Vintage Victory

It took four hours a day and seven days a week for three months for Mark Jarel to get to the finish line at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond. But in the end, Jarel and his wife, Amy, had cause to celebrate. After restoring two vintage motorcycles--a 1963 Ducati 250 GP and a 1982 Honda FT 500 Ascot--Jarel earned a spot on the Corsa MotoClassica’s perpetual trophy. “I can’t tell you what it feels like to win,” he said. “I was screaming in my helmet the whole last lap.”