ATV Florida Forum

Good Evening

       First, I would like to mention first that on Monday we received information from Adam Veiths wife (Laura), that Adam is doing well and will be ok. Adam still had a headache and was very sore but that she should be able to patch him up and be at the races soon. For that report we were very grateful.   

Second, as always, I want to THANK all the racers and fans that showed up and made a challenging evening a GREAT success. We had a total of 53 race entries which is AWESOME.   

Third – We are introducing an “Intermediate Class” which is for riders advancing from “Amateur Class” but not quite ready to mix it up with the Fast Experts. Intermediate Class may still be combined (due to number of riders) with either Amateurs and/or Experts but will be scored separately. The introduction of this new class is due to increasing numbers of riders. Amateur & Vintage are the leading growth classes to date……but…..VINTAGE STILL RULES!!!! :)

Fourth – I sent out an e mail to all my Vintage friends regarding a split possibility in Vintage Class. I only received 3 replies back which is very sad since at the races…..everyone seems to have an opinion on the subject. So after this e mail blast, I will send out another request…..and cuss all my vintage friends out…..since I won t be copying our track pastor on that e mail. :)

Fifth – We have two race dates confirmed. October 17th at Sumter County Motorsports Park and November 7th at Cross Roads Motorplex in Jasper, Florida. Exact starting times still have to be determined before posting. We are also talking to another “new” location to add to our series after the above race dates…..so stay tuned….more to come on this

Sixth – We are starting construction of the new website. Shawn, Ray & myself are not webmasters but are determined to build a great site that we are confident you will enjoy. So please be patient on this subject. 

Now I want so share some trivia that Shawn pulled together from sign up...... Average Ages.

Open Quad-41
Vintage-54.9
Expert-42.8
Super Senior-52
Youth-13
Amateur-29.6
Pee Wee M/C-8
Pee Wee Quad - 8.3

Oldest racer-Tom Hodges @ 70yrs old and I think John Simes told me he his 77
Youngest racer- 4 different kids @ 6

I am not sure what to think when average age of the vintage class is older than the senior class. I think Billy may have tilted our score :)

*****CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS FROM LAST SATURDAY NIGHTS  FLAT TRACK  RACE*****
I will try and post headings on pics and see what happens :)

EXPERT CLASS WINNER - GREG BOYLE
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5314C.jpg)


OPEN QUAD CLASS WINNER -  LISA CABANA THE ENTIRE CABANA FAMILY IS FAST!!
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5368C.jpg)


SENIOR CLASS WINNER - TOM HODGE 70 YEARS OLD AND KICK’N BUTT!!!! 
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5431C.jpg)


PEE WEE MOTORCYCLE CLASS WINNER - ASPEN PRITCHARD
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5449C.jpg)


AMATEUR CLASS WINNER - DEREK SUTTON. THIS GUY IS FAST!!!!
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5479C.jpg)


PEE WEE QUAD CLASS WINNER - MERRITT CLARK
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5494C.jpg)


VINTAGE CLASS WINNER - BILLY COLLINS***SPECIAL CONGRATULAION GOES
TO BILLY WHO ALSO WON 1ST PLACE AT THE AHRMA NATIONALS IN PEORIA, IL
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5527C.jpg)


YOUTH CLASS WINNER - ZACK BARBER WITH HIS NEW STEEL SHOE. PLUS, HE
LISTENED DURING RIDERS MEETING AND DUCT TAPED HIS STRAP
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg198/WJDTRI/Thunder%20Bowl%20Speedway%20092609%20Race%20Winners/IMG_5537C.jpg)


*****THUNDER BOWL SPEEDWAY SEPT 26TH FLAT TRACK RACE RESULTS*****

PEE WEE MOTORCYCLE CLASS
          1ST PLACE - ASPEN PRITCHARD
                2ND PLACE - KAYLA WYMON
                3RD PLACE - MERRITT CLARK
                4TH PLACE - LAUREN BARBER

PEE WEE QUAD CLASS
          1ST PLACE - MERRITT CLARK
                2ND PLACE - ALICIA CABANA
                3RD PLACE - BOBBY DOUGHMAN

YOUTH MOTORCYCLE CLASS
          1ST PLACE - ZACH BARBER
                2ND PLACE - ZACH SUMNER
                3RD PLACE - JOEY SKINNER

OPEN QUAD CLASS
          1ST PLACE - LISA CABANA
                2ND PLACE PAT SPAHN

AMATEUR MOTORCYCLE CLASS
          1ST PLACE - DEREK SUTTON
                2ND PLACE - JOEY COUPAS
                3RD PLACE - PAT SPAHN
                4TH PLACE - KEN WYMON

VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE CLASS
          1ST PLACE - BILLY COLLINS
                2ND PLACE DONNIE HUFFMAN
                3RD PLACE - JOHN AYSCUE
                4TH PLACE - TOM HODGES

SENIOR MOTORCYCLE CLASS
          1ST PLACE - TOM HODGE
                2ND PLACE - DAVID HILL
                3RD PLACE - GARY MCNARY
                4TH PLACE - PAT GOLLEY
                5TH PLACE - JOHN ROURKE

EXPERT MOTORCYCLE CLASS
          1ST PLACE - GREG BOYLE
                2ND PLACE - SHAWN MCNARY
                3RD PLACE - BRUCE BRANTLEY
                4TH PLACE - KURT BRADY

AS ALWAYS…..THANKS TO ALL THAT SUPPORT SDTA AND FLORIDA FLAT TRACK!!!!

Ward Jones

haven't raced in 3 yrs, i'm a old n.y and canada rider who would like to break the bike back out. were can i practice weekly and  race for points in 2010? also you have a beautiful state and even though they move slower the people are really cool. oh yeah the 70yr is on a kick a$$ bike! way to go my man and ride what wins

I thought Thunderbowl was finished for good?
Is there still gonn be racng there for quads?

The last race was set up by sdta,the people at thunderbowl are trying to get a series of their own going buy it will probably be slow to get started.
I would love to start TT racing  back up ,but I dont know how much rider support we will have,nobody (quads) hardly even shows up for the sdta flat track races,it a shame