Thanks to all who showed up for the 3rd Annual ROCKFORD of the WEST Vintage Show & Swap - in Roseville, CA. Thanks to gas prices (I figure), turnout was 84 Bikes and only 8 hacks signed up (only 7 raced ... but plenty were seen in the pits). Those numbers were a bit down from the 130-some bikes last year and 17 hacks. It seemed like there was definitely good QUALITY over quantity.
BEST MONOSHOCK
Winner: JAKE KILLBOURNE's shiny DAN GURNEY MONOSHOCK
runnerups: John Severin's 16" Stroker Mono
BEST 70's BIKE
Winner: XACH WAGNER's (candy red) REDLINE MICROLINE
runnerups: Perry Will's pearl white Panda Elite, G's 1978 Proline, John Sullivan's '77 "Breithaupt Replica" FMF, G's 1978 Proline.
BEST 80's BIKE
Winner: G's 1980 Redline PL-20
runnerups: Mark Steelman's 1980 Maximum XL, Tony Hart's 1980 Cook Bros., Carson Johnson's SE Quadangle, Troy's chrome 1981 GJS.
BEST 26" CRUISER
Winner: DAVE SHINBURGER's 1979 CHAMPION
runnerups: Tony Hart's 1980 Cook Bros., WFO's black S&S, Mel Wagner's 1979 S&S "3-bar", Perry Wills' copper Cook Bros.
BEST 24" CRUISER
Winner: JAKE KILLBOURNE's PATTERSON 24 w/ GRAPHITES
runnerups: Mike Suarez' 1979 red Champion, Jimmy Roth's '79 white Bassett, G's '83 Redline PL-24, Kevin Misserou's Slingshot 24.
BEST 16" PIT-BIKE
Winner: G's candy-blue REDLINE MX-3
runnerups: Kevin Misserou's '79 white Gary Littlejohn, G's 1976 nickel Squareback Pit, Greg Fong's '82 CW Pit, John Severin's yellow Stroker Monoshock.
BEST FREESTYLE BIKE
Winner: MIKE SUAREZ' 1986 (white) REDLINE RL-20 II
runnerups: Xach Wagner's Skyway T/A, Dylan Williams' '85 (bike), Mike Suarez' 1985 Hutch Trickstar.
BEST OF SHOW
Winner: MIKE SUAREZ' GARY LITTLEJOHN Tandem
runnerups: Tony Hart's '81 Cook Bros., Perry Will's copper Cook Bros 26'er, Kevin Misserou's red Slingshot 24" and Jake Killbourne's mint Patterson 24".
Thanks to all of the participants, spectators who voted on the bikes, and to our presentors at the Patriot Bike Shop awards-gala: Cheri Elliott, Maurice Meyer, Scott Barrette, Randy Shaftner, John "WFO" Severin and special guest Dan Oakley (who made his first appearance at a BMX event since 1983).
Of course - we plan on doing it again next year; as ABA has already announced Roseville will get a National. And we'll likely add more categories - like Best 90's bike and Best Modern-Day Retro build.