IV League Flat Track returned to Del Mar for it’s second year of racing at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Southern California. There are classes for just about every kind of bike you can think of but it’s the Hooligans that are one of stand out classes at these races. 750cc and up street bikes doing battle on a dirt oval is quite the site to see and a fan favorite. The Hooligan Class consist mostly of american V-Twins with a smattering of Euro and Japanese machinery to make for some great racing action.Once a sideshow attraction, the Hooligan class is quite the legitimate class now, with some Professional riders dipping their toes into the action lately. We’ll let the photos do most of the talking for this article. The next IV League Flat Track race is February 6, you don’t want to miss it if you are in the So Cal area!!

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Scott “T-Bone” Jones getting loose on his Harley-Davidson XLCH that was brand new when Nixon was in the White House.

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Pro Street-Freestyle Rider Aaron Colton rails the high line on an Indian Scout Sixty built by Roland Sands Design

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Aaron Guardado out front with his brother Shaun in tow

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Hooligan Start

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Troy Hoff and Juan Arceo battle it out in the Hooligan Stock Class.

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Legendary painter “Smokey” helps keep the races running like clockwork on raceday

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Mini bike racing!!

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Roland Sands getting into the ” Zone”

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Opening ceremonies entertainmet

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Shaun Guardado getting low in the Moto Limbo

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Roland Sands hitting the bar in the Moto Limbo

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Hooligan Start

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Shaun Guardado fueling up

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Shaun Guardado gunning for that number 1 postition

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Mark Atkins ( Rusty Butcher) and Aaron Colton during opening ceremonies

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Aaron and Shaun Guardado lining up

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Rick Villanueva going fast and leading on his 1965 Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster

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Roland Sands and Shaun Guardado getting ready

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Mark Atkins (Rusty Butcher) and Aaron Colton cracking jokes during opening ceremonies

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Opening cermonies

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Opening ceremonies

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Speedway legend Shawn “Mad Dog” McConnell on a vintage Indian

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Shaun Guardado turning with the rear wheel

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Gabe Vidrio getting it

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Shaun Guardado

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Roland Sands leading Mark Atkins

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Scott Jones

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Mini Bike racers

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The Harley-Davidson XLCH of Scott “T-Bone” Jones

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Hooligan bikes

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Brandon Holstein ( Brawny Built) twisting that throttle to the stops

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Kayl Kolkman in the lead

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Hunter Klee battles with Kayl Kolkman

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Hunter Klee

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The Del Mar Arena is a fantastic place for flat track racing

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Hunter Klee and Brandon Holstein getting in ” The Zone”

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Flat track tires

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Chopper Dave’s has a cool race bike transporter

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Hooligan bikes

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Hooligan bikes

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Hooligan bikes

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Hooligan bikes

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Mitch Gallagher on the gas and in the lead

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Roland Sands

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Gabe Vidrio in the lead

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Rick Villanueava’s flat track beauties

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Indian Scout Sixty

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Indian Scout Sixty

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Rick Villanueava

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Rick Villanueva backin’ it in

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Hooligan bikes

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The might Buell of Juan Arceo

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Brandon Holstein and Josh Johnson

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Vintage Harley-Davidson race machine

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The Del Mar arena

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