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FUNERAL ARRANGMENTS FOR SKIP

There will be a VIEWING on Friday, June 30th at 5pm

Whites Funeral Home

9903 E. Flower St.

Bellflower, CA 90706 (562) 867 2741

CHURCH SERVICE on Saturday, Jully 1st at 10:0am

Bethel Reformed Church "Encounter Christian Church"

10012 Ramona St.

Bellflower, CA 90706 (562) 866 0791

RECEPTION Saturday, July 1 at 12:00 Noon

Flying Dutchman Reception

Sheraton Cerritos Hotel

12725 Center Court Dr.

Cerritos, CA 90703 (562) 809 1500

Photos and Story

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Briar Bauman Gets First Twin Win, Busts Indian Streak

Parker Norris scores first National in AFT Singles

LIMA, Ohio (June 24, 2017) – The 2017 edition of the Lima Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle had it all: intense race action, dramatic twists and turns with massive championship implications, and an underdog winner. Round 9 of the American Flat Track schedule had all the makings of a promoter's dream, however racer-promoter Jared Mees (No. 9 Indian Motorcycle Rogers Racing Scout FTR750) was helpless to do anything but watch from the fences as Briar Bauman (No. 14 Zanotti Racing Kawasaki Ninja 650) delivered a virtuoso performance to reign supreme at the Lima Half-Mile.
Mees, who came into the event as the AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines championship leader, was assessed a ten-second penalty for jumping the start not once, but twice, in his Semi. That added time pushed him down from fourth position to 11th – and consequently, on the outside of the Main Event looking in.
But even the red-hot Mees at his home track would have found Bauman nearly impossible to contend with on this night. The 2012 GNC Rookie of the Year crushed the competition in both his Heat and Semi, storming around the pea-gravel on the high line with apparent ease.
Bauman then set about doing the same right from the start of the Main Event. After he had worked up an advantage of more than three seconds, a red flag gave his battered foes a shot at redemption. Undeterred, Bauman promptly tore open a near-identical advantage following the restart, eventually backing down to a 2.793-second margin of victory after tangling with a lapper on the final lap. The victory was the third of Bauman's premier-class career and his first taken aboard a fire-breathing twin. The Kawasaki-mounted win also marked the end of Indian's season-long victory streak while also bringing Harley-Davidson's 21-race unbeaten streak at the Lima Half-Mile to a halt in the process.
In a touching display of sportsmanship, practically the entire field came by to offer their heartfelt congratulations to the winner.
An emotional Bauman said, "I can't even put it in to words… I'm just really proud to get this win. I put a lot into it. I can't thank the team enough for believing in me, and Dave Zanotti for giving me the opportunity.
"I kid you not – when I saw five (laps) to go, I never started counting down so slowly in my life. I didn't want to look back because I was sure they'd be right behind me. I was happy to bring it home and get my first Twins' Main. This was something you dream of your whole life, and you question if it's going to happen or not. I'm happy it actually happened."
Mees responded to his difficult evening with grace: "It was my fault; there's no one to blame but myself… The rulebook is clear as day, black and white. They added 10 seconds to my time, and that pushed me out of the Main Event. It's very unfortunate. My wife and I promoted the heck out of this event, and I definitely wanted to be out there racing. I felt awesome in the Semi, but rules are rules, and that's the way it is."
While Bauman was in a class of his own, Brad Baker (No. 6 Indian Motorcycle Racing backed by Allstate Scout FTR750) and Jeffrey Carver Jr. (No. 23 Carver’s BBQ Kawasaki Ninja 650) entertained the Allen County Fairgrounds faithful after the restart. The two ran intersecting lines in their fight for the podium, repeatedly trading second and third place. The final position swap fell in Baker's favor, and he secured the runner-up result over Carver by .127 of a second at the checkered flag. Baker said, "That was a wild Lima Half-Mile for me tonight. We made some changes after the Semi and the Indian Motorcycle backed by Allstate was working a lot better. I made a charge up to second, but I have to take my hats off to Briar and Zanotti Racing – they were on it tonight and Briar rode like an animal." Third-placed Carver said, "Oh man – it brought me back to amateur national days like in '07. Brad and I have been battling it out since we were on 85s. We were running opposite lines so we were trying to set each other up like a chess match. It was so good. I was getting roosted hard, ripping tear-offs, bucking around, and almost getting into the fence, but I wouldn't have it any other way." Mees wasn't the only title hopeful to suffer from heartbreak in Ohio. Two-time Lima Half-Mile winner Sammy Halbert (No. 69 Estenson Logistics Yamaha FZ-07) ran in third until the red flag, however, he was unable to make the restart due to a mechanical issue. In his absence, Davis Fisher (No. 67 Bob Lanphere Beaverton Motorcycles Kawasaki Ninja 650) earned fourth – the best result of his AFT Twins' career. He was followed closely by Henry Wiles (No. 17 DPC Racing Kawasaki Ninja 650) as Kawasaki not only took top honors at the Lima Half-Mile, but garnered four of the spots in the top five. Bryan Smith (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle Racing backed by Allstate Scout FTR750) retook possession of the AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines championship lead, although he was unable to fully capitalize on Mees' misfortune. Smith finished in sixth, his worst result of 2017, but it was still enough to slide five points back out in front of Mees (182-177).
AFT Singles
One week after picking up his first-career AFT Singles podium, Parker Norris (No. 24 Goodroe Racing Honda CRF450R) broke through in an even bigger way, winning the Lima Half-Mile. Norris' victory followed a similar shape as Bauman's in the premier class; he opened up a big lead early only to see it erased by a red flag, and then reassembled it following the restart. However, unlike Bauman, Norris' line went away from him, and he was chased back down by the streaking Kevin Stollings (No. 99 Ben Evans Honda CRF450R) late in the race. The two tussled over the final few laps, but Norris managed to hang on for the win by .155 seconds in the end. Norris said, "We were going good until the restart, but I was struggling after that. Kevin started gaining on me big time. I just gave it more gas, rode the low line on the last lap and pulled it off." Kyle Johnson (No. 77 Parkinson Brothers Racing Honda CRF450R) finished in third to claim his first podium result of 2017. Title leader Shayna Texter (No. 52 Richie Morris Racing Honda CRF450R) got clipped on the original start and found herself buried down in tenth for much of the Main. However, a strong restart allowed her to make a late push up to sixth at the flag, finishing just one spot behind now-second ranked Brandon Price (No. 92 DPC Racing/Don's Kawasaki KX450F). An unlucky Kolby Carlile (No. 36 Parkinson Brothers Racing Honda CRF450R) failed to make the Main Event after his bike's exhaust fell off while he was running in the lead of his Semi.
Texter now leads with 142 points to Price's 120 and Carlile's 118.
The Lima Half-Mile will air on NBCSN on Thursday, August 31, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Catch the highlights on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AmericanFlatTrack/videos/1568266716540760/) and YouTube (https://youtu.be/8AUvITK8V-0).

Old School Scrambles www.hellonwheelsmc.bigcartel.com http://www.southerncaliforniaflattrack.com

Hello Flat Track Race Fans & supporters, Although this comes a bit late, it comes with much gratitude for your continued support of Dan Rouits endeavor to keep the roots/history of flat track alive for us and for future generations. Without your tireless physical & financial help, keeping all the Museums memorabilia and assets in one place to enjoy would be impossible.
The 2 main fund raisers that I will continue to keep going each year will be "Movie Night" which is on the 3rd Saturday night in January from 6:00PM to 10:00ish PM and the "Annual Memorial Open House" the 3rd Sunday of May, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM PST. Both gatherings are in loving memory/tribute to Danny Rouit and his life and love of the people and machines involved with flat track racing.
I have to apologize to some of our most generous supporters that I failed to include on this years T-Shirts! Brian Bergen DBA B&M Transmissions, Jerry Turner DBA Turners Auto Wrecking, Scott Ellis DBA Ellis Construction just to name a few, plus any others I left out! Please contact me, Kathy Rouit, by phone or drop me a note to include you on next years shirt! These shoes of Dannys are impossible to fill, but we have to give it our best shot for his sake! This is what he wanted!
Sincerely with Love, Kathy

Link to Flat Track Museum Open House

He's got one hell of a motorcycle collection — and one hell of a life story to go with it

Tom White had a plan.
The motorcycle entrepreneur was going to sell his multimillion-dollar parts company, buy a horse ranch on the Central Coast and retire to live the good life.
Fate had something else in store for him.
In 1997, his then-teenage son Bradley had a near-fatal motorcycle accident that left him blind and a quadriplegic. A few years later, his wife, Dani, suffered a series of brain seizures. She needed ongoing medical care, too.

Read a fine article in the Los Angles Times

Lodi - Nite before the Mile

Sammy honored Dominic Colindres, who won last years race, by running Dominic's number.

Scotty interviews riders for Fans Choice TV

Trailblazers 73th Annual Banquet
Held at the Carson Events Center, Carson, California
April 22th, 2017

Banquet Photos Bike Show Photos Trailblazers web site VFT Trailblazers index page

http://www.waflattrack.com

Fall Classic at Willow Springs

Ramspur Winerys contributed $15,000 to the weekends Dash for Cash and

Specialty Fabrications, Inc contributed $35,000 for the Pro Purse

Saturday Willow Springs Photos and Results Sunday Willow Springs Photos and Results

http://www.amaft79.com/dominic-colindres-fund.html http://fusionrw.com/item/dominic-colindres-suppor-t-shirt

I found this photo sequence I took a few years ago of Brandon Bergen at Willow.

Greg Owen Interviews

http://www.youtube.com/ Jim McMurren

http://www.youtube.com/ Dan Rouit

2016 Events & Results
MX'ers at Perris January 24	SCFTA Round 1 Perris February 13	SCFTA Round 2 Perris March 12
Trailblazers Banquet April 23	SCFTA Round 3 Perris April 23	SCFTA Round 4 Perris May 14
SCFTA Round 5 Perris May 15	Lodi - Nite Before the mile May 20	SCFTA Round 6 Perris June 4
SCFTA Round 7 Perris July 16	SCFTA Round 8 Perris August 6	SCFTA Round 9 Perris September 10
WCVDT Willow Springs October 1	WCVDT Willow Springs October 2	SCFTA Round 10 Perris October 15
Old School Scrambles November 20	.	.

2015 Events & Results
Del Mar Short Track February 14	SCFTA Round 1 Perris March 28	Trailblazers Banquet April 11
SCFTA Round 2 Perris April 18	SCFTA Round 4 Perris May 15	Cal Expo GNC May 30
Cal Expo CFTA Vintage - Amature May 31	SCFTA Round 5 Perris June 20	SCFTA Round 7 Perris July 25
SCFTA Round 8 Perris August 15	SCFTA Round 10 Perris October 10	SCFTA Round 11 Perris November 14
AMA National - Las Vegas November 20	Joe Kopp race report from Las Vegas November 20	Nicky At Perris February 13
Bultaco Astro Cup September 5	.	.

2014 Events & Results
SCFTA Round 1 Perris February 15	SCFTA Round 3 Perris March 15	San Jose Indoor March 29
Trailblazers Banquet April 5	SCFTA Round 4 Perris April 5th	SCFTA Round 5 Perris May 17
SCFTA Round 7 Perris July 26	Cal Expo GNC July 26	Castle Rock August 1
Castle Rock August 2	Castle Rock August 2	SCFTA Round 8 Perris August 23
SCFTA Round 10 Perris October 10	Speedway -World Championship October 11	SCFTA Round 11 Perris November 8