Land O’ the Pines Rallye Recap
by Paul Valentine

Thursday and Friday were calm as usual as attendees arrived at the park. Diamond Don had the grounds well prepared for the arrival of the guests as usual. The weather was very nice, with nice clear blue skies and big puffy clouds. Except that it was quite warm for the season. The nights were warm and humid. So much so that the bond fires blazed with virtually no one sitting near them.

Friday saw a steady stream of motorcycles coming and going as usual. New arrivals also kept the check-in booth a busy place. Saturday started out the same, but many more folks had arrived during the night, and morning saw the bike show ground steadily filling with outstanding motorcycles. Soon the showground was a very busy place.

After the show ended, the games began, and so did the fun. There was lots of participation in the games, and many liberties taken in order to win. The minibike “parades” were next and were organized and run by Diamond Don.

The awards ceremony started at 5:30 and was over around 7:00. The raffle bike was won by Shanon Tackett, the wife of our Rallye Chairman, Dennis Tackett. Dennis about went into hysterics as he read the name on the winning ticket. Diamond Don gave us a short fireworks show later in the evening.

Sunday was another nice but unseasonably warm morning, but that didn’t slow down the Vintage Riders from making their run.

It looked like a record turnout to me and another great and highly successful Rallye for the club.

Click here for my photos. I’m still adding to the album so it will be a few more days before it’s finished.
 

Bike Show Results & Awards

Concours
1st – Keith Martin 1938 Triumph Speed Twin

Norton Pre-Commando
1st – Ed Sass 1964 Norton Atlas

Norton Commando
1st – Gary Johnson 1975 850 Commando, 2nd – Jim DeBois 1971 Norton SS, 3rd – Jay Pope 1974 Norton Commando

Triumph 1970 and older
1st – Mike Scott 1956 T100, 2nd – Rick Thompkins 1967 TR6C

Triumph 1971-1987
1st – Mike Thompson 1973 Hurricane, 2nd - Jim DeBois 1973 TR5T

British Modern
1st – Trevor Packer 2015 Norton Sport, 2nd – Scooter Jay 2019 Triumph 1200 Scrambler

BSA
1st – Bill Decker 1963 Rocket Gold Star, 2nd – Jay Pope 1972 Rocket Three

Other British and European
1st – Richard Asprey 1952 Vincent Black Shadow, 2nd – Bill Doll 1953 Moto Guzzi Astore

German 1994 and older
1st – Nick Gilbreaft 1977 R100/7, 2nd – Leo Davidson 1950 R51/2, 3rd – Bobby Pickard 1970 R50/5

Italian 1994 and older
1st – John Bushong 1973 Laverda, 2nd – Doug Fox 1984 Moto Guzzi LeMans

Italian Modern 1995 and newer
1st – Don Vanicek 2007 Ducati Sport 1000S Sport Classic

Competition
1st – Allen Solomon 1953 AJS, 2nd – Ricky Pearson 1971 R5/RV250

Sidecar
1st – Paul Dalton 1971 Guzzi (Doris)

Pacific Rim Less than 500cc 1994 and older
1st – Dennis Smith 68 305 Super Hawk, 2nd – Michael Lanning 75 Kawasaki 400 S3, 3rd – Brad Wade 74 Yamaha RD350

Pacific Rim More than 500cc 1994 and older
1st – Paul Dalton 1976 Suzuki Water Buffalo, 2nd – Keith Smith 1982 Suzuki GS1000S Katana

American 1994 and older
1st – Mike Thompson 1965 Harley Davidson Panhead

Modern 1995 and newer
1st – Greg Spitz 2014 Triumph Thruxton, 2nd – Bill Felton – 1998 Triumph Sport 900

Modified Street Café
1st – Rick Clark H6RITIC, 2nd – Isiah Booth 1977 Honda CB77

Modified Street Custom/Chopped/Bobbed
1st – David Morales 1951 Thunderbird

Pit Bike/Mini Bike 125cc or less any year
1st – David Morales 1971 Honda Z50, 2nd – Ben DaVanza 1980 250 Honda Red Baron, 3rd – Ben Brooks 1978 Honda C50

People’s Choice
David Morales 1951 Triumph Thunderbird

Best Ridden to the Rallye
Triumph – Ed Sass 1976 Trident
Italian – David Daunce 1997 Ducati 900SS
Norton – Wendy Griffiths 1975 Commando
German – Neil Gilbroth 1977 BMW R100/7

Longest Distance Ridden to the Rallye
Patrick Teter Norton Commando

Rolling Concours
1st – Randy Jones 74 Norton Commando, 2nd – Bill Decker 63 BSA Rocket Gold Star, 3rd – Brad Wade 74 Yamaha RD350

Norton Commando Raffle Bike Winner
Shanon Tackett