From a press release issued by Anne M. Stark:

Vintage motorcycle road racing returns to Northern California this August with the first annual AHRMA NorCal Classic at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, Calif.

The NorCal Classic on Aug. 14-15, an AHRMA national event, will feature all of the AHRMA road racing classes including Battle of the Twins and Sound of Singles. There also will be an AHRMA-approved school for new racers on Friday, Aug. 13.

Northern California is home to many legendary
racers. Racing celebrities from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s will be on hand and on the track riding (and possibly racing) some very unique machinery.

This event is being promoted by a grass-roots group of San Francisco Bay Area vintage road racers who are working to ensure the NorCal Classic is an annual AHRMA event in Northern California.

Also planned are cash prizes, gift certificates, a bike show with awards and a free Saturday evening barbecue.

The race school costs $300 for an all day class that includes classroom instruction, track time as well as a racing license. School attendees must join the American Motorcyclist Association and AHRMA to race on Saturday and Sunday. Membership to the
American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association is $40 per year.

There also will be a practice day on Friday, Aug. 13, run by AHRMA. Racers must have an AMA membership to participate.

The gate fee is $10 per day or $20 for the weekend. Children 12 and under enter for free. Race fuel is available on site. Garages can be rented for $100 per day by calling the track ahead of time at (530) 934-5588.

Members of other motorcycling clubs such as the
American Federation of Motorcyclists and the Sounds of the Past do not have to join AHRMA to race at the Thunderhill event but must be AMA members.

Racers can pre-enter for the AHRMA NorCal Classic by downloading an entry form from
http://www.ahrma.org/forms/entry.htm and faxing it to (615)-851-3678 or mailing it to AHRMA National Office, AHRMA Entry, P.O. Box 1725, Goodletssville, TN 37070. The deadline for pre-entries is July 30.

Thunderhill Raceway Park is located seven miles west of the town of Willows, Calif. Willows is located 1 hour (70 miles) north of Sacramento off of Highway 5. The track is 3 miles long with 15 turns, with a lot of elevation changes and plenty of run-off room.

For those not racing, the track is extremely spectator friendly with grassy areas for viewing the races.

Breakfast, lunch and snack concessions are
available on site

For more information on the AHRMA NorCal Classic or to join the race school, go to the Web at http://www.norcalclassic.org or send an e-mail to: [email protected].