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| Van Aderhold |
Land O Lakes |
maryvan22@tampabay.rr.com |
MAICOS |
| Maico 1982 250...runs great, handles great,ohlin rear shock,new plastic,almost new tires, needs nothing...Call for info 813-929-0488 or email for pics...Thanks Van |
| Van Aderhold |
Land O Lakes |
maryvan22@tampabay.rr.com |
MAICOS |
| I need some help...If anyone has a phone number for Bill Burton or Kim Burroughs please give me a call
me at 813-929-0488 or email me...Thanks |
| Carl Mabrey |
archer,fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
need to find a orange honda cl 70 |
| Some how the Daytona supercross is the the same weekend as the Ahrma national motocross this year at Gatorback. If anyone is goin to the Ahrma National that wants to go to the supercross on sat night we should get together and take one or 2 vehicles,we could be back by 1:30am or so,plenty of time to sleep for the post vintage racing on sunday!Im goin cause this is going to be one of the best seasons ever for Supercross. I have been given Mike Alessi#800 holeshot tips recently, so look for the #800 to be out front early for shirly.So lets get busy on a road trip to Daytona baby!For the new guys in the club you should consider going to the Ahrma national on 3-9-12 is the trials compition,also on fri is the cross counrty race. The C.C. race is very fun and safe corse.Sat is the Vintage national MX ,Sun is the Post Vintage race. There is lots to see and plenty of bench racin to be had.$1o dollar gate fee.So come out and support our Vintage brothers & sisters!Just think how fun it would be going DOWN the water tower jumppppppppppppppppppppp,just sayin! #12a |
| Rick Hamilton |
Brandon, Fl |
rickhamiltonjr@aol.com |
Yamastuff |
| I'm coming back. But on what? Can you say "very high RPM?" |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala, Fl. |
tpastorjay@aolcom |
1997 Honda CR125, 1989 YZ 250 Yamaha |
| A HUGE thank you to Mike Handschin for his work on the scoring stand at Hardrock. Due to Mike's expertise what was planned by Marti and me just to install a set of steps turned into a revamping of the whole stand. I am sure that everyone who works with scoring or the flag stand will be more comfortable. |
| Carl |
fl |
me |
cl70 not |
| Brian, Im sorry to hear about ole Spike, it really sucks losing one of your best friends.Elsie & Jack will sure miss him,as we all will that new the ole boy. |
| Charlie Oxford |
Crystal River |
Badcovmr@mindspring.com |
Yamaha |
| I was saddened when Brian Rivers posted on Facebook the passing of 'Ole Spike. He didn't say how He went or if it was a good death ( like trying to breed the young Bulldog next door) . Just gone. |
| Rick Bigalow |
Kissimmee,fl |
biggz159@yahoo.com |
kaw,yam |
| Did anyone take pics. at Hard Rock on the 1/22/12? If they did where can we fined them? Thank you |
| Mike |
Ocala |
bonesam09@gmail.com |
YZ250F |
| Many thanks to Mr Estes (I hope I have the name right if not you know who you are) for turning in my sons Ipod which was lost by his sister..She can now come out of hiding. It has been a pleasure to be involved with an organization with respect and integrity.Thank you for sowing into our childrens lives the positive influence.
And thanks Kevin for handling that so quickly. |
| Carl |
archery fla |
same |
need a honda cl 70 |
| I wood like to thank PaT aka {Marty SMiff) over at ALL CYCLE one of our Sponsers helped me with my carb, he even took a part off of his race bike for me,then came down to team BADCO to make sure i got it together, Thank you Pat. Thats what makes this club so cool is the people in it, the racing is just the icing on the cake as they say.This is the only race club that you go home with more than what you came with sometimes,thank you to the sponsers that give to the raffle. I came home with some new grips that i can always use.Note to all get your AHRMA entrys in soon ,it will be here before you know it.....till the next time we see Woody at the races! |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala, Fl. |
tpastorjay@aolcom |
Honda CR125 & YZ250 Yamaha |
| Thanks Carl, it is a privilege to pray for the racers in FLVMX. Something we do regularly anyway. We really appreciate Woody for allowing us to do this publicly and openly at the races. Marti and I are surely enjoying being with the FLVMX famiy and are hoping for a long association. By the way did you enjoy the magazine? |
| Chris Martin |
Windermere FL |
christopher.martin.211@gmail.com |
RM 125 |
| The battles with Flyin Brian were a blast; great clean racing. Would love to see photos of the crazy finish line crash. |
| Carl Mabrey |
archery,fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
want a cl 70 |
| Great day at the rock,track was groomed to perfection! Captain C.O was the rider of the day for team BAD COMPANY sweeping the 250-500 vintage class in style in his new Badco deluxe team jersey! Thank you #20 for getting the team sponser for us SMG! Team Badco really looked good in our new team jerseys with our name & number on it,even has patches sewed on! Way too cool for school! Maybe next race at hardrock we could run the track backwards for a change of scenery.Thanks to Triple T for the prayer , lord knows we need all we can get in the game, we call Motocross! Flyin Brian #981 had 2 good moto battles with his rival,very fun to watch. If anyone was taking photos at hardrock please post on this site so we can check them out. seeya at the DRAH KCOR! once,twice,three times a foxy lady! #12a |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala |
tpastorjay@aol.com |
Honda CR125 & YZ250 Yamaha |
| Talked to and prayed with Harold Glisson on the phone last night. He is pretty banged up but seemed in great spirits. I know he is probably facing more surgeries in the days to come and encourage everyone to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. God bless. |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
83 cr's (208) |
| I've known Harold for 30 years and it would be extremely difficult to find a nicer guy. He's such an inspiration and always a blast to watch ride a motorcycle. For those of you who don't know him, he was born without a left arm (below the elbow) and yet he managed to learn how to be extremely fast on a motocross bike. He even obtained his Pro license in 1998 (I believe that was the year) and raced the Daytona and Atlanta Supercross. This year, he was training very hard for the Extremity Games which now isn't going to happen for him. Personally, I had many battles with him on the track in the early 80's. I'm lucky enough to catch up with him twice a year (once when I go up to NJ for the ACR event and in the Winter when he comes down) but it looks like this winter is now out of the question. I'm trying to arrange to go see him next weekend if he's still at the hospital so I'll report back how he's doing. |
| Kevin B. Logue |
Orlando |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultaco's |
| Please keep in your thoughts and prayers.
Only One Inspiration’s Harold Glissen was injured yesterday while riding at the Hog Heaven MX tack in North Carolina. He suffered a punctured lung, broken pelvis, and other injuries after getting landed on the track. He is at the Chapel Hill hospital in Chapel Hill, NC going through surgery and getting evaluated. Harold had surgery Sunday night around 12am, he will have a another surgery in the next few days. He is stable and in good spirits. He’s already coming off a nasty leg injury he suffered over a year ago. |
| JOHN LOVASZ |
PORT KEMBLA |
lovatec@gmail.com |
1978 CR 250 |
| Hello to all, Hope someone can help me find a few parts for a 1978 CR 250 Honda, A countershaft sprocket guard and a side stand with the spring and nut and bolt . CHEERS to all JOHN |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
yz 490 |
| It was great to see everyone again! Angela and her family got to see their first ever motocross race and they loved it !! There was some very close racing in several motos! Gary and Bobby changed the lead 2 or 3 times every lap and Chris was right on Jonathon's rear fender that second moto ! Thanks to Jim Badgett, Angela's son and her nephew both got to take home a cool plaque. Being I have only been on the bike once since last June, I have a new found respect for the vintage guys. I watched Kevin, Scotty and Carl landing off those jumps, with no suspension and it made me hurt watching it! Dont know how you guys do it, because I can barely walk today and I actually have suspension !! Thanks to all that gave me the opportunity to show Angela and her family why I love this sport so much! your the BEST !!! Sav,,you did a great job, as usual! Thank you |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala |
tpaastorjay@aol.com |
Honda CR125 & YZ250 Yamaha |
| Another great day of FLVMX racing at Sunshine this weekend. Savannah and Kevin did their what is becoming usual good job. Carl, were you playing with me in that second moto? Regardless of whether you were or not, that race was the most fun I've had since I returned to racing MX in 2010. Hope we can do it again at Hardrock. Ron sorry about the bike breaking hope it gets fixed soon. Hope everyone has a blessed week. |
| Mike |
Valdosta, GA. |
mike@mikehillrealestate.com |
1976 Suzuki 250 |
| I stumbled across a 250 of about the same age (1976) as when I hit local moto-x tracks every weekend in South Georgia and North Florida (including Gatorback) with a stripped down '72 Yamaha. The Suzuki was pristine and sorta followed me home and, looking for a part, I found people still raced these things. I'm amazed and I salute you all for it.
I'm tempted to get back into it at the ripe old age of 64, but where do I start? I'd like to find a place to practice, I need to see if I still know what I'm doing, but don't even know where to start looking.
I'm in Valdosta, GA., on I-75, about 30-minutes north of the GA/Fla line. If you can help and I find I can still get around the track, I may be next to you at the starting line soon.
Mike Hill
Valdosta, GA. |
| Mike Patrick / Angie Keuntjes |
Ocala |
MotoMikeeeP@yahoo.com |
YZ250F |
| Hey guys, many of you know Angie Keuntjes her family used to own Hard Rock in Ocala... Angie wants to get back into riding and just purchased one of DEE WOODS bikes in Texas. She's trying to find a way to get it here. Any of you Florida riders/racers headed to Texas anytime soon? Angie would love it if she could get her new bike back here... Thanks and you can contact me at my e-mail address and I'll get the word to Angie. Mike Patrick aka Mikeee P Jan/5th |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| First a "Happy New Year to All". New Years Eve day. Glen, Cammie, & I headed to Dirty Foot Adventures south of Bartow. The trails section was open this weekend, the place was packed. Cammie took to the "Rat" like a fish in water. I know she was taking her life into her own hands blowing thru sugar sand berms like a wild women. She hit a deep hole on one trail and experienced "flying over the bars of a Hodie". She brushed herself off and got her banged up self back on the bike and off we went. Can't find many women like that! Wanted to head to Carl's Sunday, but Cammie had a slight limp and a few bruies so we layed low. Carl & crew sounds like ya had fun. Bringing the "Rat" to Sunshine for a 0-200cc class warm up, before GatorBack Nationals 100cc class in March. Scotty Rat |
| Carl |
pinesville,fla |
carlmabrey@att,net |
1963 vespa |
| Thanks to all FLVMX riders that came to ride at my New Years day ride. We had over a dozen members that came as far as Jacksonville & Geneva fl. We had a special guest show up,the Queen of FLVMX Savanha Graves & Parker came up from hardrock doin some testing on there bikes. It was a big surprise to see them thanx to #981.Parker was ridin so fast at hardrock his pants blew off or something? There were 3 dads that were riding with there sons, how cool is that,priceless! #24 M Smith was there riding anything anybody would let him. He looked real good ridin #3 Captain of Team Bad Companys 1976 yellow yz 250.Mark was also taken photos of corse,he said he got the one of me goin over the bars when i did a nac-nac i was performing went wrong,but i was ok!We rode intill the cows came home or it got dark i really dont remember. The ironman of the day was #981 Flyin Brian, the only time he wasnt ridin is when he was cheering on his son & daughter.His kids grew up ridin at my house,now his son is way to fast and his daughter is pretty good herself,good job Brian! Gary thanx for makin the trek all the from J-ville.I would like to thank everyone that helped out on the track prep.Big Jim is the new track superviser here at MTF, he did a wonderfull job with his heavy equimpment,also the ground crew was great with there shovels and rakes grooming the track to perfection! All in all a great day of ridin with friends and lots of great food & cold ones for all! See ya at St. peters! #12a |
| Woody Graves |
Geneva fl for now...... |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Always Bultacos! |
| Welcome everyone to the new year! I wish everyone a great new year with plenty of work and food on the table to gas we can afford and Racing to beat all! See you all at Sunshine, have a great day at Carls newyears MX fun day. till the next snap of the bands... Woody. |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala |
tpaastorjay@aol.com |
1997 Honda CR125, 1989 YZ 250 Yamaha |
| Wishing everyone a happy, safe and prosperous New Year. Looking forward to next weekend at Sunshine. God bless. |
| fatboy |
williston, fl |
dannybaxley14@yahoo.com |
crs ktm |
| hey guys hope everyone had a great christmas ! change of plans, will not be going to SunShine, Be safe have fun! SEE YA FATBOY. |
| Eddie |
Sarasota |
estroop@verizon.net |
Yamaha 125mx |
| Hey Guys,
Joel, sorry I missed running with you in Ocala! I was all ready to go, but got food poisening the night before...no fun! If anyone has a 125 it would be great to see you in St. Pete! Also, looking for a vintage 250 if anyone is selling! Have a Happy New Year!
Eddie |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| I kept telling Luis and Dylan last year,"enjoy this season,It's not always going to be this good".
There is a season for everything under Heaven
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
I'm glad we had 2011. I pray for quick healing after my surgery. Maybe this was a lesson I needed.
Happy New Year to all! We love you guys!
-Team Casey's |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Merry x-mas gang. Hope ya was a good kid!! Back in 73 Santa dropped off a pair of High Point boots, some jeans leathers, a Green vented Penton jersey, a white mouth piece, new goggles. Man I was in heaven!! That after noon me & the penton were off to the track up the street, that was before they paved the whole town. Hope Santas good to you. Scotty Rat |
| KERRY WILLIAMS |
OKEECHOBEE |
CIRCLEWRANCH@PEOPLEPC.COM |
PENTON |
| MERRY XMAS TO ALL , I MISS YOU GUYS AND HOPE TO BE AT THE LAST RACE I HOPE YOUSE GUYS HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY |
| Tim |
Webster City Iowa |
timmck@mchsi.com |
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| Hey FLVMX Clubbers
I'm in Iowa so obviously not a member but have known Woody Graves for years (whether thats good or bad?) and have a request. I'm in the process of attempting to purchase a CZ from Rick Smith's inventory of race bikes/parts/etc. that he and his wife Sally are trying to dispose of before the first of the year. Her problem is that Rick can't actually help her move things around and she needs to get some bikes out, parts organized etc. Is there anybody from the area that could lend the Smith's a hand with moving and arranging some of the things and could anybody either store the bike I want ( I'd be glad to give you a few bucks if need be) until I could get shipping arrangements made or get it to Woody's shop? If I were closer, I would lend a hand myself, it is the season to think about giving and sounds like they could really use a hand right now. You can contact me by calling 515-571-4404 days or e-mailing me at timmck@mchsi.com if you can be of assistance. I'm sure if you contact Woody or Savannah, they could be of some guidance as well. The Smith's could really use some help from their old club right now. Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the FLVMX club from cold blustery Iowa. Thanks again.
Tim McKinney |
| Van & Mary Aderhold |
Land O Lakes |
MARYVAN22@TAMPABAY.RR.COM |
MAICOS |
| Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all our wonderful friends at FLVMX.....I hope you know how special this club & all its members really are....See YA Soon...Van |
| Gerald |
Sammons |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| Once, twice, three times a lady! Marry Christmas very one! |
| FATBOY |
WULLISTON, FL |
Dannybaxley14@yahoo.com |
CR, KTM |
| want to wish everybody a MERRY CHRISTMAS, be safe in your travels , see ya at SUNSHINE !FATBOY |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Hondas |
| Merry Christmas to all my family and friends @ Florida Vintage Motocross. We sure miss bangin' bars with you guys but things are what they are. Have a wonderful holiday season. G-Man, Joshua, Shannon & Max. |
| woody graves |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| Hello everyone! We here at the FLVMX Headquarters want to wish each and everone of our members and their family a warm and wonderful holiday greetings! I want to exstend this to all the VIntage riders around the world and to those members that have moved away!! (Yes Shelly Kipp and family you all are so missed) take this time to hold and admire your kids, grandkids and family, its been a hard hard year for many of us and you all deserve this time. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Woody, Savanah, Kevin, ZEE, & Hannah. |
| Lance |
Clinton, SC |
lancefre@bellsouth.net |
1971 Suzuki Trailhopper MT50 |
| PLEASE HELP. Trying to find right side oil tank cover for my 1971 Suzuki Trailhopper MT50.
Got the used bike a few days ago for my sons Christmas gift. Only thing missing is the right side oil take cover. I have checked ebay and no luck. Please email if you have one or know what my best direction I should be looking. Thank you in advance for looking at this post and responding if you can help. |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
mxracer333c@yahoo.com |
333c |
| Hello, Travis and I missed the last few races mainly because I am out of vacation until Jan. 1st and I couldn't afford to give any more shifts away. Planning on doing some racing in January though. So far it looks like Dirty Foot Adventures and Pax Trax will be open during weekdays for the second half of Christmas break. I am waiting to hear from Sunshine and Bithlo. Travis and I plan to go to Dirty Foot the 27th. Still waiting to see our options for next week. I have Tuesday and Wednesdays off. If anyone from FLVMX has any riding plans during the holidays it would be cool to ride with friends. If no one else has a special schedule this week we will probably go to Hardrock Tuesday and Thundercross Wednesday next week. I really like Sunshine but we only get to ride an hour out of the four they are open on a normal Tuesday night and we drive four hours round trip. Hopefully they will have some extended daytime hours. I am going to check with Eastbay too. I don't have good depth perception and had a really hard time riding there for the MX school at dusk. I would like to try it again in the day light some time. Everyone have a Merry Christmas and be safe. Hope to see some of you at the track.... |
| Bill Petitt |
wesley chapel, fl |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
yz 490 |
| FINALLY !!!!! After 6 months I get to race again !!! Cant wait for Jan 8th !! Hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS !! See ya at Sunshine ! |
| Carl Mabrey |
archer,fla |
carlmabey@att.net |
mr 50s |
| Its about that time again for the 13th annual NEW YEARS DAY ride at C&B South in beautiful Archer,Fla. I would like to invite all FLVMX riders to come out and celabrate the Newyear with a fun ride on New Years day. I am making a Grand prix track that should be about a mile and a half long with woods,log crossings,sinkhole pit & motocross track.There will be a ping pong table so bring your balls to play!If you want to bring a dish to share that would be fine. This year we are having chile, so bring your tums!First bike out at noon till the sun goes down in the city,and sun shines on the bayyy!!This is not a race. Just some ole geesers doin what we love cause we dont wanna fickle,we just wanna ride our motosickles! Email or call me for directions.352-495-9898.Hard rock was a great day,Glen had the track groomed real nice. Rob, great racin with you,you ride the heck out of that thing!Good to see#72 Ed G. out there puttin it to the young guns.Check out my track on our website photos, New yrs at the Mabreys. Dont drink too much on New Years eve so you can come! See ya next year i hope.......till the next NEW YEARS DAY #12a |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
| Matt,
Sorry to hear about your knee. Good luck with the surgery and for a speedy recovery. See everyone at Sunshine. |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala, Fl. |
tpastorjay@aol.com |
97 Honda CR125 89 YZ 250 Yamaha |
| Another great day of racing on the 4th at Hardrock, it was good to have Woody there and for Savannah to be riding. Thanks to all of the FLVMX staff and racers for allowing me to have an invocation at the start of the days activities to me this is most important. Also we hope those that took the gifts made by my wife Marti enjoyed them as doing things like this is something she really enjoys sharing with racers and their families. We hope everyone has a great and safe Christmas and New Year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Sunshine in January. God bless you all. |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Matt, I know we've had a "difference of opinions" in the past, but I truly hope for a quick recovery with your injury. I blew the same knee out twice back in the mid 70's and I couldn't ride for some time. Racing was out of the equation. So... come visit us in Jan @ SunShine! Hardrock weekend weather was perfect, sleeping in the van wasn't, but rode Sat $ Sunday. Vintage 250 has some mighty fast boys with Keith on a 125 mopping us up!!! The Savage kid is freakin; from another planet. Me and Kevin duke it out in the back field. No scrapes or breaks, I'm a winner!! Merry Holiday all, it was good to see Woody on the Soap Box. Scotty Rat |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Did the Dec.4th race take place on the sand track? I am sick over being out this season. My knee has actually gotten worse and I'm scheduled for surgery after Christmas. I bought 5 acres and built my own private track in the "off" time, but that just let to a slower recovery as I reinjured my knee testing the track out. I want to cry every time I walk past my bike in the garage. I miss everyone and racing with you all. Hopefully I'll be able to be there to support Luis and Dylan Jan. 8th and the rest of the season if all goes well. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Team Casey's! |
| Mo Laps |
Kenneth City |
lhauft@tampabay.rr.com |
Barcalounger 250 |
| To Tom Bell regarding the "Sand Track"....I had the unfortunate opportunity to ride behind the evil Maico tag team partners of Bell/Aderhold at Sunshine(aka: Sand Pit) for 10 laps in 2 moto's. My goggle lens are sand etched, the front number was sandblasted away, paint removed from my frame, 4 pounds of sand in the air filter, chafed arm pits and other unmentionable areas, sand coming out of my ears and nose for days, all from these two goofballs. I swear I could hear them laughing at me during the race. Just say no to drugs and NO to SAND TRACKS. However, on the upside, the fork legs on my Honda have a very nice luster on them now and friends have remarked how white my teeth look now.......see you guys at Hard "The Concrete Expressway Track" Rock:) |
| Tom Bell |
St. Johns, Fl. |
tombell@belcorp-inc.com |
Maico |
| Is there any truth to the rumor that we are going to run the sand track Sun. at Hard Rock? |
| Carl Mabrey |
archery |
carlmabrey@att.net |
mr 50 |
| Does anyone have Team Pink pres Shad Culp phone # or email or anyone that lives in the north miami area, please call me or email me please.352 -495-9898 thank you! |
| Vance (Pork Chop) Bowers |
Kannapolis, NC |
vancebowers@yahoo.com |
DT2 Enduro/ YZ450F |
| I agree with you Scotty 100%. FLVMX is a awesome bunch of people/family. Savannah and Kevin have got this "changing of the guard" under control. They had a good Instructor. And last but far from least, Woody is without a doubt "OLD". Looks like that head has worn out two bodies. My son even showed me his picture in Websters Dictionary when he looked up "OLD CODGER". I`m sorry Woody (haha) but, after all the Pork Chop and "POOR BAST--D on a White Tank" comments you`ve described me as and caused me tremendous embarrasement and mental anguish I just had to jump on the opportunity to get even. You`re way too fast for me to mess with you on the track. I had a plan for when you lapped me to stuff that Bul with my 1/4 ton of bike/rider combo but all that hollering and laughing I heard when you were behind me threw me off my game plan. I hope everyone has a happy holiday season. |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Happy T-Day! This Club stills gives us VINTAGE Guys (more ways than one) in Florida a chance to "strut our stuff" over 10 times a year, and to the Graves family & all supporters I give a big "THANKS". With Sav taking the reigns, we all need to give our support to this change in a big way in order to make "it" happen. Woody is am icon in the Vintage MX world but he's gettin' to be an old far_ and unable to run with us youngin's any more, (LOL), Scotty Rat |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala |
tpastorjay@aol.comEnter Your Email |
97 Honda CR125 |
| Wishing everyone a blessed, safe, and Happy Thanksgiving Jay and Marti Thompson
Triple T Racing
#174 |
| Richard Fleming |
Winter Garden,Fl |
netismed@earthlink.net |
Hodaka |
| Just wanted to wish eveyone Happy Thanksgiving. We have alot to be thankful for too! Miss you guys and see you soon. Richard #40W |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| First, Eddie, Welcome to the Club! You won't have this much fun "with your clothes on" anywhere else in FLA & beyond. The sore never goes away for at least few days after a race, you'll see. Nice Yammie. SunShine was a great day of racing with no bad crashes, a little warm for Nov. Kevin, I had a blast doggen that Bull, doing my best to wear you down! tho you did get the 2nd moto after a clean pass by yours truley.and an unexpected drop by yours truley in a loose corner with a 1/4 lap to go. Thats racing! Sure enjoyin' that Else, tho she's got a mind of her own if you hit the throttle to hard. "The Rat" is on the stand gettin' ready for a few select appearences. Drum Roll! Scotty Rat |
| Eddie |
Stroop |
estroop@verizon.net |
'74 Yamaha 125mx |
| Hey Guys,
Just wanted to let you know I had a great time at my first race! You were all very welcoming and I appreciated it very much! I can hardly walk today I am so sore! My wife said it is because I am vintage. I look forward to seeing you at Hard Rock in a couple of weeks. |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala |
tpastorjay@aol.com |
97 Honda CR125 |
| Greetings everyone,
Good day of racing at Sunshine with some really close competition in some motos. Picture perfect day and track was great. Savannah and Kevin did an excellent job of running the event and it was my privilege and honor to give an invocation before the riders meeting, with the honor of praying for the Gratton and McCoy families during this difficult time in their lives. The memorial lap for Monte and Joey was a very special time and these men will be missed by many. Also we gave out many blessing stickers at the riders meeting (until I ran out). Our apology to anyone who got left out and we will have a fresh supply at Hardrock for anyone who wants them.
God bless everyone.
Jay, Marti & Mac Dog Thompson |
| Skip\"Holeshot\"Harley |
Williston, FL |
maicoman1@earthlink.net |
MAICO |
| Hi Everyone ! It's been a long time since I have been racing and just wanted to stop on by to say hello to all my old racing buds I use to bang bars with.
GO MAICO ! |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
| Good luck with everything Vance. See you at Hilliard. |
| Vance Bowers |
Kannapolis, NC bound |
vancebowers@yahoo.com |
Unused Yamaha`s |
| Hi Everybody, It has been a challenge the last couple of years for the Bowers family. Then hearing about the passing of two of the Official Team Florida members this past weekend really bummed me out. I never officially met Monte or Joey but at least I got the chance to see them race many times over the years. On Dec. 1st we will become residents of Kannapolis NC for a job my wife accepted that we couldn`t refuse. Hopefully, the struggle to make ends meet will ease off a little and we can get back to living a normal life again. The chance of me riding with the club again just got better. After we get situated Hilliard would be perfect for a weekend to unwind so I plan on making that trip. Hope everyone and their families are doing great and has a fantastic holiday season. |
| matt celender |
bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| I used to race with Joey Gratton twice a month at Hiatt Cycle park in Pompano Beach Fl. He was the track hot shoe in the late 70's. He rode a Yamaha back then. I didn't know he lived or worked close to Bill Davis and I. It's really sad he's gone. I remember Monte McCoy from Sunshine and Dade City. He always had a reputation as being the fast guy back then (70's and 80's). I've been feeling sorry for myself with my knee injury (I'll be out until after the first of the year) but clearly things could be WORSE! |
| chris stajdel |
sanford, fl |
snipertuned@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
| Fellow FLVMX riders. As some of you may know, my brother and I own a business in which we developed performance products for motocross bikes. We're in desperate need of a fuel injected RMZ450 for testing ASAP. We should only need it for one day. If anyone can help, please let me know. For more information about our company, you can find it on our facebook page under Black Ops Moto. Our website is up and running but is far from being completed (more accurate info on the facebook page right now, lol). Thanks for your help. |
| WOODY GRAVES |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| Hello Everyone, such a sad time for all of us in the vintage world.. But to Add to it another great hero from the same team florida has also passed. On sat while racing in an offshore boat, throttle man Joey Gratton passed away from injuries in a crash. Bill Davis brought this to my attention , he worked and lived near Bill. these two were the top riders of the day from florida. I never met Joey, but had the time to talk to Monte, and I was in daytona the day he kicked ass in 1976 against the top riders in the US, was a day to remember. If anyone has Pictures of Joey Gratton or remembers him send them to us here @ FLVMX. Savannah will be at Sunshine friday to get ready to run there practice session while Frank and family pays respects to Monte McCoy Saturday. We were asked to help with raising donations for Monte's family at this weekend event, we will hold a moment of silence at this weekends round , and will share our thoughts and prayers for both familys. I know its part of life, but it makes no easier. Both riders went out doing what they love, cant think of a better way to go..... Race on Vintage Brothers, the heavens must have a wonderful track,you will always be remembered.... The entire FLVMX staff and Members. |
| Mick |
Holiday |
Mickman30@msn.com |
87&03 Honda CR250 |
| Very sad to hear the passing of Monte McCoy-I had never heard of him before when I met him in a 7 Eleven near East Bay Raceway the day it first opened a year and a half ago. I was getting a case of water and he was in front of me also getting a case of water, when he turned to me and handed his case of water to me, which made me think that was pretty nice. Then while standing in line to pay I noticed he was wearing a FLVMX shirt and asked him if he raced with the club, he said he had and also told me he won a Daytona supercross in the 70's. While at the track he was riding around the pit area on a pit bike and talking to different groups of people, I was telling the group I was with that the guy won a Daytona Supercross and he stopped by and talked to us for about 15 minutes. Seemed like a good natured layed back guy. |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| Bad news FLVMX friends. Monte McCoy passed away today riding @ Brooksville, they think it was a heart attack. Please pray for his family. |
| Mo Laps |
Kenneth City |
lhauft@tampabay.rr.com |
Barcalounger 250 |
| If Chuck "Capt. Nemo" Dalbo misses the Sunshine race, he will be oh-fishally dubbed "No Show" Dalbo. I will be more than happy to remind the Chuckster the day before the race or give him a wake up call if needed---consider yourself scolded. Everyone who missed the Pax race lost out on a truly fun day of racing Nirvana. |
| bob |
gainesville |
bobcanspeed@yahoo.com |
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| looking for vintage or evo bike to start racing with flvmx email is bobcanspeed@yahoo.com or call 386-365-2386 Thanks bob |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala, Fl. |
tpastorjay@aol.com |
1997 Honda CR125 |
| Great day at Pax. Really nice facility. Yeah Kevin you did spell my wife's name wrong but that is OK. her name is Marti and she really enjoyed working the scoring and is looking forward to helping at Sunshine. A big thanks and well done to Savannah and Kevin. The day ran smoothly and the program was timely. Once again good job to all. Of course Woody was missed. Hopefully at Sunshine we all will remember and can include an invocation at the riders meeting. Praying for FLVMX and all the riders. |
| Kevin B. Logue |
Orlando, FL |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultacos |
| Round four of the Florida Vintage Motocross Series is in the books! The weather on Saturday at Pax Trax www.paxtraxmx.com was overcast, cool and windy. On Sunday it warmed up nicely and the wind died down for a great day of racing! We all missed Woody being at the races but Savannah stepped up to the plate and hit a home run and the day went off without a hitch! Thanks Savannah! Thanks to all of the Pax Trax management and staff you guys provide a first class venue! Thanks to our paramedic Greg, you are great! Thanks to Mardi and Annette (I apologize if I misspelled your names) for working in the scoring tower with us, you ladies were a pleasure to work with! I also want to thank everyone that stopped and offered to help if we needed anything; the people in this club are awesome! Mason Boyd #h34 sent me a cool video that I will be posting on the web page but I am posting the link here too; check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU6xUzbZe-0. If anyone else has cool GoPro video of this race please email me (any class), I would like have more video to post it on the web site http://www.flvmx.com. If you have pictures you want to see on the website let me know about them as well. For those of you that could not make it, we missed seeing you and missed racing with you, hope to see you at Sunshine MX on November 20th for round 5. See you at the track. Kevin |
| Sav |
Sanford Fl |
Savflvmx@gmail.com |
RM 250! |
| Hey everyone! What a fantastic weekend! I think woody can retire now. We have got all this stuff handled! What amazing team we all are! I want to send a special thank you to Kevin who helped immensely with everything this weekend. Also the amazing ladies that have stepped up and helped us score and announce. Every where I turned someone was asking if we needed help. That was awesome! The track was great! Our medic, Greg is by far the best. He really is awesome and has been a fantastic addition to the FLVMX family. Thank you so much for everyones help this weekend an we will see you at sunshine! :) |
| matt celender |
bradentucky,fl |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Is Johnny O'Hannah the love child of Johnny O'Mara and Bob Hannah? |
| Johnny O\'Hannah |
Sain Augustine |
warewolven@msn.com |
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| Im stoked to be at Pax Track this weekend for Rd #4 FLVMX, finally home so I get to go enjoy some 2 stroke action. See you this Sunday!!!! |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
| Just a reminder for everyone going to the race that the time change is happening 2am Sunday morning. So don't forget to turn your clock back an hour before going to bed Saturday night. |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| Hey gang! Sorry we haven't been able to make it to any races this year. The bad economy is killing us. We really miss seeing everyone and hangin' out in the pits. Please, everyone be safe @ Pax and have fun! Watch out for Tom Bell, he will knock you down if you try to pass him, only kidding Tom. See you all soon. G-Man |
| Mike |
Polk City, FL |
Mike@glasssystemsinc.com |
Honda's |
| I really cant stand the thought of missing a race this year, but unfortunately it appears that way as I will be out of town with work, good side of this is I actually have some work to be out of town for. It was great running Pax last year, as I'm sure it will be this year. Everybody stay safe and I will be at the next one.
Mike#30m |
| Rick Bigalow |
Kissimmee,fl |
biggz159@yahoo.com |
Alot |
| I just want to thank Woody for a great weekend at Hard-ROCK and Bill Davis for the great photos from Hard-Rock, Thank you
Rick Bigalow |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
| Looking forward to Pax this weekend. I have one bike fixed and still working on the other. Pax made a couple changes to the track that really slows things down. It's still vintage friendly but not sure I'm stoked about them. See you all this weekend. |
| Chuck \"Capt. Nemo\" Dalbo |
Cayman Brac, BWI |
cedalbo07122aol.com |
Scuba Scooter 3000 |
| Yes, it's true Captain Nemo's Scuba Shack is a reality. But it's only part-time at the moment. I'm limiting my Dive Classes to women only, and they must have Large Bouyancy Compensators. I'm going to try to attend Pax. I'm thinking I'll have my Private Pilot fly me up and I'll parachute down to the track, astride the bike with the engine running, fully geared-up in time for my 1st Moto. Practice! I don't need no stinkin' practice! Gee, I wonder if I can shift with my Flippers on? |
| Mo\' Laps |
Kenneth City, FL |
lhauft@tampabay.rr.com |
Barcalounger 250 |
| Rumor has it that Chuck "Capt. Nemo" Dalbo has hung up his MX boots and was last seen down in the Caribbean on a small island giving diving lessons....again, just a rumor. |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, 06 BMW F650GS |
| Matt,
I saw you limping at the end of the day. I hope all it all works out @ the Drs. Don't try and rush a knee recovery, hang in there my man. Scotty Rat |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| Getting a CAT scan on my right knee tomorrow. I over jumped the 2nd big table top at Hard Rock passing Matt K. and felt it "pop". Had to pull off after that. First DNF in 3 years. Hope the Doc says I can race Pax. I've gotta learn the Bubba scrub or something. I don't have time for injuries! |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Other than gettin' my first cold night in the new trailer the weekend was perfect! Rode Saturday, camped, and woke up hyped to ride. What a great class the 250-500 Vintage was. There was at least 12 bikes at the gate! Yea, the ex-pros handed my "you know what" to me, but I had a blast chaseing them around the track. As I've said before, crashing or kissing mother earth @ HardRock ain't fun. I belive two new members got a taste of that on the back strech 1st moto. Kawa vs Husky. Hope they are both doing OK. Speedy recovery guys! Free dinner,(thanks Charlie)no scrapes, bike still running, not many points,no wood, sore, but a silly grin thats hangin' on. Scotty
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| Carl |
archery,fla |
uno |
goldwinger |
| Great day of racin at the rock! Great job on the track. Great times! What happemed to everyone at the raffle? My opinion on round 2,let it go,we still have 10 races left. If we keep racing 13 or 14 races a year we are gonna wear out our vintage bikes sooner than they should be. If $ is the reason for so many races, raise the entry fee & have fewer races so we can preserve are vintage motocross machines. I think more people would go for a championship with less races to travel,just sayin. Lookin foward to Pax Trax a real fun track. See ya all there.....once...twice.... three times a llllady!...#12a |
| Woody Graves |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| WOW! What a beautiful weekend to race Vintage bikes!!!! First Off i have to say The condition of the track was because of the the guy who built it! Glenn preped it and made changes before he had to go out of town,Donna kept it watered and all i did was give it a fluff-n-buff. i did trim a tree or two and i have to thank Chris Bunell for keeping riders safe by flagging while i touched up the track. Something strange happened this sunday morning, we had our prayers pay off with getting local flaggers, some want to become regulars, and i have to say that each and everyone did a outstanding job!!! we even have 2 new people that want to score! For sundays racing DOnna Knox stepped up and scored all day and had a blast with Kevin and Savannah, Again Bobby McClellend stepped up between racing, taking care of his two boys and ran the peewee races all by himself! WHat a guy! It was all around a beautiful day,excellent track conditions, and little to no crashes!! The high light of the day for me was to see that the VIntage class was the biggest i have seen in a long long time!!! and the biggest of the day!! Savannah gave out special awards to the people that drove all the way for rnd #2 at Eastbay only to turn around to go home... thanks mother nature! I thank everyone for a good day, I thank Kevin and Savannah for all the new stuff going on in FLVMX,they are the true heart and sole of this series. Look for many new ideas coming from them two!This series was built on the love for this sport, it lives today due to the love from its riders and the sponsors who support it, with that said please use our sponsors first before using outside vendors. The next round is PAX trax !!! please come out and support this track and this series :) Till the next snap of the bands......Woody. |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
| Sounds like there was good racing at Hard Rock. The weather was incredible. I'm sorry I couldn't make it but I'm having bike issues and feel like a dog chasing his tail. I hope to be ready for Pax. |
| Kevin B. Logue |
Orlando, FL |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultaco |
| What a great day of racing! The weather was perfect and so was the track. Thanks Woody for working the track all day Saturday, it was great! I was glad to get back on the track at Hard Rock and race. I especially liked not leaving the track in the big red truck with the lights on it! It was so cool to have so many riders in the Vintage 250-500 class. I hope you guys all race in the class for the whole season! If anyone has some cool GoPro video please email me (any class), I would like have some video to post it on the web site. If you have pictures you want to see on the website let me know about them as well. For those of you that could not make it, we missed seeing you and missed racing with you, hope to see you at Pax Trax on November 6th for round 4. See you at the track.
Kevin |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala |
tpastorjay@aol.com |
Honda CR125 |
| Great day at Hardrock this week good weather and really good racing. I want to thank Woody and Savannah for the early entry and Paypal options. It makes the morning at the track so easy simply show up and sign in and go practice/race. If you have never tried this option it is worth doing. The only reason I can think that someone would not use it is if they are undecided about riding until the day of the event. |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala, Fl. |
tpastorjay@aol.com |
Honda CR125 |
| Hey Woody are you guys going to have any products (hats, shirts and so on) for sale at Hardrock this weekend? Thanks |
| woody graves |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| Hello Eddie! thanks for asking, the class's you have picked should fit your bikes and abilty, we will make sure your in the right class and that you have fun! You can buy numbers from us at the track, the color back ground is explained in the rules but here they are- Vintage is white back grounds / black numbers - all Evo class's Yellow back grounds / Black numbers - modern class's we have never made a set color, there are so many different backgrounds the factory used and to be honest,were we support modern and youth modern, our focus is on VINTAGE and EVO. all we ask is all bikes have 3 number plates with clear readable numbers! Come on out bring all the bikes you want!
If anyone needs numbers, backgrounds,really anything stickers-banners ect See Bill Davis of ATD graphics! OK on a safety issue- I have asked everyone in the past and i am asking again, WE NEED FLAGGERS for Hardrock race, This is and has always been a BIG issue with us and we need your help, Yes we pay, But my biggest concern is safety! the main track is the coolest and my favorite, but its also the most challenging to flag and watch. I want to also mention the FLVMX banners will again be on display for auction. This is our way of raising money for the Raffel box! I know everyone enjoys a shot at free stuff at the awards presentation, we need to keep the box full and as you know times are tough and sponsors dont have a lot to give out. Please look at these banners, think about bidding on them its a part of our history and for a good cause. they will be on display at the races until the next Hardrock race and then sold to the highest bidder. this weekend is going to be perfectracing weather!!! finaly get a go race in!!! come on out and lets go racing!
Till the next snap of the bands...... Woody. |
| Eddie |
Sarasota |
estroop@verizon.net |
'74 Yamaha 125MX, '95 Yamaha YZ250 |
| At the risk of sounding like the rookie I am....I am purchasing a 1974 125MX Yamaha this weekend and plan to ride with you guys in St. Pete for my first race on 11/20. I am writing to see what class you would suggest I race when I fill out your form. I have never raced motocross but have rode many years on the trails. Does each class have two heats? Should I enter more than one class? I also have a 1995 Yamaha YZ250 I am thinking of bringing. Matt suggested an age group class which sounds good...vintage 50+ and EVO B 50+????
Also how do I know what number plate I can purchase? I don’t want to purchase a number and then not be able to use it because someone else has it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Ed
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| Chris # 211 |
Windermere FL |
christopher.martin.211@gmail.com |
RM 125 |
| I'll be there Bill: EVO 4 B |
| Bill Petitt |
wesley chapel, fl |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
yz490 |
| Are there any EVO 3 B or EVO 4 B riders going to Hardrock this weekend? Im willing to stay up 48 hours to race my favorite track, but not if I am the only one in my class. |
| glenn |
ocala |
knxmx@al.com |
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| we will be racing the main track |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| Hey are we running the National track at Hard Rock? Give us a heads up(please)when we're running the sand track because some of us 125 riders may have to bring a 250 for that race. Really looking forward to the rubber bands again! |
| Ed |
Sarasota |
estroop@verizon.net |
Looking |
| Wanted: I am looking to get started with FLVMX and I am looking for a good 1974 or earlier 125 or 250 to start racing with you guys. At 52 I have never raced but always wanted to! I can be contacted at estroop@verizon.net or 941-302-8518. Thanks! |
| woody |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| Hello everyone, Well is been a long long time since we had to call a race but if you live in the great state of florida it was no secret that the rain was the worst in a very long time. I am taking this with a grain of salt and as possibly a blessing. the track while not ready for short travel racing yet,still holds with the right changes some great racing for Vintage and modern alike. I want to thank all the riders who kept the faith that we could pull a rabbit out a hat and drove in driving rain(some 5+ hours) to race a sport that runs deep though their viens. You guys from Jacksonville, gainesville, i thank you for the support. Lets go forward and get ready for (my favorite) HARDROCK!!! THis shoud be the first round of the Cross country on Sat, i want to say we should be starting sign up at noon (unless something changes) I am really asking for flagger help for Hardrock, If you want to help (and get paid and feed) please let us know!! its for rider safety, that means YOU,that could need that help. Again I want to remind everyone we are auctioning off the old banners at the next 2-3 races to raise funds for the Raffle box, this is very cool and much needed items we give you guys at the trophy presentation, and its a great way to get a piece of FLVMX history!! please join in, Ok get them bikes ready, see you at the races! Woody. |
| Jay Thompson |
Ocala, Fl. |
tpastorjay@aol.com |
1997 Honda CR125 |
| Hey all, I think Woody made a good call at East Bay today. The weather all the way backto Ocala was pretty rough and I don't think we need a buch of blown up bikes or trashed bodies just to prove we can ride the mud. We all know that is possible just not always necessary. #174 60 plus |
| Kevin B. Logue |
Orlando |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultacos |
| Hey folks,
Woody and I are at East Bay and the weather is good! They just finished watering the track between practice groups. Need we say more! Lets go racing! If you have any questions call the track (813) 446-5818. See you at the track. |
| Mike |
Tampa FL |
Support@Eastbaymotocross.com |
450R |
| Hey guys, this is Mike from East Bay MX and my partners and I wanted to personally welcome all of you to the Bay! We are looking forward to a great day of racing with your group and the Monster Energy series. Couple quick items to tell you about, we will have free camping available all day Saturday up to 10:00PM I will be camping and staying in the filed but the gates will be closed around 10:00PM. Call me if you are going to be late 813-446-5818 – Mike). If you are looking for something to do Saturday night, we have $2.00 off tickets to the car racing at the raceway Saturday night. They have a full restaurant, beer and great funnel cakes if you would like to do something different on Saturday night. We will have practice on Saturday from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. The fees are $10 Gate and $15 to ride with no membership required. We will also have pre race practice on Sunday from 7:30AM to 9:30AM. Our food vendor will be on hand Saturday and Sunday. They will have coffee and breakfast on Sunday as just and FYI. We are all looking forward to this race and hope to see everyone having a good time! See you at the track! Mike |
| Carl |
archer |
uno |
hondas |
| Scotty rat, is that a picture of you from high school? You look about 18 yrs old! You are the Scotty Rat! |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| OMG!! That picture of me on the FLVMX Home page is causing a stir. Phone is ringing off the hook, young chicks with names like Star, Disire, Brittany, & Tiffiany, all wanting to know who that cute 53yr old racer dude is? Is he single? Little did I know that FLVMX.com is the New FaceBook!!! I can't thank you guys enough, tho Cammie is ticked & threating to scratch the paint up on my Beemer if the calls don't stop. Come on ladies, give it a break! Scotty Rat (Sorry Carl, I'm the RAT!) |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel, Fl |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490 |
| EASTBAY !!!!! Can't wait to see everyone! Got some catching up to do, as I havent seen you guys since June. If I can get the night off, Ill be there camping Saturday. If not, see ya SUNDAY !! |
| Carl |
archer,fla |
uno |
1969 honda 50 |
| G-man,thank you for putting the picture of me on our website.Bob Coleman took that picture of me at the old Lakecity track during the USVGP. Bob we miss you! WOW make sure you check out Mark Smiths website, some of his best work to date....#12a |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
| Wish I could make it out there too Bill. Wouldn't mind putting in some laps at Eastbay also since I've never ridden there before. Round two of FLVMX will be my first time out there. I had an invite to go this past weekend but I spent it tearing the motor down. See you all Sunday at Eastbay. |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
mxracer333c@yahoo.com |
333c |
| Planning on doing the MX school at Eastbay Tuesday night. I have not ridden there before so hopefully I can get a few laps in and it won't rain this trip. Looking forward to a drier track for the race. Only had one guy to race against in Modern Support 40+ at Sunshine and he smoked me. Hoping to do a little better this time. Travis's new head pipe came in today so he should be ready to go out and break something else next week. That boy wears me out with that YZ85. Hopefully Thomas and Ryan make it to Eastbay too. Bithlo redesigned their track this week, pics and videos make it look pretty nice. I might try and go today for an hour or so after I wake up this afternoon.
Sunshine still hasn't posted the results of their classes yet from last week, curious how I did.
See you all next Sunday....
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| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Spent the few weeks before the opener getting the Elsie spit shined, new paint on the fenders, side covers, & engine cases, new # plate decals and in the matter of 30 seconds the bike was a mess. Race motto of the day was to not blow the paint off the fenders by the end of the day. Pretty tough not to do in that muck. They survived! Carl (12B), don't muck with the "Rat", man. Scotty Rat. See ya @ East Bay. |
| Charlie Oxford |
Crystal River |
badcovmr@mindspring.com |
Yamaha |
| Hey that is me on the starting line at Reddick , next to Rick. End of my first season back on a bike. That was my 1976 Yz 125X that of course Rick smoked. I can't remember who elso was in that class.Evo one. Reddick was a small track took all of 25 seconds to make a lap, but it was cool. Rick is fast and smooth... but be careful on those modern machines.... further to fall !!! |
| matt celender |
bradentucky,fl |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Hey guys. Check out this story and photos from Christian at Chronicmx.com.
http://chronicmx.com/classic-motocross-heroes-warriors-of-vintage-dirt-bikes-ride-into-the-21st-century-at-the-flvmx-series/
PHOTOS
http://chronicmx.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/FLVMX-Vintage-MX-at-Sunshine/19225997_mt8Xr2#1499782994_2S9ZKFN
He's looking for a 1986 KX125 to race and join us. KMS maybe?
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| Christian Chenier |
Tampa |
christian@chronicmx.com |
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| HEY!! Check out the great story of Sunday's opening FLVMX round here!!! at www.chronicmx.com
And photos:
http://chronicmx.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/FLVMX-Vintage-MX-at-Sunshine/19225997_mt8Xr2#1499782994_2S9ZKFN
Cheers Christian |
| matt celender |
bradentucky,fl |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Gee, wish I would've had my helmet cam Sunday. I had front row seats to Randy White, and then Jon Sheer's endos on the exact same jump (guys, there may be a lesson there). Mud was horrible. But Eastbay should make for some great videos. I know who I'm going to be watching for the best crash and burn action! |
| Kevin B. Logue |
Orlando, FL |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultaco's |
| Hey, I posted a couple videos on the home page; I am in both of them, shameless, I know! Take a look and let me know if you have any cool videos that you would like to see on our website. Only FLVMX related videos please! I would like to have a feature video of the month to post. It was great to see everyone that came out to Sunshine for the season opener! If you could not make it, I hope to see you for round 2 at East Bay on October 9th. I am glad to hear you are doing ok Jon that was a hard hit you took! I have not heard how you are doing Randy; hopefully ok it looked like that hurt! See everyone at the track. Kevin. |
| Jeff |
Ocala |
Jeff garner |
30 |
| Want to say thanks to woody savanha and everyone else for letting my son Ryan and I join your league
We had a blast! Was very proud of my son. Even though I had a dnf in the first moto
I still had fun. Thanks bill it was nice meeting you as well.
A big thanks to mark smith for getting some pics of me eating some mudd!
See you guys at the next race |
| Carl Mabrey |
archery,fla |
uno |
76 cr 125 swamp rat |
| 1st round in the books.Good job on gettin the track ready,well the best they could for what they had. The beginers really had there hands full.Twin pipe Tony came to with us to race his first Motocross race ever,an he came home with first pl wood! Great job T! He left jacksonville at 11:oo pm sat nite for gainesville woke up at 4:15 and he was right on time for pick up from team Badco.I think he,s hooked. Randy the "RAM" White I hope your doin ok after that nasty crash,you need to get a vintage bike and quit doin those nasty doubles! My 1st moto was a blast,Pat 'Smith" over at ALL CYCLES had that 125 screamin.I caught him on the white flag cause he pooped out. Those 125s together sounded so cool, it was like stereo,turned wayyyy up! Good ride Marty. 2nd moto was alittle different,not such a good start.Scotty Rat caught up to me in the last lap,we were battling bar to bar untill i took the inside before the last straight away to the finish, im not quite sure if the {Swamp Rat} put in the swamp but thats where i went, as he roosted me as he went bye to the checkered flag! I think he likes his new elsie.Thanks to my teammate #981 and the flagman for gettin me outa the SWAMP, cause i was stuck. I got off the bike,it did not move,it stayed straght up. Bill Davis over at ATD designs made the wood with the 2011 champions picture on it, 1 for vintage,modern,and kids too cool for school, again Bill puts a lot of thought into making the wood for the club. I love how he is putting OUR pictures on the wood. Charlie #20e loved his wood with my picture on it,he wanted me to autogragh it,but i told him i couldnt do it as im under contract with Hot Wheels! Thats another story.Chuck D it was great to see you again, what did you do to Woody! Back to Back motos for Chuck in the mud,Chuck also got the holeshot in one moto.Be sure to check out Mark Smiths website marksmithphotogaphy24.com.Mark works very hard and he is very passioninate about is pictures.Lets do our part and to keep him goin and order anything to show him we appreciate his work and get a keep sake you will have for life.One more and ill stop i hope.#411 Cris B gave Mark S his wood that he just recieved cause Marks picture was on the WOOD! Thats the kind of people we have in this club,not to mention what Jay did!.....till he sun shinesss....onn eeast bayyyy! #12a |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 CR's (208) |
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Wow, glad to be back racing in the FLVMX series. In my first moto there was plenty of elbow and shoulder rubbing in the first turn which quickly reminded me how fun this sport is. Even though the mud did slow things down a bit for me it was still a good time. I'm glad to hear that the guys who went down are doing fine now. Hope to see you guys back on the track soon. I didn't realize that Jay Stussio had pulled over for Jon.....purely a class act!!!
See you all at Eastbay. |
| Jon Sherr |
Safety Harbor |
jsherr@tampabay.rr.com |
Honda |
| Wow, I hate mud!! Went to the ER and all is well, slept it off and feel fine today. I still don't remember what happened. I heard I was stubborn to the medec, me? Sorry Mr. Medic you did a great job and I do remember talking to you before the races started. Jay Stussio, you are a class act, I feel so bad you gave up your race to protect me from getting hit, I owe you. Thanks to Shelly Bunnell for helping my wife with the travel logistics. Thanks to Mike, Chris and Sam for getting my bike back and loaded. If I missed anyone it is only because my memory of the events are just not to good. Bottom line, in the pre race race Woody basically told us to respect the mud, I was a dumb ass. Hope to see everyone soon. Jon #213 |
| Mike Penna |
Polk City, FL |
mike@glasssystemsinc.com |
Honda's |
| It's great to be back racing again instead of watching on TV! There were a couple of bad get offs in the Double Double area of the track, Jonathan Sherr being one of those, took a pretty bad head shot and later went to the Hospital (I think with a little coaxing from his wife) but I heard from him last night about 10:30 and all is well, just a little soreness, He will be ready to go by the next race. The conditions weren't prefect, but I think everyone had someone to battle with and it was still a blast just to be there and compete, you just have to ride to the conditions that the good lord gives us. To all that missed it; I will see you at the next one.
Mike#30M
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| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
mxracer333c@yahoo.com |
333c , 25 |
| Had a great time today at Sunshine despite the mud. Tough riding. Travis enjoyed the day as well except for his double/double crash DNF and the DNF for the resulting broken header. He did okay in the other motos though. Enjoyed meeting Ryan and his Dad today. Hope they enjoyed their first races. Congratulations to Ryan and Thomas for their moto wins. |
| Rick Hamilton |
Brandon |
rickhamiltonjr@aol.com |
CR with Long Fat Legs |
| Rick has gone modern racing. |
| Eric Smith |
Denali Park, Alaska |
eric@panhandlerec.com |
ATK 260LQ |
| See the new season kicks off this weekend. Sure wish I could be there to participate. Dirt bike season is pretty much over for this part of Alaska. The vintage racing here is snow machines. They call it "Tired Iron". Looks like fun! Hope you guys have a safe and fun season. I look forward to racing with you for at least one race late in the season this year or early next year. Keep in touch. |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Whats up with the Rick Hamiton sell out? I know there wasn't much competition for his classes, but we need a fast rider to chase! And observe! Scotty Rat PS. The Elsie cranked up, can I still ride it? Lookin' slick! |
| Woody Graves |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| Hello everyone, I have to say this years banquet was as much fun building for it as is was watching the look on all your faces as you recived you hard earned awards. This year i had the great chance to enjoy the time with my daughter planning and putting into reality the love we both have for this sport. It was like in the beginning again, Hannah,Savannah and me all laughing and at times being so tired from all that it takes we fall asleep with legal pads in hand of what was still to be done. I am beyond words for the feelings of excitement and joy to watch my daughter follow in my foot steps, any parents dream come true.Thank you Savannah, you truly are and angel. OK now on to the races! everything is coming together and there will be some new twists and curves but for the most part GOOD OLE Vintage Racing! I want everytone to know that we are going to be again using the new practice sessions we tried last year, it seem to work very well! I will say that it may be tweeked at different events due to the track set up. Pax is were this started and will be the same, Hardrock the same, we have never done it at Hilliard yet and at Eastbay either. Safety is always my first consern, I dont want Modern A riders out with children and VIntage, its not a good mix when the riders are not used to have such a mix of riders at one time, with that said i will monitor all sessions and adjust as needed. THE WAY it works is we start sign up @7:30 sharp, as soon as your signed up, have your arm band ON YOUR ARM, and the track has the flaggers and is ready, practice will begin! the time allowed is about 2 hrs and again i will adjust as needed to keep in the time frame required to finish on time. this is OPEN practice to all EXCEPT when needed, the VINTAGE and YOUTH will ride alone in either 15-20-30 min sessions. Every year we run into the problem at some tracks with not having flaggers,we have worked very hard to with all the tracks to make sure they have there flaggers on hand and we even pay a our portion to help, but not all the tracks have flaggers and i am on pins and needles trying to get them to keep YOU safe. HardRock is my favorite track hands down, its the closest to what i grew up on and is the most challenging to monitor from a safety aspect. In the past its always been an issue to get flaggers even when paying them and i am looking for a way to cure this, if anyone over 16 that comes to our races can flag please step up and help, its for your family or friends safety! If anyone has an idea for getting flaggers i am all ears!!!! Lets make this another great year for FLVMX and lets go racing!!!
till the next snap of the bands...... Woody. |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| What a BANQUET! Great to see the crowd again, Food was fantastic, Bobby's place, WTF! Dwarfed my garage. Woody, Cammie & I can't thank you enough for the help with Cammie's flat repair. You had a million things on your plate, and you jumped to help us. I know you needed our problems like a hole in the head. Thank You! Made it home safe & dry. Please, no going thru my goodies bag getting out what you need. Wood galore again this past series, doubt I can keep that up. See ya @ Sunshine. Scotty Rat FLVMX Rules! |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| WoW what an amazing time we had at the banquet! The food was out of these world and the trophies that Woody put together were unreal! For those of you who have never built a trophy, it is VERY hard. Woody put ALOT of time into these trophies and I am proud to have two of them! I love this club and all the members. We will not be able to make the opening round @ Sunshine this weekend due to $$$$$ issues! Lightning hit our home last week and destroyed our electrical system and our AC unit. Thank God we were home and the house didn't catch on fire. Be safe this weekend and have fun, be sure to have a defibrillator on hand for Tom Bell & good luck keeping up with Chris Bunnell. Have a great time everyone!! G-Man |
| Carl Mabrey |
archer,fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
goldwingers |
| What a great time at the awards banquet! Thanks to Bobby M for letting us have our banquet at such a cool place! The cars,bikes, cool stuff on the walls of Bobbys racing outings. Scotty Rat & his wife rode there beemers, not sure how Scotty Rat got all that wood home.Glen brought a trailer for all his wood,and i mean WOOD! Woody got some old wood boards from 1910 that he made our wood from. The Cross Country wood was real special,BAM! Woody did as asked when he made the 1st pl wood. Yep we got our wheaties box with our name and picture on it. My picture had Carlyes sock monkey on the front of my bike, I love it!The food was great. Good idea on the cater! Team Badcompany came home with some serious wood! Good job to my teammates, Flyin Brian #981,Mark S #24 and Charlie Oxford #3x for a great season of fun & racin.Also thank you to SMG for all the help this year.If anybody thinks that Mark was sandbaggin, put the blame on me for telling him just go have fun and dont get hurt after not racing since 93 or so and consider yourself lucky that he wasnt in your class,cuss he would probaly smoke you or me! Lucky for us Mark might pick up the camera again and capture us doin what we love. Another 20 yrs those photos are gonna be too cool for school! like there not already! I guess its time to get the bike ready huh!.....better it your Wheaties! #12a |
| Bill Goldsby |
Port Saint Lucie FL |
billgoldsby@att.net |
Husky's |
| Hi everyone I am trying to get to Barber for the CC and Vintage Nat'l and am looking for someone from the club who would like to ride with me. I am leaving Thurs after work and coming back on Monday. I could take one or two people and 3 or 4 bikes. Get in touch if interested and we can talk about it. Thinks Bill Goldsby 772-708-7172 or e-mail billgoldsby@att.net |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 cr125 (208) |
| Had a good time at my first banquet. Woody and Savannah did a great job. Food was good, Bobby's place was a cool setting and it was nice to see everyone again. It kinda felt like the "calm before the storm". I'm ready but my bikes aren't. Guess I'll be thrashing all week. Looking forward to see everyone at Sunshine this weekend. |
| Chris Bunnell |
Belleview |
expresswindows@yahoo.com |
Honda |
| Gerald, I have a left front lower fork housing for your Honda. I will bring it to Sunshine. Don't worry about the cost. You will find that the great thing about riding a Honda is they seldom break down and if they do, the parts are free. (take that Bill P) |
| Bill Petitt |
wesley chapel, fl |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
yz490 |
| Gerald....EVO 4 ??? Chris B. fast; Jonathon fast; Chris S. fast; Matt fast; Gerald fast; What's new ? Wait,,,ANOTHER dang Honda!!! Thats new !!! THAT SUCKS for us Yamaha guys ! |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| What an incredible banquet today. I've raced FLVMX 3 years now and this was the first one I've been to. WOW, what an awesome time. Woody and Savannah outdid themselves in every way, and Woody said such kind and encouraging words, I think I'll hire him to speak at my funeral. And Bobby McClelland's place, WOW, like a museum. You the man Bobby! I love this club!!!! |
| jeff garner |
ocala,fl |
jeff garner98@yahoo.com |
rmx 250, ttr125 |
| hello
my son ryan and I are ready to race for our first time ever.
I have a 1996 rmx 250 and have never raced what class will I be in?
my son ryan is 12 and has a yamaha ttr125 and we think he would be in the youth class b?
I would like to pay on the web but it shows 1st and 2nd class $30, and 3rd class $25.
if you could let me know thanks.
looking foward to start a tradition with my son. |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| Went to Eastbay Thursday night . . . WoW!!! What a blast! The track is sooooo much fun. Chris Bunnell is riding very well and will by hard to beat this year, he was clearing every jump on the track . . . including a triple! Jon Sherr also looked very fast . . . We all have our work cut out for us in 2011 & 12 EVO 4. I am now on the Honda Team, now sure how things well work out but the bike is a blast to ride. See everyone soon!!! G-Man |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
mxracer333c@yahoo.com |
YZ450 333c |
| Ok, my son and I are racing on a fixed budget this year. Do we know what the fee structure will be for the events this year? Gate fees? Entry fees? Second class free? So far I can get off for all the events except Hardrock for the remainder of 2011. If sufficient overtime comes a long I will take off for Hardrock too. I just need to make sure I can cover all the other related expenses... Looking forward to the first Sunshine race. I can't say I conquered the double double last Tuesday night. I am doing it when I am not in traffic, but not with much room to spare. Got my new tires on today and will have my new "quick" throttle tube on by next week, hopefully they will help.
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| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
83 cr125 (208) |
| What are the chances we can get the Motocross Des Nations playing during the banquet? If there is a pc then we can watch it on the internet. It will be airing between 1-5pm at http://www.mx-life.tv/ I believe the cost is $37 (US) and I would be willing to pay for a portion of that. Any other takers? |
| Carl |
archer |
uno |
hondas |
| Woody, I read your old post on why the races are where there are. I must have missed it.That explains it. Thanks for all the hardwork you do trying to hook us up at the the best places for us to ride.Only 13 races instead of 14,that should help on the budget.....till the next plate is filled!..#12a |
| Marty Tripes |
Santee, Ca |
marty@motolocker.net |
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| Hi Again
After talking with Woody, He said that he wants to get people Fl to come out and race my Marty Tripes Vintage Days event, we just finished the 2nd annual and was a great turn out of over 300 riders and about 2000 spectators, John DeSoto was honored and his Birth Day with a Luau that everyone dressed up for. So with that in mind I would like to invite you all from Fl to consider coming out for my event Labor Day weekend. Not only you will be able to ride the Carlsbad track, but we might have Saddleback track open as well, that means 2 days of racing, Carlsbad on Saturday and Saddleback on Sunday.
Most people are making it there Vacation as most of them go to Pala for the last AMA National the following week only 45 miles away.
To add to this, we will have Joel Roberts from Belgian, and Thorsten Hallman from Sweden attending the MTVD event, how cool is that? Maybe the last time we see them here in this country as they are getting older.
So talk with Woody on getting together on this if you like, I will make a special compound parking area for you Florida people. It is going to make History and would love to be part of it.
Marty Tripes
Marty Tripes Vintage Days
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| Marty Tripes |
Santee, CA |
marty@motolocker.net |
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| Hi Folks
I am looking for someone that is going to Houston for Old School Reuion or the ARHMA National in November to take a bike from St Petersberg, FL and drop off at Rio Bravo race Track or even to New Orleans to the LeBlanc's. I would help with gas money or what ever will help.
Thanks
Marty Tripes
619-408-2305
Marty@motolocker.net |
| woody graves |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| Hello Everyone! Ok as usual we have last minute updates, #1- we are doing the banquet at Bobby McClelends personal shop, ( just 3 blocks farther down the same road you are already traveling on fro early directions )From his home, there is plenty of parking, LOOK for the FLVMX BANQUET signs along the road (on left) the address is 5130 thompkins dr st cloud fl 34771.if your traveling south on Narcoosee rd it will be on your left (east) again watch for road signs!! The food will be served at 12:00 noon come early to shoot the bull and hang out! Awards to follow eating. For the Cross country fans, i had hoped to have the track done for the opening round at sunshine, but due to moving the event there is a schedule issue, BUT, i will be there Friday before the opening round to get the track done to pre run it, i will need all the help i can get, chain saws, nibblers, we have to mark the course with arrows ect then TEST RUN IT!!!! so let me know if you can help ! For those of you still asking about how and why the schedule is what it is.... scroll back a bit and read my message. I had the most interesting phone call early this morning from my good friend Marty Tripes, seems he needs a bike delivered to Cal he bought here in St Pete. I told him to come on the message board and post it. I told him several riders go to the Rio Bravo event and could bring it. SO when he posts please see if you can help. ALSO i just found out that Marty has just run his 2nd annual Carlsbad reunion race, story is he and a bunch old serious vintage riders PRO and Am got together and built a replica track (based on real blueprints and topo surveys)of the old Carlsbad race way, he has had great sucess and a ton of old pros came and its a big hit, NOW he tells me they are building (on the same property) a to scale copy of the famous SaddleBack track!!!! how cool i that! many many more famous old pros and riders of the day have already signed on, and Marty will be cooking and this guy can cook!!! the website he gave me was martytripesvintagedays.com. I will get more info on this as we go. this smells like a road trip.....? Ok any other questions just ask! See ya at the Banquet!! WOody.
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| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| If the weather holds out this weekend Cammie & I are planning to ride the Beemers East this weekend to attend the shindig. Racing starts in 13 days, bikes on stands, parts strewen across the garage, hope I can make the 1st one? Been off the dirt all summer leting the old bones heal, rain has been relentless in Largo for months. Tho as I am a little bit of a party animal, anything planned for Satuday night to kick start the event? See ya'll in St. Cloud. Scotty Rat |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
83 cr125 (208) |
| What time is the banquet this Sunday? If it's all day then is there an aprox. time as to when the awards will be (for those who may not be able to stay all day)? |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| Hello everyone! Just wanted to say Joshua, Shannon and myself really miss seeing everyone. Can't wait for the first round of the new season. I hope everyone has a great week. G-Man |
| Carl Mabrey |
archery,fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
elsies |
| WOW! Awards party already! Hope to see everyone there even if your not getting wood.Its always a great time bench racin & throwin back some cold ones.Bobby MC over at Kissimee motorsports is lettin us invade is compond for this yrs award party. Thank you Bobby for having the party at your place,it sounds very cool!Are you gonna let us ride all them sweet dirt bikes you have,lol! I have noticed the schedule for this yr has us going to Hardrock & St.Pete for 5 races each and the others 1 time. Just wondering why. Cant wait to see the trophys for this year.Woody & crew always makes the coolest awards! .....till the next award is handed out! #12a |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
mxracer333c@yahoo.com |
Yz450f 333c |
| What time of day is the Eastbay rental? I have to work that night. I am going to Sunshine Tuesday (weather permitting) to try and conquer that double/double finally. Still have never ridden Eastbay, it rains every time I even look west. I plan on doing the Sunshine and Eastbay races. Just have to see what I can afford after that. Going to Durhamtown Oct 16-20 with 5 other riders so far, it will be my first trip there. Trying to settle on a new back tire for the YZ450. I currently have a 100/90-19 which is size too small. Considering a 120/80-19 Dunlop MX31. Any other suggestions?
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| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| Thursday September 15th, FLVMX private track rental at Eastbay! Good time to practice before October 9th race! Limited spots. Email me or Jon Sheer if you plan to go. |
| Mo\' Laps |
kenneth City, FL |
lhauft@tampabay.rr.com |
Barcalounger 250 |
| Has anyone seen the compression from the my Barcalounger 250? It seems to be misplaced. Please return if found. |
| Kevin Logue |
Orlando, FL |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultaco's |
| Hey Folks,
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the awards banquet and the season getting started. I would like to see more activity on the message board! I you have a problem posting a message please shot me an email. Thank you.
Kevin |
| Woody Graves |
Geneva Fl |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos |
| Hello Everyone, WOW what a fun time on the FLVMX cruise!!! It was a bit different this year, Savannah could not make this one due to a new job, So it was up to me and Hannah to carry out the fun along with Mary and Van and all the people that made it this year! It was said :why go back to Cosumel again? Well it was our 3 rd time but i can tell you this even with the fact that the island is a somewhat small one, we still found new things to do and they have upgraded many shops and are adding new ones and building a new road on the east side..! Hannah and I rented scooters and did a lap around the island and OMG the east side was just breath taking!!!! (pictures coming soon) Even with the storm that came through the gulf we had a very good time, good weather and i would go back again !! I want to thank Mary and Van Aderhold for again putting on a great cruise, I want to thank everyone that played the 1st and 2nd FLVMX PRO/AM Putt-Putt golf championships, this years winners of both days events (cheaters LOL) Marty and Adam Aderhold~!!! they shared a 25.00$ purse and will be getting custom Tee shirts at the first round of the 2012 series. this years winners of the "dont say motorcycle" medalion contest were Hannah and Hailey ! just another fun game we do! , I want to share a moment with all of you.... life is about alot of things...but one very important thing is to make memories... time captured either in your mind.. or on film or on a piece of canvas or words on paper.. thank you Hannah... my baby girl.. for a very sweet memory. Thank you all FLVMX members for the 10 years of memories you gave me and my family ! Looking forward to another great year.. See yall at the banquet! Woody. |
| Eddie |
Sarsasota |
estroop@verizon.net |
Looking |
| Hey guys,
Just a quick message that I am looking to get into your sport after MANY years away! I am looking for a Honda or Yamaha 125, 1974 or earlier. If anyone can guide me I would appreciate it. estroop@verizon.net. Thanks! |
| Savannah |
Geneva |
savflvmx@gmail.com |
RM 250!!!! |
| Hello All! I was excited when I opened the mailbox today and saw that you guys listened to me! I had a ton of new memberships and banquet forms to process today! I want to let everyone know that I appreciate you guys getting your stuff in! Having said that, since this is the first year we are enforcing the new rules, we will be easy on you =)
All past members MUST have their membership in before their first race. It does not have to be in before the actual first race of the season, it has to be in before YOUR first race.
You can do your membership at the track the day of the race, but you will not be able to race without your membership in. Rest assured, if there are circumstances preventing you from having your membership in, see me. We are more than understanding and will help you guys in anyway we can.
Now, onto the banquet. I have to go and pay the catering company before the event, so I do need ALL that plan on attending to send in their form and payment. The main reason for this, is, one, get a head count and two, pay them. =)
I dont know if many of you have noticed, but we have added a pay feature to the website. We are now accepting paypal. We are working on improving things every day for you all.
What does everyone think about the schedule addition?? I hope you all like it, I am sorry for having to change it around a bit but I think it will be fun. Eastbay is excited to have us and the event is going to be a blast!
Once again, thank you all for making this possible, we couldnt do this with out all of you!
-Have a great weekend, Savannah |
| bill petitt |
wesley chapel |
bill_petitt2000yahoo.com |
yz490/250 |
| Hardrocks sand track is awesome,,,,,if you get there right after Glen gets off the tractor ! It breaks down FAST !! If you want a very rough track to race,,,I could think of none rougher than that one. Im game for any and all !! By the way,,,,Nice to see Eastbay on the schedule..since all the races before Jan, 2012, are on the weekends I work, it is nice to have one close enough I may be able to get to and back before work |
| Chris stajdel |
Sanford |
Snipertuned@yahoo.com |
83 cr125 |
| Lets try this again Glenn, please understand that I didn't mean any disrespect. Â It was more of a joke aimed towards Savannah. Â With that said, I'm probably in the minority but it's more of a personal preference. Even during my heyday of racing as a kid I just never liked hard packed tracks. The elevation changes of the track is awesome but I just can't shake my dislike of hard pack. Besides that I can't afford to replace tires after each event. Â It's been a few years since I rode the sand track but at the time it was very dry and was a bit of a strain on my 125. Â Watered down that could be a fun track.Â
I guess that's enough whining. It's just at my age now I just ride/race for the fun of it and not for a paycheck. Again I meant no disrespect. My apologies if I came across that way. |
| Kevin Hudson |
Ormond Beach |
hudson_kevin@bellsouth.net |
RM's & CR's |
| I would like to add my 2 cents.... I think Glenn has it right as do some of the others. We should race on ALL 3 tracks. I would prefer the Sand track over the others, but having a different track to race on week to week would be great. I'm hoping to get to race this season. I missed all of last season due to family/financial matters. I really missed racing with all of you. I constantly checked the website for info about the races. Stay safe, everyone and hope to see you all @ Sunshine.
Kevin |
| Ed Gocek |
Land O Lakes, FL |
edward897@yahoo.com |
RM, YZ |
| Am I the only rider that loves the Hard Rock Sand track? |
| bill petitt |
wesley chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
yz490 |
| Looks like it should be a HArdrock vs. Sunshine series !! Oh well,,,til I win the lottery !! Cant wait for October 9th !!! |
| Gerald sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| Hard Rock seperates the men from the boys! I'm quoting Trace Kipp . . . Hard Rock is Florida Vintage Motocross, it's our home track! I think Glenn does an outstanding job of prepping the track for us, just don't tell him I said so! Well gang, I am no longer the "Maico Man" . . . I had to part with my Maico to fund a new bike for my son Joshua. He is on a Honda crf250 now, the bike fits him much better then the 150f and has the power he needs. Can't wait to see everyone! |
| glenn |
ocala |
knoxm@aol.com |
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| I appreciate that Bill,I try to make it the best I can for race day. Im not looking for a pat on the back from anyone. Im just more curious if there was a specific thing that Chris didnt like that I might be able to fix. Other wise everything will stay the same. Except for the Outback ,Im making making some changes, that I think should make it more fun and a little faster. But its still up to Woody if we even use it at all. I think the whole idea of using all the tracks was to keep everyone from being bored with the main track because we come here more this year than the other tracks.It would be like going to 3 differant tracks but traveling the same distance every time. We can run them all on the main track or any of the other tracks we want. Im up for anything. (less work running the main track and it has water) |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Congrats to the High Point winners!!! My ole' (old) compadre Glenn, Maico Man ( A HUGE FLVMX supporter) Gerald, and young William. CONGRATS! I know Glenn had reservations on receving the award, but he's 62 yrs old and puts his heart out for this club. I hope to God I'm able to ride?race? at that age. Hey, I hope I'm still kickin. The 70's were way to much fun! Lookin' back the year might have been slim, tho the core group that comes on Sat, cooks out, pulls a few tops, practices on Sat so maybe Sunday will bring some Wood, Guys & Gals, It was a blast. You know who ya'll are. My thoughts on HardRock, it's Fast, scary as Hell, and hurts when you hit the "HardRock" so keep your head, the rubber side down, and your ass on the seat!! See ya @ Bobby's, Scotty Rat |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490/ yz 250 |
| GLENN,,, I LOVE HARDROCK !!!!!!!!!!!! It is about the only track I can open the 490 up on! Do not change a thing !! The outback,,not so much,,but the National track has always been my favorite in the entire state ! You do a great job for us on race days and I make sure to tell everyone I see what a good track it is. I would say I am Hardrocks #1 FAN !! |
| glenn |
ocala |
knoxmx@aol.com |
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| Chris ,
this is the second time you've pooh poohed my track ,so I guess I need to know what if anything I can I do to fix what bugs you. for the races I all ways groom it to the hilt and keep it watered and there are no dangerous doubles. If it hills you dont like,I cant help you there ,but we are going to be racing all the tracks this year,so maybe the sand track will be more of your liking.Im supprised we dont race all of them on the sand track,that seems to be the consenses on the types of tracks most florida riders like. So fill me in and Ill see what I can do. Man I hope I didnt just open a door for everyone to give suggestions on what they want.thats all right ,I have a file for them. |
| Woody Graves |
Geneva FL |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
Bultacos of course |
| Hello everyone!! I know its been a while since you have seen me hunt and peck a message! and yes there is lots to say and go over...ITS TIME TO GO RACING AGAIN! Alot has been going on during the off season, some i'll save to bore you with at the riders meetings but now i have to open the flood gates~ You will notice that the schedule is not 100% on venues (YET) and there is rumblings of adding a date or two and as you can see we added back HILLIARD MX! We have been talking to several tracks and i tried to keep the series as localized as i could but no matter what someone has to travel to one or two long ones and no matter what i have to travel to all of them. to understand the problemn with getting tracks is not simple to explain but in a nut shell we need to race were the tracks are Vintage Friendly, the venues have to WANT us there and and understand that WE are not a frikin side show! We represent what comes through there gates today and we deserve the respect of that fact. We the Vintage Bikes and RIders were the founding fathes of this great sport. We dont need a flat grassy field with banners and stakes, we can run with small and safe adjustments to the tracks and turn some very fast lap times ourselves! I can tell you this,the tracks of the past i raced on would give a modern bike a run for its money if they stayed on the ground long enought! You will notice that Pax- Track only has one event this season (i love this track), His choise not mine, He said he makes more money on practice, we dont bring enough riders.
I for several years have poured hours of talking, emailing, and actualy driving over and waiting around for hours to talk to someone in charge to get a race at Bithlo, Again it comes down to very poor communication skills (not mine)and the talking to the wrong person. Gave it one last shot and was told again we dont bring enough riders to cover their insurance..... ok i can read the results of their events this year and we bring equal and even more at times, and even that of AHRMA National events and WE do most of the work?? I am saying this only because i have to listen to people tell me what they heard and then question why i dont go to other tracks, some venues dont mind giving out wrong information that either THey misunderstood or just never asked for the facts and made up their own. Dont get me wrong, there are plenty of great tracks in fl, and the owners are great people,and they have every right to accept or deny Us to race there. I am just trying to expain why we do what we do and all is not what it seems or appears. OK many of you have heard rumors of FLVMX racing at EastBay MX, well sav and i went there on our way to drop off stuff for the banquet to Bill Davis @ ATD Graphics and had a long look and long talk with the owners and we were impressed with the potential of that outcome..... let say its looking good :) Ok I know this is a long post but if you look at the message board its been lacking some one yacking anyway!! I want to say so you read this last and remember it... HARDROCK (Glenn& Donna Knox) have always been our number one supporter of FLVMX, in the lean years when we had nothing they were there with open arms no matter what and it still is the same today, then Came St Pete, SUnshine MX and their entire crew that WANTS us to race with them and makes it work. I hope to bring the other tracks that we break dirt with to the level of success we have had in the past.
The Banquet this year is at Bobby McClellends house and i can not express my thanks for this enough, I have been painstakingly making the trophys with the help of my brother ( a very crafted woodworker) and he can understand my crazyness in trophy building.Please get your memberships in early, get your RSVP's in for the banquet, remember that everyone is invited and the price is right for a good time, good food and a great kick off to the new 2012 FLVMX series. PS i will need some help getting the CC finished at ST PETE , details coming......... till the next snap of the bands... Woody and Savannah.
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| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 cr125 (208) |
| Tomorrow morning I'm heading up to New Jersey for one of the ACR Vintage races. I plan on running a couple different classes and hoping for good results. I hope to represent FLVMX well.
Also excited about the banquet and getting the FLVMX season started (except Hard Rock...lol). |
| Bary Sharp |
Bartow , Fl |
barysharp@yahoo.com |
1987 husky 250xc |
| Hay every one, i am just getting in to vintage bikes been riding 25 yrs now and just now
rebuilding my first husqvarna. I was hoping that some of you can give me info on motor
work ? I cant find anyone that wants to split my case and check out my motor before i put my
new piston in . Wheres all the husky gear heads... |
| Jody |
Tallahassee |
Jody007@aol.com |
Former Bultaco rider |
| There’s a Husky 250CR in Tallahassee’s Craigslist for $500. The pictures look good. NFI
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| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Hey, there's an estate auction in Brandon, some old bikes and bike shop equipment. It's sat. Aug. 13th. I can't go, I'll be in Hawaii(I love my life). Check it out! Getting excited for the new season is an understatment. I'm building a new bike, working on it everyday, counting the days!
http://higgenbotham.com/Estate-Auction-Motorcycle-Repair-Shop-and-Real-Estate-in-Brandon-a163445.php |
| Joel Kirby |
Hudson, FL |
joel.kirby@yahoo.com |
hodaka, 74 kx 125 |
| hey everybody, i maybe a little late on the discussions, as one of the slowest.....causious riders i would love to see us ride the outback track at hardrock again. I think the national track is ok once in a while, but everytime is a bit much. it may be that i need to loose some weight or get a faster bike but the water tower jump is a bit of a challenge for us small cc VINTAGE bikes. but enough of my crying; i do think that bithlo or bostwick would be fun to try. |
| Savannah |
Geneva |
racegirl57@aol.com |
RM 250!!!! |
| Hey guys! Just wanted to throw a reminder out here!
Check out the BANQUET FLYER on the front page!!!!!!!
There is a special going on right now until Sept 1st, if you send in your membership form and fees along with the banquet flyer, you get $5 off the banquet cost!
I do want to put a disclaimer in, this is only for your ticket (any non-flvmx members attending will have to pay the $10)
If you have ANY questions regarding this, feel free to email me:Racegirl57@aol.com or Savflvmx@gmail.com ( I have a smart phone, so I instantly get your emails! )
Or call 407-242-7147
Who is getting excited for the new season?!?! |
| Mark Edwards |
Ormond Beach |
edwards16b@gmail.com |
Huh? |
| Hi Everybody!
Man it's cool reading the posts on here. Takes me back to all those years ago when I used to race... wait a minute... I raced the first couple races just last season! Seems like a decade ago. Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well. I've been keeping very busy and Eric has been... well... "Eric". I'd love to ride a bike again, but at least I'll try to spectate a few times this season. All the best to every member of the club. Mark Edwards |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| Congrats Todd! Out at Bithlo a week or so ago watching Joshua ride and had the Maico out on display. An older guy walked up and said, "I'm thinking about getting into vintage racing, I like the old Bultaco's, what do you think". I told him the key to enjoying a Bultaco is a good comfortable pair of boots. He ask me why, I said "you might ride out, but your talking in" . . . Take that Woody! Can't wait to see everyone! |
| Darrell Pons |
Gainesville,FL |
foxracer02525@yahoo.com |
2011 crf 450 #25 |
| Hey yall i miss racin with yall and hangin out i would like to come out and watch at the next race at hard rock id love to give yall money and race but i really cant ride anymore but i will look forward to commin out. |
| Todd Newell |
Ocala |
tsnewell@bellsouth.net |
OSSA, Can Am |
| I move north to Ocala to be closer to Lake City and now we aren't going to race there? Oh wait, I forgot to tell everyone that I moved to take the parts manager job at RideNow Powersports in Ocala. I need to thank everyone in the club who were so supportive when I was between jobs. Looking forward to the new season, seeing old friends and meeting all of the new members. I live only 15 minutes from Hardrock so if anyone is going there to ride let me know. Todd |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Honda |
| I'm with Carl, Bithlo is the most vintage friendly track I have ever ridden, no doubles and nice tall berms. No Pax fun ride this Sunday, everyone is busy! See ya soon! Gerald |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
yz450F |
| Going to Sunshine tomorrow afternoon for hopefully a "fun night". Racing the 40+ beginner and intermediate classes if they'll let me. Talked one of my riding buddies into going with me. Hopefully he will like it and come ride with FLVMX some this year. I am going to have Travis wait for our events to race. Seems like he breaks his 85 almost everytime we go out. Usually levers or perches. Trying to find some bark busters for a mini. I haven't needed anything for my bike since I got them. Hopefully see some familiar faces tomorrow...
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| Carl Kwasny |
Orlando, Fla |
gofastracing@bellsouth.net |
03 crf450 |
| I would like to to see a race at Bithlo mx track because it is in a central location, and it would be fun for the true vintage riders, and a good track to hold a night race if needed
I agree about the outback track at Ocala, maybe a night race at pax that would be fun.
We really need a day to ride and get everyone together and have fun, but we need to do it before kids go to back to school in late August, make it so that the people who can make it on Saturday great and make the official day on Sunday so that more people can show up, maybe a Saturday night cookout and camp?
Carl jr 88 and I are going to pax on Sunday if any body is interested come join us great weather, good time!
Thanks! |
| Matthew Celender |
Sarasota |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| OK, My opinion(and all of team Casey's)Bostwick would be awesome! Eastbay would be good only because the management there are so willing to accomodate us. Bithlo would be a good replacement for Lake City(so much closer to nearly all of us). And PaxTrax, I hope we're still doing 4 races there as we talked about last season, it's the best track/facility on the circuit! Hard Rock,the national track is an obvious choice. Great viewing, challenging, friendly to all bikes, tough to argue with a proven favorite! Our team will be happy as long as we don't do more than 1/3 of the season at ANY one track! |
| Dirty Rat |
St Pete |
dbarr33702@verizon.net |
Hodie, Honda, Yamaha |
| I will race on whichever track we end up going to. However, remember, it is MUCH harder to race a VINTAGE bike on a modern track and actually enjoy it. Conversely, it is no problem to race a modern bike on a "Vintage Friendly" track, and probably much safer (maybe not quite as fun for the top riders). A good example of this is the PAX track. It is fun and safe for vintage bikes as well as the modern ones. In addition, the series is Florida VINTAGE Motocross, so the vintage and post vintage bikes/riders should be given greater considered as far as tracks are concerned. Just my take on it, but as I said, I will race on whichever track we go to. |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
yz490 |
| My input,,,,doesnt matter,,I want to hear about the series your dad was telling us about. I do not care where we race. I am game for any place EXCEPT the Outback track at Hardrock! That is one step above a BMX track, in my opinion. I was at East Bay with Jonathon Sunday. We both think its a track that can be raced for vintage, without any make over, as the jumps are rounded and safe, so they can be jumped or rolled....BUT,,they are real doubles,,soo,,EVO bikes,, no problem,,Vintage,,hmmmm,,,I dont think I would like that track on a vintage bike. CHRIS,,,good luck with your race up North! |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 cr125 (208) |
| My first suggestion would be for you to remove that RM250 from your signature until you actually ride it. Does that bike even exist anyways? LOL!!
As far as adding new tracks to the series, I strongly recommend Bostwick. All jumps are table tops so it's pretty much vintage friendly already. The dirt is is a mix of sand/loam (similar to Lake City). Personally, I'm not a big fan of Hard Rock or Bithlo but if they're on the schedule then I guess I'll have to deal with it. I've never ridden East Bay as Bill mentioned but the pictures/video's of it look pretty nice. |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
YZ450f, YZ85 |
| Savannah asked for some input so here is mine. Because I work 3rd shift on weekends, it would require me to take 3 nights off to do both the MX and CC on a given weekend so I doubt that will happen very often. For MX I am back to riding Bithlo almost exclusively once a week (and Thundercross once in a while) for my practice on Wednesdays because Pax and Bartow changed their schedules. So Mx at any of those tracks is good with me. I really enjoyed the night race at Sunshine and that only requires me to take one night off. I met some of the guys that run Eastbay for motocross school, they seem like good people so that might be a good choice also. For CC I have only ridden the events twice at Hardrock and really enjoyed it. FTR had an event at Gatorback that was a lot of fun also. For the fall, my participation will be limited by the four vacation days I have left for the year. My son and I should be more active starting in January. I am hoping to get a vintage bike at some point. It is a shame that I will likely spend more on resodding my yard next month than a bike would have cost, that is life. Count me in for Pax and Sunshine MX and Hardrock CCs, the rest I will have to play by ear. |
| Savannah |
Geneva |
racegirl57@aol.com |
RM250 |
| Hey Guys!
Hope everyone's summer is going GREAT! Dad and I have been working hard getting the banquet stuff going, adding some new tracks to the schedule, getting the schedule done, along with life's mishaps and surprises. Every time Woody goes out of town, something breaks, if he keeps it up, I may have a new kitchen before the summer is over! =)
I have been communicating with a few new tracks, Bostwick and Bithlo, waiting on a response.
I would love hear all of your opinions. We have posted the schedule so far, what do you think????
Do we want more night races? Which tracks at Hardrock do you prefer?
WHO IS READY FOR A FUN-DAY RIDE?
You guys pick a track and I will be there! I will be doing a membership drive.
-One thing I wanted to mention was that a new rule will be in place next year, if you have been an FLVMX member in the past, your membership is required before your first race of the season. No exceptions. Please take advantage of this deal we are offering for the banquet, if you send your membership in before SEPTEMBER 1ST, you will receive 50% off your banquet entry! See the banquet flyer on the front page for details.
Also, I would like some feedback on the Cross Country, it started out strong and now have dwindled down to about 5-7 riders, why is that? Is there something that needs to be adjusted? Remember if you ride cross country, you get a discount on your sunday fees for MX.
I am open to suggestions, you guys make FLVMX what it is today, A FAMILY! =)
-Thank you for letting us be a part of your weekends
--Savannah and Woody
P.S. Stay tuned for the Fun-Day ride details |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Fellow MXer's, I don't do the Facebook scene so the message board is my "Thang" Bikes are summerized and dreaming of the new parts for the up coming season. I miss seein' all you folks, tho Cammie & I are heading to Yellowstone National Park this weekend. Not enough vacation time to ride the Beemers so I gotta put up with a car as transpo as we fly into Jackson Hole. Hope all is well with you & yours, keep the rubber side down, Ride em', Don't Hide em'! Scotty Rat (Don't drink the FaceBook Tea!)
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| Carl Mabrey |
archery,fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
1975 gold wing 1000! |
| Are we ready for a fun day ride or what! What a great season for Team Badcompany!I would like to give 2 thumbs up to my teammates,Brian Mcpherson in his first season with FLVMX getting 1st place in his class.Brian has really gotten to be a way better rider since he has been racing with the club.Great job Brian! Then theres Mark Smith coming out of retirement pulling holeshots more than not,if not he comes from behind and still catchs up.Mark really surprized me how fast he still is! look out "A" class riders! Mark also finished 1st in his class overall! #3 Charley Oxford the team fouder & co sponser of team Badcompany for a great season of riding with him. Charley finished 2nd in the plus50 vintage.He couldnt get enough racing so he took me to Lake Sugar Tree to race with AHRMA fellow vintage nuts!Thank you to SMG for the sponsership to help keep me doing what i love to do,race vintage motocross with some of the best people i have ever met! Thank you to Woody, Kevin,Rick, or anybody eles that could have beat me to the championship,giving me 1st pl in 50+ vintage. Rick, we had some great races,you ride nice an clean all the way to the green! Over all 3 first places for Team Badcompany and one 2nd! WOW great job you guys! If you ever raced back in the day you know how fun and speical those days were! Just think if we stop racing some day its gonna be cooler lookin back racin at over 50 or so than racing as a kid! Thanks to all that made this another great season racing with FLVMX, our other family! Looking forward to alllll that practice time next season,great job on extended practice it rules!......till the next banquet! #12a |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
83 cr125 |
| Just putting the bike back together after tearing it down to check it over. Been off from riding since the last race at Sunshine and looking forward to getting back on the bike this weekend. I'm going to be running a ACR vintage event at Englishtown, NJ September 3rd. Will try to represent the FLVMX well. |
| David Barr |
St Pete, FL |
dbarr33702@verizon.net |
Hodie, Honda, Maico |
| Hey Bill, Reference to re-doing your gas tank. Check out this web site, it gives a lot of info. on how to restore plastic tanks. Hope this helps.
http://www.classiccanam.com/canam35.htm
The Dirty Rat |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoocom |
YZ 490/YZ 250 |
| Can some one tell me where I may be able to get a plastic/white gas tank restored?? I have seen brown before, but this is a mess!! Some one tried to paint it blue! I dont want an oversize tank and I am having trouble finding a decent one. THANKS Bill |
| matt celender |
bradentuck,fl |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| I remember Don Kudalski from Hyatt cycle park in Pompano bch. He rode a Honda cr250. Joey Gratton was also a South Florida regular at Hyatt Cycle park, he rode a Yamaha and his big claim to fame was winning the LCQ at the Daytona Supercross in 1978. I'm surprised Kenny Keylon wasn't on the list, he may have only been 14 or 15 then. He was the most successful rider to come out of So. Fl. at that time! |
| Richard Fleming |
Winter Garden,Fl |
netismed@earthlink.net |
Hodaka and Hodaka |
| Congratulations to all the winners! Way to go! I have really missed racing and being with everyone this past season. Heard some great things about some of the tracks and look forward to getting in a few races this next time around. Dave, Scotty, and Rocky, you guys took the 100cc class. Hodakas rule!!! Have a safe Summer and see ya'll at the banquet. Richard #40W |
| C.O. |
C.R. |
badcovmr@mindspring.com |
YAMAHA |
| 1976 Team Florida, I wonder where they all are now ? Who has the answers ? Most know about Monte McCoy in Brooksville, it seems I have heard Kudlowski some where. We should Invite them to the first Sunshine race next season. Put 'em on bikes, I wonder what they all rode ? |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Mason, Thank you for the kind words my friend. Some time the cards fall in your favor, some times not. Glad to have You & Kevin out there with me, but the ROOST is gettin' old!! We'll do this again next year, but I need two weeks with Gary Bailey to come up to ya'll's speed. Just lacking the $4,000.00 bucks. Gave it to Woody. Woody and crew, "Thank You" for FLVMX Events and all you do to promote this sport. How about a vintage parade lap @ the opening of Daytona Supercross!! Then race Pax that Sunday?? "Elsie Scotty"- The Rat. |
| Mason |
JAX |
masdbo@yahoo.com |
HD SX250 |
| Another great season, thanks to ALL that made it happen. Lot's of good racing out there, I really liked the Sat evening venue. I wonder if we could do some more Sat racing, during the day next season maybe?... Congrats to Scotty for sewing up the 250-500cc class championship!.... you earned it you Rat! My last moto was a fun one, getting a hole-shot, dropping it early in a turn and comming back to trade positions with Kevin about 5 times before securing the "first loser position", behind Fernendez.... I like the A and B class riding together, makes a bigger gate and is more challenging. Maybe do that in other classes, just possibly do two gates.... B's in 1st gate, A's in 2nd Gate about 15sec later.....Both racing to the same checkered flag. Just a suggestion I think it would add a litle challenge to the A riders..... (except K. Wadell.... make him wait 30 sec.... lol) |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Wow! Another season behind us, made it to 12 races, missed two due to the bikes in the shop in pieces. I'll miss seein' ya'll the next few months, tho these 53 year old bones and his wallet need a break. 1st year on the 250 Elsie and I'm takin' a pretty strong like-in to her. Man, she's scary fast, wish I had the talent and Kahunas to ride her to speed!! Thinking about a muddy weekend at Hardrock 3 seasons ago, on Saturday the Hodie wouldn't make it up the tower jump, layed 'er down multible times in the mud. Sunday morning the track was still sloppy, couldn't make the tower at practice, pretty embarassed, lap one of the 100cc race the little Hodie that couldn't managed to crest the top. Man, you wouldn't believe the joy in my heart. I was HOOKED. 100cc crew, Rocky, Dave (Dirty Rat) Barr, it was BLAST! Were Brothers in Arms. Love ya ALL!! See ya on the flip side. Scotty Rat
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| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490 |
| Had a blast at Sunshine MX. Thank you to those who were so kind to my family that was visiting from Illinois. Chris and Shelly were amazing as usual, and Jonathan Sherr saved the day with his pop up tent!! Jon, it was awesome getting to know your boss,,er,,your wife,,amazing lady !! Thank you to the kind racers who gave my nieces their winning raffle tickets. They went home with gloves, stickers, and 1st place plague. They will future FLVMX members, if I can get them to move here! My FLVMX family showed their true colors Saturday, and that is the reason I love you guys!! Hope to see some of you this summer racing at Sunshine !! |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Maico |
| Hey gang! Well the season is over, sorry I couldn't give 100% at the last race. I spent most of my time in the wonderful Sunshine MX bathroom from the extreme heat. Tom Bell & Larry "Hit Man" Hauft kicked my butt all day but it was still lots of fun. Thank you Woody & Company for running such and awesome outfit. Thank you Woody Graves for rebuilding my Maico and dialing it in PERFECTLY, you ARE the man! The rumors are true, I am putting my Maico up for sale. I have to fund a new 125 for Joshua and selling my bike is the only way I can fund it right now. I have had a few people who wanted to buy the bike but I turned them down at the last minute. I would like very much it keep the bike in the FLVMX family. Woody did an amazing rebuild on the motor, forks, shocks, all cables, tires and much more, it is better than new. If any FLVMX member is interested please email me @ yabomagic@aol.com I will entertain some trades, email me what you have. Enjoy the summer everyone! G-man |
| Eric Smith |
Denali Park, AK |
eric@panhandlerec.com |
ATK 260 |
| I just wanted to thank FLVMX again for a fun year. Hate I missed the last few races of the season and I will miss racing with you guys over the next few years. I hope to catch at least one race a season when I am home visiting. Alaska is as awesome as I remembered. Alot more people riding dirt bikes in this part of Alaska than I had anticipated. So I won't miss the sport completely...just compressed to a few months of riding a year. The knees are healing but not at 100% yet. Thanks again for the friendships and hope they continue into the future. |
| chris stajdel |
sanford |
mxchris208@yahoo.com |
'83 cr125 (208) |
| Just wanted to mention that I had a great time running the FLVMX series. This was my first year racing the FLVMX and I know there will be many more seasons to come for me. I've already began to tear down my 125 to check it out and freshen up what needs to be done to get ready for then next season. I'm not sure what class I'll be in but either way I'm looking forward to it. See you all at the banquet. |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| It has been an awesome season for Team Casey's! 3 riders, 3 championships! I'm so proud of Dylan and Luis and the commitment they showed all season! Looking forward to next season already. We will miss everyone over the summer. And Jon Sheer, you are as gracious as you are fast! It's an honor to even be considered your competitor. Rock on brother! |
| Jonathan Sherr |
Safety Harbor |
jsherr@tampabay.rr.com |
hondas |
| Great racing to end the season. Thanks to FLVMX and Sunshine crews for again putting on a great event! Here is a link to race 5, moto 1, numerous classes. The end of the race was the closest bar to bar racing I had in a long time. Great riding by Matt Celender on his little 125( Matt is the 2011 evo plus 50 A champ, congrats!) Bil Pettit put a great ride on his big 490 also. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJbJDpkNly0 |
| Savannah |
Geneva |
racegirl57@aol.com |
RM250 |
| HEY GUYS!!!! Last race of the season this weekend! I cant believe we have gone through almost 14 races! I wanted to update you guys on a few things:
1. The schedule for next season will be posted in the next few weeks.
2. The date will be set for the banquet by the end of June. Count on it being like all the other banquets, most likely at the end of September.
3. Keep an eye out for the annual Rules and Regulations Update. Minor changes that will affect everyone =)
4. If you ever have any questions regarding membership, email Teresa, she coordinates the membership.
5. Make sure that you sign up on the front page to be added to our email list if you have not been receiving email reminders.
Finally, Due to a nice little surprise our water pump had for us today, Woody WILL NOT BE AT THE TRACK ON FRIDAY!!!!
We will both be there at 9am Saturday morning. Rather than rushing and trying to run an actual CC event, we will be doing a test run on Saturday.
P.S. If you were not at the last race please keep in mind that the STARTING TIMES FOR SATURDAY are NOT what Sunshine has posted on their website (always check ours first).
GATES OPEN @ 3, PRACTICE @ 330!!!!!
Thank you guys so much for supporting FLVMX and making it what it is today! We would be nothing with out our riders, our family!
Love,
Sav |
| Kevin B. Logue |
Orlando |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultaco's |
| Hey All, sorry I have not posted the latest points. My computer is broken and I have been working off of the laptop. Needless to say I have not been very productive. I will get the site updated as soon as possible. Thanks. |
| Woody Graves |
Geneva |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
bultacos |
| Hello everyone, Its been a while since i have posted i know and this entire year has been one of the strangest ones ever for FLVMX. I know many have suffered from job loss, income cutbacks, and plain old bad luck. Having the leadership of our great government eating the best food and sleeping on satin sheets, (not having to buy it or cook it or clean it )and never having to worry about paying bills and feed their kids and getting to work... if you have a job.. has taken its toll on us all. I too fall under this duress.. But we are all strong and will get through this. I thank each and everyone of you that came out to ride dispite the lack of funds and or issues, its been my pleasure to do what i do to keep you all riding and having some fun. Ok on to the racing! THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE FINAL EVEN FOR THE 2011 FLVMX SERIES! It is a night race and the MOTOCROSS will start with sign up @ 3:00pm as soon as your signed up Practice will be starting @ 3:30pm till 5:00pm then riders meeting and then racing to follow. Again the PEE WEES will start the night off again with everyone watching, that was too cool last race! OK now for the Cross country Riders, I will be at Sunshine MX Friday all day trying to finish the course. I will need some help with marking with arrows (i have to get them) I need at least two chainsaws and some people to help clear two sections, is already laid out and if we can get this done we can run our first event sat!! I will announce friday afternoon that the event will take place. If It will sign up will be @ 9:30am saturday and site lap at 10:30am then event will start as soon as the site lap is done. this is very important for us CC riders, its another venue to have some great fun! The course with entail a woods section (lol) and will run the entire MX course! I want everyone to remember that this is experimental and there is lots of room for improvement, but i know from working with GLenn Knox and that Cross Country is just as exciting as MX! so give us some help and plan on running the FIRST event at ST PETE! thanks guays and gals, see you friday. Woody. |
| Chris Smith |
St. Augustine |
csmith@flagler.edu |
kx 250f |
| Hi folks,
I'm interested in getting into FLVMX and have a few questions. I currently ride Hare scrambles with a 250f.
I've located a '74 Husky WR400 near me. Would this make a good MX bike for a non-aggressive 160 lb rider, or is it too powerful? Would the wide ratio tranny be an issue for MX Vintage class work?
Thanks –Chris |
| Carl M |
archery,fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
75 gold wing |
| What a great time at Gary Baileys Lake Sugar Tree Armha national. First off i have to thank my good friend Charley Oxford for taking me with him & puttin up with me during a 11hr drive,its not easy.The track was just awesome! Red clay & off cambers that wood give Woody wood,a down hill start with a right hand sweeper.When eye 1st seen the track eye thought it was kinda flat....NOT! After walkin the track it was anything but flat! It was one of the most vintage friendly tracks i have seen in a long time.The grounds were cut & trimmed to perfection.The restrooms & showers were clean & hot water,very nice.After the races Gary invited everyone to come to his house right across the road for dinner & drinks and to give out the wood. We got to see his MX museum, WOW wall to wall cool stuff all over.He has a big collection of helments from all the pros hanging up.Gary also gave out 50% for the wood,the classes that only had one person in it,he gave them wood to,very cool!He also gave out hats to the 1st place people & a very cool pin to all that raced, Little things mean alot! For Garys 1st time puttin on a ARHMA race eye give him a A+.I wood like to thank the track boss Larry for helpin us out by getting us a new tire & rim for the trailer delivered right to the track for us. The track crew was excellent,they all wore matching shirts that were easy to spot if you needed them like i did. 1st moto out of 4 my motor seized on the second lap or so. Right away a flagger called to have someone tow me back to the pits,thak you for that! I got to hang out a little with Team Bull long enough to get a cold one. That Mark Stallman is a fast son or a gun an that aint no Bull. Very cool race team.Anyone thinkin about goin there next year dont hesitate it will be worth the drive. Thank you Lake Sugar Tree for a great ARHMA week end.....#12a |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Might I add that the shaved double @ Sunshine (2 double) was a blessing for the small cc bikes and all vintage riders. I know I had a more enjoyable experience than our last race. Thanks Woody for listening to us bitch and working with us. Were old and the bikes are rough enough on our bodies with out the added danger. I've done some scrapin' and got some scrapin" this past year in the Holy ..!!!(you know) 100CC CLASS!!! (More Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys!) Scotty Rat |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Quote for today and the future, remember: "YOU must be PRESENT to WIN". Scotty Rat. Thanks to Kevin Welsh (Ashville boy)for reminding me!! Fan Club Membership available!! Congrats to Rocky for sealin' it up in 2011 100cc class!! |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490 |
| ANYONE GOING TO LAKE SUGAR TREE ???????????? |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490 |
| No takers on the race in Alabama, so is anyone heading to Lake Sugar Tree race, that would want to car(truck)pool??? Dont want to drive solo. |
| Bill and Travis Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
YZ85 |
25 |
| Thanks for another great event. I couldn't ride this time but I signed up my son for two classes this time. Had a blast watching him battle with the #98 the last three laps of Race 3 2nd moto. He made the front stretch double once really well and a couple more times that looked scary but he earned the position. I wish we could be there for the last race but we will be riding in Tennessee during our vacation that week. We are hoping to enter a local hair scramble that weekend up there.
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| Carl |
archer,fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
mr 50 |
| The night time, is it the right time? Was it a day race or a night race? Both! Good time had by all at sunshine,i mean moon light, im so confused! Sure was weird goin to the races at 12:oo on saturday,even stranger was waitin till beer thrity,i sure did see alot of thristy faces waitin for there motos to end to have a frosty cold one after a warm & brezzy day and perfect eve.The track was in good condition, and the berms formed up nicely to rail the outside. It is alot better track than it was with there new design. The gate guys are always on the ball good job!Papa Tom did a great job of announcing on the PA. Rocky thanks for the great race we had, the photo finish was awesome,i think he got me by a knobby.Just a reminder, if you race at night make sure you wash your goggles unlike i did. Talk about seein spots,holly toledo! Bill davis was back behind the lens again,look for the photos soon, thanks Billy D! Team Badcompany had a great day with a couple of hole shots here & there. Mark Smith pulled a awesome holeshot wheeling all the way to the 1st turn,Good job! Look out for Mark in the A class next yr.If it goes like this yr those guys are in Big trouble. Our 981 rider "Flyin Brian" was leading the 2nd moto blitzing the whoops like JS7! We missed #3 our team leader doin family gigs. Just one more race left, WOW where does time go? Mark Smith just opened a motorcycle shop and is taking MX riding gear & bikes on consighment to sell. If you have any ? call Mark at SMITTYS CYCLE CENTER 352-307-8000 he will take care of you! Well off to get ready for the Gary Bailey AHRMA national in Axton Virgina with our team leader #3.....till the next sun & moon drop of the gate! #12a p.s. Do we all know what the yellow flag means? if not, learn it,or you might not see the checkered one,just sayin! |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| It broke my heart to have to watch everyone race sat. night without me. The only race I missed all year. I foolishly trusted the Sunshine website schedule and showed up with 2 motos already run. Luis almost killed himself(and others)racing with NO practice laps at all. I knew better than to try that myself. The night wasn't a total waste though. Mo' laps gave me an old RM125 parts bike that will help with my building a new bike for next season. Thanks Larry!
Please don't start without me next time. |
| Rick Hamilton |
Brandon |
rickhamiltonjr@aol.com |
Many |
| I am sad to annouce the passing of Lynn Nickerson. Anyone who raced MX in Texas in the 70's or 80's was very familiar with him. He was best known as a track announcer, racer and employee at a few prominant bike shops in Dallas. I had the pleasure of being one of his sponsored riders as well as being his friend. More recently, he had become an NHRA announcer in Texas. He was always a gentlemen and was an African American trail blazer in MX long before James Stewart came along.
Godspeed Lynn |
| Jonathan Sherr |
Safety Harbor |
jsherr@tampabay.rr.com |
hondas |
| fun time under the lights. Great idea for everyone to watch the youth race! Here is a helmet cam of moto 1 plus 50 and plus 40 combined classes. Benny is still fast! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3w7ImOvLFE |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490 |
| Have a great time at Sunshine!!! Wish I was there!!! Next weekend, May 28,,SEVMX is having a two day event in Alabama. It is only about 6 1/2 hours from Tampa. Anyone interested in going ????? |
| Kevin B. Logue |
Orlando |
kevin@logue.com |
Bultaco's |
| Just a reminder for the race tomorrow: gates open at 3:00PM, practice from 3:30PM to 5:00PM sign up closes at 5:00PM, riders meeting 5:15PM racing 5:30PM. See you at the track. |
| Simon Chamberlain |
Birmingham |
scservices@hotmail.co.uk |
Kawasaki |
| Wanted 1978 Kawasaki KX 125 A4, any condition considered email scservices@hotmail.co.uk |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Whew! You're right. Feld motorsports emailed me their schedule and it's not on there. Thanks Keith! |
| keith |
jax bch |
keithjaxbch@aol.com |
elsinores |
| Daytona Supercross is March 10th 2012, it is never shown scheduled with the regular supercross schedule because the race is promoted by a different promoter |
| Eric Eibell |
seminole fl |
eeibell@yahoo.com |
727-458-4721 |
| I need a 1971 husqvarna Frame or any year oval case husky frame...Thankx |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm 125s |
| Has anyone seen the 2012 AMA Supercross schedule?! There are NO Florida races! Not even Daytona! Can this be possible?! The Daytona supercross has been around since 1974 right? WTF?! What have we done to deserve this?! I'd heard from a reliabe source that Jax SX was a lite turn out and was to be replaced with New Orleans this year, but DAYTONA?! It has to be some error or misprint. Anyone out there have any other info about this? |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
YZ450f, YZ85 |
| My wife will be out of the country the 21st so I won't be able to ride. I am going to bring Travis so he can race if he gets caught up with his school work. Supercross races tonight in Las Vegas was fantastic. Buying tickets for St. Louis 2012. I can't believe Florida did not get any races next season. Getting ready for our riding vacation to Tennessee in June. Only 26 thousand people in our whole county up there, leaves a lot of room to ride...
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| Carl Kwasny |
Orl, Fla |
gofastracing@bellsouth.net |
2000 yz 250 & 2005 yzf 250 |
| Sunshine mx track was very cool, after talking to Woody about the May 21st race Saturday he is working on getting gates open around 9-10 am for those who are coming out and racing in CC and who might want to come early. If anyone who want's to we could have a little hamburger hotdog cookout around noon. regular gates open at 3pm, practice from 3:30 to 5pm same goes for sign up should be a good showing, riders meeting 5:15pm racing 5:30pm. spread the word tell all your friends a night race under the lights it is going to be so cool, see ya there kwazy88 99 |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Sunshine MX! What a fantastic track. A little touchy here & there for us sane vitage guys but do-able. Josh Sammons, my man, "My Bad" on that first turn, just plum run into the back of ya, tho the 100cc class didn't seem to mind. Came out on the second moto and gave points leader Rocky a good showing, he did get me on the last 1/4 lap for the win, but I did my best showing him the back of that stock 72 Hodaka SUPER RAT! Intimidating vintage 250 class with the likes of Ellis, Wadell, & Rick Bigalow puting that race out of my leauge. Mason you don't count!! 11 points my man, don't miss a race my friend! Only a 5 hour drive! Just kidding, but true! Kevin Louge was back and we had some fun bumping back and forth till we both get tired and he let me go. 15 minute drive home for me, Rum Runner on the back porch and fade off into the Sunday Sunset, dirty, tired with that warm fuzzy feeling that motocross gives ya (at 53 yrs old), damn glad to be alive! Scotty Rat |
| Chris Stajdel |
Lake Mary, FL |
snipertuned@yahoo.com |
1983 cr125 (208) |
| I know May 21st is a night race but what time are we suppose to be there? When does practice start? |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Maico |
| Hello everyone! It was nice seeing the faces of some of our members that have been MIA for a while. Bob Coleman, Larry Hauft, Chuck Dalbo, Mick Oliver and others. The new track was fun, I still wasn't feeling 100% so I took it easy. Happy birthday to Tyler Youtz, his grandmother made the best motocross track birthday cake I have ever tasted! After the races we went to Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant in Clearwater with the Youyz, Kwasny's and Bill Pitts and his family, WOW what a great time! Travis Pitts was really fast on Sunday, this kid is going to be hard to beat in a few years. William Neeley couldn't coast around for the win this weekend, he had a super fast GIRL right on his butt every lap. I'm sure William wishes the girls would chase him around like that off the track! Hope Courtney Chapman is doing okay, she had one crazy endo crash! Our prayer are with you Courtney. Trace Kipp lookin' fast on a sweet KX85, IT'S ABOUT TIME TRACE! Still missing the "Motor City Mad Man" Thommy "SNOW BALLS" Valk! Where the heck is Bill Davis? Two more races and it's over for the season, we need everyone out for the last two rounds. Have a great week everyone! G-Man |
| Jonatan Sherr |
Safety Harbor |
jsherr@tampabay.rr.com |
Honda"s |
| Sorry, forgot to proof read my message below before hitting send, here is the cleaned up version:
1'st off, hoping Courtney is doing well. Glad the other accidents turned out to be not so bad. Thanks to the Sunshine and FLVMX crews for giving us a great track to race on today. Below are 2 You Tube links from the EVO 50A and 50B moto's (race 9). I was glad Mark Smith rode B class to allow Matt, Jay, Randy, myself and others battle out for the A class win. For those that watched our 1'st moto, yes, I almost soiled my shorts 4 times! Hard to see in the video but glad it turned out all good. I will try to post the plus 40 modern class video later this week. Vid's also on my facebook page. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N677rlkVn0Y http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=6UAgd3syZ28
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| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
YZ450F, YZ85 |
| Thank you to everyone at FLVMX for another great event. We had a great time on and off the track. Really enjoyed dinner afterwards with several other families. I am glad to hear both young ladies who crashed are okay. I enjoyed the track. It did have a couple of do or die sections. I can tell you from my fourth lap on the front stretch double that panic revs really do work. As a slower 40+ modern rider I liked having a few spots where balls helped me make up time where ability couldn't. It wouldn't hurt my feeings at all if a race was red flagged if the rider is still on the ground more than a lap. I don't think the atmosphere at FLVMX is that fiercely competitive that we shouldn't be willing to do what is the best interest of a fallen rider and attending track workers.
I was really proud of my son, Travis #25, in the youth class. He improved a lot in only his second race and jumped that whole table in the back several times.
333c Modern Support 40+ |
| Chris Stajdel |
Lake Mary, FL |
snipertuned@yahoo.com |
1983 cr125 (208) |
| Hey everyone, just wanted to say a few things about yesterdays race at Sunshine.
First is that I thought the new track design was a nice improvement over the previou design earlier in the year. Even though there were still some jumps that I thought were uncalled for. It still confuses me to this day as why every jump isn't a table top. I guess they just want to seperate the guys with balls and the guys without them. Personally I think the competition would be much more competitive if they were table tops because for those of us not doing the jumps we could at least hit the take off jump a little faster then we normally would. That's my rant on that...either way I'm gonna be there racing but I would like to at least feel safer.
Second is that when the rider went down during the 6th race (sorry I don't remember her name) and the medic flag was being waved I was very disappointed that there were some riders completely ignoring the flag and still doing the double. I personally witnessed 2 riders doing it. There was an older gentleman and a younger kid. The older fellow has been a part of the club for a while and he should certainly have known better. I know the names of these two guys and made it aware to Woody so hopefully he keeps this in mind for next time. Personally I think the race should have been red flagged when there's a rider in the middle of the track that needs to be carried off.
On a positive note, once again I've enjoyed myself at the FLVMX event. The casual, laid back atmosphere along with all the good people always makes it a pleasure. See you all at the next race. |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
YZ450F, YZ85 |
| Thanks for all the effort out there Woody. Travis and I will be riding with you guys again tomorrow. I managed to get the time off work finally. Working third shift on weekdends is a real drag sometimes. Looking forward to seeing Sunshine finally. Now that I am up I have to start my mad dash to go get my trailer and prepare for the early trip tomorrow. See you there... |
| woody graves |
geneva fl |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
bultacos |
| hello everyone, well i just got back to the hotel, 6 hrs of trying to cut a path throught some of the toughest woods i have ever seen!! we are going to rethink this issue, i need a dozer to cut the path and we need to get the ok first... Sorry guys, thanks to Glenn Knox and David Barr for the time we did spend, and getting the skid steer un stuck!! Practice for sundays race will again be new, I am trying to perfect a new practice session that will work for everyone and i will put in place for next season. looking over the new track design, WOW what a huge improvement, they will be tweeking it as exspected, and there will be adjustments made for the VIntage bike. I like the new layout alot!!!! see you all sunday!!, Woody. |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
YZ450F, YZ85 |
| Will the practice be long again like we did at Pax? First race around 1000? |
| woody graves |
geneva fl |
woodysvintagegp@gmail.com |
bultacos |
| Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a good easter! OK first off Glenn Knox and I are going to be at Sunshine MX friday to start the rough in course for the CC at the final two rounds, anyone wanting to help can contact me or just show up and state your there for the CC building effort, I will finish the course up saturday, hopefully with some help, bring saws, machetis, GPS, and flairs in case we get lost!!!! Looking forward to the final rounds and i will be announcing the schedule for 2012 also. I thank you all for a great season, its been hard on everyone and i so thank you all for the support you give, till the next snap of the bands....... Woody. |
| Tom Bell |
Jax, Fl |
tombell@belcorp-inc.com |
81' MAICO 490 |
|
Gerald,
Just a word of advice from a wise old man-- you better use both eyes. See ya Sunday.
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| mason |
jacksonville |
masdbo@yahoo.com |
hdsx250 |
| Bill, here is a better vid of the new track. It was taken a couple weeks ago...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsbqvkLp6AM |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
YZ450f |
| I have never been to Sunshine. How is the track set up? Is it rollers like Pax or more Bartow and Bithlo? Hard to tell from the website... Hoping to go, have not found anyone to take my shift Saturday night yet.
Bill Pitts
333c
Modern Support
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| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Maico |
| Hello everyone! Finishing up round two of this nasty summer flu, man this thing has kicked my butt! Haven't even had the strength to wash the Pax dirt off my bike. BUT, we will be getting it together and heading to St.Pete Sunday morning rain or shine. See everyone there! P.S. I've got my eye on you Tom Bell. |
| skip wilson |
ocala |
skip@patco.us |
husky |
| Had a great weekend. Want to thank Tom Bell for pushing me back into dirt tracks. Look forward to running with you guys again. |
| fatboy |
williston, fl |
dannybaxley14@yahoo.com |
honda cr |
| Hey everybody, hope all is well, missed going to Pax Trax i know yaw had a good time, thats a cool track . hope to see everybody at the nite race in St.pete. see ya . Fatboy |
| mason |
jacksonville |
masdbo@yahoo.com |
I-talian Harleys |
| Chris, those videos from Scotland are really cool..... alot of crashes.... I like the one with the Benny Hill music! It seems to fit.... an idea for background music would be " I get knocked down, but I get up again"....Looking at the Sunshine website, looks like they have TOTALLY revamped the track again just in the last couple of weeks with the help of Kyle Chisholm.... good or bad, including moving the starting gates, here is a link to the video, with helmet cam run. http://www.sunshinemotocross.com/videos/ |
| Chris Montignani |
Fife Scotland |
monti2@sky.com |
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| Hi Guy's
Here is the link to my You Tube channel . There are plenty of vintage video's featured to keep you interested, have fun browsing.
http://www.youtube.com/user/monti118?feature=mhum |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Yeah, rode Eastbay last night with Jon Sheer, Bill Davis, and some other old guys. Wow, what a challanging track! Would love to race FLVMX there, but I think it would be tough on vintage bikes. Had a great time though once I got the track down. Looking forward to Sunshine! |
| Rob |
Larson |
robert.larson@mosaicco.com |
Thumper & Jumper #76 |
| Going to go watch the Monster Endergy Race at East Bay MX tonight, check out the video on the East Bay website, it has a remix of Old-Man, too cool. Woody, maybe a new track for us next season? See ya next week at Sunshine. |
| Chris Montignani |
Fife Scotland |
monti2@sky.com |
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| Hi Guy's
I am the race reporter. committee member and Videographer from the Scottish Twinshock Scramble Club here in Bonnie Scotland.We just thought that you might be interested in how things are run here in the UK. If I am allowed on this forum I would like to add a link to our website and also a link to my Video Channel in order you can view some of our vintage racing. We already have a link established to your website here in Scotland.
Thanks to all in sunny Florida.
Chris Montignani |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490 |
| Woody,,if you need help at Sunshine Saturday doing the CC course, let me know 813-598-8072. I will be there anyway. Bill |
| Scotty \"Rat\" Sappington |
Largo Fl |
rudamigos@aol.com |
72 Hodaka Super Rat, 74 Honda Elsinore, BMW F650GS |
| Pax was a great weekend. Track was a blast (High berm corners) got to meet "it" close up after an event sent me over the bars & down the back face of a jump. Inches from swimming in the retention pond! Bent front end and the Hodie was flooded to death. Got one of my better runs at Mason in the 250cc 1st round. He was hurtin'. (Who Wasn't?) it's race 11! + AHRMA/Gatorback. 1/2 a bike length my man. 2nd round of race 7 I was spent, but what a fun track to ride. I'm really startin' to like that Elsinore. If my back holds out I'll be riding at Sunshine. Either way I'll be there. Chuck DeBalo, my goggles Bro! Bring em'. Scotty Rat |
| Matthew L. Celender |
Bradenton |
mattcelender@hotmail.com |
rm125s |
| Great day at Pax with all the practice, it was awesome! Hey Woody, do you still need help making a cross country course at Sunshine? I've got a few 4 wheelers available if needed and I'm 45 min away. Let me know. |
| mason |
jax |
masdbo@yahoo.com |
I-talian Harleys |
| Nice weather, great track, perfect racing.... except for the fact my ribs were killing me, I was hurtin!...excuses, excuses... Carl, everyone in the stands was crackin up with your "Head Bobbin" routine! I'm sorry I cut Steve off on that 2nd moto to get the Hole shot....(NOT).. Anyone interested in a free 1 year subsbription to DIRT RIDER.... check this out...
http://a388.g.akamai.net/7/388/1603/0001/www.freebizmag.com/buy_dirtrider_01welcome.htm I did it and I just had to anwer a few questions.... no credit card or nuthin... |
| Bill Petitt |
Wesley Chapel |
bill_petitt2000@yahoo.com |
YZ 490 |
| The open practice before the race was JUST what the Doctor ordered!! Great !! Thanks to Woody for being so receptive to the ideas that were brought up. This weekend reminded me why I enjoy FLVMX so much!! Great people to spend the weekend with and I made a new 4 legged friend!! Rascal is awesome!! See ya'll at Sunshine !! |
| Carl |
archery fla |
carlmabrey@att.net |
1975 honda goldwing |
| Holly Toledo! Pax Trax what a great facility,great track,excelllent flagers,great starting gate and area! Did i mention 2 hours of OPEN PRACTICE! Are yo kiddin me,git rite outta town!Im trying to remember the last time i had so much fun. I think that was a big hit.If we could do that more often how cool wood that be! Let the vintage bikes have a 90 min practice and the modern 30min.Then maybe they wood buy a vintage bike to have more seat time. Or do it the same way.The xtra ridin time gave you time to lean the track more and to ride other peoples bikes. Thanks #981,#51,boy that 490 pulled like a tractor! Mason, nice holeshot on that tricked out harley.#9 was flowin on his cr 250 itin those jumps just perfect every time.He will be the big 50 soon and be in the vintage plus 50 class gunnin for you know who.Good to see Mark & Eric again hangin around seein whats up.Thanks again to #3 the Badco CO for his support in these tough times.I was just wondering how far you have to be off the ground when you do a whip off a jump,do inches count? .......till the next drop of the cement startin pad! #12a |
| Gerald Sammons |
Orlando |
yabomagic@aol.com |
Maico |
| Round 11 @ Pax is in the books! What an awesome day! I felt like crap do to having the flu all week but I wasn't going to miss Pax. I want to thank Woody for doing such an outstanding job on the rebuild of my Maico . . . WoW, this bike is dialed in and wicked fast! Woody you are the man! Great to see Mark Edwards and Eric, they showed up at the end of the day to hang out and say hello. Had a great battle with Tom Bell this weekend, I thought I had him on the last lap but he had a few tricks up his sleeve. Thanks for an awesome race Tom, I hope your buddy had a good time and will come back out and race with us again. Carl Kwasny Sr. and Jr. are really on the gas, Sr. looks smooth as silk and Jr. was right on the read of a 450 all day on his 125 . . . Great racing you guys! I know times are tough for everyone, including me! But it's sad to see our race numbers so low. Everyone please try to come to the last 3 races of the season. We are a family and it's just not the same without everyone together. I hope everyone has a wonderful week. |
| Bill Pitts |
Orlando, FL |
bessemerengine@yahoo.com |
YZ450F, YZ85 |
| Well Travis and I in for Pax this weekend. Hopefully his bike will hold up. Two weeks ago at Pax he had a sprocket bolt come loose and take out his swingarm, wheel, and sprocket. This week Bithlo claimed a brake lever and broken exhaust header. Riding is not cheap. The spark arrestor I bought for riding FTR is not quiet enough so that will require another $400 plus investment for my bike. It is tight but we love to ride so we will be there. Trying to save up for Doug Harvey to do my suspension. I am a little too heavy at 210lbs. for my stock set up. Nice thing about Pax is there are only a couple of jumps that can be "cased" so it is probably the safest track we could ever ride. This will be Travis's first ever motocross race, and my first since Red Bud in 1979. Looking forward to it. My wife is coming and she said if any volunteer help is needed she is willing. See you all there...
Bill Pitts
333c
Modern support |
| Bruce |
Tallahassee, FL |
bbtimm2@mac.com |
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