USVMX 2009
National series
| Alphabet soup is on the menu, as very few letters will be left out on the series calender. ARX, FLVMX, ACR, MOVMX, H&T,Midwest, HighPoint, TVRC and OSMX will all be in the mix. This could equal a lot of Local flavor.The races will be run by each Org, scores kept. The series requires participants to race 3 events and only the 6 best finishes will count toward the Championship. I had a chance to interview some of the people involved,at which time I asked them all the same 3 questions. |
By Robin Hannah #960
| 1. What do you think a VMX racer wants at your race? |
2. What do you think makes a good VMX Track ?
| 3.Who is your favorite Local racer? |
| Rick Doughty and Siege have decided to take up Quilting. This is big news. Normally two grown men quilting would be no big deal, but in this case they are stitching together a National VMX series, from a select group of Regional Independent Vintage MX Organizations and Clubs. From the East coast to the Western reaches of the U S of A the USVMX 2009 series is stretching out to cover the entire nation in it's first year. A new "outside the box" method of combining separate entities into one series is being used for the first time in Vintage Amateur Motocross. Rick Doughty, Racer, entrepreneur, the man who brought us Post vintage mx and the force behind Vintage Iron and ARX, has teamed up with Siege, racer, Artist, the man behind Hammer and Tongs. From the look of things Rick is useing his connections and Siege is doing the website and some of the leg work and promotional art. |
| ARX.... Rick Doughty 1. They want a organized,well run Event with accurate scoring that is on time. 2. Elevation changes, varying terrain with different soils and obsticles. Tight enough to be interesting but have fast sections too. 3. Mike Johnstone, for his commitment to the sport. |
MOVMX.... Curtis Harper... 1. Their PAST!!!! That fun they had or missed having in their
youth and a safe place to do it. I want to make sure if a familly is going to spend $400
dollars of their INTERTAINMENT MONEY to get here and race, they are going to get
$400 dollars worth of fun. 2.Not a sideshow for a modern event. Our bodies are older, our
bikes are older, so NO DOUBLES though I think Tabletops are OK. 3.Impossible, Last
year we had 5 famillies racing with 3 generations of competitors. Richard Young raced for
my Dad back in the day and still races with us now .
youth and a safe place to do it. I want to make sure if a familly is going to spend $400
dollars of their INTERTAINMENT MONEY to get here and race, they are going to get
$400 dollars worth of fun. 2.Not a sideshow for a modern event. Our bodies are older, our
bikes are older, so NO DOUBLES though I think Tabletops are OK. 3.Impossible, Last
year we had 5 famillies racing with 3 generations of competitors. Richard Young raced for
my Dad back in the day and still races with us now .
| MotoCross Quilt |
| To be continued............................................. |