Motorsports

AHRMA Trustee, Kevin Burns, talks about AHRMA as a whole.

Eric speaks about his 1983 Suzuki GS1100E at the 2018 Barber Vintage Festival.

Cindy Mclean gives us her insight as the Digital Communications Director for AHRMA at the 2018 Barber Vintage Festival.

This past weekend October 5th-7th, the 2018 AHRMA race season ended with a bang at the 14th Annual Barber Vintage Festival. Located in the scenic southern heartland of Birmingham Alabama, this sprawling venue was bursting at the seams with spectators, vendors, and over 700 AHRMA race entries.

Heading to the next AHRMA road racing event at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway in Munford Alabama, the mood was solemn. The announcement on September 4th that AHRMA’s Membership and National Road Race Director, Cindy Cowell passed away unexpectedly certainly beckoned for a somber weekend. However, the AHRMA family pulled together like real families do in times of grief to deal with this difficult situation. Cindy had so admirably laid the foundation for many seasons of incredible racing and memories. Her family; extended blended colorful and caring honored this amazing woman with a weekend of racing she would have been proud to direct. Her absence is a great loss and she is certainly missed.

Summer in New Jersey means heading to the shore for the weekend. Unless of course the 6th Annual AHRMA Vintage Festival is going on, in that case you head to the track for some action-packed racing!

Situated on more than 300 acres of land, with large grassy run offs Gingerman Raceway is considered one of the safest tracks in the country. Located in South Haven, Michigan, Gingerman Raceway is where Rounds 9 and 10 of AHRMA Racing took the DCC Crew. Rounds 11 & 12 had the DCC Crew arriving at Road America in beautiful Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Thursday. This legendary 640 acre facility boasts a four-mile, 14-turn super FAST road racing track. Rested and ready for another weekend of racing the DCC crew was poised to attack this truly world class track.

Hallett Motor Racing Circuit is just west of Tulsa Oklahoma, tucked away in the small town of Jennings. It’s a 1.8 mile, 10 turn track with a few blind turns and some tight downhill corners. What I mean to say, is this track is loads of fun! Hallett is a venue AHRMA hasn’t visited in 12 years and the return this year for Rounds 5 & 6 was not a warm welcome.

A mixed bag of racing; elation, disappointment, laughter, sadness, accomplishment, frustration, forgetfulness, memories . . . it all blew in with the DCC Crew along with some chilly South Carolina weather.