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World-renowned Artist and Road Racer Supports AHRMA National Event (August 22, 2023, Knoxville, Tennessee) Renowned artist and motorcycle road racer Larry Poons is adding an artistic touch to a world class motorsports festival. Poons is donating an original, matted-and-framed, acrylic and watercolor on paper creation that will be auctioned during the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) Barber Vintage Festival in Birmingham, AL. Bids for the silent auction will be accepted in the AHRMA road race registration area until 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7 and a live auction will bring the auction to a conclusion during the road race awards ceremony Saturday evening. Proceeds from the auction will benefit AHRMA, which is a not-for-profit organization. “Larry was one of the first AHRMA racers I ever met, in the early 1990s,” said Carl Anderson, AHRMA’s 2023 Chairman of the Board. “He continues to brighten the AHRMA paddock with his colorful personality, his gen
Davis Dominates AHRMA Vintage Cup Series at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway (Elora, Tennessee) Back-to-back wins put Jesse Davis closer to the championship points lead in the 2022 American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) Vintage Cup. His two victories were during rounds 21 and 22 of the Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Historic Cup Roadracing Series at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway, Munford, Alabama, October 1 and 2. The 2022 Vintage Cup, sponsored by RoadracingWorld.com, features the Vintage Superbike Heavyweight class. Davis, from Long Beach, California, won both rounds on his 1982 Yamaha XV920R. On Saturday, Davis got the holeshot and held the lead until the checkered flag. Kevin Rammer, on his 1982 Honda CB650SC from Newnan, Georgia, took second, with Andre Hauer of Houston, Texas riding his 1981 Kawasaki GPZ550, rounding out the podium. Barry Hasenkopf, on a 1982 Kawasaki KZ1000, from Lawrenceville, Georgia was fourth, with Warren Wilson riding his 1982 Kawasaki GPZ