2022 WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP FLASHBACK

On Dec 31, 2022 Last updated Dec 31, 2022

 

The calm before the storm. The World Vet Championship featured a Friday practice day to help foreign and out-of-state riders get accustomed to Glen Helen’s unique conditions and learn the long track design that featured lap times between three minutes to four minutes depending on the rider’s skill level

THE IDEA: Over 38 years ago Tom White had the idea to host a race dedicated to riders over the age of 30. Think about that for a minute. The first Vet race was almost 40 years ago. To be eligible for that race, you had to be 30 years old. The riders who rode that first race would now be 68 years old. Amazingly, a large number of riders from year one showed up at year 38. 

Originally naming it the White Brothers World Vet Championship (because no other aftermarket company or manufacturer wanted to sponsor an event for old riders), Tom farmed sponsors from the ranks of the brands that the White Brothers distributing company carried. When Tom passed away from cancer in 2017, his daughter Kristin and son-in-law John Anderson tok the reins to sponsor the World Vet Championship through their Dubya USA wheel company.

 

The heavy hitters at Glen Helen were Jeremy McGrath (2) and Mike Brown (3). Both racers are over 50 years old, but both elected to race in the Over-40 Pro class and Over-50 Pasha 125 Pro class. Brown also raced the Over-30 Pro class and the Pasha Over-30 125 Pro class. He was a busy boy.

Check the rest of the story with great pictures at motocrossactionmag.com/2022-world-vet-flashback-time-flies-so-do-the-stars-of-the-past/