class's were meant to do other than to confuse people, It was nothing like what was on their website and totaly confusing to me and many others. Riders were split up into different class's but also by mistake (on both sides IE= the riders and sign up people)there abuility levels. with out pointing fingers and bitching, Teresa and I and Savannah have spent everyday since the first round trying to figure it out. You guys in FLVMX know or knew what class's you used to ride in and wanted to ride in, the entry sheets had nothing even close, I know this now and it will not ever happen again. BUT give us time, room, and your clear idea of just what class's your going for this year and we will figure it all out. going on here and posting how is it possible a rider bla bla bla, is not helping matters. I have an email address and so does Savannah, most have been using it. CONTINUE to do so until all the issues are fixed. Also note that i am swapping track venues (not the dates) for Jan 24th and april 25th these dates are firm but the venue is now Jan 24th HARDROCK CYCLE PARK APRIL 25th is now SUNSHINE Raceway. Frank had an issue with that date so as always Glenn helped by swapping his with Frank. Frank Also added that their BBQ guy is now doing FULL PIG cookouts at the track! He asked if we would be interested in at one round to a saturday practice (allday) and cookout before the sunday race? lets hear some responce, i will get frank to post the details on cost ect. Lets support this effort. Ok here is another edition of "whos wine is it" Ok in a nut shell Hilliard can or could be an excellent venue. Its up to the track owner to make changes suggested by riders/promoters to serve in the interests of his riders (or income)I will say that again I feel this track is not vintage friendly period. Yes the bathrooms sucked. Yes i feel there are a lot of things that could be better, there i said it out loud. BUT Every track has its plus's and minus's. Many of you were and are just happy riding, a good thing, and never really gave it much thought. Others exspected a lot more, not because we are spoiled, but we have over the years had to suck hind tit from many places due to we were the "SideShow" and now we are the "main show" and deserve the best any venue can offer. We are a Vintage Club and any track we ride WILL enter these needs in the track layout accordingly. For all we do for this sport many venues make good $$$ for we do almost all the work in order for them to make $$$ and for us to have some control. I am sending changes i think are warrented to Allen, I feel he will adjust as he can. Lets get back to racing, having fun and living life. Till the next snap of the bands....... Woody. PS!!!!! We will be in Tampa this weekend (sat) at Cycle gear for a membership drive ! stop by and check out all the Cycle gear stores Blow out sales! Look for a post from the local dealer/flvmx members on times and places.

Bill Davis	Sarasota, FL	wdavis22@tampabay.rr.com	78 RM 125 & 250
Anyone who missed Hilliard missed a great race. Tommy and I both thought the track was worth the trip. The weather was fantastic. The dirt was great with good traction. It had a really good flow for me on my modern and evo bike. I agree the track got rough as the day went on, but thats racing. Maybe let the vintage guys run the first three motos to help them out so track wont be so rough for them. Missed Bob C., Thomas V., Gerald S., Todd N. and Larry H. They would have liked this track. Sure glad to see Danny (fatboy) back riding with us again on a big red Honda also good to see Ed Garland riding with us on his modern bike. Thanks to Woody, Savannah, Tom, Teresa and Shelley for all their hard work making the race happen. Hope to see everyone at Hardrock. Thanks!

99b	Okeechobee , Fl	circlewranch@peoplepc	penton
Chuck do not worry be happy , a coaster is also a great thing to hold a beer

eric eibell	seminole fl	eeibell@yahoo.com	can am
FLORIDA HAS FLAT TRACK AND SPEEDWAY Link to pre race pictures can be viewed on the message board at http://www.atvflorida.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=5e377f8c1603cadc7029ba8c49194124&topic=40501.0 Anyone that does not know about this message board should check it out. Race information is also updated on atvflorida.com. UP COMING RACES: Jasper Motor Complex in Jasper, Fl November 7th, Gates

Chuck DalBo	Kenneth City, FL	cedalbo0712@aol.com	RM250, Pursangs in the works.
I had a blast at Hilliard. I like the track as it is. My race day went in stages because I got there Sun. A.M. after a 4 and a half hour drive, so I was tired from the beginning. First I walked the whole track, and was somewhat relieved that the jumps were fairly tame with just a few problem areas- Lips on the face that tend to kick the bike out of shape and the one fairly steep downhill side to the tabletop, that made for more than one interesting front wheel landing. After practice (2-3 Laps) I was completely uncomfortable and going very slow not sure what jump was coming up next.My front end wasn't planting in the turns for the inside line so i was forced to go way out to the berm- which when your'e goin' real slow is not the fast way around. 1st. MOTO I just followed John Andrix around, still very uneasy on the bike, towards the end figured out I could jump all the way up the step-up jump without risk and I could make time in the whoop section if I kept my weight back and kept the front end light. 2nd. MOTO Still felt very squirrely, but figured out it was better to roll the jump right before the finish line and get the power back to the ground and got a little more aggressive on attacking some of the jumps. 3rd. MOTO Bled the air that had built up out of my forks. The bike immediately settled the front end when appling the brake in the corners and was able to use the inside groove to pass. Also started to think of the track in sections instead of individual jumps. Started to hit the jumps while upshifting instead of backing off, began pre-jumping the kicker lip, started to land on the back slope instead of flat on the tabletop on a couple because I was carrying more speed. 4th. MOTO Had a blast! Even though I was physically whipped, Mentally I was looking forward to certain sections, started changing my approach to the jumps from the middle to either side because of the stutter bumps that had built up and was carrying much more speed into the corners that I was able to use the outside berm to my advantage. Now don't get me wrong... I was still going Squidwardly Slow, it's just that my level of Squidwardliness lessened each moto and so did my lap times.The starts still bother me, I use to end up on the ground in a lotta first turns so now I kinda lay back. I just refuse to ride over my head, it's just not worth it. My style has always been a more smooth, controlled, economy of energy kinda thing and this RM was designed for Supercross basically and it's just the opposite it wants you to be in HyperDrive climbing all over the thing and thats just not me. I have never riden a bike as tall as this and I really look forward to a lower Vintage/EVO1 bike with a more tractable powerband. With the RM you better damn well be aimed in the right direction when you nail the gas because it just launches. Frankly it scares me sometimes, especially when you get tired and sloppy. That's why I coast alot... never used to coast a quarter of a century ago... I was always either on the gas or on the binders! Dang It!! Time and Technology have turned me into a coaster!! I'm not happy being a coaster!! See Ya at the ROCK, Chuck #257

Scott Sappington	Largo	rudamigos@aol.com	72 Hodaka Super Rat BMW F650GS & others
Hilliard was a superb track. Not that it didn't beat me and the Super Rat to a pulp, it did. Couldn't clear the main jumps, kinda rolled em' as fast as possible, but I got home in one piece. I just loved the feel of racing on clay. Thanks to all, it was a great time, BUT, you 100cc guys out there Don, Charley, whoever, please help build this class up and more riders will follow. Thease bikes are a blast to ride and with a little "recklessnes" the 250's are passable. Hold em' wide open and hold on! See ya all Sat & Sun Nov 7th & 8th at the rock.

Mark Shepler	Jupiter	mshepfam@bellsouth.net	'78RM400
Vance and others looking for a room for Hardrock, Just got off the phone with Sara, the desk manager, at the Golden Palms Inn & Suites at 3767 NW Blitchton Road, Ocala, FL‎ - (352) 732-2300‎. It's at Exit 354 on the north side of US27 on the east side of I-75 just below the Hardrock exit. Actually called there by mistake thinking of another place. She was glad to find out why I was coming up and said she's been trying to contact the various bike clubs and riders who frequent Hardrock as well as Glenn at Hardrock in order to extend their hospitality and "win our business". No luck with Glenn...imagine that. Anyway, she wants us to know they have excellent hot showers (one of my main criteria), tidy and clean rooms, Serta mattresses, Plasma tvs, free wireless internet, etc. and she's ready to make a deal to any of us who need a room. To get me to stay she upgraded me to an Executive room for a regular price. Give it a shot, tell her you're with FLVMX and Mark sent you.

Mark Shepler	Jupiter	mshepfam@bellsouth.net	'78RM400 #268
OK Thomas, Yes, the Hilliard track is a challenge. Lots of obstacles, a set of fair to middling whoops that'll throw yer ass off if you mess up and a couple of middling doubles. The clay forms some serious braking bumps before most corners and between some of the table-tops. The table-tops are of that odd, not-too-small, not-too-large size where you'll either clear them or bounce off the far end to the level track below. Only way to come down in their middle is to slow way down and give up a lot of speed. They were designed for modern riders who can clear them easily. I'd say that to do well you MUST practice the track especially how you'll bounce the table-tops as fast as you can without getting squirrely unless you're good enough to clear 'em. I got there at 9:30am Sat morn and ran about 8 practice motos so I had 'em down by Sun. But others, like Chuck, will tell you as he did me that it took him the first half of Sun just to start getting a handle on it. You have to really stay focused and hold on to the bike or you won't be on it long if you try to go fast. Needless to say there is lots of bouncing and juking around and to stay on the gas requires a lot concentration. Or you can try Mason's new style which I did notice at Lake City and Hilliard, Mason. What's up with that dude? :) I thought the track was a blast and am looking forward to going back. Maybe Woody we'll get Alan to tone it down but I like it as is. Don't know about anyone else but the kind of sore I was(still am)is the good kind from pushing the envelope and working hard, not injuries. It's a kind of battle fatigue and scars like the blood blister inside my right thumb from the throttle are a badge of honor. I met with a client first thing Monday who was a factory Husky rider from '68-'71 and he spotted it right away (he knows I race VMX) and wanted to know all about race day. Man, was I proud in my suit and tie and throttle blister! We are a happy band of about 50 guys in their middle to senior ages racing MX for real. There's not 1 in 50,000 that'll do something like that yet they still wake up just as old and tired on Monday, too. At least we're busy living an adventure for our pains. I say Hilliard was one of the best races since I joined up.

Mason	Jacksonville	masdbo@yahoo.com	HD SX250
I can believe the whinning going on after the "Hard Charging" riding I witnessed at Hilliards. I myself am not sore at all.......not due to conditioning, but my new riding style. Next time you are riding Hilliard, just slow down......enjoy the scenery.......take it easy on that last tabletop and glance over to you're right and see if anyone is coming into the track, things like that. Don't be in such a hurry....... After a decent start just let everyone pass you by, it's alot nicer with the whole track to yourself....less pressure. Oh, constantly look for fences to not hit, that tends to scrub off that pesky speed.

Thomas Valk	Orlando	tvalk65@gmail.com	Bultaco
Ok guys, I was not at the race, but I do attempt to live viacariously through you. I have a couple observations. 1. You are all sore, very sore, not the normal whinning. 2. Woody has a broken frame. 3. The words and phrases used ie "challenging", "makes you pay attetion", "tough on vintage guys". Based on these three observations, I am wondering how good the track was? I think that most of us would have fun riding just about anywhere, so how good was the track when compared to Lake City or Hard Rock?