Road America Vintage Motorcycle Classic Showcases More Than Racing Swap meet, show, ride, clubs featured The June 11-13, 2010 Road America Vintage Motorcycle Classic in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin offers more than spectacular vintage motorcycle racing presented by the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA). On top of the nearly four hundred priceless antique and classic bikes competing in four venues of competition, the weekend also features a swap meet, bike show, a road ride and club corrals. Not only will the machines be competing on the legendary four-mile Road America track, AHRMA has constructed three off-road courses on the 640 acre facility to accommodate vintage and post-vintage motocross, cross country and observed trials events. Pre-entries for the racing events closed a few days ago and AHRMA Executive Director, Dave Lamberth is pleased to say that road race entries are up 8% over last year. Classic Events will be presenting a vintage motorcycle swap meet in the Infield between Turn 14 and the Paddock. Old bike collectors and enthusiasts can shop for bikes, parts, literature and memorabilia from over fifty vendors. Not only will the wax and polish be out for the Moving Bike Show presented by Motorcycle Classics magazine, but the chain lube and tire pressure gauges will get a workout as participants complete a forty mile ride through the scenic Kettle Moraine countryside. After the ride, the bikes will be judged and trophies will be presented in six classes. The Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club (VJMC) is the Featured Club Corral for 2010. Vintage motorcycle clubs and organizations from throughout the region will be manning Club Corral booths. Clubs will display their bikes, sell memberships and club regalia, and have a gathering place for members. Join Jim Forster of Spring Grove, IL, winner of the Road America Vintage Motorcycle Classic VIP Weekend Package for a fun family excursion back to the Golden days of motorcycling. Forster entered at the Chicago International Motorcycle Show. The International Motorcycle Shows are a proud sponsor of the Road America Vintage Motorcycle Classic. Tickets are available at www.roadamerica.com or 1-800-835- RACE. Participant information for the swap meet, bike show and club corral is available by contacting Classic Swap Meets: 440-591-5099, or [email protected]. Pre-register for the Moving Bike Show presented by Motorcycle Classics magazine: ~http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/black-side-down-road-america-ride-and-show-register.aspx?utm_content=MCC+Shop+Talk+4.22.10+&utm_campaign=E-+Newsletters&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email~ About AHRMA If you are crazy about old competition motorcycles””whether road racers, flat trackers, motocrossers, trials iron or woods bikes””then you have certainly come to the right place. That’s what the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association is all about, Fun on Old Wheels. AHRMA is a celebration of the competition motorcycles of yesterday, as well as the legendary riders who made history aboard these machines. Where possible, AHRMA rounds out this historic experience by recreating the types of race courses these machines were used on. In particular, motocross tracks and observed trials sections both have changed dramatically since these motorcycles were new, but AHRMA steps back to the way it was “back then.” We make sure racing takes place in an environment that is safe, fair and friendly. A not-for-profit organization of approximately 4,700 members, AHRMA is the largest vintage-racing group in North America and quite possibly the biggest in the world. Our roots extend back to efforts to organize vintage road racing during the late 1970s in the Northeast. In the early ’80s, other groups began emerging around the nation, adding scrambles, observed trials, dirt track and concours events to the competition options available for vintage riders. For additional information visit our website: www.ahrma.org