This page has photos of a number of local riders at various short track and 1/2 mile events. Corrections and additional information are welcome and appreciated.
Butch Lange #3 on the Mid Town Cycle Yamaha at the Robin Hood short track, Andalusia, Illinois August 1970.
L to R: Ben Shoemaker on his HD KHK, and Jerry Templeman on his HD 165. Webster City, IA Scrambles Summer 1954.
98K Anthony Derksen on the Norris Motor Sport Honda. Princeton, Illinois July 1968
Princeton, Ill
Dale Jones on his XS 750 Yamaha at an unknown ½ mile event.
Peoria TT
99K Harry Bellinger BSA Gold Star. Lincoln, ILL Sept 1968.
Herb Bellinger on his BSA 650 twin at Jerseyville, Illinois Spring 1970
Dewayne Hopkins trying out his new Ossa 250 Stiletto at the Wapello Fair grounds, summer 1969.
Harry Bellinger
Paul Schafer June 1970
Dewayne Hopkins
Hoppi Galesburg, Ill
From L to R: 18 Don Larue, 34 Tim Hopkins, 64 Brian Machlin, 99 Anthony Derksen, 29 Rick Reinecke.
Davenport, Iowa
Tim Hopkins on his Missile Honda 600 at Mason City 1/2 Mile 2001
Billy Hopkins leads the field at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa on the Tri-City Motorcycle Sales Kawasaki.
Billy Hopkins lines up with the Kawasaki single at an unknown ½ mile to be pushed off by Dale Jones.
10K Dale Jones gets his Yamaha 750 sideways at an unknown half mile.
35 Dan Gray and 34 Dale T. Jones line up at Davenport, IA
34K Dale T. Jone at Davenport, Ia
Billy Hopkins & Dale Jones tuning on the 131K bike
Dan Gray on his Yamaha at Davenport, IA
Identified riders are: #66 Paul Schafer, #3 Charlie Evans, #54 Guy Hocking. Charles City, IA
Harry Bellinger is assisted by Dave Alftine after winning the Novice 250cc final at Lancaster, Wisc Aug 1966.
Don LaRue on his Ossa at Columbus Jct, Iowa
L to R: Bill Hopkins, Dale T. Jones, Dewayne Hopkins
National Number 29, Herb Bellinger and his 500cc BSA Gold Star single.
Art Hickey 4th from left at Dixon, Illinois 1/2 mile. Summer 1939
Butch Lange on the Mid Town Cycle Yamaha.
Credits: Ed Ahlf photo
Credits: Shoemaker collection.
Credits: Dave Bauerbach photo
78K Bob Smith, Dubuque, IA on the Jim Norris BSA Gold Star at Princeton, Illinois 1/2 mile, April 1967. Also in the line up, 43S Dale Harding.
Credits: Dave Bauerbach photo
Credits: Ed Ahlf photo
Charlie Evans, at the Peoria TT Aug 25, 1963, tuning the Yamaha twin for 16M Ronnie Doyle.
Credits: Dave Bauerbach Photo
Credits: Dave Bauerbach photo
Credits: Ed Ahlf Photo
Credits: Ed Ahlf photo
99K Harry Bellinger on the Honda CB450 at Knoxville, Illinois May 1970 being assisted by Jim Norris and Dave Brown. Watching is Referee J.T. Miles and 78K Bob Smith.
Credits: Dave Bauerbach photo
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Hoppi on his Ossa Stiletto 250 at an unknown dusty 1/2 mile track.
May 1970
Credits: Ed Ahlf photo
173K Dewayne Hoppi Hopkins on his Ossa leads the field on the white flag lap at Galesburg, Illinois TT race. July 1970
Credits: Ed Ahlf photo
Credits: Tim Hopkins collection
Credits: Tim Hopkins collection
Credits: Bill Hopkins collection
Credits: Bill Hopkins collection.
Credits: Tim Hopkins collection
Credits: Dan Gray collection
Credits: Dan Gray collection.
Credist: Bill Hopkins collection
Crredits: Dan Gray collection.
Credits: Jim Norris collection.
Credits: Dave Bauerbach photo.
Credits: Don LaRue collection.
Credits: Dale R. Jones photo
Credits: Dave Bauerbach photo
Credits: Hickey collection.
Credits: Mike Hildebrandt collection.
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Butch Lange #3 on the Mid Town Cycle Yamaha at the Robin Hood short track, Andalusia, Illinois August 1970.
Credits: Ed Ahlf photo


























