SoCal Vintage MX Classic Returns
to Barona Oaks
S
cott Burnworth's SoCal Vin-
tage MX Classic was once
an annual one-off event, but has
now grown to become its own
series. The 2024 season sees
three stops on the calendar, and
round two recently took place
over the "SoCal De Mayo" week
-
end, Sunday, May 5, at Barona
MX in Lakeside, California. The
San Diego County location saw a
packed house of not only vintage
motocross iron, but modern mo
-
torcycles, as well. With classes
for all bikes from present-day
dual-sports to early two-strokes,
and liquid-cooled minis to air-
cooled twin-shockers, there was
every flavor of fun at what is now
being called the SoCal Vintage
and Modern MX Classic, pre-
sented by Yamaha.
Entries included a lot of the
usual suspects, including Nick
LaPaglia, Doug Dubach and
Scott Burnworth, himself. All
race entries came with a free
Mini Team Race entry, as well,
which provided further enter
-
tainment on the track. The fun
continued off the track with food
and giveaways from sponsors
such as Maxima, 100%, Dunlop,
Thor and Hallman.
In a continued tribute to fallen
motocross legend Marty Smith,
the event kicked off with the
Marty Smith Memorial Cup fea
-
ture race, presented by Vintage
Factory. Marty Smith's son Tyler
came out to race the event, as
did his grandson in the modern
class.
"We were worried about the
weather at first, but it turned out
to be pretty perfect conditions,"
said event promoter Burnworth.
"There was a little rain in the
morning, but overall we still had
a great turnout of vintage and
modern bikes.
WIND
IN THE
P58
Round two of the 2024
SoCal Vintage MX Classic
took place at Barona MX in
Lakeside, California.
PHOTOS: JEAN TURNER
