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July 2024 29 With the help of his mighty bullhorn, Jamie sent out the call for help and the generous vintage racing community responded in force. An eager crew of folks named Spayd, Grove, Huber, Bar- re , and Busch stepped up to join Jim, Jamie, and brother Mike in finalizing the trimming, rou ng, arrowing, and other tasks needed to make a suitable playground for the racers headed to the rural Summerville, Pennsylvania loca on. The MX track got a once over with a disc harrow and some sweet Kubota equipment donated by racer Aaron Walker from Walker & Walker Equipment. And just like that, the gates opened for the event the first weekend in May and everything was as it should be. The Reitz team pulled it all off in record se ng me, kudos! And even if it isn't tru- ly breaking any records for scrambling to pull an event together, it certainly ranks up there within the annals of AHRMA's Mid-Atlan c (MA) region. Su on Sta on is already known for a couple MA records, such as "largest log crossing" and "best front porch karaoke party", but its biggest broken record is not of the Guinness-type. No, it is literal- ly a broken record…a twelve-inch diameter chuck of vinyl with a big 'ol crack that just keeps skip, skip, skipping "I Love A Rainy Night" consistently for five years of Reitz-run races. If that's not clear enough…it rained…again. Yes, it rained. But, in an effort to be thankful for small victories, the weather turned out far be er than the forecast leading up to the weekend. Rain was prevalent Friday evening into the early morn- ing of Saturday as par cipants readied themselves for motocross ac on. By the me the first riders lined up at the star ng gate, the rain had subsided and apart from a minor drizzle once or twice, the rain held off throughout the day's ac vi es. For the most part, the MX track shrugged off the excess moisture and trac on was pre y reliable on the up- per por ons of the track. The freshly disced circuit provided a more consistent surface with less rocks than last season's inaugural running. Mul ple lines were formed easily in the sweeping turns as berms formed quickly. The solid base resisted excessive ruts in spite of the recent rainfall. The story chang- es as the track dives out of the open field area and descends into the low-lying pine forest sec on. So that's where all the water went…gravity is an unre- len ng force. Here the dark brown dirt was li ered with standing water and swi ly devolved into slick Mike Blackwell Mike Blackwell