AHRMA Two-Stroke Racers win Cash Prizes and Bridgestone Tires at Laguna Seca
(Knoxville TN) The sight and sound of two-stroke race bikes returned to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
More than 25 two-stroke road racing motorcycles with engines ranging from 125 to 750cc participated in the Open Two-Stroke class during the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association race event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21. The event is part of the Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Roadracing series
Sixteen of the 27 entrants were racing 250cc motorcycles, followed by seven 125cc and four 250cc+ bikes.
The 250s dominated the field taking the top podium spots. On Saturday, Ralph Staropoli, on his 2002 Honda RS250, took the overall win followed by Vince Rollieri, on his 2000 Yamaha TZ250, and Roger Baker, on his 1997 Yamaha TZ250. On Sunday, Staropoli and Rolleri repeated their performance with Adrian Jasso taking third, on his 2017 500cc Suter.
Ralph Staropoli organized and raised the sponsorship money from a group of individual AHRMA racers as well as from Comstock Energy and Rising Sun Cycles, MojoYamaha, and Blacksheep Racing for a total purse of $3,750 which was paid out for Saturday’s races.
Bridgestone Motorcycle Tires awarded a set of tires for the top winner on Saturday.
Here are Saturday’s winners of the prize money for each tier ($600 for 1st, $400 for 2nd, $200 for 3rd and $50 for 4th):
| Racer | Tier | Place | Bike |
| Jon Schendel | 125 | 1st | 2004 Yamaha TZ125 |
| BJ Bohrer | 125 | 2nd | 1996 Honda RS125 |
| Matthew Crabtree | 125 | 3rd | 1995 Honda RS125 |
| Darrell Baker | 125 | 4th | 1996 Honda RS125 |
| Ralph Staropoli | 250 | 1st | 2002 Honda RS250 |
| Vince Rolleri | 250 | 2nd | 2000 Yamaha TZ250 |
| Roger Baker | 250 | 3rd | 1997 Yamaha TZ250 |
| Oliver Hutchison | 250 | 4th | 2007 Yamaha TZ250 |
| Adrian Jasso | 250+ | 1st | 2017 Suter 500 |
| Dave Crussell | 250+ | 2nd | 1978 Yamaha TZ750 |
| Chris Spargo | 250+ | 3rd | 1976 Yamaha RD400 |
| Ed Sorbo | 250+ | 4th | 1975 Yamaha TZ750 |
About Bridgestone
Bridgestone Tires is the 2024 AHRMA National Historic Cup Roadracing series sponsor and offers tires for all types of motorcycles.
About Comstock Energy
Comstock Energy, LLC is a Texas based oil and gas development company with a primary focus in exploiting proven and underdeveloped shallow producing horizons located in the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin area of North Central Texas. Comstock is currently directing operations and re-development of twenty producing and/or proven properties with over 1 million barrels of reserves.
About Rising Sun Cycles
Rising Sun Cycles have been importers of new and used Yamaha and Honda Grand Prix road-racing motorcycles and replacement parts and accessories since 1997. They have a rock-solid reputation of providing fast shipping, support, and satisfaction and pride themselves on giving their customers the best service available, the best parts and accessories, and a staff that understands all aspects of our business.
ABOUT AHRMA
American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving, restoring, and competing on historic motorcycles. With more than 3,000 members, AHRMA is the leading historic motorcycle racing group in North America and one of the largest in the world. The association’s enthusiastic membership reflects this country’s strong interest in classic bikes.
