CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS PARK 2021 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Historic Cup Roadracing Series
Sweet Caroline Not so...
L to R: Helmi Niederer, Dave Tompkins, Lorraine Crussell Photo: Bob Ranew
By: Vintage Cup contender, Wes Orloff
The AHRMA circus returned to Carolina Motorsports Park (AKA: Kershaw) for the 2nd round of the 2021 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Historic Cup Roadracing series. For me, this was feeling a bit like round one at Roebling Road—a 14+ hour drive from Wisconsin dreaming about warm summer breezes and hot racing action—only to find very ‘Yankee’ weather eerily similar
to the wet and cold elements from the prior round down south. Kershaw was only about a dozen cheese curds away from being annexed by Wisconsin. For me personally, my journey south of the Mason Dixon line was sparked by chasing points in the NYC Norton/Roadracing World 500 Premiere Vintage Cup. I had never been to Roebling,
The 500 Premier Class
the season, special awards for the series champion, articles and photos on the Roadracing World website, Roadracing World print magazine exposure, early paddock access, racer spotlight features in Wes Orloff Photo: Bob Ranew AHRMA MAG and the class champion featured on the cover of AHRMA MAG. Wes is one of many capable riders involved in this competitive class on a variety of truly vintage machines.
is the 2021 AHRMA featured Vintage Cup, sponsored by NYC Norton (nycnorton.com) and Roadracing World (roadracingworld. com). Any fully GP-kitted 500cc OHV/OHC or 750cc sidevalve fourstrokes built before December 31, 1968, and like design, are eligible. And there are perks, including an entry fee rebate, enhanced trophies throughout 10
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