Benefit Auction for Daughter of Jim Pomeroy

Time is running out on the opportunity to bid on an AHRMAvintage-racing-legal 1975 Bultaco Pursang 250 in an auction that willbenefit the 9-year-old daughter of motocross legend Jim Pomeroy. Bidswill be accepted until Monday, October 16, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Forcomplete information, visit www.ahrma.org/auction.

Pomeroy, the first American to win a world championship motocross round(the 1973 Spanish 250 GP), was synonymous with the Bultaco marque. Inrecent years he was an enthusiastic participant in American HistoricRacing Motorcycle Association competition, winning the +50 Expertvintage MX national title three times in a row, 2003 through 2005. Hedied in a Jeep accident on Aug. 6 outside his hometown of Yakima, Wash.,and his daughter, Jamie Lee Pomeroy, suffered minor injuries.

The race-ready Model 135 Pursang is being donated by AHRMA members Danand Susan D'Amico of Utah. Proceeds from the auction will go to a trustfund set up for Jamie Lee Pomeroy.