C L A S S
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’79
ROOKIES TO THE By Kali Kotoski
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ometimes, really good things happen totally out of the blue. And in this particular instance, the azure hue was the blue sky high above a 2009 golf weekend that reunited six members of the professional dirt track rookie class of 1979 — Tommy Duma, Ronnie Jones, Scott Parker, Wayne Rainey, Charlie Rob-
Forged in the Golden Era of flat track, the Rookies of ’79 have helped countless racers in their time of need
Charlie Roberts
TOmmy Duma
Scott Parker
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erts and John Wincewicz, with Lance Jones and Jackie Mitchell joining later. As the story goes, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Parker instigated a little friendly bet on the links, “which he of course won,” remembered Roberts. But instead of Parker pocketing the winnings, the group got creative and decided to set up a charity to help
