AHRMA Pro-Flo/Progressive Suspension Vintage Road Race Series
Rounds 8 -9: No Problem Raceway
PH OTO S BY ROY J ENKINS
Silva Strikes Gold!
Bv Rov JENKINS
BEW ROSE, LA, MAY 29 ·30
H
ist ory was mad e in Lou isiana on Memori-
al Day Weekend while a local ride r made
a caree r comeback. Just like in the movie
The
Natural . 37-year-o ld Shannon Silva resurrected his career with an im pr essive frve victories
in five tries. Silva. along w ith 150 entrants
from all across North America. competed for
points in AHRMA:s Pre-Flo/Progressive Suspension Vintage Road Race . For two days .
motorcycle-racing history came alive as the
songs of harmonizing vi ntage motors echoed
across the swamps and canefields just south
of New Orleans.
Silva squared off with Greg Steinbe<:k last
,
year 's champion in the Formula 125c( class.
Steinbeck drew first blood and tr ied to run
away on his ' 77 Ho nda MT 12S, but Sliva
picked up th e speed as he grew more
accustomed to Billy Oraalc's '7S MT 12S. It
was Stei nbeck 's first race on th is track and
Silva's first race on vintage bikes . Silva made
the pass on Steinbeck but couldn 't pull away
until after the white flag.
In the very ne xt race , Silva mounted
Comeback Kid Shannon Silva
sco red five win s in five outings
over the weekend.
Melton . Another Ne w Yorker, Larry Poons,
held his '7 1 Seeley in third .
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another vintage Honda, but th is time he was
on the track w ith a more modern class ,
featuring Missouri's Kevin Brown . Though
score d separat ely, SUva and Brown put on a
close race . Brown beat Silva to the finish line
by less than five seconds on his 2000 Husaberg,
wh ile Silva won the 2SOcc GP class on his '62
Honda CB2S0.
Silva and Steinbec k went at it again in the
Formula 2S0cc class, the ir 12 Scc Hondas
screaming down the straights w ith the same
result : Silvataking the gold.
Gainesville 's Will Harding jumpe d out to
the e arly lead in the Pre·1940 class on his
19]6 Indian, in front 01 Norbert Nickel and his
19]9 BMW. Floridians " Do c· Bats leer and
Ralph Wessell battled lor third on their '] 6 and
'] 7 Indians. Nickel held the second spot all the
way to the checkered, while Hard ing won his
first of four.
Hard ing and Nickel raced again in the Class
C contest. Thou gh Harding was being scored
in the Hand -Shift class, he stayed in Iront 01
Nickel , in the Foot-Shift class . Sunday 's Pre ·
1940 class was a virtual repeat until the last lap.
whe n Nickel squ eezed his Beemer alongside
Ha rd ing's Ind ian at the chec ke red nag . He
would have succeeded had the finish line bee n
five fee t funher down the tra ck!
Woodbury, Connecticut 's Andrew Murray
accelera ted his '97 Moto Guzz i into the lead 01
the " Battle of the Twins" Formula One class,
with Troy, Michigan's Jan Svensson in second on
his ' 9 1 Du cat !. By hal lw ay, N ew O rlea ns '
Sebasr ie n Ra m usc e llo w as wi t hin striking
distance after a poor start. Ramuscello used his
hor5epower advantage to dispatch Murray and
pull away Irom the field, taking on e 01 many
victories for the local riders.
The 500(c Premier class featured t w o
former champ s on '62 Norton Manxes. New
Yorker David Roper outpaced Calilom ian Ron
No
PROBLEM RACEWAV
BEW RO SE, loUISIANA
REsuus: MAy 29-30, 2004 (ROUNDS 8 ·9)
Saturday · Round 8
2 00+ G P : I. Ro d ne y Bla nc ha r d ( BSA) ; 2. C a rl
Andenon (Yam); 3. Mike Parker (Hon ); -t. lita O ·H.va (Suz);
5. Duane H"PO' (Hon) . 2S0 G'" I. 5Nnnon
(Hon):2.
c.n Andenon ('hm): l . I.Mry _
(00<); 4. DoW! Perce
(Bul). )50 G'" I . Ron Melton (Bul); 2. Bob Dan;eb (00<);
I . Davtd Pierce (Bul). BOTT 2-STRK: I. Sal Casera Jr.
(.....). BEARS, I. Tm Joyce (Tn) : 2. Guy """"'" (_ ).
BO TT F·I : I . Seb ast ien gam uscenc (Due): 2. Andrew
Mur r . y ( MG) ; 3. Ja n Sve nss o n (Due ): -t. D avid M.
Houghtal... (00<). BOTT F· 2, I. An,"ew Murray (MG); 2.
jan 5""""", (Due) ; l . DovKl M. Hooghtal;ng (Ouc); 4. Ron
Durrance (Due) ; S. Chris Carr (Bue). BOTT F-l: I. Ron
DulT3f'lCe (Due); 2. Davtd Rutherford (Suz); l . Dan Hankie
(Suz). CL C FOOT: I . Norbert N ickel (BMW); 2. Dave
Fen-ate (No r) ; 3. Be no Rodi (No r); -t. James Robe rtson
(BSA). CL C HAND: I . Wi ll Hard ing (Ind): 2. Tim Joyce
(Ind ); l . "Dec" Batsleer (Ind); 4. Ralph w..",11 (Ind); 5. Guy
Maueher (Ind) . Cl 60 , I. 'Thomu Kerr .... (An ). F· 12S, I.
Shannon Silva ( Ho n); 2. G reg Ste inbeck (Hon); 1. l ila
O'Hara (Suz). F·15 0 : I. Sha nnon Silva (Ho n): 2. Greg
Steinbeck (Hon): 3. Jer ry He rman (Yam): -4 . Jerry Kinzl
(Yam F·SOO I. Brian Oakley (¥am) ; 2. Charles McEwan
).
:
(Yam). F·7S0, I. TIm Joyce (Tn); 2. And~ Cowell (Tri).
F·¥ INT, I. DMd Temple (Yam); 2. Rodney Ilbnctwen N;ckel (BMW); l . "Dec" Batslee<
(Ind) ; 4. Ralph """... (Ind); 5. Guy "'ume, (Ind) . SOO
PR EH, I. Dav;d Roper(_ ): 2. Ron Melton (_ ); l . I.Mry
_
(See ). PROD HIw. I. _
[);xon (Tn); 2. Brion
s.wy... ( BMW); l . jom T.yIor ('hm); 4. Gawn
(Hon) ; 3. Br ia n Sawyer (MZ) ; -4. Mic key Kinney (MZ).
5/HONO, I. Tn,,,, 'Thomu (H Z); 2. Brion Sawyeo- (H Z); l .
Mike Paric:et'" (Hon). SlM ONO 2: I . Keotin Brown (Hus); 2.
Michael Dixon (Hon) . SPTS H N 150: I. Scott Turne r
(Hon) ; 2. Oems Cbrl< (Hon ); l . Dale None......... (Hon ).
SPTSHN 500: I. Andrew Cowell (Tri); 2. Don Jagger
(Bs.o.) l . Dav;d Rutherlonl (Bs.o. ; 4. Tm LIe (Bs.o.) S. [hie
;
)
;
Noncehelse' (Hon ). SPTSMN 751>. I . Dav;d ........ ('hm);
2. Rodney 8W>cNnl (Yam); l . T1mLIe (Tn : 4 . Bill Um>t....
)
(¥am); S. Steve Pieratt (Yam SOT: I. Sebastien RamusceRo
).
(Due ); 2. Da vid M. Ho ughtaling (Due ); 1. Jan Svensson
(Due) ; -t. Hike Parker (Hon) . VlNT SlBK H/W: I. Veda
Add ington (K.aw) ; 2. Jeff Hinds (K.aw 3. Denn is Parrish
);
(K2w) ; 4. Md.... Hodgoon (Hon ): 5. Randall Shank (Hon).
V1NT SlBK HIW, I . Jeff H;noj, (Kaw).
Andrew Murray (14) won three
events and Andrew Cowell (60)
won one.
s;...
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Sunday . Round 9
200 G P+ : I. Carl Andenon (Yam); 2. Mike Parll.er
(Hon ); 1. Duane Harper (Hon) ; 4 . lila O ·Hara (Sut:); S.
C"",", [);Idy (BSA). 25 0 G'" I. Shannon 50 (Hon) ; 2.
...
I.Mry _
(Ouc); l . Dav;d Pseree (Bul); 4. Carl Andenon
(Y.am). 15 0 GP: I. Shannon Silva (Hon); 2. David Pie rce
(Bul); l. Bob Dan;el, (Due) . BOTT 2 ·5TR~ I. Sal Ca>en
J'. (Apt). BEARS, I. Tm Joyce (Tn); 2. Guy Mauehe, (N",).
BOn F·I : I. Andrew Hurny (MG); 2. Jan Svensson (Due);
3. David M. Houghtaling (Due) . BOTT F· 2: I. Andr e w
Murra y (MG): 2. Jan Svensson (Due) ; 3. David Rutherford
(Suz). eorr F-l: I. Ron Durrance (Due): 2. Dan Hankie
(Suz); l . D.vId Rutherionl (Suz). Cl C FOO T, I. Nort>en
NICked (BMW); 2. Dave Fe rra ro (Nor): 3. Beno Rodi (Nor).
Cl C HAND, I. W ,II Hanling ~nd); 2. Ralph Weuell (Ind);
1. "Dec" Betalee r (Ind): -4 AI Knapp (HoD). CL 60: I.
.
'Thomu Kerr .... (An ). F·12S, I. G"'ll S,einbeck (Hon ); 2.
UI> O ·fUr.o (Suz). F·2SI>. I.)eny Hennan (Yam); 2. Je""
Kind (Yam). F·SOO: I . Arthur Doumas II (Yam) 2. Charles
:
"):
McEwan (Yam). F· 7S0: I. Tm Joyce (Tn 2. Gary ~her
(N",). F·V1NT, I. Dav;d ........ ('hm); 2. Tm LIe (Tn); l .
Steven Enter (Yam); -4 Brian Oaldey (Yam). PRE· 1940 : I.
.
W Ill Hard ing (Ind) ; 2. Norbert N;ckel (BMW); 1. Ralph
_
(Ind); 4. · Doc· Baulee< (Ind); S. AI Kmpp (H- D ).
500 PREH, I. Dav;d Roper(No<); 2. Ron Melton (""'); l .
I.Mry _
(See). PR O D HIw. I. Brion s.wy... (BMW); 2.
Gay\or (Yam); 4. _
Dixon
(Tn ). PROD tJw. I. Dwoyne Fox (Hon ); 2. M;cNel Port ...
(Hon) . PROD SGU I. Kevin 8n>wn (Hon ); 2. Brion s.wy...
(MZ) ; l . Midey lOnney(HZ) : 4. Tren, Thoma> (MZ). 50S
1:-STRK: I. Greg Steinbeck (Hon ). SIMONO: I. Mike
"""... (Hon); 2. Brion Sawyeo- (H Z). 5/HaNO" I. Kevin
Brown (Hus). SPTSMN 350 : I. Scott Turner (Hon) : 2.
0eMi> Cbrl< (Hon); J . Dale N _ (Hon). SPTSMN
500: l. Don Jagger (BSA); 2. T im lile (BSA); 3. Da le
N onc.hel>..- (Hon) . SPTSM N 750, I . Dav;d ........ (Yam);
2. Rodney Bbnchard (Yam); 1. Tm lite (Tn 1. Steote PIeratt
"):
(Yam S. Steven Enter (Y
);
am). SOT: I. Sebastien Rarnusc ello
(Due); 2. Jon Swn»on (Ouc); l . H;ke """... (Hon). VINT
S/BK H,IW, I. Veda Add ....... (K2w) ; 2. jeff Hmd, (Kaw); 3.
Dennis Parrish (Kaw) : -4. Randall Shank (Hon); S. Md\.ile4
Hodgoon (Hon) . V1NT SlBK I1fW, I. Jeff Hond>(Kaw)
Southern Enduro Riders Assoc iation Se ries
g Round 4 : Bonita Lakes Enduro
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Ohio native Rodney Judson took it south and won SERA's fou rth round,
the Bonita Lakes Enduro in Meridian, Mississippi.
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JUNE 30, 200;1 • CYCLE NEWS
Judson Lookin' Good at
Bonita Lakes Enduro
Bv CHARAV DuBOSE
MERIDIAN, MS, MAY 16
A A ride r Rod ney Judson rode his TM2S0
l""\I""'\t.o the overall win at round three of the
SERAseason at the Bonita Lakes Enduro held in
Meridian , Mississippi. The event · which was
put on by the Ridge Runners Enduro Team, in
cooperation with the Meridian Motorcycle Club
. was full 01 hills, roots, deep sand, and plenty 01
tight woods.
The race was des cribe d as a rea l end uro •
very techn ica l, w ith a lo t o f timekeep ing
involved . Though some 01 the trails were tight,
the dub threw in some fun fast stuff, such as the
"dirt pit," where spectators got to watch the ir
favorite riders race . Then the club finished off
the day with an extremely tight test sectk>n that
turned into a points dro ppe r for everyone.
40th Anniversary
"I t hought the tra ils we re great," said the
] S· l ive · ye ar"ol d , Knig ht's Sports Center/
Moo se/Scott . spon sored Judson . "The club did a
great job. I didn't have any trou ble on the trails,
t hough the humidity was tou gh. Be ing from
Oh io, I haven't had to deal w ith this type 01
weather, but I'm getting used to it ."
Finishing second overaJl after burning a check
was SERA's reigning champ, AA racer Stephe n
Reed. Following Reed were AA riders Gle n
Myatt and Nathan Knight. Taking filth overall
was Clay Bore ing. a former SERAoverall winner.
After taking a break from motor cycle racing,
Boreing knocked the cobwebs off his boots,
borrowed his dad 's KTM4S0, and came back to
the woods, showing he still has what it takes to
be a serious threat to score in the top 10.
"I got a little winded in the first section , but
