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Volume 66, Number 8
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10. LETTERS
You write, we read.
12. ROB DINGMAN
An AMA for all riders.
14. RIGHTS
New Hampshire adopts objective sound test and the U.S. Forest Service backs away from derogatory language in trail guide.
22. RIDING
Five questions with Olympian Arielle Martin, and AMA Member Tested: Tourmaster Transition 3 jacket, Latitude gloves and Seat Concepts’ custom seats.
32. RACING
Ryan Dungey gathers mo‘ in outdoor MX nationals, and JR Addison wins Horizon.
36. HALL OF FAME
Craig Vetter’s 1980 Mystery Ship, and Hall of Famer Ronnie Rall.
40. CRAIG VETTER: MOTORCYCLING’S FREE THINKER
Craig Vetter wants to change motorcycles, and maybe the world.
46. 50 THINGS NEW RIDERS SHOULD KNOW
Here are tips and suggestions from experienced riders to help you get started right.
49. GO RIDE
What to do, where to go.
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AN AMA FOR ALL RIDERS
The Challenge Is Clear
By Rob Dingman
Recently I have been reflecting about the history of the AMA and how we arrived at where we are today with regard to our AMA memberships.
Historically, a significant percentage of AMA members have joined the association to compete in AMA-sanctioned races. Many AMA members continue to ride long after their racing careers end, and many typically retain their AMA memberships because they recognize the importance of the AMA’s advocacy and government relations activities as we work to protect the future of motorcycling. Racing has therefore provided a very significant source of memberships for the association over the years, whether or not a member continues to compete after his or her first exposure to the AMA.
Considering that there are approximately 10 million motorcyclists in the United States, and that about 125,000 are involved in racing at any given time, it becomes clear to me that AMA competition members have played an overwhelming role in shouldering the burden of protecting the future of motorcycling for all motorcyclists through their membership in the AMA.
That is not to say that the association hasn’t enjoyed the support of thousands and thousands of non-racers as well, but given the stark reality of this ratio, the AMA must evolve into an organization whose infrastructure can more vigorously acquire and support noncompetition members as well.
To be clear, by no means should this occur at the expense or exclusion of the interests of our competition members. Racing remains a very robust membership channel for the association, but it’s clear to me that our organization must diversify. When it comes to how we acquire AMA members, we have put virtually all of our eggs in the racing basket.
Motorcycle competition, and the AMA’s involvement in it, has evolved. District-level racing and club-promoted race events have traditionally provided the foundation for the AMA’s racing activities. AMA clubs have been putting on race events to attract members into the AMA for 88 years
However, this has not been a one-way relationship. At the same time that racers have helped the AMA grow, the AMA’s involvement in competition has been a tremendous boon to amateur racing, and motorcycling in general, in the United States. The AMA’s commitment to be a strong and progressive sanctioning body helped create, guide and grow what is now the largest amateur motorsports program in the world.
Our hard-working race promoters benefit from the AMA, our reputation, our rulebook, our staff, our storied heritage, the AMA brand and the awarding of the AMA No. 1 plate—the top rung of motorcycle competition in the U.S. In short, the AMA has helped our racing promoters get where they are today
For the best example of how we’ve all worked together to protect motorcycling, look no further than the very significant victory that you, AMA members, have achieved for the racing community with last year’s fix for the disastrous lead law. How long would amateur racing have continued if kids under 12 couldn’t buy racebikes, as the lead law decreed? The victory will enable race promoters to stay in business and offer wholesome, character-building experiences for future generations of amateur competitors and their families.
If the AMA didn’t exist, it would have to be invented, because there must be a strong national organization whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. It is important that racers continue to support AMAsanctioned competition events, and for AMA members to let their local promoters know how important the AMA is to them.
While racing has been a fundamental ingredient to growing the AMA membership over many decades, it also points to a very clear challenge for us: We must become as indispensible to recreational riders as we have to those who race.
To that end, we are working diligently to become more representative of all motorcyclists and to develop programs aimed at attracting more recreational motorcyclists to the AMA—without diminishing the benefits to our loyal competition members
The foundations are already in place. The strong calendar of AMA road-riding events, and AMA Congress, which oversees the framework of recreational tours, rides and rallies, are an excellent resource. This is best represented by the strong participation and industry support of the AMA Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero Premier Touring Series, the AMA Husqvarna National Dual-Sport Series presented by FMF, and the AMA Yamaha Super Ténéré Adventure Riding Series.
Still, we must do more. That’s why we have recently launched a pilot program to organize an AMA State Chapter Network The intent of this new network is for the AMA to be organized at the state level, closer to where our members are, and to establish a coalition of motorcyclists interested primarily in transportation, recreation and advocating for the motorcycle lifestyle.
Although we hope that the state chapter network will become a significant membership channel for recreation-oriented members, we are not creating a new state-level organization. We are merely trying to organize networks of AMA members at the state level. These networks are intended to compliment the work currently being done by existing state organizations—not compete with them.
Under the leadership of AMA Board Vice Chair Maggie McNally, we are piloting the state chapter concept in New York State. Going forward, AMA Board member Jim Viverito will be working to start a similar pilot in Illinois, and AMA Board Chairman Stan Simpson will be focusing on another pilot in Texas. For more information about the AMA New York State Chapter, see www.americanmotorcyclist. com/amastatechapters/newyork.aspx.
As always, thanks for your continued support.
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On-Highway Issue Survey 2012
Every two years, the AMA’s Government Relations Department surveys the association’s members to assist in establishing government relations policies and priorities. Last month, we surveyed members on off-highway issues. This month, members are asked to share their views about highway issues. Knowing how our members ride and what you consider important in motorcycling enables us to do a better job of setting AMA government relations priorities. Please take a few minutes to complete and return this survey by Sept. 30. (If you don’t want to deface your copy of American Motorcyclist, please feel free to make a photocopy of the survey, complete the survey online, or download a PDF copy, from www.americanmotorcyclist.com/onhighwaysurvey.aspx).
1. Are you a current AMA member?
1.1 q Yes
1.2 q No
2. What is your ZIP code?: ______________________ 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
3. What is your age? ______________ 3.1
4. What is the last grade or class you completed in school? (Check one box.)
4.1 q Grade 8 or less
4.2 q Some high school
4.3 q High school graduate
4.4 q Some college
4.5 q College graduate
4.6 q Post-graduate
5. What was your total household income last year? (Check one box.)
5.1 q Under $20,000
5.2 q $20,000-$24,999
5.3 q $25,000-$34,999
5.4 q $35,000-$49,999
5.5 q $50,000-$74,999
5.6 q $75,000-$99,999
5.7 q $100,000-$124,999
5.8 q $125,000-$149,999
5.9 q More than $150,000
6. What is your political party affiliation? (Check one box.)
6.1 q Democratic
6.2 q Republican
6.3 q Libertarian
6.4 q Other (minor party, independent, etc.)
6.5 q Not registered to vote
7. How many of the following motorized vehicles do you currently own?
7.1 ___ Two-wheeled street motorcycles
7.2 ____ Three-wheeled street motorcycles (trike, Cam-Am Spyder, sidecarequipped)
7.3 ____ Off-highway motorcycles
7.4 ____ ATVs
7.5 ____ Dual-sport motorcycles
7.6 ____ Side-by-sides
8. How many street miles did you ride in the last 12 months? (Check one box.)
8.1 q 0-1,999
8.2 q 2,000-4,999
8.3 q 5,000-9,999
8.4 q 10,000-14,999
8.5 q 15,000 or more
9. In the column on the left below, check the displacement of the street motorcycle you ride the most. (Check one box.)
9.1 q
q 9.2 q
q
q
q
10. In question 9 above, in the column at the right, indicate the displacement of the next bike you plan to buy as your main street or road bike. (Check one box.)
11. If your state doesn’t require you to wear a helmet, please check the answer that accurately describes how often you wear a helmet. (If your state requires you to wear a helmet, go on to question 12.) (Check one box only.)
11.1 q 100% of the time
11.2 q More than 90% of the time
11.3 q 75%-90% of the time
11.4 q 50%-74% of the time
11.5 q 25%-49% of the time
11.6 q 0%-24% of the time
12. What percentage of your total riding does each of the following represent? (Your answers should total 100%.)
12.1 __% Commuting less than 50 miles per round trip
12.2 __% Commuting more than 50 miles per round trip
12.3 __% Pleasure riding, less than 50 miles per trip
12.4 __% Pleasure riding, more than 50 miles per trip
12.5 __% Organized events such as tours, poker runs, etc.
12.6 __% Longer rides/pleasure touring (2 or more days)
13. What is an acceptable annual fee (distributed across motorcycle registration, operator license/permit fees and operator license renewals) to fund rider education in your state? (Check one box.)
13.1 q $0
13.2 q $1-$3
13.3 q $4-$6
13.4 q $7-$10
13.5 q $11-$20
14. Check the box for each response that applies to you.
14.1 q I have completed a novice rider education program
14.2 q I have completed an experienced rider education program
14.3 q I have other formal rider training
14.4 q I have no formal rider training
15. Check all of the advocacy activities in which you participated during the past year.
15.1 q Testified at a public hearing
15.2 q Attended a public hearing but didn’t testify
15.3 q Sent a letter to a politician or a government agency
15.4 q Made a phone call to a politician or government agency
15.5 q Wrote a letter to the editor or otherwise commented through the press
15.6 q Used e-mail to communicate with riders or to send messages to a politician or a government agency
15.7 q Involvement in party politics or a campaign
15.8 q Didn’t participate in any of these activities
16. Other than your AMA membership, which of the following motorcycle groups do you support or belong to? (Check all that apply.)
16.1 q “Marque Club” (BMWMOA, H.O.G., GWRRA, etc.)
16.2 q State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organization (ABATE, etc.). (Which state?)____________
16.3 q AMA-chartered club or district
16.4 q Attorney-sponsored rider group (NCOM, AIM, etc.)
16.5 q Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF)
17. How do you feel about mandatory helmet laws for all riders? (Check one box.)
17.1 q Strongly favor
17.2 q Favor
17.3 q No opinion
17.4 q Oppose
17.5 q Strongly oppose
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18. How do you feel about the allocation of AMA resources to preserve voluntary helmet use for adult motorcyclists? (Check one box.)
18.1 q 17.1 Strongly favor
18.2 q 17.2 Favor
18.3 q 17.3 No opinion
18.4 q 17.4 Oppose
18.5 q 17.5 Strongly oppose
19. How do you feel about incorporating economic conditions, such as requirements for additional insurance for riders, into laws that would permit voluntary helmet use for adult riders? (Check one box.)
19.1 q Strongly favor
19.2 q Favor
19.3 q No
19.4 q Oppose
19.5 q Strongly oppose
20. Of the following issues, check the box on the left of the one you feel was the most important issue that motorcyclists faced over the last two years. (Check one box.)
20.1 q Inadequate
20.2 q
20.3 q
21. In question 20 above, please check the box to the right for each issue with which you aren’t familiar. (Check all that apply.)
22. Of the following issues, check the box on the left of the one on which you think the AMA spent the most time. (Check one box.)
26. Which method of addressing motorcycle exhaust sound is appropriate? (Check one box.)
26.1 q Enforcement of current state sound laws
26.2 q Adoption of AMA-endorsed SAE J2825 recommended practice at state level
26.3 q Adoption of U.S. EPA labeling requirement at state level
26.4 q I don’t support any sound law change or enforcement effort
27. Which of the following terms best describes your opinion of the AMA’s Government Relations Department? (Check one box.)
27.1 q Highly effective
27.2 q Moderately effective
27.3 q Not very effective
27.4 q Ineffective
28. Did you contribute financially to the AMA’s government relations efforts (Defender membership, AMPAC, etc.) in 2010 or 2011? (Check all that apply.)
28.1 q 2010
28.2 q 2011
28.3 q Didn’t contribute
29. What configuration of on-highway motorcycle do you ride most often? (Check one box.)
29.1 q Two-wheeled motorcycle
29.2 q Two-wheeled motorcycle with sidecar attached
29.3 q Three-wheeled motorcycle (trike configuration, one wheel in front, two in rear)
29.4 q Three-wheeled motorcycle (other than conventional trike, such as Can-Am Spyder)
29.5 q Two-wheeled motorcycle with removable two-wheel kit added
29.6 q Three-wheeled motorcycle with removable two-wheel kit added
30. If you pull a trailer, which configuration do you pull most often? (Check one box only.)
30.1 q Camper
30.2 q Cargo
30.3 q Utility
30.4 q Other (please specify) ________________________________________
31. Is your on-highway motorcycle (or the one your ride most) equipped with ABS (antilock brake system)? (Check one box.)
31.1 q Yes
31.2 q No
31.3 q Don’t know
32. When considering your next motorcycle, would the availability of ABS influence your purchase decision? (Check one box.)
32.1 q Yes, I would consider a motorcycle with ABS as standard equipment
32.2 q Yes, I would consider a motorcycle with ABS as optional equipment
32.3 q No, ABS availability would not influence my purchase decision
32.4 q I don’t want a motorcycle equipped with ABS
32.5 q I don’t have an opinion on motorcycles equipped with ABS
Completed surveys should be mailed to:
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23. In Question 22 above, please check the box to the right for the one issue on which you feel the AMA should have spent the most time. (Check one box.)
24. Would you support mandatory rider education for: YES NO
24.1 q 24.2 q All first-time motorcycle license applicants regardless of age
24.3 q 24.4 q Riders under age 18
24.5 q 24.6 q Riders under age 21
24.7 q 24.8 q All riders
24.9 q 24.10 q I don’t support mandatory rider education
25. Do you believe that excessive motorcycle sound creates a problem for motorcycling? (Check one box.)
25.1 q Yes
25.2 q No
25.3 q Don’t know/no opinion
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THE ONLY PLACE IT DOESN’T TAKE ME IS TO THE CLEANERS.
Motorcycling’s Most Free-Thinking Inventor
By James Holter
What Makes Craig Vetter Tick?
Find out first-hand at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days this July 20-22 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, where AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Craig Vetter will be honored as grand marshal.
Craig Vetter’s first motorcycle was a practical, basic machine: a 1944 Cushman Airborne scooter.
Given to him by his father in 1956 when his family lived near Rantoul, Ill., the future AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer did what any Midwestern teenager would do when given a motorcycle: He rode it.
“This was rural America in the 1950s,” Vetter explains. “There were no licenses, no rules. We lived out in the country, and I just roamed the Illinois countryside on my Cushman.”
And he also modified it.
“An Airborne is a bare-framed Cushman,” he says. “There’s no structure around it. There’s no bodywork. I was thinking I should put some type of neat bodywork on it. That’s when I got some chicken wire out and papier-mâché and put it on my Cushman, and of course it didn’t work.”
The family moved—Vetter’s father was in the Air Force—and the Cushman stayed, sold with most of the family’s possessions, but Vetter’s passion for design took root.
Vetter graduated from high school in 1960 in Anchorage, Alaska. His first stop was an appointment to the Air Force Academy later that year, and he was initially thrilled. But he quickly found out that the Air Force was not where “they made all these little vertical take-off machines. It was where they made pilots.”
After that false start, Vetter enrolled at the University of Illinois to pursue engineering and then faced his second disappointment: “I found out that I couldn’t do differential equations.”
Disillusioned and adrift, Vetter was walking through the student union one day when he passed an exhibit that re-focused his innovative energies.
“There was a display of little machines—cars, scooters, products,” he remembers. “It was industrial design. It wasn’t engineering. It wasn’t homemaking. It wasn’t football. It was its own field of study with its own curriculum. So, I skipped one of my classes and went to listen to the professor, Ed Zagorski. He was showing students how to draw designs and it was wonderful. It was a combination of art, engineering, mechanics and dreams. My life changed instantly.”
Vetter had found his creative outlet. His philosophy was shaped by the influence of a well-known contemporary inventor of the day.
“Buckminster Fuller was the designer’s designer, the inventor’s inventor, the dreamer’s dreamer,” Vetter says
Photos Portrait: Brad Wenner; Archive photo: Courtesy of Craig Vetter
Series 1000: Craig Vetter’s first fairing, on the sketch pad, in the studio and on the road.
of his role model. “Buckminster Fuller—I would follow him around in the 1960s when he spoke and call him up at night asking questions. He said that you don’t have to fear the future if you do more with less.”
Most designers are obsessed with style, with horsepower, with bling. Not Vetter. His obsession is practicality: doing more with less. For his entire career, from his first homemade fiberglass fairing in 1966, to the sale of his company in 1978, to his freelance design projects since, Vetter has chased the functionality embodied by his first motorcycle, that simple Cushman scooter. That drive has shaped the designs of a man who created one of motorcycling’s most iconic products and re-set the path of touring motorcycle design.
Riding Better
Vetter could have tried to improve other machines—and has— but his primary focus has always been on motorcycles.
“Motorcycles were easy because motorcycles already do more with less,” Vetter says. “My Yamaha 305 got 40 miles per gallon in an era when cars got 12 mpg. The common thread of all my work was to make motorcycling better.”
And it started with that Yamaha. In October-November 1966, Vetter built his first fairing using fiberglass construction. It worked and looked cool. His brother wanted one, then a friend.
“By Christmas 1966, I sold my first fairing to some guy in Peoria, and we had a business,” Vetter says.
That fairing became the basis for what Vetter called the Series 1000. It was a small-scale hit, and he branched out. In addition to the Series 1000, designed for mid-sized Japanese standards, there was the Series 800, designed for smaller machines such as Bridgestone 175s; the Series 500 (later, the Phantom), which introduced curvature around the headlight and eliminated lowers; and the much larger Series 1700, for Honda CB750s. He also developed the Series 2500 for slash-5 BMWs.
“The first fairings were works of art,” Vetter says. “They were
Windjammer: Craig Vetter invents the Windjammer fairing, a product that would change touring motorcycling in America.
marvels of simplicity. They were extraordinarily good. But they were bad product. They were good fairings. They were a delight to your eye, but they were bad product.”
Vetter says the fairings lacked commercial viability. They all suffered from the same logistical flaws. Indeed, these products that were designed with practicality in mind were impractical in terms of production, storage and shipping.
“You couldn’t ship them,” Vetter says. “They were specific. Each one only fit one bike. I had to make to order. One day in the fall of 1970, the season when nobody bought a fairing, I looked up and hanging from my workshop was one of everything I sold—five different designs in black and white, 10 different fairings. At first, I thought, ‘Boy, this is great. I can see all of everything I make.’
Then I thought, ‘This is terrible. A dealer will never be able to stock all of these things.’”
So, Vetter went back to his drafting table, and he returned with the Windjammer.
“I set out to design a better fairing and a good product,” Vetter says. “What’s a good product? A good product is one that you can ship. A good product is one that you can install quickly. A good product is a fairing that will fit every motorcycle. A good product has a catchy name.
“The Windjammer was all of those things,” he says. “It was a good fairing and a good product. I knew it on my first ride in early 1971. Before my first ride, I knew it.”
What’s In A Name?
No question, the Windjammer is what etched Vetter’s name in motorcycling history.
Vetter, who sold a few thousand units of his first-generation fairings from 1966 to 1971, had sold about 10,000 Windjammer fairings by 1973. Retailing for about $150, they provided the capital for Vetter to expand, and he did, introducing the Windjammer II.
Different in one major way—it was constructed from ABS plastic
Photos Portrait: Brad Wenner; Archive
photos: Courtesy of Craig Vetter
rather than fiberglass—the Windjammer II was easier to build, less brittle, and had a number of rider-friendly features, such as reflectors, compartments and accessory power. Vetter sold roughly 30,000 Windjammer IIs in two years. His business had grown to employ 50 people.
The 1970s were a stupendous decade for motorcycling. Innovation and advancement were everpresent, led by the big four Japanese manufacturers. In 1975, Honda introduced the Gold Wing, a motorcycle that would become the standard by which all other touring motorcycles were judged, but it was lacking one convenience sought by long-distance riders: a fairing.
Vetter recognized the opportunity and rolled out the Windjammer III. By 1977, when production stopped, about 150,000 Windjammer IIIs had been made. That year, Vetter again upped the ante with the Windjammer SS. It included leadingedge turn signals, an onboard headlight adjuster and options that included Fiamm dual horns. Over the next three years, 200,000 Windjammer SS fairings saw production.
Hurricane: A production 1973 Triumph X75 Hurricane. It was based on a BSA Rocket III. It looked nothing like it.
Breaking Barriers
While Vetter’s fairings arguably reshaped the touring motorcycle profile for perpetuity, they were a small part of his output.
“At the end of 1968, I wanted to put my design skills to work on a complete motorcycle,” he says. “I had always been a sucker for the biggest two-strokes you could buy, and Suzuki just came out with this big 500cc twin, and I decided it would be what I used to show my full design talents to the world.”
Vetter says he “took off everything” and put on this “zoomy fiberglass bodywork.” It was a seat/tank/fender assembly that integrated three major components of motorcycle functionality.
In 1970, he rode the bike to Daytona, parked in the infield and invited representatives from the major motorcycle manufacturers in attendance to notice his design.
It worked, and a few weeks later he got a call from the head of the U.S. importer for Triumphs and BSAs, Don Brown.
“Brown said they had a problem—nobody wanted the Rocket III,” Vetter remembers. “Brown wanted to talk.”
So, they talked, and Vetter visited the company’s offices in New Jersey. Brown was convinced and, without getting the approval of Triumph headquarters in Britain, hired Vetter to redesign the BSA 750 Rocket III as a product intended solely for the American motorcycle market.
Vetter’s Rocket III was nothing like BSA’s three-cylinder answer to the Honda 750. It was streamlined and trim, and boasted a flowing motif from the flared-out redesigned exhaust to the re-imagined lines that suggested motion even while the machine sat still and, notably, accentuated rather than obstructed the motorcycle’s defining vertical three-cylinder powerplant.
The design did see production, but not as a BSA. Triumph took over the BSA name, and Vetter’s machine was sold as the limited-edition
Triumph X75 Hurricane. About 1,000 Hurricanes were built.
The Hurricane wasn’t the pinnacle of Vetter’s motorcycle design, however. Many believe that distinction belongs to Vetter’s Mystery Ship. Built from lessons learned during Vetter’s sponsorship of Superbike racer Reg Pridmore in 1978, the Mystery Ship was a modern café bike. It was a limited-run, street-legal sportbike that encapsulated much of Vetter’s streamlined design philosophies with top-shelf performance (for more on the Mystery Ship, see page 36).
Moving On
By the time Vetter had developed the Mystery Ship, his company had grown to 500 employees. Business was strong, but Vetter was ready to move on. He sold it in 1978.
“Selling the company was the greatest thing that I could have ever done,” he says. “I was 36, and it was time to do something else. I had done everything that I could think of for motorcycles. I even married the prettiest girl in the company, and it was time to do other things—have kids and play at design.”
Plus, Vetter admits, the motorcycle industry wasn’t moving in the direction that he thought it should go. Bigger bikes were taking over. Horsepower was king. Motorcycle design was pushing the limits of performance but in the process, it was losing efficiency.
In Vetter’s opinion, motorcycles were doing less with more.
“Bigger bikes grew my company, but I didn’t like it,” Vetter says. “I didn’t like big bikes. Well, then, what’s the point? I was no longer doing more with less. I lost interest.”
Freed from the constraints of operating a business, Vetter would focus on whatever he wanted to do. And he focused on a lot— designs and ideas that impacted numerous areas of lifestyle and industry—but his orbit remained firmly fixed around motorcycles. His goal became the discovery of the minimum amount of energy it takes to propel a person down the road at 55 miles per hour.
“I made a streamlined 250cc single,” he says. “I incorporated everything I knew about streamlining. It was lightweight, it was sleek, and it would get a constant 100 miles per gallon in a world of 55 miles per hour. I invited other people to challenge me.”
The challenges became the AMA-sanctioned Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Contests. They ran from 1980 to 1985, and it didn’t take long for other people to beat Vetter. In five years, competitors were getting more than 470 mpg on real roads under real-world conditions.
Now, a quarter-century later, the fuel-economy runs are back. Reborn as the Vetter Fuel Economy Challenges, Vetter will hold his fifth challenge at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days in Lexington, Ohio, where he will also serve as the event’s grand marshal.
The goals of the current challenges are the same: do more with
Fuel Economy: In 1980, Craig Vetter introduced competitive fuel-economy runs to motorcycling. Now, the events are back, but with slight twists that emphasize function as much as saving gasoline.
less. But they are even more focused on function.
“I do not want to end up with museum queens,” Vetter says. “I want to end up with something that could change motorcycles, and our rules are written for that. You have to be able to go 70 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour headwind. You also must sit up and be comfortable. The machine has to be your first choice in the garage. You have to be able to carry four bags of groceries.”
Vetter has designed a personal machine that embodies these qualities. The original rendition featured distinctive bright-yellow panels riveted into an oval-shaped fairing. Now, the fairing is hand-formed from aluminum, but the goals are the same, as is Vetter’s challenge: He wants others to beat him at his own game.
“Last year, I was fifth place in my own contest, and I’ll probably do the same or worse this year, but that’s OK,” he says. “We’re bringing attention to the upper-end of what is possible with a motorcycle that you really want to use.”
Vetter insists his inventing “was never about the money.” It was about feeding the same passion that he imagined also drove his
Craig Vetter: Motorcycle Racer
Craig Vetter believed in learning through experience. And, he says, riding was not enough. He wanted to develop the perspective that would come from competition.
“I did a lot of riding,” Vetter says. “I rode to Colorado from Illinois, to California two or three times I year. I knew the problems that touring motorcyclists faced. I would test things and know when I got wet and when I didn’t get wet, what broke, and I would fix it.
“However,” Vetter adds, “I always suspected that if I would roadrace, that I would know things that other designers didn’t
Craig Vetter rides at Woody Creek Raceway outside of Aspen, Colo., in 1975 on his Rickman-framed Kawasaki.
A few of the hundreds of AMA-sanctioned events this month, detailed on the following pages.
July 20-22, 2012 Lexington, Ohio July 26-29, 2012 Carson City, Nev.
November 16-17, 2012 Las Vegas, Nev.
1
Who better to host an AMA National Gypsy Tour in Sturgis, S.D., than the famed Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club? The Sturgis Gypsy Tour is set for Aug. 9 and promises to be a rockin’ good time. Info: www. jackpinegypsies.com.
2
You won’t want to miss the Sound RIDER! Rally in the Gorge that will be held Aug. 1-5 in Stephenson, Wash. This AMA National Touring Rally incorporates four mini-rallies: Sportbike Northwest, Sport Touring Northwest, Dualsport Northwest and Maxi Scoot Northwest. Info: www.soundrider.com/rally.
3
The all-American sport of dirt-track racing takes center stage around the country this month when the AMA Pro Grand National Championship Series visits Castle Rock, Wash., for a TT on Aug. 4, Peoria, Ill., or the famed Peoria TT on Aug. 12 and the equally famous Indy Mile in Indianapolis on Aug. 18. For the full schedule, see page 53.
4
The high-flying racers in the AMA Motocross National Championship Series will be in Southwick, Mass., on Aug. 11 and at Unadilla in New Berlin, N.Y., on Aug. 18. For the full schedule, see page 53.
5
The AMA West Hare Scrambles National Championship Series wraps up its season with youth competition on Aug. 25 and amateur action on Aug. 26 in Big Sky, Mont. Info: www.bigskyxc.com.
6
The fastest racers on the planet will be at it once again at the AMA Racing Land Speed Grand Championships— BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials Aug. 25-30 at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah. Info: www.bubspeedtrials.com.
7
The Three Flags Classic Grand Tour will be held in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 30-Sept. 4, hosted by the Southern California Motorcycle Association. Info: www.sc-ma.com.
COMING UP
Want to ride with AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame off-road and desert racers Malcolm Smith, J.N. Roberts and Larry Roeseler? Just sign up for the Rocky Mountain Road Trip 2012 that is set for Sept. 13-16 at Roberts’ 1,400-acre ranch in Helena, Mont. But you better hurry—this AMA-sanctioned charity ride is limited to 30 riders. Info: www. racingforlife.org.
It’s not too early to start planning for one of the greatest motorcycling events of the year: the AMA Legends Weekend Nov. 16-17 at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev. The gala features the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and showcases Hall of Fame Legends Malcolm Smith and Mert Lawwill. Info: www.motorcyclemuseum.org.
ARIZONA
COMPETITION
OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 12: KINGMAN: CENTRAL ARIZONA TRIALS INC, (602) 840-3640, CAT.ORG
CALIFORNIA
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 4: BIG BEAR CITY: BIG BEAR TRAIL RIDERS CLUB, (818) 391-3031, BIGBEARTRAILRIDERS.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 4: BIG BEAR CITY: BIG BEAR TRAIL RIDERS CLUB, (818) 391-3031, BIGBEARTRAILRIDERS.COM
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 25: BERRY CREEK: 2 DAY EVENT, IRONMAN DUAL SPORT, (530) 6806019, IRONMANDUALSPORT.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 25: BERRY CREEK: 2 DAY EVENT, IRONMAN DUAL SPORT, (530) 6806019, IRONMANDUALSPORT.COM
GRAND TOUR
AUG 30: NORWALK: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLING ASSN, (760) 954-9054, SC-MA.COM
POKER RUN
AUG 5: SAN JOSE: SAN JOSE DONS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (408) 509-6396, SANJOSEDONSMC.COM
ROAD RALLY
AUG 6: EUREKA: SPYDER RYDER OF AMERICA,
AUG 31: ECHO LAKES: DISTRICT 36, ROAD RIDING DIVISION, (530) 659-7539
COMPETITION MOTOCROSS
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) ADELANTO: ROVERS MC, (661) 252-6392, AMASOCALMOTORCROSS.COM
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) ADELANTO: AMA-DIST 37 SPORTS COMM, (760) 220-6575, AMASOCALMOTOCROSS. COM
SPEEDWAY
AUG 3: AUBURN: FAST FRIDAYS SPEEDWAY, (530) 878-RACE, FASTFRIDAYS.COM
AUG 10: AUBURN: FAST FRIDAYS SPEEDWAY, (530) 878-RACE, FASTFRIDAYS.COM
AUG 17: AUBURN: FAST FRIDAYS SPEEDWAY, (530) 878-RACE, FASTFRIDAYS.COM
AUG 24: AUBURN: FAST FRIDAYS SPEEDWAY, (530) 878-RACE, FASTFRIDAYS.COM
AUG 31: AUBURN: FAST FRIDAYS SPEEDWAY, (530) 878-RACE, FASTFRIDAYS.COM
SHORT TRACK
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) LODI: LODI MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 368-7182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM TTS
AUG 25: (Includes ATVs) LODI: LODI MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 368-7182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM COLORADO
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 2: SILVERTON: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE RIDERS, (719) 510-7160, RMARIDERS.ORG
AUGUST EVENTS
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 2: SILVERTON: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE RIDERS, (719) 510-7160, RMARIDERS.ORG
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 4: WALDEN: 2 DAY EVENT, FRONT RANGE RIDERS, FRONTRANGERIDERS.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 4: WALDEN: 2 DAY EVENT, FRONT RANGE RIDERS, , FRONTRANGERIDERS.COM
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 10: SALIDA: EXIT TOURS LTD, (281) 686-8625, COLORADODUALSPORT.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 10: SALIDA: EXIT TOURS LTD, (281) 686-8625, COLORADODUALSPORT.COM
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 26: SOUTH FORK: SIDEWINDERS MC, (210) 861-4993, COLORADOTPA. ORG
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 26: SOUTH FORK: SIDEWINDERS MC, (210) 861-4993, COLORADOTPA. ORG
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
AUG 12: DACONO: IMI MOTORSPORTS INC, (303) 833-4949, IMIMOTORSPORTS.COM
AUG 19: MILLIKEN: TWO RIVERS RACING LLC, (970) 587-5770
CONNECTICUT
RECREATIONAL
BIKE SHOW
AUG 19: EAST HAMPTON: BRITISH IRON ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, (860) 585-5102, CTBRITIRON.ORG
GEORGIA
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RALLY
AUG 9: BLAIRSVILLE: TEAMSTRANGE AIRHEADS, (678) 293-5275, TEAMSTRANGE.COM
ILLINOIS
RECREATIONAL
TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) OTTAWA: VARIETY RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (815) 434-3669, VARIETYRIDERS. COM
COMPETITION
1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) PETERSBURG: PEKIN MOTORCYCLE, , PEKINMOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
HILLCLIMB
AUG 11: WHITE CITY: CAHOKIA CREEK DIRT RIDERS, (618) 946-4316, CCDIRT. COM
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 11: (ATV only) ALTON: SPLINTER CREEK DIRT RIDERS INC, (618) 3724355, SPLINTERCREEK.COM
AUG 12: ALTON: SPLINTER CREEK DIRT RIDERS INC, (618) 372-4355, SPLINTERCREEK.COM
MOTOCROSS
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) PECATONICA: PRO SHOW INC, (815) 275-6686, STATELINEMX.COM
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) BYRON:
MOTOSPORTS ENTERPRISES LTD, (815) 234-2271, MOTOBYRON.COM
AUG 17: (Includes ATVs) PECATONICA: PRO SHOW INC, (815) 275-6686, STATELINEMX.COM
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) BYRON : MOTOSPORTS ENTERPRISES LTD, (815) 234-2271, MOTOBYRON.COM
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) BYRON : MOTOSPORTS ENTERPRISES LTD, (815) 234-2271, MOTOBYRON.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 26: OTTAWA: VARIETY RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (815) 4343669, VARIETYRIDERS.COM
SHORT TRACK
AUG 31: SPRINGFIELD: ILLINOIS MOTORCYCLE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, (217) 753-8866, ILLINOISMDA.COM
TTS
AUG 26: BARTONVILLE: PEORIA MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (309) 6974981, PEORIATT.NET
INDIANA
RECREATIONAL
ADVENTURE RIDE
AUG 11: COLUMBUS: 2 DAY EVENT, STONEY LONESOME M/C, (812) 3439772, STONEYLONESOMEMC.COM
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 11: COLUMBUS: 2 DAY EVENT, STONEY LONESOME M/C, (812) 3439772, STONEYLONESOMEMC.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 11: COLUMBUS: 2 DAY EVENT, STONEY LONESOME M/C, (812) 3439772, STONEYLONESOMEMC.COM
ROAD RUN
AUG 3: CORYDON: MOTORCYCLE SPORT TOURING ASSOCIATION,
AUG 26: KOKOMO: MIDNIGHT RIDERS MC, (765) 452-7654, MIDNIGHTRIDERS-MC.COM
COMPETITION
ENDURO
AUG 11: ROSE LAWN: HILL AND GULLY RIDERS ENDURO TEAM, (708) 424-1969
AUG 12: ROSE LAWN: HILL AND GULLY RIDERS ENDURO TEAM, (708) 424-1969
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) MARENGO: MID AMERICA XC RACING, (317) 4186084, MIDAMERICAXC.COM
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) CULVER: PLYMOUTH BLACKHAWKS MC INC, (574) 259-0103 MOTOCROSS
AUG 3: (Includes ATVs) AKRON: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) AKRON: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) AKRON: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
AUG 10: (Includes ATVs) CAYUGA: PLEASURE RIDERS MC, (309) 8385062, PLEASURERIDERS.NET
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) PIERCETON: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
AUG 11: PIERCETON: READS RACING, AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) PIERCETON: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649,
READSRACING.COM
AUG 18: (Includes ATVs) ROCHESTER: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) ROCHESTER: READS RACING, (574) 893-1649, READSRACING.COM
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) PARIS CROSSING: HOOSIER HILLTOPPERS, (812) 873-1178, HOOSIERHILLTOPPERSMX.COM
AUG 25: (Includes ATVs) LAOTTO: G & S RACING, (260) 637-5416, GANDSRACING.COM
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) LAOTTO: G & S RACING, (260) 637-5416, GANDSRACING.COM
COMPETITION
IOWA
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 4: FREMONT: 2 DAY EVENT, TURKEY SCRATCH ENDURO RIDERS, (641) 660-1326
AUG 18: (ATV only) CARLISLE: IOWA ATV HARE SCRAMBLE SERIES, (515) 971-3136, IATVHSS.COM
MOTOCROSS
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) CEDAR RAPIDS: CEDAR VALLEY TRAIL RIDERS INC, (319) 363-7800, CVTR.ORG
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) MONTEZUMA: FV MOTO X, (641) 623-3456, FVMOTOX.COM
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) MONTEZUMA: FV MOTO X, (641) 623-3456, FVMOTOX.COM
AUG 18: (Includes ATVs) CEDAR RAPIDS: CEDAR VALLEY TRAIL RIDERS INC, (319) 363-7800, CVTR. ORG
MARYLAND
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
AUG 25: MECHANICSVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, (410) 375-1059, MAMAMX.COM
SHORT TRACK
AUG 3: TIMONIUM: BALTIMORE COUNTY TRAIL RIDERS ASSOC., BCTRA.COM
MASSACHUSETTS
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
AUG 19: FISKDALE: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG COMPETITION
HILLCLIMB
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) MONSON: QUABOAG RIDERS INC, (413) 2674414, QUABOAGRIDERSMC.COM HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 11: E. FREETOWN: 2 DAY EVENT, PILGRIM SANDS TRAIL RIDERS INC, (781) 294-8355, P.S.T.R.ORG OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 5: WRENTHAM: KING PHILIP TRAIL RIDERS, (401) 934-2633
MICHIGAN
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 18: WOLVERINE: 2 DAY EVENT, GREAT LAKES DUAL SPORTERS, (989) 751-6863, GLDSMC.ORG DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 18: WOLVERINE: 2 DAY EVENT, GREAT LAKES DUAL SPORTERS, (989) 751-6863, GLDSMC.ORG
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 26: ANN ARBOR: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS. ORG
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 26: ANN ARBOR: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS. ORG
ROAD RUN
AUG 4: DEFORD: LUCKY THUMB MC, (810) 404-2895
AUG 26: ANN ARBOR: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS. ORG
COMPETITION
1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK
AUG 17: (Includes ATVs) LAKE ODESSA: 2 DAY EVENT, I-96 SPEEDWAY LLC, (616) 642-0555, I-96SPEEDWAY.COM
AUG 25: (Includes ATVs) CROSWELL: 2 DAY EVENT, PORT HURON MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (810) 9857800, PHMC-USA.COM
ENDURO
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) BENTLEY: VALLEY TRAIL RIDERS, THEVALLEYTRAILRIDERS.COM
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) MIDLAND: POLKA DOTS M/C, (989) 832-8284 MOTOCROSS
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) CADILLAC: 2 DAY EVENT, CADILLAC MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (231) 884-3729, CADILLACMC.COM
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) ATLANTIC MINE: RANGE MOTO X, (906) 482-9333
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) ATLANTIC MINE: RANGE MOTO X, (906) 482-9333
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) CHRISTMAS: X-MAS FAMILY MOTORSPORTS PARK LLC, (906) 202-2681, X-MASFAMILYMOTORSPORTS.COM
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) LAKE ODESSA: I-96 SPEEDWAY LLC, (616) 642-0555, I96SPEEDWAY.COM
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) CHRISTMAS: X-MAS FAMILY MOTORSPORTS PARK LLC, (906) 202-2681, XMASFAMILYMOTORSPORTS.COM
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) MIDLAND: POLKA DOTS M/C, (989) 832-8284, POLKADOTSMC.NET
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) BATTLE CREEK: BATTLE CREEK MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (269) 729-9691, BATTLECREEK MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 4: ROSE CITY: MICHIGAN ONTARIO TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (810) 417-2892, MOTATRIALS.COM
AUG 5: ROSE CITY: MICHIGAN ONTARIO TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (810) 417-2892, MOTATRIALS.COM SHORT TRACK
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) DEFORD: LUCKY THUMB MC, (810) 404-2895, LUCKYTHUMB MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM TTS
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) DEFORD: LUCKY THUMB MC, (810) 404-2895, LUCKYTHUMB MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
MINNESOTA RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
AUG 10: HILL CITY : 2 DAY EVENT, MINNESOTA WINGS INC, (800) 4226649
COMPETITION ENDURO
AUG 11: AKELEY: 2 DAY EVENT, PAUL BUNYAN FOREST RIDER MC, (218) 739-5525, PAULBUNYANFORESTRIDERS.COM
AUG 25: DUQUETTE: 2 DAY EVENT, STRAIGHT ARROW ENDURO RIDERS, (651) 456-0224, STRAIGHTARROWS. ORG
HILLCLIMB
AUG 25: (Includes ATVs) MANKATO : KATO CYCLE CLUB, KATOCYCLECLUB.COM
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) NEW ULM: FLYING DUTCHMEN CYCLE CLUB INC, (507) 354-2306, FLYINGDUTCHMEN MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) HILL CITY: 2 DAY EVENT, RANGE RIDERS MC, (763) 229-1177, RANGERIDERSMC.ORG
MOTOCROSS
AUG 5: MILLVILLE: HI WINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM
AUG 5: BROOKSTON: ECHO VALLEY MOTOCROSS PARK, (218) 348-4754,
ECHOVALLEYMOTOCROSS.COM
AUG 12: BROWERVILLE: MOTO CITY
RACEWAY & RECREATION INC, (612) 919-3457, MOTOCITYRACEWAY.COM
AUG 12: MAZEPPA: HURRICANE HILLS MX PARK INC,
AUG 19: KELLOGG: MOTOKAZIE INC, (952) 244-9996, MOTOKAZIE.COM
AUG 26: (ATV only) MAZEPPA: HURRICANE HILLS MX PARK INC,
AUG 26: MILLVILLE: HI WINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM
AUG 26: LITTLE FALLS: MOTO CITY RACEWAY & RECREATION INC, (612) 919-3457, MOTOCITYRACEWAY.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 4: GILBERT: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG
AUG 5: GILBERT: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG
MISSOURI
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
AUG 19: COTTLEVILLE: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS. ORG
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
AUG 18: (Includes ATVs) KIRKSVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, THUNDER RIDGE MX PARK LLC, (660) 626-5138, THUNDERRIDGE-MXPARK.COM
MONTANA
COMPETITION
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 25: BIG SKY: 2 DAY EVENT, LONE PEAK RACING LLC, (406) 223-0478, BIGSKYXC.COM
NEBRASKA
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RALLY
AUG 10: BEATRICE: 2 DAY EVENT, NEBRASKA BMW NIGHTRIDERS, (402) 499-4876
NEVADA
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 23: STATELINE: ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE RENDEZVOUS, LLC., (775) 586-7700, TAHOEADVENTUREMOTO.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 23: STATELINE: ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE RENDEZVOUS, LLC., (775) 586-7700, TAHOEADVENTUREMOTO.COM
NEW HAMPSHIRE
COMPETITION
ROAD RACE
AUG 18: LOUDON: 2 DAY EVENT, UNITED STATES CLASSIC RACING ASSOCIATION, (413) 498-4433, RACEUSCRA.COM
NEW JERSEY
RECREATIONAL
BIKE SHOW
AUG 18: MT HOLLY: MOTORCYCLISTS FOR JESUS MINISTRIES, (215) 2348611, GO2MJM.COM
LIME RUN
AUG 12: LEBANON: AMA-DIST 02 OF NEW JERSEY, (732) 603-8434, WILLIAMSHD.COM
ROAD RUN
AUG 5: BRIDGEWATER: FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES SOMERSET AERIE #2137 EAGLE RIDERS, (908) 526-9898, NJFOE.ORG/RIDERS
COMPETITION
ENDURO
AUG 26: MAURICETOWN: COMPETITION DIRT RIDERS, (856) 696-4783
NEW YORK RECREATIONAL BINGO RUN
AUG 5: QUEENSBURY: ADIRONDACK RIDERS OF GLENS FALLS NY INC, (518) 792-1713, ADIRONDACKRIDERS. COM
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 4: HANCOCK: 2 DAY EVENT, BEAR CREEK SPORTSMEN, (201) 3147868, BEARCREEKSPORTSMEN.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 4: HANCOCK: 2 DAY EVENT, BEAR CREEK SPORTSMEN, (201) 3147868, BEARCREEKSPORTSMEN.COM FUN RUN
AUG 26: MINEOLA: NASSAU WINGS, (516) 680-0178, POPSRUN.ORG POKER RUN
AUG 4: BOLDWIN: 2 DAY EVENT, QUEENSBORO MC, (718) 350-9856, QUEENSBOROMC.COM
AUG 12: ONEONTA: RETREADS - NEW YORK REGION ROAD RUN
AUG 5: CENTRAL VALLEY: PEDIATRIC
BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS. ORG
AUG 12: EAST MEADOW: ALLIANCE MC, (516) 509-8143, ALLIANCEMC. COM
AUG 26: CLARENCE : REGENT RIDERS
AUG 26: GENESEO: CONESUS LAKE RIDERS M/C, (585) 721-0667, CLR-MC. COM
ROAD RALLY
AUG 25: LONG EDDY: 2 DAY EVENT, CELTIC MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (914) 924-2170, CELTICMCC.COM
TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) E. QUOGUE: LONG ISLAND RECREATIONAL TRAILS CONSERVANCY, (631) 928-1153, LIRTC.ORG
COMPETITION
ENDURO
AUG 19: BERKSHIRE: ITHACA DIRT RIDERS INC, (607) 657-8248, ITHACADIRTRIDERS.COM
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) GENOA: CAYUGA COUNTY RIDERS INC,
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) ODESSA: TOMPKINS TRAIL RIDERS, (607) 5925138, WNYOA.NET
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) VIRGIL: SHC RIDERS, (585) 297-2742
MOTOCROSS
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) AUBURN: FROZEN OCEAN MOTOCROSS INC, (315) 784-5466, FROZEN-OCEAN.COM
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) CAROGA LAKE: ROYAL MOUNTAIN SKI AREA, (518) 835-6445, ROYALMOUNTAIN. COM
AUG 25: (Includes ATVs) YAPHANK: LONG ISLAND MOTOCROSS INC, (631) 286-9411, ISLANDMOTOCROSS.COM
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) YAPHANK: LONG ISLAND MOTOCROSS INC, (631) 286-9411, ISLANDMOTOCROSS.COM
AUG 28: (Includes ATVs) MAPLEVIEW: SMX ASSOCIATES LLC, (315) 480-7733, MOTOMASTERS.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 12: DUNDEE: DISTRICT 4 TRIALS COMMITTEE, (607) 243-7221
AUG 26: LANSING: DISTRICT 4 TRIALS COMMITTEE, (607) 844-3289
SHORT TRACK
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) PORT CRANE: SQUARE DEAL RIDERS M/C, (607) 6092634, SQUAREDEALRIDERS.COM TTS
AUG 11: (ATV only) BATAVIA: WESTERN NEW YORK EXTREME DIRT TRACK RACING (WNYEDT), (585) 737-5698, BATAVIAMOTORSPEEDWAY.COM
NORTH CAROLINA
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
AUG 26: FLETCHER: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
COMPETITION
TTS
AUG 31: GOLDSBORO: MOTOPROMO, (919) 222-9614, BUSCOBONEH.COM OHIO
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 5: NEW STRAITSVILLE: NEW STRAITSVILLE ENDURO RIDERS, (740) 394-2220, NSENDURO.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 5: NEW STRAITSVILLE: NEW STRAITSVILLE ENDURO RIDERS, (740) 394-2220, NSENDURO.COM
POKER RUN
AUG 12: AKRON: GREATER AKRON M/C, (330) 760-3715
AUG 18: FAIRBORN: ABATE-OH INC, (937) 845-1992, ABATE.COM
ROAD RUN
AUG 19: ORIENT: CAPITAL CITY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (614) 8771777
AUG 24: MARIETTA: MOTORCYCLE SPORT TOURING ASSOCIATION COMPETITION
ENDURO
AUG 26: MCARTHUR: ENDURO RIDERS ASSOCIATION, (614) 582-7821, EUNDRORIDERS.COM
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) LOGAN: HOCKING VALLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (614) 989-3326, HOCKINGVALLEYMC.COM
AUG 12: (Includes ATVs) SUGAR GROVE: CENTRAL OHIO COMPETITION RIDERS INC., (740) 9833937, COCRMX.COM
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) AMESVILLE: ATHENS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (740) 592-6480, ATHENSMOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
MOTOCROSS
AUG 1: (Includes ATVs) GALLIPOLIS: AMERICAN MOTORSPORTS LLC, (937) 358-2427, AMERICANMX.COM
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) MARYSVILLE: AMERICAN MOTORSPORTS LLC, (937) 358-2427, AMERICANMX.COM
AUG 9: (Includes ATVs) CROTON: AMERICAN MOTORSPORTS LLC, (937) 358-2427, AMERICANMX.COM
AUG 10: (Includes ATVs) CHILLICOTHE: AMERICAN MOTORSPORTS LLC, (937) 358-2427, AMERICANMX.COM
AUG 12: DAYTON: DAYTON MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (937) 2639321, DAYTONMC.ORG
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) MARYSVILLE: AMERICAN MOTORSPORTS LLC, (937) 358-2427, AMERICANMX.COM
AUG 26: DAYTON: DAYTON MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (937) 2639321, DAYTONMC.ORG
AUG 29: (Includes ATVs) MT. GILEAD: AMERICAN MOTORSPORTS LLC, (937) 358-2427, AMERICANMX.COM
AUG 30: (Includes ATVs) RICHWOOD: AMERICAN MOTORSPORTS LLC, (937) 358-2427, AMERICANMX.COM
OREGON
RECREATIONAL ADVENTURE RIDE
AUG 4: TILLAMOOK: NORTHWEST TOUR & TRAIL, (503) 681-8881, BLACKDOGDUALSPORT.COM
DUAL SPORT - OFF ROAD
AUG 4: TILLAMOOK: NORTHWEST TOUR & TRAIL, (503) 681-8881, BLACKDOGDUALSPORT.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
AUG 4: TILLAMOOK: NORTHWEST TOUR & TRAIL, (503) 681-8881, BLACKDOGDUALSPORT.COM
ROAD RUN
AUG 2: BAKER CITY: 2 DAY EVENT, NORTHWEST MOTORCYCLE
INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL
PENNSYLVANIA
BIKE SHOW
AUG 4: GLENSIDE: MOTORCYCLISTS FOR JESUS MINISTRIES, (215) 8853633, GO2MJM.COM
CARNIVAL RUN
AUG 19: COLUMBIA: THUNDERBIRD MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (717) 8980871
POKER RUN
AUG 5: LEBANON: LEBANON VALLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (717) 9270979, LEBANONVALLYMC.COM
AUG 12: SCHUYLKILL HAVEN: SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (570) 385-1460, SCHUYLKILLCOUNTY MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
AUG 12: MARIETTA: AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS PA POST CHAPTER #466, (717) 898-0871
AUG 26: BUCK: GENTLEMEN MC SPORTSMEN, (717) 285-3710
ROAD RUN
AUG 5: CRANBERRY TWP: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS. ORG
AUG 25: LEESPORT: CLASSIC HARLEY-DAVIDSON, (610) 916-7777, CLASSICHARLEY.COM
ROAD RALLY
AUG 17: SPRING GROVE: WHITE ROSE MC, (717) 229-2621, WHITEROSEMC. ORG
COMPETITION
1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) MINERSVILLE: SHIPPENSBURG MC, (717) 796-0294 ENDURO
AUG 12: THREE SPRINGS: GREEN MARBLE ENDURO RIDERS, (301) 8650779, GMER.US HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) NEELYTON: FT OF MOUNTAIN, (814) 259-3873
AUG 26: (Includes ATVs) PLYMOUTH: BACK MOUNTAIN ENDURO RIDERS, (570) 675-1814, BMER.ORG MOTOCROSS
AUG 5: NEW ALEXANDRIA: PITTSBURGH RACEWAY PARK, (724) 668-7600, PITTSBURGHRACEWAYPARK.COM
AUG 5: BIRDSBORO: PAGODA MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 582-3717, PAGODAMC.ORG
AUG 12: HANOVER: HAPPY RAMBLERS, (717) 634-2353, HAPPYRAMBLERS.COM
AUG 18: ELKLAND: MILES MOUNTAIN MX, (607) 368-3429
AUG 19: ELKLAND: MILES MOUNTAIN MX, (607) 368-3429
AUG 19: SHIPPENSBURG: DOUBLIN GAP MX PARK INC, (717) 249-6036, DOUBLINGAP.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 5: MARYSVILLE: TRICKY TRYALERS MC, (717) 580-1272
SHORT TRACK
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) SHIPPENSBURG: SHIPPENSBURG
MC, (717) 796-0294
SOUTH DAKOTA RECREATIONAL GYPSY TOUR
AUG 9: STURGIS: JACKPINE GYPSIES MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (605) 3476022, JACKPINE-GYPSIES.COM ROAD RUN
AUG 6: STURGIS: CITY OF STURGIS RALLY DEPARTMENT, (605) 720-0800, STURGISMOTORCYCLERALLY.COM
TENNESSEE
COMPETITION MOTOCROSS
AUG 11: (ATV only) HURRICANE MILLS: 2 DAY EVENT, RACER PRODUCTIONS INC, (304) 284-0084, ATVMOTOCROSS. COM
UTAH
RECREATIONAL ROAD RUN
AUG 11: SALT LAKE CITY: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS. ORG
COMPETITION ROAD RACE
AUG 18: TOOELE: 2 DAY EVENT, UTAH SPORT BIKE ASSOCIATION, (435) 277RACE, MILLERMOTORSPORTSPARK. COM
VERMONT
COMPETITION
HALL OF FAME EXHIBITS AND
EVENTS
AMA MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME MOTORCYCLEMUSEUM.ORG
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is on the AMA campus in Pickerington, Ohio, and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Closed: Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Main Hall: AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame: Recognizing those who have made significant contributions to all aspects of motorcycling.
Dirt-Track! All-American Motorcycle Racing: Celebrating the storied history of the men and machines who battle on the dirt oval.
30-Year Ride: Honda’s Ohio-made Motorcycles: Gold Wings aren’t the only bikes that Honda produced at its plant in Marysville, Ohio. This exhibit showcases the 30 years of production, from the CR250 to the Rune.
Founder’s Hall: Honoring the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame’s generous contributors.
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days:
July 20-22, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio; AMA VintageMotorcycleDays.com
AMA Legends Weekend: Nov. 16-17, Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Las Vegas, Nev.; MotorcycleMuseum.org
AMA PRO RACING
AMA MOTOCROSS SERIES MXSPORTSPRORACING.COM
July 7: Buchanan, Mich.: RedBud
July 14: Millville, Minn.: Spring Creek Motocross
July 21: Washougal, Wash.:
OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 25: SWANTON: 2 DAY EVENT, GREEN MOUNTAIN PLONKERS TRIALS CLUB INC, (802) 578-3022, GREENMOUNTAINPLONKERS.ORG
VIRGINIA
COMPETITION
CROSS COUNTRY
AUG 19: (Includes ATVs) RUCKERSVILLE: LONE RIDER PRODUCTIONS LLC, (866) 967-8927, VXCS.ORG
GRAND PRIX
AUG 12: MARTINSVILLE: VIRGINIA COMPETITION HARE SCRAMBLE SERVICES, (276) 252-6801, VCHSS. ORG
AUG 26: PENHOOK: VIRGINIA COMPETITION HARE SCRAMBLE SERVICES, (540) 576-2038, VCHSS. ORG
MOTOCROSS
AUG 11: PETERSBURG: 2 DAY EVENT, MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, (410) 375-1059, MAMAMX.COM
WASHINGTON
RECREATIONAL CONVENTIONS
AUG 1: STEVENSON: SR! NW FULL FACE RIDERS, (206) 329-7808, SOUNDRIDER.COM
FIELD MEET
AUG 17: CLAYTON: NORTHWEST
CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (509) 294-1249, NWCLASSICMOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
POKER RUN
AUG 5: SUMNER: TACOMA M/C, (253) 531-4408
WEST VIRGINIA
RECREATIONAL ROAD RALLY
AUG 4: SOD: ROAD RIDERS FOR JESUS, (304) 756-2276
WISCONSIN
RECREATIONAL ROAD RUN
AUG 5: MIDDLETON: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE U.S., (800) 253-6530, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG COMPETITION
1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK
AUG 4: (Includes ATVs) STURGEON BAY: DOOR COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, (920) 309-0623
AUG 11: (Includes ATVs) ANTIGO: RIB MOUNTAIN RIDERS, (715) 573-4934
HARE SCRAMBLES
AUG 19: HAYWARD: MIDWEST OFFROAD TRAIL RIDERS, (715) 9342793
MOTOCROSS
AUG 5: (Includes ATVs) HILLPOINT: SUGAR MAPLE MX LLC, (608) 3938812, SUGARMAPLEMX.COM
AUG 12: LAKE MILLS: AZTALAN
2012 EVENTS
Washougal MX Park
Aug. 11: Southwick, Mass.: Moto-X 338
Aug. 18: New Berlin, N.Y.: Unadilla
Sept. 1: Delmont, Pa.: Steel City Raceway
Sept. 8: Lake Elsinore, Calif.: Lake Elsinore Motocross Park
AMA PRO ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP AMAPRORACING.COM
July 13-15: Lexington, Ohio: MidOhio Sports Car Course
July 27-29: Monterey, Calif.: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Aug. 18-19: Indianapolis: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sept. 7-9: Millville, N.J.: New Jersey Motorsports Park
Sept. 21-23: Homestead, Fla.: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Oct. 5-7: New Orleans: NOLA Motorsports Park
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK
AMAPRORACING.COM
July 7: Hagerstown, Md.: Hagerstown Half-Mile, Hagerstown Speedway
July 14: Lake Odessa, Mich.: I-96 Half-Mile, I-96 Speedway
July 28: Sacramento, Calif.: Sacramento Mile, Cal Expo
Aug. 4: Castle Rock, Wash.: Castle Rock TT, Castle Rock Race Park
Aug. 12: Peoria, Ill.: Peoria TT, PMC Race Park
Aug. 18: Indianapolis: Indy Mile, Indiana State Fairground
CYCLE CLUB INC, (414) 265-1582, AZTALANMX.COM
AUG 18: (Includes ATVs) CHILTON: GRAVITY PARK USA, (920) 849-7223, GRAVITYPARKUSA.COM
AUG 24: (Includes ATVs) HUSTLER: CMJ RACEWAY LLC, (608) 220-6853, CMJRACEWAY.COM
AUG 25: (Includes ATVs) HUSTLER: CMJ RACEWAY LLC, (608) 220-6853, CMJRACEWAY.COM
AUG 26: TIGERTON: FANTASY MOTO LLC, (920) 419-2863, FANTASYMOTO. COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
AUG 4: DICKEYVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, WISCONSIN OBSERVED TRAILS ASSOCIATION, (608) 434-5530, WISCONSINTRIALS.ORG
AUG 25: TRIMBELLE: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG
AUG 26: TRIMBELLE: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG SHORT TRACK
AUG 18: LAKE MILLS: AZTALAN CYCLE CLUB INC, (414) 265-1582, AZTALANMX.COM
AUG 19: LAKE MILLS: AZTALAN CYCLE CLUB INC, (414) 265-1582, AZTALANMX.COM
AUG 25: (Includes ATVs) CHILTON: SOUTHEASTERN SHORT TRACKERS LTD, (262) 754-0686
Sept. 1: Springfield, Ill.: Springfield ST, Illinois State Fairgrounds
Sept. 2: Springfield, Ill.: Springfield Mile II, Illinois State Fairgrounds
Sept. 8: Knoxville, Iowa: Knoxville Half-Mile, Knoxville Raceway
Sept. 30: Santa Rosa, Calif.: Santa Rosa Mile, Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Oct. 6: Tucson, Ariz: Tucson HalfMile, Tucson Int’l Raceway
Oct. 13: Pomona, Calif.: AMA Pro Flat Track Finals, Pomona Half-Mile, LA County Fairplex
AMA PRO HILLCLIMB NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AMAPRORACING. COM
July 15: West Branch, Mich.: Ogemaw Hills Bike Week; OgemawHillsBikeWeek.com
Aug. 5: Muskegon, Mich.: Muskegon MC; MuskegonMotorcycleClub.com
Sept. 9: Freemansburg, Pa.: Bushkill Valley MC; BikeHillclimb.com
Sept. 30: Jefferson, Pa.: White Rose MC; WhiteRoseMC.org
Oct. 14: Oregonia, Ohio: Dayton MC; DaytonMC.com
AMA PRO ATV MOTOCROSS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ATVMOTOCROSS.COM
July 14-15: New Berlin, N.Y.: Unadilla
July 28-29: Buchanan, Mich.: Red Bud
Aug. 11-12: Hurricane Mills, Tenn.: Loretta Lynn’s
AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
SERIES
AMA KENDA HARE & HOUND NATIONALHAREANDHOUND.COM
Sept. 8: Panaca, Nev.: Zach Livreri, Silver State Trailblazers; (702) 9946823, https://sites.google.com/site/ silverstatetrailblazers/
Oct 14: Johnson Valley, Calif.: Justin Shultz, SoCal MC; (949) 981-6776, SoCalMC.com
Oct. 28: Lucerne Valley, Calif.: Ryan Sanders, 100’s MC; (949) 584-9395, 100sMC.org
AMA REKLUSE NATIONAL ENDURO, PRESENTED BY MOOSE RACING NATIONALENDURO.COM
July 29: Cross Fork, Pa.: Peter Burnett, Brandywine Enduro Riders; (610) 368-7332, BER.us
Sept. 9: Park Hills, Mo.: Michael Silger, Missouri Mudders; michael. silger@avnet.com, MoMudders.com
Oct. 14: Matthews, Ind.: Doug Spence, Muddobbers MC; (765) 9982236, MuddobbersMC.org
Nov. 4: Stanton, Ala.: Glenn Hollingshead, Perry Mountain MC; (334) 872-4286, PerryMountain.com
GEICO AMA ENDUROCROSS ENDUROCROSS.COM
July 1: Los Angeles: Staples Center (X Games)
Sept. 15: Ontario, Calif.: Citizens Bank Arena
Oct. 6: Denver: National Western Complex
Oct. 20: Everett, Wash.: Comcast Arena
Oct. 27: Boise, Idaho: Idaho Center Nov 17: Las Vegas, Nev.: Orleans
Arena
AMA WEST HARE SCRAMBLES AMARACING.COM
Aug. 25 (Youth) Aug. 26 (Amateur): Big Sky, Mont.: Jamey Kabisch, Lone Peak Racing; (406) 223-0478, BigSkyXC.com
AMA EAST HARE SCRAMBLES AMARACING.COM
July 21 (Youth & Amateur): Valley View, Pa.: Tiffany Tobias, Rausch Creek Powersports; (570) 682-4600, RauschCreekRacing.com
Aug. 4 (Youth) Aug. 5 (Amateur): Hill City, Minn.: Paul Otto, Range Riders MC; (763) 229-1177, RangeRidersMC. org
Aug. 11 (Youth) Aug. 12 (Amateur): E. Freetown, Mass.: Gordie Coyle, Pilgrim Sands Trail Riders; (781) 2948355, PSTR.org
Sept. 1 (Youth) Sept. 2 (Amateur) Arrington, Va.: Chuck Honeycutt, April Fools Promotions; (757) 375-5665; AprilFools62@verizon.net
AMA/NATC YOUTH TRIALS AMARACING.COM
July 20-22 (West): Howard, Colo.: Bill Markham, International Trials School; (719) 942-3372, ITSoffroad.com
AMA ATV HARE SCRAMBLES AMARACING.COM
July 22: Valley View, Pa.: Tiffany Tobias, Rausch Creek Powersports; (570) 682-4600, RauschCreekRacing. com
Aug. 4: Hill City, Minn.: Paul Otto, Range Riders MC; (763) 229-1177, RangeRidersMC.org
Oct. 13: TBD: Mike Gibbs, Mid America XC; (317) 418-6084, TheMAXC.com
Oct. 27: Gosport, Ind.: Mike Gibbs, Mid America XC; (317) 418-6084, TheMAXC.com
ITP/MOOSE RACING AMA ATV MOTOCROSS, PRESENTED BY PARTS UNLIMITED ATVMOTOCROSS.COM
July 14-15: New Berlin, N.Y.: Unadilla July 28-29: Buchanan, Mich.: Red Bud
Aug. 11-12: Hurricane Mills, Tenn.: Loretta Lynn Ranch
AMA ATV EXTREME DIRT TRACK EDTRACING.COM
July 21-22: Ashtabula, Ohio: Pine Lake Off-Road Facility, Bud Fischer, (440) 997-4166, EDTRacing.com
Aug. 11: Batavia, N.Y.: Batavia Motor Speedway, BataviaMotorSpeedway. com
Aug. 31-Sept. 1: Goldsboro, N.C.: Busco Beach, (919) 222-9614, BuscoBeach.com
AMA VINTAGE DIRT TRACK AMARACING.COM
July 21: Ashland, Ohio: HalfMile, Ashland County Fairgrounds, Ken Saillant; (800) 262-5646, AmericanMotorcyclist.com
Aug. 17-18: Dundee, N.Y.: 4/10-Mile, Black Rock Speedway, Dean Hoag; (607) 243-8686, BlackRockSpeedway. com
AMA RACING PRO-AM MOTOCROSS AMARACING.COM
July 1: Shippensburg, Pa.: Doublin Gap MX; (717) 249-6063, DoublinGap. com
July 14: Batavia, N.Y.: Area 51 MX; (585) 345-7433, HighFlyMX.com
July 15: Crothersville, Ind.: High Fly MX; (812) 374-8228, HighFlyMX.com
Aug. 17: Pecatonica, Ill.: Stateline MX; (815) 275-MOTO, StatelineMX.com
Aug. 26: Armagh, Pa.: Pleasure Valley Raceway; (814) 695-2453, PVRMX.com
Aug. 26: Millville, Minn.: Spring Creek MX Park; (507) 753-2779, SpringCreekMX.com
Sept. 1-3: Millington, Mich.: Baja MX; (989) 871-3356, BajaMX.com
Sept. 2: Athelstane, Wis.: Pine Ridge Raceway; (715) 856-6612, Gmellissa337@aol.com
Sept. 9: Clifford, Pa.: Hurricane Hills Motorsports; (570) 222-9290, HHMotocross.com
Sept. 23: New Castle, Del.: Blue Diamond MX Park; (302) 834-5867, BCTRA.com
Sept. 30: Canton, Texas: Buffalo Creek Motocross Park; (214) 939-4321, BuffaloCreekMX.com
Sept. 30: Walnut, Ill.: Sunset Ridge MX; (815) 379-9534, SunsetRidgeMX. com
Oct. 7: Gaylord, Mich.: Ostego Club; (989) 871-3356, BajaMX.com
Oct. 7: Englishtown, N.J.: Raceway Park; (734) 446-7800, RacewayPark. com
Oct. 14: Birdsboro, Pa.: Pagoda Motorcycle Club; (610) 582-3717, PagodaMotorcycleClub.com
Oct. 27-28: Leonardtown, Md.: Budds Creek Motocross Park; (301) 481-6148, BuddsCreek.com
Oct. 28: Prentiss, Wis.: Golden Pine Raceway; (601) 506-8669, GoldenPineRaceway.com
Nov. 4: Wortham, Texas: Freestone County Raceway; (713) 962-3386, FreestoneMX.com
Nov. 4: Pell City, Ala.: Mill Creek; (205) 699-8857, RPMSportsonline.com
Nov. 10-11: Wortham, Texas: Freestone County Raceway; (713) 9623386, FreestoneMX.com
Nov. 10-11: Lizella, Ga.: Echeconnee MX Park; (205) 699-8857, FreestoneMX.com
Nov. 19-21: Gainesville, Fla.: Gatorback Cycle Park; (813) 470-7498, UnlimitedSportsMX.com
Nov. 22-24: Gainesville, Fla.: Gatorback Cycle Park; (813) 470-7498, UnlimitedSportsMX.com
AMA FEATURED SERIES
AMA MID AMERICA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP HARE SCRAMBLES SERIES THEMAXC.COM
July 21: Martinsville, Ind.
Aug. 11: Merango, Ind.
Sept. 8: Canaan, Ind.
Sept. 22: Spencer, Ind.
Oct. 13-14: Culver, Ind.
Oct. 27-28: Casey, Ind.
AMA WESTERN CHECKPOINT ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RIDECHEC.COM
Sept. 29-30: Reno, Nev.: Wildhorse Enduro, Western States Racing Association
Oct. 20-21: Fouts Springs, Calif.: Jackhammer Enduro, Jackhammer MC
Oct. 20-21: Red Mountain, Calif.: Ghost Rider Enduro, Training Wheels MC
Nov. 11: Stoneyford, Calif.: Climbers Enduro, Valley Climbers MC
AMA ALL-STAR NATIONAL FLAT TRACK SERIES STEVENACERACING.COM
July 4: Frederick, Md.: Half-Mile, Al Wilcox Memorial at the 90th Annual Barbara Fritchie Classic
July 6: Winchester, Va.: Half-Mile, Winchester Speedway
July 21: Billings, Mont.: ST, Billings Motorcycle Club
Aug. 10: Peoria, Ill.: ST, Peoria Speedway
Sept. 28: Hanover, Pa.: ST, Trail-way Speedway
Sept. 29: York, Pa.: Half-Mile, York Fairgrounds
AMA CAN-AM IATVHSS IATVHSS.COM
July 20: Centerville, Iowa: Appanoose County Fair
July 25: Indianola, Iowa: Warren County Fair
July 28-29: Mount Pleasant, Iowa: Greenhurst Farms
Aug. 4: Chariton, Iowa: Lucas County Fairgrounds
Aug. 17-18: Carlisle, Iowa: Heartland Challenge
Sept. 8-9: Beaconsfield, Iowa: Coyote Crossing
Oct. 6-7: Carlisle, Iowa: Blue Ridge Run
AMA GBC MOTORSPORTS HEARTLAND CHALLENGE HEARTLANDCHALLENGE.COM
Aug. 17-18: Carlisle, Iowa
AMA ENDURO TRIALS TRIALSTRAININGCENTER.COM
July 5: Sequatchie, Tenn.
AMA AMATEUR GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
AMA AMATEUR NATIONAL MOTOCROSS MXSPORTS.COM
July 29-Aug.4: Hurricane Mills, Tenn.: Grand Championships (final), Loretta Lynn’s Ranch
AMA VINTAGE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS AMAVINTAGEMOTORCYCLE DAYS.COM
July 20-22: Lexington, Ohio: AMA Vintage Grand Championships, MidOhio Sports Car Course
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Aug. 17-19: Bay City, Wis.: AMA Hillclimb Grand Championships
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Aug. 26-30: Wendover, Utah: Bonneville Salt Flats, Delvene Manning, (530) 272-4310
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Sept. 1-2: Sequatchie, Tenn.
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Aug. 12: FIM Junior Motocross World Championship: Sevlievo, Bulgaria
Sept. 24-29: International Six Days Enduro: Sachsenring Circuit and Saxony, Germany
Sept. 29-30: Trials des Nations: Moutier, Switzerland
Sept. 30: Motocross of Nations: Lommel, Belgium
AMA DUAL-SPORT/ADVENTURE SERIES
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July 14-15: Chandlersville, Ohio: Zanesville National Dual Sport, Zanesville Trail Riders, Jerry Sode; (740) 221-1050, ZanesvilleTrailRiders.com
July 21-28: Grayling/Indian River, Mich.: 28th Annual Six Days of Michigan, Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan, Lewis Schuler; (517) 416-0126, CycleConservationClub.com
Aug. 1-5: Stevenson, Wash.: Dualsport Northwest, SoundRider!, Tom Mehren; (206) 329-7808, SoundRider.com
Aug. 4-5: Walden, Colo.: Moose Run Dual Sport Rally, Front Range Riders, Deborah Nielsen; (307) 778-8685, FrontRangeRiders.com
Aug. 4-5: Hancock, N.Y.: Hancock Quarry Run, Bear Creek Sportsmen, Mike Goetz; BearCreekSportsmen.com
Aug. 11-12: Columbus, Ind.: Buffalo 500 D/S Adventure Ride, Stoney Lonesome MC; Nathan Gaskill; (812) 343-9772, StoneyLonesomeMC.com/ DualSport/index.html
Aug. 18-19: Wolverine, Mich.: Ted’s Chandler Hill Challenge, Great Lakes Dual Sporters, Jeremay Valley; (989) 751-6863, GLDSMC.org
Aug. 23-26: Lake Tahoe, Nev.: Lake Tahoe Adventure Ride & Rendezvous, Mike Bradford; (775) 586-7700, TahoeAventureMoto.com
Sept. 8-9: Golden Pond, Ky.: Land Between the Lakes 200, K.T. Riders, Jesse Thomas; (270) 522-3703, LBL200. com
Sept. 13-16: Helena, Mont.: Rocky Mountain Road Trip 2012, Racing for Life, James Filang; (951) 966-3150, RacingForLife.org
Sept. 22-23: Buck Meadows, Calif.: Yosemite Dual Sport Adventure, Family Off Road Adventures, Lawrence Borgens; (209) 649-3633, FamilyOffRoadAdventures.com
Sept. 22-23: Logan, Ohio: Nutcracker 200, Buckeye Dual Sporters, Bill Kaeppner; (740) 380-3050, KaeppnersWoods.com
Sept. 29-30: Wabeno, Wis.: Big Woods 200, Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders, John Newton; (920) 350-2030, WIDualSportRiders.org
Oct. 6-7: Mt. Solon, Va.: Shenandoah 500 Dual Sport, Washington Area Trail Riders, Andy Giordano; (540) 379-5631, NVTR.webs.com
Oct. 6-7: McArthur, Ohio: Baby Burr National Dual Sport, Enduro Riders Assn., Steve Barber; (614) 582-7821, EnduroRiders.com
Oct. 27-28: Chatsworth, N.J.: Meteor Ride in the Pines, Meteor MC, Jeff Fitzpatrick; (609) 654-5015, MeteorMC. com
Oct. 27-28: Payson, Ariz.: Howlin’ at the Moon Dual Sport, Arizona Trail Riders, Don Hood; (602) 692-9382, dohood@ us.ibm.com
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