Auction Set For U.S. Junior MX World Championship Effort

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR AMA/ATVA-CHARTERED CLUBS AND PROMOTERS
ORGANIZER
NEWS
VOLUME 15, NO. 3
OCTOBER 2012
In This Issue:
PORT STOCKTON MOTORCYCLE
CLUB CELEBRATES 75 YEARS
Page 2
FLORIDA WEST COAST
MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Page 4
ARE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS AMA
MEMBERS?
Page 6
CHASING FERRIES Page 8
NEW ENTRY FORMS FOR AMA
EVENTS
Page 10
SOUND METERS AVAILABLE
Page 12
Auction Set For U.S.
Junior MX World
Championship Effort
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America’s Jake Pinhancos represented
the United States well at the Junior MX
World Championship.
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CLUB SPOTLIGHT
Port Stockton Motorcycle Club
Celebrates its 75th Anniversary!
By Carl Alvarez and David Stephens
So the story goes, the year was 1937 when a few
sailors from a local naval base in California, Rough
and Ready Island, decided to form a family-friendly
motorcycle club, and the name they came up with was
the Vagabonds. The founding members would meet in
rented halls—big smoky places where everyone talked at
the same time.
The group was all men, a boys’ club, with a passion for
motorcycles.
In 1946, August “Sharkey” Alvarez and his 4-year-old
son, Carl, went to one of the meetings. Sharkey was an
avid rider and loved everything motorcycle. He was voted
in and quickly got involved with the group and its politics.
Being the trailblazer he was, Sharkey was in the group
to make a revolutionary change to include women. At
the time this was unheard of. Until this point, motorcycle
clubs had been exclusively for men. Women could
participate but only as part of the women’s auxiliary
and they were not given the rights to full membership.
Sharkey fought for the vote and it was decided the
females could become full paying members of the group.
The group decided they needed a real clubhouse.
Sharkey wrangled the task of finding a piece of
August “Sharkey” Alvarez and his son, Carl.
property to purchase. He was able to secure land from
a club member, a Stockton police motorcycle officer,
Art Noverski. In 1947, the club purchased the property
and built a club of their own. Carl, now 70, remembers
carrying the bricks to his dad where he mortared them
into place. It took from early spring to late fall to complete
it enough to use. When the doors opened, they renamed
the club from Vagabonds to the Port Stockton Motorcycle
Club. And so it was.
With the opening of the clubhouse came many
changes: Who were the members of the PSMC, and what
did they want to be known for? At that time, everyone
rode an Indian or a Harley-Davidson, wore black leather
and had the “bad boy” image. The members wanted to
change that to become more family friendly. They decided
the colors for the club would be white and black and
that summer dress was to be white shirts, white pants, a
black belt, boots, black gloves and, of course, the everimportant black vest with the emblems on them.
Winter dress would be the same, except instead of
white pants, black pants would be worn.
The club’s goal was to be a family friendly, safe and
happy organization. That would be a big change from the
Hollister days.
Seventy-five years later, the clubhouse still stands and
is used by its members every week for meetings and
events. The clubhouse has been the venue for weddings,
parties and memorials. The structure is an integral piece
of PSMC history. Rich in both history and character, if the
walls could talk, they’d have stories to tell.
Some of the original club members.
Some of the members of the
Port Stockton Motorcycle Club.
Some of the original members of
the Port Stockton Motorcycle Club.
One of the
early club
members on her
motorcycle.
Some of today’s club members.
Known for being family friendly, the PSMC participates in
several events each year including poker runs, campouts,
Halloween and Christmas parties, dinner rides, gypsy
tours, and the Western Hey Dey celebration. All are well
attended and looked forward to.
On April Fool’s Day, 1999, the club’s beloved Sharkey
passed on. It was fitting that he would leave the world
he so loved on that day. Always a joker and good with a
laugh, Sharkey will be a PSMC member for life. To thank
him for his time and service and to make sure that all
members, current and those yet to join, would remember
the club’s legacy, the PSMC group dedicated the club to
him with a renaming ceremony. The clubhouse itself is now
known as, the August “Sharkey” Alvarez Memorial Club
Hall.
It seems fitting that it would be named after the man
who built it.
Today, the club hall is undergoing major renovations that
should be completed by year’s end.
The Port Stockton MC has been an AMA club from the
start and has never had a break in AMA membership. All
club members are required to be AMA members as well.
This year, the Port Stockton Motorcycle Club celebrates
its 75th anniversary. The club has endured, loved, and
rode the endless highway and looks forward to the next 75
years.
August “Sharkey” Alvarez’ wife, Ruby, 94.
She is the oldest club member.
Some of the original club members.
October 2012
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CLUB SPOTLIGHT
Florida West Coast
Motorcycle Club
Re-Discovers Its
AMA Roots
By Bill Frederick, FWCMC newsletter
editor
If a number of events hadn’t happened
the way that they did, the dormant Florida
West Coast Motorcycle Club, chartered by
the AMA in 1936, might well have been lost
forever in the vapors of motorcycling history.
Instead, the club has roared back from the
edge of oblivion. It has re-claimed its low,
low original AMA charter number, No. 165.
Best of all, it has begun an exciting second
life as an AMA Historic Club with more than
100 members, twice the number that it had
in its most glorious days more than a half
century ago.
More than 75 years after its founding and
more than 15 years after it faded away, the
Florida West Coast Motorcycle Club is back.
It has risen from the dust and found its way
home to its AMA roots.
How did such a remarkable re-birth come
about?
Returning To Your
AMA Roots
By Serena Van Dyke
Recently, I’ve had some AMA
callers say: “We had a club back in
the day with the AMA, and we would
like to know if you still have us on file.
Can you find our club information?”
That’s when I get excited. I love
history, especially the AMA’s history.
And digging into old club files
interests me.
I wanted to highlight some of the
clubs that I have found information
about that have chosen to come back
to the AMA—a “Returning to your
Roots” story. One of these clubs is the
Florida West Coast Motorcycle Club.
I am proud to say “Welcome back
to the AMA!” and have their story
featured in this Organizer News.
If you know of any clubs out there
who once were AMA-chartered clubs,
ask them: “Why don’t you return to
your roots?”
I would be happy to dig into some
old charter files to reinstate them.
Just a few short
months ago, few
people in Tampa Bay
even remembered
FWCMC, which had
begun life thanks to
unknown founders
several years before the
beginning of Word War II.
The club’s best and most active
years stretched from the 1940s
through the 1970s. By the 1980s,
membership had dwindled. By the mid1990s, the few remaining members decided
not to renew the club’s AMA charter or its
state of Florida incorporation.
In effect, FWCMC was replaced by the
Florida Bay Area Clearwater Chapter of the
Harley Owners Group, which was founded
in 1990 and run out of Fletcher’s HarleyDavidson in Clearwater.
The central character in all this was Bob
Fletcher, the well-known and much-loved
founder of Fletcher’s Harley-Davidson.
A Harley-Davidson addict since his high
school days in Illinois in the 1930s, Bob
taught soldiers how to ride motorcycles in
California before being shipped to Europe as
a tank driver. After the war, he and a partner
opened a small Harley-Davidson dealership
in Harvard, Ill.
Bob filled his weekends as a dirt-track
racer, taking part in AMA-sponsored races in
the Midwest.
The chance to race on the beach at
Daytona first brought him to Florida. In the
early 1950s he and his wife, Lucille, brought
their family to Florida’s west coast, where he
took a job as service manager in the HarleyDavidson dealership in St. Petersburg.
It was in St. Petersburg that Bob first
discovered the AMA-chartered Florida West
Coast Motorcycle Club, a group of friends
who participated in trips, sponsored races,
and even sponsored a motorcycle drill team.
Bob and Lucille used the club as the basis
for their social life, and Bob also used it as
a way to promote business at the HarleyDavidson dealership where he worked.
Bob died last June at the age of 90. But
he left many memories of his involvement
with the FWCMC in his self-published book,
“The Life and Times of a Harley-Davidson
Motorcycle Enthusiast.”
“I tried to build up the business,” he says
in one passage. “I got real active in the club
promoting rides, field meets, etc. The name
of the club was the Florida West Coast
Motorcycle Club and it was the oldest AMAfranchised club in Florida.”
Bob’s reminiscences might not have
meant very much were it not for a series
of events that unfolded very quickly this
summer. After Bob passed away, his three
daughters, who had run the dealership since
Bob’s retirement in the 1980s, announced
they had been unsuccessful in negotiating
the terms of the dealership’s future with the
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
Fletcher’s Harley-Davidson, the dealership
that had been a beloved biker icon in
Pinellas County since 1964, would close.
It didn’t take long for everyone to realize
that the closing of Fletcher’s would mean the
end of FBACC, the HOG chapter that the
Fletcher’s sponsored. The club had more
than 250 members, some of whom had
been active since the chapter was founded
in 1990. FBACC was a very active HOG
chapter with a tight-knit group of members.
Most of them were crushed by the thought
that FBACC would be no more.
“I cried when I heard the news,” one longtime member says. “I couldn’t get to sleep
until after 4 a.m.”
Chapter members considered a number of
options, including simply joining other nearby
HOG chapters or even joining a HOG chapter
in Lexington, Ky., where some members had
developed friendships. Harley-Davidson said
FBACC could move as a unit a few miles south
to St. Petersburg and affiliate with Jim’s HarleyDavidson, a dealership that already sponsored
a HOG chapter.
“We just felt there was too much potential
for us becoming a sort of second-class
citizen at a dealership that had already been
sponsoring its own HOG chapter for many
years,” said Ed Ketcham, FBACC’s director.
Nothing struck the right chord until
someone remembered Bob Fletcher’s
references in his book to the Florida West
Coast Motorcycle Club.
“Maybe we could look into resurrecting
Bob’s old AMA club,” the member said.
The idea got everyone’s
attention.
The first step was
sending off an email to AMA
headquarters, asking if there
were any records available
for the old club, and could
we possibly re-start it after
so many years? We heard
back quickly from Serena Van
Dyke, AMA organizer services
coordinator.
“We would love to have you
charter with the AMA again,
with such history,” she said in
her reply. “I would hate for you
not to renew your charter.”
The Iron Saints Memorial Fundraiser was created to raise money for academic scholarships for the
children of disabled military veterans.
Iron Saints Host Memorial Fundraiser
By Rob “Gator” Shafer
The Iron Saints Motorcycle Club and the
Combat Vets United held their first annual
Memorial Fund Event and War Memorial in
Yakima, Wash., on May 28.
This was the Iron Saints Motorcycle
Club’s first AMA-sanctioned event.
The day started off with the rededication of the War Memorial at Sarg
Hubbard Park in Yakima and then there
were free hot dogs, sodas and music by
a local band Eleven69. There were more
than 400 hot dogs and drinks served to
the people in attendance at the food court
and 100 motorcycle riders in attendance
for the Show and Shine.
That email inquiry to the AMA happened
on July 17. Fletcher’s Harley-Davidson
and its HOG chapter were scheduled for
extinction on July 31. The HOG chapter’s
final meeting was to take place on July 28,
and its final ride was set for the next day, a
Sunday.
Could we possibly bring the Florida West
Coast Motorcycle Club back from the dead
in time for the next scheduled meeting on
Saturday, Aug. 25?
The green light from the AMA set off a
whirlwind of activity among the leaders of the
now-defunct HOG chapter. Who knew so
many details would be necessary to bring an
old club back from the dead?
Leaders and members built a new
website, researched and wrote FWCMC’s
history from old newspaper clips found
in Google news, designed a patch and
logo, found old FWCMC photos on the
internet, wrote a new set of bylaws,
reincorporated as a non-profit with the
state of Florida, opened a new checking
account, produced membership forms,
The Iron Saints were joined by the HiRoller’s Motorcycle Club from Spokane,
Wash., and the Unforgiven Motorcycle
Club and Combat Vets United, both from
Yakima, Wash.
The Iron Saints Memorial Fundraiser
was created to raise money for academic
scholarships for the children of disabled
military veterans. This is something we
want to do to honor those who served our
country like some of our members have,
myself included.
We are a community-oriented club and
also promote the positive side of the biker
world. What better way of doing it than to
hold fundraisers such as this one.
designed and published a new newsletter,
and came up with designs for shirts and
baseball caps.
On July 31, the day that the HOG chapter
officially went out of business, we received
another email from Van Dyke.
“We have received your charter for the
Florida West Coast Motorcycle Club,” she
wrote. “You are now chartered with the AMA
again!”
Whether by coincidence or some sort of
divine intervention, our old club died on the
same day that our new club was officially
re-born.
By Sunday, Aug. 19, three weeks to the
day after the HOG chapter’s final lunch jaunt,
the new club sponsored its first event, a
dinner ride to St. Petersburg.
Six days after that, more than 100 new
members showed up for the first meeting of
our resurrected AMA Historic Club.
The Florida West Coast Motorcycle Club
had found its way home.
October 2012
5
COMMUNITY
Are All Your
Club Members
AMA Members?
Your club
members are
wasting hardearned cash if
they aren’t AMA
members. Why?
Because of the
many money-saving
benefits offered by
the Association.
Plus, AMA
members who
By Cherie
sign up to have
Schlatter, AMA
their membership
organizer services
automatically
manager
renewed each
year get AMA Roadside Assistance at no
additional charge. AMA Roadside Assistance
covers cars, RVs and non-commercial
trailers for the AMA member and his or her
family members.
Here’s an added bonus: Club members
who join the AMA or renew their memberships
by the end of the year will automatically be
entered in the AMA Membership Sweepstakes
drawing for a chance to win a 2011 Husqvarna
TC449 motorcycle! The most important reason for you to get
all your club members to join the AMA is
because opponents of motorcycling are hard
at work trying to take away our riding and
racing freedoms. They want to stop us from
riding down streets, on public land or even in
our own back yards!
By joining the AMA, your club members help
us fight these important battles. And that helps
everyone who loves to ride and race.
Here are just some of the reasons why it
makes sense for your club members to be
AMA members:
VIP treatment and discounts: AMA
members enjoy incredible savings on
motorcycle parts, accessories, event tickets,
hotel rooms, bike rentals and tours, car
rentals and much, much more. The $49
annual membership fee easily pays for itself. Plus, AMA members get a special deal on
admission to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame.
AMA Roadside Assistance: AMA
members enjoy this benefit at no additional
charge when they sign up to autorenew their membership. AMA Roadside
Assistance includes 24-hour roadside
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assistance for your motorcycles and all the
rest of your vehicles, including cars, trucks,
RVs and trailers. Coverage is included for
your spouse and dependent children living at
home or away in college.
American Motorcyclist magazine:
Dedicated exclusively to life on two wheels
with stories, racing news, and real-world
AMA member product reviews, American
Motorcyclist is delivered 12 times a year.
It’s only available to AMA members. Plus,
members can opt-in at no extra charge to
also receive AMA Racer magazine, which is
devoted to the AMA racing scene, or ATVA
News, which is a publication for ATV riders.
Exclusive members-only website
content: The AMA website at www.
americanmotorcyclist.com is chocked full of
information that every motorcyclist needs.
But there is even more information that is
available online to AMA members only. This
password-protected content includes an
extensive list of the best on-road and offroad riding areas in the country.
Representation in Washington, D.C.,
and elsewhere: AMA freedom fighters in
Washington, D.C., Pickerington, Ohio, and
on the West Coast are hard at work every
day fighting for your right to ride and race.
Our only defense against the many threats
we face as riders is the strength we derive
by banding together. Politicians understand
strength in numbers.
Do you need more reasons to
urge your club members to
join the AMA? Consider this:
The AMA is fighting health insurance
discrimination against motorcyclists:
Some insurance policies won’t pay
for medical care if you’re injured on a
motorcycle or ATV.
The AMA opposes motorcycle-only
checkpoints: The AMA opposes the
discriminatory practice of motorcycle-only
traffic checkpoints. The AMA is currently
fighting a federal grant program that provides
money to states for these checkpoints.
The AMA works to improve
motorcycling safety: Thanks largely to
the lobbying efforts of the AMA, the federal
government has launched a national study
www.americanmotorcyclist.com/clubsandpromoters
into the causes of motorcycle crashes, the
first in three decades.
The AMA wants proof that ethanol
won’t damage motorcycle engines: There’s a big push by the ethanol industry to
increase the amount of ethanol in gasoline.
Increased ethanol could damage motorcycle
engines. The AMA is working to ensure that
increased ethanol-gasoline blends aren’t
approved for motorcycles until it’s proven to
be safe for motorcycles.
The AMA fights bike bans: When cities
try to ban bikes from streets, the AMA fights
back. For example, the AMA successfully
turned back proposed bans in Chicago and
Delray Beach, Fla. That’s thanks to AMA
efforts to get Congress to pass a law barring
bike bans on streets built or maintained with
federal funds.
The AMA played a major role in
overturning the federal ‘lead law’ that
imposed a de facto ban on the sale of
kids’ dirtbikes: Your club members can be
a part of future battles to protect our kids’
right to ride and race by joining the AMA.
The AMA fights for access to public
land: Do your club members ride on public
land? Where would they ride if access to that
land was suddenly denied? At the national and
local levels, the AMA is working to block efforts
to close trails and shut riders out of public land.
Do your club members want to ride on their
own land? Is there a private riding area near
them? Some jurisdictions are trying to pass
laws that would even ban riding in your own
back yard, or on private motocross tracks. The
AMA fights them.
The AMA works to create more
trails: When you buy gas for your offhighway vehicle, do you know where the
gas tax money goes? It goes to the federal
Recreational Trails Program, which the
AMA helped establish. The RTP provides
funds to the states to develop and maintain
recreational trails. Federal lawmakers
recently wanted to gut the program but the
AMA fought back.
There are many more reasons why it
makes sense for your club members to also
be members of the AMA. Urge them to join
now at www.americanmotorcyclist.com/
membership/join or have them call (800)
AMA-JOIN (262-5646).
Who knows, maybe one of your club
members will win the Husqvarna TC449!
AMA EVENTS
L-R: Conner Mullennix, Austin Forkner and Jordon Smith
with the American team’s third-place trophy.
Auction Set For U.S.
Junior MX World
Championship Effort
To help offset the cost of supporting the
U.S. team in the 2012 FIM Junior Motocross
World Championship, the AMA is organizing
an online auction that will take place the last
week of October.
The auction will include one-of-a-kind
items donated by AMA Supercross and
motocross stars. Search for “AMA Jr MX” at
www.ebay.com to bid.
On Aug. 24-26, six riders made the trek
to Sevlievo, Bulgaria, to compete for the
United States at the 2012 FIM Junior World
Championship. The Netherlands won the
team championship, followed by Italy. The
U.S. team finished third.
Jordan Smith, 16, and Jerek Balkovic,
17, competed in the 125cc class. Austin
Forkner, 13, and Jake Pinhancos, 14, raced
in the 85cc class. Conner Mullennix, 12, and
Parker Mashburn, 10, fielded 65cc bikes.
Although the U.S. riders showed
considerable speed on the track, they were
plagued throughout the event by mechanical
problems, crashes and even errant fencing.
“We’re extremely proud of all of our
riders,” says AMA Motocross Manager Kip
Bigelow. “This was a tough, characterbuilding event, and I’m pleased to report
that the young men representing the
United States held their heads high and
gave it their all against the best in the
world.
“We congratulate The Netherlands on
their win, but we’re already looking forward
to next year when we intend to return to the
FIM Junior Motocross World Championships
and reclaim the world title.”
Helix Racing Products Announces Racing Organization
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Helix is also accepting racer résumés for
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2013 off-road and ATV racing season.
The application deadlines are Dec. 31.
Helix is offering support to qualified
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America’s Conner Mullennix
had some serious speed.
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To complete enrollment in the program,
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October 2012
7
LET’S RIDE!
Chasing Ferries
By AMA Congressman Ben Wright
About mid-summer is when I start
planning my trip to AMA Congress in
October.
The reason for planning so early is
because my wife and I usually take some
get-away time wrapped around the
Congress meeting.
My wife doesn’t ride with me anymore,
but will visit with some friends or do some
genealogy research while I attend Congress.
This is where my story begins.
Back in 2008, my wife wanted to do
some genealogy research in Kentucky at
town named Somerset. As the crow flies,
Somerset is about 265 miles south and east
of Columbus, Ohio, where the Congress is
held.
If we arranged our time right, I could have
two or three days to get to Columbus, so
we loaded the bike on the trailer and headed
out. By trailering the bike to Somerset, my
wife would have the pickup for transportation
while running around the museums,
graveyards, court houses and such.
Arriving in Somerset, we got settled into
accommodations and after a good night’s
rest, I was up early and ready to go.
As in years past, I was going to avoid
the interstates and big cities and do some
backcountry exploring, even to the point of
staying off the red line roads if at all possible.
I had plenty of time to get to Columbus.
Checking my GPS, which, by the way, is a
paper map, I headed north out of town on
Kentucky Route 39 and found an interesting
road up Crab Orchard and U.S. 150, which
took me up to Lancaster where I picked up
U.S. 27.
U.S. 27 took me up to Nicholasville and
Kentucky Route 169. I followed 169 until
it intersected with Kentucky Route 1975.
Traveling on weekdays, the roads were
pretty empty of traffic and the scenery was
great.
I stopped for lunch at a little store at this
crossroad and chatted with the owner about
the local countryside. While relaxing on the
front porch and looking at my map, I noticed
a notation of a river ferry not far from the
store.
Having finished my lunch, I asked the
proprietor for directions and headed out.
Being born and raised in Tennessee, I
do speak the language in this part of the
country but sometimes what is said does not
soak in far enough. After a few wrong turns
and a couple of dead ends, I found the ferry
located at Valley View, Ky.
This Kentucky River crossing has had ferry
service since 1785.
Yep, 1785.
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It has transported
pioneers, Revolutionary
War and Civil War
soldiers, farmers,
business people,
and probably some
moonshiners for
over two centuries. It
belongs to three local
county governments
that maintain it and give
you a free ferry ride.
A little more curious
now, and still with
plenty of time, I looked
at my map again to
see if I could find
another ferry on the
way to Columbus. Sure
enough, I found one
crossing the Ohio River
at Augusta, Ky., and
less than 100 miles
away.
Heading north again,
I found more great motorcycle roads and
more great scenery. Twisting and turning
along, I reached Augusta about suppertime.
Finding a local establishment with several
pickups parked around, I was all set for
some local food. The café turned out to
be a barbecue joint, where I could pig out.
(Excuse the pun.)
I sat at a back corner table and a waitress
asked for my order. I ordered a pulled pork
sandwich with some coleslaw on it and a
glass of iced tea. The waitress cocked her
head a little and said, “You’re not really from
New Mexico are you?” (She must have seen
my licenses plate.)
It seems that only Southern states serve
coleslaw on barbecue.
After explaining my Southern heritage, I
totally enjoyed the meal and set out to find
the ferry. It turned out to be a commercial
ferry that cost motorcycles $2 for the
crossing.
After my ferry ride across the Ohio
River, I found a place to spend the night in
Russellville, Ohio, on U.S. 62. Up early the
next morning, I played around the southern
part of the state for another day. I have to
say I found some great motorcycle roads.
Having enjoyed the trip so far, I headed to
Columbus to chat with old friends and do
the business set before me.
But the story does not end here.
Having finished my congressional duties,
I had another three days to get back to
Somerset.
Can you guess what I was gonna do?
Yep, find some more ferries.
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Out came the paper GPS again and, lo
and behold, there were three more ferries
just waiting down the road. These ferries
were in the Mammoth Cave area, two of
which were in the park itself.
Mammoth Cave is 300 miles from
Columbus plus another 110 miles back to
Somerset for a total of 410 miles in three
days. Very doable, so off I went.
Taking my time along blue line roads with
a few red lines thrown in, I reached the park
in the late afternoon. Excited about what I
might find, I went looking for the one ferry
that was located outside the park.
I found the ferry tied up on the other side
of the river. Out of service, I guessed.
I headed for the park to find the other
ferries. The first was on the west side of
the park outside of Brownsville, Ky., on the
Houchins Ferry Road. After my ride on the
ferry and conversing with Capt. Charles
Childrest, I found him to be very busy.
Not.
He confided that on a busy day in season
he serviced about six to 10 vehicles a day.
He had a radio and his books to help pass
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the time, but his wife and kids
visit often. They even invited me
to share their lunch.
Off I went to find the next
ferry. This one turned out to be
on the Maple Springs Ranger
Station Road, County Road
1352. Capt. Kenneth Logston
told me he serviced around 300
vehicles per day in season.
An interesting point was that
he lived in a log cabin that his grandfather
had built with an ax and a saucer of water
for a level. The cabin is about 6 miles from
the ferry that he had been operating for 30
years. Doesn’t look he is thinking about
retirement any time soon.
After touring the park I headed back to
Somerset, all the time thinking that it might
make a good hobby to look up these old
ferries, explore the countryside and learn
some history about the area. The next three
years were about the same, and to date, I
have ridden nine river ferries, taken pictures
and done my exploring.
I was up in the Wyoming/Glacier National
Park area last year and found three ferries
close by. All three were on gravel roads and
I was on my touring bike. The round trip
would have been over 80 miles. Wish I had
my dual-sport with me. Maybe next trip.
I will be going to AMA Congress again this
October and have located eight river ferries
north of St. Louis along the Mississippi and
Illinois rivers and their tributaries.
Guess where I will be in October.
Chasing ferries. Each year, AMA Charter Promoting
Clubs and Promoters elect delegates
from their geographical AMA District to
the two divisions of AMA Congress—the
Competition Division and the Road and
Off-Road Recreation Riding Division.
This year’s election of delegates to the
2013 AMA Congress will be conducted
entirely online using the VoteNet balloting
services.
The AMA is in the process of mailing
AMA Congress Delegate Election
Information to each AMA Charter
Promoting Club, AMA Charter Promoter,
AMA Congress Delegate and AMA
Recognized District Organization. This
package includes a complete explanation
of the election procedure. The election will
take place in December 2012.
The AMA Congress meets annually,
and this year—from Thursday, Oct. 4
through Saturday, Oct. 6—Congress
delegates will be hard at work in
Columbus, Ohio, representing your
interests.
For those three days, Congress
delegates will be busy considering
and making changes to the rules for
sanctioned amateur activity.
While making and changing rules are
key aspects of Congress, these are only
a part of the responsibility of Congress
delegates. Congress delegates promote
cooperation, consensus and harmony
among AMA clubs and promoters. They
provide information to expand organized
activity in their AMA districts.
They also promote the interests of
the Association, including growth in
membership.
Do you know someone who has what
it takes to be a good AMA Congress
delegate? As an AMA-promoting
organization, each club and promoter
should nominate and vote for the person
best qualified for the position.
On your charter application, you
specified the type of charter for which
you were applying. That designation—
competition or recreation—determines the
type of Congress delegate for which your
club or organization can vote.
And remember, one charter entitles you
to one vote.
Complete details are available
at AmericanMotorcyclist.com >
ClubsandPromoters > Resources &
Forms.
Get Your Club Name In The
AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame
We have a new feature at the AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame that helps us
show our appreciation for supporters, and
we hope your club will get involved.
It’s called “My Hall of Fame” and it
allows us to hang photos of supporters,
or their names or club’s name, at the Hall
of Fame.
How does it work? The idea is simple.
For a $20 donation you get a 3-inchsquare space for a photo on the wall in
the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame entrance
foyer. Want a bigger space? A 6-inch
square is an $80 donation, and a 9-inch
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square is a $180 donation. You also get an
exclusive certificate recognizing your support
of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and
noting your photo is on display through
2013. You can submit a photo of yourself,
your club logo, just about anything you want
to hang in My Hall of Fame.
You can make your donation and
submit your photo online at www.
motorcyclemuseum.org/myhalloffame or give
us a call (800) 342-5464. If you just want
your club name posted on the wall, we can
do that, too.
We have plans to enhance the Hall of
Fame exhibit for 2013 and any donation
you can make will help immensely. If you
prefer not to take part in the My Hall of Fame
program, please consider making a separate
donation. Donations are tax deductible.
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is a
mecca for motorcyclists and others that
features our past, present and future under
one roof. It’s a proud symbol of our devotion
to the motorcycling lifestyle. With your help,
we will continue sharing why American
motorcycling is so great.
Plan Now To Attend The 2012
AMA Championship Banquet!
The AMA is ramping up the program for
the 2012 AMA Championship Banquet,
bringing the event closer to eastern U.S.
riders and honoring even more racers on
Jan. 19, 2013, at the Aladdin Center in
Columbus, Ohio.
The top three finishers in AMA-sanctioned
motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle 2012
national championship competition will be
honored that evening.
“When we surveyed our champions, it was
clear that everyone would welcome a return
to an eastern venue for the championship
banquet,” says AMA Director of Racing Joe
Bromley. “In addition, we’re adding more
activities to the program, and expanding
the format to recognize not just champions,
but the top three riders in each national
championship class.”
Richardo Valdez was among the 2011
national champions.
The program—which will include dinner,
door prizes, refreshments, a bike show and
an after-party—will honor hundreds of top
competitors in disciplines ranging from landspeed racing to motocross to woods racing
and everything in between.
Class champions will receive medals
and No. 1 plates at the banquet, while
second- and third-place finishers will also
receive awards. The winners of special
annual awards—such as the AMA Grand
Championship Athlete of the Year and the
AMA National Championship Athlete of the
Year awards—will be announced as well.
“We also use this opportunity to shine
the spotlight on those who went above
and beyond to promote all aspects of
motorcycling,” Bromley adds. “AMA
Organizer Services will recognize top
clubs and promoters in competition and
recreational road and off-road events,
as well as those who excelled in media
coverage and as ambassadors of the
sport.”
Columbus’ Aladdin Center, which is
adjacent to the expansive Easton Town
Center shopping complex and only 20
minutes from AMA headquarters and the
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, offers free
parking, easy access to Interstate 270
and is a short drive from Port Columbus
International Airport.
For more information about this gala
event, go to www.americanmotorcyclist.
com/Racing/RacingBanquet.aspx.
New AMA Charter
Opportunities
The best clubs, service organizations
and online communities in the nation are
chartered with the AMA. Riders and others
know that AMA-chartered organizations are
well-organized, family friendly and an asset
to the community. There is prestige in being
chartered with the AMA and in being part of
a greater community of motorcyclists: AMA
members nationwide.
There are now five charters to choose
from:
Social Club: This charter is for clubs
made up of enthusiasts who ride together,
be it road or off-road, but don’t host formal
events requiring liability insurance. At least
five current AMA or All-Terrain Vehicle
Association members must be listed on the
charter application. Social clubs can’t vote
for AMA Congress delegates or host AMAsanctioned events.
Historic Club: These clubs must have
been in existence for at least 50 years—to
be verified by the AMA—and don’t host
formal events requiring liability insurance.
At least five current AMA/ATVA members
must be listed on the charter application.
New Entry Form For
AMA-Sanctioned Events
Thank you for your continued support
of the AMA and for hosting AMAsanctioned events, the “gold standard”
in motorcycling.
We have a template entry form that
should speed up registration as well
as serve as proof to riders of their
participation in your events. This will
replace the data card slips. The plates
and slips are no longer available.
You are encouraged to come up with
your own system or use our template
to help you. You are also welcome to
have the “onion skins” printed yourself
for registration purposes. We had
these forms printed on carbon paper
(purchased online through Staples) and
used the yellow copy as a receipt for
the riders.
The AMA is no longer using or issuing
data card slips, or “onion skins.” These
data card slips served for many seasons
as a “secondary waiver” and also as a
record of participation. Over the years,
however, changes in many local, state
and even federal laws have made
the waiver verbiage on the data card
obsolete.
Depending on the scoring software you
use, you can contact Trackside Software
at www.tracksidesoftware.com or MotoTally at www.moto-tally.com for inquiries
to the card swipe system.
If you have any questions or
comments, please feel free to contact
AMA Organizer Services. We are here to
serve you, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. (Eastern Time) at (800) AMA-JOIN
(262-5646).
Historic clubs can’t vote for AMA Congress
delegates or host AMA-sanctioned events.
Promoting Club: Promoting clubs can
sanction events and vote for AMA Congress
delegates. A promoting club charter is
suggested for clubs that want to sanction
AMA events such as poker runs, road
rallies, races and other events. Promoting
Clubs are able to get liability insurance
through the AMA for their events and enjoy
other benefits. All club officers must be
current AMA/ATVA members. And, the club
must have at least 10 current AMA/ATVA
members, including the officers.
A club officer, preferably a risk
management officer, also must view online,
or attend, an AMA risk management
workshop every year. The workshop can be
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ENTRY FORM
EVENT NAME/LOCATION____________________________________________________ DATE ________________
AMA/ATVA# _________________________ NAME _______________________________________________________
(IMPRINT CARD below)
ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY __________________________________________ STATE____________ ZIP CODE _____________________
DAYTIME PHONE: ______________________________________ CELL: ___________________________________
AGE ________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH ______________________________________________
EMAIL: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT:_____________________________________EC# __________________________________
QTY
CLASS
Bike #
Brand/Displacement
Fee
TOTAL FEES:
CASH _______________ CHECK# ___________________
CHARGE: AMEX / DISCOVER / MASTERCARD / VISA
(IMPRINT CARD TO THE LEFT)
PRINT NAME: ____________________________________
SIGNATURE: ____________________________________
PHONE: _________________________________________
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We will notify you by email at least 30
days before charging your credit card, and
you reserve the right at that time to alter or
cancel your AMA charter for the coming
year. If you wish to alter or cancel your
AMA charter you must provide us at least
10 days notice of your desire to cancel by
contacting us at the following address or
telephone number:
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viewed online at: www.americanmotorcyclist.
com/asp/organizers/resources/rmw/index.
asp.
Also, to obtain a promoting club charter,
two letters of recommendation, printed on
company letterhead of the person making
the recommendation, are required as well
as a copy of the club constitution and bylaws. This is required for first-year applicants
or clubs that haven’t renewed their AMA
charter for two or more years.
Service Organization: A service
organization charter is for motorcyclists’
rights, military, police, firefighter or charity
organizations that don’t promote events.
These chartered organizations aren’t eligible
to sanction AMA/ATVA events or vote for
AMA Congress delegates. At least five
current AMA/ATVA members must be listed
on the charter application, including the
president and contact person.
Online Community: An online community
charter is for online motorcycling forums
and the like that exist solely online and don’t
sanction events. Those organizations can’t
vote for AMA Congress delegates. At least five
current AMA/ATVA members must be listed on
the charter application, including the president
and contact person.
All charter fees—Social, Historic,
Promoting, Service Organization and Online
Community—are for a calendar year. That is,
the charter expires Dec. 31 regardless of the
Christian Motorcyclists Association members.
date the charter was approved.
If you have any questions on chartering,
sanctioning or insurance, please contact us
at (800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646) and ask for
Organizer Services. Or email Serena Van
Dyke at [email protected].
Renewing Your Charter The
Easy Way
The new AMA Charter Automatic Renewal
Program allows us to automatically renew
your organization’s AMA charter each year
with no action on your part.
All charter eligibility requirements apply.
By agreeing to automatic renewal of your
AMA charter, the annual charter fee, at
the then-current rate, will automatically be
charged once a year on Dec. 1 to the credit
card on file with the AMA unless you alter or
cancel your AMA charter as outlined below.
Sound Meters Available
The AMA is once again donating
sound testing kits to help AMA members,
Districts, Clubs and others educate riders
about sound.
“Few other factors contribute more
to misunderstanding and prejudice
against the motorcycling community
than excessively loud motorcycles,” says
Imre Szauter, AMA government affairs
manager.
“With accurate sound testing, riders
can know how loud their bikes are and
can get advice from the testers about how
to quiet their machines,” he says.
The sound testing kit consists of a
type 2 sound meter, tachometer, training
materials, spark arrester probe, personal
protective equipment and a storage
case.
The kits will be awarded through a
competitive grant process. To apply for
a sound testing kit, a club or promoter
must complete an application and return
it to the AMA Government Relations
AMA
Attn: Organizer Services, Charters
13515 Yarmouth Dr.
Pickerington, OH 43147
(800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646)
In the event that you wish to dispute any
charge to your credit card made pursuant
to the automatic renewal authorization,
you agree to contact us first at the
above address or telephone number to
resolve the dispute. You also authorize
us to charge or credit your credit card as
needed to account for any undercharge or
overcharge errors, or to resubmit a failed
or declined charge.
Charter Requirements for
Promoters
Since 1924, the AMA has partnered with
clubs and promoters to help them conduct
successful events. The best races, rallies,
rides and tours on the planet fly the AMA
banner. If your event isn’t AMA sanctioned,
chances are you are losing out on revenue.
Businesses and track owners charter
with the AMA as promoters because of the
many advantages a charter brings. Some of
the requirements for a new promoter who
charters with the AMA are:
• Two letters of recommendation printed
on the company letterhead of the
person making the recommendation.
These letters should attest to your
character or abilities as a motorcycle
event promoter.
• The officers listed on the charter
application must be current AMA or
All-Terrain Vehicle Association members.
Department by March 1.
For more information on the sound
meter grant program, or to request an
application, send an email to amagrd@
ama-cycle.org.
• An officer, preferably a risk management
officer, must view or attend an AMA
risk management workshop before
holding an AMA-sanctioned event.
The risk management workshop must
be viewed or attended each year.
The workshop can be viewed online
at http://www.americanmotorcyclist.
com/clubsandpromoters/
riskmanagementworkshop.
• Charter fees must be paid in full for the
calendar year. A charter expires on Dec.
31 regardless of when it was approved.
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AMA Chartered Club Member Patch/Pin/Decal Order Form
Access to AMA-chartered club member patches, pins and decals is one of the many exclusive benefits of chartering your club with
the AMA. If your club is currently chartered with the AMA, a recognized officer of your club can order these items. The quantity of the
order is restricted to the number of current AMA/ATVA club members listed on your current charter application.
Although you are not permitted to incorporate the AMA-chartered club member logo into individual club items, it is acceptable to wear
your individual club patch, pin, or decal beside AMA-chartered club member items.
To order your AMA-chartered club member items, complete and deliver this application to the AMA with a check, money order or
credit card information.
Number of White Patches (Acct #601) ......................... _________ X $5.00 each = $ ________
(Dimensions: 3.5” x 2.5”)
Number of White Pins (Acct #602) ............................... _________ X $3.00 each = $ ________
(Dimensions: 1” x .75”)
Number of White Decals (Acct #603) ........................... _________ X $4.00 each = $ ________
(Dimensions: 3.5” x 2.5”)
Number of Eagle Patches (Acct #601) ......................... _________ X $5.00 each = $ ________
(Dimensions: 3.5” x 2.5”)
Number of Historic Club Patches (Acct #601) ............. _________ X $5.00 each = $ ________
(Only available to AMA Historic Clubs and
Promoting Clubs that have been in existence
50 years or more. Dimensions: 3.5” x 4”)
Total = $ __________
Signature of Club Officer: ___________________________________________________________________________________
AMA Charter Number: ______________ Club Name: _____________________________________________________________
Mail to: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _____________ State: __________ Zip: __________
Credit Card #____________________________ Expiration Date: __________
(Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express)
REVISED 10/12
Send completed order form
with payment to:
American Motorcyclist Association
Attention: Organizer Services
13515 Yarmouth Drive
Pickerington, OH 43147
Fax: (614) 856-1921
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If you have any questions on chartering,
sanctioning or insurance, please contact us
at (800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646) and ask for
Organizer Services. Or email Serena Van
Dyke at [email protected].
Why Charter Your Club With
The AMA? Credibility, Prestige
And Assistance!
There are a lot of great reasons to charter
with the AMA. They include:
Increased Membership. By chartering
your organization with the AMA, your status
is acknowledged on the AMA website at
www.americanmotorcyclist.com, which can
lead to increased exposure and membership.
Organizational Help. From creating club
bylaws to incorporating to getting liability
insurance for events to organizing races,
road rides and rallies, the AMA is ready to
help. Sanctioning both recreational and
competition events nationwide, the AMA
provides a uniform set of rules covering
many types of motorcycling activities. With
these, members know their abilities will be
fairly judged. The popularity of AMA rules is
seen in the thousands of events offered each
year by AMA organizers.
Full Range Of Services. The AMA
remains the only national organization
devoted to providing a full range of services
to America’s motorcyclists and is equipped
to effectively work for the betterment of
all forms of motorcycling. Whether a rider
prefers motocross or touring, the AMA exists
to keep the fun in motorcycling for everyone.
More than 225,000 motorcycle enthusiasts
support AMA activities through their annual
membership dues.
Your Voice Is Heard. The AMA
is assisted by the AMA Congress.
Representatives from every AMA District
attend this annual meeting to establish and
define rules. Each AMA-chartered promoting
organizer has the privilege of voting for
Congress delegates, providing a say in how
the AMA functions.
Be Part Of Motorcycling History.
Since 1924, the AMA logo has symbolized
organized motorcycling activity throughout
the United States. AMA-chartered clubs are
part of that rich history. Some AMA clubs are
100 years old, and newly formed clubs are
establishing rich histories of their own.
Protecting Your Right To Ride and
Race. By chartering with the AMA, you are
helping protect motorcycling now and in the
future. The AMA has dedicated government
relations staff hard at work every day fighting
threats to motorcycling, and you are doing
your part. Also, clubs are an integral part of
social activity that provides the foundation
for the political and community relations
activities that will help ensure the future of
motorcycling.
For the race promoter there are many
good reasons to charter and sanction with
the AMA, including less work and more
profit. Here are some of the top reasons:
A Proven Track Record. As the largest
motorcycle-racing sanctioning body in the
world, and with a history dating back to
1924, the AMA knows what it’s doing. We
make your job easier because there is no
need for you to “reinvent the wheel.” From
safe track and course design to rules to
protecting yourself and your business from
liability, the AMA can help.
More Racers/Spectators. The
prestige that goes with being an AMAsanctioned event attracts more racers and
spectators. And the fact that the AMA has
an established class structure means that
racers already have machines matched
to the classes you run. Plus, racers
are automatically plugged into an AMA
advancement points system and, depending
on your event, racers may be chasing
national championship points so they won’t
want to miss your race.
Standardized Rules. The AMA rulebook
was written by the best minds in amateur
racing, and it is used at all AMA-sanctioned
events. This means you don’t have to come
up with rules of your own, and processes
for protests and appeals are clearly spelled
out. Fewer arguments, fewer hassles, and
AMA staff support. Plus, you have a voice in
making the rules.
of membership, both individually and as
a group (club). Since this was a group of
riders, but not actually a club, we didn’t
dwell very long on the club benefits.
I reviewed the individual benefits and
some other reasons for being a member. I
gave them a brief history of the AMA and
where it is heading. I also explained the AMA
Roadside Assistance program, which got a
very positive response.
The group greeted and treated me with
great respect. They were courteous and
attentive.
After the presentation there were several
questions that resulted in three new
memberships.
This was a very positive response, which
left me with a great deal of satisfaction.
I only hope that others in the group will
become members after they have had
some time to think about it, and join online
or by phone.
I, for one, feel that this was a really positive
experience and would like to see more of
these types of presentations take place in the
field. Volunteering to make them happen is the
only way to get this job done.
Why Should A Race Promoter
Charter And Sanction With
The AMA?
Talkin’ AMA
By Chuck Gibbs
On April 7, I attended a meeting of about
20 motorcyclists in Westminster, Colo.
My mission was to talk to them about
the AMA and explore the camaraderie of
motorcycling. As I was introduced to the
rest of the group, it was with a great deal of
acceptance and made me feel immediately
at home.
Not knowing the particular interests of this
group, I assumed that these were primarily
road riders and would address this aspect of
the Association. First I addressed the overall
aspects of the Association of “Rights. Riding.
Racing.” Then I went into the “Riding” more
specifically. I discussed the advantages
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Training and Tips. The AMA Risk
Management Workshop helps you protect
yourself, and referee training helps ensure
your event is top shelf. Plus, get valuable
information for running a successful event
from the AMA publication Organizer News.
Liability Insurance. Obtaining
quality liability insurance through AMA
providers ensures competitive prices and
quality customer service. If you are AMA
sanctioned, you are approved—no credit
check, no million questions, no hassle. And
you know the rates up front—they won’t
change for the year.
Supplies. The AMA has what you need,
from liability release and waiver forms to
injury reports to referee reports and more.
National Publicity. AMA-sanctioned
events automatically receive national
publicity that is seen by racers and
spectators around the country and in your
own back yard. All AMA-sanctioned events
are listed in the calendar section of American
Motorcyclist magazine and are online at
www.americanmotorcyclist.com. Make your
event easy to find. Also, your race results
are posted online, attracting more interest in
your events.
Protecting Your Future. By sanctioning
your event with the AMA, you are helping
keep racetracks and riding areas open. The
AMA has dedicated government relations
staff in Washington, D.C., California and
Pickerington, Ohio, hard at work every day
fighting threats to motorcycling, and you are
doing your part.
There are even more reasons why racers
across the country want to take part in AMAsanctioned events.
They include:
Racing with the Best. The best amateur
racers in America take part in AMAsanctioned events, so winning an AMAsanctioned race really means something to
your racers.
National Championships. Only AMA
racers taking part in AMA-sanctioned events
are eligible to earn the esteemed AMA national
No. 1 plate in their discipline, and to compete
in the series and events that award them.
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Racers compete for prestigious AMA No. 1 plates.
AMA District Organizations Announce 2012
Annual Meetings
Every year, district organizations hold annual meetings to coordinate calendars,
address organizational issues, celebrate the past season and plan for the next season.
We encourage all AMA Organizers to attend an annual meeting if one is being held in
your AMA District. It’s a great opportunity to meet and exchange information with other
club representatives, promoters and congress delegates, and maybe even discover some
business opportunities.
Here’s a list of annual meetings for 2012 by district:
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Dist. 2: Dec. 1, Dawn Patrol Clubhouse, Roberts Road, Bradley Gardens, Somerville,
N.J., noon
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Dist. 3: Dec. 1, Thunder Ridge Sports, 4128 County Highway 18, New Berlin, N.Y.,
11 a.m.
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Dist. 4: Dec. 2, Days Inn, Batavia, N.Y., 1 p.m.
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Dist. 5: Nov. 17, Presbyterian Senior Care, 835 S. Main St., Washington, Pa., 9 a.m.
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Dist. 6: Dec. 2, Holiday Inn, Hershey Grantville, Pa., 9 a.m.
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Dist. 7: Dec. 1, Marriott, 1743 West Nursery Road, Baltimore, 8 a.m.
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Dist. 11: Nov. 10, American Legion Post 134, US Route 23, Circleville, Ohio, noon
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Dist. 12: Nov. 3, Iron Skillet, I 75 Exit 167, North Baltimore, Ohio, noon
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Dist. 13: Dec. 5, Brian’s Steakhouse, South Hill, Va., 6 p.m.
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Dist. 14: Dec. 1, Best Western Plus and Convention Center, 6820 South Cedar,
Lansing, Mich., 9 a.m.
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Dist. 15: Nov. 3, UAW 1166 Hall, Kokomo, Ind., 11 a.m.
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Dist. 16: Nov. 10, Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wis., 11:30 a.m. (MX is Friday
night, call District for details.)
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Dist. 17: Dec. 8, Hawthorn Suites, 1 Lyon Court, Bloomington, Ill., 1 p.m.
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Dist. 18: Dec. 2, St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, 1 St Peters Centre Blvd., St. Peters,
Mo., 9 a.m.
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Dist. 22: Nov. 11, Fun Valley Moto X, 1066 500th Ave., Montezuma, Iowa, 10 a.m.
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Dist. 23: Nov. 10, Knights of Columbus, 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington, Minn., 8
a.m.
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Dist. 29: Nov. 12, Lonestar, 5307 New Hope Commons Dr., Durham, N.C., 6 p.m.
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Dist. 34: Dec. 1, Celtics MCC Clubhouse, 4360 Bullard Ave, Bronx, N.Y., noon
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Dist. 37: Nov. 1, Brea Olinda High School, Brea, Calif., 8 p.m.
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Dist. 38: Dec. 13, Giovanni’s Restaurant San Diego, Calif., 6 p.m.
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This year’s AMA Roadrace Grand Championships will be held at Daytona
International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 18-21.
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