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Smoke, mud and lots of air Local motorcycle club hosts Umbarger Classic motocross event By Phil Smith psmith@thepaperofwabash.com
Photos by Phil Smith Wabash Cannonball Motorcycle Club President Shane McCray, above left and fellow competitor Matt Hanley, right, jump one of the track’s many moguls during Umbarger Classic action Sunday, June 19. At left, Kartson Hayslett (909), Easton Schnelle (129) and Karter Behny (276) negotiate the track during warmups. Below, competitors and crew used down time to make mechanical adjustments.
The near perfect weather continued Sunday, June 19 as the Wabash Cannonball Motorcycle Club hosted the annual Umbarger Classic, a motocross event sanctioned by the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association. Editor’s Note: The Paper of President Wabash County is interested in Shane McCray of any information that readers the local club may have in regard to the competed in the Wabash Cannonball first race of the Motorcycle Club, as well as the day and used the track, located in Wabash that moment just serves as the headquarters for prior to the startthe club. The Paper is particuing flag to walk larly interested in original to the starting newspaper articles, historical tower and prodocuments and original photopose to his girlgraphs related to the club and friend, Kaitlyn the track. Anyone who has any Sprinkle. of the aforementioned items The local club, can contact Phil Smith at 260according to 306-4068 or by email McCray, sports at psmith@thepaperofwabash.c about 45-50 memom All items will be greatly bers and last appreciated and returned to week he said his their owners after copies have working club been made. Please, only origimembers were nal photographs instead of preparing for photocopies. Sunday’s event in earnest. “It’s our first race of the year and it’s also our Umbarger Classic,” he said. The annual event is named for former motorcycle racer Danny Umbarger of Kokomo, who was severely injured on Sept. 23, 1989. “He was left paralyzed,” said McCray. “We pretty much named our event after him. He shows up and raffles off some things.” Umbarger said before the races started that the weather was noteworthy, after near-triple digit temperatures the week prior and an unfavorable forecast for the coming week. “It’s a lot better than last week or this coming,” Umbarger said. “I’ll take the high heat over the blizzard any day.” The race’s namesake added that the Continued on Page 11
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