AMC holds AHRMA National and Regional
Vintage off road races. But...
We always have classes for any bike.
AMC is Historic and long lasting.
The club has been racing since 1948.
David Aldana
Jeff Fisher
Graham Foster
Congratulations to the following AMC members for earning AHRMA National Championships for the 2023 season!
Dirt Track
Motocross
Trials
Trials
Dirt Track
Charlie Williams on his TT500
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.
AMC member Henry Gregorich kicked off the season with a 2nd place finish in Classic 125 Int. at Waldo, Florida on February 18 on his Hodaka. Andy Blackburn took wins in ESS 500 Expert at The Farm (4/1), DeSoto (6/10) and Moberly (6/17) on his Maico. He also took wins in ESS 250 at DeSoto and 2nd at Moberly, as well as a win in Classic 125 Expert at Moberly. Beno scored a win in Premier 350 Expert as well as a 2nd in Premier Lightweight at DeSoto on his BSA.
Henry scored a pair of 4th place finishes at Ringgold (3/11-12) as well as two 3rd place finishes at Bybee (6/17-18) in the very competitive Modern Classic Intermediate class in defense of his 2022 Championship. Beno took wins at both Ringgold and Bybee in the Girder class. Bill Gould finished 6th in the Modern Classic Intermediates at both Ringgold and Bybee. Graham Foster took two wins at Ringgold and one at Bybee in the Premier Heavyweight class.
Beno took two wins in the Premier Expert class at DeSoto and scored a 3rd place at Bybee. Henry took a 5th and 6th at Sugar Hill (5/6-7) in the 60+ Intermediate as well as 5th and 3rd at Bybee.
The dirt track season kicked off at Callahan Speedway (2/25) with Davia Aldana taking the win in Heavyweight Vintage on his Rotax. Charlie Williams won the Seventies Singles class on his Yamaha, while Beno finished second In Dinosaur and 4th in Brakeless Heavyweight. At Jasper (3/25) Charlie finished 2nd in Seventies Singles and Spanish Cup, while Beno placed 2nd in Dinosaur and 4th in 750 Vintage Cup. David was on a tear at Gaston (6/24) taking wins in 50+, 60+ and Heavyweight Vintage. Charlie finished first in 750 Vintage Cup and 2nd in Spanish Cup. Beno placed 3rd in Dinosaur and 4th in Brakeless Heavyweight.
Terry hosted a club ride near his place in Juliette, GA on Saturday, May 20. Henry, Beno, Jeff, Lonnie and Bonnie joined Terry on the ride and enjoyed a meal at the famous Whistle Stop Cafe. A good time was had by all! In the photo above, Henry, Terry, Beno, Jeff and Lonnie pose with their bikes in front of the Whistle Stop Cafe.
Dave Kaufman, Beno Rodi and Bill Gould have represented the Atlanta Motorcycle Club in various events this year including Roebling Road and Carolina Motorsports Park. Dave has been campaigning his 1964 Matchless G12 and BSA B50, Beno his 1938 Norton Manx, and Bill his 1967 BSA Hornet. See race photos of these men on their bikes in the Race Pix section.
Dave Kaufman on his Matchless G-12 650. Second overall in 2023 Classic Sixties National Points.
Dirt Track
600 Sportsman
Motocross
ESS 500 Expert
Sportsman 100 Expert
Trials
Modern Classic Novice
Trials
Modern Classic Intermediate
Motocross
Premiere 500 Intermediate
Trials
Girder Fork
Henry Gregorich on his TY175.
It is not very often that one gets to rip up a city park with their dirt bike's knobby tires with the blessing of the town's Mayor! Welcome to Henryetta, Oklahoma, site of AHRMA's 2022 off-road season finale. AMC members Graham Foster, Henry Gregorich, Donna Blackburn and Andy Blackburn represented the club at this year's event. Henryetta is always well attended, as it gives MX competitors the chance to score double points towards their final national tally.
Friday saw the trials competition take place with Graham taking first in Premier Heavyweight Expert, Henry second in Modern Classic Intermediate and Andy first in Modern Classic Novice. Donna was nabbed to score riders in Section Eight. She said later that this helped her get 10,000 steps in on her fitbit, so she really didn't mind! The trials riders lucked out as they finished just before storms with heavy rains hit the area, washing out the cross country competition scheduled for the afternoon.
The storms were gone by Saturday morning and the moisture from the rain made the MX track surface as good as it has ever been. Andy had a good day, winning the Early Sportsman Stock 500, Classic 125 and Sportsman 100 Expert classes. Graham also had a victory in the Premier 500 Intermediate class. Donna raced to a third place finish in the Women's Novice class on her YZ125/MX175 hybrid.
Graham on his Ariel.
Donna scoring Henry in Section Eight.
Atlanta Motorcycle Club members Jeff Fisher, Henry Gregorich, Graham Foster, Beno Rodi and Andy Blackburn participated in the cross country and trials competition at Barber. Beno also made it over to the road race track to ride his Manx Norton. Warm weather greeted this years participants, which was a welcome change from last years heavy rain. Competition highlights were Jeff's win in the 60+ Vintage Expert class on his BSA as well as Graham's victory in the Premier Heavyweight Expert class in trials on his Ariel.
Jeff, Henry, Beno and Andy also spent many hours prior to the event laying out, clearing and marking the cross country course. A special thanks to Jeff for bringing out his side by side, chain saw and picks and shovels to help clear the course for this year's event.
Henry on his TY175 at Barber.
AMC members Jeff , Henry and Beno made the trip from Georgia to Jefferson, Texas to compete in motocross, cross country and trials events in one of the best attended nationals on the AHRMA calendar. Jeff, who was attending Diamond Don's for the first time, had impressive performances, winning the ESS 500 Expert class in MX and the Vintage 60+ Expert class in cross country. Beno placed first in the 350 Premier class and second in the open twins class in MX, while also finishing first in the Premier class in cross country. Henry placed second in the Classic 125 Intermediate class in MX while also competing in trials and cross country. Congratulations to these AMC members for their performance at this high profile event.
Beno riding by the bike sculptures at Diamond Don's.
Beno in the MX.
Several Atlanta Motorcycle Club members met at Mitch's house in Otto, North Carolina the morning of June 25 for a group ride to the British in the Blue Ridge gathering in Hiawassee, Georgia.
Bill (BSA), Lonnie (Triumph) and Beno (Triumph) kept in the spirit of the event by riding their vintage British bikes. The rest of the group rode an eclectic mix of more modern European and Japanese machinery.
Mitch knows most of the twisty backroads in the area and led the group on a scenic route from his house to Hiawassee after cooking everyone breakfast!
Despite the threat of light showers, the day turned out to be warm and comfortable.
There were many impressively restored bikes at the event and British bike fans were not disappointed.
Look for email notices of coming club group rides. It's a great opportunity to blow off the cobwebs of the machines some of us have just sitting in the shed as well as enjoying the fellowship of our fellow club members.
Bonnie, Bill, Lonnie, Mitch, Beno and Jeff at Hiawassee.
Lonnie, Bonnie and Beno getting ready to ride.
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