2023 Daytona Vintage Supercross
T
he glory days of old made
its annual comeback for the
fourth year in a row at Daytona
International Speedway for the
Daytona Vintage Supercross
(DVSX), March 7, featuring class
-
es from Vintage (up to 1974) to
Revolution (up to 2008). Vintage
bikes, as well as several vintage
riders took to a tamed-down ver-
sion of the course that the pros
raced on Saturday night. The
event is unique in that there's as
much interest in the pits for the
fans as there is on the track, as
a wide variety of vintage and an
-
tique motocross bikes adorn the
paddocks, not to mention a cool
display of vintage riding gear.
Remember the Jofa?
New for 2023 was the addition
of a new class called the King of
Daytona XR200, which was for
any year XR200/R with front and
rear drum brakes. According to
former supercross racer Blake
Wharton, who helped introduce
the class, "The motor must be
a XR200, but all other modifi
-
cations are open, so therefore
you can have the 'run what you
brung' approach," said Wharton.
Counting the King of Daytona
XR200 class and the Open Mini
class (another new class for
2023), this year's event offered
WIND
IN THE
P48
The Daytona Vintage
Supercross is as popular
as ever, with 40 classes
and 300-plus entries.
PHOTOS: ROB KOY
(Below) Joseph Gretchen competed
in multiple classes on his beautiful
Maico. He took the top prize in the Evo
1-Golden Masters class.
