Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
By David Swarts
California Speedway and Lockhart-Phillips USA are organizing a 15-year reunion of California road racers to be held in the vendor area of California Speedway during this weekend’s Yamaha Superbike Challenge. The reunion is open to all motorcycle road racers from clubs such as AFM, ARRA, WERA, etc. Racers are welcome to bring their family, friends and, with prior arrangement, their pre-1987 road race bikes to be put on display. The vintage race machines will be displayed at a hospitality tent that will also feature a presentation of pre-1987 photos, videos and memorabilia as well as closed-circuit television feeds of the action on the California Speedway track.
Fans are welcome to attend the reunion and its display, open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, at no additional charge.
A reception for reunion attendees and their quests, hosted by California Speedway, will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at the hospitality tent.
For more information on the 15-year California Racer Reunion, call Lockhart-Phillips at (800) 221-7291 or go to www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/reunioninfopage.html.
For information on tickets for the Yamaha Superbike Challenge at California Speedway, call (800) 944-7223 go to www.californiaspeedway.com. Tickets can also be purchased at Southern California Yamaha dealers.
Here is an alphabetical list of racers expected to attend the reunion:
Ron Aguila
Carry Andrew
Bob Bakker
Scott Baldwin
Daryl Bassani
Art Baumann
Christine Baur
Gregory Beck
Dusty Behrman
Whitney Blakeslee
Russ Bowman
Joel Breault
Kerry Bryant
Robert Bryson
Russ Callenberg
Mike Clark
Scott Clough
Larry Coleman
Steve Conk
Wes Cooley, Jr.
Shannon Criss
Jim Dobson
Jim Doyle
Trevor Dunn
Dave Emde
Don Emde
Allan Engel
Steve Epstein
Wendy Epstein
Don Evans
Jim Evans
Scott Fabbro
Jimmy Filice
Scott Fitterman
Norm Fraijo
Paul Franson
Paul Fuerst
Dick Fuller
Walt Fulton, Jr.
Rudy Galindo
Dave Gardner
Jeff Gehrs
Alan Gingerelli
Dain Gingerelli
Roger Glickman
Roger Hagie
Bruce Hammer
Dan Hanabrink
Bob Hansen
Bud Hare
John Harte
James W. Henderson
Jewel Hendricks
Malcom Hill
Mark Homchick
Dennis Hunter
Doug Kamholz
Kurt Knollenberg
Ed Kocina
Dave Langford
Eddie Lawson
Larry Lee
Philippe de Lespinay
Bruce Lind
Gennady Liubimsky
Howard Lynggard
Randy Mamola
Gil Martin
Karen White Martin
Frank Mazur
Ron McGill
Steve McLaughlin
Jim Meek
Todd Milar
Rick Mitchell
Wayne Montoya
Michael Moore
Bret Morshead
Tony Murphy
Terry Newby
Jody Nicholas
Russ Norman
Al Nowocinski
Bob Oman
Toshihiko Ozaki
Chuck Parme
Larry Parme
Jeff Peck
Steve Peterman
Wendell Phillips
Ron Pierce
Reg Pridmore
Curt Relick
Richard Reynosa
Rudy Reynosa
Steve Reynosa
Jeff Rheaume
Paul Ritter
Tim Saunders
Willi Scheffer
Kevin Scsavnicki
Barry Seevers
Tom Sera
Larry Shorts
Frank Simmons
Dennis Smith
Greg Smrz
Steve Sowden
Peter Starr
Jeff Steele
Dave Studdard
Bill Syfan
Jay Tanner
Bob Tigert
Jeff Tuttobene
John Ulrich
Frans Vanderbroek
Paul Van Zyle
Mike Velasco
Don Vesco
Jim Vialovos
Ken Vreeke
Terry Waugh
Richard White
Richard Williamson
Hurley Wilvert
Thad Wolff