This year the San Diego County Fair provided vintage motocross races at the Del Mar Arena, and Murrieta rider Jim Domann won the two motos in which he competed.
WGAS Motorsports and Legends and Heroes Moto Museum organized the races June 19 and June 20. Domann competed in the first two June 19 motos and won both.
“It was good,” Domann said. “I think the people in the stands enjoyed it.”
Domann, who is now 68, was 12 when he began racing and 16 when he became a professional motocross racer. “Kind of my passion for sure,” he said.
He grew up in La Mirada. After concluding his professional racing career Domann moved to Moab, Utah, in the 1980s to become a white-water rafting guide on the Colorado River though Cataract Canyon. He then lived in Canyon Lake for two decades before moving to Murrieta 15 years ago. In addition to his riding activities, he owns a construction company specializing in custom homes.
Mitch Payton owns Pro Circuit in Corona. Payton built the motor for the 1975 Honda RC 125 Domann uses for vintage motocross races. “He did this all as a favor for me,” Domann said.
“He did a great job,” Domann said. “I won all the things I’ve been in on that bike.”
Domann competed in the 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. motos June 19 at the Del Mar Arena. “The track was kind of small; it was smaller than I was used to,” he said.
The Del Mar Arena has a seating capacity of approximately 3,500. Domann’s debut on the small track didn’t prove to be an obstacle. “I won that pretty good,” he said.
Domann added the second moto win before leaving prior to the day’s third race.
“I think it was fun,” Domann said. “It was just a fun experience to be racing at a fair, a county fair, especially by the ocean.”
Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia.com.
