ALLEN LARSEN
MEMORIAL
SPONSORSHIP
ALLEN LARSEN WAS A LIFE LONG
MOTORCYCLIST. UNTIL THE DAY I MET MY
STEPDAD AL, I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE LOVED
MOTORCYCLES AS MUCH AS I DID. THEN I MET AL,
FROM THAT POINT ON I REALIZED WHAT I HAD
BEEN EXPERIENCING WAS PUPPY LOVE. AL HAD
THIS LOOK IN HIS EYES WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT
RIDING DUCATI SINGLES IN THE DIRT OR RD
YAMAHAS ON THE PAVEMENT. WITH HIS LOVING
WORDS AND THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES, HIS STORIES
JUST MADE YOU WANT TO JUMP ON SOMETHING
WITH TWO WHEELS AND A MOTOR. HE WAS A
KOREAN WAR ARMY VET, A CHRISTIAN
MOTORCYCLE ASSN. MEMBER, A RICHMOND
RAMBLER, MARIN MOTORCYCLE CLUB MEMBER
AND A DAMNED GOOD RIDER EVEN INTO HIS MID
SEVENTIES.THE THING I REMEMBER MOST ABOUT
AL WAS HE NEVER TALKED BAD ABOUT, OR
CALLED ANYONE NAMES. HE WOULD SAY "I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO" THIS OR THAT BUT
HE WOULD SAY IT IN A WAY THAT MADE YOU
THINK HE WAS SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO
UNDERSTAND, RATHER THAN WAYS TO JUDGE.
SOMEDAY I HOPE TO INSPIRE OTHERS AS MUCH
AS AL DID. WHEN AL PASSED AWAY IN 2004 HIS
LAST BIKE WAS A 1973 HONDA SL 125. THIS BIKE
GOT ME BACK INTO MOTOCROSS. AL'S LITTLE
HONDA MAGICALLY KICKED MY BUTT FROM THE
SPECTATOR SIDE OF THE FENCE TO THE RACING
SIDE. NOW I'D LIKE TO SPREAD SOME OF THAT
MAGIC TO OTHERS.
MEMORIAL
SPONSORSHIP
ALLEN LARSEN WAS A LIFE LONG
MOTORCYCLIST. UNTIL THE DAY I MET MY
STEPDAD AL, I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE LOVED
MOTORCYCLES AS MUCH AS I DID. THEN I MET AL,
FROM THAT POINT ON I REALIZED WHAT I HAD
BEEN EXPERIENCING WAS PUPPY LOVE. AL HAD
THIS LOOK IN HIS EYES WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT
RIDING DUCATI SINGLES IN THE DIRT OR RD
YAMAHAS ON THE PAVEMENT. WITH HIS LOVING
WORDS AND THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES, HIS STORIES
JUST MADE YOU WANT TO JUMP ON SOMETHING
WITH TWO WHEELS AND A MOTOR. HE WAS A
KOREAN WAR ARMY VET, A CHRISTIAN
MOTORCYCLE ASSN. MEMBER, A RICHMOND
RAMBLER, MARIN MOTORCYCLE CLUB MEMBER
AND A DAMNED GOOD RIDER EVEN INTO HIS MID
SEVENTIES.THE THING I REMEMBER MOST ABOUT
AL WAS HE NEVER TALKED BAD ABOUT, OR
CALLED ANYONE NAMES. HE WOULD SAY "I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO" THIS OR THAT BUT
HE WOULD SAY IT IN A WAY THAT MADE YOU
THINK HE WAS SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO
UNDERSTAND, RATHER THAN WAYS TO JUDGE.
SOMEDAY I HOPE TO INSPIRE OTHERS AS MUCH
AS AL DID. WHEN AL PASSED AWAY IN 2004 HIS
LAST BIKE WAS A 1973 HONDA SL 125. THIS BIKE
GOT ME BACK INTO MOTOCROSS. AL'S LITTLE
HONDA MAGICALLY KICKED MY BUTT FROM THE
SPECTATOR SIDE OF THE FENCE TO THE RACING
SIDE. NOW I'D LIKE TO SPREAD SOME OF THAT
MAGIC TO OTHERS.
This Sponsorship is open
to non-AHRMA motorcycle
riders. Must have some
experience,and would like
to try Vintage Motocross.
See Rules at Bottom of
Story.........................
to non-AHRMA motorcycle
riders. Must have some
experience,and would like
to try Vintage Motocross.
See Rules at Bottom of
Story.........................
