Wheels and Leaves - Here and There No. 2

A week of photos from Central New York and wherever else the road leads

Oct 07, 2026

Fall weather is coming on fast. This week has seen some areas near me hitting peak color, and then going away in an afternoon wind storm. Other areas are barely turning yet, so there is still time left before the season disappears. I have been able to get out quite a bit, especially over the weekend: starting with a vintage motocross race, followed by an impromptu car show at a car club fundraiser. And of course, the leaves are turning here in Central NY. We are in the midst of the short window of color before the seasons change.

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Side Hill Slam

We spent much of Saturday at the Side Hill Slam, a vintage motocross race held at Rustic Ridge Winery in Burlington, NY. The race was put on my AHRMA, the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association. Vintage motocross bikes including some from as far back as the 1970’s took to the track for a day of racing.

Car Show by a Corn Field

A nearby car club stopped for lunch at the winery while we were watching the motocross. Some notable cars on display included a pink Thunderbird, a vintage GTO, a Buick Regal Grand National (one of my favorite cars from the 80’s), and an early ‘60’s Studebaker Avanti. Having these cars lined up next to a field of corn was probably one of the most “Upstate NY” things I saw this week.