It's that time of year again when I have to ask for help with the ahrma Trials at Unadilla this year. June 10th.
It isn't a real Trials without checkers, and I need enough to man 10 sections. Last years Trials was a huge success do to all the folks who helped out. I received many complements on how well it went, even from an ahrma member who said it was the best ahrma Trials they had competed in. This was all do to the folks who helped out.
There was some confusion last year with folks who were helping me getting in the gate for free. If you will be helping to check a section, you will get in free on Friday. BUT ... I need your first and last name in advance, so I can have a list for the people at the gate. Otherwise they will charge you. This was my fault last year, as I had folks tell me they were helping, but didn't have an actual list, as I didn't know I needed one. Now I know.
Thanks in advance!
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Hello Gordon, I plan on going and I will help again. I will ask Jim and Rick if they will help also.
75 husky wr250
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
76 Husky WR360
78 husky cr250
82 husky wr430
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r
Gordon, I can't do it this year, sorry....
1976 MC 5 Original Owner
1982 Suzuki PE 175
1976 Penton 175 XC
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297 hits and 2 responses from 2 great folks?? One who can help, and helped me last year. And one who helped me last year and apologizing because he can't this year.
Yikes! Was hoping to get a little more help for this event here on the POG.
Checking is very easy to do and you get to interact with the riders and see some pretty cool old bikes.
Still plenty of time!
Rick just started a new job so he's out. I will be there to help out.
75 husky wr250
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
76 Husky WR360
78 husky cr250
82 husky wr430
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r
Won't be long now. Who's gonna make it this year?
Lew Mayer
Thanks for helping out Dale!! We had 22 riders in the Trials and just enough checkers to get the job done. Everyone had fun, including the people I hooked at the last minute to help check and score.
Had a blast on the muddy MX track as well, with my 73 Husky!!
I did the tech. inspection at Unadilla,i was surprised byso few pentons were doing the cross country and mx.
dennis l.brown
But the Pentons who were there were passionate, Dennis! Overall, I would agree that Pentons were not "aplenty" in XC on Friday. Now if you are a Can-Am fan...different story. :)
On the Unadilla FB page, Family Robinson stated that sign-ups were "up" for all forms of racing this year except Vintage MX on Saturday. That seems to agree with my eagle eye. I was impressed by PV XC turn-out, but could also see that PV MX turn-out was huge. It also helps alot (and I have no problem with it...) that they run several non-AHRMA support classes for MX that attract a lot of late 80's, early-mid 90's MXs.
I witnessed Dale Sonnenschein pick up one of those very cool MX Rewind plaques for first place (on a Husky, right?). And I too had the stars align and my bikes ALMOST stay together, resulting in a Vint 200 Int 1st and a Historic 200 Int 1st. Vint was a pretty clean win over a half dozen bikes insofar as the Canadian that won the year before signed up for Expert (his times last year would have been Top 3 expert). The Historic win was somewhat "gifted" to me by James Lubniewski, who had a bad day when he experienced chain or chain guide issues. Not that I didn't have my rear end lock up on the last lap with my own chain guide issue - on a DOWNHILL (!), but I did something magical and limped to the end with a 20 minute last lap (I was usually mid-15's). And everyone should know that I experienced an "I"m not worthy" moment - Fred Hoess came by me in PV XC on that white, super-sano 83 XC like there was no tomorrow. He was turning 12 minute laps. [:0]
No MX for me this year. I was just whupped and had to be home Saturday evening.
All in all - great to see Lew, Dale, and all the Canadians that show up each year!
yes there were a lot of can-ams.alot of suz. pes and kaw kdx good many huskys fred hoess I unbelievable and the 2 French Canadians were flying!best I could do was 4th in the 60+ pv exp class but won the primer exp. class on a 68 greeves 250.there was a very good turn out
dennis l.brown
Speaking of Canadians Dennis; I lost track of how many times I saw Helmut Clasen waiting in the staging area for yet another class he signed up for in MX, on top of racing the XC on Friday. Keep in mind, Helmut (Speedy) is 81 years old!! And still very fast!!
I was lucky enough to speed some time with helmut and gary Richards another 6 day rider from Canada both fast and gentlemen , and very good for the sport
dennis l.brown
Kudo's to the Canadians! And now for a real BUMMER update on a specific Canadian - some of you may know this already.
Denis Poitras, who is a giant of a man that rides the #620 Can-Am 250, suffered a severe compound fracture of his lower left leg, I'm guessing during MX on Sunday? Surgery was first thing this week.
If you know this great guy who often travels 4+ hours to reach our NE/MA XC and MX events, please send him a get well wish at
[email protected].
Thanks - Bob Close
Your welcome! Hope you had a fun ride!! Great to see you....
Quotequote:Originally posted by tooclose racing
But the Pentons who were there were passionate, Dennis! Overall, I would agree that Pentons were not "aplenty" in XC on Friday. Now if you are a Can-Am fan...different story. :)
On the Unadilla FB page, Family Robinson stated that sign-ups were "up" for all forms of racing this year except Vintage MX on Saturday. That seems to agree with my eagle eye. I was impressed by PV XC turn-out, but could also see that PV MX turn-out was huge. It also helps alot (and I have no problem with it...) that they run several non-AHRMA support classes for MX that attract a lot of late 80's, early-mid 90's MXs.
I witnessed Dale Sonnenschein pick up one of those very cool MX Rewind plaques for first place (on a Husky, right?). And I too had the stars align and my bikes ALMOST stay together, resulting in a Vint 200 Int 1st and a Historic 200 Int 1st. Vint was a pretty clean win over a half dozen bikes insofar as the Canadian that won the year before signed up for Expert (his times last year would have been Top 3 expert). The Historic win was somewhat "gifted" to me by James Lubniewski, who had a bad day when he experienced chain or chain guide issues. Not that I didn't have my rear end lock up on the last lap with my own chain guide issue - on a DOWNHILL (!), but I did something magical and limped to the end with a 20 minute last lap (I was usually mid-15's). And everyone should know that I experienced an "I"m not worthy" moment - Fred Hoess came by me in PV XC on that white, super-sano 83 XC like there was no tomorrow. He was turning 12 minute laps. [:0]
No MX for me this year. I was just whupped and had to be home Saturday evening.
All in all - great to see Lew, Dale, and all the Canadians that show up each year!
1976 MC 5 Original Owner
1982 Suzuki PE 175
1976 Penton 175 XC
1985 20' Hi Point trailer
Thanks for helping out Dale!! We had 22 riders in the Trials and just enough checkers to get the job done. Everyone had fun, including the people I hooked at the last minute to help check and score.
Had a blast on the muddy MX track as well, with my 73 Husky!!
I did the tech. inspection at Unadilla,i was surprised byso few pentons were doing the cross country and mx.
dennis l.brown
But the Pentons who were there were passionate, Dennis! Overall, I would agree that Pentons were not "aplenty" in XC on Friday. Now if you are a Can-Am fan...different story. :)
On the Unadilla FB page, Family Robinson stated that sign-ups were "up" for all forms of racing this year except Vintage MX on Saturday. That seems to agree with my eagle eye. I was impressed by PV XC turn-out, but could also see that PV MX turn-out was huge. It also helps alot (and I have no problem with it...) that they run several non-AHRMA support classes for MX that attract a lot of late 80's, early-mid 90's MXs.
I witnessed Dale Sonnenschein pick up one of those very cool MX Rewind plaques for first place (on a Husky, right?). And I too had the stars align and my bikes ALMOST stay together, resulting in a Vint 200 Int 1st and a Historic 200 Int 1st. Vint was a pretty clean win over a half dozen bikes insofar as the Canadian that won the year before signed up for Expert (his times last year would have been Top 3 expert). The Historic win was somewhat "gifted" to me by James Lubniewski, who had a bad day when he experienced chain or chain guide issues. Not that I didn't have my rear end lock up on the last lap with my own chain guide issue - on a DOWNHILL (!), but I did something magical and limped to the end with a 20 minute last lap (I was usually mid-15's). And everyone should know that I experienced an "I"m not worthy" moment - Fred Hoess came by me in PV XC on that white, super-sano 83 XC like there was no tomorrow. He was turning 12 minute laps. [:0]
No MX for me this year. I was just whupped and had to be home Saturday evening.
All in all - great to see Lew, Dale, and all the Canadians that show up each year!
yes there were a lot of can-ams.alot of suz. pes and kaw kdx good many huskys fred hoess I unbelievable and the 2 French Canadians were flying!best I could do was 4th in the 60+ pv exp class but won the primer exp. class on a 68 greeves 250.there was a very good turn out
dennis l.brown
Speaking of Canadians Dennis; I lost track of how many times I saw Helmut Clasen waiting in the staging area for yet another class he signed up for in MX, on top of racing the XC on Friday. Keep in mind, Helmut (Speedy) is 81 years old!! And still very fast!!
I was lucky enough to speed some time with helmut and gary Richards another 6 day rider from Canada both fast and gentlemen , and very good for the sport
dennis l.brown
Kudo's to the Canadians! And now for a real BUMMER update on a specific Canadian - some of you may know this already.
Denis Poitras, who is a giant of a man that rides the #620 Can-Am 250, suffered a severe compound fracture of his lower left leg, I'm guessing during MX on Sunday? Surgery was first thing this week.
If you know this great guy who often travels 4+ hours to reach our NE/MA XC and MX events, please send him a get well wish at
[email protected].
Thanks - Bob Close
Your welcome! Hope you had a fun ride!! Great to see you....
Quotequote:Originally posted by tooclose racing
But the Pentons who were there were passionate, Dennis! Overall, I would agree that Pentons were not "aplenty" in XC on Friday. Now if you are a Can-Am fan...different story. :)
On the Unadilla FB page, Family Robinson stated that sign-ups were "up" for all forms of racing this year except Vintage MX on Saturday. That seems to agree with my eagle eye. I was impressed by PV XC turn-out, but could also see that PV MX turn-out was huge. It also helps alot (and I have no problem with it...) that they run several non-AHRMA support classes for MX that attract a lot of late 80's, early-mid 90's MXs.
I witnessed Dale Sonnenschein pick up one of those very cool MX Rewind plaques for first place (on a Husky, right?). And I too had the stars align and my bikes ALMOST stay together, resulting in a Vint 200 Int 1st and a Historic 200 Int 1st. Vint was a pretty clean win over a half dozen bikes insofar as the Canadian that won the year before signed up for Expert (his times last year would have been Top 3 expert). The Historic win was somewhat "gifted" to me by James Lubniewski, who had a bad day when he experienced chain or chain guide issues. Not that I didn't have my rear end lock up on the last lap with my own chain guide issue - on a DOWNHILL (!), but I did something magical and limped to the end with a 20 minute last lap (I was usually mid-15's). And everyone should know that I experienced an "I"m not worthy" moment - Fred Hoess came by me in PV XC on that white, super-sano 83 XC like there was no tomorrow. He was turning 12 minute laps. [:0]
No MX for me this year. I was just whupped and had to be home Saturday evening.
All in all - great to see Lew, Dale, and all the Canadians that show up each year!
1976 MC 5 Original Owner
1982 Suzuki PE 175
1976 Penton 175 XC
1985 20' Hi Point trailer