Press Release | July 6, 2021
Vintage Dirt Track Headed to Historic So Cal Venues
This is a press release from AHRMA…
Elora, TN (July 6, 2021) – The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is bringing a doubleheader of vintage Dirt Track racing to legendary Southern California venues and racers can win on and off the track.
Richard Brodock (278) and Henry Sansing (63) during an AHRMA dirt-track event in Georgia. Photo by Eddie RapidPhoto, Courtesy of AHRMA.
The AHRMA Dirt Track show starts its So Cal run on July 23 at the quarter-mile cushion track at Perris Raceway.
“The shorter, decomposed granite track is perfect for vintage dirt trackers and fans will love how they look and sound,” said Arthur Kowitz, Chairman of the AHRMA Board of Trustees. “Plus, we’re running TT and Short Track racing at the same venue on the same night. It’s almost too much dirt track fun.”
Starting with the Perris Raceway and Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park events, AHRMA will give away 10 Dunlop tires at every event for the rest of the 2021 Vintage Dirt Track race season.
“Our partnership with Dunlop Racing Tires means that dirt track racers can win new shoes for their racebikes even if they aren’t on the podium,” Kowitz said. “The chance to win tires should slide some dirt track bikes out of the workshops and onto the track where they belong.”
To be eligible to win the tires, racers must pre-enter any AHRMA Dirt Track event you plan to race at ahrma.motorsportreg.com.
The doubleheader weekend, starting at Perris Raceway, kicks off with gates opening at 9 a.m. Race fans can check out on-track action starting with TT practice at 3 p.m., TT heats at 4 p.m., and the TT Main event at 5 p.m. Short Track practice starts at 6 p.m., heats at 7 p.m. and the Main event at 8:30 p.m.
The action continues the following day. On July 24, Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park will host more Short Track action. Gates open at 9 a.m., practice starts at 3 p.m., heats at 4 p.m., and the Main event begins at 5 p.m.
Both events will feature the AHRMA Vintage Dirt Track classes in addition to some special classes that fans will love.
The Hooligan class is for multi-cylinder street production bikes.
“Maddog” bikes are a fast-growing phenomenon on the Dirt Track scene. You can see these small but mighty bikes with air-cooled, four-stroke engines up to 230cc, in 125cc frames, in action at Perris and Lake Elsinore.
The 450 class is open to any 450cc-powered bike that has either a dirt track or stock frame and any skill level may compete.
An Open Traction class will be offered at the end of the program for bikes with knobby tires.
More information about AHRMA’s Vintage Dirt Track classes is at at www.ahrma.org/ahrma-handbook, Section 14
