Personal History
John " Smokey" Smolinka
Born 04/04/1957
Florida Trail Rider Member
AMA Member
Master B Class
KTM 300 2 Stroke
I have been Riding for 35 years on and off since my youth, I started riding in the north east area of USA, from New Jersey , New york all the way to Pennsylvania . I have ride at tracks in Englishtown, Foglesville also tracks such as Moto Mecca,Sleepy Hollow and Unadilla.
In my early twenties I fortunately had to put racing aside so I could raise my three wonderful children and our family , we packed up moved to florida and some years have since past .
Recently in the last couple years I discovered Florida trail riders , an organization not only committed to hare scramble racing but also our environment. I have been promoted mid season ever since joining and racing FTR filling my thrill for the ride. Unfortunately the promotions mid season each year have cut me short on winning championships due to promotion timimng.
Riding Goals
My goals for racing are to continue my recent success and keep promoting classes all the way to the top of the FTR circuit. I will eventually start riding more motocross while continuing to raise my goals while racing the hares scramble circuit. I strive for nothing but top 3 finishes each week racing and I'm not happy with anything less.
Competitive Highlights
Salute to veterans hs 11-10-13 2nd place
Anchor hs 11-24-13 3rd place
Astronaut trails hs 12-1-13 1st place
Carlton Ranch hs 12-15-13 1st place