Not sure why it’s called ‘A Day in The Dirt’, because it’s actually two days of non-stop racing





A Day in The Dirt started in 1998. It’s fun & families. Beginners & Vets. Women & Minis. Former Motocross & Supercross Champions. This year’s edition was held at the Gorman/I-5 MX track in southern California.



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Photo tells the story	Womens’ class action	Mini 1
Mini 2	Jeff Ward’s son is number 792	Photo says it all
This is Jake Johnson	Nice … hair	This is Luke Johnson
The event is a salute to the film industry	A Roberts, a McCoy, and a Johnson	Starting grid
Ricky S. interviews Jeff Ward	Mike Kiedrowski is number 27	Erik Kehoe
Jeff Emig	Team race!	Cool
Vintage Bultaco Pursang!	Suzuki’s RM 250 from the late 70′s	1974 Honda CR Elsinore
Honda CR from 1980	More action from the team race	Yes, there are hot chicks there!

Photos by Brad & Doug Lovell



It’s the 7th annual event at LACR – Los Angeles County Raceway out in Palmdale California. It brings together world-class stuntmen, stuntwomen, producers, directors, musicians, actors and professional action-sports athletes, auto racers and motocross/supercross pros for three days of action-packed, bar-banging, non-stop motorcycle racing during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend!



To learn all about the event, you can visit the A Day In The Dirt website.



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Chris Gosselaar	Jeff Emig	Luke Johnson
Mike Kiedrowski	Jeff Emig	Rich Taylor
Shaun Palmer and R Taylor	Ron Lechien	Weber
not sure who this is	Kiedrowski	Erik Kehoe’s partner
Jeff Emig	Jeff Matiasevich	Kiedrowski
not sure who this is	Jeff Ward handing off his wrist band in the Survival race	Lechien
Wardy	Colin Morrison	Erik Kehoe
Tim Weigand and Jeff Emig	Awaiting the start	Chris Gosselaar
Mouse McCoy	podium	Kehoe
Taylor	Ward leads Goose thru the barn	First corner
		Weigand

Actually, it’s three days in the dirt … but who’s counting?



It’s fun, family, and friends



It’s a race, it’s a get together, it’s a party



“Funnest race of the year” – quote from everyone that was there



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It’s the fifth annual Day In The Dirt, held at Los Angeles County Raceway in Palmdale California.



Here’s the three day lowdown:



Friday – Mike Bell’s Ultimate Practice/Instruction Session. Mike Bell assisted by David Bailey and Jeff Ward teach you how it’s done. Then it’s the Troy Lee Happy Hour practice session benefiting the Steve McQueen Memorial Fund for Boys Republic.



Saturday – Racing starts. Mini (50′s & 65′s), More Mini (85′s), Vintage GP (old time machines), Stunt GP (two member team race, stuntmen/women, actors, celebrities & special guests. Teams have to switch arm bands each lap!), Vet GP (riders over 30 years old), Film Industry GP (anyone working in the Entertainment/Film Industry in any capacity), Dirt 2001 GP (everybody is welcome).



Sunday – LA Old Timer Invitational GP, Moto-A-GoGo Pro/Am (two member team race featuring past and present Supercross and Motocross stars, extreme sports athletes, surfers, snowboarders, mountain bikers, auto racers, celebrities of all types, sponsors, and moviemakers), WML (Women’s Motocross League), Coup de Grace GP (A Survival Race!)





Results:





Stunt GP



1. Jeff Ward and Jeremy McGrath

2. Mouse McCoy and Eric Kehoe

3. Ryan Hughes and Shaun Palmer





Moto-A-GoGo



1. Rich Taylor and Chris Wheeler

2. Mouse McCoy and Eric Kehoe

3. Jeremy McGrath and Shaun Palmer





Coup de Grace



1. Ryan Hughes

2. Curt Casselli

3. Eric Kehoe





We’ll try to let the photos tell the rest of the story. If you didn’t make it to the event, try to next year!





Special thanks to Cheryl Lynch

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The Flyin’ Hawaiin! John DeSoto	Frog lives!	Lil Goose, Big Goose
Baby Hughes, Papa Hughes	Jeremy McGrath on his KTM	Jeremy, KJ, Ryan Hughes, Broc Glover
Jeff Ward handing off the wrist band to Jeremy McGrath. Their team won on Saturday	Troy Lee, as in ‘Troy Lee Designs’	Mini blast off!
Jeremy McGrath leading Erik Kehoe	Tiny Mini blast off!	Hero
Another hero	Hero too!	Was this Johnny O’Mara & Marty Smith?
This guy had ‘reel’ fun	Honda MX Team Manager Erik Kehoe gives RJ some pre-race advice: ‘Gas it dude!’	RJ on his 450
The Vintage class start!	Sean Bailey (David’s son)	Vintage. Iron.