Does that mean it will go out like a Lion?
Well, that may be the case with the weather, however, if we are talking about our workload, March is definitely coming in like a Lion and we expect it to go out like a Lion as well. We have prepared 889 tax returns by the end of the day yesterday. Progress on the parking area is coming along nicely.
We have one last guard rail to install and then we are expecting the landscapers to come plant the Cypress Trees. The wrought iron should be just about ready to deliver and install. And the guys will be coming to stripe the spaces soon.
Telephone Traffic – 806 Calls
This past week, we experienced 335 Incoming Calls and made 471 Outgoing Calls.
I had planned to write about the Indian Creek Motocross that was located just north of Cullman during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. I will have to cut my blog post short this Sunday due some unexpected I.T. duties at the office. However, I’m going to take a shot at summarizing this. Janie Wilson gifted this poster to me and I will treasure it.
We had so many clients and acquaintances involved and participating in one way or another. Janie’s husband Frank and Ron Speegle are the two that I recall. Jeff Whatley, (he and I went through Kindergarten to High School together) won the main race there in 1979 or 1980!
History of Indian Creek Motocross (Cullman, Alabama)
Opening and Years of Operation
Indian Creek Motocross Park opened in the late 1970s just north of Cullman, Alabama. By 1982 it was hosting the “6th Annual Pepsi Cola Motocross Classic,” indicating the track’s inaugural year was around 1976. riderfiles.wordpress.com.
The facility was located about 10 miles north of Cullman (near I-65 exit 318)archive.org. It operated actively throughout the 1980s, hosting numerous races each season. While an exact closing date isn’t widely documented, the track appears to have ceased operations by the early 1990s (after roughly 15–20 years of activity). By the 2000s it was no longer listed among active motocross tracks, as it had closed by then.
Major Events and Notable Riders
Indian Creek MX gained fame in regional racing circles for its well-run events. Its signature race was the annual Pepsi Cola Motocross Classic, held each fall. This race drew riders from multiple states; for example, the 11th Annual Pepsi Classic in September 1987 had a full gate of competitors riderfiles.wordpress.com, and the 12th Annual in 1988 drew over 150 entries despite rainy weather archive.org. Indian Creek also hosted rounds of regional series. In 1986 it was part of the North Alabama Outlaw Motocross Championship archive.org. By 1987, it served as an opening round of the GA/AL Fall Series sponsored by Georgia Cycle Supply magazine.cyclenews.com.
Greg Cook & Janie Wilson
Numerous notable riders raced at Indian Creek MX, especially rising amateur stars of the era. Local pro-am standouts like Sean Dukes (Honda rider who won the 1987 Pepsi Classic) and Darryl Ahonen took victories there magazine.cyclenews.com. The 1987 Pepsi Classic saw riders such as DeWayne Walker, Timmy Hargrove, and Kevin Dowdy battling bar-to-bar riderfiles.wordpress.com. In 1988, future top amateurs like Cary Morris (of Mississippi) and Chance Matthews claimed class wins at the Pepsi Classic archive.org. The track was also frequented by Alabama’s fastest riders of the time – for instance, Kevin Foley (1985 AMA Amateur of the Year from nearby Somerville, AL) is remembered to have cut his teeth racing at Indian Creek. The high level of competition and the presence of such riders made Indian Creek a hotspot for motocross in Alabama during the 1980s.
Closure and Legacy
Indian Creek Motocross Park closed in the early 1990s. By the 1990s, the Pepsi Classic and other races had quietly ended, and the property was no longer used for organized motocross. No official announcement was noted in newspapers, but by the mid-90s the track had dropped off event calendars.
Despite its closure, Indian Creek MX left a lasting legacy in Alabama’s motocross history. It provided a venue for countless riders to compete and hone their skills. The track is still fondly remembered by those who raced there in the 70s and 80s. Its big annual events (like the Pepsi Classic) and the era’s top amateur talent that raced on its soil are an important part of North Alabama’s motorsports heritage. Today, Indian Creek Motocross lives on only in memories and record books, but it remains a significant chapter in the timeline of motocross in Alabama. riderfiles.wordpress.com archive.org.
Sources: Contemporary race reports in Cycle News and other publications from the 1980s document Indian Creek MX’s events and location archive.org riderfiles.wordpress.com.