2004 Vintage Bike Show Results

Saturday May 1, 2004

The Saturday vintage bike show was sponsored by the Land of Enchantment BMW Riders (LOEBMWR) - a local New Mexico BMW club. There were over 70 entries in the show - not including the LOWBMWR Display. These results do not including the New Mexico BMW Club's Chronological Display of about 25 Vintage BMW's.

Class 1: (Vintage American)

First Place:1939 Indian Chief (Michael Breeding)
Second Place: 1946 Indian Chief (Scott Guffey)
Third Place: 1917 Harley Davidson Military Bike (David Sarafan)

Class 2: (Vintage British)

First Place: 1959 Triumph Bonneville (L. Ayers)
Second Place: 1975 Norton Mk3 (Jerry Wymer)
Third Place: 1966 BSA A65 (Larry Lower)
Others shown: 1967 Triumph Cub (Jim and Sylvia Crain), 1951 Vincent Rapide (Jim Moshe)

Class 3: (Vintage Italian)

First Place: 1974 Ducati 750 SS (Stewart Garrison)
Second Place: 1962 Ducati 200 GT (Shane Schapp)
Third Place Tie: 1970 Ducati 350 (Sara Brown) and 1978 Laverda Jota (David Ill)
Others Shown: 1974 Ducati 750 GT (Tom Rolland), 1983 Laverda RGS (Mark Winslow )

Class 4: (Vintage German) (NM BMW Display Bikes not included!!)

First Place: 1904 NSU Twin (Virgil Elings)
Second Place: 1969 BMW R60/2 (Sam Lukens)
Third Place: 1960 BMW R26 (Jim and Sylvia Crain)

Class 5: (Vintage Japanese)

First Place: 1975 Suzuki RE5 (Virgil Elings)
Second Place: 1977 Honda 400 SS (Tom Van Stelle)
Third Place: 1979 Yamaha RD400 (Yolanda and Mitch Smith)
Others shown: 1977 Yamaha XS650 (C. Lange), 1978 Suzuki 750 (Dennis Spandera), 1980 Yamaha XS650SG (Tom Scharmer )

Class 6: (Scooters and Orphans)

First Place: 1971 Yamaha JT-1 (Al Tellis)
Second Place: 1959 Cushman Scooter (Mika's Custom Cycle)
Third Place: 1960 Cushman Scooter (Robert B.)

Class 7: (Café/Modified)

First Place: 1984 Harley Davidson XR-1000 (Jim Jackson)
Second Place: 1997 Ducati Monster (Sara Brown)
Third Place Tie: 1970 Norton (Sam Lukens), 1977 Honda 750 (Marc Beyer)

Class 8: (Competition)

First place: 1959 Triton (Keith Martin)
Second Place: 1962 Honda CR93 (Stan Friduss)
Third Place: 1972 Rob North Triumph (Jerry Liggett)
Fourth Place: 1972 BSA B50MX (Bill Worthen)
Others shown: 1984 KTM 495 (John Desko), 1972 Bultaco Astro (Greg Bayhurst), 1970 Yamaha TD2B and 1975 Bultaco (Jim and Sylvia Crain), Two CZ Motocross bikes (Bill Worthen) Note: Rick and Pat Newlee's 4 Speedway bikes were disqualified for being too cool!! See "Best of Show"!!

Class 9: (Modern Euro)

First Place: 1989 Norton F1 Rotary (Tom Kullen)
Second Place: 1982 BMW R100RS (Bill Koup)

Class 10: (Best of Show)

This award was given to: Rick and Pat Newlee for their 4 extremely well preserved, and historied Speedway Bikes. Any one of them deserves this award. They are: (1) 1971 Jawa Speedway Racer, (2) 1952 Jackson Rotrax JAP Speedway Racer, (3) 1974 Maely Speedway Racer, and (4) 1967 ESO Jawa Ice Racer. Congratulations to Rick and Pat Newlee. Bring more next year!!

Class 11: (Peoples Choice)

This award was chosen by the viewing public, and was deservingly awarded to Virgil Elings for his wonderful 1904 NSU Twin. This bike is 100 years old, and is as nice as any very old bike that this admirer has ever seen, and I dig old bikes!! It is also a V-Twin!! After the show, I researched the oldest V-Twin that I could find, and this one to me is the oldest so far. Any older twins out there?

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Photos courtesy Mark Winsolw

The Sandia Classic Volunteer Staff would like to thank each and every participant for bringing out their fine bikes. Showing old bikes, and viewing old bikes is fun, for sure, but the best part is seeing old friends, and making new ones.