Diamond Don's 10th Annual Riverport AHRMA Vintage National April 20-22, 2012

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A DECADE of DIAMOND

Holeshot Magazine, BERM Texas Motocross Chronicles & TXMotocross.com was on hand for Diamond Don's 10th Annual Vintage National held in Jefferson, Texas. Donnie Hansen headlined the event as Diamond Don's legend for the weekend. The race is a who's-who of former World Champions, National Champions, Local Bad-Aces, and extremely fast motocross racers from yesteryear. However, don't let that fool you.. some of these guys still haul ace faster than most current racers on modern bikes. The weekend kicked off with Cross-Country and Trials racing on Friday. Saturday would host the Vintage MX races and one of the largest BBQ & Crawfish Boils this side of LA. Sunday would hold the Post-Vintage MX races with a huge Wind-down party after the awards ceremony. The wind-down party is as big as it gets... Drinks, Bands, FIREWORKS, and as much food as one could ever come across!

Lone Star VINTAGE Racing at it's best!

Your host... Diamond Don puts on one of the funnest events one could ever go to. The man knows how to throw a MOTO-PARTY. And as it is known throughout the world..."It's Good to be Diamond Don".

Diamond Don has been a staple in Texas motocross since the very early 1970's. Here is the old H&H Music MX Racing Team ad that ran in 1972/1973. Diamond Don is the man in the bottom left hand corner just above the H&H.

Tranquility...side by side mid-air dicing.

It's only fitting... a Vintage National in Texas has to have a Wyman "Father of Texas Motocross" Priddy plug. And Kirk Spencer's hat does just that! That's Wyman Priddy in the photo!

Another nod of respect to Texas moto history - Lord Hance's tribute to the "Voice of Texas Motocross" Lynn Nickerson. This was painted by the one and only Jeff Long of Image 1.

National Champion, All-Time Fan Favorite, one of the baddest racers to ever line a gate... Guy "Air-Time" Cooper was in the house. Cooper was unstoppable at Diamonds.

Diamond Don's is as scenic as it gets.

A view of the river & RR tracks that both flow along Diamond Don's beautiful property.

Jockeying for position.

The white haze around the gate and dog-house... you got it, 2-Stroke-PREMIX is alive and well at a Vintage race.

Gate drop.

Poor old boys on the gate...haha!

The Riverport National has plenty of elevation on hand.

Texas Super-Legend, Trampas Parker. The #891 stands for '89 and '91 WORLD MOTOCROSS CHAMPION.

Trampas Parker was plagued with a bogging bike this entire moto!

Cooper would have no issues and easily won the class.

Translated, this name ='s SPEED!!!!!

Your event co-announcer, Roy Jenkins also has a couple of books that he has published. Look Roy up and grab a copy of "Dirt Bike Ike"

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Your other event co-announcer, JP "The Mouth of the South"...kept everyone on their toes all weekend!

Thursday and Friday rains had Saturday morning practice consequences...preparation time!

Corporate Kawasaki's Tony Moseley mixing elbows and levers... this was close!

Taking it all in from atop the new barn area.

Diamond Don and Texas SUPER-LEGEND, Steve Wise.

If this pic doesn't mean VINTAGE- VINTAGE-VINTAGE... somethings not right with ya!! This is a shot leading to the "BIG AIR" jump.

The

"BIG AIR" backside drop..color combo package.

The '82 RM 125 landing rear wheel first...NICE.

Sherri Parker has style

Sean Hackley Sr. (Hon) and Canton Cycles' Jeff Marks (Suz) had one heck of a first lap battle going on.

Clint Hearn makes his way through the shade trees...and locked down three first places for the weekend.

Tom Hudson

Joe Busby giving chase to Hudson.

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VICTORIOUS VINTAGE.... getting it done, STILL!

The "Old Bag" does a stand-up wheelie. - Charlene Campbell

MX Photography's, Dawn getting set for her moto. All of you modern racers, you know who this is...her and her husband, Dale, run MX PHOTOGRAPHY track-side every weekend.

Dawn is missing something here...haha!

The "Reverend" lurks around white vans!

Announcer, Author and Holeshot Magazine Contributor - Roy Jenkins rails pretty damn quick!

Margaritaville, possibly...?

Super BULTACO

Diamond Don and modern day Texas MX'er, Brady Blankenship. Blankenship was trackside, sponsored and did well aboard the metal tanks of yesteryear.

Sunday morning sign up.

Where past meets present... pushing the old RM into the Motorhome crowded pits.

Legends & Heroes shots.
Alex Moroz and Brad Whitworth (sitting in cart) bring the "Legends and Heroes" circus to town.

B-RAD is the man, simply put!

The "GHOST" bike

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The booth

Holeshot Magazine is a modern TX motocross publication (2000-present). It's really cool to stroll through the pits at a Vintage National and see the intersecting time-table.

A Lunatic fan (Lord Hance) yelling dirty thoughts to Guy Cooper.

Check out Guy Cooper's form... this is why he is a former AMA National CHAMPION!

Jim Gibson leads Cooper...the two put on a showing for everyone in attendance.

Knobbies touching.. Coop uses Gibson for tire testing!

Gibson has one lap left and is hoping for a Cooper default.

Cooper taking the WIN.

Penton, anyone?

Lance Fausett centered between the two FLAGS. Fausett is the main sponsor behind current Texas Supercross racer and local hot-shoe, Scotty Wennerstrom #501.

Oh Yeah!

Soldiering towards the first turn on opening lap.

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Loosing forward progress Wheelie.

Gaining forward progress Charging.

Vintage National means historic sticker collections spotted throughout the pits...EVERYWHERE!

Team LeBlanc was in full force... even a MARRIAGE took place in their pits. Thanks for the food and margaritas!

Wedding... a nostalgic name in Texas moto history.

Cooper abusing the old Penton atop a classic bowl-BERM.

Texas legends - (L-R) Kirk Dillon, Kirk Spencer, Steve Mullholland. EVERYONE was asking why Kirk Spencer was not racing (Kirk is a Texas-Super Legend and owns the Vintage gates where ever he lines up). Kirk had to sit this year out due to searing hemorrhoid flare ups!

Trey Jorski - Oklahoma Speedster!

Jorski narrowly avoiding the dreaded tank-slap get-off.

TVRC's Rick Jordan

Diamond Don's first turn action.

Awards Ceremony

Francene Rainey (Diamond Don's wife)

Guy Cooper

As Tom Hudson picked up his award, his Son-in-law Andrew Short took top honors at Supercross winning the 450cc main in Seattle.

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Trampas and Sherri Parker

Richard Huffman and Chance Knight...all over each other!

Some of the awards....PLENTY OF ITEMS HANDED OUT.

Banner signatures gathered for Rio Bravo MX Park's, Danny Erdeljac... who could not attend this years event!

Diamond Valued Commitments from...

As the national weekend winds down, and Team Cramp's Lord Hance beautifies Snowdrifts...

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We leave you with this...

As time goes by and old racers & friends pass on, Vintage Motocross Racing can still be seen by everyone who chooses to look into their life's personal rear-view mirror. Vintage may be a reflection of simpler times gone-by. But rest assured, every Spring in the Lone Star State, for the past decade, a crazy old man named "Diamond" has turned the Sands of the Hourglass so that faded memories off in the distance can be re-LIVED!

For 2012 Results, and 2013 Diamond Don Riverport National info please visit www.diamonddon.com - See you next year!

Apologies for any and all spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes.. I think my brain is still at the TEAM CRAMP bar ~ Shand Garcia https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000593002218

**TeamCramp** · April 25th, 2012

Thank you Shand.... You captured the weekend as only you can!

**fastlane** · April 25th, 2012

Wow, thanks!

**SG Berm book** · April 25th, 2012

Thanks, Guys!

Someone reading this please get it over to the AHRMA crew... if someone would be so kind!

**Neyhart198dad** · April 26th, 2012

Great post and wonderful pics Shand.
Did you ride or just take pics?

**SG Berm book** · April 26th, 2012

Thanks, Kenny. Glad you like the write-up. I just took pics, and partied a bit too much.....hahahahaha! I have other photos of 55yr old men to some outlandish chit...HAHA!