Personal History
I started racing again in the summer of 2017 at the age of 47. It began innocently enough as I was only looking to find, restore and ride some of the older bikes that I grew up admiring. I learned about the Midwest Vintage Motocross (MWVMX) circuit shortly into my first bike rebuild. It turned into a cross country adventure traveling to some of these tracks,even a few that I raced as a young mini and novice rider. I am married and have three children, and they all have joined in the adventure at one time or another , my 23 year old son may also start riding/racing in the near future.
Back in the late 80's early 90's my father traveled the upper midwest, mostly to many of the same tracks currently holding MWVMX races. We used to sell Maxima racing oil and "Gear" racewear gear at the track., we even created our own name brand gear for a short while back in the late 80's and early 90's.
Riding Goals
I plan on racing in as many of the vintage races I can attend . I also plan to attend Minnesota district 23 races and a few local hair scrambles that fit in between the MWVMX schedule. There are many different year/bike size and age classes involved from Vintage (up to 1974) all the way to modern bike classes, so adding vintage motorcycles to my collection would create additional classes to race in at these Events. I am currently restoring another vintage bike in my shop/garage.
Competitive Highlights
Had a successful brief amateur career. It's been a long time for highlight results but here are a few.
Ama amateur nationals at Lorettas Lynn's :
32nd place 1982 80cc stock 7-11 in my first full year of racing.
14th 1986 125cc modified 12-15
GNC amateur national Lake Whitney Texas 1987 :
1st place 125cc beginner class
3rd place 125 novice class
Minnesota district 23 year end points standings :
1982 7th place 80cc 7-11
1983 3rd place 80cc 7-11
1984 12th place 80cc 12-15
1985 2nd place 80cc 12-15
1986 First year in the 125 class, went from novice, to intermediate, to expert during the year.
1987 4th place 125cc expert class
Current race results :
2017 Midwest VMX series race results :
June 25, 2017 Hixton, Wi.
1st place in 0-200cc class
2nd place in evo2 1978-1981 open cc class
July 25, Sugar Maple, Wi.
1st place in evo2 1978-1981 open cc class