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BIKE DAYS
2006 CANTON


A MEMORABLE FLAT TRACK AT CANTON, OHIO AMA BIKE DAYS

By Larry Barnes
Canton, OH, May 27-28, 2006 

If you’re an amateur, semi-pro or vintage dirt track enthusiast in the Midwest, Canton, Ohio is becoming THE place to be on Memorial weekend. In it’s third year, the “AMA Bike Days” drew 175 riders from Ohio and surrounding states on Saturday, and 161 on Sunday.

Former Ice National Speedway champion, Scotty Brown, has promoted the event the past two years. With the help of his wife Staci, and many friends the event is becoming a premier spring motorcycling event.

The grandstands at the Stark County Fairgrounds were nicely full of people who had come to enjoy the racing, two days of bike shows, a swap meet and vendors, trials riding exhibitions, live music, and to witness “Jump’n John” Maley’s 110ft. ramp-to-ramp leap on a quad ATV.

The half-mile cushion track was kept in amazingly good shape throughout the two days with frequent watering and conditioning by a fleet of American flag-flying pickups. No groove developed so riders were able to ride high and low, seeking a way to pass.

The races themselves featured a wide assortment of riders and equipment, from Tyler Tudor, celebrating his eighth birthday on a 60 cc Suzuki, to “Grandpa” Jim Beck on a Rotax, who at age 75 is the AMA’s oldest licensed professional motorcycle racer. Doug Horner rode an Indian and Barry Jenkins rode Harley hand-shifters.

Even the fairer sex was represented very capably by Miss Katie Keane, who rode a Kawasaki 125 and a Suzuki 250 in her two classes. Numerous brother vs. brother and father vs. son battles raged between riders like Rich Long and his two sons, Aaron and Bubba Long, and the incomparable Ronnie Rall and his son Chad Rall. Brothers




Kyle, Travis and Cody Wyman all ride for Harv’s Harley Davidson in Macedon, New York.

The Sunday race was dedicated to the memory of Jim Lombardi, Jr. a former racer who died in 2002 after many years in coma. At intermission, nearly every racer took a parade lap in the opposite direction in his memory.

The closest races of the days featured photo finishes in the 50cc class, Youth 100 class and A-open classes, won by Kyle McGrane, Cole Yauchzee, and Casee McCammon respectively.

Unfortunately, McCammon was later transported to the hospital with what appeared to be a broken collarbone after one of the most interesting races on Sunday. The 17-rider Open Pro class saw KC “Coyote” Knodel win a flag-jumped re-start, a hay-bale bursting crash by McCammon and two other riders, followed by a single-file re-start.


Winners of the two-day “double header” event were:
Name Class
• Ron Rall Plus 60
• Cody Johncock A-125 cc
• Brad Hazel A-450 cc
• Kyle Whitis Expert 450
• Tim Rutherford Hvy. Quad
• Fran Stinespring Knobby
• Kurt Cerwinsky Hvy Vintage
• Kyle McGrane Open 50 cc
• KC Knodel Open Pro
• Kyle Wyman Pro Sports
• Timothy Wells 50 cc Jr.
• Ryan Wells 80 cc Jr.


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AMA RPM Software Tested Successfully

The Canton races were admirably managed and scored by a new computer software program called RPM (Race Program Management) being developed by the AMA’s Matt Connor. Connor is “beta-testing” the program by visiting many amateur and professional races around the country this year. It is planned that the software will soon replace the tedious and mistake-prone sign-in, heat organization and race reporting process that has plagued motorcycle racing forever. Riders eventually will swipe a “credit card-style” AMA membership card that will indicate their preferred classes, and organize heat races automatically. The program can even alert the promoter as to riders competing in back to back classes and schedule them apart from each other.

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 Bike Days 2006, Canton, Ohio

RESULTS SATURDAY 5-27-06

PLUS 30: 1. Dave Woods (Rtx); 2. Tom Englehart (Hon)

PLUS 40: 1. Guy Hughson (Hon); 2. David Waters (Hon);
3. Kirk Knodel (Rtx); 4. Doug Horner (Tri)

PLUS 50: 1. Larry Hodges (Rtx); 2. Steve Burroughs (Hon);
3. Rich Long (Rtx); 4. Charles Sekura (KTM)

PLUS 60: 1. Ronnie Rall (Yam); 2. Bob Gerberich (Hon);
3. Bill Dunlap (Yam); 4. Jim Beck (Rtx)

A-125cc: 1. Cody Johncock (Yam); 2. Cody Wyman (Hon);
3. John Long (Yam); 4. Katie Keene (Kaw)

A-250cc Four Stroke: 1. Travis Wyman (Hon); 2. Eric Iddings (Hon);
3. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 4. Jesse Diem (Hon)

A-250 Two Stroke: 1. David Schaaf (Hon); 2. John Long (Hon);
3. Eric Liddings (Hon); 4. Douglas Yeager (Hon)

A-450cc: 1. Brad Hazel (Hon); 2. Jordon Hughson (Yam);
3. James Liles (Hon); 4. Corey Crawford (Hon)

A-505cc: 1. Corey Crawford (Rtx); 2. Benjamin Boyce (Yam)

A-CASH: 1. Guy Hughson (Hon); 2. Kirk Knodel (Rtx);
3. Corey Crawford (Hon); 4. Travis Wyman (Hon)

A-OPEN: 1. Travis Wyman (Rtx); 2. Casee McCammon (Hon);
3. Jordon Hughson (Yam); 4. Michael Callen (Rtx)

EXP-450cc: 1. Kyle Whitis (Hon); 2. Brian Vincent (Hon);
3. Dave Woods, Jr. (Rtx); 4. Lowell Carson (Hon)

Heavy Brakeless: 1. Rick Hoffman, Jr. (Tri); 2. Don Blyar, Jr. (Tri);
3. Jim Ackley, Jr. (HD)

Medium Brakeless: 1. Carl Forkey (Tri); 2. Rich Long (Tri)

Light Brakeless: 1. John Bova (Bul); 2. Jim Ackley, Jr. (BSA);
3. James Paden, Jr. (HD)

Heavyweight Vintage: 1. Kurt Cerwinsky (Tri); 2. Chad Rall (Hon);
3. Benjamin Boyce (Yam); 4. Doug Yeager (Yam)

Medium Vintage: 1. Robert Descenna (Hon); 2. Aaron Long (C-A)
3. Corey Jerew (Yam); 4. Bubba Long (Yam)

Lightweight Vintage: 1. Mark Moore (Yam); 2. Robert Peters, Jr. (Bul);
3. Kevin Eblin (Suz); 4. Tony Pitts (Suz)

Heavyweight Knobby: 1. Frank Stinespring (Yam); 2. Paul Wilmott (Hon)

Lightweight Knobby: 1. Quinn Wentzell (Hon); 2. James Lombardi (Hon)

Youth Knobby: 1. Quinn Wentzell (Yam); 2. Alan Green (Yam)

Open 50cc: 1. Kyle McGrane (Con)

Open Money: 1. Kyle Whitis (Hon); 2. Eric Whitis (Hon);
3. Kyle Wyman (Hon); 4. Brad Hazel (Hon)

Open Pro: 1. KC Dean Knodel (Rtx); 2. Jeff Landrum (Rtx);
3. Nicholas Evans (Rtx); 4. Kyle Wyman (Hon)

Pro Sport: 1. Kyle Wyman (Hon); 2. Ben Evans (Yam)
3. Robert Descenna (Rtx); 4. Eric Whitis (Hon)

Pre 1952: 1. Doug Horner (Ind)

Speedway: 1. Chad Rall (Jaw); 2. Charles Lengle (Jaw);
3. Marc Monroe (Jawa); 4. Michael Callen (Jaw)

Youth 100cc: 1. Ryan Wells (Hon); 2. Tyler Butts (Suz);
3. Cody Johncock (Yam); 4. Cole Yauchzee (Yam)

Junior 50cc: 1. Timothy Wells (Yam)

Senior 50cc: 1. Jeff Lowery (Cob); 2. Kyle McGrane (Con);
3. Tyler Tudor (Cob); 4. Wade Ward (Pol)

Youth 60cc: 1. Jeffery Lowery (Suz); 2. Tyler Tudor (Suz)

Youth 80cc: 1. Ryan Wells (Hon); 2. Cody Johncock (Yam)
3. Cody Wyman (Hon); 4. Tyler Butts (Suz)

Light Quads: 1. Ed Andreas, Jr. (Hon); 2. Chris Roberts (Yam)

Youth Quads: 1. Terry Medley (Hon); 2. Faith Roberts (Lem)

Heavy Quads: 1. Tim Rutherford (Hon); 2. Arnold Puckett (Yam);
3. Matt Brokaw (Suz); 4. John Brokaw (Yam)


RESULTS SUNDAY 5-28-06

PLUS 30: 1. David Waters (Rtx); 2. Tom Englehart (Hon)

PLUS 40: 1. David Waters (Hon); 2. Kirk Knodel (Rtx);
3. Jeffrey Friess (ATK); 4. Gregory Lupica (Rtx)

PLUS 50: 1. Larry Hodges (Rtx); 2. Steve Burroughs (Hon);
3. Jerry Berardinelli (Hon); 4. Rich Long (Rtx)

PLUS 60: 1. Ronnie Rall (Yam); 2. Robert Litten (Hon);
3. Jim Beck (Rtx); 4. Bob Gerberich (Hon)

A-125cc: 1. Cody Johncock (Yam); 2. John Long (Yam);
3. Katie Keene (Kaw)

A-250cc Four Stroke: 1. Eric Iddings (Hon); 2. David Schaaf (Hon);
3. Sam Wiggins (Hon); 4. Jesse Diem (Hon)

A-250cc Two Stroke: 1. Eric Iddings (Hon); 2. John Long (Hon);
3. Sam Wiggins (Hon); Jesse Diem (Hon)

A-450cc: 1. Brad Hazel (Hon); 2. Travis Wyman (Hon);
3. Corey Crawford; (Hon); 4. Jeffrey Hartrich (Hon)


A-CASH: 1. Corey Crawford (Rtx); 2. James Liles (Hon);
3. Bryan Armstrong (Hon); 4. Joe Gathercole (Hon)

A-OPEN: 1. Casee McCammon (Hon); 2. Travis Wyman (Rtx);
3. Jonathan Jordon II (Hon)

EXP-450cc: 1. Kyle Whitis (Hon); 2. Lowell Carson (Hon);
3. Gary Conklin (Hon); 4. Dave Woods, Jr. (Rtx)

Heavy Brakeless: 1. James Cahlik (Hon); 2. Frank Molek (HD)

Medium Brakeless: 1. Rick Hoffman, Jr. (Tri); 2. Roy Hostetter (Tri)

Light Brakeless: 1. Ronald Kretz (Yam); 2. Larry Litten (HD)

100cc Vintage: 1. Bill Stoneman (Suz)

Heavyweight Vintage: 1. Kurt Cerwinsky (Tri); 2. Bubba Long (Tri);
3. Doug Yeager (Yam); 4. Rick Hoffman, Jr. (Hon)

Medium Vintage: 1. Chad Rall (Hon); 2. Corey Jerew (Yam);
3. Robert Descenna (Hon); 4. Bubba Long (Yam)


Lightweight Vintage: 1. Aaron Long (C-A); 2. Robert Peters, Jr. (Bul);
3. Tony Pitts (Suz); 4. Kevin Eblin (Suz)

Heavyweight Knobby: 1. Frank Stinespring (Yam); 2. Doug Chester (Hon)

Lightweight Knobby: 1. James Lombardi (Hon)

Youth Knobby: 1. Quinn Wentzell (Yam); 2. Alan Green (Yam)

Open Money: 1. Kyle Wyman (Hon); 2. Kyle Whitis (Hon);
3. Gary Conklin (Hon); 4. Robert Descenna (Rtx)

Open Pro: 1. KC Dean Knodel (Rtx); 2. Kyle Wyman (Hon);
3. Jeff Landrum (Rtx); 4. Nicholas Evans (Rtx)

Pro Sport: 1. Kyle Wyman (Hon); 2. 3. Robert Descenna (Rtx);
3. Ben Evans (Yam); 4. Thomas Englehart (Hon)

Pre 1952: 1. Barry Jenkins (HD)

Speedway: 1. Charles LP Lengle (Jaw); 2. Chad Rall (Jaw);
3. Ronnie Rall (Jawa); 4. Michael Callen (Jaw)

Youth 100cc: 1. Cole Yauchzee (Yam); 2. Ryan Wells (Hon);
3 Cody Wyman (Hon); 4. Matt Zacher (Yam)

Junior 50cc: 1. Timothy Wells (Yam); Wade Ward ( Pol)

Senior 50cc: 1. Kyle McGrane (Con)

Youth 80cc: 1. Ryan Wells (Hon); 2. Cole Yauchzee (Yam)
3. Cody Wyman (Hon); 4. Austin Conant (Hon)

Youth 60cc: 1. Jeffery Lowrey (Suz); 2. Tyler Tudor (Suz)

Light Quads: 1. Brian Alderman (Hon)

Heavy Quads: 1. Tim Rutherford (Hon); 2. Matt Brokaw (Suz);
3. Chris Miller (Yam); 4. Michael Keefe (Hon)