I
n the span of just a couple of
years, Mark Homchick went
from street racing to the Rock
Store in the Santa Monica Moun-
tains, to racing guys like Freddie
Spencer and Eddie Lawson at
tracks such as his favorite, Road
America, in the early 1980s.
A top-ranked 250cc Grand
Prix and later AMA Formula One
rider, Homchick scored AMA
podiums, led a National, raced
wheel to wheel against—and
sometimes beat—the best riders
in the country. He also repre-
sented the United States in the
Anglos-American Match Races.
Despite showing tremendous
promise in his short professional
racing career Homchick was one
of the riders who just missed
the cut when it came to factory
rides. Regardless, he always
found sponsorship—at least
enough to race on someone
else's dime.
Homchick honed his riding
skills carving up the mountain
and canyon roads in Santa
Monica. A cocky Woodland Hills
high schooler, he would bolt out
of class when the bell rang, hop
on his Honda CB350F, speed
off to the mountains and put in
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P110
FROM THE ROCK STORE
BY LARRY LAWRENCE
Mark Homchick went from a local
street "racer" to a top-ranked 250cc
Grand Prix and AMA Forumula One
road racer in the early '80s.
