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General Discussion => Penton Racing Talk => Topic started by: Michael Thompson on May 06, 2014, 07:26:47 PM

Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Michael Thompson on May 06, 2014, 07:26:47 PM
Hope to see some fellow poggers there. I'll be there with the 495 and the mc5!
http://www.actionsportsracing.com/vintage-racing.html

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2004 Honda CRF500AF
1993 Honda CR500
1997.5 KTM 200 "Jackpine"
1983 KTM 495
1977 KTM 250 MC5
1975 Penton Hairscrambler
1986 HONDA Z50 My first bike
1973 Suzuki TS100
And a few others!
Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Bob Bean on May 08, 2014, 10:18:00 PM
Will be there... Going to bring the  Penton 250HS bike.. I need a tall seat for it though.. Anyone got anything 2inches taller... (Jerry?)

Bob Bean

1986 ISDE Italy
1987 ISDE Poland
1989 ISDE Germany

Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Michael Thompson on May 09, 2014, 02:25:41 PM
Awesome bob can't wait to see you there. I'll be set up in my black enclosed trailer pulled by my jeep wrangler four door. You'll see the bikes stop and say hi!

[email protected]
2004 Honda CRF500AF
1993 Honda CR500
1997.5 KTM 200 "Jackpine"
1983 KTM 495
1977 KTM 250 MC5
1975 Penton Hairscrambler
1986 HONDA Z50 My first bike
1973 Suzuki TS100
And a few others!
Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Bob Bean on May 10, 2014, 10:03:27 PM
Michael.
  We were going to bring down our new enclosed trailer, but we got rear-ended last night 2 blocks from the trailer dealer..
 50mph, no brakes... The guy said he was reaching for his ringing phone....  I think he was reading text or something.  We were stopped and waiting on traffic...Lucky he swerved hard and only caught the corner of the trailer.  But it is most likely totaled.. The dealer says he thinks its cheaper to build me another one..
 So we will be pulling my homemade open trailer down.. But will have a new tow rig...  Its kinda BIG... And boxy....  And gets horrible gas milage....   But we are preparing for retirement and this rig is what we will be living in for a while..

Bob

1986 ISDE Italy
1987 ISDE Poland
1989 ISDE Germany

Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: tooclose racing on May 15, 2014, 12:20:08 PM
Gosh - you can't make this stuff up, huh?  What a bummer, Mr. Bean.

Looks like a great XC course on the video.  Would love to go, but...it's at least 7 hours away one way. I know - not a big deal for some, but for me at 11 mpg with loaded/ennclosed trailer like Mr. Bean just totaled (sorry), I can only budget one or two of THOSE racing trips a year.

And on THAT note - kinda bummed that they have linked these events to the Mid-Ohio VMD championships.  Which is one of those 7 hour drives that I DO budget for.  I lost sight of that last year. I think I had won either an XC or an MX class at VMD and the Nice Ladies handed me my trophy/placard before mounting the podium. I then reached over and grabbed the National Champion Hat and National Champion clear polycarbonate placard from her and she pulled them back.  We tugged back and forth a few times before I realized/remembered that VMD is part of a series.  Felt quite foolish, thank you very much.

Then had to make urgent call to newspapers and have them pull my press releases...
Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: hanksie on May 15, 2014, 08:11:44 PM
Hey Guy's, Race mighta got washed out.Ohio's one big wet spot right now.    B.H.
Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Bob Bean on May 15, 2014, 09:43:59 PM
it  is canceled.... new date .  june 21-22


1986 ISDE Italy
1987 ISDE Poland
1989 ISDE Germany

Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Bob Bean on June 17, 2014, 10:37:23 PM
Looking like rain again leading up to the new date..
Whos going ?

Bob

1986 ISDE Italy
1987 ISDE Poland
1989 ISDE Germany

Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Larry Perkins on June 18, 2014, 07:45:11 AM
Will be there for the 100 class if I get these forks finished and a couple of other issues dialed.  Time is short.  Saturday and Sunday look like little to no chance of rain now.
Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: seanguthrie on June 18, 2014, 12:40:51 PM
I'd love to go as I raced there a few years back when AHRMA stopped in.  I'm still finishing little league up here in Indy so hopefully by the end of June my race schedule will open back up.

74 250 Hare scramble
73 CMF 6day
68 6day V213
Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: Bob Bean on June 18, 2014, 09:38:09 PM
Change of plans.. Mother nature threw us a curve ball tonight.  Big storm blew thru, Took out a big maple in our front yard.  Shingles blown off our roof and lost a gazebo on our back deck.. Our neighbors had several big pines, blown over roots and all. I saw on the news, that a big area around us had storm damage.
   So I lost tonight's planned service work on the bikes, and most likely tomorrows as well...
  So gonna have to switch up what bikes I had planned on riding..
Plan B !

Bob

1986 ISDE Italy
1987 ISDE Poland
1989 ISDE Germany

Title: Action Sports AMA Vintage Weekend
Post by: seanguthrie on June 19, 2014, 03:12:05 PM
Dang Bob that's a storm.  Glad you and yours is ok.

74 250 Hare scramble
73 CMF 6day
68 6day V213