Vintage Dirt Track Competitors Chase AMA Titles
From an AMA press release:
Competitors in the most American of motorsports, vintage motorcycle dirt-track racing, will launch their campaigns for AMA National No. 1 plates on March 7 in Savannah, Ga., with the start of the 14-round 2015 AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series.
“From the early days of the 20th Century, racers have been battling for glory on America’s dirt ovals, and the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series keeps this time-honored sport alive,” said AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant. “The history of American motorcycling was written by companies who challenged each other for dirt-track racing supremacy, in both original factory Class-A competition in the 1920s and the Class-C production-based format that continues today.”
The AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series recognizes national champions in period-correct classes that reflect the storied history of AMA dirt-track competition. Class winners are honored at the annual AMA Championship Banquet, which recognizes national champions in all amateur racing disciplines.
Class rules and equipment regulations are available at www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing/rules/. The full series schedule is below.
The first three rounds of the 2015 AMA Vintage National Dirt Track Championship Series run in conjunction with the AMA-sanctioned amateur dirt-track program that has grown up around Daytona Bike Week.
Following Bike Week, the 14-round series travels through Illinois, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin before returning to New York for the Sept. 26-27 finale in Cuddebackville, N.Y.
2015 AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series
Round 1: March 7
Oglethorpe Speedway, Savannah, Ga.
Half Mile
Steve Nace Racing
(270) 442-7532
snace@apex.net
www.stevenaceracing.com
Round 2: March 9
Volusia County Speedway, Barberville, Fla.
Half Mile
Steve Nace Racing
(270) 442-7532
snace@apex.net
www.stevenaceracing.com
Round 3: March 10
Volusia County Speedway, Barberville, Fla.
Short Track
Steve Nace Racing
(270) 442-7532
snace@apex.net
www.stevenaceracing.com
Round 4: May 2
Henry, Ill.
Half Mile
Steve Nace Racing
(270) 442-7532
snace@apex.net
www.stevenaceracing.com
Round 5: May 9
Tar Heel Speedway, Tar Heel, N.C.
Short Track
Tar Heel Speedway
(910) 258-2272
tarheelspeedway@yahoo.com
Round 6: May 10
Tar Heel Speedway, Tar Heel, N.C.
Short Track
Tar Heel Speedway
(910) 258-2272
tarheelspeedway@yahoo.com
Round 7: June 12
Harpursville, N.Y.
Short Track
Square Deal Riders
(607) 725-3069
williamsracing12@yahoo.com
www.squaredealriders.com
Round 8: June 13
Harpursville, N.Y.
Short Track
Square Deal Riders
(607) 725-3069
williamsracing12@yahoo.com
www.squaredealriders.com
Round 9: July 11
Ashland County Fairgrounds, Ashland, Ohio
Half Mile
AMA Racing
(800) 262-5646
ksaillant@ama-cycle.org
www.americanmotorcyclist.com
Round 10: Aug. 8
Marion County Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Ind.
Short Track
Mid-America Speedway
(317) 871-4392
info@midamericaspeedway.com
www.midamspeedway.com
Round 11: Aug. 29
Oshkosh Speedway, Oshkosh, Wis.
Three-Eighth Mile
Southeastern Short Trackers
(414) 303-1331
www.dairylandclassic.com
Round 12: Sept. 5
Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.
Short Track
Steve Nace Racing
(270) 442-7532
snace@apex.net
www.stevenaceracing.com
Round 13: Sept. 26
Cuddebackville, N.Y.
Short Track
Tri-State M/C Ltd.
(845) 566-4956
www.tristateclub.com
Round 14: Sept. 27
Cuddebackville, N.Y.
Short Track
Tri-State M/C Ltd.
(845) 566-4956
www.tristateclub.com
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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