AMA Announces 2010 Vintage Motorcycle Days
October 15, 2009 - The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
has announced the 2010 dates of the country's premier
annual celebration of motorcycling heritage.
AMA Vintage Motorcycle
Days will take place next year on July 9-11, 2010, at the
world-class Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
Tickets will go on sale Nov. 30. Please visit MidOhio.com
or call (800) MID-OHIO for more information or to order tickets.
The 19th Annual AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days features classic
motorcycles of all makes and styles, and honors the riders who made
them famous.
Activities include the AMA Racing Vintage Grand
Championships, which feature road racing, motocross, hare scrambles,
trials and dirt-track racing.
The event will also inlude North America's largest motorcycle
swap meet; bike shows and awards; a Marque of the Year display that
showcases the history of a unique brand; a Grand Marshal; a
new-product vendor midway; stunt shows; demo rides of current
production bikes; and seminars on a number of topics by noted
motorcycling experts.
"AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is the highlight of many
motorcyclists' calendars," said AMA Special Events and Marketing
Manager Tigra Tsujikawa. "By announcing the dates now, we hope to
provide our fans, enthusiasts and racers ample opportunity to set
their schedules for next year."
"As always, AMA Vintage Motorcycle
Days will be a treat for motorcycling fans of all eras -- and ages
-- and we don't want anyone to miss out on this unique opportunity."
Michelle Trueman Gajoch, president of TrueSports Inc., which owns
and operates the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Mid-Ohio School,
added: "The AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days weekend is a special event
that we are proud to host for the 16th straight year."
"Classic sportbikes on a historic track like Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course make
the races a real spectacle to see. The on-track action, coupled with
one of the world's largest motorcycle swap meets, is a treat for
fans as well as riders."
Proceeds from AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days benefit the AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. The goal of the Hall of Fame,
located on the campus of the AMA in Pickerington, Ohio, is to tell
the stories and preserve the history of motorcycling's legends and
heroes.
For more information, call (614) 856-2222, or visit the Hall
of Fame's website at MotorcycleMuseum.org.
For more information about AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, visit
AMAVintageMotorcycleDays.com
