AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST NOVEMBER 2018
Raffle bike winner picks up Yamaha DT100 enduro
Anthony Cox, of Jersey Mills, Pa., picked up his 1975 Yamaha DT100 enduro at the AMA’s Pickerington, Ohio, campus in August. Here he is receiving the keys from AMA Director of Finance Mark Pennington.
Cox won the “Ran When Parked” Raffle Bike Challenge at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Royal Enfield, in July. The raffle provided an opportunity for the AMA and Skidmark Garage in Cleveland, Ohio, to demonstrate how to take a relatively inexpensive vintage motorcycle and get it into operating condition.
The project also demonstrated the value of community garages, where motorcyclists can rent space and tools and tap the expertise of seasoned riders and wrenchers.
All proceeds from the raffle went to support the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. See www.motorcyclemuseum.org for more raffle bikes.
Hare and Hound
Pearson scores first career
overall victory
The 2018 Silver State Trail Blazers Hare & Hound took place Aug. 25 in Panaca, Nev., and was a memorable race for Axel Pearson. The Yamaha rider collected his first-ever overall victory, winning by a margin of more than two minutes over championship leader Kendall Norman on a Honda. Yamaha rider Nicholas Burson rounded out the podium. Norman’s second-place finish allowed him to extend his championship lead to 24 points heading into the series finale in Ridgecrest, Calif., Oct. 27-28.
Enduro
DuVall wins in return from injury
Husqvarna rider Thad DuVall wasted no time returning to his winning ways at the Grassman National Enduro in Chandlersville, Ohio, Aug. 26. He won three of the event’s six tests on his way to the overall victory after missing the previous two rounds with an injury. Finishing in second place was KTM rider Steward Baylor. Josh Toth rode his KTM to a third-place finish. Baylor’s finish in front of Toth was enough to give him a 4-point lead at the top of the championship standings.
Speedway
Venegas collects first Fast Fridays win of 2018 season
Charlie Venegas put his more than 25 years of racing experience to use Aug. 3 to beat reigning champion Billy Janniro for the Fast Friday’s scratch main event win. It was his first main event win in the Auburn, Calif., series’ 2018 season. Russell Green finished third. Janniro’s second-place finish helped him extend his championship points lead over Bart Bast, who crashed in a semi-final race.
