Photos by VFT

Senior


 
Senior

1.    63y    Ken Thiebaud
2.    24    Robert Hansen
3.    59y    Rick Reed
4.    25d    Steve Craft
5.    35d    Don Galloway
6.    49x    Mickey Alzola
7.    37x    Thad Wolff
8.    34d    Keith Bryant
9.    68z    Wade Boyd
10.    71L    Bob Scally
11.    9L    Victor McBee
12.    58    Kam Todd


Vet "A" Main





Vet "A" Main
1.    4    Don Howard
2.    34    Steve Johnson
3.    1z    Kevin Bricker
4.    38    Lloyd McGregor
5.    96    Mike Besemer
6.    90z    Zane Amaro
7.    46    Joe Pineda
8.    16e    Larry Earhart
  9.    92c    Scott Whitaker
10.    3L    Billy Gonzales
11.    31m Larry Greene
12.    12e    Jim Steet
13.    55e    David Holland
14.    96z    Greg Riddle


Vet "B" Main



Vet "B" Main

1.    5e    Ken Holland
2.    14    Joe McCoy
  3.    90g    Chris Baker
4.    18q    Gene Fitzsimmons
5.    28b    Gary Ritchie
6.    48h    Donnie Darrah
7.    11j    Jack Jones
8.    31z    Dennis Cameron
9.    311    Danny Turner
10.    44s    Robert Bush
11.    27    Les Fost
12.    441    Paul Lane
13.    15    Thomas Smith
14.    201j Brad Raymond
15.    215    Greg Valenti

 
Vet "C" Main



Vet "C" Main

1.    58    Robert Bacosa
2.    46    Roger Andree
3.    88    Corey Bauman
4.    61    Koby Todd
5.    178v Robert Settler
6.    51z    Harold Raggi
7.    418x David Valentine
8.    44v    Al Webber


Senior Novice/Super Sr



Senior Novice/Super Sr

1.    49x    Mickey Alzola
2.    68    Charlie Higdon
3.    17q    Herb Wolff
4.    96f    Brad Kotsaris
5.    96a    Jack Alexander
6.    9L    Victor McBee
7.    33u    Tim Thomas
8.    71L    Bill Flett
9.    87    Lawrence Bertrand
10.    52c    Dave Cheney
11.    57    Maury Austin
12.    37    Thomas Knight
13.    24d    Louis Joseph
14.    8    Dan McDougall


Classic 500/750 Brakeless



Classic 500/750
Brakeless

1.    55    Tom Horton
2.    30n    Perry Smith
3.    66y    Rodd Lighthouse
4.    62    Charlie Higdon
5.    96a    Jack Alexander
6.    58q    Stu Cardott
7.    33    Robert Koch
8.    27    Jeff Apple dnf
9.    87y    Chris Rudy dnf
10.    76x    Ken Lighthouse dnf
11.    27    Roy Taboda dnf


Modern 500




 
Modern 500

1.    55    Tom Horton
2.    30n    Perry Smith
3.    45e    John Lundgren
4.    35d    Don Galloway
5.    37n    Randy Brunelli
6.    25d    Steve Craft
7.    76    Mike Wayne
8.    25n    Chris LaCruze
9.    44n    Gary Swan
10.    5    Chris Geilfuss dnf


Modern 750
  




Modern 750

1.    68    Paul Herman
2.    55    Tom Horton
3.    35d    Don Galloway
4.    14    Robert McDonnell
5.    24    Robert Hansen
6.    69    Gene Belton
7.    27    Les Foster
8.    34d    Keith Bryant
9.    58    Kam Todd
10.    61    Koby Todd
11.    44s    Robert Bush
12.    87    Shawn Culp dnf


500 Support "A" Main





500 Support "A" Main

1.    33j    Ron Long
2.    96d    Jay Gosvenor
3.    33    Keith Bradford
4.    84j    Jeff Gonzales
5.    59y    Rick Reed
6.    48h    Donnie Darrah
7.    3    Robert Curry
8.    70L    Jim Lundgren
9.    56a    Tony Sigala
10.    64y    Nick Theroux
11.    45n    Mitch Gallagher
12.    98x    Bub Monaco
13.    24    Robert Hansen
14.    26y    David Horre


500 Support "B" Main
  
500 Support "B" Main

1.    55m Arlen Andersen
2.    13v    Mike Fowler
3.    33    Robert Koch
4.    98q    Joe Simas
5.    15v    Mark Farriester
6.    222n Tim Lampe
7.    12e    Jim Steet dnf
8.    73    David McNeely dnf


Open Amateur "A" Main



Open Amateur "A" Main

1.    12v    John Vanderlaan
2.    23    James Monaco
3.    141k Kyle Montagne
4.    93y    Aaron Colton
5.    54v    Michael Inderbitzen
6.    107e Sam Knox
7.    2b    Scott Hampton
8.    10f    Vaughn McCafferty
9.    46    Joe Pineda
10.    42z    Anthony Mitchell
11.    10    Kenny Jones
12.    3b    Brian Schmeltz
13.    88b    David Bush
14.    30    Bronson Bauman dnf
15.    4    Zach Lenhof dns


Open Amateur "B" Main


  
Open Amateur "B" Main

1.    90z    Zane Amaro
2.    77v    Nathan Howard
3.    17r    Nick Gil
4.    58    Robert Bacosa
5.    33j    Ron Long
6.    3    Austin Scaggs
7.    16c    Chris Ryan
8.    16e    Larry Earhart
9.    3    Robert Curry
10.    31m Larry Greene
11.    15    Thomas Smith
12.    34x    Eric Fleming
13.    90g    Chris Baker
14.    369x John Perez
15.    20z    Ray Hansley
16.    13    Tim Medvetz


Open Amateur "C" Main

1.    133    Danny Giguere
2.    14    Joe McCoy
3.    96z    Greg Riddle
4.    18q    Gene Fitzsimmons
5.    8    Kevin Bricker
6.    80    Nathan Amies
7.    04    Keith Eusebio, Jr
8.    46    Roger Andree
9.    27    Les Foster
10.    35d    Don Galloway
11.    88    Dillon Allen
12.    20    Jim Willis
13.    215    Greg Valenti
14.    57v    Vic Fanelli
15.    96    Bud Riddle
16.    41xLaramie Bystedt
17.    44v    Al Webber


250 Open



250 Open

1.    2B    Scott Hampton
2.    56    Damon Coca
3.    11    Andrew Luker
4.    122    Marcus Fragoso
5.    38    Emmy Bush
6.    17    Dominic Monaco
7.    89    Eric Cleveland

Photos by VFT



Mulder’s Vintage Mile returns to Sacramento
Story by Karen Gould – Checkered Flag Photography
July 31, 2011


After eight years of “horses only” on the dirt at the Cal Expo State Fairgrounds race track, Eddie Mulder’s West Coast Dirt Track series was welcomed back with open arms on this Sunday following Saturday night’s AMA GNC mile.  A heartfelt thank you went to Bob Bellino and Circle Bell Racing from one hundred and ninety riders.  Those riders started showing up at the gate excited to be on the mile track well before the 8 A.M registration time.  The day started with perfect cool and breezy racing weather warming up to the mid nineties in the afternoon.  Thanks to the generous donations of many and excellent track preparation by Pearson, the track was perfectly groomed and racy smooth equipped with an air fence for safety.  Series sponsors Rod Lake and Digger Helm were both in attendance to enjoy the day’s events and as always Motion Pro and K&N Filters provided some wonderful gifts and continue their generous financial support of the WCDTS.  We are proud and grateful for the continued generosity of all our series sponsors.  A special treat for this race came from Triumph America who generously donated a 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 for use as the Safety sweep vehicle.

The day’s riders included participants from Edmonton and Calgary, Canada, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, New Mexico and cities all over northern and southern California. Racing began with Wade Boyd aboard his R1 getting the jump off the line and leading the thirteen rider pack of seniors start to finish in the first of eighteen heat races. (This bike was later disqualified as not eligible for this class).  Four heats of Vet riders included riders not seen aboard their motorcycles since the last mile race in 2003 such as Donnie Howard and those that are current top vintage riders.  Vet heat race winners were Lloyd McGregor,  Donnie Howard, Steve Johnson, and Scott Whittaker.  

Chris Rudy finished the Classic 500-750 side valve class at the top of the heap and Tom Horton took the Modern 500 heat win. Mickey Alzola who will celebrate his 72 birthday this week was the talk of track sharing heat race wins with Charles Higdon in the Sr. Novice/Super Sr. heat race that included 14 riders mostly all younger than Alzola.  Happy birthday Mickey!

Two heats of Modern 750 riders rode for positioning in the mains in this class.  Robert Hansen rode to an easy victory in the first 750 heat and Tom Horton finished the second one in front.  Ron Long and Keith Bradford, both riding the #33 battled for the front spot in the first 500 Support heat race. At the finish it went to Long.  Rick Reed took the other 500 Support victory.

The Open Amateur class was by far the biggest class of the day.  Four heat races with 13 riders each produced winners David Bush, James Monaco, Bronson Bauman and Vaughn McCafferty to head up the upcoming A Main with finishing orders dictating positions all the way back into B and C Mains.

Damon Coca was on fire on his Honda 250 showing the leading the rest of the pack to the checkers in his 250 Open heat race.  Behind, Mark Fragoso held second for a minute until Andrew Luker got under him.  Luker finished second, Fragoso was third..

A short intermission followed the heat races giving the spectators some time to meet and greet the riders in their pits and get a closer look at some of the classic vintage bikes.  After the necessary equipment tweaks by the mechanics the riders and their bikes were ready for the mains.

Kenny Thiebaud riding a 1970 Triumph 750 in the Coventry Spares Senior class led the pack pole to pole while Alzola was busy further back moving through the pack to finish sixth.  Robert Hansen and Rick Reed finished second and third respectively.  Thad Wolff, riding the oldest bike, a 1958 BSA 650, finishing the race in the seventh position. 


Donnie Howard has not lost his speed.  Fast in his time and still faster than his competitors Howard shot off the A&A Racing Vet A main start line in front and never looked back.  Behind him the second position changed five times during this eight lap main but ultimately went to Steve Johnson with Kevin Bricker in the third position.  Kenneth Holland was flying in front of fourteen other riders in his Vet B main to clean up this one.  Joe Mc Coy and Chris Baker rounded out this podium and Robert Bacosa who ended up in the C main due a mechanical failure in his heat race, handily won this race leading Joe Pineda and Cory Bauman to the checkers in the Vet C class.   Bacosa, nearly 50 years old, missed making the main event during the Grand National Race on Saturday night by one position.

Maybe the prettiest scooters at any vintage race, the JRC Engineering Classic 500-750 side valve brakeless class included a 1937 Ariel 500, a 1962 Harley KR 750, several Triumph 500’s and more.  Eye candy to the crowd, these riders put on a show.  Tom Horton rode to an easy victory aboard his 67 Triumph after heat race winner, Chris Rudy pulled out with a mechanical, Perry Smith and Rodd Lighthouse also mounted on Triumph 500’s finished second and third.  Four of the eleven riders left the race with mechanical issues, a nearly expected malady to these antique rides. 

Horton came back to take the Megacycle Cams Modern 500 main home, aboard a Triumph with two Honda 350 riders Perry Smith and John Lundgren following. Lundgren had moved up six positions during this six lap main to finish in the third spot.

Triumphs were definitely the most winning vintage bikes of the day. Alzola was back on the track in the Sr Novice/Super Sr main event aboard one of Eddie Mulder’s finely tuned 1966 Triumph 750s and taking command of the front position from Charlie Higdon during the second lap.  Herb Wolff also mounted on a Mulder Triumph started and finished this race in third.  Higdon was also piloting a Triumph. 

Twelve riders lined up for the Penton Racing Products Modern 750 event.  Tom Horton got the hole shot at the drop of the green flag but Paul Herman easily took the lead before the end of lap two and rode the remaining four laps in front .Horton finished second.  Robert Mc Donald and Don Galloway had their own race to the finish with Galloway capturing the fourth position following McDonald, third, at the checkers.  Again it was a Triumph that earned the win.

After winning his heat race Ron Long racing a Yamaha TT 500 showed the other  Brown’s Cycles 500 Support class  riders how to get the job done leading this race start to finish.  Jay Gosvenor worked his way from the fifth position in lap one to finish second followed by Keith Bradford.   Arlen Anderson took the lead in the B 500 Support Main when Jim Steet’s Yamaha 500 suffered a mechanical failure in lap three.  Anderson held that lead to the finish while back in the pack Robert Koch was picking off riders to earn a third place finish.  Mike Fowler followed Anderson for second.

Clearly the fastest rider of the day, Rod Lake Racing’s Bronson Bauman rode six incredible laps of the Megacycle Cams Open Amateur A Main putting a considerable distance between himself and the rest of the pack with each lap before pulling off the track coming out of the third turn in lap six with a sputtering machine.  Scotty Hampton was busy gaining positions behind Bauman to take over the lead with Bauman’s demise.  James Monaco maintained his position to earn a second behind Hampton and Kyle Montagne rounded out the podium in third.

Following in his dad’s footsteps Donnie Howard’s son Nathan was first off the line in the Open Amateur B Main but Zane Amaro took advantage of the draft and got around Howard for the lead in lap four.  Back in the pack Ron Long was gaining positions working his way to the front but ran out of laps before getting there.  Amaro took the win, Howard was second and Nick Gil followed in third.  Robert Bacosa battled with Long but at the finish Bacosa took fourth.

Danny Giguere suffered severe injuries to both his legs in a race crash a couple of years ago and had not ridden since.  With custom made braces on both his legs Danny rode today’s Open Amateur C Main from the start to the checkers in the front of this eighteen rider pack. Joe Mc Coy and Gene Fitzsimmons traded places in the second spot three times before Greg Riddle broke up the party passing Fitzsimmons for the third spot in lap five.

Heads were turning when Damon Coca took to the dirt on his 250 in the Maxima Oils Open 250 event, Coca rode every bit as hard and fast as any other rider today smooth and comfortable easily finishing in front of Andrew Luker and Marcus Fragoso.  There is no doubt that we will see more of these youngsters in the years to come.

A great day was had by all and many exclamations of joy, awe and once in a lifetime
experiences were shared all day. The ambulance never moved and with the tremendous
support shown, hopefully there will be repeat Sacramento Vintage Miles for years to
come.