American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 234 January 2019 | Page 12

Hooligans, Sun, Sea, Sand, Surf and Punk
Co-staged by Roland Sands
Design (RSD) and Synergy
Global Entertainment (SGE), the
second annual Moto Beach
Classic partnered with the
inaugural Surf City Blitz on
October 27-28 “for an epic
weekend of 40,000 guests, the
greatest Punk Rock line-up ever
assembled, custom motorcycles,
surf contest, and moto/surf/punk
rock inspired art.”
Concert goers, racers, artists,
surfers and motorcyclists
descended on Huntington State
Beach in California to celebrate
all things “moto culture” with
what is being billed as having
been “the first true motorcycle
and music lifestyle inspired
festival.”
Both days featured a racing line-
up headlined by the two final
rounds of the Super Hooligan
National Championship series.
Andy DiBrino and Jordan Baber
had 1st and 2nd place locked in
for the overall championship,
but neither left off the gas the
whole weekend; third place
eventually going to Brad
Spencer.
The dirt track was filled with
racing all hours of sunlight from
12 additional support classes:
450 Pro/Am, Running of the
Bul’s, Vintage 2 and 4 strokes,
tankshift and brakeless bikes
from the 30s and 40s, a women’s
open class and the always
interesting Run What Ya Brung.
The West Coast Boardriders
(WCBR) Hurley Surf and Turf
competition took a unique
approach to crown the winning
team at the Moto Beach Classic,
adding a motorcycle race to
their contest format.
The GEICO lot was a free, open
to the public, motorcycle
entertainment area greeting all
who entered the Festival. It was
a great place to visit with local
Photo: Dave Johnson
motorcycle shops, check out the
2019 motorcycle models, try on
new riding apparel and shop
new products from a host of
vendors.
BMW hosted the Salty Sprint
races, giving racers a chance to
rip down the 400-foot line to
the checkered flag on R nineTs,
where local Kevin Duke took the
#1 Bell Helmet. Del Amo
Motorsports hosted the
Kawasaki Gymkhana race where
Nicky Rymer took home a brand
new Z125 motorcycle as his
trophy. Bell Helmets hosted
stunt shows where big bikes got
their front wheel at 12 o’clock
Photos: Preston Burroughs
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and shredded endless tires in
plumes of smoke while
spectators shouted for more.
Even the kids got in on the
action with the Dunlop Kids
Demo Course on STACYC electric
bikes, starting the love affair for
two wheels as young as 2 ½
years old.
The Husqvarna Architects of
Inspiration Art Show “truly
brought the Moto Beach Classic
and Surf City Blitz together.” Art
was on display from artists with
backgrounds in surfing/skating,
motorcycles and music. Steve
Caballero, Brian Bent, Matt
Hensley, Sara Rose, Warren
Fitzgerald, CR Stecyk and many
more were featured in a one of
a kind art show on the sand.
Vance & Hines teamed up with
Motul to deliver a stellar
collection of custom motorcycles
for the Moto Classic Bike Show.
The eclectic gathering of rolling
art spanned the gamut from
road worn vintage Harleys and
Indians to pristine customs from
some of the industry’s top
builders. Bikes from Max Hazan
(Hazan Motorworks), Jay
LaRossa (Lossa Engineering),
Oliver Jones (The Cutrate), Aaron
Guardado (Suicide Machine Co.),
Go Takamine (Brat Style), Taber
Nash (Nash Motorcycle
Company) and many more drew
a consistent crowd as concert
goers wandered through the
first custom bike show on the
beach in addled amazement.
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