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This year was one of the wettest springs in the Southeast in recent history.  This resulted in several events being postponed or cancelled, so riders were anxious to get back on the track to blow off the cobwebs.

 AMC members Henry and Brenda Gregorich, Beno and Bonnie Rodi, and Andy Blackburn ventured to Blountville, Tennessee to ride in the AHRMA Muddy Creek national. They were treated to beautiful weather and a MX track that was well prepared, although the cross-country riders had to deal with a course that was still very muddy and slick.

The Muddy Creek staff always does a great job running off the race, and this weekend was no exception. Everyone seemed to be happy for the opportunity to ride their motorcycles in the sun.

Beno placed first in the 350 Premier Expert class on his trusty BSA. Henry finished fourth in a very competitive 60+ Intermediate class on this new Kawasaki KX. Andy placed first in both the 500 and 250 ESS Expert classes, and second in the Classic 500 Exprt class on his Maicos. +

On a beautiful April Spring morning several members of the Atlanta Motorcycle Club met at Two Wheels Only in Suches for a dual sport ride. Club member Bill Gould had mapped a route through the Chattahoochee National Forest that proved to be both fun and scenic. Unfortunately, Bill was not going to be able to ride due to injuries suffered in a road racing crash a few weeks prior. As a result, Bill’s son Joseph was there to pilot Bill’s 1969 BSA Firebird Scrambler on the ride. Other club members attending were Jeff on his KTM, Ken on his Husky, Beno on his Honda, Henry on his BMW and Andy riding his KTM.

When Henry arrived at TWO Friday evening, he noticed that his trailer had jettisoned a wheel due to a broken axle and so had to forgo the ride to make arrangements for the repair.

Armed with GPS tracks and maps provided by Bill- Jeff, Ken, Joseph, Beno and Andy set out on the Forest Service roads to the west. With the perfect spring weather people were everywhere-Jeeps, bicycles, horses, campers and many other motorcycles. Riders had to be alert and stay on the far right of the trails.

Before the lunch stop at Van Zant’s Grocery, the mighty BSA 650 twin began to run on one cylinder for whatever reason. Fortunately, Joseph had cell reception and was able to contact Bill for sag-wagon service to Van Zant’s.

After a nice sandwich at Van Zant’s, Jeff, Ken and Andy continued on the route while Joeseph and Beno Headed back to TWO. After a fuel stop at Cooper’s Creek Grocery, the group headed up Cooper’s Creek to Duncan’s Ridge and West Wolf Creek. After another fuel stop at Sunrise Grocery on Highway 129, it was back on the roads to TWO.

Many thanks to Bill for all of his hard work laying out the route as well as to the club members that participated. We are all looking forward to the next ride!

Club member Chastin Brand owns a beautiful property near Reynolds, Georgia that he has turned into a motorcycle playground. Chastin had hosted events here for vintage bikes since 2019. The property features a dirt track, motocross and 4-mile-long cross-country course. The focus at Wildsville is on fun with classes for just about anything on wheels that you can imagine. Where else can you see a wheeled Jet-Ski, a Honda CB750 and a Harley on a motocross track? This event takes the idea of "run what you 'brung" to a whole new level. Unfortunately, there was a heavy rain the night before forcing cancellation of the dirt track, but riders in the motocross and cross country did not seem to mind.

Chastin, a talented artist, makes some of the coolest awards you will see for his event. First place awards are old helmets cut in half and hand lettered. Very nice and unique.

At the end of the day, participants were treated to a live band, Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho De Villes. Thanks to Chastin for hosting such a great event!

Photo credit- Drew Perlmutter and Bonnie Rodi

Henry Gregorich, Graham Foster and Andy Blackburn traveled to Oklahoma for the 2023 AHRMA  off-road finale. Although the weather had been unusually dry, the tracks at Nichols Park were well prepared and contributed to close and competitive racing. Both Graham and Henry competed in the trials event on Friday, with Graham winning the Premier Heavyweight Expert class on his Ariel and Henry placing first in the Modern Classic Intermediate. Graham and Henry also rode the cross-country event, with Graham winning the Premier Intermediate class and Henry placing 9th on Friday and 3rd on Saturday in the Post Vintage 60+ Intermediate class.

Andy rode three classes Saturday in the motocross. He placed first in the ESS 500 , second in the ESS 250 and third in the Classic 125 Expert classes.