THE SOCAL VINTAGE MOTOCROSS CLASSIC, PRESENTED BY 100%
VOL. 51 ISSUE 24 JUNE 17, 2014 P99
was already doing this event. He
has a 100cc bike he was going to
race, but last night when I talked
to him, he said, 'How 'bout you
race the bike?' I was like, 'Right
on. Let's do it.'"
Not many professionals would
agree to line up on a bike they'd
never ridden or tested especially
not one as unique as a vintage
100cc air-cooled two-stroke. But
as Collier demonstrated, he is
not like most pros.
"I love riding vintage bikes and
anything like that," Collier said. "I
grew up watching all these guys.
A lot of my peers, their parents
really didn't teach them the roots
of the sport. But I grew up watch-
ing all the old tapes and these are
the guys I looked up to. So many
of the guys today are into the glitz
and glamour and this isn't about
that. It's just about having fun on
(Far left) Cool old
motocross bikes were
the theme at the fifth
annual SoCal Vintage
Motocross Classic at
Glen Helen Raceway.
(Left) Marty Tripes
came out and watched.
(Below) Scott
Burnworth, the creator
of the event, had some
fun on his super-clean
Ossa.
