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VOLUME 5 – ISSUE 2, 2015
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AMX News • Arizona’s Motorcycle Off-Road News!
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Writers & photographers
Gary Bohannon, Tom Frantz,
Pynne Johnson, Amber Starnes
Dan Matthews, Hal Sanguinetti,
Ron Swangler, Roberta Davis, Kara Lonati,
Gregg Conroy, Mike Crawford
Special Features
WORCS Came to Canyon by Kara Lonati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cody Benacka #23 by Amber Starnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
FCA Motocross & Offroad Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18
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AVDRA 1st Annual Lance Munnery Memorial Race
by Ed Cavanaugh/Photos courtesy of Stephanie Coons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SCORING, CLASS LEVEL . . . Pynne Johnson
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Juliea Brown #204 by Kara Lonati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
RULES AND MOVE-UPS . . . Tom Frantz
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Water! By Bruce Deveau, The Racer’s Edge®
with an Introduction by Hal Sanquinetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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ACP Qualifiers by Kara Lonati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Also in this Issue
Arizona State Championship Series Rules and Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How the Dream Started, Part 2 by Dan Matthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Canyon MX News The Changing of the Guard by Pynne Johnson . . . . . . . 10
Canyon Motocross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ocotillo Raceway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Off the Mic by Gary Bohannan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
AZOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 39, 41
Vendor’s Row by Mike Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ask the Ref by Tom Frantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
NMA Grand Nationals Press Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
What the Pros Know & You Don’t Part 2 by Destry Abbott . . . . . . . . 37
AMX AZ State Championship 2015 1st Half Winners . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Texas Vintage Take 2 by Dan Matthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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AMX Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
On the cover: WORCS Race at Canyon Motocross Park, Photo Courtesy of Kara Lonati
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2015 Arizona State
Championship Series Rules
Welcome to Arizona State Championship Racing! This year
the AMX State Championship Series will be divided into two
separate series. The first half will run from January to May, with
the second half running from September to December.
1) Can miss no more than 1 race in each half-year series.
2) Beginner classes receive trophies in State Championship
Series, but do not receive free racing, free practice,
bicycles, or other awards
2015 Schedule - 2nd half
September 20. . . . . . . . . . . Canyon Motocross
October 10-11. . . . . . . . MC Motosports Park
October 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocotillo Raceway
3) Top 3 eligible racers in each eligible class receive series
awards. (There are no average # of racer requirements.)
November 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocotillo Raceway
4) State Championship Series awards first place in each half:
Six months free practice and racing at all three participating
tracks.
November 22. . . . . . . . . . . Canyon Motocross
5) State Championship Series awards second and third place:
Six months free practice at all three participating tracks
6) Racers that win both series halves win free practice and
racing through the end of 2016 (18 months!).
7) Racers subject to AMX rules as defined in 2015 AMX Rule
Book.
Be sure to check out our website for all the latest details!
www.AMXracing.com
Eligible
State Championship Classes:
50cc 4-6
50cc 7-8 50cc Open
60cc 4-8 60cc 9-11
60cc Open
80cc 7-11
80cc 12-13
80cc 14-16
Supermini
Mini Open
125cc Novice
125cc Intermediate
125cc Open
150cc Open
Schoolboy
250 Novice
250 Intermediate
250 Pro
Open Novice
Open Intermediate
Open Pro
Women Mini (65-85cc)
Women Amateur
Vet Amateur
Vet Novice
Vet Intermediate
Vet Master
Vet Pro
Vet Open
Please Note:
BEGINNER CLASSES ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR TROPHIES IN STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!!!!!
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1630 Adams St. • Prescott, AZ 86305
928.778.9693
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S
o we’ve had a very successful Grand
Prix, an event that became a tradition
at Speedworld - actually one of the most
popular races of the year. Now it was on
to building a motocross track!
We think we have money. We actually
have about $2000 in our collective
pockets, and we have a piece of dirt.
Granted, we have a good deal on the
property: $500 a month and $1 a head
through the gate on race days. Remember,
back then we had races only, no practice.
Dave Brosius and I had just put on the
first Arizona 4-Stroke Nationals, at
Canyon Raceway. Needless to say, we
thought we knew what we were doing,
and knew everything there was needed
to know about running a motocross
track. First, we picked out a location on
the property that we figured would be
a good place for the track - and it was.
We had no fence, no tower, no starting
gate, no water, no electric power: we had
no race track. We didn’t know how to
run the necessary heavy equipment but
what the heck, we knew everything we
needed, right?
To start with, I had met Del Brown
down at the Sierra Vista Nomad’s track
- we’d manage to get a water truck sunk
to the axle by filling it the night before,
having it leak all night (softening the
ground) and sinking the track. We’re
looking at this mess (the morning of
the race!) wondering what the hell we
were going to do. One of the racers, Eric
Neisty, came up and told us he knew
of a guy who could get it out, and we
gratefully accepted. That’s when I met
Del. Within 15 minutes the truck was
on dry ground and we were ready to go.
That’s when I found out he worked for
Interstate Towing.
Dave & I start laying out the track and
thinking about how we’re going to get
equipment and make it happen. Del &
I were friends by then, and we started
talking. His company shared a yard with
Venture Leasing, a heavy equipment
leasing company. They were willing to
loan us big loaders & dozers. We were
too ignorant to get a water truck at the
time; not realizing how much easier our
job would have been if the ground had
been wet when we wanted to move it.
Oh well. Dave & I had a basic layout of
the track we wanted, and Dell showed up
the first day with two huge loaders. He
hopped in one, I got in the other.... and
neither one of us knew what the hell we
were doing. He and I joke to this day that
we used to be able to fill those buckets
as full as they could get, and one would
drive the loader over to the mound of dirt
and the other would fill it with a shovel!
Not really, but we definitely had a hard
time figuring how to move dirt correctly.
We were both learning on the job. Once
in awhile, someone who knew what they
were doing would stop by and show us
how to do it correctly. Good example
was Bill Nicolls, of Kilaweah Krushers.
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We were trying to clear brush and level
a parking lot. We’d already spent about
half a day and cleared about a quarter
of the lot. Bill hopped into a loader and
finished the clearing in about an hour,
and then was nice enough to come by
the next day with a motor grader and
finish leveling the lot. For those of you
who don’t know who Bill is, he is one of
the nicest guys you’ll meet and someone
who has done many, many things to help
further off-road motorcycling in this
state.
It probably took us six months before
we were ready to do any kind of a race.
I think we used a rubber band start to
begin with, as we didn’t have a gate
(and couldn’t afford to build one). Once
we tried to do our first race, we didn’t
realize we didn’t have nearly enough
water.... like none! There was a small
tank farm on the property, but the pump
didn’t work - it was all gravity fed. Our
friend Hal Sanguinetti was working
at the dragstrip, and tried to help the
situation: he asked for a QUOTE to run
electricity to the pump. The track owners
were out of town that weekend and the
#&(@&% contractor went ahead and
ran the line without ever submitting
the quote for approval! $2500 later,
we had power and Hal was almost
out of a job when the owners got
the bill and Dan handed him $800
for the race that weekend! We were
off to a great start at Speedworld!
We almost got thrown out after the
first race!
But now we’re on our way - sort
of. Now we had 12,000 gallons
of usable water, which is literally
a drop in the bucket. That’s 6
truckloads, which is nothing. We
finally managed to hook up all
7 tanks that were there (but had
never been hooked together!), but
the well took almost a week to fill
them. That was still only 70,000
gallons, or 28 truckloads. Over
the course of a hot 2-day weekend
race, it wasn’t nearly enough, so we
worked out a deal to fill from the
nearby CAP canal, for only $1000
a year, one of the best deals we
ever made. Then we would use our
own tanks as the backup. All this
took time, however, with a steep
learning curve.
This is how stupid I was. I visited
Ocotillo Raceway, where Coleman
was filling his truck from a fire
hydrant; using one hose, it took him
7 minutes to fill his truck. I figured I
was smarter, that I could hook up 2
hoses and fill in 3-1/2 minutes. We
built a trailer with two pumps on
it, filling the truck in 3-1/2 minutes
from the canal. That was well and
good, for almost 4 years. But it was
still too slow. We needed water, we
never had enough. We need it so
badly that when they were building
Sun City Grand, we used to take our
truck down there and appropriate water
from their huge overhead fill tank! Never
getting permission, of course, but at any
job site there’s always at least one job
boss named John, so we’d tell anyone
who asked “Oh John said it was ok to
get water.” Of course, this led to some
exciting evenings, but we managed to
elude the real ‘John’ for almost 6 months.
This lack of water made for some very
long nights of hauling from the canal,
from Sun City Grand, anywhere we
could get it. On occasion for big races
we’d have to rent as many as four trucks
to try to get the track wet and be good
racing for everyone. Dave, Dell & I
would always do whatever it took to get
the job done and keep customers happy.
I don’t know what ever happened to that
original $2000, but I know it vanished
very early in the process. The additional
funds we needed to get and keep the track
running came from sponsors. I know
I’ve written before about sponsors: for
me, there have always been good people
like Ride Now, Apache, Western Honda,
Steve’s Cycle, Bernie’s Cycle, Chuck
Franklin... these were all companies
willing to help get the track going, before
it was successful, and for their help and
loyalty, I will be forever grateful.
All of these adventures took place in
the first year. The equipment was pretty
much always rented, and we always had
help from riders who were operators
& construction workers. It was then I
met Dwayne Earmann, who was the
Service Manager at RDO/John Deere in
Phoenix. He helped us with equipment
on a regular basis as well. But needless
to say, what was a profitable enterprise
for Dave Brosius and I had turned into
a bottomless money pit. At the end of
the year, neither one of us had made any
money. We also needed to do some work
on a water truck that had been given to
us by Bill Nickels, along with some other
improvements on the facility before the
next year. We both had to dig into our
pockets from our other jobs; Dave put in
$2000, I put in $4000. So, do you STILL
think you want to own a race track?
More to come . . .
• Vinyl Graphics
• Apparell
• Decals & More!
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Story and Photos by Kara Lonati
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ORCS racing came to Canyon and it was
quite a fun event to be a part of. As I
worked the front booth I watched many,
many people come thru the gate. Motor homes and
trailers took over the parking area and it was one big
camp ground of racers. From motorcycles to ATVs
to side-by-sides, they all raced that weekend. It was
practice on Friday and racing Saturday and Sunday.
Even with rain on Saturday the racing continued all
weekend. The racers started and ended timely each
day. As the racers lined up, each group was timed as
they left the line. As I have never been to a WORCS
race I snuck out to watch a few races. It was amazing
to see how the racers went out into the desert and
ended up on the track each time around. The pro
race was so much fun to watch. The pits were in the
starting area, which was cool because you could see
the riders coming up the start hill to do their pit stops
as needed.
If you have never been to a WORCS race I highly
recommend going to see or racing one. It was a well
run race and fun to watch.
See you at the track!
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Amber Starnes and
Daniel Spendlove
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anyon Motocross
would like to announce
the changing of the
guard. Amber Starnes, has
resigned her position as
General Manager, and Tom
Frantz (known as AMX
Referee) has graciously agreed
to fill her vacancy. We greatly
appreciate the many positive
changes Amber has made
at Canyon, and her many
contibutions enabling our
growth and prosperity. Amber
came to us from a background
in education management, and
has brought about organization
and paper trails for us. She will
be missed immensely, but we
are sure she wont be too far
from the track. We all wish her
the very best!!
Tom comes to us from
37 years working at Axle
Transmission. He has many
visions for the growth of
Canyon, and brings a very
strong mechanical background.
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The Changing of the Guard by Pynne Johnson
Because each day the tracks
are completely prepped, the
equipment is always in need of
repair and maintenance. A long
time motocross racer, Tom can
appreciate many aspects of track
prep and dirt content. He has a
keen interest in rock removal
- which everybody can agree
will be appreciated by all. We
are very happy to welcome Tom
aboard - stop by and say hello
when you get a chance. He will
be taking over the first part of
June, right about when it starts
getting hot!
Canyon also says goodbye to
Daniel Spendlove. He will be
focussing on his riding, and will
attend a few outdoor nationals
this summer on his new desert
redi-mix sponsored Husky. We
appreciate his efforts, and will
miss him as well.
Tom Frantz
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AMX 2015 Arizona State Championship Series
2nd Half: October 25 & November 8
801 W. Milligan Rd. • Eloy, AZ 85231 Hotline: 928.978.4259
Hours: Sat: 6AM - 11AM • Sun: 7AM - 11AM • Fees: $20
Located in Eloy, Arizona, between Tucson and Phoenix, Ocotillo is a uniquely designed true-outdoor layout that stretches almost one full mile in length. Our
rider-oriented approach of importing the right kinds of sand and dirt-so there’s never any problem getting a grip promises full-throttle rides with no loss of
traction. GO HUGE riders appreciate Ocotillo’s supercross obstacles too. Including technical doubles, triples, fat berms, whoop sections, off cambers and a
150-foot-long tabletop, better known as GO HUGE. With this monster somewhere beneath you, you’re sure to rage. The facility also includes a mini-monster
track for the diminutive Jeffros out there (Pee-wees, you know?). Yes, Junior gets the same diverse layout as the big kids. This is no cheesy oval with a few rollers.
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by Amber Starnes / Photos courtesy of Kara Lonati
ody Benacka, a High School student at Brad Shaw Mountain High School in Prescott
Valley, Arizona, finds himself spending most of his time with a motorcycle . . . whether
it’s riding, racing, training, or preparing himself and his equipment. It is a passion of
his to become a professional racer someday. Cody is currently 15 years old and competes in
the Novice and Schoolboy classes on a 250. His father used to race and started Cody on a
motorcycle when he was four years old. His racing began at age five and the family has
moved forward ever since. His first bike was a 50cc that he began competing on in the
2008 AMX race series. He is currently riding a Yamaha 250 which he tells us is his
favorite bike so far.
Cody continues to race with AMX and has received a 1st place title in 80cc
Beginner class. While racing and improving year after year he now has a 1st
place Title in the 2014 Grand Canyon Series – 250 Novice, 2015 AMX State
Championship Spring Series – 1st 250 Novice – 2nd Schoolboy. He is also the
current point’s leader in CMC 2015 125/250Jr. and 250/450Jr classes.
Cody works hard to keep himself in shape, he runs for cardio and has played
on city league soccer teams as well as basketball for fun. He currently trains
with McMullan School of Motocross.
He plans on racing all summer including AMX Monsoon Madness,
TransworldMX Summer Series and other local races to get as much
gate time as possible. This will help him achieve his goal of
competing at Loretta Lynn’s. Cody has had some memorable
races this season like going 1-1 in 250 Nov and 2-2 in
Schoolboy at an AMX race in Tucson. His favorite
local track is Canyon Motocross. He rides there
at least once a week, although Glen Helen
is his all-time favorite. Cody is very
thankful for all the support he receives
from his many sponsors. He admires
and looks up to Trey Canard for all
his trials and tributes.
Most importantly Cody’s
Mom and Dad are who you’ll
find with him at the track
cheering for him, and
supporting him
in every way
he needs to
succeed.
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e would like to thank everyone who was able to attend our Open House event on March 28th. It was an overwhelming turnout of
new and familiar faces who came out to our new east Mesa location. We enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone throughout
the day and we appreciate the continued support of our business. Also, a big thanks to AJ from Holeshot Sprockets, Todd from
PJ1 Oils, and Andy from AZOTMX who helped make the event such a success. Everyone who attended received at least one
door prize just for showing up and some were even lucky raffle prize winners. Raffle winners took home some awesome products
from companies like: Holeshot Sprockets, PJ1 Oils, Fly Racing, 100%, Thor, MSR, and more! If you missed the event, don’t worry,
we’ll be hosting a similar event in the fall with many more one-day only specials, raffles, games, vendors, and of course free food. Please follow
us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates on current sales and upcoming events happening here at Moto Center.
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S
teve Hengeveld Flagstaff, AZ
– Multi-Time Winner of the
Baja 250/500/1,000, Owner of
Northland Motorsports & Star Island
Motorsports As told by his son, Clay
Hengeveld. “Hi Mike, Clay Hengeveld
here.
Mitch Demyan Lake Havasu City, AZ
– Off Road Racer, Mountain Biker,
Teenager
“There are so many things that were
memorable to me at camp. An amazing
group of volunteers that supported
including counselors, professional
trainers, and an amazing Pastor! The
most amazing part was the last evening
Chapel service; God showed up in an
amazing way and lives were touched
– that is the cornerstone of the FCA
Motocross vision.”
Carrie Anne Kilibrew Surprise, AZ –
Athlete, Motocrosser, Teenager
“The FCA Camp was a great
experience. I came to camp a “C” rider,
and after everything I learned, I became
a “B” rider! It was awesome being
pulled off the track by Ex Pro’s, who
give you pointers and make you a better
rider.
JP Minetos Franklin, Tennessee –
Motocrosser, Cage Fighter, Opera
Singer
As you can see, my dad Steve
Hengeveld is a huge part of my racing
career. He has helped me achieve my
goals and also he is a big part of my
training on and of the bike.
When he teaches me new things
on the bike, he shows me what I do
wrong and he helps me correct it. Like
cornering, I was loosing speed he told
me not to let off until I reached the
corner, then gas it right as I got in the
middle of the corner. He teaches me
to stand up and how to just be a better
rider. If it wasn’t for him, I would not
be where I am at today. He is a big part
of my racing career and he’s the best
trainer that I could ask for.
Training is a big part of a successful
career in motorcycle racing because
you need to keep your cardio up. Also,
you need leg strength and upper body
strength, like doing push-ups and
sit-ups. We ride our Mountain Bikes
together for a couple hours or more. We
do a lot of other things as well.
Recently I won my first overall race
and then right after that I won another
overall race. If it wasn’t for my dad and
his training/help on the bike, I would
not have those wins. I can’t thank him
enough.
Also, never be afraid of trying new
things, it will help you in the end and all
your hard work will pay off!
“I loved getting more connected to
God while getting to spend time on my
bike. I also loved making so many new
friends that share the same passion for
motocross! A year later, I can safely say,
I learned a lot…body position, jumps…
the dirt in Arizona is very different
than in Tennessee. I became more
comfortable and confident - by the time
I came home I made new lap times on
tracks I ride all the time.
“I had a great experience at the FCA
camp. It was great being trained by
all the different trainers. They all had
different techniques and had unique
training styles. During the Camp I
learned the importance of having God
in your life to help you succeed in your
motocross career and in your life in
general. I think it was great to have
some girls at camp. I was glad I wasn’t
the only one! And I met my best friend
at the camp. Grace. It was really cool to
have a group of girls there and I hope to
see more this year. Something I loved
was the everyday services and the great
Christian band we had playing. I can’t
wait to be back this year!”
Eric Hallgath Gilbert, AZ – AMA
National Champion, Baja Champion,
Instructor
Jason Nixon Bentonville, Arkansas
– Instigator, Organizer of First FCS
Motocross Camp at ACP
“I am super excited and honored
to be involved with this Mx camp. I
remember the first time my parents
enrolled me in a MX school, it was a
class with Jimmy Weinert school of
motocross in the early 80”s and that
was a two day class at Indian dunes
motocross park in Southern California,
my eyes were peeled back and my ears
were open for two days listening to one
of the best riders of that time, I learned
so much and most importantly I had a
great time. As a kid I grew up riding and
racing motorcycles and during summer
when school was out I went to church
camps and summer beach camps with
my church but I never had something
as cool as a motocross camp. Through
my years of racing I always attended
the kids events as per my daughter was
racing and I have a soft spot for kids,
then I got asked if I could do my own
riding schools with kids and adults and
I started doing my own classes in 1998.
During that time it was always nice to
see the improvement in the riders but
best of all it was watching them grow
up and having fun on two wheels. I
have to say it was a bonus for me to
see there results improve and even win
races. One of my great friends Kurt
Caselli was one of my first students on
a Kawasaki KX 80 and he ended up
being a multiple AMA National Hare
and Hound champion, WORCS multi
class champion, Score Baja 500 and
San Felipe 250 winner and held the #1
plate in the AMA District 37 desert and
GP series in the 125 & 250 classes. I
knew the day he started racing a 125
and watching him ride he had surpassed
anything that I could ever teach him
anymore but it was great to work with
him as a kid and every adult I worked
with. Whether it is a summer camp
for horseback riding or a MX camp on
motorcycles it’s made to get everybody
together and enjoy whatever activity
that they do I can’t wait. See you at MX
camp, Eric Hallgath.”
Dave & Darcy Vazquez Dewey, AZ –
Parents of Camper, Cody Vazquez
“Cody was a little unsure about the
FCA Motocross camp when we were
first introduced to it at a race last year.
He kept going back and forth about
it because he was afraid it was going
to be nothing but preaching about the
Lord. Then, the night before camp he
said he would give it a try. Cody not
only met new and long lasting friends;
he accepted the Lord into his life and
got some great training from a bunch of
great guys! When we picked him up he
had such a smile on his face that it was
breathtaking to Dave and I. Cody can’t
wait for this year’s camp to be here! If
it wasn’t for all the love and support of
FCA and it’s members, I’m not sure that
Cody would have become the man he is
today.
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Dave: It was great how they (Huddle
Leaders, instructors) incorporated the
Lord with riding so the kids had a better
understanding of the Lord’s teachings.”
Shaun Kalos – Former National &
International Pro, Entrepreneur,
Instructor
“Thanks Mike, the track looks fun!
Last year was my first year helping at
the FCA MX Camp. It was great to
see such a big turn out of riders and
their families. Everyone was focused
and determined to learn all that the
instructors had to offer. It was incredible
Dozer cutting fresh track.
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to see all the training and techniques
offered by so many awesome teachers.
I am sure the instruction the campers
received is still in use today. The
fellowship was a great experience for
everyone. I am happy to see the success
of the first camp enable us to do it again
this year in Prescott! The new track
looks so fun, I can not wait to ride it. I
love giving my time and experience to
riders, not only with motocross but most
importantly how God’s power helped
me in my life and motocross. It is a
privilege to be included.”
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S
everal weeks ago I was driving
home from work (which is about
an hour drive each way) and I
was listening to SiriusXM Satellite
Radio, which I am totally in love with,
and it’s all that I listen to now ever
since I first got it with my new pickup truck. I have always loved music
and I don’t like to be anywhere where
I’m not having music around me. It
really sucks at work while I’m on the
motorcycle because I don’t have a
stereo on it so I just sing to myself and
replay songs in my head all day long,
but I make up for it on the drive to and
from work by listening to SiriusXM. I
have had satellite radio now for about
a year and a half and I have NEVER
found a channel yet that didn’t have
a song on it that I don’t like. I have
hundreds of channels to choose from
but a lot of them are comedy, sports,
religion, politics, etc. but I have never
even left the “Rock” stations yet. In
my new Dodge truck I can set it to tell
me whenever a “Favorite Artist” is on
air no matter what channel it’s on and
I can see a display of what channel and
what song title it is. Sometimes I have
up to 8 to 10 “favorite artists” playing
at the same time and I have to decide
which favorite is more favorite and go
with that one, or I find myself skipping
around channels a lot.
Like I said before I have always
liked Music and I have reflected a
lot on my music tastes and how they
have changed, or not changed. From
my early teens on I became pretty
much a “Rocker” or “Metal Head” or
however you want to classify me but
I have always liked Rock Music and
probably even more so Hard Rock or
Heavy Metal, etc. But as I got older
I became more accepting of Softer
Rock and eventually realized that I
like pretty much any music as long as
it falls somewhere in the “Rock, and
maybe even Pop, spectrum.” But, what
I don’t like and have never gained any
tolerance for is Rap. I’m sure it has a
place somewhere for some people but
it has NO place for me because I can’t
stand it and actually get angry hearing
it, but I’m sure the same goes for some
when they hear my music too so I try
and see both sides of the fence on that
issue, even though their music still
sucks!!
I have also been exposed to a lot
of Country Music during my life and
during Junior and High School I did a
lot of, and had lots of friends that were
heavily into Rodeo and Roping and
Country Music naturally went hand in
hand with that. It was never really my
favorite but I knew a lot of it and was
okay with it until I was in my early
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Music To My Ears . . . Literally! by Gary Bohannon
20’s and was working at Budweiser
here in Phoenix and at the time it was
owned and operated by people that
were more “Country oriented”, so I was
surrounded by people that had never
seen either end of a horse, or even
been anywhere near a ranch or rodeo
arena, and also at the time Country
Music and Bars were the “IN” thing so
I was constantly surrounded by what
I considered a bunch of “Posers” and
most of the country artists were Posers
too, so I got a really bad attitude for
Modern Country Music and I still have
it to this day and don’t listen to Country
& Western still. Even though I will
tolerate what I consider “Real Country
Music” from before the Poser era.
My wife says she hates my “Devil
Music” as she calls it and she doesn’t
understand how I can go from
listening to Slayer one minute to Sarah
McLachlan the next, but like I said
before, if it’s in the Rock Spectrum, I
probably like it. But it’s rare that I’ll
switch like that because I get in moods
for what I want to hear and if it’s hard
and heavy then it pretty much stays hard
and heavy. But if I’m in a mellower
mood then I stay mellow for a while.
Now as far as the wife calling it Devil
Music, I think she’s either a total fake
or a poser herself because when we first
started dating she loved and still does
love Ozzy Osborne and she took me
to and went with me to several Rock
concerts but then after we’re married
she tries to tell me that she’s actually a
Country and Western girl. So to punish
her for her traitorous and poser status, I
try and subject her to as much hard and
heavy music as I can so she can never
forget what she signed on for. That,
in my opinion, is a testament to” True
Love” on my part. Fortunately my 18
year old son is pretty much following in
my footsteps as far as musical taste and
there is still hope for my 11 year old,
even though he is more into today’s pop
hits.
Now back to my original thoughts. I
was driving and listening to SiriusXM
and the DJ was saying to compile a list
of your 12 favorite songs and send it
in and he would play it, and it got me
thinking, “Could I actually come up
with my 12 favorite songs ?” I don’t
even know if I could come up with my
12 favorite bands, not to mention just
12 favorite songs. I mean I have so
many favorite bands over the years and
so many musical influences that I don’t
even know where I would start. Does
it go back to my early childhood and
the bands I remember most from then
, which by the way are still a favorite
and that is Black Sabbath, or will it be
some of the fav’s from teen years like
Scorpions, Judas Priest, The Who, Pink
Floyd, AD/DC, Ted Nugent, Ozzy,
etc. etc. I also have the dilemma of
liking an artist that has been in more
than one band and do I like one more
than the other. Some are easy like Peter
Gabriel is better than when he was with
Genesis, and Sammy Hagar is way
better solo than he was with Van Halen,
yet David Lee Roth was true Van Halen
but sucks on his own. Gary Sharon
totally sucked with his failed attempt
with Van Halen but was GREAT with
Extreme. But then there are some who
have had different projects that are
both good like Maynard James Keenan
from Tool and A Perfect Circle, both
are equally good. And Corey Taylor
from Slipknot and Stone Sour..??? Both
good but I’ll give my nod to Slipknot.
What about Phil Anselmo doing Down
(which I love) but also Pantera?? Some
are obvious to me but some are equally
good.
I have been mulling my list over for
several weeks now and I know I can’t
make a top 12 song list but I’m going
to try and attempt a top list of bands
which is going to be hard because some
of them are on equal footing with me
and have had definite influences on me
at some point in my life. But what I can
tell you is my all-time number one and
that would be SLAYER. I figure since
I have liked every album they have
ever done as well as the fact that they
are my every day wake up alarm music
(Stain of Mind from Music In Diabolus
Album) and they are my ringtones on
my phone then they deserve my number
one pick. So in closing I’m going to
make my list but whether you agree
with me on music tastes or if I have
totally pissed you off because you’re a
rapper and I’ve told you that I think all
Rap sucks bigtime, don’t worry about
it because all that matters is MUSIC
to your Ears, whatever kind it may be.
A good quote I heard before is “A day
without Music is like Night” but I also
like “Rock Bands have come and Rock
Bands have gone, but Rock is here
forever!!”
Gary Bohannon’s list of Favorite
Rock Bands: (Which is hard to do
because there are so many more)
1: Slayer
2: Soulfly
3: Pink Floyd
4: Sepultura
5: Rush
6: AC/DC (Bon Scott era, early stuff)
7: Judas Priest
8: Iron Maiden (early Maiden, Paul
DiAnno era then Bruce Dickinson)
9: Slipknot
10: Motorhead
11: Black Sabbath
12: Scorpions
So Rock Hard and Rock Loud and I’ll
see ya at the races . . .
Roll Tide . . . GBoh #217
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by Ed Kavanagh #103
photos courtesy Stephanie Coons
A
merican Vintage Dirt Racers
Association completed their
25th season at Motoland
MX Park April 12th with
the 1st Annual “Lance Munnery - In
Honor of a Fallen Rider” Race. Lance
Munnery, was a long time AVDRA
member, who died of cancer in 2014.
Lance was born in South Africa, and
migrated to the United States where he
devoted 14 years of his life to the dream
of U.S. citizenship. Sadly, shortly after
he realized that dream he was diagnosed
with cancer. Soon thereafter, he rode
his last race. Lance said farewell to all
of us, knowing the end was near, by
racing his last race with composure and
class. Many of us would just lie down
and give up but not Lance. There is no
place he would rather be than at the
motocross track. Lance was a dedicated
Father, Husband, and Friend, and until
the end, was always there to lend a
hand. His friendship, his genuine smile,
and his impeccable mechanical skills
will be missed by all.
The race day greeted everyone with
a perfectly prepared track, and great
weather. Motoland added a technical
section of the track that was a nice
change for spectators and competitors
alike. With over 100 entries there was a
lot of action and, as always, the race day
went off like a well rehearsed exercise.
There were many battles for class
championships. Chris Capages #68
racing for 2 Guys Graphics on his
79 400 Maico and A 74 250 Bultaco,
clenched four intermediate class
championships. Shawn Culp #4,
on his 74 400 CZ wrapped up the
Vintage Open and Vintage 50+ expert
championships with less than a 10 point
lead in each class.
In true AVDRA fashion, Molly Cline
#8, our youngest racer of the day (7
years old), was the highlight. Thanks
to her Factory Mechanics she placed
first in the Mini 50CC Class after a
mechanical problem almost ended her
season early. Good job Molly!
Other race results include the coveted
Iron Man award, also going to Chris
Capages. Chris had to ride eight motos
on Sunday to lock in the points. Each
year the Iron Man Award is presented
to the competitor that has consistently,
through the nine race season, finished
ahead in their class. Good Job Chris!
The 2014 – 2015 season was
tumultuous for AVDRA. After the
closure of Speedworld, the Cactus
Track at Canyon Raceway was slated to
be the home track. After a few races it
became apparent that AVDRA needed
other options. Mark from Motoland
stepped up as well as Musselman Honda
at the MC Motorsports track in Tucson.
AVDRA pulled it off and promoted
another great season of racing for all.
Thanks to all the sponsors that
made this last season such a success
including, Cornerstone Investment
Group, AMS Racing, Motorcycle
Accessory Shop, 2 Guys Graphix,
Musselman Honda, Tiffany and Bosco
and the latest sponsor Atlas Copco.
MotoCenter will also be re-joining
the list of sponsors for the 2015-2016
season.
The American Dirt Riders
Association, led by Dave Boydstun
and Nancy Ferguson, is a club/family
devoted to keeping current dirt racing
connected to the historic roots of the
sport. AVDRA has a place for every
dirt bike and rider. At any race there
will be a span of 70 years between the
oldest and youngest competitors and
motorcycles from the 1960s to current.
Every year AVDRA will devote the last
race of the season in honor of Lance
and we are grateful to be a part of the
memories. Go to www.avdra.com for
more details.
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Cottonwood, AZ 86326
928.639.1709
FAX: 928.634.9336
Cell: 928.300.8082
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by Mike Crawford
Arizona’s Fastest Taylor Robert
makes US Trophy Team for
2015 ISDE
T
he American Motorcyclist
Association has announced
the U.S. World Trophy Team
and U.S. Junior Trophy Team for
the 90th International Six Days
Enduro in Kosice, Slovakia,
Sept. 7-12. Leading the U.S.
effort on the World Trophy
Team will be Mike Brown,
Thad Duvall, Taylor Robert
and Kailub Russell, Ryan Sipes
and Gary Sutherlin. Brown will
serve as team captain. The 2014
ISDE in Argentina was one of
the best for the U.S. team. The
U.S. Junior Trophy Team won
its division for the third time
in event history, while the U.S.
Trophy Team finished second
last year. The United States has
never won the Trophy division,
although it also finished second
in 1982 and 2013. Three premier
teams represent the United
States at the ISDE. In addition
to the six-member World Trophy
Team and the Junior Trophy
Team, which includes four riders
younger than 23 years old, the
U.S. fields a Women’s Trophy
Team at the event. Several club
team members also represent the
United States at Six Days.
Buell Motorcycle Officially
Closes its Doors
A
pril 13, 2015—Erik Buell
Racing has closed the doors
on its East Troy, Wisconsin,
factory after a noon-hour allcompany meeting was held to
inform the approximately 120
employees the company was
entering receivership
The reborn American sportbike
manufacturer had clawed back
after Harley-Davidson’s 2009
closure of Buell Motorcycles in
the same facility EBR occupies
today. Some initial funding was
found domestically, alongside
Erik Buell’s own investment, for
the operation of EBR, but the
biggest boost came when India’s
Hero MotoCorp bought 49.2
percent of the company for $25
million in July 2013.
Motorcycle Industry Council’s Gear Up Every Ride Photo Contest
G
ear Up Every Ride has launched
a month-long photo contest
starting May 1. The contest gives
riders a chance to win nearly $10,000
in prizes in exchange for posting
photos that embrace the Gear Up
theme and including the hashtag
#GearUpEveryRide on Instagram.
Gear Up Every Ride’s panel of
judges will select the grand prize
winner, while weekly winners will be
randomly chosen. The complete list
of rules is available on the website
gearupeveryride.org.
*Gear Up Every Ride will go live on
May 1 with its photo contest. Contest
participation is simple:
1. Follow @gearupeveryride on
Instagram.
2. Snap a photo of you and/or your
friends all geared up and ready to ride.
3. Upload your photo to Instagram
and tag it with the hashtag
#gearupeveryride.
Weekly winners will be randomly
chosen. The more entries you submit,
the more chances you’ll have to win. A
grand prize winner will be chosen by
Gear Up Every Ride’s panel of judges.
Gear Up Every Ride is a new
initiative intended to inspire a
fundamental shift in the way riders
think, encouraging them to express
themselves and the independent
spirit of motorcycling through their
riding gear. It was created by the
Motorcycle Industry Council’s Rider
Safety Committee – a team of experts
representing riding gear manufacturers,
distributors and marketers.
Gear Up is based on the core
principles of education, preparation and
inspiration. The Gear Up team believes
that informing riders of the latest
developments and trends in protective
equipment will allow them to make the
best decisions about the gear they
wear.
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I
n my last column, I was talking
about the changes that were taking
place with the AMX Arizona State
Championship series and the Vet
class age groups. I think the changes
have worked out very well. This time
around, I have a really big change to
talk about, well really big for me, and
in the near future, for you the riders.
After thirty-seven years with
the same company rebuilding light
and heavy truck differentials and
transmissions, and for the last eighteen
years managing my own division of the
same company, I have decided to move
on to something very close to my heart.
I have been offered, and have accepted,
Changes, Part 2 . . . by Tom Frantz
the position as manager of Canyon
Motocross.
I have the full support of my wife
Becky, and the rest of my family, to
make, as some would say, this wild
move. I have complete confidence in
the owners of Canyon, Pynne Johnson
and Ken Porter. We will work together
to continue to make Canyon the place
to be for your practice and race days.
Pynne, Kenny and I are on the
same page when it comes to the
improvements that need to be made to
the facility as a whole, not just to the
tracks. There is a lot of work that goes
into making a track facility into your
vision.
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ith over 20 years of experience in the
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formulate a plan that will meet your budget
and compliment your personal tastes.
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I would love to be able to proclaim
right now that I am going to start
work June 7th, and by June 8th I will
have eliminated all the rocks and the
flooding, and I’m bringing in rich black
California dirt. Well, I am ambitious,
smart and good looking, but I am not a
moron. The rocks are a constant battle
that every person that has ever worked
at Canyon has had to deal with . . .
some with more success than others. I
have my own ideas on managing this
problem. The flooding is a drainage
problem that will require a lot of labor
and diesel fuel, but I also have a plan
for that project. As for the California
dirt I promised myself I wouldn’t go
back to California so we will just have
to make do with good old Arizona dirt.
We now have paved road from Lake
Pleasant Parkway all the way to the
roundy-round track. I would love to
take credit for that, but I think that was
being planned before Peoria was a city
about a hundred years ago.
A lot of the changes that happen you
probably won’t notice, like equipment
maintenance, organization of supplies,
and property management. But there
are things that you will notice, and
some of the improvements have
already started with Amber, Daniel, and
Michael the handyman working hard
to stay ahead of the constant work that
needs to be done. They are working on
bleacher repair, painting new fences,
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and repairing fallen-down fences. They
are also picking up and remounting the
signs that are so important to our track
sponsors.
No one person can do what it takes
to run the day-to-day operations and
improve a facility such as Canyon. It
takes a team of good, hard working
people that have the same vision of
where they are going and how to get
there. I can promise, that I will work
very hard to make Canyon the best
it can be and be open to hearing all
comments whether I agree with them
or not.
Now that Amber and Daniel are
moving on to their next adventure,
and the keys to the bulldozer are being
turned over to me, I wish them good
luck and thanks for handing over
a well-organized, smooth running
machine. I will need both of them to
keep their phones on for when I freak
out and need help with something.
In closing, I don’t see Canyon as just
a local track. I see it as a business that
Pynne And Ken have a lot of time and
money invested, and as in any business,
it’s only as good as its product and
service that you supply to the customer.
The better the product, the more
customers we have.
See you at the track, Tom
PS: I am still the Ref so behave
yourselves.
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Pictures and Story by Kara Lonati
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J
uliea Brown is 11, in 5th grade, and loves to race her 2014 Cobra cx65. She
began racing when she was 9. Her first race was at Ocotillo. She races women’s
mini 65cc-85cc, where she is the current AMX points leader, and she races 65
beginner where she also leads the points. She races because she loves it and loves her
Moto family!
When not on the track she enjoys Starbucks, dancing, and posting pictures on
Instagram. Ryan Villopoto is one of her favorites because he is good at supercross
and motocross and she thinks he can win it all, kind of like she wants to. She would
like to be a hairstylist when she gets older, and by the looks of her hair, she is well on
her way.
Juliea says she enjoys everything about racing! Winning is always a plus for her.
Her nerves don’t bother her when she is on the track; she focuses on winning and
finishing. On March 26, 2014, while practicing at Canyon Juliea had a pretty good
crash. She ended up being taken by ambulance to the hospital. After many x-Rays
and ct scans she ended up fracturing her foot. Then on March 29, 2014 she had a race
at canyon and wanted to do at least one lap in order to get her points needed to try
and stay in first place. A rider went down in front of her and she ended up hitting the
rider and hurting her wrist also. She now has casts on her leg and arm.
Juliea says crashing does scare her but it will not stop her from doing what she
loves, riding dirt bikes! She also rides with her brother Aiden and her brother
Brandon races BMX, and used to motorcross too. Needless to say racing runs in her
family!
She would like to thank her sponsors Above The Rest Auto Glass, Traxside MX,
and her mom and DJ. Look for her on the track once she is all heeled. She is quite
the little ripper out there! Look for # 204! See you at the track!
“With the vast array of
bikes we test here at
TWMX, the digital display
and easy-to-use nature
of the Slacker make it an
easy decision to add it to
our toolbox.”
-Transworld Motocross,
Sept. 2014
A
fter two years of intensive development, Motool has released their
revolutionary digital sag scale- Slacker. The Motool Slacker was developed
with input from industry leading companies like Factory Connection and Pro
Circuit and is now endorsed and used by MB1 Suspension.
“To have the Slacker and be able to make these changes so quickly in the
morning before I ride is absolutely huge for me!” –Jimmy Decotis (250 Pro SX/
MX)
Slacker is an easy to use system that allows a rider to quickly and easily
make precise adjustments to their suspension. It is the only tool based on taking
the measurement across the arc of the rear axle to consistently deliver the most
accurate measurement. This technique is aligned with how the bike manufacturers
as well as major suspension companies take the measurement. It also works
perfectly to setup new generation SFF and air forks.
This is the most accurate and versatile sag scale available. It normally takes
two people 5 minutes to set sag correctly. With Slacker one person can do it in 2
minutes! It also features a remote display that can be mounted on the bars for easily
taking measurements with no need for an assistant. It’s like having a factory
suspension tech in your tool box.
“The day I figured out that the key was to measure across the arc of the axle was
a major breakthrough. Once I set my sag to 105mm using this method the whole
bike just calmed down and hooked up in the chop like a beast! The bike just
did everything right with ease. It also brought the measurement directly in line with
the Factory Connection, Factory Suzuki and Pro Circuit methods, confirming the
systems integrity.” – John Casebeer, Inventor and Owner
Slacker is used and endorsed by many magazines, pro riders and teams
including TransWorld Motocross, Dirt Bike Magazine, Motocross Action,
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For more information on the company and the Slacker digital sag scale please visit
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NMA has just announced the Grand National of Motocross will be held this year in Norman, Oklahoma at
the Oklahoma Motosports Complex July 9th - July 12th.
In an unprecedented move, NMA has decided to remove all region qualifying races for the event. The
change in policy will make the event more affordable to racing families. All the racer will need is a current
NMA license. (Remember, your region is Arizona.)
NMA Classes
50 Pee Wee Stk 4-6
50 Pee Wee Mod 4-6
50 Pee Wee Stk 7-8
50 Pee Wee Mod 7-8
Pee Wee Open 6-9
65 Jr. Cycle Stk 6-8
65 Jr. Cycle Mod 6-8
65 Jr. Cycle Stk 9-11
65 Jr. Cycle Mod 9-11
65 Jr. Cycle Open thru 11
65 Jr. Cycle Girls thru 12
85 Stk through 11
85 Mod through 11
85/150 Stk 12-13
85/150 Mod12-13
85/150 Stk 14-16
85/150 Mod 14-16
85/150 Open thru 16
85/150 Girls thru age 14
Super Mini Mod through 13
Super Mini Mod through 16
250/450 College Student
18-25 Non pro
125-250 Women (incl. 150 4
Stroke) Non Pro
125/250 Schoolboy
thru 17 NOVICE
125/250 Schoolboy
thru 17 INTER
250 Stk Novice thru 17
250 Stk Novice 18+
250 Mod Novice thru 17
250 Mod Novice 18+
250 Stk Inter.
250 Mod Inter.
250 Stk Pro
250 Mod Pro
450 Stk Nov
450 Mod Nov
450 Stk Int
450 Mod Int
450 Stk Pro
450 Mod Pro
125 2 Stroke Only open
Non pro
250 2 Stroke Open Non Pro
250 4 Stoke Open Open
Non Pro
450 4 Stroke Only Open
Non Pro
Plus 25 Open
Plus 30 Nov
Plus 30 Int/Pro
Plus 40 Nov
Plus 40 Int/Pro
Plus 45
Plus 50
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By Bruce Deveau, The Racer’s Edge® with an Introduction by Hal Sanquinetti
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s starting to get hot here in Arizona. Funny how that seems to happen about now, huh? The cool thing (no pun intended) is
that racing goes on, albeit a bit less frequently and at night - but it’s still hot. That’s why keeping yourself hydrated is of critical importance, which leads us
into this excellent article by Bruce Deveau, of The Racer’s Mind in Amesbury MA (theracersmind.com). It appeared in the latest issue of my
favorite drag racing publication, National Dragster, and is reprinted here exactly as written by Bruce courtesy of my friend
Phil Burgess who is the editor of National Dragster (nationaldragster.net).
Obviously, this was written for drag racers, and involves more humidity than we normally encounter here in AZ, but the basic facts are all correct and very
pertinent, so please read it all the way through - it might get you out of a hot spot one of these days (again, no pun intended. Right . . .)
The story: There’s this racer
(let’s call him ‘Joe’) who lives in
the northeast. The Boston area.
He’s sick of the cold weather.
He’s been sitting around all
winter, putting on extra pounds,
and suddenly he decides he
wants to go racing in Florida. In
Gainesville. The following week.
Due to the short notice, his wife
and crewman can’t make it. They
think he’s crazy. Undeterred, he
heads south. When Joe reaches
the Sunshine State, he notices
how hot and humid it is. Fast forward, and Joe is having a
great race. He’s in the semifinals.
He wins the round but breaks the
transmission on the run. There’s
some downtime and Joe decides
with some hustle he can change
units in time for the finals. He’s
in such a rush he doesn’t even
remove his whole fire suit. Joe
is working alone, and he really
has to exert himself. In the heat
and humidity Joe is sweating
profusely. He’s so focused on
changing the transmission he
doesn’t stop to take a drink. Joe
got the transmission changed, but
he never made it to the starting
line. In fact, the next thing he
knew, he was in the back of an
ambulance on the way to the
hospital.
What happened to poor Joe?
Before telling the rest of this
story, let’s talk about an issue
that effects every racer and fan
as the action (and temperature)
begin to heat up on the NHRA
tour: Hydration, or maintaining a
water balance within the body.
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Water is necessary for every
single function in the human
body. One key function of
water is thermoregulation. Just
like your car, water plays a
vital role in keeping operating
temperatures at safe levels. But
unlike your car, which has a
‘closed system,’ the human body
accomplishes cooling primarily
through water loss. And water
loss is what led to Joe’s downfall.
Here’s how it happened:
The cooling system: The body
has several mechanisms for
cooling, but the primary source is
water evaporation. In response to
elevating body temperatures, the
body shuttles sweat (water and
salts) to millions of glands all
over the body’s outside surface.
Cooling occurs when water
evaporates from the skin surface.
Meanwhile, blood circulating
to the outer areas of the body
receives that cooling effect and
in turn brings cooler blood to
core muscle groups and internal
organs. Evaporation is where it’s at:
Sweat itself does not cool the
skin. Evaporating water cools
the skin. Anything that prevents
water from evaporating from the
skin’s surface reduces the cooling
effect and therefore contributes
to overheating. Joe was wearing
racing pants and toweling sweat
off his brow—his body was
losing fluid but he wasn’t getting
all the evaporative cooling effect.
The bead of sweat that rolls of
your head or is toweled off is
water lost--but it’s not a coolant
because it didn’t have the chance
to evaporate.
Why humidity matters: Joe
recognized the humidity but
didn’t realize its effect. In humid
conditions there is already a
lot of water in the atmosphere.
Therefore there is less capacity
to pull moisture from the skin
surface. Humid conditions feel
hotter because they are hotter to
the body. Evaporative cooling
is much less efficient in humid
weather. Exertion and acclimation: Joe
was out of shape, and he was
exerting himself particularly
hard out of a drive to win. That
extra fat taken on over the
winter added an extra layer of
insulation. In addition, he had
only been in the warm climate
for a few days. Most people
can tolerate heat, but the body
has to adapt to changes in
environment. It can take up to 10
days of gradual exertion before
the body acclimates to warmer
environments and adjusts its
cooling capacity. The situation
was a set-up for disaster.
Dehydration--a system in
collapse: Physical exertion
releases energy, which increases
heat within the body’s core. The
system that cools the body gives
up water in the process. Therein
lies a particular danger. In an
effort to control temperature,
the body will continually give
up water. Without drinking to
replace what is lost, the body
will dehydrate. A dehydrating
person is heading toward
collapse. The body core needs
blood circulation to regulate
temperature. Lost water from
sweat results in reduced blood
volume, reduced blood flow, and
elevated heart rate. Less blood
flow means less cooling. Core
temperatures will then rise very
quickly, and the risk of heat
illnesses greatly increases.
Back to the story: Joe missed
some important cues. He was
getting dehydrated but he was
too focused on his work to
notice. He shrugged off emerging
nausea and weakness (signs of
heat exhaustion), and just as
he was buttoning up the car, he
collapsed in heat stroke. Luckily
for him, some people passing by
recognized the situation for what
it was: a medical emergency.
They emptied a cooler of ice
water over him and called for
help. They gave him water with
salts to help him retain fluid.
Joe didn’t make it to the finals,
but he did learn some important
lessons about keeping hydrated.
He was racing alone. Exertion
in hot, humid weather can result
in more than a liter of water
loss per hour. We’ve all heard
the advice to drink fluids in the
heat. But research finds that in
competitive environments most
people will not replace that
much fluid on their own, and
thirst is not a proper cue. Family
and friends play an important
role in observing and reminding
each other to stay hydrated.
It’s getting hot out there. Stay
hydrated and stay healthy.
WHAT THE TOP PRO’S KNOW AND YOU DON’T! A
s we discussed in our previous
article, having a structured
program is a priority when
chasing that elusive podium finish
that we all want and need to take our
racing to the next level! However that’s
sometimes easier said than done!
Year after year I’ve watched
naturally talented kids moving up
through the ranks, only to watch them
plateau when their natural talent isn’t
enough anymore! I personally wasn’t
a “natural talent” growing up! I was
the kid that finished in the back of the
pack on one of the oldest piece of junks
out there. I was also the kid that ate,
slept and lived racing and everything
I did was designed to help make me a
stronger and faster racer. I ran track and
cross country in high school to increase
my endurance and leg strength. I found
racing buddies that were way faster
and more knowledgeable than me
and I rode with them every chance I
could. They used to leave me in the
dust, but eventually I started to keep
up with them and then started leading
the pack myself. I didn’t have the
coolest looking or fastest bike, instead
I had the heart, a goal, and a structured
program that kept me focused,
improving and moving forward.
This is honestly where the separation
in riding levels starts to become more
noticeable as riders progress through
the ranks! If racers continue to do
what they’ve done all along and rely
on their “natural” talent without any
emphasis on race prep, testing, bike
prep, training, fitness, nutrition and
hydration then they will eventually
watch the racers they’ve beat for years
pass them by.
I touched on Race Prep and Testing
a little bit in the last article, and about
having a weekly plan based on your
race schedule. Below I’ve included a
sample of a weekly schedule similar to
the one I had when I was racing at my
peak level. Many of you might think
that this would be too much work, but
I can tell you that riders like Dungey
and Canard have a much more complex
schedule and theirs are designed for
their whole season of racing, as well
as their off season training. Having
a detailed weekly training program
will help you stay focused and will
definitely help improve your speed
and riding skills if you put the work
in. Design your schedule around your
upcoming races and really focus on
what type of terrain you’ll encounter
at that track/course. Then find a way
to put that terrain into your riding
schedule. If you have a really technical
rocky race, then find some technical,
rocky trails and really challenge
yourself. Plan suspension testing for
the terrain as well so that you aren’t
getting to a rocky, whooped out race
and your suspension is prepped for a
high-speed sand race.
Your fitness training should also
be scheduled weekly, so you know
PART 2
when you have recovery days, when
to push your fitness and when to start
backing off your training so your
body isn’t fatigued for your next
race. I realize that many racers think
that fitness isn’t important and that
if you’re riding, then that counts as a
fitness workout. Wrong!!! The pros
that are consistently finishing on top
of the podium have a very strict fitness
program, in addition to their riding
schedule and testing. The riders that
are training off the bike, as well as
on the bike are the ones that will start
to see results in their endurance and
strength. Which will then result in
faster race speeds, fewer injuries and
better race results. It’s not just one little
piece of the puzzle that will get you to
the top; it’s putting all of those little
pieces together that will push you to
the next level!
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50cc Beginner B
1st – Dean Swenson
2nd – Darringer Fleischaker
3rd – Justin Pyle
60cc Age 9-11
1st – Brett Parker
2nd – Landen Gutterud
3rd – Noah Sorensen
50cc Age 0-6
1st – Ryder Bednar
2nd – Brody Dial
3rd – Noah Jones
Mini Open
1st – Ethan Marks
2nd – DJ Weber
3rd – Jake Carpenter
50cc Age 7-8
1st – Jeremy Carpenter
2nd – Carson Millikan
3rd – Myles Sargent
Women 65-85cc
1st – Juliea Brown
2nd – Catalina Springstroh
85cc Beginner
1st – Hasaun Mraz
2nd – Joe Joe Kalous
3rd – Brandon Johnson
50cc Open
2nd – Carson Milliken
3rd – Myles Sargent
60cc Beginner
1st – Hunter Haycock
2nd – Nolan Deskins
3rd – Juliea Brown
60cc Open
1st – Brett Parker
2nd – Landen Gutterud
3rd – Nico Long
60cc Age 0-8
2nd – Brandon Rodriguez
80cc Age 7-11
1st – Cole Dilley
2nd – Catalina Springstroh
80cc Age 12-13
1st – Ethan Marks
2nd – DJ Weber
3rd – Jake Carpenter
Supermini
1st – Ryder Pietro
2nd – Billy Moran
3rd – Jeremy Johnson
125cc 2-Stroke Novice
1st – Billy Moran
150cc Beginner
1st – Joe Joe Kalous
2nd – Hasaun Mraz
150cc Open
1st – Jeremy Fjeld
250cc Beginner
1st – Jacob Haynes
2nd – Joshua Murphy
250cc Novice
1st – Cody Benacka
2nd – Garrett Foster
3rd – Payton Schei
250cc Intermediate
1st – Jaden Harguess
2nd – Blake Harguess
250cc Pro
1st – Tyler Johnson
Schoolboy
st – Keegan Kirkendall
2nd – Cody Benacka
3rd – Caleb Schmidt
Open Beginner
1st – Jesse James Moore
2nd – Joe Kalous
3rd – Devin Douglass
Open Novice
1st – Dalton Layne
2nd – Garrett Foster
3rd – Geno Lonati
Open Pro
1st – Tyler Johnson
Women Amateur
1st – Kathleen LaRosa
Vet Amateur
1st – Joe Kalous
2nd – Ian Wolfe
Vet Novice
1st – John Weber
2nd – Kenny Porter
3rd – Roy Kleinert
Vet Intermediate
1st – Greg Webb
Vet Master
1st – Jayson Crotteau
2nd – Tad Schei
3rd – Tom Frantz
Vet Pro
1st – Justin Crawford
2nd – Bruce Sylvester
Vet Open
1st – Bruce Sylvester
2nd – Tom Frantz
ACP Qualifiers
Photos Courtesy Kara Lonati
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“Texas Vintage MX Take 2
or Marty Tripes & Me . . . and who the hell is
Shaun Kalos”
by Dan Matthews
I
screwed up! I thought that by
the time this issue came out, the
vintage motocross held every year
at Diamond Don’s Motocross Ranch
hadn’t happened yet . . . but it has! So
you’re going to get both years worth
of coverage (meaning I’m probably
going to bore you with my stories from
this year’s Okinawa MX reunion . . . in
Texas, if that makes any sense).
As I told you earlier, there was
a big change in the sleeping and
transportation arrangements from last
year’s events. It worked out much
better: with my weight loss I fit in
the plane seat much better, had a nice
comfortable bed, a shower when I
wanted one and even got to watch the
Santa Clara Supercross in the comfort
of my air-conditioned room!
So to start out this year’s event, I found
an old photo album from my time in
Okinawa. There aren’t any pix of me,
or really not many people I knew. It
was mostly pix of the races shot by
one of the military photographers, and
included just about everyone who was
racing at the time. My friends and I
started looking through the book, trying
to name various riders and places, and
there was a picture of a start line with
a bunch of mini racers getting ready
to go. Some of lmy friends started
naming off the racers in the pix, but
there was one kid in the pic that no one
remembered a name. I remembered that
he was a fast rider at that time (about
1974) but his name was eluding my
friends, and also nobody knew where
he was now. Then, later in the day, my
friend Tom Nugen - who I’ve known
since he was 13 - went looking for
throttle parts on his ‘78 YZ250. We
stopped at the local Honda-Yamaha
dealer because, after all, they must have
parts for a ‘78 YZ250 in stock, right?
Well, not really . . . but we had to try.
he must have been a pretty good rider.
There was also a picture of him on a
TM75 with the number 40 . . . which
made him the missing rider from that
minibike starting line pic! What are the
chances . . . ? His name is Dan Kennedy
(how could I possibly have forgotten a
name like Dan, right?) and he’s been in
the motorcycle industry for a long time,
living in the small East Texas town of
Marshall. It’s a small world after all...
but they STILL didn’t have any ‘78
YZ250 parts!
We then went around the corner to a
small accessory shop where they had
a Motion Pro throttle conversion kit
for a quad that would work. They guy
worked on vintage bikes all the time and
stocked stuff like that. We got back to
the track with the necessary parts, fixed
the bike (which never got raced because
of the incredible amount of mud on the
track - it had been raining on and off for
weeks, and still is). So we went to pick
up our rental golf cart, as it was time to
make the obligatory lap of the pits to
see and be seen. Somewhere along the
line, I happened to see Marty Tripes in
his golf cart making laps. It’s Marty, his
girlfriend and some other guy sitting
backwards in the cart. I pull up and
said “Marty, we need to talk.” He says
We called back to the track to ask
questions about the bike and parts
we might need, when one of the guys
mentioned that one of the dealership
sales guys used to race in Okinawa. So
we started talking to the guy, asking
when he was there (there were a lot of
guys who raced during different time
periods and we wouldn’t know all of
them being as the track was open from
1960 through 2006!). Turns out he was
there at the same time, and we looked
in his office where he had trophies
from Loretta Lynn’s so it looked like
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“what do we need to talk about, the ribs
I have cooking on the BBQ?” to which
I replied “No, we have to talk about the
fact that I can’t see YOUR ribs and you
can’t see mine! We need to have a bet,
or a contest, on who can lose a hundred
pounds before the event next year.” He
starts laughing, and said “well, what
do you have in mind as a bet?” Marty
paused for a second and then said “the
only thing I’d want is if Shaun Kalos
would come and race and wear a pink
tutu.” Everyone started laughing, so I
said “I know Shaun, and I think I might
be able to talk him into it (being a
salesman and all)” But then I turned and
looked to see that the guy with his back
turned to us in the golf cart was Shaun...
but it gets better yet. They drove off, but
we never really did settle on anything.
Later in my pit area, Marty & Shaun
drive up and they’re laughing their
asses off. Apparently, after they drove
off, Marty asked Shaun “do you know
that guy?” and Shaun - with a straight
face - says “I’ve never seen that guy in
my life!” Thanks, Shaun - see if I ever
write nice things about you in this paper
again! We all had a good laugh, but to
his credit, Shaun agreed that if Marty
wins he will wear the pink tutu when he
races next year.
Who the hell is Shaun Kalos, anyway?
Oh... he’s just the guy that won the
Marty Tripes 100cc Revenge class at
Diamond Don’s Vintage MX this year,
beating (among others) former 125
National Champion Guy Cooper, former
125 World Champion Trampas Parker
and many other Midwest hot shoes.
So this is my tale from East Texas this
year: I’m sitting at the second corner
during the start of that race (100cc)
and obviously I’m surrounded by 50 or
so Texans when Shaun comes around
with the holeshot. Nobody mentions
Shaun, but that Cooper should have
this character by the next lap around.
Meanwhile, I’m laughing to myself as
I see Shaun pulling away. The next lap,
he’s leading by about 100 yards and
the next lap even more. The funny part
is that the next words out of the Texas
guys mouths are “Who is that guy?”
to which I smugly replied “Why that’s
Shaun Kalos!” to which they replied
“Who the hell is Shaun Kalos?” Here’s
where I really got smartass: “Oh he’s
one of the slower guys from Arizona.”
Dead silence. Damn, I have too much
fun going to these races! I’m already
looking forward to next year!
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Track Info Around Arizona
928MX Park, Lake Havasu
(www.928mx.com/calendar.html)
RACING: Last Series Race, May 16
Practice Saturday & Sunday (with exceptions)
Arizona Cycle Park, Buckeye
Racing: Copperstate Classic Final Round, June 6
Practice Winter hours listed, check website for summer
hours
(http://arizonacyclepark.com/newsite/practice/ )
Sat, May 2 ... MX Practice(Bikes Only) ... NCMX (Main),
Vet-X & Mini Tracks ... 8am – 1pm
Sun, May 3 ... MX Practice(Bikes Only) ... NCMX (Main)
Track ... 8am – 1pm
Sun, May 3 ... MX Practice(ATVs & Bikes Split) ... Vet-X
Track ... 8am – 1pm
Canyon MX, Peoria
RACING: Monsoon Madness Series
June 13, June 27, July 18, August 8
Practice Check website ( canyonmx.com )
Wed-Friday Nights Sat-Sunday Mornings
Cerbats Motosports Park, Kingman
(www.cerbatmotosports.com/)
RACING: Fairgrounds Race, May 16 & June 13
Happy Track, Yuma
Closed for Summer
MC Motosports Park, Tucson
(www.ridemcmp.com)
RACING: Summer MX Series
June 6, June 20, July 11, July 26, Aug 8, Aug 22
(all night races)
Practice Summer schedule Wednesday, Friday &
Saturday (all night practice)
Motoland MX, Casa Grande
(www.motolandstore.com/motoland-mx-park.html)
RACING No racing currently scheduled
Practice Times will change in summer
Wed 10am - Dark • Sat-Sun 7am - 1pm
(may change in summer)
ET Motopark, Gilbert
(http://etmotopark.com/)
Racing No racing currently scheduled
Practice Sunday (closed Memorial Day) 8-noon,
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