Author Archives: Bill McGibbon

NOTE:  DECEMBER MEETING IS A WEEK EARLIER THAN USUAL DUE TO HOLLIDAYS!!

Please join us on Wednesday the 11th via the Zoom Platform us for our monthly District 36 meeting. We value your input and encourage you to share any comments, concerns, or questions you may have as members. Your feedback is important to us!   

If you have business with the District please join the webinar.  Voting in the general and competition meetings will only be open to Active members on the Webinar and not those viewing the meeting on Facebook.

Our regular meeting will start at 7:00 pm. followed by a Board of Directors Meeting  

If you just want to view the meeting you can watch it live on the Members FB page where you can also make comments that will be monitored.

If you would like to learn more about our Legislative Action Office and what it’s doing for you see our Right To Ride page.

All Active member Clubs and Promoters are strongly encouraged to attend (see District 36 Operations Manual, page 4, paragraph 1.2.1 – meeting attendance).

The Richmond Ramblers regret to announce that the 2024 BEARFOOT Family Enduro, Round 7 of the District 36 Championship Youth /Family Enduro Series  has been cancelled.  The Forest Service has determined that coming rains will result in adverse effects on the system trails.  There is no viable date to reschedule for the club and while this is a hard decision, hopefully the riders that have supported this event in the past and those that were planning to compete in the final Championship Youth/Family Enduro of the season will understand that the Ramblers had no choice.

All Riders that have pre-entered will receive full refunds.

 Please join us on Wednesday the 16th via the Zoom Platform us for our monthly District 36 meeting. We value your input and encourage you to share any comments, concerns, or questions you may have as members. Your feedback is important to us!   

If you have business with the District please join the webinar.  Voting in the general and competition meetings will only be open to Active members on the Webinar and not those viewing the meeting on Facebook.

Our regular meeting will start at 7:00 pm. followed by a Competition Committee meeting where rule change proposals will be heard and voted on.  You may review all upcoming proposals here.  

If you just want to view the meeting you can watch it live on the Members FB page where you can also make comments that will be monitored.

If you would like to learn more about our Legislative Action Office and what it’s doing for you see our Right To Ride page.

All Active member Clubs and Promoters are strongly encouraged to attend (see District 36 Operations Manual, page 4, paragraph 1.2.1 – meeting attendance).

 

You are invited the District 36  Zoom webinar.
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So what do you say about a guy that gave up a promising job in the laser industry to represent a motorcycle association in protecting the association’s riders’ right to ride?  His lovely wife Berta agreed, knowing that the pay was about half of the laser job, but she also knew what a passion Dave had to protect all motorcyclists’ right to ride.

Dave’s credentials include serving as District 36 President for 11 years and serving as D36 Legislative Action Officer for decades.  His calm demeanor and soft voice consistently brought issues to the attention of whoever was making the decisions.  That included the D36 Board of Directors, the State of California Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Division Commission, the Motorcycle Industry Council, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, lobbyists in Sacramento, the Governor’s office, California Air Resources Board, California Parks Staff and personnel, and his favorite sponsors-many, many sponsors.

His presentation of a VIP area at Hangtown for the representatives mentioned above, was famous throughout the state as the place to be for the start of the MX Nationals.  This gave many political dignitaries their very first experience into off road racing!  Thanks again Dirt Diggers for many years of supporting this endeavor.

Dave was always coming up with “another” idea.  Some were great-some were not so great- but often he really killed it, like the now infamous D36 Night Enduro.  Dave could not walk ten steps without running into someone who knew him, or knew of him.  It didn’t matter, they became instant friends and fans.  Especially sponsors and, the holy grail to Dave, the potential sponsor…. lol.

There wasn’t a fight that Dave wasn’t up for.  He would research the subject to death, then pester, cajole, and influence his opinion until most people simply gave in.  Dave would find little nuggets buried in pages and pages of obscure documents to find things, like the State preparing to deed a section of Prairie City OHV away that was specifically called for OHV use.  No one would ever find these things but Dave did.  The State was forced to admit their mistake and the property was ultimately added to Prairie City for OHV use.

Dave was above all a devoted husband and family man.  He loved his home in the woods and to have everyone gather for the holidays.  His beloved dogs and whatever eccentric vehicle he was fawning over lately were always shown off.  From antique motorcycles, off beat street bikes and antique autos, to his latest obsession a Volkswagen Thing.  I could never understand that choice, but heck, it was odd and hard to get parts for so Dave was all in!

I think it was Dave’s kind heart that endeared him to us all.  That was probably the thing that melted away most of the opposition to any of his conversations.  His wife Berta always kept the “home fires burning”, while supporting Dave in all that he did and accomplished.  It is hard to imagine a world without Dave, so I’ll just think of Dave as being in another zip code-always there for a word of advice in that soft, gentle voice so soothing to us all.

God Speed Dave Pickett.

Jerry Fouts

The Sanction Meeting and the District 36 monthly meeting will be held on Saturday September 7, 2024 at:

Location: Modesto Moose Lodge 821 5th St, Modesto CA 95351Time: Sanction Meeting 9am – 1pm (approx.) Monthly Meeting follows Sanction meeting (after short break)

Flyer Map to Sanction meeting

The Sanction meeting will start at 9 am and involves some miscellaneous business,  awarding dates for meets in 2025 and electing the Board Of Directors for 2025.  In order to qualify for a 2025 meet date as well as vote for the 2025 Board of Directors, clubs and promoters must be Charted with District 36 at or before the Sanction meeting on September 7, 2024. 

Please Charter early online!  it’s much easier for you and for District 36!  Charter Application Online

When a Club or Promoter charters with District 36 they become an “Active Member” qualifying them to vote in the board of Directors election as well as attending monthly meetings and voting on any qualified Rule Change proposals that comes before the Competition Committee.

 Please join us on Wednesday the 21tst via the Zoom Platform us for our monthly District 36 meeting. We value your input and encourage you to share any comments, concerns, or questions you may have as members. Your feedback is important to us!   

If you have business with the District please join the webinar.  Voting in the general and competition meetings will only be open to Active members on the Webinar and not those viewing the meeting on Facebook.

Our regular meeting will start at 7:00 pm. followed by a Competition Committee meeting where rule change proposals will be heard and voted on.  You may review all upcoming proposals here.  

If you just want to view the meeting you can watch it live on the Members FB page where you can also make comments that will be monitored.

If you would like to learn more about our Legislative Action Office and what it’s doing for you see our Right To Ride page.

All Active member Clubs and Promoters are strongly encouraged to attend (see District 36 Operations Manual, page 4, paragraph 1.2.1 – meeting attendance).

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You are invited to a District 36 webinar.
When: Aug 21, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Official District 36 August 21st, 2024 Meeting

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A big track, big turnout, and the stands packed with over 700 spectators in attendance.  The flat track race was a big attraction for fair goers in Quincy, CA.  The track was fast with a nice wide groove that set the stage for some great main event racing.  The first race was the Pee-Wee class’s that combined classes 1,2, and 4 together with 125E James Weltzin wining the 50cc Pee-Wee Class 1 for the second week in a row, 156E Ryder Meiring winning the 50cc Pee-Wee Class 2, and 279Y Eloise Hedrick winning the 50cc Pee-Wee Class 4 (XR/PW50s).

The 50cc Pee-Wee Class 3 (Fast 50s), always an exciting race to watch didn’t disappoint with 156E Ryder Meiring claiming the win over hard charger 125E James Weltzin.

The framer shootout class was led by 28W Kage Tadman for about ¾ of the race when it looked like the bike sputtered a bit during the final laps.  301G Brandon Weller was able to take the lead with only a few laps to go.  Austin Scaggs would round out the top 3 on his Ron Wood Honda 450.  It’s great to see the traditional framer motorcycles competing again.

 

With lap times overlapping some of the fastest laps on the track, the 85cc class was flowing at a blistering pace. 114D Oliver Cox starting from the back row took the lead coming off of turn 2 on lap 1 with 116V Jackson Brown and 142E Brody Davis in second and 3^rd.  Brody took over the 2^nd place position on lap three entering turn one.  Cox the leader rode a mistake free race and gave little opportunity for Davis to make up any time.  The Open A class better keep an eye these kids as they will for sure be real contenders on the big bikes.

One of the most exciting races of the night was the Open Singles class.  This class has some of the fastest up and coming riders in our sport and did not disappoint.  17k Jett Katarzy, making his 450 debuts worked his way from 4^th to first by turn three and got a little squirrelly off turn 4 on lap one.  Jett rained it in and rode a solid race while 132M Mason Smith and 108G Jeffry Wells battled for 2^nd and 3^rd with Smith taking the second place finish.

Celebrating 26 years where it all started. The Running of the bulls had 32P Dan Cahoon lead from start to finish with a gap for most of the race.  However, on the last lap 25W Curtis Peebles and 519V Michael Inderbitzen closed about a 5 bike length gap and the result was a photo finish for the top three spots with Cahoon 1^st, Peebles 2^nd, and Inderbitzen 3^rd.  That got a standing ovation from the crowd.

In the Fast Times Money race 519V Michael Inderbitzen got the hole shot and led wire to wire.  28W Kage Tadman worked his way through the pack and caught up to the back wheel of Inderbitzen.  301G Brandon Weller kept a fast pace to secure a 3^rd place finish. Inderbitzen won the Dash for cash and the Open A race with Meiring chasing in second and Tadman finishing 3^rd.

Dan Cahoon
District 36

Photography courtesy of dmariephotography831.com

The heat from the day helped to get plenty of rubber down on the track making the blue/black groove wide, tacky, and fast for the Main Events.  Even with the heat the stands had more spectators than we have seen in a while, so with great food and drinks at the snack bar along with great racing it was a perfect race day for both spectators and racers!

The first show was the short track shootout with 81C Dennis King winning the Stockton Powersports $100.00 gift certificate.  The dash for cash had a first-time winner with Jaymes Arnaiz grabbing the hole shot and keeping about a bike length lead for the 4-lap race.

The race of the night was a photo finish in the Pee Wee class as they ran 10 laps on the big ¼ mile track.  Number 411 Tatin Davis and 125 James Weltzin were neck and neck the whole 10 laps with Tatin Davis winning by about a half a bike length.  The 85cc class was a close one also with 42 Brody Davis winning over 73E Oliver Cox.  For 10 laps you could have thrown a small blanket over those two!   The win moved Brody to within one point of Oliver for the 85cc championship.

The Master A class had 14 riders geared up for a great race.  Marvin Lewis rode the class for the very first time on a GasGas he just bought a few months ago.  Marvin got the hole shot after a few riders were sent to the penalty line for jumping the start and succeeded in holding off a hard charging Jeff Mason to take the win.

In the Vintage 50+ race Fast Freddy Bennett took the hole shot with Dan Cahoon passing him on the first lap.  Undaunted, Freddy made a hard charge and was on Cahoon’s rear fender the rest of the race.

The Lodi Money race was exciting to watch as 25Y Brandon Weller took the hole shot and led for a few laps before BP1 Tony Meiring and 27 Jaymes Arnaiz found a way around him.  The Open A main was a great race with 33 Christian Spurgeon getting the hole shot and keeping a good cushion for the rest of the race with Meiring and Arnaiz taking 2^nd and 3^rd respectively.  Meiring made a few charges but maintained a solid 2^nd place.  The racers to watch in this class was the 4^th and 5^th places of Holland and Weller neck and neck the whole race with Holland taking the 4^th place finish.

The races ended around 8:30, just about dusk…… What a great night of racing!