2003 Lake O' the Pines
Rally Recap
"Honoring Ed Mabry - "Racer"
Bruce Davidson - Rally Chairman
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The NTNOA's 19th Rally was a success because of the hard work and dedication of many of its members. Our list of heroes below is only the start of a very long list of unselfish individuals who donated their time and effort in making this Rally one of the best ever. A special thanks goes to our Rallye Chairman - Bruce Davidson who accepted the challenge again this year and again worked his butt off (figuratively speaking). Thanks again Bruce!
This Rally was significant for a couple of
reasons. First, we invited the Tejas Chapter of the Antique
Motorcycle Club of America to attend and share in the festivities. To
accommodate the Tejas Chapter we added two classes to the Bike Show which proved
to be woefully inadequate. The Tejas Chapter's participation was
overwhelming and added substantially to the quality of the Bike Show.
Hopefully they will be back next year.
Next we hired the Avinger Future Farmers of America (FFA) to handle our
registration desk. They did a super job. We also coordinated to have
Drop Jaw Barbeque cater the event and eliminated the Saturday night BBQ diner
which allowed us to lower the registration fee by $5. We added all night
security last year and continued the practice. All in all, the changes
made for a smoother Rally.
This year's rallye honored Ed Mabry - "Racer".
Click on Thumbnail to enlarge.
Ed is the owner/builder of No. 601.
He is a retired Bell Helicopter engineer, a long time race car and race bike
builder and a great supporter of the NTNOA. No. 601 runs two turbocharged,
fuel burning, "old" Triumph Trident push-rod, 2-valve engines. They make ~450
horsepower and the partially streamlined bike weighs 1,000 lbs. This bike
is also the fastest open-wheel motorcycle in the world and in history. It holds
various class records as high as 238MPH and has exceeded 260MPH.
See
http://www.TeamTriumphTexas.com for more information.
A recent trend over the last couple of years is for Rally enthusiasts to show up
early, stay late and enjoy the beautiful scenery, camaraderie and roads around
the lake. This year we also had more motor homes show up than ever before
- we must be getting older.
In the weather department we were blessed with perfect conditions on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. The skies were clear and the temperatures moderate
making for ideal conditions for the Bike Show. Inclement conditions didn't
appear until Sunday morning. Although it rained Sunday it didn't dampen
the spirits of Rally attendees.
Tom Tanner, the owner of Big Cypress Marina, gave us an alternate entry/exit
into the Rally area this year which seemed to expand the campground area and was
soon adopted by all as the preferred entry/exit route.
Our Master of Ceremony Daryl Bane who returned from of a one year
absence did a fantastic job. Daryl has an in-depth knowledge of classic
motorcycles from all marques.
Once again Bob Speer was selling Rallye & Club T-shirts, pins and hats.
Thanks also go to Phil Dansby for coming up with Trophies and to Dean Baker for
laying out our bike show area. Thanks to Marlene Gabrielson
for organizing the ballot counting teams. A big thanks go to Bob Cox and
Dicky Hunter for handling all the AMA insurance chores. Thanks also go to
Clay Walley and Randal Bird for rounding up door prizes.
'03 Bike Show Results
| # |
CLASS |
WINNER |
YEAR/MAKE MODEL |
| 1 | NORTON (pre-Commando) | John Reidling | '60 Norton 400cc |
| 2 | NORTON COMMANDO | 1st. Bob Cox 2nd Sid Guillot 3rd Travis Miller |
'73 850 Commando '73 Roadster '75 MKIII Commando |
| 3 | TRIUMPH (Pre-Unit) | Kevin Giles | '47 Speed Twin |
| 4 | TRIUMPH ( 1963 - 1970) | 1st Bob Hagemann 2nd Edgar Gage |
'70 Bonneville '69 Triumph TT |
| 5 | TRIUMPH (1971 - 1983) | 1st Stewart Garrison 2nd George Tuttle |
'73 X75 Hurricane '79 Bonneville |
| 6 | TRIUMPH (Modern) | 1st Johnny Conley 2nd Joe Edwards |
'03 Bonneville '02 Bonneville |
| 7 | BSA (Vintage 1963 & Older) | (no entries) | |
| 8 | BSA (1964 & Later) | 1st Craig Boland 2nd Van Driskill |
'70 A65 Thunderbolt '69 A50 Royal Star |
| 9 | GERMAN (Vintage 1969 & Older) | James Marshall | '36 BMW R-12 |
| 10 | GERMAN (Classic 1970 - 1993) | 1st Laura Keating 2nd James Franklin |
'75 BMW R90S '74 MZ TS250 |
| 11 | GERMAN (Modern 1994 & Later | Dave Howe | '02 BMW R1150R |
| 12 | ITALIAN (Classic 1989 & Older) | 1st Bobby Pickard 2nd Phil Dansby |
'78 Laverda Jotta 1200 '82 Benelli 900 |
| 13 | ITALIAN (Modern 1990 & Later) | Jay McCurry | '03 Moto Guzzi LeMans |
| 14 | COMPETITION | Dean Baker | '65 Triumph T120C |
| 15 | SINGLES (British & European) | David Eckenfels | '68 BSA Victor |
| 16 | SIDECAR (British & European) | Paul Davis | '63 BMW 50/2 w/ Steib |
| 17 | OTHER BRITISH & EUROPEAN | Jeff Dancey | '55 Ariel Square 4 |
| 18 | ANTIQUE (1931 & Older) | Mike Thomson | '16 Triumph Model H |
| 19 | ANTIQUE (1932 to 1973) | Elton Morris | '35 Indian 4 |
| 20 | PACIFIC RIM | Steve Osmundson | '63 Honda 250 Dream |
| 21 | CAFE & MODIFIED STREET | 1st Jim Mosher 2nd Bill Doll |
Triumph/Scout Bobber '76 Moto Guzzi 850 T3 |
| 22 | CONCOURS | 1st Dave Edinger 2nd Jim Mosher |
'16 Royal Enfield '51 Vincent Rapide |
| 23 | PEOPLES CHOICE | Jim Mosher | '51 Vincent Rapide |
Rally Chairman – Bruce Davidson Contributors: Audry of Moto Liberty |
The rallye T-shirt graphic was once again designed by our own Bob Cox.
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