2012 was a great year for AMA and ATVA competition. Here, some of the national champions and top competitors talk about the 2012 season, look ahead to the 2013 season, and explain why AMA and ATVA competition is the best racing on the planet. No other No. 1 plate matters.
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John Tejchma, of Muskegon, Mich., won the 2012 AMA Vintage 250 Hot Shoe Championship.
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James Hoegh of Sunbury, Pa., set a new landspeed record of 172.211 mph in the APF 2000cc class for the 2012 AMA Land Speed Grand Championships-BUB motorcycle Speed Trials.
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James Rhodes,a 17 year old from Nibley, Utah, is the 2012 AMA National Hare & Hound Open B class champion.
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14 year old, Tristan Avery, of Chesterfield, Va., is the 2012 AMA Dirt Track Amateur Grand Championships 250 DTX and 250 Mod 2 Stroke class champion.
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Laura Peters competed in the AMA/NATC Moto-Trials National Championship Series and finished first in the Clubwomen class.
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Thomas Herlihy raced in the 2012 AMA Vintage Roadrace Grand Championships and placed first in the Novice GP HW class.
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Tyler Clark, of St. Joseph, Mo., raced in the 2012 AMA Hillclimb Grand Championships and placed first in the ATV 450cc 2 Stroke class.
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Gary Semics is the 2012 national motocross champion in the 50 Masters class.
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Codee Ryan Samples of Midlethian, Texas, earned the national No. 1 plate in the 51cc (4-6) Stock Limited class in the 2012 Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, presented by Amsoil.
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Brandy Richards is the Amateur Girls 12-15 class champion in the 2012 Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, presented by Amsoil.
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Kenneth King finished first in the Super Senior B class in the 2012 National Hare Scrambles East Series.
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Garret Keister took home the No. 1 plate in the Production B class in 2012 in the AMA ATV Extreme Dirt Track National Championship Series.
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Steve Deines finished the 2012 season at the top of the Expert Sportsman Class in the AMA SWM NATC Moto Trials National Championship Series.
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Kendall Lanier finished first in the Unlimitied C class in the 2012 AMA ATV Extreme Dirt Track National Championship Series.
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Lane Baird is the 70 single-speed champion in the 2012 ATV motocross series.
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Taddy Blazusiak had a great 2012 season, finishing first in the AMA Endurocross series. Blazusiak also received the 2012 AMA National Championship Series Athlete of the year award.
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Andrew Putt defies gravity in 2012 to earn two trials national championships.
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Andrew Gross, 14, of Coon Hill Road, Cadosia, N.Y., earned first place in the 85cc, 12-15 class for the 2012 AMA East National Hare Scrambles Series.
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My name is Jaylin Billig. I live in Houston, and I'm a Bonneville Land Speed racer. I set a new AMA record in the 175cc P-AG class, on my 150cc scooter. Yes, the little scooters you often see around town. Only, mine is a little bit different.
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Zimmerman raced the ATVA National series in the 90 Auto Jr. class where he placed first, the 70 CVT class finishing second and he earned a third place in the 90 CVT (8-15) class.
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Daniel R. Capparelli, 40, of Sparks, Nev., raced in the 2012 AMA FMF/GPR Hare and Hound National Championship Series and finished first in the Vet A class.
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Mark Weirich, 43, of Bozeman, Mont., raced in the AMA FMF/GPR Hare and Hound National Championship Series for 2012 and finished first in the 40-plus A class.
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Charles M. Carter, from Indianapolis, earned first place in the Vintage MX 100cc class for 2012.
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In 2012, Vince Holt of Issaquah, Wash., captured the national No. 1 plates on both miles for the 40-plus and 50-plus classes in the AMA Dirt-Track Grand Championships.
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Sam Steckly, 12, of Oxford, IA., is the 2012 ATVA Nationals 90mod Jr. Champion.
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Patrick C. Tobin, a 41-year-old racer from Fort Mill, S.C., finished first in 2012 in the Senior B class in the AMA National Enduro Series.
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Ryan RIvenburgh, the 15-year-old Wonder Lake, Ill., resident earned the AMA NATC Youth Nationals Championship title in the Novice class, Ryan also rode the Illinois state series winning Novice, earning a 2nd place in Wisconsin and tied for 3rd in the Schoolboy class for the OMA National series.
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David Greenwell is the 2012 national trials champion in the Vintage Factory Intermediate Class.
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In 2012 Nick Gennusa took home three national titles in the 450 A, 4-Stroke A and Production A classes in the TP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship Series, presented by Parts Unlimited.
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Harold Goodman dominated the Pro class of the 2012 AMA ATV Extreme Dirt Track National Championship.
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Cody Chisham earned first place overall in the 85cc Modified (7-11) class at the 2012 AMA Dirt-Track Grand Championships and the AMA Fast Brain Award.
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Pat Smage, a wizard on a motorcycle, is the 2012 AMA NATC MotoTrials Pro champion.
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Scott Raine earned the national champion title in the Vintage Dirt Track 250 Masters class in 2012.
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Marshall Magnusson captured the Senior 50cc DTX (7-8) national No. 1 plate at the 2012 AMA Dirt Track Grand Championships.
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Jeff Hogan earned the national champion title in the Hot Rod Multi class of the 2012 AMA Vintage National Dirt Track Series.
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Chad Wienen: 2012 ATV Pro MX national champion.
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Jim Evans: 2012 ATV hare and hound 100-Open B champion.
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Adrienne Cooper: 2012 AMA ATV Women's MX Champion
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Andris Lagzdins: 2012 ATV hare and hound 100-Open A champ
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Paula Shank: 2012 ATV Women's Extreme Dirt Track champ
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Jim Fischer: 2012 M/PG 1650 land speed record holder
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Dave Rhinehart, 2012 Thruxton Stars national champion, will race a Harley-Davidson in AMA Pro Racing in 2013.
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Rebecca Berneck: 2012 250 PPV Land speed record holder