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USVMX Central Part of the US VMX National Series, Washougal looks to be even cooler this year. Note in contrast to last year, that Saturday is Vintage, Sunday is Evolution. In 2008 the Hammer & Tongs Washougal Race Weekend set new records 534 Entries: for the weekend (311E /223V) beating the previous year's record of 482. Track was very Vintage; whoops section almost flat, no doubles or modern stuff. Horsepower Hill is long & steep, and as you crest the top you have a bizarre experience of weightlessness, and your feet float up off the pegs- you sort of grip the bars and say Holy $%!+ to yourself as you arrive involuntarily in the following left hander.

Last year's races were awesome, check out th Result Pages ONE TWO THREE FOUR and the incredible action, here on photo galleries which start here Gallery #1 Gallery #2 and the Motocentre gallery, which starts here.

Credit to the key people who make this happen: above all others, Dirk Williams without whom the race wouldn't happen, Jerry Meeker, and to everyone on his Washougal Crew, Debbie Sullivan& her scoring crew. And to Hellfire for the pro posters, and finally all the Photographers whose contributions keep Vintage Motocross in technicolor for those who aren't able to make it to our races.

Washougal is JUNE 20-21 2009

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Independent Groups agree to National Series Over the last two decades a robust Vintage Motocross Scene has developed in the US. An often overlooked yet major component in its growth and health have been the flourishing independent regional clubs and organizations that have been able to "define" vintage racing in their own unique styles. It is that "local flavor" that is the essence of this national series.

The USVMX National Series brings together one race from each of the established independent scenes and clubs across America. Southeast Vintage Motocross, headed by former Regional Coordinator Larry Stahl joined in February, and following closely was the overwhelming majority of the former Rocky Mountain Region, now called Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing Club, and headed by Joe Anderson. Point Men from each independent scene - leaders like Curtis Harper Tom France, and Mitch Winder, all share a determination to do the job well, born simply out of the love of the sport itself.


• Terretorial Raceway, Eugene United Vintage This year Hammer & Tongs returns for the second time to the Steve McQueen Memorial Race outside Eugene Oregon. Traditionally held in June, this race was a breath of fresh air in the year, and many racers were sorry to see it go. This AHRMA race died due to some altogether absurd politics. Since then there has been talk of a return to Eugene as a Hammer & Tongs Race, and this year it is going to happen .Eugene on May 17th.

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Post Vintage comes to an end.

The long bizarre story of how AHRMA asked a group of volunteers to put on Ahrma Races in the Northwest, why & how the Team failed to tow the party line, but focused on the needs of the Pacific Northwest, and how over a 2-3 year period, found itself ignored, marginalized and eventually squeezed out by the very organization that asked them to do the job.

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• Annual Vintage Series Merge H&T Wire Starting now, and including 2009 Hammer & Tongs will include the VDR races at Woodland. This is a natural merger - one might describe it as a joining of forces, except that it is the same team / force that drives both series which are opposite sides of the same coin. Henceforth the Season will start in February, go till November, with December & January off.


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1975 Models are one year you never hear anyone buying. One big reason is that at the bottom of the pile in the VDR/H&T Evolution Class structure. AHRMA has divided the post vintage era into three eras, which helps a great deal. The Historic Class covers 1974.5 to 1977, there or thereabouts. But 1975 bikes are still at the bottom of the pile. An MX250B for example has little hope against a 77 YZ250D, and as a result these bikes almost never are seen on the track. So after agonizing over the possible ways to define a class it was decided that the class would be above all other things bikes which were hopeless be being outclassed in Evo, and illegal in Vintage. Details here: TRANS AM CLASS

----- 2008 Reports -----


• Goldendale Washington VP Hammer & Tongs Round 3 at Goldendale featured a 3 hour GP on Saturday. Teams were allowed to race all Vintage, or mix Vintage & Evo if they wished, have up to 4 riders, or IronMan it if they were crazy. It was 93º and blue sky and the start was motocross style. The course stretched far beyond the photograph above- click it to see the action up close. The overall winner was Northwest Star Grayson Hart who raced the entire thing by himself on a YZ465. Sunday's regular motocross featured an all-new course with natural terrain sections, and no jumps- one table with a corner before it. At the top the course went through a crescent shaped depression before spilling into a fast downhill. It was perfect for big bores, and a very fast race. GOLDENDALE Results Size Classes Age Classes 3 Hour Endurance Team Race


• Boise Idaho H&T Wire The Racer X Sponsored Series kicked of in Boise Idaho in what was to be a spectacular weekend of racing March 29-30th. The Owyhee Club sand track was the venue for the real INTER-AM Series back when the bikes were new. Those that made the trek from Seattle Portland and as far away as Los Angeles were not disappointed. Despite snow & intermittent closure on the passes the weather on both days was beautiful, blue sky / sunshine. It sounds like exageration- but it is no lie: herds of antelope could be seen running across the hills from where we were waiting the starting gate. Tyler Cornell who was on the gate next to me can verify this. We were laughing about it.

The Saturday course was a sand track with a long wide hill up as the start. But the best part was a corkscrew like Laguna Seca, but way steeper and the course traveled up it. Sunday's course was a traditional dirt style, but fast & wide- lots of lines.

BOISE Hammer & Tongs Round 2 Racer X Round 1 Size Classes Results Age Classes Results Boise Photo Gallery TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE Boise Photos from Stu Osborn Shaundra Bodnar

The second Racer X Sponsored Race will be June 28-29 2008 Washougal. The Pacific NW Hammer & Tongs Series will pay points for Racer X Sponsored races, and Washougal specifically will be a requirement for Championships, just as it was this year.

H&T 1 Riverdale Report Vintage International  The first round of Hammer & Tongs 2008 was held a Riverdale Raceway, last year's VDR Series Track. Weather was perfect, again despite dour weather reports. The dirt was superb, but the track was jumpy & received mixed reviews. RESULTS Size Classes Results Age Classes Results Gran Prix Results RIVERDALE GALLERY 1 ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN

2007 Klamath Falls Report ATeam United The Klamath Falls Race this year far exceeded last year's, which was very good. Credit goes almost solely to the two key figures Dirk Williams and Bill Cappel. Klamath Falls 2007 Story VINTAGE RESULTS POST VINTAGE RESULTS Cross Country

Hammer & Tongs Five Years In H&T Wire The 5th Hammer & Tongs Season wrapped up at Goldendale halfway through September. This year the series expanded to five races: two at Mabton in Spring, Washougal, Longview and finally Goldendale. The Series has grown over five years from a single race started by frustrated motocrossers to a legitimate presence in the region. H&T has no in-crowd- everyone is welcome, and newcomers are taken into the fold upon arrival. Over the five years H&T has raced at various tracks and each presented challenges and rewards- we encourage criticism in order to make the series better for the riders.