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INSIDE:Visions ... A Word from New D14 President

2014 Ice Race Schedule& Supplemental Rules

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The Beane Report I :Off Road Racing in a Shoebox

Fun in the Pits with Tech-Care

Division Highlights & Updates

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If back in 1999, when I returned to racing aft er 15 years, you had suggested that I would be the head of the state of Michigan’s leading motorcycle organizati on, I would have called you crazy. I thank the members of District 14 for having the confi dence in me to conti nue to move our District forward. Somehow I fi nd myself here, wondering how to proceed to keep this district headed in the right directi on. Following Brian Kidner, is going to be tough. His passion for the sport is unquesti onable. He was able to solidify this district and all of the divisions, making all of us one. We are an organizati on driven by members, both the individual riders and the clubs and promoters. Without either, we will fi nd that there is no organizati on. Our core membership will maintain close to the same as long as we provide the quality races, tracks and places to ride that we always have. The bigger questi on is how to bring in new members. We need to become sales people, selling the district to those that would not normally become members. Going outside our comfort zones to promote our

district and the multi ple facets we provide beyond the day-to-day operati ons involved in racing off road vehicles. We are Leaders... We are Leaders in off road competi ti on putti ng on the highest quality events, bar none! We are Leaders in promoti ng the American Motorcycle Associati on and are the Premier District in the Country! We as a district have become a powerful force and a leader in ORV legislati on! We are a leader in environmental and conservati on issues of this State's forests ... providing forest restorati on, ORV damage restorati on, clubs that do trail maintenance and forest and highway clean ups! Our Clubs/Promoters and riders provide huge economic value to communiti es and businesses. We have something to sell! I ask all the District Board, Divisional Chairpeople, and the general membership to help come up with ideas on how to bett er promote and market ourselves! Thomas Dunn

Visions by Thomas Dunn, 2015 District 14 President

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DECEMBER 2013 Ho-Ho-Holy Moly it's almost the end of

another year. Where does the ti me go? Must have whizzed by while we were all out having fun. With that being said, whether you have been naughty or nice (as some of you know, I think it's rather fun to be both!) this year, I hope Santa stuff s your stocking, or whatever it is you like to hang, with every-thing you've put on your list this Christmas! As always, XOXOX and a heartf elt THANK YOU to this month's contributors. Your ef-forts are most appreciated this, and every month throughout the year!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year everyone! ‘Til next ti me ... take care, stay warm, and as always, enjoy the ride... it all goes by in a blink.

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but not least ... Stephanie Evancho and Chelsey Boyd


2013 District 14 Board of Directors & Division Chairs

PRESIDENTBrian [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT Thomas Dunn [email protected]

SECRETARYHeather [email protected]

TREASURERSteve [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP ADMINHeather [email protected]

WEBMASTERTerri [email protected]

LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORDick [email protected]

AMA CONGRESS – OFF ROADDick [email protected]

John Zwerican989-871-3008

AMA CONGRESS – ROADKaye [email protected] 517-546-4838

RIDER REPS – OFF ROAD Tim [email protected]

John Zwerican989-871-3008

RIDER REP – ROAD Sherie [email protected]

ATV CHAIRPERSONRobert [email protected]

VICE CHAIR – ATV MXNeil Sutfi n sutfi [email protected]

VICE CHAIR – ATV-XCDan Brendel [email protected]

RIDER REPS - XCJames [email protected]

ENDURO CHAIRPERSONBill [email protected]

VICE CHAIRMark [email protected]

POINTS KEEPERTom [email protected]

RIDER REPSA/AA CLASSScott [email protected]

B CLASSRandy [email protected]

C, 60+ & WOMEN'S CLASSESTina [email protected]

FLAT TRACK/TT CHAIRPERSONSusie [email protected]

POINTS KEEPERSusie [email protected]

RIDER REP John Zwerican989-871-3008

HARE SCRAMBLE CHAIRPERSONMark [email protected]

VICE CHAIRNeal [email protected]

POINTS KEEPERMark [email protected]

RIDER REPSMike Greenman269-966-3715

Rudy [email protected]

HILL CLIMB CHAIRPERSONJerryme [email protected]

VICE CHAIRBill [email protected]

POINTS KEEPERBill [email protected]

ICE RACE CHAIRPERSON Jeremiah Sherman [email protected] 989-621-9701

MX CHAIRPERSONKreg [email protected]

VICE CHAIR - VINTAGE MXSteve [email protected]

POINTS KEEPERJenny Johnson989-871-3356

ROAD CHAIRPERSONTerri [email protected]

VICE CHAIR Sherie Sherwood616-522-0274

POINTS KEEPERDon [email protected]

VISIT US AT WWW.AMA-D14.ORG


33 Motosports Park .............989-889-1785

Baja MX ......................................989-871-3356

Battle Creek CC .................... 269-729-9691

Bent Wheels ........................... 248-895-6740

Boulis Racing ......................... 810-686-7083

Bulldog Riders MC ............. 248-284-5570

Bundy Hill Recreation ....... 517-917-0493

Cadillac MC ............................ 231-878-0320

Flint MC .................................... 810-687-4284

Freelin MX ................................ 989-761-1301

Gladwin County Fair .......... 989-426-2311

Goshen IronHorsemen ... 574-875-8503

Grattan Raceway ................. 616-788-4454

H&L Racing ............................ 989-415-2808

Hill & Gully Riders .............. 630-329-0365

I-96 Speedway ...................... 616-642-0555

KnuckleBusters Rider’s Club ...... 989-287-0120

Lansing MC ............................. 517-763-9406

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2013 DIRECTORYCHARTER CLUBS & PROMOTERS

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Lucky Thumb MC ................ 810-404-2895

MI Off Road Events ............ 517-896-9757

Muddobbers MC ............... 765-998-2236

Muskegon MC ....................... 231-733-9856

N. Amer. Action Sports ......989-871-3356

Owosso Kart Speedway ... 810-691-5781

Para-Dice MC ........................ 616-893-3542

Polka Dots MC ...................... 989-205-8807

Port Huron MC ...................... 810-327-1062

Portland Trail Riders............ 517-202-7479

Riders MC .................................574-642-4067

Tri-City Motor Speedway ..... 989-550-8403

Tri-City Travelers ................. 989-501-0911

Twin Bay Trail Riders ......... 231-645-7905

Valley Trail Riders ................ 989-879-6397

UP Sandstormers ..................906-228-7010

Valley Trail Riders ................ 989-529-3365

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I first got in the sport of 2 wheeling with a Whizzer motor bike in 1957, then on to a Matchless 500, then down to a 213 cc Indian and began racing. First in the chair ice racing, then moved up to solo. I remember one year at Potters Lake near Davison, over 500 entries and 9,000 spectators. We ran a full calendar January, all of February and one year, we were still racing the 24th of March in Ortonville.

The time from the end of ice racing til the first scrambles, it was the annual ritual for a trip to the dealership to buy a few parts and most important, get a schedule. On that schedule we would find maybe 50 scrambles events, 20 or more enduros, could count on both hands the number of ½ miles and short tracks. Lots and lots of Poker Runs, Road Runs, Gypsy Tour, Ionia Pro ½ mile and of course, a Jamboree with 3 nights and days of nearly every facet of motorcycle activity. Let’s not forget just a few hillclimbs which often brought big crowds.

Bear in mind, scrambles being the premier event back then, we took our machines to the track either in the trunk, back seat with the front wheel removed. Only the “rich” guys had pick ups, some had delivery vans or a converted hearse.

Light Weight, up to 250cc A & B, Medium Weight, 251-500cc A&B, Heavy Weight, 501 and over A & B. By 1960, Matchless and BSA were winning most of the Light Weight classes, with an occasional Maico being on the podium Sprints were just coming to the market. Zundaps, NSU and a few others had seen their day of glory.

In the Medium Weights, it was still Matchless and BSA with Gold Stars being the thing to have. Heavy Weights it was Sportsters, Triumph and BSA, a little later, Nortons came into the picture.

Sixty plus entries was a big event, AMA card was $2.00 and I remember well the gate fee going from .50 cents to $1.00. Trophies were often brought to the track in the saddlebags of a Harley belonging to a club member or trophy store owner.

Enduros were very popular, around 20 a year and one ran about anything, a stock road machines stripped down and a set of knobbies and you were good to go. About every brand on the market was represented at enduros. Every event had a title, Jack Pine, Pine Cone, Kinde, Little Burr, the list is endless. Hundred entries as not uncommon, I remember one starting at the truck stop at M-59 and U.S. 23, usually a large number of entries and a huge Poker Run with the event. Believe it was the Acorn.

Another big enduro, maybe the junior to Michigan’s Jack Pine was the “Millington Run.” Shut down by the DNR in 1969. Claimed the land was purchased with “Pitman-Robinson Funds” ie, tax on guns and ammo. No motorized activity! When they show me the paper trail of the funds, I will believe it, otherwise, I will go to the cemetery thinking they lied!

September 16th 1969 was my first trip to the Capitol to the office of Senator Rockwell of Mt. Morris over this very issue. Gosh, if I had a dollar for every trip

I have made since then, I would probably have some decent financial dignity. But the “Dome” gets in your blood. Every bit as bad as twisting the throttle and throwing it sideways. A hobby that costs nearly as much as racing, can take up just as much time, you never get hurt and never get greasy. But you sure can get mad, beat your fist on the table and scream into the telephone.

From that first trip, it evolved into a 3 year long battle of establishing 1500 miles of DNR designated trail. At that time, 3 wheelers and 4 wheelers had not been invented. The Trail Permit fee was $9.00 for 3 years and the Governor stole the money to balance the budget!

Today, Michigan is pretty much the envy of the nation with just a tad shy of 4,000 miles of designated trail on the ground. Our Trail Permit monies have done us decent as we are a self funded program and things will get better in the years ahead as the fee has been bumped up for the first time in well over a decade. We can look forward to better maintenance and even more access and new trail.

Over the past few years ORV users have united and over 40,000 miles of county roads are open to ORV use at 25 mph or less. Just last week, a press release came out from the DNR stating that 9-11 pilot areas will be open in 2014 in the U.P. for access via M roads to gas, food, lodging and area attractions. Once those U.P. Pilots are completed, the M road access will expand the Lower Peninsula town by town, county by county.

This past year saw 240 expanded to the entire state, meaning that every county and township at some point in time in the near future, will have the option of opening selected county roads to ORV use. Mind boggling isn’t it? Who would have ever thought? I know some good friends who have gone to the cemetery, who dreamed of such a thing happening. It’s real and for us to enjoy and appreciate.

With that being enacted into statue, one has to wonder just what the future will bring. Some neat new products are out there and more are on the way. Will it be dune buggy type vehicles, ones that we would be real handy for milk and bread runs, gas for the mower, visiting nearby neighbors. Will they get into organized events such as trail rides, poker runs or even competition.

We as individuals, have little impact on the future of our motorsports, but what we can do is to make certain we support those who are on the front lines in Lansing, taking the heat from not only legislators, lobbyists and the bureaucrats worst of all, some within the sport who don’t know if they are in the seat or about to hit the ground. But their neighbor, relative or acquaintance is an elected official in Lansing and has not learned who to listen to and who not to.

If WE all work together, be involved by sending emails, making phone calls to Lansing when the need arises. Our future here is Michigan for motorized re creation is second to none in the entire nation.

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow...by Dick Ranney, Legislative Director

legislative RePORt


FESNewsFAMILY ENDURO SERIES

Story by Mike Maurer

The final round of the Family Enduro Series was in New Paris, Indiana. The weather started out favorably at key time and the first two sections was good. However, it started to rain before the third section and the temperature dropped. At the final check one father described the last section with this quote, “that was a war”. The wet trail and the colder temperatures had some of the riders in survival mode n the final miles.

The scores were posted quickly and after the trophies were presented the class champions were determined. Each of these riders will be awarded a new set of Enduro Engineering hand guards at the banquet.

The Family Enduro Series would like to thank our sponsors, the clubs and the riders for a successful season – determined by “smiles on faces”. Here is a complete list of the FES participants who will be invited to the banquet in January,

BuDDy Class 1 Dozer Morgan KTM 1482 Lindsey Smith KTM 142 -63 Cole Wier KAW 82 -664 Jacob Harter HON 58

B 4-6 years olD1 Hunter Harter HON 1562 Christian Hicks KAW 132 -243 Matt Alkema HON 88 -68

C 7-8 years olD 1 Caleb Hicks KTM 1562 Dillon Chrestensen KTM 132 -243 Landon Gruse YAM 116 -404 Cory Kurncz KTM 90 -66

D - 9 - 11 years olD1 Justin Kurncz KTM 1562 Joseph Kraemer KTM 140 -163 Ethan Hicks KAW 108 -484 David Morgan KAW 102 -545 Cadin Alcorn KTM 96 -606 Fletcher Collins KTM 96 -607 Gunnar Buhr KTM 94 -628 Ezra Smith KTM 54 -1029 Joy Ogemaw KTM 52

e - 12-13 years olD 1 Race Vollmar KTM 1562 Jacob Reynolds KTM 136 -203 Jordan Smith HON 122 -344 Duke Packer KTM 110 -465 Sky Knisely KTM 98 -586 Timmy Wagenschutz KTM 80 -767 Dawson Vandecar KTM 75 -818 Collin Perrin KAW 52 -104

F - 14-15 years olD 1 Tommy Cox HON 1502 Asa Abel HON 144 -63 Korey Perrin YAM 110 -404 Jake Ogemaw KTM 110 -405 Cody Reynolds KTM 108 -426 Neel Bhagat KTM 106 -

G - Women 11-151 Joan Ogemaw KTM 1442 Victoria Carpenter HON 132 -123 Nicole Nannenga HON 130 -144 Megan Nannenga HON 112 -325 Katelynn Smith HON 66 -78

H - Womens 16+1 Taylor Carpenter HON 1362 Heather Soenksen KTM 134 -23 Darcie Hicks KAW 122 -144 Susan Fisher KTM 102 -345 Ashley Mills HON 88 -486 Brook Mikel KTM 86 -507 Mary Rabenberg HON 80 -568 Isabelle North GG 75 -61 9 Stacie Smith KTM 50

I - 16-39 years olD 1 Patrick Shoemaker KAW 1482 Brian Hunt HON 134 -143 Aaron Matthews KTM 118 -304 Devon VanFleteren KTM 92 -565 Cody Zagers KTM 88 -606 Jerrod Engler SUZ 80 -687 Keenan Bush HON 67 -81

J - 40-54 years olD1 Dennis Reynolds HON 1362 Tony Vollmar KTM 122 -143 David Shoemaker KTM 108 -284 Mark Zagers HON 102 -345 Rob Delinsky KAW 76 -606 Joel Dehate YAM 72 -647 James Zagone YAM 70 -668 Jerry Roth KTM 70 -669 Scott Matthews KTM 61 -7510 Steve Beane 51 -8511 George Zagone SUZ 46 -90 Dicky Bhagat K - 55+ years olD1 Ron Packer HON 1562 Floyd Allen KTM 128 -283 Dave Barclay KTM 112 -444 Jeff Gibson KTM 110 -465 Herb Duncan KTM 102 -546 Tom Perpich BRG 93 -637 Alex Shull GG 86 -708 Jerry Rabenberg KTM 74 -829 Denny Vandecar KTM 72 -840 Chester Micinski HON 64 -92

2013 Family Enduro

Banquet Awards

FES continued on page 11


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Fellow Riders, A new Ice Racing season is approaching fast and it appears at this point that the weather is going to cooperate. My name is Jeremiah Sherman and I am the Division Chairman for 2014. We all know that this division struggles with Michigan weather, so the last few seasons have been short. We have full schedule planned for this year, with Saturday night races under lights in White Lake. Valley Trail Riders will be hosti ng Snow Scramble races again this year, and the Nati onal Ice Race will be adding Ice Moto Classes on a 1 mile left turn right turn course. As you can see, the clubs and promoters are mixing the riding disciplines for winter events and will conti nue to do so, which ulti mately brings me to my point.

Some 3000 people or so are members of the District but only about 300 of you take part in the district ice events. So during the ti me of year when all the other divisions are taking their long winter naps, less than 10% make it to Ice Race events when 100% of you are available! I think that’s an astounding stati sti c, and is my reasoning for taking the Chair this year, to grow the division. I will be reaching out to other chairpersons to collaborate on ideas and events as well as reaching out to their riders to inform them about ice racing. I am going to be working with a few past champions to develop professional instructi onal videos that will be available on YouTube. The purpose of these videos will be to aid new and uninformed

riders of machine setup and reduce the inti midati on of change. I am looking to increase the points champion awards as well through the use of sponsors and other rider incenti ve programs. Ice Racing is very unique in many ways. You can’t go anywhere anyti me to do what we do. The weather is hard on us and the machines, and we race motors pinned out, wheel to wheel with studded ti res, or maybe no studs at all. It’s a sport that you can tell people about during your travels and make the listener scratch his head as you try to describe the KoldKutt ers, or the Tracti onized ti res, and hear them say “Race on ice!?” “Like on a lake?” There have even been a couple occasions I’ve had to explain that we race

bikes and quads, not pieces of ice, LOL. Truth be told, I’ve had to clarify our sport to District members as well. Ice Racing is a sport that is unique to your heritage as a Michigander, and family traditi on of so many. Let’s face it, it starts with the kids! Let’s keeps our kids on the machines all winter, and keep the traditi on going and start some new ones too. I look forward to seeing you all this year at the track, Happy New Year!

Jeremiah ShermanIce Race Chairman

[email protected]

The Start of a New SeasonStory by Jeremiah Sherman, Ice Race Chairperson | Photos by Rashae Polo

ICE RULES on page 10


2014 ICE RACE

Tentative Race Day Schedule: Sign up at 7:30Practice at 9:00Racing at 11:00

Be sure to check with Promoters for offi cial times!

DATE PROMOTER CONTACT LOCATIONIce race locations may be changed do to ice conditions, but no less than 72 hours before race day.

Jan. 05 White Lake ......................................................... 989-621-8701 White Lake, MI

Jan. 12 Valley Trail Riders .................. 989-879-6397 / 248-689-6971 Bentley, MI

Jan. 19 Port Huron MC .................................................. 810-531-0031 Port Huron, MI

Jan. 26 Valley Trail Riders .................. 989-879-6397 / 248-689-6971 Bentley, MI

Feb. 02 Port Huron MC .................................................. 810-531-0031 Port Huron, MI

Feb. 08-09 ICE RACE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Cadillac, MI North American Action Sports .......................989-871-3356 Mitchell State Park

Feb. 16 H / L Racing ......................................................989-415-2808 West Branch, MI

Feb. 22-23 White Lake Racing ........................................... 989-621-8701 White Lake, M

Mar. 02 Valley Trail Riders .................. 989-879-6397 / 248-689-6971 Bentley, MI

Dates are subject to change, please check www.ice.s3webcenter.com or www.ama-d14.org for the most up to date information. Ice race locations may be changed due to ice conditions – but no less than 72 hours before race day.

EVENT SCHEDULE

2014 Ice Race Chairman

JEREMIAH SHERMAN989-621-8701

White Lake – Feb 22 2009


1. All solo and sidecar motorcycles will use stud-ded tires, except rubber solo and sidecar class-es. The studs will be an unaltered #7 to #10 hex headed screw with no more than one slot, un-cut, no drilling or hollowing out of the head and the screw to be flush into the tire tightly ,not us-ing a shim or washer to hold it out from the tire. The screw head cannot exceed 3/16” above the tire. No cut tires, except in rubber tire classes2. All tires used must be a motorcycle type tire not to exceed 510 or equivalent in size, with the exception of the 651cc and up studded side car, they may use up to a 610 or equivalent. Sidecars can only be driven by one rear wheel.3. All motorcycles and quads used in ice race competition shall be equipped with a tether type kill switch. The cord must be fastened to the body of the driver, not the clothing.4. No front brakes allowed on motorcycles and sidecars. Front brakes are allowed on Quads only.5. It will be mandatory for studded classes to have a front fender having a brace at a right an-gle to the fork leg through the center of the axle. Fender must be mounted with in two inches of the tire and extend through axle centerline.6. For all studded classes it will be mandatory to have a solid rear motorcycle fender, mounted to the swing arm a maximum of two inches from the tire and extending at least to the axle centerline. If the fender encloses the entire rear wheel, it does not have to be swing arm mounted.7. If a nerf bar is used to protect the rider’s feet, it cannot be mounted higher than the axle cen-terline.8. The distance between the sidecar wheel and motorcycle wheels, measured from the center

AMA / District 14 suppleMentAl ice rAce rules For 2014

The following rules are an EXACT duplicate of 2013 Rules. Information submitted for

2014 is as follows:

1. Hack classes are now points paying.2. Classes combined:stuDDeD solo 86-250 2 stroke and 125-505 4 stroke combined to 125-505cc OPEN

QuAD 450 4 stroke quad and 450 2 stroke quad combined to 251-450 OPEN

QuAD Studded solo 201-250 A combined with 201-250 B to make 201-250 OPEN Mini QuAD 0-50 cc and 51-90 cc combined to 0-90 cc age 13 under

For classes, more info or clarification on these rules, please contact your

2014 ice rAce chAirpersonJereMiAh sherMAn

989-621-9701 or visit the Ice Race website at: ice.s3webcenter.coM

SPECIAL NOTICE:of the treads, must be between 32-50 inches, with a maximum total width of 60 inches from the motorcycle tire centerline to the out side of the sidecar. Any exposed area, to the passen-ger, of the rear drive and inside of hack wheel must be enclosed in a safe and workman like manner.9. All motorcycles shall be equipped with 3 number plates measuring at least 7” high and 10” wide, using a white back ground and black numbers at least 5’ high standard block num-bers, No Shaded or outlined numbers. All quads must have 4 plates one on the front, rear and both sides with number plates mounted verti-cally, not on the top of fenders.10. Year end awards will be awarded in all class-es. The money for these awards will be raised in the following manner. The club/promoter will pay $2.00 for each class entered. The fees will be sent to the D14 Ice Race Chairman by the event promoter. Riders must compete in at least 50% of the sanctioned events held to be eligible for high point awards.11. We will allow up to two (2) points paying events per weekend if they are within a 50 mile radius.12. In all B classes, the top 30% of riders will be moved up to A class for the following season, 1 rider if the class has 10 riders or less for the year. The Ice Race Chairman and committee will retain the right to review all riders’ perfor-mance in any class for possible advancement to a regular amateur class. Up to 50% of C class riders may be moved up to the B class.13. Six riders (6) not counting sidecar passen-gers constitute a class. If less than six riders sign up for a class, the promoter or club does not have to run that class. If they choose to run a

class with less than six riders points will be 1st-10pts; 2nd-8pts; 3rd-6pts; 4th-5pts; 5th-4pts. More than one class may be run at the same time and scored separately.14. Points will be 1st-20pts; 2nd-16pts; 3rd-13pts; 4th-11pts; 5th-10pts; 6th-9pts; 7th-8pts; 8th-7pts; 9th-6pts; 10th-5pts; 11th-4pts; 12th-3pts; 13th-2pts; 14th-1point.15. A rider placing in a national ice race, out-side of D14, will receive straight D14 points ac-cording to the position he /or she placed, only if a D14 ice race is held on that weekend. (You cannot ride your class on Sat. out of state at a national and race in D14 on Sunday and receive points for both).16. The ice race division shall have two techni-cal advisors.17. The Ice Race Chairman, rider rep or Techical Advisor will pay no gate fee.18. An AMA licensed pro rider may compete in amateur competition, but is not eligible for D14 points and musn’t displace amateurs if elimina-tions are necessary.19. Any former Pro rider may return to ama-teur competition and compete at the A level. If the rider feels he is unable to compete at the A level, he can petition in writing to the ice race chairman to be reclassified to the B level.20. Ice race locations may be changed do to ice conditions, but no less than 72 hours before race day.

note: You must have a notarized consent from both parents if you’re under 18 years old and wish to participate.note: 50cc classes may run fewer laps at pro-moter’s discretion.

(Revised 12-01-12)

Ice Race trophies


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The Jack Pine Enduro returned to the traditional starting location at the Lansing MC clubgrounds. The club needed to arrange additional parking on their property and neighboring land to allow the riders to start and finish the event under the arch.

The 2012 champion Jesse Warner returned to Moorestown in an attempt to get his name on the Cow Bell. He competed with 227 others and he was successful as he had the quickest times in the seven sections. He will be going for a three peat in 2014.

The majority of the riders were from Michigan (81%). We had 16 riders from Ohio and another 14 from Indiana. We also had riders from Texas, Colorado, Illinois and our low point finisher was from Wisconsin (congratulations Stan!). The largest class was the younger riders (C < 29) and the next larger classes were our more expierenced riders in B 40+, B 50+ and A 50+.

Congratulations to all finishers of the 88th annual Cow Bell Classic. Here is a complete list of the 2013 Jack Pine results (Thank you Tom Zettle for the detailed results):

Class First Name Last Name Bike Points E-Points60+ Jeffrey Fisher KTM 59 5160+ Tom Kendall KTM 88 4760+ Jerry Jordan KTM 105 3360+ Carl Scharphorn KTM 116 960+ Warren Hills KTM 93 4860+ Dennis Wegner YAM 180 5660+ Ted Del Solar PEN 72 4260+ Darrell Dixon HON 0 0A 200 Dustin Fox KTM 39 28A 200 Aaron Barth KTM 40 8A 200 Scott Allen KTM 42 51

A 200 Roger Stevens KAW 32 35A 250 Tyler Vore KTM 33 16A 250 Brian Meyer HSB 34 53A 250 Logan Densmore KTM 40 17A 250 Bryan Marsh YAM 42 15A 250 Anthony Stevens KAW 47 13A 250 Scott Schichtel KTM 57 2A 250 Eric Parrott KTM 31 13A 250 Mark Lyons KTM 35 56A 250 Thomas Emede KAW 57 26Womens Dana Woodward KTM 71 30Womens Tina Flegel KTM 92 19Womens Taylor Carpenter HON 110 10A 30+ Martin Ryerson KTM 33 17A 30+ Mandi Mastin KTM 38 19A 30+ Sydney Gallt KTM 42 13

A 30+ Matt Harris GG 43 40A 30+ Travis Krist YAM 43 44A 30+ Greg Nottingham KTM 46 42A 30+ Benjamin Yelle KTM 48 41A 30+ Matthew Dixon YAM 50 50A 30+ Bryan Kryzanowicz KTM 52 13A 30+ Noah Sears KAW 56 49A 30+ Corey Calkins KTM 43 9A 30+ Jason Roerig KTM 24 49A 30+ Scott Barclay HON 0 0A 40+ Joseph Mapes KTM 41 34A 40+ Russell Norman KTM 43 33A 40+ Vic Flegel KTM 46 10A 40+ Matt Lohone HSB 48 23A 40+ Mark Becker GG 52 51A 40+ Michael Kurncz KTM 55 9A 40+ Bob Bergman KTM 59 13A 40+ Jessy Hintz KTM 74 3A 40+ Randy Woodward SUZ 35 23A 40+ Brad Birgy KTM 0 0A 40+ Scott Luca KAW 0 0A 50+ Kevin Allen KTM 36 27A 50+ Brian Lohman KTM 37 34A 50+ John Rydquist YAM 55 42A 50+ John Love YAM 55 47A 50+ Jeff Kirkwood KTM 56 9A 50+ Paul Bucher KTM 58 36A 50+ Mark Smith KTM 59 39A 50+ Douglas Hamilton KTM 62 58A 50+ Craig Scholten KTM 63 59A 50+ Bruce Mueller KTM 68 47A 50+ Vernon Pacholke KTM 73 27A 50+ Clark Penzien KTM 74 54A 50+ Brian Woodward HON 75 51A 50+ Ronald Tetloff KTM 77 7A 50+ Kurt Krueger KAW 37 31A 50+ Rodney Benjamin KTM 20 59

A Open Nick Gierlach KTM 41 54A Open Mark Beltinck KTM 43 51A Open Craig Hamilton KTM 44 28A Open Thomas Coughlin KTM 47 57A Open Ronald Hines KTM 53 30A Open Aaron Wright KTM 56 57A Open Max Corbett YAM 25 29A Open Kim Mahncke YAM 0 0AA Jesse Warner HON 27 51AA Aaron Pennington HON 28 10AA Cody Mastin HSB 29 55AA Jordan Mapes KTM 30 1

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AA Chris Gallt KTM 31 59AA Brian Kidner KTM 32 37AA Jeff Fredette KAW 33 31AA Joshua Cairl KTM 34 29AA Kiel Mueller KTM 36 9AA Richard Scharphorn KTM 37 2AA Jeremy Zajac GG 41 22AA Tom Zettel KTM 84 22AA Jan Warner GG 30 57AA Jonathan Turner YAM 8 40B 200 Mykel Fox KTM 46 11B 200 Spencer Vandecar KTM 52 44B 200 Justin Ray YAM 53 4B 200 Cale Stevens KAW 54 58B 200 William Smith KTM 55 53B 200 Stanley Szlachciuk KTM 219 59B 200 Ethan Ozinga KTM 28 24B 250 Jacob Cairl KTM 45 32B 250 Nick Foy YAM 47 32B 250 Chase Cain SUZ 49 41B 250 Jeremy Merz KTM 50 32B 250 Brent Densmore KTM 51 32B 250 Blaine Allen KTM 52 24B 250 Tyler Tanis HON 54 16B 250 Austin Handrich YAM 55 46B 250 Jonathan Waggoner YAM 58 0B 250 Brandon Guaresimo KTM 59 0B 250 Trenton Mosier-Lee HON 175 2B 250 Matthew Sutton KTM 58 27B 250 Jordan Papp KTM 40 46B 250 Zachary Park KTM 30 18B 250 Jeremy Molargik YAM 20 8B 30+ Scott Simpson HON 49 11B 30+ John Huetcher KTM 49 29

B 30+ ErikFotheringham D KTM 56 47

B 30+ Eric Smith KTM 56 51B 30+ Brian Vankoevering KTM 57 30B 30+ Jonathan Dreher KTM 59 1B 30+ Jerry Schroeder Jr KTM 61 7B 30+ Nathan Kendall KTM 65 0B 30+ Zach Ellett YAM 72 40B 40+ Christian Grossheim KTM 49 30B 40+ Eric Roberts YAM 51 1B 40+ Mike Lietzke GG 51 40B 40+ William Fowler KTM 57 20B 40+ David Kidd KAW 57 34B 40+ Robert Mcmullin KTM 58 7B 40+ John Cain HON 60 34B 40+ Tim Leblanc KTM 60 54

B 40+ Kenneth Johnson KTM 63 41B 40+ Mark Adams KTM 64 34B 40+ Mark Hufnagel KTM 70 23B 40+ Ross Alcorn KTM 70 27B 40+ David Morgan KTM 72 40B 40+ Gregory Ellis YAM 80 29B 40+ Brett Mcmillen KTM 83 20B 40+ Greg Ericksen KTM 20 0B 40+ Daniel Molargik YAM 20 10B 40+ Scott Yaroch KTM 0 0B 50+ Dale Deveau KTM 52 56B 50+ Fred Briggs KTM 53 32B 50+ Kurt Haveri KTM 59 0B 50+ Donald Marsh YAM 60 34B 50+ Bill Fritz KTM 61 32B 50+ John Yuhn YAM 64 31B 50+ James Payne KTM 64 34B 50+ Roger Rasmussen KTM 64 54B 50+ Michael Beckwith HON 68 11B 50+ Brian Forbes YAM 70 58B 50+ Robert Martindale KTM 71 34B 50+ Roger Tanis KAW 72 51B 50+ Paul Buhr KTM 75 13B 50+ Jerry Pekel KTM 82 14B 50+ Doug Hobbs KTM 90 21B 50+ Mike Kirsch KTM 93 23B 50+ Dennis Calkins KTM 97 6B 50+ Tom Densmore KTM 106 46B 50+ Kirk Tolly KTM 42 14B Open Greg May KTM 43 11B Open Eddy Cox HON 51 34B Open Joshua Bourque KTM 52 38B Open Fred Kraemer KTM 54 40B Open Tyler Klein KTM 60 8B Open Aaron Foy HSB 60 40B Open Adam Stevens HON 62 30B Open Larry Pennington SUZ 66 15B Open Bennett Sutton KTM 91 33B Open Jake Emede KAW 30 59B Open Rian Gross YAM 53 46C ≤ 29 Alexander Good KTM 43 39C ≤ 29 Luke Morninngstar KTM 48 0C ≤ 29 Scott Luca KAW 49 52C ≤ 29 Joey Mcneil KTM 51 57C ≤ 29 Calvin Camp Jr KTM 54 11C ≤ 29 Cody Zagers KTM 57 39C ≤ 29 Brian Kettle KAW 58 43C ≤ 29 Owen Hufnagel YAM 59 51C ≤ 29 Patrick Shoemaker KAW 60 42C ≤ 29 Travis Guaresimo YAM 61 0C ≤ 29 Race Vollmar KTM 70 29

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C ≤ 29 Matt Mcgahey KTM 76 14C ≤ 29 Zachary Kadykowski SUZ 79 8C ≤ 29 Nicholas Brooks YAM 84 34C ≤ 29 Nicholas Wolfinger HON 86 0C ≤ 29 Garrett Johnson HON 96 3C ≤ 29 Chandler Ross KTM 96 42C ≤ 29 Bradley Ray HON 98 47C ≤ 29 Mike Kirsch KTM 107 20C ≤ 29 John Briggs KAW 108 12C ≤ 29 John Waldron KTM 132 35C ≤ 29 Blake Brooks KTM 135 30C ≤ 29 Carter Schichtel KTM 135 31C ≤ 29 Joshua Johnson KTM 171 10C ≤ 29 Alex Kramp HON 185 10C ≤ 29 Evan Brooks KTM 80 41C ≤ 29 Ian Fowler KTM 120 11C ≤ 29 James Whitcomb KTM 46 32C ≤ 29 Ezra Roerig KTM 46 54C ≤ 29 Asa Abel HON 80 6C ≤ 29 Tommy Cox HON 19 57C ≤ 29 Benjamin Bragenzer YAM 9 28C 30+ Derrick Karber KTM 62 33C 30+ David Morgan Jr KTM 63 18C 30+ Kevin Delk KTM 66 26C 30+ Harry Haney KTM 67 18C 30+ William Bechtel KTM 67 27C 30+ Stefan Crane SUZ 76 13C 30+ Darrell Breese KTM 77 44C 30+ Chad Warren KTM 78 46C 30+ Carlos Alvarado GG 80 53C 30+ Brent Moll HON 82 16C 30+ Jon Vandecar KTM 83 37C 30+ Jeff Thresher KTM 84 44C 30+ Scott Brooks KTM 87 22C 30+ David Price HSQ 88 4C 30+ Rick Mcgahey KTM 90 25C 30+ Toby Ray YAM 48 53C 30+ Michael Stocks KTM 97 33C 30+ Darren Wyckoff GG 183 35C 30+ Thomas Southworth YAM 48 13C 30+ Shawn Fisher SUZ 28 14C 30+ Jeff Huebner YAM 29 8C 30+ Robert Mccumby GG 0 0C 30+ Jake Matyas HON 0 0C 50+ Donald Gierlach KTM 77 42C 50+ Mark Zagers HON 80 4C 50+ David Shoemaker KTM 101 21C 50+ David Barclay KTM 105 8C 50+ Mike Shaw HON 106 5C 50+ Robert Elliott KTM 106 57

Come Celebrate2013 ATV Harescramble

Awards Banquet**********************************SATurdAy JAnuAry 18, 2014

6:00pm-11:00pm

Fenton Community Center150 S. Leroy St.

Fenton, Mi 48430

TickeTS Are $20 A perSon Food will include; pizza, breadsticks, salad

from Cottage Inn Pizza in Grand Blanc.Drinks and other snacks will be

provided as well.

please send money via paypal or send check by mail made out to dan Brendel by Saturday

January 4, 2014

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Be sure to visit these websites often during the season and o -season to make sure you’re up to date on the latest and greatest!

AMA: AmericanMotorcyclist.comD14: AMA-D14.org

D14 News: D14News.net

33MotosportsPark.com BajaMX.com

BattleCreekMotorcycleClub.comBentWheels.comBullDogMX.com

BundyHillO Road.comCadillacMC.com

FlintMotorcycleClub.comFreelinMX.com

GKTrailRiders.comGrattanRaceway.com

I96Speedway.comLansingMotorcycleClub.org

Club wEbLuckyThumbMotorcycleClub.comMidwestEnduros.com (Hill & Gully)

MichiganVintageMotocross.comMuddobbersMC.org

MuskegonMotorcycleClub.comNAActionSports.com

PHMC-USA.comPolkaDotsMC.net

PortlandTrailRiders.comRidersMC.org

TheValleyTrailRiders.orgUPSandStormers.com

ENDURO: D14Enduro.orgMX: D14MX.com

ICE: ICE.s3webcenter.com


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Story and photos submitt ed byBob Miller, ATV MX Chairperson

Our season ended with the fi nal races be-ing held at Gratt an MX. And as our days grow colder and shorter we look ahead to-ward next season, but not before we take a moment to recognize the racers in the fi nal standings for the year. Here they are:

Quad A Class: 1st Joe Scarrow, 2nd Tyrone Darling, 3rd Tyler Desilva, 4th Chad Reed, 5th Chad Barker, 6th Alexander Nickerson, 7th Jacob Geeseman, 8th Kameron Fenste-maker

Quad B Class: 1st Tony Benschoter, 2nd

Mike Caron, 3rd Jessie Founti an, 4th Tyler Watt ers, 5th Justi n Vanarman, 6th Jarrett Brucher, 7th Dusti n Dihle, 7th Daniel Kan-negieter , 9th Kameron Fenstemaker , 10th

Andrew Hartwell, 11th Tony Wroblewski, 12th Shelby Harvey, 13th Tony Garrett

Quad C Class: 1st Andrew Hartwell , 2nd

Grant Meier, 3rd Dwight Kosenko, 3rd

Shelby Harvey, 5th Caleb Vaden , 5th Za-kary Vanarman , 5th Randell Kill, 5th Na-than Reid, 5th Davison Emery, 10th Logan Carnell

Quad 16-29: 1st Tyrone Darling, 2nd Andrew Hartwell, 3rd Mike Caron, 4th Dainen Bates, 5th Tyler Watt ers, 6th Tony Benschoter, 8th

Chad Reed, 9th Alexander Nickerson, 10th

Jacob Geeseman, 10th Jerrett Brucher, 12th

Daniel Kennegieter, 12th Randall Kill, 14th

Darrell Barnum, 15th Jacob Rhoda, 16th Ca-leb Vaden

Quad 30+: 1st Larry Seeley, 2nd Tony Wro-blewski, 3rd Joe Scarrow, 4th Ronald Det-zler, 4th Edward Hayden, 6th Melvin Kelly, 6th Joseph Hinton, 8th Chris Blough, 9th Scott Blanchard, 9th Brendon Holtz, 11th Justi n Kroti ne, 12th Erick Wett ers, 12th Nigel Belanger

Quad 40+: 1st Michael Snider, 2nd Scott Blanchard, 3rd Matt Pranger, 4th Thomas Gentz, 4th Pete Bengal, 4th Brendon Holtz, 7th John Arens

Quad 50+: 1st James Sti tchick

Quad Women: 1st Shelby Harvey, 2nd Bran-dy Miller, 3rd Leah Sti tchick

Quad SchoolBoy Jr.: 1st Drew Mercure, 2nd Jacob Nixon, 3rd Chase Seeley, 4th Da-vid Collard

Quad Schoolboy Sr.: 1st Dylan Mercure, 2nd Thane Sutf in, 3rd Cole Sepesi

Quad 50 Limited: 1st Natalie Jackson, 2nd Jay Brucher, 3rd Mason Jackson, 4th Gage Isham, 4th Lexi Hutchinson

Quad 50 producti on: 1st Mason Jackson, 2nd Gabriel Martens, 3rd Dominic Searl

Quad 70 Limited: 1st Gerrett Zehr, 2nd Dekota Blough, 3rd Ashlynn Parker, 3rd Da-vid Fairchild

ATV SCENE

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Vintage MX

Halloween fun at Baja'sMonster Mash

BAJA ACRES (Millington, MI) | October 27Story by Steve Baginski | Photos by Steve Baginski, unless otherwise noted

How quickly another season of great Vintage racing has come to an end. We headed to Baja Acres on their Monster Mash weekend to close out our series. With most of the classes already having a crowned Champion, this was going to be a day for some good ti mes and sti ll some possible batt les. Ian Lee dressed up last year as one of the angry birds and started a rumor on facebook that this years costume was going to be great. That quickly struck the att enti on of a few other racers including myself. As we went to the line for our races, Ian showed up as a hot dog, Austi n Visger was a clown, Cora Visger was a very scary and obviously pink monster, Tom Lee wore his one piece red jump suit and I was letti ng everyone have fun trying to fi nd Waldo! We all had a blast and intend to do it again next year; hopefully we can get a few more parti cipants?! We also had some fi rst ti me returning racers worth menti oning. Ken, Phil and Steve Ellis all made a reunion trip aft er a few weeks of planning. Phil and Steve had not been to Baja since 1980, and to top it off , this was to be Phil’s fi rst race since he stopped back in 80’! Steve has been racing in California and even won an AMA Nati onal Vintage ti tle earlier this year and Ken has been riding/racing off and on for years. With the help of former Dynamic teammate, Kreg Bigelow, they made this a great race to remember and hopefully repeat again next season.

The Innovati on and Evoluti on racers were fi rst off as I was able to sneak to the inside for the holeshot. Colin Cook and Dean Taylor made quick work of me heading up the fi rst hill. Paul Gillett and Dave Depott ey fought early for fourth as Eli Hovorka was sti ll learning the track in his fi rst season. Bryan Hoeldtke jumped out to an early lead with Bryan Wanke giving chase in second. Ray Brooks was in the mix in third making Bryan work for second. Joe Sangster was back and looking good aft er some bike changes from Bulldogs. Mark Meuhlen was back at it in his second race holding off Mark Havalda. Tom Lee missed the start as Derek Brooks signed up but unfortunately had bike problems in practi ce ending his season early. I was able to keep the top two in sight for most of the race and even doing some batt le with Dean, but they were just too quick for me and left me in third. Colin was on the gas and fl ying away with the moto one win with Dean in second. Paul had to fi ght for fourth and rode great as Dave sett led for fi ft h with Eli in sixth. Hoeldtke would have an easy run late in the race with Wanke falling back a litt le but sti ll holding onto second. Ray would also hang onto his spot in third with Meuhlen taking over fourth with another hard charge. Joe slipped to fi ft h as Havalda closed the gap as well in sixth. For moto two, I was again quick out of the gate but was dropped back to third even faster this ti me as I was no match for Colin or Dean this ti me either. I was able to stay close for the fi rst two laps and then faded. Paul, Dave and Eli all spread out quick and we all ran the same positi ons. Hoeldtke was out to the early lead again in Evo as Wanke was a close second with Ray in third. Joe, Meuhlen and Tom were side by side with Havalda a second behind. Once again Colin was out front and never looked back with an easy 1-1 for the overall. Dean had a solid ride in second and I managed Lance Shelton was ripping on his 125 all day to a third overall

against a KX 500 and a YZ 400F


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third with Paul riding great in fourth. Dave held on to fi ft h as Eli was sti ll getti ng back up to speed aft er breaking his leg earlier in the season. Hoeldtke had a solid ride to fi nish out the season with another 1-1 and the Championship. Wanke ran the pace early but faded a bit but held onto second with Ray rounding out the podium. Tom had a great batt le with Meuhlen for a few laps but would eventually sett le into fourth a few seconds ahead of Joe. Havalda would also do some batt le with Meuhlen as he made his way into sixth. However, Meuhlen’s 4-7 was bett er than Havalda’s 6-6 giving him fi ft h overall.

When the gate dropped for the Transiti on, Iron Man and Schoolboy classes, it was Al Doneth with the holeshot. Kris Gillett was a close second with Lance Shelton squeezing up the inside of Joe Sangster. Mark Cook and Bryan Hoeldtke were next followed by Dave Depott ey as Kevin Stone was leading the Iron Men. Ian lee was next with Randy Stone getti ng a great start just ahead of Austi n Visger. Richard Laughlin was just ahead

of Dave Starr and Rick Stone. Jeff was the leader of the next pack followed by Dale Darling, Bill Belote, Ken Ellis, Brian Briggs and Mike Poirier. When the dust sett led in turn one, there were sti ll four riders getti ng back to their bikes. Phil and Steve Ellis along with boy schoolboy riders Cora Visger and Sean Sangster were all on the ground. As the raced conti nued, it was Al out front and pulling away as Kris was on the gas holding a solid second with Lance screaming his 125 in third. Hoeldtke was sti ll in fourth just ahead of Mark with Joe loving more horsepower on his new 250. Ian had taken over the lead with Austi n a very close second as they both moved ahead of Depott ey. The three Stone’s were next with Kevin leading the way with Starr holding off the very hard charging Steve aft er his fi rst turn crash. His brother Phil was right with him as schoolboy

Sean was hanging with them. Dale had moved ahead of Bill and Jeff with Ken holding off Briggs and Poirier. Cora was back on the gas but as long as she fi nished, she was going to be our fi rst female champion! All of the transiti on riders would maintain their positi on with Al out front on his borrowed four stroke. The big change was early on the last lap when Austi n took the lead from Ian and held on for the win. Steve would come back from last to third by the ti me the checkered waived. Aft er the race I found out that he did not get caught up in the fi rst turn crash, but he had forgott en to turn his gas on! Kevin slipped back to fourth as Laughlin also slipped back one to fi ft h. Rick ended sixth aft er taking the spot from Randy. Phil had another bobble putti ng him back to eighth with Starr fi nishing ninth. Bill rounded out the top ten as Dale was liking the new class

Sean Sangster is another youngster learnig the ropes in the Vintage Series as he wins Shoolboy with a 1-1

Brian Briggs is quickly becoming a Vintage regular

A trend is starti ng with dressing up for the Monster Mash. (L-R: Tom Lee, Steve Baginski, Ian Lee, Austi n Visger, Cora Visger

– photo by Sandra Lee

Steve Ellis made his return to Baja aft er 33years to line up against both of his brothers


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At some point or another, most every off-road rider encounters rocks on the trail. Some are big - the size of Coleman coolers - and some are small, more like grapefruits or baseballs. Log crossings are another common occurrence for the vast majority of off-road riders. High winds that took down thousands of trees last season forced Michigan riders to become more experienced in the log-hopping game. And water crossings are common to most every rider as well - even those in the deserts of Arizona and Utah.

What’s not so common is experiencing all of those obstacles in front of thousands of spectators on an arena floor a hundred feet wide by a couple hundred feet long.

Your intrepid reporter had an opportunity recently to experience both the majesty of the great BIG outdoors (the FlexxBars ride in the mountains above St. George, Utah) and the thrills and excitement of

taking part in the final round of the 2013 EnduroX series in Las Vegas*.

*(the GasGas 300 I rode in Utah Thursday was sold, crated, and shipped before I could compete in the Saturday EnduroX event - I went as an avid student and spectator instead)

EnduroX is the brainchild of Eric Peronnard, and in the 10 years of its existence it has grown from a one-off race to a hugely popular series with factory riders and live TV coverage. Beta has Cody Webb (3x winner in 2013), Kawasaki fielded Justin Soule and ISDE Top American Taylor Robert, along with perennial green-rider Destry Abbott, KTM’s factory team included 5x Europeand and now 5x American champ Taddy Blazusiak and off-road legend Mike Brown, Husky had a team, Honda was fielding Colton Haaker … you get the picture.

As the series has grown so have the obstacles that make up the courses themselves. While hare scrambles riders in Michigan may be somewhat familiar with the concept of endurocross, (many of the promoting clubs have incorporated vertical and horizontal tires, rock piles, and chopped wood sections to their tracks) the size and intensity of the obstacles on the Vegas course was daunting. The promoter recognizes that in order for the series to grow the talent pool has to grow and more riders need to compete, but the fast pace of the regular program (two five minute practices before qualifying) discourages novices from even attempting to get into an event. Enter the rookie/amateur experience - a two-hour Saturday-morning session where enduro cross neophytes could walk the track with - and then receive riding instruction from - some of the top racers in the series.

It didn’t take much convincing for Chad

(a customer and friend from Arizona, and subject of a D14 article a year or so ago) to sign-up for the Saturday morning session. His bike GasGas 300 was still on the trailer, we were going to stay for the finals Saturday night anyway, and as luck would have it he had been training with Taylor Robert‘s riding coach for the last couple of months!

We had watched practice and qualifying sessions most of Friday afternoon, but to have Destry Abbott, Jamie Lanza, Mike Brown, and Gary Sutherlin walk the track with us and diagram and explain the different obstacles was truly enlightening.

After the track walk the 11 riders in attendance broke into two groups to tackle the track in segments, again under the watchful eye of the pros who would be racing (for the championship in the case of Mike Brown) only eight hours later. Having expert instruction didn’t make the course

The Beane Report Istory and photos by Steve Beane

Off-Road Racing in a Shoebox!At one point in the Vegas final Husqvarna-mounted Cory Graffunder was getting splashed while jumping the water hazard as Robert, Roper,

Haaker, Brown, Knight, Sutherlin, and Blazusiak all struggled through a chopped-wood corner


any easier - Chad said he was gassed in just a couple corners - but it did illuminate the correct technique to tackle each obstacle and highlight the extreme skill of the riders who qualify for the events.

At the end of the session there was a two-lap exhibition “race” run, but Chad decided to sit it out. He’d jammed his wrist pretty hard in one of the rock sections and almost run over Mike Brown in the tire corner already, and had decided that as much as he liked the experience, what he learned was that endurocross wasn’t for him.

The Las Vegas course event was the first to offer the rookie orientation, but it won’t be the last. From the promoter’s perspective, it offered a means to expose younger or more-inexperienced riders to the specific discipline of “indoor-outdoor racing”; for the pros it gave an opportunity to give back to the sport, share some knowledge, and get a leg up on the competition by studying lines and options through obstacles; and for the riders it was an opportunity to try their hands (and feet, arms, legs, and lungs) at the extreme sport of enduro cross in a much more focused way with expert instruction and for a much longer period of time than if they had simply signed up and tried to qualify.

Enduro cross is designed to bring the toughest elements of off-road racing indoors, so that instead of riding in front of squirrels and cactus’, premier riders can highlight their skills before a live crowd of thousands and a TV audience of countless others. It easily accomplishes those goals, and provides some of the most exciting racing you will ever see in an arena. The speeds might be slow and the footprint miniscule compared to a true off-road race, but its hard even for pro riders and the action is undeniable._________________________

At PlusOnePerformance, we’re dedicated to helping you have the most fun you can on your bike, whether it‘s by tuning your suspension, rebuilding your motor, or just helping you select the best handlebar bend for your riding. Catch up with us at www.afterhourscycle.com or on a trail in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana or even Utah.

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Big rocks with big holes and big logs too


ATV BANQUET JANUARY 25, 2014

MX Quads if you raced one race in 2013, you are entitled to a free dinner, thanks to Progressive Irrigation, Inc.

Where: Ramada (same location as last year) 7501 W. Saginaw, Lansing, MI Time: 5:30 PM Dinner at 6:30 PM

Special Room Rate: $78.00 use D14ATV when you call in to get the special rate Rooms must be reserved by January 10, 2014

Tickets: $25.00 per person (same as last year)

Ticket payment must be in by January 10, 2013.

______________________________________________________________________________

Name ________________________________ # of Pd Tickets ________

Address _________________________________Free Ticket for______________________

Phone # _____________________ Email_____________________________________________

Make check payable to: District 14 ATV or you can pay using PayPal to: [email protected] 12189 Okemos Rd. include your name, & Portland, MI 48875 # of tickets in message area of PayPal

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Cash Bar at the banquet, Hospitality Room after.

in eleventh just ahead of Jeff and the other Ellis brother; Ken. Briggs was finding his home in the vintage series in fourteenth followed by Mike. Moto two was another good one to watch as Al took another holeshot and checked out. Lance was fast out of the gate and held second just ahead of Joe then Kris. Ian had a wheel over Steve followed by Kevin. Mark edged out Laughlin and Visger as Rick and Randy were next. The rest of the pack made it through clean and was great to see all the old bikes on the track. Then I looked at the start to see Bryan, Big Mike and Dale all trying to get started. Bryan was first to fire and Mike was a few seconds behind and would take off almost a lap down. Dale would eventually get going as the leaders were coming by. Al would have another great ride out front even if he did have a flat rear tire! Kris used the mighty 500 power and get passed Lance for second. Mark rode better and finished one spot better for fourth as would Joe for fifth. Hoeldtke rode hard but could only manage a sixth after his very late start. Depottey would tangle on the first lap along with four of the Iron Man riders and Sean from the schoolboy class. I hear it was a bad crash and later I found out that

Starr would make his way off the track and straight to the hospital with a badly broken collarbone. He attended the banquet and is healing up and looking forward to the 2014 season. Rick and Rich were also caught up in the crash and would finish at the back of the field. There wasn’t much of a battle for the lead as Ian was on his way to another moto win and overall. Austin

was a few seconds behind with no room to relax as Steve was keeping him in sight. Kevin was also on the gas and keeping tabs on the leaders. Phil was getting back up to speed after his long time off in fifth as Bill riding great in sixth. Briggs turned his day around running in seventh as did Jeff as he was up to eighth. Randy recovered after getting caught in the crash fro ninth as

Ken improved a few spots to tenth. Dale would make his way back to the pack after his slow start to eleventh as he passed Big Mike in twelfth. Rick would ride around to try and earn points in thirteenth and Rich did the same in fourteenth. Sean had a great ride in his second ever race earning his first 1-1 and overall victory. Cora had a great ride and had a blast in her costume as she took home her first State Championship! Congratulations Cora!!

Well I am now well underway in planning for 2014 and have the schedule 99% complete. We are returning to a few tracks that I can’t wait for as well as making a trip to a new one. We had a great year and I would like to thank everyone for competing and supporting the Series. I hope I can provide everyone with another great schedule next year. Check out this paper for our awards banquet photos as well and remember to check www.michiganvintagemotocross.com.

Results: Baja 10/27/13Iron Man: 1. I. Lee (Ktm); 2. A. Visger (Yam); 3. S. Ellis (Hon); 4. K. Stone (Suz); 5. P. Ellis (Hsk); 6. B. Belote (Hon); 7. Randy Stone (Suz); 8. Rick Stone (Hsk); 9. R. Laughlin (Suz); 10 J. Doneth (Yam); 11. B. Biggs (Hon); 12. D. Darling (Kaw); 13. K. Ellis (Hon); 14. M. Poirier (Yam); 15. D. Starr (Kaw) Evolution: 1. B. Hoeldtke (Yam); 2. B. Wanke (Yam); 3. R. Brooks (Suz); 4. J. Sangster (Suz); 5. M. Meuhlen (Yam); 6. M. Havalda (Suz); 7. T. Lee (Ktm) ��Innovation: 1. C. Cook (Kaw); 2. D. Taylor (Kaw); 3. S. Baginski (Hon); 4. P. Gillett (Suz); 5. D. Depottey (Kaw); 6. E. Hovorka (Hon) Schoolboy: 1. S. Sangster (Hon); 2. C. Visger (Yam) Transition: 1. A. Doneth (Hon); 2. K. Gillett (Kaw); 3. L. Shelton (Yam); 4. M. Cook (Hon); 5. B. Hoeldtke (Yam); 6. J. Sangster (Hon); 7. D. Depottey (Kaw)

Al Doneth (989) takes Transition through turn one with Lance Shelton (097) slidding through in second


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THE BECKER CHRONICLESby Mark Becker #184, Hare Scramble Chairperson

AN OPTIMIST'S VIEW

Another season has come to a close. Typically that means I have to earn my keep as your chair-

man. This involves all the tedious duties that you the reader don’t want to know about. I wholeheartedly agree. It’s bor-ing to write about and even more bor-ing to read. So let’s upshift from neutral into 2nd.

Consider this; ever listen to all the silly nonsense we hare scramble racers say? Let me give you some examples.

Yeah, I woulda made that double if I hadn’t missed that shift…

I’m rusty, haven’t been riding much

Dude, I’ve been riding every weekend

� I’m not feelin’ it today

� Yeah, I woke up this morning with the flu and a 105 temp

� Man, I drank too much last night...where do I line up?

� This track sucks

� This is the most awesome track ever

� There’s too many racers out there

� There’s not enough racers out there

� I got carbon parts on my bike

� How much does that weigh?

� Yeah, I’m sponsored

� I get parts at cost

� I get parts below cost

� I just got over a cold, gonna take it easy out there

� I’m just gonna trail ride out there, not race

� See me smoke that guy?

� I’m so outta shape

� I didn’t get enough sleep

� There’s no good lines through that section

� There’s no traction

� I’ve rode that

� I’ve done that

� Scrubbing’s easy, do it all the time

� Man, I put 2 clicks more compres-sion and I can rail the corners now

� Man, I cranked in 2 clicks rebound and I totally cleared that double

� See me flat land that table top?

� What tire pressure do you run?

� I tried the purple spring in my pow-er valve, what a difference!

� My power band isn’t engaging

� I need a stiffer spring…. I need a softer spring

� I need my suspension revalved

� My tuner totally wrecked my sus-pension

� I use Brand X in my drink system… much better than your brand

� Remember that one section after the trees? (No I don’t)

� Did you see me stuff that guy? (If I had you would lose a lap)

� What gearing do you run? (What

came with the bike)

� Man, I got monkey-butt bad

� I never get monkey-butt

� I always stand when I ride

� I always sit when I ride

� Yeah dude, if you seat bounce that double you’ll make it no problem

� That guy would not get outta my way… what a spode!

� Yeah I blocked this guy for a lap, what a jack-wagon

� Did you see me bounce off that tree?

� That section was gnarly… That sec-tion was too easy

� I don’t ride mud well… I don’t ride sand well… (I don’t ride well period)

� Check out my new riding gear… It’s the latest from (trendy brand)

� My knee braces always get hung up on my shrouds (either cut them or stop wearing them)

� It’s too muddy to ride… I just got new graphics

I have to get back to business. 2014 looks to be another epic season. We have new tracks and 15 total events. That should get the adrenaline pump-ing. Our rule proposals were ok’d by the clubs. All that’s left is to have the AMA give their blessing and I will post them accordingly. As always, I work for you and don’t let me forget it!

Mark Becker #184

Quad 70 production: 1ST Blair Miller, 2nd Mason Jackson, 3rd Natalie Jackson, 4th David Fairchild, 5th Logan Sepesi, 6th Ash-lynn Parker, 7th Gabriel Martens, 8th Violet Scribner

Quad 90 Production: 1st Cody Sich, 2nd Levi Simpkins, 3rd Nolan Zehr, 4th Aaron An-drachick, 5th Andrew Maurer

Quad 90 Limited: 1st Shawn Andrachick, 2nd William Kostich, 2nd Levi Simpkins

Quad 90 Mod: 1st Trevor Thatcher, 2nd Brock Zehr, 3rd Chase Seeley, 4th Lindsay Hutchinson, 5th Spencer Meyer, 5th David Collard, 7th Daniel Fairchild

Quad Super-mini: 1st Daniel Fairchild, 2nd Brock Zehr

By the conclusion of the season our series had 83 different racers. I believe this is a sign of good things to come for next sea-son.

I’m working on the finishing touches for the 2014 MX schedule, it’s shaping up quite nicely.

We added Valley MX to the list of tracks we ran last year, it’s a great addition. So look forward to seeing Steve and Amy a few times next year.

I would also like to welcome M33 Moto-sports park to series again this year. We had a great time at the facility which was built and managed by David Hassell. One of the race dates at M33 may coincide with a mud bog they are putting on. What could be better?

The Banquet details are coming together, with a lot of effort from Brandy and Terry. So let’s get our reservations in.

We would like to thank Progressive Irriga-tion Inc. on contributing to the ATV ban-quet. Their support is greatly appreciated. Well now back to the garage, I have a bit of mess to deal with.

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Jeff Plawecki getting ready to Moto! On of his last races (as a single man) before he gets

married (Nov 12) to CJ & her daughter, Sabrina.We all at TC & D-14 wish them the best!

Derek Parsons Vet C Top 10 fi nisher

Joe Holcher, 50+ from Magic, an J.W. MaKittrick, 45+ from Atherton Road Sales, made it out for the event.

Santa Claus? No just kidding! Duck Dynasty, profi le, Eric Eastridge, with son Seth, an wife Debbie Mott Eastridge, were at Bull Dog MX fun day! Do you know who this rider is? The answer is on Tech-Care web site.

Tyler McQueen and Caleb Mireau

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Glenn Carnwath takes1st place at Freelin MXOpen C. Glenn

can't wait tell next year to come back!

Getting ready to Moto !

Brad & Linda and Chris Williams work hard at winning Championships!

Team Holly Michigan, Glenn & Troy Carnwath, Nate Woodward, J.R., Dylan Hopper. Where is Kyle White?

Back in Holly!

Pennie Bowman helps her husband

50+ Mark Reed, Court Reister, Scott Jeffers, Brandon, 60+ champion John Korte, Stan


Vintage MX

BANQUET TIME!!

Story by Steve BaginskiPhotos by Sandra Lee

I would like to thank everyone possible for making this year's Banquet a huge success. First off the Senk Family for once again letti ng us invade their property. Secondly to all of you who went out and gathered up door prizes and even bought and donated themselves. Third for all of the generous dealerships, shops and tracks for giving so much for us to be able to have so many door prizes. Another thanks goes out to Sandra Lee for taking pictures for me when I couldn’t and to Tom Lee for fi lling in for me when I was off racing in another state. I am busy putti ng together next year's schedule and will have them in the mail as soon as I can. I hope everyone has a great Christmas and even bett er New Year. Be safe to all and hope to everyone in the spring, or even sooner. Here is a list of our series Sponsors: Portland Trail riders, Freelin MX, Baja MX, Bulldogs M/C, Batt le Creek M/C, Cadillac M/C, Polka Dots M/C, Log Road, Honda Suzuki of Warren, DC Plasti cs, K&W Cycle, The Poirier’s, The Senk’s, The Lee’s, Magic Motorsports, AutoZone-Essexville, Keyser Chevy, CMP Performance, Magnum Dist., Hoeldtke Cycle Shop, Gillett ’s Motorsports, Nicholson’s, Bill Belote, On the Side Signs, Hometown Tents

The Vintage Family

Hard Luck winner Eli Hovorka

Iron Man 125cc Champion Jeff Doneth and runner up Bill Belote Most Improved Rider Mike Poirier

Iron Man top Ten: back row: Richard Stone, Jeff Doneth, Mike Poirier, Randy Stone, Dave Starr front row: Ian Lee, Kevin Stone, Richard Laughlin,

Austi n Visger Bill Belote


Innovati on Top eight: back row: Paul Gillett , Dave Depott ey, Lance Shelton, Eli Hovorka front row: Steve Baginski, Mike Poirier, Chad Morehouse, Tom Lee

Evoluti on Top eight: Back row: Kris Gillett , Joe Sangster, Dale Darling,Bryan Wanke. Front row: Bryan Hoeldtke, Ray Brooks, Tom Lee, Mark Havalda

Bike of the Year went to Al Doneth and his 1995 CR 250

Family of the Year is the Poirier’s: Austi n, Mike, Melanie, Jody and Big Mike

Schoolboy Innovati on Champion Cora Visger (not pictured: Cody Rugg and Gage Rugg)

Innovati on 125 Champion and runner up Lance Shelton

Evoluti on 125cc Champion Mark Havalda and Runner up Kris Gillett


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With that in mind, here’s a look at the 2014 GasGas 300. The overall design of the machine is familiar, but almost every system has been updated or reconfigured in an effort to improve reliability and out-right performance. Only time will tell the ultimate success of the program, but to this engineer’s eye the changes are well-thought out and

address many of the concerns of the GasGas faithful. 2014 is looking to be a very good year for those riding Spain’s finest off-road bikes._______________________________

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The Latest in Spanish Enduro Bikesstory and photos by Steve Beane

A purple, yes PURPLE, Reiger shock attaches to a revised shock tower in front of a standard alloy sub frame.

The side shrouds have a holographic “GasGas“ motif, and suppliers logos cover the bike from tip to tail. Side

number plates have been modified and are now shot in black plastic.

Spun and polished hubs, along with black spokes and rims make the wheels really pop.

Turning radius should be reduced with the application of new steering stops. The integrated steering lock moves

from one side of the steering tube to the other.Bolt-on brackets improve strength and location of the

footpegs - no more angled pegs or re-welding of brackets.

A new cylinder and head sit atop a re-done engine

Side and center cases are now die-cast, helping strengthen the engine while dropping pounds. The large oil sight glass is new, as is the water pump casting.

What’s old is new again. The rear brake pedal mounts outside the frame to avoid contact with the lower rails when the pads wear in a mud race.


BAJA ACRES (Millington, MI) | October 27story and photo submitted by Steve Ellis

Background: The three of us grew up racing in Michigan. Ken starting withenduros, including the Jack Pine, then scrambles which led to Motocross. In 1972 Phil and I were 1st and 2nd at the Port Huron scrambles track (goodells?) overall series, whereby I was series champ in 100 and 125, he was 2nd in 125 and champ in 250. Ken was racing less at that time. We continued racing until 1980, when I stopped due to an injury and just moving on in life. We were all good friends with Dick Bigelow, and we helped encourage his four boys with their racing goals. So Michigan has a longstanding history of brothers racing motocross. Rusty Hibbs and his brother, Hinkles, many others. I needed to come back for a business trip to Ohio, checked the D-14 race calendar and saw the chance to ride the last Baja race. Figured it would be a good hook to convince Phil and Ken to ride together like old times. They are still in Mi, I'm out in CA.

Names and bikes raced at Baja:Ken Ellis - oldest brother. Bike: 1971 Honda SL-100Phil Ellis - middle brother. Bike: 1974 Husqvarna Mag CR-250Steve Ellis- youngest. Bike: 1973 Honda CR-250 Reunion race:- 1st MX race at Baja Acres for both Phil and Steve since 1980, 33 years ago.- 1st MX race PERIOD for Phil since 1980, his 2nd ever ride on the Husky, a bike I found here in CA and "race prepped" for him. Race summary: Moto 1: In the 1st turn, Phil ran into a person that fell in front of him. I was waiting for the starter to signal "ok" (as was told) when the 2nd gate took off! So I wasn't ready and had the gas off. So Phil and I both gathered ourselves up in the 1st turn, essentially starting last. I decided to simply "push hard but at a comfortable pace" and picked off all but the speedy kids ahead of me. In a funny moment, Phil and I both went

Ken, Steve and Phil Ellis make a triumphant return to racing and Baja MX

Ellis Brothers Baja Reunion

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ELLIS BROS conti nued from page 27by brother Ken on the same straight, one on the outside, me on the inside.He asked us aft er the moto "where did you guys come from?" He missed our1st turn shenanigans.

Moto 2: We both got good starts, I got to follow (name?) on the Yamaha thatI swear was sideways as much as point-ing forward. Staying with him on the1st lap, one ti me he got so sideways I locked up the brakes fearing that Iwould run him over as he was about to get pitched to the ground... butagain he saved it. Never seen so many "saves per minute" in all my yearsof moto. As the results show I slot-ted into 3rd behind the speedy "twentysomethings" and Phil landed in 5th, an outstanding ride for only his secondmoto in 33 years on a bike he rode just once beforehand. Ken doesn't like the sand especially on a very under powered and old buttricked out SL-100, he sti ll had a blast. Ken said it has been at least 40years since the three of us lined up togeth-er on the same starti ng line. So needless to say, the Ellis Broth-ers Baja Reunion was a great success.We all piled into the pickup togeth-er just like the old days, had lots offun with a safe day of vintage racing and swapped stories all the way home.While Phil and I enjoyed taking home our nice Baja fi nishing plaques, Kenwas thrilled to hear the Baja team en-joyed our adventure so much they madeKen a special "Parti cipants Award" plaque too. Now we each have a mementoto hang on the wall, as a reminder of our own Baja Bash.

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Joe Sangster, Al Doneth (not pictured: Mark Cook and Jason Sitz)

Transiti on 125cc top four: Tom Claerhout, Brad Bolzman,Joe Sangster, Lance Shelton

Sportsman of the Year Ian Lee awarded by his dad Tom

Ian Lee received the Terry Couterier Most Photogenic Award


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