AHRMA Announces $10k Purse for Barber Cup Pro Challenge
Press Release | September 16, 2019
AHRMA announces a $10,000 purse for the 2019 Barber Cup at the Barber Vintage Festival
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This is a press release from AHRMA…
AHRMA (American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association) is excited to announce a $10,000 purse for the 2019 Barber Cup challenge, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 5, at the 15th annual Barber Vintage Festival. This purse will be split between the podium finishers on Saturday night at the Awards Ceremony.
The Barber Cup race is attracting a big-name lineup, including racers such as Scott “Mr. Daytona” Russell, Nate Kern, Geoff May (winner of the inaugural event), Steve Rapp, Mark White to name a few. AHRMA will be accepting entries up until 10 a.m. October 4.
This 10-lap special race is open to 20 competitors and will take place immediately following completion of the AHRMA’s Saturday race schedule. A 20-minute qualifying session will run after practice on Thursday or Friday (depending on weather conditions).
Racer Qualifying Requirements:
- Be a licensed AHRMA competitor
- Take part in at least one day of practice, either Thursday or Friday
- Participate in qualifying round following scheduled practice on Friday evening
- Be entered in the regular Formula Thunder race on Saturday
- Be capable of running in the front part of the field in an AHRMA Formula Thunder race (based on lap times)
For equipment rules, see the AHRMA Handbook, and specific Sections 9.8 and 10.17. (AHRMA Handbook is available at www.ahrma.org/ahrma-handbook)
Contact ahrma@oneracing.org or visit www.ahrma.org for additional information.