Bugs Pearson flys into 5th at Stockton

Great to see Bugs Pearson hooked up and haulin' on the new Weirbach Racing Harley.

Obviously a great combination with tremendous potential.

Jake Johnson a fine fourth at Stockton

 Jake slides down the inside of eventual winner Halbert

 Ted McDermitt applies his mechanical magic to the Zanotti stable.

Ted creates some of the fastest, most perfect flat track motorcycles ever to roll on two wheels.

Dave Zanotti fires up his No.1 bike, getting it ready for Time Trials.

AMA BIG RIG

The AMA Pro Flat Track Big Rig is the coolest trailer on the road.

 And it makes my Ranchero look good. I made a four day trip out of the Stockton Half Mile.

Spent two of those nights camping in the back of the Ranchero.

Drove 1100 miles round trip and enjoyed every minute of the extended weekend

Looks like Mees is about to put some serious tire tracks on the hood of my Ford.

Wiles on the box at Stockton

Henry Wiles rode his usual fast, clean and stylish race at Stockton and was rewarded with a solid third place  Keeping up with the two blazing Washingtonians was not an easy task but Hank kept them in sight and gapped a raging battle behind him. The Lloyd Bros. are no doubt well pleased with their new combo of Super Tuner Brent Armbruster and the new Hot Rod XR with Henry pulling the trigger. It might be difficult for them to race the Italian twin with such a powerhouse American V-twin sitting right there.

 Brent Armbruster, Henry and team discuss the all important details.

Lets see how much play the Italian twin gets this season.

Brad Baker second again at Stockton.

Sammy stomped 'em in Stockton

Sam won his first GNC race of 2013. He showed up at the Stockton 1/2 Mile National not having ridden a bike in months. Halbert has been on the recovery list after two back to back operations on an old shoulder injury and then a new knee injury that took 6 weeks to recover from. You would have never guessed it. Halbert came out blazing from the git-go and ended the night with a powerful ride in a classic battle with 

Brad Baker. Sam got out front at the start and then Baker caught him and passed him and gapped him.  

I thought it was over and I was about to witness Brad's first GNC victory. Tenacious Sam caught him and after a while passed him and a prize fight broke out with both riders using their best stuff and all their skills.

Wheel to wheels, bar to bar ,inside outside, contact and control by both riders. With great effort, Halbert powered by Baker and led the last 5 laps keeping a 5 bike length lead to the flag. That was a fantastic race

and a great demonstration of Sammy's will to win. Great to see him really enjoy the win too. Sam knows how to rev an XR in a victory salute. There is not a sweeter sound.

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