VOL. 52 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 1, 2015 P55
A
s one of the biggest vintage
motocross gatherings in the
country, the 11th Annual Old
School MX Reunion and 5th Annual
AHRMA Vintage Nationals at Rio Bra-
vo MX Park attracts a good number
of riders from across the country.
But while there were some fast
and talented riders—from 18-year-old
WMX pro Kaitlyn Morrow to 74-year-
old Heinrich "Henry" Gref to former
top Pro Trey Jorski and more—the
real stars of the show could very well
have been the bikes they rode.
Some were strictly for show, lov-
ingly restored, polished and cleaned
to better-than-new condition. Some
were, to put it kindly, rough. Most
were somewhere in between, bikes
resurrected from barns and back-
yards, and brought back to life in the
21st century decades after they were
state of the art.
As with many vintage races, stroll-
ing through the pits and examining
the various machines present is at
least as satisfying as checking out
the action on the track, and, yes,
there were some classic clashes
with, thankfully, few crashes over the
weekend. Here are some peeks at
the bikes and riders at Rio Bravo.
NATIONALS
Who
won,
who
lost,
it
didn't
matter
(well,
maybe
it
did
a
little),
it
was
more
about
the
bikes,
the
history,
the
stories
and
the
people
at
the
Rio
Bravo
MX
Reunion
ROCKS
RIO
BRAVO
Most pits seemed
more inclusive; this
one welcomes a
Sachs, a Penton and
three Hondas.
