Sounds like I made a good decision to go to Eddieville instead of Albany. A bit muddy in the morning, PERFECT the rest of the day. The GP course was, in the words of my 15yr old daughter, off the hook!!

Edited by author 04-24-2007 03:11 AM
Gordy and guys
 Dosen't sound like anyone is going east this week!? Heard a lot are going north to watch SX,kid and I are thinking?? about Washougal for the weekend,De-vol race? Some are going to Albany to practice. I dont see the club members going(or at least hear)to as many out of state races this year?
 Gordy
  Have FUN at PIR,I try to get there 1 or 2 ,most years I don't. Started riding today WOW it just feels GREAT! Erik put together a 450 thats wonderful,even as slow as I ride,LONG LONG way from the 72 CZ.
 Honda Guys
  We had a problem with our 250f trans,if you or someone you know has had a problem also let me know, we are making a couple close ratio gear sets fot the late model hondas,testing starts next week. Look us up at the track and give it a try. See ya at the track JR

Mitch, I'm going to Marysville unless it rains hard. P.S... northwest riders rocked at Boise on sunday in the mud. Fun weekend, perfect day on saturday, mud on sunday. Very fun track.

GIve me an update on the results and I will post.

Also it looks like I am leaving thrus morning to make practice at Marysville. Are you camping? Talk to you tommorrow at meeting.

Mitch And Bob
  Happy to hear some are traveling to races. JR

Mitch, still planning on Marysville if all goes well with work this week.

Boise was awesome Saturday, but too muddy for a novice rider Sunday. Still loving the new KTM, unfortunatly I wasted a great holeshot testing the electric start in the first moto saturday. The rest of the weekend went better. Ron H.,Carl C, Bob B all road awesome and finished well up in their class results. My buddy Kendall raced for the first time in 20 years and is hooked again. Tired, sore but still ready to go again.

See you all at the meeting tommorrow.

Looking forward to Marysville.

Bill Mac
  When you see Ron H. mention I know he knows how to TYPE,happy to hear of guys really riding. Its nice to hear from guys doing and telling about racing!I still want to check Cradwick's ODL. Thanks 4 the update JR

Edited by author 04-25-2007 09:51 PM
i have some free pit passes for the sx this weekend if you are a oregon oldtimer racer
Mike #196 503 641-7877

Mike: I'll take 3. I dont know how i could get them, I live in albany. and im going up friday about 4ish. Just food for thought. ?????? And i live in "Oregon", im "Old", my "Times" on a race track are slow and I "Race" avery so often. Would this qualifie me?
thanks
Bryan

readeracing
i will save 3 for you i will be there sat i can give them to you then or i live in beaverton you could get them on your way up on fri cell # 503-793-7256

Mike: Thank you so much for the pit passes. Than you even more for delivering them to me, driving 15 miles through trafic...I OWE you. I hope I can repay your kindness.

Bill Mac, sorry about the klunk I did on the start 2nd moto.
PIR was really go condition, great track and every thing went off with out a hitch.

See you all who are going to MArysville. Im real sore but just going racing.

Mitch #60

Just an FYI for Seattle; Apparently there is a Mariners game at the same time, right next door, so there are expected to be well over 100,000 people in the same area between the SX and the game. So get there REALLY early if you want to park anywhere near the stadium. Batting pratice starts at 11:00 am and I hear it gets a lot of people even for that.

Mitch, did we klunk. I must have missed it. How'd you like the first moto start? I had you on the inside for the holeshot, then decided that you deserved it more. So I just shut it off and stopped to watch for a bit. If I ever figure out how to not kill this KTM in the corners I might actually win someday.
PIR was excellent Thursday, we had 25 OT riders split into two motos. I liked being abke to run with the ametuer class on the same gate to see where my early season level is at. The experts were given there own moto, which meant I didn't get lapped.
JR, if I see Ron again I'll lett him know you miss him. I might agree with you on Carl, He doesn't even seem to move slow after saturday motos. How can anyone at 50 not suffer the day after 3 motos? I can't hardly move after riding one.

mike: thank for the tickets. we will see you up here. they will be much appreciated. enjoy the racing. looks like its going to be good racing. the weather is holding out. mustly sunny now.. yahoo no mud race

Big Mac
 Had about 15 call on Thursday night about PIR none were about OT all about PRO? conduct along with parents of Pro? racers,really sad!! We went to a great practice at Albany Sat BEAUTIFUL weather,not to many riders and I got to ride 3 laps back to back!
 Wild Bill
  Practiced with the PEE WEE kids and had all I could handle with some on a 50cc Quad,YEA I'am looking forward to riding with you soon. Have fun up north in Seattle, hope Josh does well.
 Grant
  I could have gone faster on my wifes 200 honda,thanks for not laughing too much. JR

JR, Your riding already ? Amazing you must be in as good of shape as Chadwick to come back so quick. I didn't here about any drama in the Pro class, saw some good racing in the 250/450 classes. Chris Johnson was ripping on the WB factory ride along with Whillow from the Motosport team. Chris had him covered until a bad get off after the sippy hole jump. I spoke to his mom and she was trying to get him checked out and he seemed against the idea. Looks like a bad bruise to the shoulder/bicep is all.

Anyone want to share fuel to Marysville, got space for one in the RV. Leaving late Thursday from Camas and planning on an all nighter to make the Friday practice. Right now it myself and Chadwick going and we wouldn't mind splitting the fuel with one more.

Anyone have info yet on Rocky Mountain race ? Looks like the boss is going to let me chase points again this year. So i'm thinking about going there also.

Mitch,
You said you we're going early to Marysville. Looks like I'm in with Carl coming also. If you don't mid save us a big spot for the truck and trailer by you and we'll find you there. Also I can't find your cell #, give me a call at 360-798-7954 when you get a chance.

JR, Good to hear you up and riding.

Gordy and Bill
 Thanks,Its not the shape I'am in its how dumb! NO PAIN NO BRAIN ! JR

Bill
 The drama was between Whitlow and Metzler on the track and in the pits,one of the kids yesterday thought? Chris broke his wrist. Have alot of fun at Marysville on you new ride.looks like watch SX then back to Albany. JR

JR
No laughing, just a lot of respect. Hope I have the same desire to ride 10 years from now. I do question riding out there in tennis shoes though, haha. Eric looked really good out there, very impressed!!!

just got back from seattle, Josh the King Of the "Hill" road awesome. 5th on the hole shot and winning the qualifer.... and lead 6 or 7 lap on the main event. great racing and fun activites all weekend.
be sure to watch next Sat. on speed channle for the lites race.

Grant
 He was a PUNK today,got to ride with the kid who landed on him at Madras. I had the TALK with him about being mature,glad I didn't have to have a talk with the other kids parent as well,not awful but not what I expect.JR

Hey all, Idaho results are now up. Lot's of Oregon guy's are in the top 10 and Ron Hudson was 4th on 50 Master.

Hey there.
I'm new to the board. Did a little vet racing a few years back. Got a crf450 and thought I would give it another try. Anybody doing the practice/race at albany sat/sun.

Welcome Charlie,
My grandson and I will be at Albany for pactice Sat. and racing Sun.
Gordy
PS Good luck to you guys going south!!

Gordy, is your race # 728? I will look for you if I end up going. There is also an event at washougal that I was thinking about.
Charlie

By the way I am #84

Welcome Charlie. I race 40+ novice. #217 on CRF250R. I'm slow but who cares ?

Charlie,
 I'm #728 yellow yamaha
Gordy

Thanks KP.
I am in the 7th inning stretch of +40. I had a crf250 a few years back and thought I was done with dirt bikes. I got a crf450 to do some supermoto(easier on the body) but still really like getting out on the mx track. With all the rain we have been getting I'm starting to look at woodland now for saturday. I think they are still practicing. I wanted to go to PIR this evening but its looking like a washout. I'm not much into the mud riding anymore. I feel slow enough without adding mud to the mix.
Charlie

Charlie,
I am loaded up to do PIR if they run it. I suck even worse in the mud but what the hell! It might be better then watching TV from my recliner and eating junk. I live in Sandy so I will probably do Mt. View on Sat if the weather lets the track dry a little. If not then maybe Sun.

Good luck to those OT racers going to Marysville this weekend.

They did not run PIR last night. Around 90 to 100 racers signed up but I guess they need about 150 in order to cover thier cost. The track was well prepared but it was soft and would have been rutty. We got rain checks.

I thought about going when the sun came out thursday. By 6 pm I was glad I statyed home when the black clouds and rain rolled in. Think I will try woodland sat.

   I hope to see all of my friends this weekend at Albany this weekend...

Edited by author 05-04-2007 11:07 PM
Hello Old Timers...........
Well here we are in Marysville, Its suppose to be 80 tommorow and 90 on sunday.
Tracks is great condition, they just added more section to the track. Perfect for Old Timers, just regular jumps and table tops. No 100' doubles.

Well I will give you a race report saturday eve. Those who didnt come your missing it. Even though gas is through the roof.
Mitch

Mitch
 The weather sounds great,but we are going to have SUN!? at Washougal for the weekend and the Pros get to race FREE its a little closer also. Have a good time and say hi to Charlie and his wife. JR

charlie your name sounds familiar didn't you race at woodland say 4 yrs. ago ? anyway I'm going to longview sunday. great place to build stamina. and alot more track than woodland has been running. anyway welcome back to riding . #61

Washougal
 WHEN was the last time you saw 24 PRO racers at a local race?? Thats how many there were at the DeVol race today and its a SATURDAY race,we may have more on Sunday. I am not a big Ted fan don't use his stuff ect.BUT he is on to something with the FREE pro entry! They (the Pros) still get paid ,spectators get to watch a good pro race,475 aprox for entrys,so the promotor does ok as well! Might have seen 14 or so in the 40+ class.JR

Edited by author 05-05-2007 11:31 PM
Update from Marysville
Its now 832p and still 70 at track.

Hello All, hot windy day. Track was good up to mid 2nd moto. Then it turned into a Mtn View, hot dusty hard pan.

Bill MacDonald finished last moto with a 1st, 2nd in point now. (40NOV)
Kevin Hamann finished 5th in last moto (I think) and is tied for 3rd points. (40NOV)
Carl Chadwick finished 2nd in last moto.(50 EXP)
I finished 12th after flat in 2nd moto. (50 AMAT)
Bob Bronwlie finished 2nd in last moto also. (MASTER B)

Over all it was good day.

Washougal Sun
 Over 30 in the pro class WOW!
 Marysville
  Mitch, have you been to Honey Lake/ there was a heated battle about where to hold this last weekends race. I favored Honey Lake but hoped the new Marysville crew would put more effort into track prep maintance than the did in the past,did they?? Happy to see the results, please post when home.500 or so at Wash.on Sun.and the track is changing a lot, now 1/2 of the track is on the back side of the hill. Hillboro 5-6 now a 50' table split with a option for a step on step off. See You down at Albany later JR

HEY, Albany Saturday pactice day was muddy in the morning but worked into a good one line track by the afternoon. They ran practice about an hour+ longer than originally planned. We had a good time.
Sunday racing the track was good, 11 +40 Bill ,Mike , Steve .Myself and a bunch of other guys good clean racing. I chased Fidler around both motos eating 450 roost and going 3/3.
 For the little guys they had 100% trophies, so my grandson Tyler riding the Kawasaki KLX110 bling machine got to bring home his first trophy. He raced in the 65 beg. class, crashed out in the first moto and got 7th the second moto.
See Ya Gordy

Curtis, You will be happy to hear of our newest addition to the MX family team. A 2007 KX 450. My son might let me ride it this weekend at Washougal.I think it might be to fast for me.
Gordy

sounds like i should have gone racing istead of practicing at longview. had a brain fart and tried to jump over a berm corner to catch the boys i took with me. 3ft berm one side 10ft down the other side with a 2ft deep drainage ditch.nosed into the ditch and dislocated finger and and compressed my back. ahhhhhhhh thank god for muscle relaxers.

Mitch, did you have an opportunity to take some photos you can post of the Marysville race?

Keith, sorry to hear about your injury. I raced a crf250 at woodland in 04. I went to the track on saturday but even woodland looked too muddy for my tastes. I guess I'm kind of a snob now in that respect. I was shocked when I saw the track. The whole place has been logged. Its just a bunch of burn piles now. Not the place I remember. Sad. Who is going to PIR on Thursday?

Here's what I know from memory of the results from Marysville.
Carl Chadwick 3rd overall 50 master, finished up with a nice 2nd in the last Moto.
Kevin Hamann 3rd overall 40 Novice w/one moto win and a second in the last moto.
Bob Brownlie Master B had a nice event going and took a tough get off in the first moto Sunday. He slid out on the start and was making up time fast when a small double went bad. I'd have to say it was a classic Endo. All checked out okay at the local Hospital. He did get a second on a Saturday Moto and looked to finish well prior to the Endo.
Mitch Alden looked good in 50 am, I think he finish near top 10 even after a flat on Saturday.
Bill Macdonald (me) Took 4th behind Kevin in 40 nov with one moto win and one dumb ass moto. Again thanks to KTM for electric start, just wish the bike came with instructions on how not to kill it in a moto.

Hat's off from me to all the 40 novice riders, we had 6 guys that could win every moto and it was wheel to wheel every moto. Fun, Fun, Fun.

I'd have to say while track conditions were not great the Sierra club and the watering guy did a respectable job with what we had to deal with. Strong north wind all weekend made it really dry. Even had some true blue groove in places.

 Bill Mac
  Thanks for the update,weather and racing sounds good.Stu,Steve Macho,Jerry Wink,all the guys from there put in lots of real effort on there race.Marysville has always been a hard track to have great races at with their dirt,I was hoping the new managment would find a solution,oh well. We should have aGREAT RACE at the Washougal track it is DIFFERENT but once you get over it being different,its really GOOD!! Thanks again for the update.
 Bill N.
  Did you have a good weekend? JR

JR, I aggree with you on Washougal. I've been able to get a few rides in there since the changes were made. The new sections flow nice and while I really enjoyed the old section I've already been able to change my mind.
Funny how I used to hear from riders that wouldn't go to Washougal because it never changed. Now the same riders can't belive they took out the "Chuck Sun " jump and say they wont go back.
The new section in the woods is my new favorite spot to ride. Makes me feel like a hero jumping up and over the hill.

Thanks for the report Bill. Good job Oregon Marysville racers!

It sounds like Marysville track condidtions are similar to Mtn. View. I enjoy the heck out that place since its only about 15 minutes from home.

Washougal has practice on Saturday. I'm looking forward to checking out the new design.

See you at PIR

Edited by author 05-09-2007 11:48 PM
Well the two speed demons from Oregon where really kicking it Marysville. Bill Mac was on fire at the track. Kevin H was rock steady and looked really fast. Karl I feel your pain with the arm pump. And Bob, I really feel your pain, It’s like were kindred sprits in the separated collar bones. Well hope you get better.

Looks like I can hit Spokane for the Old Timers. And see ya all at PIR Wednesday.

Pictures coming on the front page link.

weekend races
 If some of you want to race and watch racing this weekend, the 4 STROKE NATIONAL are back at Albany, with racing for all classes Sat and Sunday.We are headed south to Honey Lake so will miss it but Washougal was GREAT last weekend so you have a option of tracks to go to.JR

OK, here it is... Great week end until I went upside down. Marysville is a nice facility. Dirt is old, worn out, hard pack clay. Watering is done by truck, sometimes dangerous between motos cause they water everything, even jump faces. Track is mostly short table tops, no whoops, doubles or triples. Pretty fun track all in all. Can't blame my get off on any of this. I hit a knob at the base of a 3 foot high 3rd gear fast jump,, kicked the back end just enough to miss the face,, hit the top of my head at full speed on the HARD water truck road next to the track. Don't remember impact or anything up until 1/2 way back to the ambulance. Took about 30 minutes to even remember I was in a race. Good news is,, not paralized. Bad news,, concusion, torn sterno/clavicular joint,(same as Mitch's I think), hurt ankle, knee, head, neck, chest, ribs, ego. Will miss Spokane because of the head injury, don't want to risk permanant damage. P.S. I wear an EVS RC2 collar. I think it helped prevent a colar bone fx and neck injury but it was not enough protection. I had already ordered a Leatt brace but had not arrived yet. When I get the new brace I will ALWAYS wear it and highly suggest everyone else do the same. I was very lucky this time. Thanks to Mitch, Carl, Kevin, Bill and the wives for helping to get us home. See ya all at Washougal or sooner maybe. Bob

Bob! I was glad to hear you were doing well and then very sorry to hear about your get-off (I was getting updates from the Kiwi). If you don't want to return to race pace, you can join me at the back of the pack for some play riding. My neurologist (doesn't everybody have one?) told me I need to modify the way I ride to prevent further knocks to the head (though I think it's already too late to avoid permanent damage).

Happy healing!

Dave, sound great to me, let campaign everyone to go slower, we can draw straws for holeshots and take turns for lead changes and moto wins. I'm in.

 Racer Dudes
  Old and slow just heard a tale about Don Bisceglia, he had a rod fix and hip replacment and was ok! He and I talked awhile ago (his Dad and I way-way-back)and he wasn't giving up racing!?? Head yesterday he got off HARD and had to find a Doc that DIDN"T want to remove the leg! I still want to race and I still REALLY like to ride a bike,I JUST TRY to do it a little different,winning isn't important staying up is! Bob,TJ,hope you get healed up soon,you both could make a trip to Albany for practice ,I have this gruge race with akid on a 50cc QUAD and he is kicking my butt! JR

Sorry to hear about your injury Bob. You can go half speed and still beat me. Looking forward to seeing you at Washougal.

HEY ALL OF YOU OUT THERE IN OLDTIMER LAND. I WAS TOLD TO VIEW THE SITE BY A FRIEND OF MYN REGARDING DON'S INJURY.
FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE THAT TRULY KNOW US AND CARE, HERE IS AN UPDATE.
DON DID HAVE AN INJURY SUSTAINED AT OAK HILL MX 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO. HE BROKE HIS FEMUR ON THE SAME SIDE THAT HE HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO.
HE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T NEED TO HAVE THE LEG AMPUTATED AS THE WRITER OF THE BLOG WOULD HAVE YOU BELEIVE. HE WAS BLESSED WITH A RENOWNED SURGEON WHO WAS ABLE TO FIX THE FEMUR AND HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A FULL RECOVERY.
  FOR ALL OF YOU WELL WISHERS (ONLY) I KNOW THAT DON WOULD APPRECIATE ANY CORRESPONDANCE.
  THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO REALLY KNOW AND CARE FOR DON AND HAVE CALLED WITH WELL WISHES, THEY ARE MUCH APPRECIATED.
  OUR MAIN FOCUS AT THIS POINT IS DON'S RECOVERY AND OUR SON MATTHEW WHO HAS WON 4 NATIONAL TITLES THIS YEAR AND WITH THE FACTORY HELP OF YAMAHA IS LOOKING FORWARD TO MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AND LORETTA LYNN'S.
  THANKS AGAIN AND KEEP ON RACING!
JONI BISCEGLIA

Best wishes to Don and a speedy recovery.
Gary

Joni, Thanks for the update on Don. Sounds like he'll be back at it soon. Also nice to hear about Matthews racing, Good luck at Lorreta's.

Heard there was a Oregon Old Timer Member hurt at Marysville. Sonny Neff? Cmon guys lets care about our fellow Oregon Old Timers. I am sure that a couple of the Oregon Members that were there have to know something about it.

Edited by author 05-11-2007 12:43 AM
Hey Joni (& Don & Matthew),

Glad to hear Don's going to be fine and that Matthew's doing well (I had seen their names a couple times in pretty high profile results). Are you doing any riding? How do you guys like it down there?

I cartwheeled and Hindsight on 12/31 and haven't ridden since (but hope to this weekend).

Take Care!
Dave Schmid

Joni
Do you guys have an email address so we can send Don and you guys emails. If you dont want to publish it but want to send to me at webmaster@oregonoldtimers, I will only give to people who ask.

Hope all is going better and we will be praying for speedy recovery and good health.

Mitch

PS. Jo Anne took all the pic's at Marysville. So kudos to her and enduring the HOT SUN WINDY DUST.

So I cant take credit.

Well guys get ready for 350cc four stroke machines. If you didn't catch
the latest cycle news, Steve Whitlock said most Pro's struggle with the
450 and they tear up the track. Supposedly by 2010. Leroy from Idaho is
an AMA official and he confirmed the rumor. PIR last night for the first time in 8 years, it's good exercise. Thanks Mitch for saving me a spot.

Curtis,
 The 1973 Honda XL 350 is still one of the coolest bike ever made. A 2010 350!!!!! sign me up baby.

 Joni
  I started with the intention of letting those up here know Don was hurt badly,a broken femur is serious to anyone with out any other complications. If I was misdirected by the person who told me it was as serious as I wrote I'll take it up with him and apologize to both you and Don. I hope Don heals quickly.
 Again the effort was to let ot's who know your family know of Dons situation. JR

Hey - I am looking for Sonny Neff's status. He was hurt quite badly at Marysville. Don't see any news on Sonny. Don't you keep up on the real Oldtimers?
Annie

I have not even cleaned the bike yet but whats obvious us a banana silencer. Anyone having a stock silencer for an 06/07 yamaha 450 please let me know.

 Guys
  Honey Lake was AWSOM 75deg light wind 500-600 riders from Alaska ,Ca, Or ,Wa,great racing on a ROUGH track. FUN not unless your watching,I rode a few laps ,best thing a moto dad can do BEFORE tellin his kid what he (the kid) should do. Wasougal in 2 weeks future factory riders will be there! JR

A VERY HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE EMAILED TO WISH DON A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
HE IS DOING WELL AND HAS A DR. APPT. TOMORROW. AS SAID BEFORE HE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
HE HAS BEEN MAKING VENTURES OUTSIDE LATELY AND THAT DOES WONDERS FOR THE SOUL. IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE HE IS BACK AT THE TRACK CHEERING US ON AND WORKING ON BIKES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT DON OUR EMAIL IS donald.bisceglia@sbcglobal.net
WE HOPE YOU ARE ALL ENJOYING THE SPRING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SUMMER SEASON OF RACING.
THANKS AGAIN
JONI

Bill N.- Just heard the Albany report and was told you were hurtin'? Hope all is o.k..
Joni- Thanks for the update. Glad to hear Don is up and out a little! Keep the poor guy happy!!! JR

I am hurting bad JR. Pain pills every 4 hours. I have to uese a walker to get around.

Ok Naykor...What is wrong with you?
gary

 WILD BILL
  HURRY up and get well,I am not used to being the old guy at the track,"Mr. Meusling" has me looking around to see if my dad is visiting! I am able with my inside connections to hook you up with a entry for the OR national at Washougal ,so get a move on with that recovery! We miss YOU!
 Guys
  Really not a big fan of MX schools,however went to test at Washougal today and saw Ryan Huffman, give a very good class to 15 or so riders,split into small and big bikes. I spent some time watching his class and came away very impressed,cost is around $125 and it lasted most of the day. I forgot about the OT part of Honey Lake ,Chris Young? was the STUD down there and looks like he will be at the Qualifier at Wash. he rode both the 30 and 40 classes and should be a good match for our local fast 40 guys, other than T. Holt I don't know who the fast 40's are? JR

Gary: JR: I fell on my artifical hip...nothing broke, but it is badly bruised inside the femur bone. My femur is 75% steel, with bone (25%) wrapped around it. Doctors tell me to put zero weight on it for three or four weeks. So, I support myself with a walker. PAIN also helps me keep my weight off my left leg. Healing is a bitch...

Bill Ouch ouch ouch. Get well soon.
Gary

Bill, Man of Steel, SUPERMAN!!!
 I hope your recovery is faster than a speeding bullet
Gordy

Thanks Gordy and Gary for your good wishes..

Hey all race fans, who all is heading up to the Washington Old Timers race next week?

I'm going up friday at noon. Lets all camp togther and it should be good racing.

Get well Bill. I can feel your pain. Its going on 6 weeks for soar collar bone(s).

See ya ll soon.
Mitch

Hi Mitch,
Bernice and I will be leaving either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning for Spokane. It would be nice to get some practice in on friday. I have a white 7 x 14 cargo trailer I put some cabinets in we will be camping out of. See you there.

Curtis has been doing pretty good at PIR. As usual I have been the slow guy out there.

Mitch that was going to be my first ot nat. this year but that polish chest protector i'm wearin restricks my movement to much. have fun! Wild bill i finaly found a use for my dislexia the bottle says 2 every 4hr. and i've been takin 4 every 2 hrs. the pain is almost gone! Get Well Soon ! #61

Keith,
OK I'll bite. Wajido to yourself.

Gordy details of how are alittle embarassing but i went over a berm (on perpose)sand track at longview. 4ft up 10ft down into 2ft x2ft ditch almost cleared the bars left index finger didn't make it. (dislocated) landed feet first and compession fractured t10 vertebra. going for more pics and info monday. wasn't going but 3mph max slow and stupid hurts!

Edited by author 05-19-2007 10:38 PM
Keith, I know that feeling, the only time I dont wear my neck roll, my grandson and I were dinking around in a field, and went over the bars, and seperated my collar bones. A little $30 neck roll would have saved 6 weeks of misery, pain and agony.

Well the good news is I will never do that again.......haaaahahahahah.

How long are you going to be out of action Keith?

Went to Albany practice today and it was out of this world. Perfect weather and the track was changed up. IT WAS SUPER.....

Mitch

Keith,
 I remember you posted about your get-off a couple of weeks ago, but I thought the only thing hurting bad was your ego. Get better so you can enjoy the summer.
 By the way how does Jesse like the 150? I sure want to see him ride/race it.
Gordy

gordy thanks I think it's getting better no more spassum's and no pain meds. did a little work friday opp's payed for it Sat. No pills for the ego it still hurt's. Jesse love's the 150. The only draw back is the only class he can ride is supermini. First race 11 riders he went 7-3 4 overall and blinged. this last thursday he surpassed my skills or testies and did the pro double at pir.i think the 4 stroke power fits his riding style better than the 2 stroke.now i just need to get him more riding time the fast kids ride 2-4 times a week and he only rides once a week if that. Down but not out yet #61

You can listen the national MX races live at:

http://live.motocross.com/series_1_live.html

Well, it was working. As soom as the gate dropped the service died. Too many folks trying access it maybe ?

Hey Keith, now its a 150, wow how is that going? What happened to the 250f? Well maybe later this month he will be big tall enough to ride the 250f.

What happened on the injury I missed it.

Mitch

More pics will be coming soon. If you have any you want me to include, email to webmaster@oregonoldtimers.com

Webmaster..........

Mitch, This month heck he's big enough now. How ever at 100lbs on a 200lb 250 he just didn't feel comfortable. said it was to hard to correct in the air and he wasn't having fun.now he has fun and seems to be gettting alittle more aggressive. he's only just 14 and i figured what the heck ride supermini with the fast kids and get faster before he jumps to the big bike. Should be safer. Also mxnw said 80jr to 125jr no 125 beg and that was a big jump to me. Sold the 250f to help pay for the 150f. keith

Mitch-not going to Spokane, wish I could it's my favorite track. Still healing. Collar bones, ribs and mush brains. Lucky if I'm 100% by our national. I'll say it again, I think I might of walked away from my get off at Marysville had I been wearing a Leatte brace, I wore a neck roll and still got torn up pretty bad. The roll probably prevented even worse injuries but its not enough. For everyone healing, get well soon. For everyone racing, good luck and have fun. See ya soon.

 Bill
  OUCH! Try to come up to Washougal this weekend and watch it should be really GOOD! Ever hear from RAD RICK? Get well!! JR

JR: I can not get up to Washougal yet. I am limited physically and have to use a walker, and I am told by my Doctor, to use the walker only if I must...In other words, I should stay home.
I have not heard from Rick for some time now. Have fun at Washougal.

Hey,
 Does anyone have a Ward Creek MX schedule (racing and practice)???

Anyone know how to reach Annie McC.? She wanted info on Sonny Neff. I have it. Thanks much, Mrs. JR

Gordy try http://www.wardcreekmx.com/Schedule.asp

Mrs. Jr. How about a update on Sonny? I haven't heard what happened to him and how he ended up with hurts.
gary

Bill
 I thought 5 day at the Corvalis Inn was bad, again get well soon!
Gary
 Wifie has the info and is looking for a e-mail to sent it to you,after 4 days in a raft on the Deschutes I'am not sure she know how to use a computer anymore! I sure don't,I did read that he broke ribs but also a shoulder blade and something in his leg,will try to send the e-mail so it is the right info. see ya JR

thanks

691 and Annie McC. - Sonny Neff has a broken hand, 2 broken ribs & a broken shoulder blade. Also, "a bruise on his back the size of Texas" wrote his son, James. His son also said, "his Mom and Dad wanted to thank every one for the help at the track loading his bike and getting them on their way." These injuries were from the O.T. race at Marysville.
Sonny - Please take it easy and certainly get well soon & back to riding!

Thanks for the new pics Mitch. My plan is to do PIR tomorrow and head for Spokane Friday Morning.

Edited by author 05-24-2007 07:09 PM
Just a quick note to those wanting to practice in Spokane tomorrow. They are running from 10-3 only on Friday. The track is close to the same as last years OT National, just a few Changes. The big step down before the finish line is gone and there are a few more small doubles. I road today, track was fun. By the way camp site are filling up fast if you want hookups I'd get here early

Edited by author 05-25-2007 12:27 AM
Keith,
 Thank you.

Gordy, you going to Spokane? Anybody else heading up. Kevin P and myself are heading out in morning.

Mitch

Edited by author 05-25-2007 02:23 AM
Real Racers
 Have a great time at the Nat. this weekend and like my mom said "Don't Get Hurt" have FUN! Looks like another week of River Theraphy befor I am ready to go riding. THIS WEEKEND IS ALSO A THREE DAY EVENT AT WASHOUGAL WITH SAT AS A practice only DAY ,RACING SUNDAY AND MON. DUE TO THE HOLIDAY AND IT BEING A LL QUAL.also Heard they may be having a 3 moto format?? JR PLEASE CHECK WITH TRACK (WASHOUGAL) this info came from guys at a Ryan H. school!

Mitch,
 No Spokane for me. Like JR, I also will be engaged in "river therapy" the next two weeks.
Gordy

FYI, no regular racing at Washougal this weekend - it's only for LL qualifiers (even the practice Saturday!)

Attention in the pits; 41st anniversery celebration for PIR June 28th.
Harley "show and shine" giveaways etc... Last year was alot of fun if
you only make one PIR, this is the one.
Curtis. #796

Edited by author 05-26-2007 12:48 AM
 Gordy
  There is a difference I have to pay for my therapy,but it is probably a lot more fun. Last week we were between Madras and Maupin at a spot called White Horse when we had the opertunity to start collecting stuff for free,Ice chests,sage rod tubes,dry bag with sleeping bags,ect. right the boat behind us had sunk,and we were on river clean-up. Along comes 2 dudes all set in high end wadders wearing life jackets,unusual as temps are around 75 ! We chat and they are the guys who lost the boat, been down the river 10 or so times and "just lost it". 8 people in our group so we have food and even a spare tent ,we have a minute of silence ,they lost a bottle of Crown royal!Best part next day they tell us they are from Bend and are a pair of Lawyers,we threaten to toss all the stuff back in! It is a 25 mile hike out but they hitch a ride out with a couple rafts,see lots of fun not on 2 wheels! Watch out for those crazy bouy 10 dudes! JR
 TJRACE
  How to make a buck, the practice on SAT IS PAY PER CLASS,if you are trying to go back to LL and want to practice in each of your classes it is $30 per,OUCH!!.They did work on the woops all day Fri and lots of the future top pros are there on their way to LL.should be a great weekend just expensive,nobody said racing was cheap! JR

JR,
 Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial opening weekend of boating season. There is an old saying that goes somthing like this, "A fool and his money are soon parted." I think they buy boats fill them with alcohol and you can imagine the fooish results. However I would rather see these fools on the river than on the MX tracks I enjoy
Have fun be safe Gordy

racers:is washougal for LL qualifier riders only or can anybody race this weekend??? dose anybody know .#93

yo #93 LL fast guys only. I'm going to go watch maybe learn something. #61

Wasougal
  Terry and the rest practice was to cost per class they changed it to pay once for the day. it ran 3 trips thru the order BUT you had to pre-qualify at the area LL race for practice as well as the next 2 days,sorry, You did miss out on sign up which took us from 8 till 11 to get done with ,a real mess. Practice went rather well and sign up for the races the next 2 days went smoothly. Lots of Ca guys and a few from around the country New York ,and Nevada should be some good racing and the woops are tame!JR

Edited by author 05-27-2007 11:57 PM
Well Washington Old timers in Spokane was great. The Track was prepped really good. They said the had 215 riders. And some of the Oregon guys did good. Ron Hudson won his class, Carl Chadwick was smoking (thanks for letting me ride your bike, even though it was KTM). Bill Mac and Kevin the KTM Terr guys rode really well. Kevin P did good for his first full length national after PIR. Kendall and my self, well we are getting there. Kevin E is a newcomer and really liked the Old Timers.

I beleive there was some sand bagging. In the 40 novice class the 1st and 2nd were sand bagging amatuers.

In the 50 amatuer class, the top 3 finished consistently 4,5,6 with the 50 experts. And they started split gate second. And that is the two races I watched. As I was in one, and got lapped by the top 3 experts and then the top 3 amatuers maybe 2 straight wayas behind.

Well anyways is was fun, we had good oregon camp, and Patty took lots of pics, besides Kevin P and myself. We will have online this week.
#60

Mitch
 I thought? you are a factory Yamaha rider! There have been sandbaggers since they built the first bike! I rode my 1st 50 race in the wrong lower class. I got talked into comming back for Sun for the wrong reasons,I won 4 of 5 motos? and it ranks at the bottom of my race memories! JR

Spokane was fun. The organization, the facility and the track prep was very good. Washington OTMX dinner on Saturday was very good. I recommend doing this race next year. The track was challenging enough for the experts but easy enough for a novice like me to enjoy. That is the first time I have done five races in two days and man I am sore today. My wife and Mitch were yelling at me to get on the gas but I was running on fumes for the last moto on Sat and Su. Carl got a really nice trophy with a photo of him racing on it. He was smooth and consistent. Bill Mac did great when he got good starts. He is much faster this year on his new KTM. Mitch had some great battles every moto with the same guy. It was fun waiting to see who would be in front of who when they came around each lap. Mitch was lifting his foot off the peg over the palm tree table-top, doing some styling. Darr was doing good on Saturday but he got banged up in the Sunday practice when he was trying to clear a new double they put in Sat. night and will be out action for a few weeks with a busted shoulder. I did not see Kevin H. because he was always somewhere way in front of me, finishing very well except for one bad moto where I think he had trouble re-starting is bike.
Best weekend I have had in awhile, thanks for the good company.

Edited by author 05-28-2007 09:44 PM
Well I am a Factory Yamaha dude in my mind.....hahhah. no I rode his bike after mine broke first moto Sunday. It was nice.

Sorry Darr & Kevin H, I was typing my message and my laptop died. Well Darr had a bad get off Sunday morning. Darr rode really good Saturday and was probably going to beat Kevin H the KTM Terr..... Hope you get well soon Darr.

Kevin H…aka… Kevin the KTM terr…. (inside joke) rode good also. He looked flashy and was battling it out with Bill Mac for Oregon honors. He needs a Yamaha and he would be king of the class..

Well I’ll put some pics out here this week and yeall should come to meeting on Wednesday. I hate to say but Washington might not get as many riders as we get, but they get a lot more participation.

I had great time, Mrs. Yamaha Factory wife concurs. Our camp was great. We really really enjoyed all your company and fellowship.

#60 Old Slow and Yamaha Factory Rider Still

WEBGURU
 sounds like a great weekend,son broke the weekend so might have a chance at a OT race or two. talked to Keith at Washougal and he did learn a thing or 2! like I said earlier we got to see some of the future factory racers befor they are famous! JR

Washougal
 Not all the OT racers were at Spokane, Ted Holt and D. Sheppard are going back to Tenn. for the Loretta race! When did any of you see Holt not win in the 40 class?Chris Young did the job this weekend. MR SHEPPARD rode a great set of motos on Mon. (with the KIDS) to get a trip back to TENN,Mitck Kirpatrick is one of Dave's sponsors "Jak Back" and should be really happy with the effort Dave put in. Really nice moto DAVE!!! JR

Thank you for the comp JR I am traing realy hard and wanting to rep. oregon oldtimers the best I can at Lorettas. But it will cost a lot to go. If you no or any body knows someone or someones who would like to help please let me know. Sponsors needed #11 45plus My email is toyotashep@gmail.com Thank you to everyone who was cherring me one I saw people as I was flying by but I could not see faces I was busy. The track was the permo ultra fast and rough. The new section is like the uphill at wardcreek and downhill with a little Mt.view thrown in. Averyone who has not rode at washougal yet sence the the road jump thats what they call it you will love it i am sure. Dave Shepard

D.S.
 I watched and thought you did great, will talk (I do that a lot) and see if I can get a ride back east for your bike.Several people I know are making the trip,I think at this point most are full as far as people space. Talk to you later keep up the trainning JR, oh yea the weather back there sucks in july-august.

Edited by author 05-31-2007 10:47 AM
attention all CURRENT Oregon Old Timers MEMBERS.

Watch for the upcoming announcement .
PLAY DAY JUNE 10th.......details coming.

Edited by author 05-31-2007 09:40 PM
I just wanted to thank everyone that made it to Spokane. We had a great camp spot and lot's of Oregon riders hung out together. I know there are lot's of great photos coming from Mitch, Joanne and Pattye. It seems each race we get a bigger oregon crowd camping together and it's been fun.
Sounds like a play day is coming, see ya all there

Congrats to the guys going to Loretta's, been there to watch a few times and it's an amazing event.

Edited by author 06-02-2007 12:23 PM
Pictures coming afternoon of June 2nd.........

New Tshirt design link is on home page...give us input...

Bench Racing will be changing soon....new features...secure log on, pictures, and no ad's.....

COMMING SOON.....

PLAY DAY is on.....

June 10th........Track is open 9a-5pm

ALL OREGON OLD TIMERS CURRENT MEMBERS ONLY !!!!!!!

$10

more news will be on home page web site

Mitch,
 That is great news about the playday. Hope to see everyone there. Are our spouse's and chidren (Tyler) welcome to attend ????
Gordy

Gordy,

Of course spouses are allowed. No charge. As for kids, they are welcome and are allowed to ride as long as they are on a big bike (125cc and up) No minis. This is following Mt Views rules for their limited pratices, which this basically is. All we did was reserve all of the spots for us. We are allowed up to 50 people and it is first come first served. We did not do any sign ups at the meeting so there is a fair chance for evryone to sign up.

Also just to clarify, we are NOT accepting NEW MEMBER sign ups at this playday. I know we have accepted them in the past but not for this playday, mainly due to the limited number of riders allowed. We want to give the existing memebers a chance to ride.

Also, we need to know whos coming, and I didn't see where Mitch mentioned this, but if you want to go, you need to email him so we have a head count.

So just to be clear, this is for existing 2007 members and their immediate family (support class if you will). And sorry again, but no minis.

Oh lastly, the time for the ride is from 9-5. AND camping the night before is allowed, at no charge.

mr. prez my son is riding a crf150r big wheel can that ride in the support class ? thanks keith

Edited by author 06-04-2007 12:07 AM
Sorry for the confusion. I will be posting and update to the home page link to Practice June 10 as soon as I receive them.

Please keep checking back.

Also there will be a link for you to email confirmation of attendance.

Thx

Look on main page under breaking news for link to view the new 2007 Oregon Oldtimers t-shirt. Feed back email address is listed.

Thx

Mitch,
I want to recognize you for making great web pages for our Oregon chapter. If you look at some of the other Old Timer MX web sites you realize how blessed we are to have your web skills. I suspect there are people we will never know of who are enjoying the pics and track information you have assembeled. Thanks for all the time you put in for other folks to enjoy.

Edited by author 06-04-2007 04:39 PM
OKEE DOKEE!!! Once again my ADHD is in full swing and I gave out some bum info. So I will attempt to clarify. I don't think its the first time.

1) June 10ths practice is for current 2007 card carrying members ONLY. NO SUPPORT, NO MINIS. Spouses and family are more than welcome to come and spectate and camp out. Riding is $10 per rider, spectators are free. There is NO limit on the number of riders AS LONG AS YOU ARE A CURRENT 2007 MEMBER as of June 1st, 2007. You do NOT need to pre -register.

2) We are NOT accepting new member sign ups on this day.

3) We are NOT taking sign ups for the National

4) All current members will be recieving an invitation to the playday.
If you got an invitation, you can come.


So hopefully I cleared up any confusion, not the least my own. Sorry if I added any. Please email me if you have any other questions.

One last thing. In case anyone was wondering why the late notice on the practice, but we originally had a different date, but it had to be changed and this was the only date available. Better late than never.

 PREZDUDE
  Hangin there,, in a few decades you will be giving out as much UNINFORMATION as I have this last year! I totaly( FULLY) agree on the WEBSITE ,awsom,great,fantastic,really nice work.Great racin this past weekend just didn't hear any OT stuff.
 GUYS are any of you trippin over to UTAH??and have you heard anything about the track?? One of the racers went over to Pokatelo(Wrong speelling) ID. and left without riding it was that BAD! Info on the Utah track would help on any plans to travel that far! Thanks JR

Edited by author 06-05-2007 09:55 PM
Chadwick and myself are making a late Friday run over chasing points. Were hoping to get there saturday in time for signup and then mad dash home Sunday.
I've searched the internet for photos or anything on the track and couldn't find a thing. At the Spokane race they asked for rider to show for support of the club and said the track would be OT friendly. Who knows what that means.

See you all Sunday for practice

Well on the Rocky Mountain race thing I finally found an address and did the "Google Earth" search. Looks like the track is in the infield of a horse track. Really hard to tell, but it looks kind of short. Guess I'll find out in a few weeks.

Anyone coming down for the Ponca city nationals on July 22nd?

 Big Mac
  Thanks for the try,maybe Bob Krah would have info just don't know how to reach him?! Thanks again for the effort! JR

I think I found the Utah track. If it is the one by the airport in Salt Lake City it is 768 miles from Sandy, Oregon.

 ONLY 760 miles! Ha HA !! JR

Brian Barber
  Local guys are mostly skipping and straight to Lorettas,we (Erik) are in a 8 week hold,just got back racing (broke R. arm) went to the L.L. Qualifier at Washougal,got hit and has a new plate in the left arm,after a year of riding half the time the rest in the recovery mode its been a difficult year. We keep looking for your return to the NW?! JR

Edited by author 06-07-2007 11:48 AM
Sorry to hear that you & Erik are going through the recovery mode stretch. My right wrist took over two years two get right. Thumb, pointer, and birdy fingers would go numb after five laps. We are good to go now. Brandon has his new RM85 with the usual 3k of aftermarket bling added ons. Bill shipped my TC450 yesterday. Moved from Tulsa to OK city, so we are 1.5 hours closer to Oregon. We are working our way back, but the racing is so good down here, that we are going to hit the Oklahoma & Texas racing for awhile. We are 30 minutes from Cooperland, 1 hour to Ponca. If anyone wants to ship their kid here, etc... Sheryl & I will make sure they get to the races, feed'em etc... I'm gonna look pretty on my new Husky!

Brian
  Erik is up for adoption comes complete with med bills and expensive mx acc taste. Consider that 3k as a deposit when you give p.c. your credit card #.Just like the ad says "PRICELESS" Ha. JR

Edited by author 06-07-2007 05:17 PM
JR...When their that age, we require proof of neutering before sending them down.

Been raining fairly good since 0930am ...I live about 16 miles from Mt. View. might be muddy tomorrow.

HI All. Are we still on for the play day at Mt View? I live close and it has been raining all day.

As it stands now, yes. But they will put an update on the website by 7:30 tomorrow morning. And if it is a go, then start time will be 10:00am. And I assume a later end time as well.

Mike P talked to them and they said they were optomistic.

Edited by author 06-09-2007 10:42 PM
ON SUNDAY MORNING
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Check Mtn View Web Site after 730a for practice update.....
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http://www.mtnviewmx.com/index.php
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Or you can call them after 730a......
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Edited by author 06-10-2007 12:06 AM
Sorry, we are having technical diffculties with the main web site. Will post updates when we get them............

Its 9pm Saturday night.

Check Mtn View web site on sunday morning after 730a for track opening.

Sorry about the website problems

Mitch

According to thier web page, Sunday Mt. View practice is cancelled because of wet weather. That is a fun track but it is very slick when too wet.

Update: The Mtn View Practice for today has been cancelled due to weather conditions. We will plan to reschedule at a later date.

Thanks.
Robbie

PRACTICE CANCELLED for Sunday June 10th

Yes, it has been cancelled.

We might have another date in a couple of weeks, just before the our national.

We'll keep you posted if thats a possibility

Bummer, No riding today. Now I have to work around the house.

Life outside motorcycles
  Yes there is other things to do,be it hard to believe! Fishing is hot at the Dam for shad,sturgon,maybe even a salmon, AND they don't cancel due to rain you just sit in the rain! JR

How about 41 yr old John Dowd getting 7th overall at Southwick! Yeeee Hawwwww. Grant Langston passing and then giving Stewart a good battle in the 2nd moto! yeeeee Hawwww.

Play day update;

We have rescheduled our Mt View playday for Sunday, July 1st.

Now we realize that there is a Washougal race that same day (Pacific NW Champ) and hopefully it won't be a conflict for too many of you, but it was the only day available to us. We are trying to give those going to our National some extra quality practice time.

So here are the particulars, and hopefully I've got it correct the first time out. (that would be a first)

Cost is still $10 per person. Its open to Old Timers members only, just like the last one we tried to have. That means all 30+ and over riders who are Oregon members. No support, guests, minis, etc. Family and friends are welcome to come and hang out, camp and join us for lunch. There is free camping the night before.

HOWEVER, since we have a bit more time this time around, we are allowing people to send in their membership between now and then and be able to ride. The cutoff time will be the Wed or Thurs before the date. I'll need to check with Robbie since she is the one who will be handling them. This would also be a good time to sign up for the National. You can send in one check and get it over with in one fell swoop.

There are no new member sign ups at the practice.

We are not accepting entries for the National that day.

There is no limit on the number of riders, as long as your a member by the cutoff.

This is not meant to be arbritary. It is simply to give Robbie enough time to process the apps and compile the list. And one of the reasons we are doing the playday itself the way we are is for the same reason. She already has enough to do and we don't want to add any more labor to her time. Or anyone elses for that matter. We want this to be as simple as possible for all involved.

I'm not clear if we are sending out invites again. I would assume so?


And speaking of labor, we still need volunteers for the National. we have had a posting here on the website for over 2 months, and to my understanding, the response has been minimal. Mainly we still need people to help serve dinner. We don't need flaggers or waterers, just people to help feed the expected 700+ people. (riders and family) so if you or some family members can help out, we'd appreciate it.

Further update:

The deadline for memberships is June 29th. This is the same cutoff time for pre-entries for the National. So if you get it in by that date, not only wil be you in for the playday, but also save on your entry fee.

Hello all, just a shout out for suggestions, topics or postings for the Oregon Old Timers Web site. Send info to webmaster@oregonoldtimers.com and we will post if we can.

Mitch

What happened at UTAH?? JR

Edited by author 06-19-2007 04:35 PM
OK another possible help request.

It looks like my bike is not going to be operable for the Oregon Old Timer National (Transmission). And I am so wrapped up finishing my house to sell (which is two weeks ahead schedule) I am not going to get my bike repaired until mid July.

So If anybody has a 450F (Yamaha 1st choice) or 250 two stroke, or 250f I could ride for the Oregon Race I would appreciate hearing from ya. Obviously I would pay for any repairs needed if they happen.

Send me an email at webmaster@oregonoldtimers.com

OK JR, I know your getting older here (Hence Oregon Old Timers), but if you looked at the main page you would see Utah is this weekend June 23rd.........
Wow at least i'm not the only one having a senior moment.

 Mitch are you calling me OLD? Spelling deffinetly,should have reread and edit to ask "whats happening Utah?",more or less who driving the 15? hours!
 Site has been slow and I tend to get bored easy,not riding does that to me. I do have kids who remind me of the "old " thing and a kind? wife who reminds me of my accute mental awareness, especially on anniversarys and thing like that! Sorry to read about the bike break,"I've got this killer deal on a low minute HUSKY450"!! See ya later JR

Mitch and JR, I know three Old guys (well not as old as JR) headed for Idaho this weekend. Chadwick, Kendall Kistner and myself are headed out Friday late trying to chase points. Just in case you missed it in your old age, the race is only 10 hours away in Rupert Idaho this year. Seems to close to miss it, anyone else going ?

JR. Going to be at albany Sat.? I will try and show up maybe ride....Swap stories on whose the fastest ha ha
gary

GARY BONDS: Please give me a call tonight (Thursday) if you can, I do not have your telephone number.
                            Thanks,
                                   Bill

Gary...my phone number is 503-760-2354. I tried your email address at bondsgi@msn.com, but it was no longer valid.
                      Bill Naylor

Edited by author 06-21-2007 11:14 PM
 Hey
  One guy calls me old and that I should read the front page another tells me it only takes 10 Hrs to go to the race this weekend. I looked at the front page say Rockey mountain;Utah, I was down practicing at Albany maybe I need to check with Grant Brown to see if I wacked my head AGAIN and don't rember!Is the race in Ruppert?and is it aprox 750 Mi from Port.?Still closer to go to Albany for me have fun maybe,next year.
  Gary
   You may have to introduce yourself the way things are going I may not rember who you are , you used to sell Suzuki's on Mclauglin ,right? Ha Ha
 Hope to see you Sat or Sun,Bill come on down J. Yonce was at the track Wed. as well as fiddler. JR

Bill you were close on the address but it's bondsgj@msn.com

The new prineville off road/MX park is open now. I have not been there yet. There is a link to it on the front page of the Oregon OT.

Good luck to Bill Mac, Chadwick and Kendall and who ever else goes to the OT National.

I'm gonna do Mt. View tomorrow since it is 15 minutes from home.

Albany Saturday
 Great day of racin at the Albany track.16 guys out in the +40 class on the best track so far this year!The good part is we get to do it all over Sunday. Lots of fun watchin Hill along with Lacey,Metzler,Webster,Fouts Bill and afew other pros. Wild Bill came down to watch(I think he was checking up on the truth of some of my stories)and caught me cutting the track a few times,I did talk my way out of being DQ.ed! JR

 Albany whos who
  perfect day Sat not so much Sunday! Injury report on local kids,one of the Warton girls injured on the start should be ok,Cody Byaus did THE GAP and landed at the edge of the track several injurys.
 M. Fallon has a new ride third color since I.ve known him also 2-stroke,, Kawi. Shep was smart watched on Sunday,most Casey,Bonds just stayed away IT RAINED-HARD! JR

went to pacific raceways in kent wa. used to be SIR. to watch nephews ride friday night. jesse rode supermini 6 kids went 3-4 3rd overall not bad considering only 2 laps for practice. the kid whe went 2-2 and second overall rode 2 diff. bikes honda first moto then a kawi second moto. I thought i was loosing it jesse was following the same # but diff. color. protested but they don't have that rule or care. thanks for your money.web site says practice at 5:30 racing 6:15 till 11:00 2 -4 lap moto's and they were done by 9:45 did we say thanks for your money. no +40 classes they had vet +30 big. class 6 riders and a vet +30 junior with 1 rider maybe 125 rider total. to bad track was very ot friendly. we should all be proud of our little pir as it in my opinion we are way better than the big city to the north and not worth the trip unless your going to see family as i did. #61

I had a great time Saturday at Albany. Josh Hill was a plesant surprise. A special thanks to Steve Fidler. He saw me struggling to get around on my walker, and let me use his 4-wheeler
It was good to see all of my friends. I am looking forward to riding in the near future.

CEO BARBER RACING
  DEAR SIR
   The Husky team had a sweep of the open classes on Sat,and went 1-2 on Sunday in the 500 pro and 500 amature classes! We are curently looking for sponsors for this domminent team,fame and glory to follow.
 Brian get you sorry butt up here,I could walk to Texas faster then you moving up here! Great time this weekend pitted together and had people come over for the Husky pit tour,when was tha last time you saw more than 1 huskt=y at a track? Lots of fun weekend! JR

Results from Rocky Mountain;
Carl Chadwick 3rd 50 master, Bill Mac 3rd novice, Kendall Kistner 10th Am.

The track at Rupert was in the infield of a horse track, and mostly soft sand. It had a long start, nice sand berm corners and Whoops, Whoops and more whoops !!!!!! There was at least 6 seperate whoop/rythym sections on the track with one section of a series of 4 easy double jumps that all had easy long landing areas. Did I mention Whoops, Whoops and more Whoops.
The track crew did a great job with watering and the race was well run.
I'm guessing that there were approx 100 riders which got us on the road early Sunday. I'd recommend it for next year if you can make it over there and you like WHOOPS.

Hello from Oklahoma. We will be back in Oregon for the nationals at Washougal, July 25th thru the 31st. Sheryl & Brandon are going to stay through mid August. My new Husky TC-450 is here, Wow, what a power house, its fast. This is the first bike that has everything I wanted out of the box. There has been so much record rain fall in Oklahoma City, that 14 out of 16 events have been rained out. You cannot ride on wet red clay. We were rained out at two different tracks this weekend. Still focused on getting home, we just need a little while longer. The most Husqvarna's at a race at one time hmmm, 1972 or 73 at Washougal. I was in the mini class, riding a hodaka steens, what a tank... We are focused on getting back asap... Just have to finish a pretty large project I am on first. I committed...

Hay Bill Naylor write back and give me your email address. Anyway it was great to see Wild Bill back at the track. I was 15 years young when I frist saw Bill race at washougal. That day he set a record of riding 100 125 250 500 40plus and pos one more it was a long time ago. Back then you rode 3 motos per class 20 min. 30min in pro class and there were allways full gates. Im 50 years young now and when I think I should stop racing I just think of the Great Bill Naylor and Im good to go for a nother year. Thank you for your frindship all these years. Shep #11PS I remember Bill won most of those motos

Hey Shep, How old were you that year at Washougal? I also rode the mini class, 18 motos in all, three motos back to back. What fun. My email address is: billnaylor7@earthlink.net.

Back from the desert ride, Went to chinahat for the week, lots of dust and cold night, took the hole readeracing family, I meen the hole reader family, sister, brother-in-laws and there kids about 15 people... lots of fun. lost a few lbs. with all the riding. I'm waiting to see the barber family when your here, would be more excited if he was to tell us he was moving back perminently.

Mr Reader... Got the new 450 Husky, smoooshy smooth. Check out www.area51mx.com. Once the rain stops, we are there seven days a week. Hound dogs on your trail.... Better run baby! How about we both ride one moto on each others bike. Little slim guy red bike / Big bad guy blue bike, then Big bad guy red bike / Little slim guy blue bike. To complicated? Better yet, fly down here, and you can ride my husky at Cooperland. Sheryl says she is making me move home, and to say hello.

Mr Reader, CEO of ReaderRacing. Can't wait to come home and chase you again. Riding hard so I can keep you honest when we get there. Hope to see you the end of July. Sounds like a Barberque is in order...

Our web page is all screwed up. Text over to top of other text. I cannot read it. Anyone else having this problem?

Nope...

Time for a new computer, Bill.

Just fine on my end

 Just my usual bad spelling JR
 Bill and guys really BIG NIGHT at PIR TOMMROW night $10,000 pro purse,winner gets $1800? SHOULD BE A NEAT RACE TO WATCH hope the weather holds!

Going to PIR to watch...

PIR has their 41st anniversary tonight. All ladies get in free.

Did PIR rain out?

PIR was to run rain or shine and it ran. 35 pros track was in really great shape and held up suprisingly well. great show.

PIR. For practice track was exellent. Sunny and warm for a little while. They made all the jumps bigger. Stuff I was doing last week I just rolled last night. They actually had to water the start because it was getting dry. Then rain came in. 1st 40+ moto was slippery but track holding up well. Some guys going down but none hurt I think. 2nd 40+ moto track was a little better, but fewer guys on the line.

Main Pro race was 20 laps. Lots of very fast guys, many from far away.

Edited by author 06-29-2007 06:29 PM
17 days of straight down pour rain, Thats three days longer than the record set in 1937, and the Barbers were here to see it of course. Who says it does'nt rain in Oklahoma. No riding for anyone. Everyone is blaming us, being down here from Oregon.

Well Brian it misted a couple time today. Should be good riding this weekend. Were headed for washougal in just a hour. Butt im taking the weekend off, for you "Big B". Wouldn't be fair if you rained out and I road, well ok the back is hurting still, so im wrenching for the boy and friends.
BBQ is defenently on the day planer. cant wait to see the whole fam damnly. maybe I should kidnap the LLIW and hold ransome so you will get back up here soooner.
Loven you

Just a quick update to let you know that the +30 C Class is filled. Still plenty of room in the A & B though!

Uh oh. I have a few friends that were hoping to ride the 30C class this year. Any chance we could have two divisions and split gate them (with maybe 25 in each class)?

How was the practice today? I had hoped to make it but honey-do's called.

many thanks for a great practice at Mt. View today. The Perry's and all that helped did a great job.

Practice was really great today at Mtn View. They have done a really good job of upkeep and making the track look very good. Fun Practice and everything went off with out a hitch.

Thanks to all who organized and ran the event. As usual Robbie and Mike were in the lead helping out.

Mitch #65,51,671

Hey All,
 Thanks for a real fun day!!!

Hi all,
 Can anyone tell me how to get in touch with Clay Light? The phone number I have for him is old. My email address is rbmotox@comcast.net . Thank you! Rick B.

Wow, Carmichael # 149. Villipoto 2 in a row. Josh Hill not in top ten.
Yamaha has got to get him a better performing bike! He has been struggling
with an ill tempered bike all year, not sure if that was the case Sunday or not. Suzuki needs to beg Ricky to finish out the season. $$$

600+ at washougal sunday great racing all day long. the Paulson / Renner battle was one of the best in the 40 B class. Well that and Holt beating Huffman a moto in 30 A.





=

TJrace,
As there are no points in the +30 class running more than 1 gate would
take to much time, and we need to make sure the OLDTIMER classes get the
full amount of time on the track. There are 42 gates and there has been ample time for riders to make plans to attend or not. There still might be
room in the "B" class. This is not something new, the +30 "C" class has
had a full gate at each of our races at Washougal. Plan ahead for next year. Might try support class??

No worries. I think a couple of my friends are already signe up. I definitely don't want to infringe upon the Old-timer motos. I'm not thinking a separate moto - just a split gate. I figured waiting 30-45 seconds for a 2nd gate wouldn't impact the schedule too much. I thought the hassle of separate scoring would be more of an issue, not that it would be any different than any other multi-gate moto. Is there still room in Master B for a trail rider turned MX-er turned trail rider? Yee Haw!

Shep here any body know what time Mrs. Huffman will let us in friday thank you Dave.

Carl The Cutter to bad I am not fifty yet we could bang bars like the old days this weekend see ya there #22. Looking forward to seeing everybody. #11

I believe sign ups will start late Friday afternoon. So I am sure that you can come in before then. Proably around noon. Dont know exactly.

For those wondering what time you can show up, your to late Probably 100 rigs there already. Most shady spots are filling up fast, go early tomorrow if you want a good spot.

 810
  Grant did you load up early? went by your pits and saw a bike already loaded?
 OT CLUB
  Great race weekend from a rider point of view everything went very well,THANKS for a very good race. JR

JR
Yeah in the first moto sunday got sideways coming out of a corner down at the south end of the track, i had it saved, but the guy behind me finished the job and we both went down. i took a good shot to the left hand, so i loaded up the bike and went out to the track to watch josh put on a show.oh and by the way the blood on your face did make you look like a tough old motocrosser. should be up to albany for the race this saturday, see you later.

Edited by author 07-09-2007 12:01 AM
I want to thank everyone that helped make our dinner service a success this year. I don't know everyone's names, but you know who you are. If you are inclined please pray for all those that experienced injuries especially those in the 40 Expert / 50 Master 2nd moto on Sunday.

Grant
  I tryed to keep it on thru Sunday for sympathy but couldn't. I really don't rember it being so slippery as this weekend ,BUT I don't rember a lot of stuff. On my 1st moto Sun. I also went down ,got up (later) and found a guy about my speed to ride with ,LATER checked how he did in that race,,,, rember thinking I am riding pretty good he's not that fast,check to see how he did in the race,,,, he won the 70 AM class!! Talked to him on the line moto 2 and he was wondering how come I was so not in the NOV class?? JR

Does anyone know if they will have support and 30 plus classes at the BColdtimers event?

Can you get in and out of the country with a birth certificate and ID?

How many hours drive is it from Portland approx?
 
Hope that all injuried riders have a speedy recovery, and get their health back soon. Being new to this club, is their donations being taken for our riders down to make things go smoother for them? Great riding, by Mike "hole shot" Hamness.

Word on the street is that the passport services are way behind in processing and a driver's license and birth cert. will do for travel over land.
As far as contributions to the injured that is new to me but maybe an option for us to try. Come to a meeting on the last Wednesday of the month at Izzy's and we can discuss.

Just what to thank Curtis Paulson for the help to Tennasee I will do my best to rep oregon old timers I had a off weekend. I think I was trying to hard. And I need more 20 min motos. I will be ready. Im praying for the downed riders. This sport can be very hard for famliy and lovedones. I know that is why all people I have met at mx tracks for the last 35 years are the best friends I have. Thank you for a nother weekend I will never forget #11

Shep - we were your neighbors at the track and we wish you luck at Loretta Lynn. Your pup Chloe is precious. Be safe and rep us well.

Any news on the injured riders that required the expensive rides out on Sunday? I hope they're all (relatively) ok and that there are better days right around the corner.

Brian, (432) You should be able to cross with a birth certificate and DL.
They run +30 classes, support A,B, and Mini's. Thanks to all of the club members and families for pitching in and helping. I would call the weekend
a success. Pat Dougherty was great to have helped from the Idaho club. We
welcome him any time he can make it. His recovery continues to baffle the doctors. I hope all of the injured riders a speeedy recovery. August 11-12
in Agassiz, B.C. AWESOME track, try and make this race if you can.

Thanks to the folks who worked to make the Oregon race a success. Taxel did a great job speaking in public for his first time. Paulson and the other announcer did a great job on the P.A. Thanks to Joanne and the other folks who did a great job with dinner.

I got some pics of Shep, Brownlie, Paulson, Chadwick, Alden, S. Lampkin and me and sent them to Mitch via email.

I was talking to a guy on the line and he said "ya, that 3rd moto was like running into cinder blocks". We both got a chuckle out of that. It was fun and I am looking forward to B.C.

It was great to have Dougherty on the mic (even if he gave me a bunch of grief for my new trail-rider status) and Curtis did a fine job as well.

My wife found some 'news' relating to Sunday's crashes: http://www.koin.com/Global/story.asp?s=6760259

Regarding the drive to BC, it should be about 6 hours but a couple years ago it took me about 10 due to traffic out of Portland and then traffic through Seattle.

Thanks to all for a great event.
If anyone has info on the riders that were injured please let us know how they are doing. Also if they are requiring an extended stay locally I have room for guest at my home. Have them call me at at 360-798-7954 I'll be happy to give them a room at the Inn.

Thanks to everyone who attended this year. For the most part, it went off without a hitch. Thanks to ALL who worked very hard to make this possible.

And as Bill said, if anyone has any info on those who were hurt, PLEASE keep us updated.

Hey every one, I just got off the phone with Susan Lampkin at the south west washington medical center and shes doing ok despite quite a few broken bones . as you know she is a real fighter. it sound like she will be there for a while so, I would like to ask all of our members to be thinking of the lampkins and our other injured riders I know some of them might not have any insurance so I would like to start a donation request and start it with the first 100.00 maybe the club could help direct the funds to help them? Thanks keep me informed.

Edited by author 07-10-2007 01:31 AM
 Ron
  I left asap so didn't know who the injured woman was at the races ,just one of the racers hurt was a female. Thanks for the info it always makes it much more personal when it happen to someone you know. Hope they can get some $$ help ,need to know "how to help"info!!! JR

I dont know the people injured in 40 expert race however I was in that race and almost landed on one of the bikes myself coming off of the top before ski jump but managed to barely miss the bike. I noticed three bikes and people laying on track as each lap passed. I think they checker flagged us early to get us off track. Talked to another rider who said he was right behind them and saw the whole thing. He said she landed on another rider which caused her to catapult down track. That is all I know. Hope everyone recovers quickly.

Susan just got out of surgery, had blood in one of her lungs so they took care of that. all in all it looks good from here. just want to thank everyone for caring. I have to say it was a weekend I would like to put behind us. and if anyone got the # of the bike that ran me over let me know:-) HAHAHA!!! thank you again everyone. thanks Wade and Jim Lamkin!

Get well soon Susan.
Gary

Great to hear Wade (the looking good part)! Tell Susan get well.

I was right there at the first turn when you crashed but didn't see it happen, just the aftermath. Happy healing to you as well.

Who else was injured in that race? I only heard about Susan.

I heard today (from a fairly reliable source) that someone with neighboring property to Washougal is very anti WashouglMX and is in a position of power at KOIN. That probably helps explain the 'Bloody Weekend at Washougal...' headline the KOIN website ran (which now, interestingly, says 'Rough Weekend...'). Hmmmm.... Dave (191)

Hello all race fans..... If somebody has all the correct info please email me and I will paste on the web site.

We will be praying for all the injured riders and there families...speedy recovery with out any complications....

Thanks Dave, and ya I think everyone should email "KOIN" and let them know how we all feel, that was BS !!!!! when I here more about Susan I'll pass it on, thank you again to everyone Wade #40:-)and o'ya next year the 40 year old class for me cant wait:-)

Susan hope you get well soon and have a quick recovery.

One of the other riders was from Sierra club (Robert Stone #23) he was taken to Emanuel Hosp. in Oregon with a broken femur. I talked to him today and they operated and put in a rod and he is already walking without a cast. He was hoping to fly home today or tomorrow.

 HI All. Great to hear Susan is going to be ok!
 The KOIN thing, from the reliable source, is the
 house east of the old start?

  :)

Thanks to everybody that helped make the national a fun weekend. Expensive for Chip and myself with exploding bike parts but someone was looking out for us and no hospital rides for us. Get well Susan, Robert, Wade, Roy and the many others injured. Hope to see you soon. P.S., Thanks to Roy for the borrowed cr450, I may have to become a permanant red rider.

Thank you for the all the work everybody did. A lot of time and effort went in to making the race go smooth. No my new number isnt green 65, though it was nice ride.

Mitch

As for the KOIN connection, yes, I believe there is one. I don't remember his name, but the main "combatant" against Washougal works there. He is the driving force in trying to get it closed down. He keeps losing, but unfortunately he keeps trying as well. And the EMTs feeding them info cetainly doesn't help

Thanks for the update on Susan and the others. We will continue to keep them in our prayers. And I'm all for the donation idea. Lets fugure out how to make it happen. Email me with any ideas

I sent this email to KOIN:
I was racing at Washougal last weekend and I was alarmed at the headline KOIN used to report on some rider injuries that took place there. The word "Bloody" day at Washougal was a lie and completely inaccurate. I noticed somebody eventually wised up and changed it to "Rough". Some bones were broken and that happens in many sports, like football, soccer, baseball, volley ball, skate boarding, etc. Children fall off bicycles or out of trees, people fall off ladders, or down stairs. People break bones everyday doing various activities. It is wrong to portray Washougal MX track in the negative light that KOIN did.

Thanks for a great 2 days of racing.I have just started racing again, after a ten year lay off, it was great to be back on the track again.I'f I was in your way sorry (lol)I hadn't been to an oldtimer event for years and it was killer to twist the grip for my old man who recently passed a few months back, maybe some of you remember him (Jerry C. Shirley)just a heads up,My buddy Jon Marshall #883 was the other injured rider at the top of the ski jump.He hit his head pretty good and also broke his hand
other then that he's fine.......I talked to Robert at the hospital and he seemed to be in good spirits.Glad to here Susan will be okay.See ya at the track.........Shirley

Well now the latest on Susan is she has a broken wrist too. doctors finally read the right xrays and its broke! but she seems to be doing better but still in ICU, will go into a room as soon as one opens up. when I here more I'll post it. thanks again for all your prayers for us:-) now its my turn to go to the doctor tomorrow to see whats up with me, realy sore and black and blue:-( thanks again everyone!!!!

Wade #40

Glad to here people are doing okay. I also sent an E-mail very similar to KP on the story on KOIN. Let them know how you feel, The story was BS as written and they should report the news not there personal feelings.

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Webmaster: Send information to where? Thanks.

Shakin' things up at Suzuki. Tedesco out, Vullimen in. EFI for the 450, but
without a battery so no electric start for 08'. Heres hoping RC rides this weekend.

Edited by author 07-13-2007 04:34 PM
barberfamilyracing.

Oklahoma & Texas. It's still raining & raining & raining...Almost two feet above normal for the year, and now where for it to go. Another weekend of no riding Grrrrrrrr#$@%!. See you all the end of July Washougal.

webmaster@oregonoldtimers.com

sorry, send info, suggestions, pictures, articles etc. to that email. Once approved we will post.

Here is who I can see as those that where Injured at Washougal.......

Robert Stone, Broken femur

Steve Machado, knocked out minor injuries

Susan Lamkin, Broken Wrist, Rib Injuries

Eric McKenna, broken collar bone

Jon Marshall, head trauma, broken hand, and possible broken leg

Please think and pray for those listed and others who were injured for speedy recovery.

Hey all ....its roll call for BC race.

Drop me an email at usedmxgear@hotmail.com if youre thinking about going to the BC race. Were looking to get some numbers for a Oregon Camp going.

Mitch

Press Release
 
     Husqvarna USA asked me to check on them renting Washougal for 2008 press release for dealers. How do we go about this? Sometime in September or October.
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Hey Bill,
 The last time I needed to get information like that I contacted Brian Barnes.
Brian Barnes, Sponsor/Vendor Contact mailto:barneymxmth61@aol.com
  360 - 695-9221

I would like to get an entry form for your National Aug 18the, I can't seem to find one anywhere. Duane Quick 60 expert Nv e-mail dquick@cityofsparks.us Thanks

No, Brian only deals with the Nationals. I already told him who too call

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I haven't been to Washougal since the track changes were made. Opinions around here are split, some like it better some don't. What do you guys think about it now? Will it be a better riders/spectator track for the upcoming AMA national?

Washougal. I like the old setup better. This is not a complaint, just an opinion.

Jim...Wade...Please let everyone know how Susan is doing.

Well Susan is doing better, we hope she gets out soon. doctors removed her drain tube today, and now we are waiting to here from the orthopedic surgeon who is going to pin her wrist. she has been walking around the hospital so thats good:-)all in all she seems good went up there saturday and spent some time with her and that was nice. so when I here more I'll keep everyone posted. thanks for praying for Susan and God bless!

Wade#40

Well I leave tuse am for tenn. Im so stoked I feel like I am 20 again. I want to thank everyone who help me with the cost to get there.Thank you to every one who wished me luck. And Mitch Kirkpatrick for hooking me up with new ID kit backgrounds and numbers. They gave me #30. Looking at the riders list for plus 45 class there are some fast old pros like Mickey Diamond, Jojo Keller, Kip Bigelow. I am going for the hole shot. Hope everyone has great time a nationals. I will let you know how it was when I get back. Thanks #11 PS I am glad to here Everyone getting better this sport is mean sometimes that is why the mx famliy is so strong.

Shep, Good luck and thanks for representing the great Northwest.

Edited by author 07-18-2007 03:24 PM
Shep. About eight to ten hours from Memphis. If you need help from Oklahoma let me know...Be ready for Hot weather. We are dried out from the rain, and riding motocitymx.com and area51mx.com. The 450 Husky is fast and smooth to ride. We will be back in the NW next week for the nationals.

If anybody knows what tires I should take to Tenn. Please let me know.Thanks again.Dave

 #11
  We ran 756 Dunlops and liked them!Enjoy the event its is awsom! JR

Thank you Jr.

Dave
 You are very welcome,I went back when they had the +50 class . Got to see RC and Bubba as kids still look back as a good time.Take it all in ,the night stuff is very fun, lots of things to remember other than just the racing. have a great time JR

The last of the new membership cards (sign ups from our race) were put in the mail yesterday. If you haven't received yours by next week please let me know. Thanks. Robbie

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Hey all ....its roll call for BC race.

Drop me an email if youre thinking about going to the BC race. Looking to find out who might want to be joining the Oregon Camp and what time you might be showing up.

Mitch
usedmxgear@hotmail.com

Albany Sunday
  Lots of fun at the track,very nice track well preped and a overall good run AMA race.Fiddler Naylor,and Fallon all had a good time beating me up on the track today,Thanks alot guys!! GREAT FUN when you go home unhurt SEE YA LATER!! JR

jr
it was good to see you at the track,
Mike

Was at Ponco City over the weekend. I have never seen so many motorhomes in my life. Went to the swim park with all the Washingtonians and oregonians. Its HOOOoooot! Everyone from the NW looked like they were gonna melt. Heading up to Oregon on Wednesday this week. Want to see the nationals at Washougal, get out of this heat, and see some familiar faces.

Edited by author 07-26-2007 08:22 PM
Hello Race Fans....BC Bound and updating the camp and campers. ............................. Any body else going let me know as myself and Kevin Hamann are getting camp togther. Please email if your not on list below ............................................................... .... Curtis Paulson can you bring the Oregon Old Timers Banners.........anybody else with sugestions????

Bill MacDonald - Trailer
Kevin Powell - Trailer
Kevin Hamann - Trailer
Mitch Alden - Trailer
Dave Scott - Motorhome
Ralph Bonaduce - Motorhome
Carl Chadwick - Small Trailer
Dave Taxel - Van

Went to Riverdale sat. for a open practice and the track was awful UGH

Mt. View practice on Saturday. The track was pretty good. They changed direction so it was fun learning the new flow.

Went to the AMA National. RV rode like a mad man coming from last to 3rd in second moto after going down in 1st turn. Passed 20 riders in 1st lap. Crashed again passing Dungey for 2nd place, otherwise I think he had a shot at catching Townley for 1st. Josh Hill tried hard but was off the leaders pace by quite a bit. Those Pro-circuit motors sure sound good.

The Oregon Flag is in the OT trailer. I don't have it. WOW! Best racing
ever at Washougal. Stewart may physically be more gifted than RC, but in
the "above the shoulders" he falls way short. Villopoto does he have a slipper clutch? Can't believe the bike stayed running!!

Curtis was attendance down this year? It just didn't seem that crowded. I was up on the hill and couldn't here the P.A. I thought bubba's bike blew saw some smoke as he came around the corner just before the ski jump. I agree it was the best nat.s Iv'e seen in the last 10 + years. Alesse to ride the fuel injected 08 makita suzuki nexy year.

Hey Mitch, looks we are going to BC. Not sure what Bob's riding but we are going to be there. He's waiting for parts to fix the mess from Washougal chain blow out.

Hey Bob where did you order your parts. I ordered from a Yamaha dealer in SC. mrcycles.com. They were fast, I ordered last thursday, and they will be here tommorrow. And there about 20% cheaper than anybody else Ive seen. So I will have my back back at BC.....see ya guys there ...it ought to be fun. Lots of Oregon people going.
Mitch

Ordered everything from yamaha of troy, 20% discount as well. They held everything waiting for a gasket kit and I just found out yesterday after coming back from a 10 day vacation. So I asked (told) them to over night everything but the gaskets, should be able to find them local. YOT does hundreds of orders daily, poor comunication and no fax or email capability...? So they said. Still should have everything back together before BC.

Just Checked Loretta Lynn's results (so far):

Matthew Bisceglia: 1st (!) 85 (7-11) with 2:22 fastest lap.

Ted Holt: 21st 35-Plus with a 2:27 fatest lap (Kevin Walker won with a fast lap of 2:09)

Dave Shepard: 41st 45-plus with a 2:56 fast lap.

all you guys are too slow.

SANDBAGGER

Forrest, slow is relative. Im sure there are quite a few 40+ riders that are faster than us. Actually I would say proably 70% of the racers out there are faster than us.

You know what they say, for every rider who thinks he such hot stuff, there are at least 10 more that are hotter.

CYA

There was so much sand coming out of Forest's pockets as he jumped the
"PRO DOUBLE" in the beginner class I had to pull 2 tear-offs.

I had to wear googles in the stands it was like a sand storm every time he went by.

I was watching from the sidelines as you old timer guys beat up on the 30+ last night. Well done!

In 40+ I took a close inside line around a rutted turn and the banners reached out and put on my front brake for me. You can imagine how that turned out. My leg got caught under the bike and by the time I extracted myself the moto was over. Banged up ribs again but I am still going to BC. Three cheers for Advil!

Edited by author 08-03-2007 03:39 PM
I am emailing info to all you BC bound racers.....

We are leaving to be there thursday morning at 11am to setup camp.

Forrest If you want some real racing you should come to BC, or even an oldtimer event.

Oh that means you would have to race....sorry...talk later. I should be back at PIR in august.

 PIR
  Watched the PRO_INT race round 2 and looked on as a rider WAY_ OVERJUMPED the infield second jump ,WANTED to hear how he made out,we left right after and saw the little red truck show up!11 ??? JR

Mitch, Thanks for going early and setting up an area for all of us. See you there Friday afternoon.

jr i heard he had a broken left wrist and his right ankle exploded.didn't catch his name or #. i think i counted 4 little red wagons all together.rough nite for pir.

Keith
 Was looking for a FLIGHT out of PIR for the Kawi guy sooo not as bad as I thought! Not sure why they had so much carnage for a track that looks much the same week after week? Looks like Sat Practice and maybe Sandy on Sunday,maybe? Thanks for the update ,like I said looked worse. JR

Albany Sat
  Around 100 for a practice saw some of the reg,s Fallon,Grant plus some others. Rather SAD to see our home track turn into a practice track?! No races there all this month. Off to Sandy for Sunday. See ya later JR

Edited by author 08-05-2007 11:20 PM
GUYS
  Pictures of Forrest at Mountain View (start) avaliable $1.00, copy of the race as announced PRICELESS! Paybacks suck!
 Mountain view
  Great day at Sandy no watering Required perfect track conditions at least from a watching point of view. Saw Forrest and 8 other guys have a great time on a dustfree track that made me sorry I wasn't ridding. JR

JR is forrest laying on the ground in the pictures ?

Keith
 He was FAST the gate was SLOW! JR

I am partially responsible for Forrest "you guys are slow" post. I was showing him how to use this web page and we both thought that would be a funny thing to post. He knew he would stir the pot a little with that posting; it was done tongue in cheek. The "Sand storm" responses were funny. If you know him you know he is a nice guy who would be glad to help you out if you needed it.

yeah well if forrest went to a real race he would realize that he's proably slow also. I mean if all I ever raced was 5 minute motos I could be fast and old. not just old and slow. hahahaah.

forrest u should come to an oldtmer race some day. maybe whe u turn 50....cya soon at PIR.
mitch

KP
  I don't take most (ANY) of the stuff on this site as serious. Like the mags say racing (RIDDING) is meant to be fun,if I can give Forrest a hard time and he knows I'am kidding ,its great. JR

Good natured ribbing - ya buddy.

Forrest you are slow i will meet you at a real track [WASHOUGAL].im twice your age.#93

JR well i'm glad he didn't crash. I don't want any excuses when i get to ride again. KP i talked to forrest at pir thurs. and new you were behind the whole deal. it's all good. just havin fun ! #93 i already told forrest that i would wait to ride until the dick jagow gp and still beat him after 4 1/2 months off. man i'm fast when i can't ride ! #61

WEll you know what they say, everybody is a genius in there own mind. So the same must be for motox dudes.

All motox riders think there James Stewart in ther own mind. Im just glad I know Im old and slower.....

See ya all at BC.

Mitch

I sure hope Forrest is sitting back reading all this! JR
 Bill Naylor
  Wed Practice ? I don't have anyone to chase without Metzler going! JR

JR
Iam going

Mike
 I"ll see you there!

   I'm just sitting back, trying to heal up. I miss riding. I may not contribute much to the newsletter, but I read it every day.

Hey Shep - How was Lorretta's ?

I'm heading to BC tomorrow to get roosted by Bill Mac and Kevin Hamann in the novice class.

BC Bound Racers.....IM updating the camp and campers
So Far this is the list I have
Anybody else with suggestions????

Bill MacDonald - Trailer
Kevin Powell - Trailer
Kevin Hamann - Trailer
Mitch Alden - Trailer
Dave Scott - Motorhome
Ralph Bonaduce - Motorhome
Carl Chadwick - Small Trailer
Dave Taxel - Van

Kevin, how are you doin.....are you still hurt?

When are you guys heading to BC?

My ribs are sore but not bad enough to stop me from being able to race. I am going to try and get going before 9AM. I drive around 55 to 60 because any faster and my gas V8 uses allot more fuel. I have not seen this part of the country so I am looking forward to doing that. It looks like there are some hot springs not too far away.

HA HA HA HA on the hot springs, there about 15min away and cost to go into.
But hey if your a tourist and wanna pay its cool then. Me Ive been in lots of free hot springs so Im not paying.

See ya up there then thursday afternoon.

Mitch

Well Im back from tenn. That was a long drive saw a lot of nothing between oregon and tenn road systems are awsum in south east. Met a lot of very fast plus 45 racers. All very nice people.30 of them faster than me. I rode hard did not fall got faster each moto. Track was very hard weather hot took some time to adjust. All in all one of the best times I have ever had raceing. Lots of stuff to do other than ride. The golf cart battles at night was fun to watch saw a few crash. got to talk to BaBas dad met Trampus Parker real nice guy. To much to wright about I will tell the rest when I see you all at the races. I will be at Pir sat sun.#11

Good Luck to all in B.C.

Mitch, Add Curtis P. and family to the list as well as Kendall. They are riding up with me Friday AM. Hope to be there by 3PM. See ya there

Shep, Congrats on Tennesee. I've been to watch a few times and it's an awesome event.

I heard that a poor bike rider yesterday at the Albany practice had crashed and was hit by two quads....Does anyone know what happened to the rider that was hit?

heard when they first got to him, he was'nt breathing, and had no pules, they got him breathing again, loaded him up and got him out of there. heard at the track of posable head and neck injuries. nothing positive for sure, but was in very bad shape.

Edited by author 08-09-2007 09:23 PM
Hello All
Greetings from Agassiz Race Track. We are here and its nice. Good camping spot reserved for all of us. Kevin H and Jackie, Kevin P and Bernice are here allready. We have a big big site, same place we were last year. So were good to go.

CYA all when you get here.
Mitch

 he did not make it

thanks for the update, very sad news. this hurts

If we all take a moment and a thought or prayer to "Jay Hewitt" Kawisaki rider #515, the rider at albany Wed. practice that died Wed. night.
Ride safe

Oh, no! Condolences to those who knew him.

I don't recognize the name - any details (how old, where was he from, how'd it happen, etc.)?

Jay Hewitt was at Albany Practice. Erik was behind him and saw him slide out and go down. Erik made it o.k. around him. It is our understanding, two quads were next and one(?) hit Jay Hewitt. We also "heard" the hit damaged his heart. So very, very sad for the Hewitt Family and all friends.

I just want to say Ia'm sorry For leting kP post that that bad remark Can we be friends again I'll let you win. HaHa Keith quit stiring the pot no go a head its fun terry & mitch I thought we wre buds

Forrest, Kevin says you really need to ride a real race, and quit slacking. Race a real race at a real oldtimer race.

And were still freinds if youll let me pass you one of these times.

BC is great, big Oregon Camping area.

Talk later Mitch

Grant,Mikey, Bill,and all
 MAKES ME QUESTION WHY WE DO THIS? I pay so my kid can race,and practice and it is very painful to see a young life lost at this sport. Thinking about ways to make what we do safer,without my usual impluse. I know what we do is dangerous ,but I also know there are things we can do to limit some of the injury .THINK about some of the things YOU would like to see IMPROVED in the interest of rider safety and post HELPFUL sugestions here and i'll try to get the ball rolling on improving safety at our local tracks. TRY to keep it HELPFUL maybe we can make a difference! THANKS- JR

Quads should have there own practice... no matter how many show up.

JR I myself would not mind paying a extra 5 bucks to practice to see more flaggers #61

Edited by author 08-12-2007 10:25 AM
Given the profile, width of the quads to the track, weight of a bikes 210 lbs to a quads 480 lbs, the manuverability of a bike to a quad, and the fact that the bike & rider tend to go down more often, Why do we put the two together? Split them up! does'nt sound to hard. Ever had one coming up on you from behind, and in your mind your questioning the riders ability? if so you know what I'm talk'in about. Love to ride them though.

my grandson and son-inlaw ride quads but that doesn't mean I want to be on the track with them. So I vote for the seperate practice for the quads.

YES QUADS AND BIKES MIX LIKE OIL AND WATER THATS WHY ALL TRACKS DONT ALLOW THEM [ EC. ALBANY] AT THE SAME TIME.FORREST WE ARE BUDS I ALSO LIKE TO STIR THE POT.#93

Update from BC, sunday evening.

Injury report,

Dave Taxel seperate shoulder saturday evening. Better and heading home.
Kevin Powell brusied ribs and sore shoulder, hopefully none broken.

Overall Oregon Riders had good results.

As soon as we get the results will post.

Mitch

PIR
 Sunday had a large turnout for the AMA race.12 pro,s lots of 40+ and the "WELL TRAVELED" #11 Shep was back in town. Talked about his experence in Tenn and sounded wonderful!
 THANKS for the comments, hope to see more ,talked with a OT legend at the track and got more input,most of what I hear goes along the same thoughts as I have.Regret not taking action on my concerns sooner! JR

A big thanks to Bill Mc Donald and the Tahj-Mahauler. Great battles with
Kendle, one of the best B.C. races ever with perfect weather. Thanks to
Mitch, Joann, Kevin H. for saving us the prime camping spot. Charlie Burchinall rode both days at 86 years old!!! Dave Scott was the youngster at only 81! Dave T. Kevin P. heal quick. Alberta this weekend. Reno two
weeks after.

I am glad we went to BC. The track is fun and Old-Timer Friendly. The dinner Saturday evening was awesome and they even provided beer. We had a great camping spot with fire to sit around at night. I enjoyed everyones company. Good weather. Lots of good racing. I was doing pretty good by my standards (my buddy FAST Forrest would have been proud)but I hit the ground pretty hard in the last moto. I will be off the bike for a few weeks I think. Taxel looked great and was doing well but the long straight was getting rough by the last moto on Sat. and he got bit pretty good. I bet he's in less pain then me now that his shoulder is back in the socket. Brownlie had the starts dialed and rode awesome - got second overall. Kevin H. roosted me good on his mighty KTM. I was actually able to race with Bill Mac. some which made me happy because that means I was doing better. Hope to make it again next year.

Edited by author 08-13-2007 02:07 PM
New trailer. Do the Oregon Oldtimers have the art work logo available through one of the sign companys for race trailer sticker ordering. When we ride the tracks down here in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, & Kansas, people wonder who we are. Might as well tell them with a sticker.

Edited by author 08-13-2007 06:22 PM
Well, first off, this is a REAL challenge to type with both hands. My arm refuses to move and when I try, YOUCH!!! So I look like the hunchback of Notre Dam trying to type this.

As everyone said, fun times all around. Fun track except I didn't care for the dirt. The jumps were a gas. But crashing that hard takes a little something away, if you know what I mean. Plus I MISSED the dinner.

BUt I REALLY wanted to thank everyone there that helped me out. Kevin Powell for the return ride from the hospital, Bob and Lisa Browlie for the food, pillows and whatnot,( I still have your sleeping bag) the Bianchini clan for loading up my stuff while in the ER, the Vicoden, and for the breakfast both days. Actually, everyone was more than willing to share what they had and help out, so if I missed anyone specific, I'm sorry

So again to EVERYONE, THANK YOU!!!!

X-rays show four broken ribs in front chest area. Not just cracks but multiple breaks, they look like knuckles on fingers. I know Others are loose from torn cartilage. Forrest came over and unloaded my bike and put my trailer away. Thanks Forrest. I think my 07 racing season may be over since it's the middle of August already. This was a fun summer of racing. Thanks for the good company and help. I will try and make a few meetings.

Guys
 You are supposed to race up there not bring dirt samples back across the border! Sorry to hear about the injurys at least? they seem to be minor,sort of. Strange when you think of broken bones as minor,makes you wonder about the IQ of most of us! Just me thinking out loud. JR
 How about some border crossing stories?

So Kevin, I re-read your race report. It didn't click that you too had crashed and got hurt. sorry to hear that. I guess lucky for me it was on Sunday otherwise i would've had to walk back from the hospital.

Just kidding!!

Heal up soon my friend. Maybe we can swap some pain meds.

And again, THANKS

While we are still down here in Oklahoma, any oldtimers that want to race any of the tracks down here like Cooperland, Oak hill, etc... I can put you on a fast 07 450 Husky.

Dave (Pro Motion), Glad your on the road to recovery man!

Also the Canadians were great hosts - We (the Bianchini Clan and I) had an awesome time! Thanks for everything.

 Duck/Loon??

Dave and KP, I am pleased to hear that you guys are doing OK and I hope you are on the mend quickly. I look forward to seeing you guys mounted back up in the near future and having fun riding again.

KP, I was right behind you when you went down in the lower whoop section and I am just glad I didn't hit you! I also had a "get-off" earlier that moto and I have a good sized knot on the side of my ribs. I think they are just banged up and bruised a bit, so I feel lucky.

I would also like to extend my appreciation to Mitch, Joann and Kevin H. for reserving the excellent Oregon OT camping spot. It was a great location and it was nice to be near the Oregon contingent. We had a lot of fun and it was well run event. Thanks everyone!

Well I do have one good thing to report. From what I can tell, there is only about $30 worth of damage to my bike. Of course, there may be more lurcking under it all, but so far thats what it looks like.

Now if I can get reimbursed for my hospital bill......

Thanks Ralph. I remember racing you pretty close in two or three motos now that you mentioned your bike and number. That was fun Man! I am glad you did not hit me too. I looked up and saw allot of bikes all swerving to avoid me. I tried to get off the track as soon as I could. That was pretty intense there for a few seconds. Bill Mac stopped to make sure I was ok. That was nice of him. I am just sitting around home today and tomorrow. Thankfully I have a desk I can sit at work and I should be able to go to work on Friday. I have some good pics to send to Mitch for posting on our web picture page. See you around the tracks sometime.

Edited by author 08-14-2007 09:00 PM
Brian, I didnt know there was such a thing as a FAST HUSKY 450.....Well its been nice and cool here at most all the old timer races. Your going to have to come back a race a few.

Have new info to post on Web site. Will upload tommorrow so you can get the new info.

Great time in BC. Great dinner. Fun track. My first time up there on a 4strike, no injuries and a good overall. The track is well suited for 4strokes, hard base, loose top, makes old guys go boom. Dave/KP sad to see you guys hurt, get well soon. Thanks Mitch for the camp spot. Thanks everyone else for the camp fire BS. May go to Fernley, probably not. Hope to see you all at Glen Helen.

No Fast Husky 450, HMMM! O'YA Thats just because you have only seen JR Ride one. Yuk Yuk, Yuk... Come on down when the weather cools down, and I will strap onto it... From the sounds of the riders up there these days, I'll even throw in a drive to & from the hospital. Now thats oldtimer service...

VERY NICE shuttle sevice I like it

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Have new info to post on Web site. Will upload soon so you can get the new info.

First call for all you oldtimers going to FERNLEY....

Email me and let me know if your going........

Also I am looking for a ride for my bike to the Track, we will be staying in hotel.

usedmxgear@hotmail.com

Mitch

That would be going to the LABOR DAY race in Nevada

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Canada was great, whoops, jumps, high speed straight, a down hill start I could never make work and a duck for an award. Plus great food and location.

732.....6th place 40 Novice
713.....2nd place 30 Pro
432.....1st place 40 Exp

We need more Old Timer races locally, 20 minutes motos, two days and camping etc... These are the best weekends...............

Does anyone know how to jet a CRF450 for Fernley at 4000 feet?

Went to PIR tonight. It was kinda fun, but I agree old timer races are much more fun. Raced with the 30+.

I would rather be at BC or Fernley or SPokane.

Will be posting pics from Kevin Powell this weekend.

Mitch

I dont have much racing experience but I have ridden on 5 different So Cal tracks and all the local tracks in our area. My top three favorite tracks are 1)Spokane, 2)Agassiz and 3)Washougal in that order with the first two being very close. I will have to wait until 08 to see what Fernley is like.

PIR is a hectic 5 minute sprint. I appreciate it and plan to enjoy it when I can but to me it cannot compare to an OTMX event.

Whoa...just got off the phone with BillMac and he told me he just got home from hospital. We need to be praying for him, I kinda thought that on sunday he was looking not good.

So he is doing better and will know more next week on update of his medical condition.

Take care Bill and hope you get well quick.

Mitch

hello fellow mxers! i see a lot of positive comments about the old timers racing events, and how every one has a good time. we can attempt to duplicate this by organizing members around select practice days in our area. for example, washougal has a practice scheduled for this wednesday. maybe some of us could make it, and meet over by the pro gate!! hope to see some of you! forrest, i would like to show you some different views of my rear fender, that is if your not too busy sandbagging at pir! were still buddies!! ha ha ha

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Rev'n Kevin, Im in seeya there, rode there yesterday and it was the best I've ever seen Washougal. it was my first ride back after getting ran over at the OT nats, and it felt great to be back on my bike, My hands are tost but Im in for Wednesday. seeya!!!!

Wade, can you give us an update on how Susan is doing?

Should have gone to BC it was a blast.

Thanks

Should be at Washougal on Wed., see ya all there.

Kevin P, heal up quick. P.S.. until your spill you were blazing fast at BC, faster than I've ever seen you. Must be all that hangin' around with Forest. Maybe you should move up a class so we don't start calling you sandbager #2. Taxel get well soon.

It took a while to catch up reading thru the postings from BC. Glad to hear Dave and Kevin are doing okay. KP definitly rode the race of his life, I was a bit surprised every race he seemed to be right there with me or on one occasion in front of me, at least until that last moto. If the club ever has had or has thought about a most improved rider award my vote goes to KP.
As far as my deal at the hospital Mitch mentioned, I ended up some how with an intestinal infection that required surgery. I'm feeling better and should know more wednesday after another minor surgey is done if I'll race again this season. Thanks for your calls and prayers.