2010
ANNUAL
REPORT
T
he mission of the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation (AMHF) is to celebrate,
elucidate and preserve the rich tradition of motorcycling in America. The Motorcycle
Hall of Fame Museum, founded by the AMHF in 1990, is home to the Motorcycle
Hall of Fame, which honors the distinguished men and women whose competitive
spirit, passion, vision and entrepreneurship have played a vital role in shaping the
sport, lifestyle and business of motorcycling. Visitors to the Hall of Fame’s three major
display halls learn about the storied history of American motorcycling, and experience
the excitement of the open road or trail, the thrill of racing, the allure of motorcycle
design and technology, and the inspiration of memorable personalities. Located on
the campus of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in Pickerington, Ohio,
the non-profit Hall of Fame is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is
closed on Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. For more information
call (614) 856–2222 or visit MotorcycleMuseum.org.
4 Motorcycle Hall of Fame Inductees
6 Letter from the Chairman
8 AMHF Board of Directors
12 Hall of Fame Exhibits
18 2010 Induction Ceremony
36 Events and Fundraising
40 Financials
43 Acquisitions and Donors
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Inductees
J.C. Agajanian • Giacomo Agostini • David Aldana • Johnny Allen • C.E. Altman • Hap
Alzina • Brad Andres • Leonard Andres • Leo Anthony • Sam Arena, Sr. • Bob Armstrong
• Erle “Pop” Armstrong • Roy Artley • C.R. Axtell • Walt Axthelm • Speedy Babbs • Fritzie
Baer • Bill Bagnall • David Bailey • Gary Bailey • Bill Baird • Erwin “Cannonball” Baker
• Steve Baker • Mike Baldwin • Mark Barnett • Dave Barr • Mike Bast • Robert Bates
• Jean Michel Bayle • Vaughn Beals • Rex Beauchamp • Ernie Beckman • Mike Bell •
Wells Bennett • Ralph Berndt • Dick Bettencourt • Doug Bingham • Ron Bishop • Mark
Blackwell • Joe Bolger • Ted Boody, Jr. • Cliff Boswell • Earl Bowlby • Eyvind Boyesen
• Jerry Branch • Everett Brashear • Bob Braverman • Mark Brelsford • Eddie Brinck •
Bill Brokaw • Becky Brown • Bruce Brown • Don Brown • Willard “Red” Bryan • Max
Bubeck • Earl Buck • Erik Buell • Al Burke • Ed Burke • Roy Burke • Dick Burleson
• Albert “Shrimp” Burns • Ben Campanale • Ben Knighthorse Campbell • Chris Carr •
Kel Carruthers • Woody Carson • Allen Carter • Woodsie Castonguay • Don Castro
• Tom Cates • Danny Chandler • Doug Chandler • Jimmy Chann • Alfred Rich Child •
T.C. Christenson • Bill Church • Chuck Clayton • Sharon Clayton • Floyd Clymer • Rod
Coates • A.B. Coffman • Larry Coleman • Clark Collins • Russ Collins • Pete
Colman • Arthur Constantine • Wes Cooley • Dave Coombs • Mike Corbin • Carl Cranke •
Al Crocker • Wayne T. Curtin • Glenn Curtiss • Mary Shepard Cutright • Wally Dallenbach
• Russ Darnell • Arthur Davidson • Walter Davidson • William A. Davidson • William G.
Davidson • William H. Davidson • Jim Davis • Will Davis • Paul Dean • Roger DeCoster •
Trevor Deeley • Babe De May • Ralph De Palma • Jake De Rosier • John DeSoto • Dave
Despain • Marty Dickerson • Tony Distefano • Doug Domokos • Dick Dorresteyn • Floyd
Dreyer • Linda Dugeau • Yvon Duhamel • E. Paul Dupont • Edison Dye • Chet Dykgraaf •
Al Eames • Ted Edwards • Kenny Eggers • Mona Ehnes • Bud Ekins • Dave Ekins • Steve
Eklund • Sprouts Elder • David Emde • Don Emde • Floyd Emde • Jeff Emig • Debbie
Evans • George Everett • Michael Farabaugh • Jimmy Filice • Ed Fisher • Earl Flanders •
Peter Fonda • Malcolm Forbes • Bob Fox • Geoff Fox • Bill France, Sr. • Bill France, Jr. •
Jeff Fredette • Curly Fredricks • Rollie Free • Walt Fulton Sr. • Joe Gee • Johnny Gibson
• Dick “Slider” Gilmore • Linda “Jo” Giovannoni • Broc Glover • Paul Goldsmith • Randy
Goss • Bill Goudy • Carl Goudy • Ricky Graham • Morty Graves • Bob Greene • John
and Rita Gregory • Al Gunter • Mike Hailwood • Torsten Hallman • Fred Ham • Dick
Hammer • Bob Hannah • Bob Hansen • Donnie Hansen • Scot Harden • William S. Harley
• T.K. Hastings • Randy Hawkins • Larry Headrick • Oscar Hedstrom • Tom Heininger •
George Hendee • Thomas Henderson • William Henderson • Pat Hennen • Doug Henry
• Ralph Hepburn • Barry Higgins • Bobby Hill • Jimmy Hill • Pete Hill • Lester Hillbish •
Ted Hodgdon • J.C. “Pappy” Hoel • Pearl Hoel • Soichiro Honda • Jules Horky • David
Hough • Kent Howerton • Billy Huber • Larry “Supermouth” Huffman • Roger Hull • Hugh
H. “Harry” Hurt • JackpIne Gypsies Motorcycle Club • Don Johns • Bill Johnson • Rick
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Johnson • Gary Jones • Hap Jones • Maldwyn Jones • Erv Kanemoto • Buzz Kanter •
Benny Kaufman • Neil Keen • Harry J.R. Kelley, Jr. • Mike Kidd • Mike Kiedrowski • Dick
Klamfoth • Evel Knievel • Hazel Kolb • Ed Kretz, Sr. • Ed Kretz, Jr. • Lin Kuchler • Del Kuhn
• Brad Lackey • Allen Lafortune • Wilbur “Lammy” Lamoreaux • Danny Laporte • Lars
Larsson • Eddie Lawson • Mert Lawwill • Aubrey Le Bard • Jay Leno • Oscar Lenz • Joe
Leonard • Woody Leone • Gunnar Lindstrom • Clifford “Windy” Lindstrom • Carey Loftin
• Freddie Ludlow • Ken Maely • Walt Mahony • Larry Maiers • Randy Mamola • David
Mann • Dick Mann • Denis Manning • Bart Markel • Freddie Marsh • Gary Mathers • Billy
Mathews • Robert McClean • Jim & Phyllis McClure • Tom McDermott • Jeremy McGrath
• Victor McLaglen • John McLaughlin • Steve McLaughlin • Steve McQueen • Fred Merkel
• Joseph Merkel • Heikki Mikkola • Bill Miller • Herby Miller • Sammy Miller • Cordy Milne
• Jack Milne • Charles “Feets” Minert • Howard Mitzel • Emmett Moore • Steve Morehead
• Putt Mossman • Eddie Mulder • Dave Mungenast, Sr. • Burt Munro • Clem Murdaugh
• Cook Neilson • Arlen Ness • Ed Netterberg • Joel E. “Jody” Nicholas • Nick Nicholson
• Freddie Nix • Gary Nixon • Dick O’Brien • Bruce Ogilvie • Johnny O’Mara • Chuck
Palmgren • Tom Paradise • Scott Parker • Trampas Parker • Joe Parkhurst • Leslie “Red”
Parkhurst • Mike Parti • Leo Payne • Mitch Payton • Bruce Penhall • Duke Pennell
• Jack Penton • John Penton • Tom Penton • Dave Perewitz • Dudley “Dud” Perkins •
Bob Perry • Joe Petrali • Preston Petty • Jimmy Phillips • Reggie Pink • Jim Pomeroy •
Terry Poovey • Ray Price • Reg Pridmore • Wayne Rainey • Ronnie Rall • Cal Rayborn •
John Reed • Herb Reiber • Roger Reiman • Carroll Resweber • Gene Rhyne • Jim Rice
• Branscombe Richmond • Derek & Don Rickman • Joel Robert • J.N. Roberts • Kenny
Roberts • Dot Robinson • Earl Robinson • Roxy Rockwood • George Roeder • Larry
Roeseler • Gene Romero • Sylvester Roper • Rip Rose • Scott Russell • Perry Sands •
Robert Schanz • Donny Schmit • Bernie Schreiber • Dave Schultz • Kevin Schwantz •
Ignaz Schwinn • Gary Scott • Hank Scott • Bubba Shobert • Tom Sifton • Dale Singleton •
Dal Smilie • E.C. Smith • Donnie Smith • Erwin “Smitty” Smith • George J. Smith, Sr. • Jeff
Smith • Malcolm Smith • Marty Smith • Roger Soderstrom • Cristine Sommer-Simmons •
Freddie Spencer • Johnny Spiegelhoff • Jay Springsteen • Jeff Stanton • Orie Steele, Sr.
• Gary Stevens • Bessie Stringfield • Chuck Sun • Babe Tancrede • Sammy Tanner • Lee
Taylor • Shell Thuet • John Tibben • Rolf Tibblin • Walter & Lucille Timme • Fred Toscani •
Elmer Trett • Marty Tripes • Gavin Trippe • Bill Tuman • Joe Uebelacker • Pete Uebelacker
• Billy Uhl • Gilles Vaillancourt • Adeline & Augusta Van Buren • Terry Vance • Skip Van
Leeuwen • A.F. Van Order • Don Vesco • Craig Vetter • Ed Waldheim • Gene Walker •
Otto Walker • Theresa Wallach • Miny Waln • Buzz Walneck • Bruce Walters • Jeff Ward
• Joe Weatherly • Jim Weinert • Ray Weishaar • Bill Werner • Ralph White • Earl Widman
• Jack Wilson • Margaret Wilson • Mike Wilson • Leroy Winters • Steve Wise • Charles
L. “Red” Wolverton • George Wyman • Pops Yoshimura • Ed Youngblood • Dave Zien
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Letter From The Chairman
On behalf of the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation (AMHF), it is my honor
to share with you this Annual Report. It outlines a number of our accomplishments
at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in 2010. And after perusing the
information, I trust you will be inspired to participate with us in the years to come.
When was the last time you visited the Motorcycle Hall of Fame on the AMA
campus in Pickerington, Ohio? If it was prior to July 2010, you owe it to yourself to
come see this wonderful presentation of the men and women who went the extra
mile to make motorcycling what it is today. And if you have never been to the Hall
of Fame, please accept my invitation to join the thousands of people who visit every
year.
Our highlight of the year was, once again, the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony in Las Vegas, Nev. The Nov. 19 gala drew a sellout crowd in celebration
of a tremendous class of inductees. We also added something new for 2010: a
Legends Award that honors one previously inducted Hall of Famer each year. The
2010 recipient was none other than Bob “Hurricane” Hannah, whose incredible
accomplishments added a key ingredient to our induction ceremony. Bob was
uplifting and entertaining, and we look forward to honoring more Legends in the
years to come.
In addition, we cannot forget the Midwest’s biggest annual motorcycle weekend,
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in
Lexington, Ohio. Over 45,000 folks attended this great event in 2010. All were
entertained with a weekend of buying and selling at America’s largest motorcycle
swap meet, superb vintage racing, informative seminars, nostalgic club corrals, VIP
autograph hunting, new bike demo riding opportunities and a wonderful chance to
meet and greet old friends and famous faces. All in all, 2010 was a great year that,
without your support, would not have been possible.
As the chairman of the Board of Directors for the AMHF, I am very proud
of the accomplishments made by the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2010, and I
speak on behalf of our entire board when I say that we are very excited with the
plans we have for 2011 and beyond. We are developing many ideas to grow the
opportunities to preserve all aspects of the heritage of the motorcycling community.
From the occasional donation to a well-managed endowment program, our future
is based on our ability to attract funding to further our mission. Needless to say,
your help is tremendously appreciated and for that, I sincerely thank you.
Jeffrey V. Heininger
Chairman, American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation
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American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“I want to make a difference for the
betterment of the sport and the business.”
Jeffrey V. Heininger, Chairman
“The Motorcycle Hall of Fame, which honors the
trailblazers and heroes of our sport, is too important
to not do everything I can to make sure these
individuals are honored for generations to come.”
Tom White, Vice Chairman
Jeffrey V. Heininger
Bellingham, Wash.
chairman
Jeffrey Heininger hails from
a longtime motorcycling
family, and competed in
the 1972 International Six
Days Trials (ISDT). Today, he is the owner
and manager of Heininger Holdings, LLC,
of Bellingham, Wash., which creates and
distributes products that enhance road
travel. Among the talents he brings to the
AMHF are public relations savvy, knowledge
of sports and product promotion, and
publishing expertise.
Rob Dingman
Pickerington, Ohio
secretary/treasurer
Rob Dingman serves as
president and CEO of the
AMA. He previously served
as the AMA’s Washington
representative, and was involved in highway
safety programs for the state of New
York. An avid street and off-highway riding
enthusiast, Dingman was the driving force
behind the elevation and re-design of the
Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2010.
Tom White Villa Park, Calif.
Vice Chairman
Tom White first tasted the
passion of motorcycling
at the age of 15. By the
time he was in his early
20s, White was ranked
among the top 100 motorcycle racers in
America. Soon after, he founded White
Brothers, which became one of the top
off-road motorcycle accessory companies
in America. Today, White feeds his passion
by racing motocross, as a race announcer,
and through his private collection of more
than 100 motorcycles at the Early Years of
Motocross Museum in Villa Park, Calif.
Bill Baird
Sterling, Ill.
Bill Baird is a 1999 AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame
inductee. A leading AMA
National Enduro rider from
the mid-1950s through
the 1960s, he won an unprecedented seven
consecutive AMA Grand National Enduro
Championships. In addition, Baird served on
the AMA Board of Trustees for 21 years and
played a major role in the formation of the
Hall of Fame.
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Chris Carter
San Carlos, Calif.
In 1984 Chris Carter
founded Motion Pro, a
successful aftermarket
business that has enjoyed
decades of continued
growth. Carter’s passion for collecting and
restoring vintage motorcycles reaches
back to his many years as a factory
team International Six Days Trials (ISDT)
competitor. Today, he continues to give back
to the sport by supporting motorcyclists’
rights organizations.
Arthur W. More
Surprise, Ariz.
Art More began riding
enduros in 1975, and
transitioned to desert
racing in 1985. In AMA
District 37 (Southern
California), he has served as an enduro
steward, district referee, vice president and
eventually president. More also serves on the
AMA Board of Directors, where he continues
to fight for the rights of riders and racers.
Kelly Owen
Phillips Ranch (Los
Angeles), Calif.
A former professional
motocross racer in the
early 1970s, Kelly Owen
is the owner and founder
of Clarion Construction, Inc., a successful
industrial cold storage construction
firm started in 1988. Owen feeds his
motorcycling passion by restoring and
displaying early motocross motorcycles for
the Owen Collection. As an AMHF board
member, he actively promotes fund-raising
activities.
Eddie Cole
Valencia, Calif.
Eddie Cole has been in the
motorcycle business for
most of his life. Cole is very
active in his community,
and is keenly aware of the
opportunities presented by Hall of Fame
fund-raising activities. He is well known and
respected within the motorcycling industry,
and was recently named one of the 20 most
important people in changing the sport of
motocross.
Andy Goldfine
Duluth, Minn.
Andy Goldfine founded
Aero Design &
Manufacturing in 1982
to pioneer protective
textile riders’ clothing. He
also organizes the annual worldwide “Ride
to Work Day,” which he helped inspire in
1991. Motorcycling has long been the most
important part of Goldfine’s life. He also
serves on the AMA Board of Directors.
“I hope I can contribute my skills and make a difference to
help the museum and Motorcycle Hall of Fame carry out their
mission to memorialize the great people of motorcycling and
their machines to further promote our sport.”
Eddie Cole, AMHF Executive Committee
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American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“I joined the board to try to get more motorcycle
industry involvement in the Hall of Fame.
If we all work together, we all benefit.”
Chris Carter, AMHF Executive Committee
“My desire is to assist in the preservation and
education of the early days of motorcycling, as well
as the documentation of the recent history of the
legends and heroes in our riding community.”
Stan Simpson, AMA Chairman and
AMHF Executive Committee
John Parham
Anamosa, Iowa
John Parham was born
in Anamosa, Iowa, fell
in love with motorcycles
early in life, and opened
a dealership immediately
after graduating from high school. Today
he owns and manages J & P Cycles, one
of the largest aftermarket motorcycle parts
and accessories retailers in America, with
his wife, Jill. Parham is also an avid collector
who directs the National Motorcycle
Museum in Anamosa.
Don Rosene
Anchorage, Alaska
Don Rosene owns The
Motorcycle Shop, a multifranchise dealership in
Anchorage that he started
nearly 30 years ago. He
has been active in off-road
racing, assisting with the Inter-Am Motocross
Series, and worked for manufacturers as
a district manager and a national sales
manager. Rosene collects primarily British
motorcycles and memorabilia dating from
1913 to the present. He is currently the
chairman of the Hall of Fame Selection
Committee.
Ron Ribolzi
Columbia, Ill.
Ron Ribolzi took his
first motorcycle ride in
1965. He is a six-time
International Six Days
Enduro (ISDE) medalist and
has held the AMA’s highest “AA” National
Enduro status. Today, he is general manager
of Dave Mungenast St. Louis Acura, and
serves as chairman of the Dave Mungenast
Automotive Family. He is an active member
of the Missouri Mudders Enduro Club and
Vintage Racing and Volunteers, and chairs
the ISDT (International Six Days Trials)
Reunion Ride.
Ozzie Scofield
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Ozzie Scofield got his
motorcycling start on
a surplus police threewheeler, and today he
enjoys long-distance riding.
As the owner of a reinsurance brokerage
and a small property company, Scofield
lends his expertise to various insurance- and
management-related courses at Wartburg
College in Waverly, Iowa, and Appalachian
State University in Boone, N.C.
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Stan Simpson
Cibolo, Texas
Stan Simpson’s first rides
were on his dad’s Indian
Scout. In 1957, he bought
his first bike and joined
the AMA. He competed in
flat track and earned an AMA Expert license
before moving to motocross and later
enduro competition. Simpson was chairman
of the Texas Enduro Circuit from 1992-97,
and chose to give back to the motorcycling
community as an AMHF board member and,
most recently, as the chairman of the AMA
Board of Directors.
Melbourne J. “Mike”
Wilson
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
From his days as an expert
dirt tracker to his role
as a motorcycle dealer
and sponsor of several
notable racers, Melbourne J. “Mike” Wilson
has made motorcycling a major part of his
life for more than 73 years. He is also an
avid aviator, serving the International Ryan
Airplane Association and the Warbirds of
America. Wilson and his wife, Margaret, are
Hall of Famers and generous benefactors of
the AMHF.
Craig Vetter
Carmel, Calif.
Craig Vetter is an inventor
and designer who is
passionate about making
motorcycles into a better
form of transportation.
He founded the Vetter Corporation, which
produced the Windjammer fairings in the
1970s, and hosted the AMA-sanctioned
“Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Contests”
of the 1980s. Today, he is developing a
motorcycle that will operate from rooftop
solar collectors. Vetter was inducted into
the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999, and
is chairman of the Hall of Fame Design and
Engineering Selection Committee.
Margaret Wilson
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Margaret Wilson has ridden
for more than 62 years,
and has long served as
the district director of the
Iowa Motor Maids. She has
devoted much of her life to the promotion
and preservation of the heritage of
motorcycling and, together with her husband
and fellow Hall of Famer, Mike, is a major
benefactor of the AMHF.
“Motorcycles, motorcycling and motorcyclists are
my passion. I want to help in whatever way I can to
share this passion. Giving my time to the AMHF as
a board member is my way to show I care.”
Don Rosene, AMHF Executive Committee
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Hall of Fame Exhibits
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A significant
event took place
at the Motorcycle
Hall of Fame
Museum in 2010:
The dedication
of the main floor
gallery to honor Hall of Fame inductees
and their motorcycles. The ribbon-cutting
ceremony, which took place on July 8,
hosted numerous Hall of Famers, industry
stalwarts and AMA members.
Previously, Hall of Fame inductees’
names were displayed on a wall in the
lower level of the building. By elevating
the Hall of Fame to the main floor gallery,
the AMHF now showcases the incredible
men and women who have shaped the
history of motorcycling.
Designed, written, curated and built
by the donated time of AMA creative staff
and volunteers, the exhibit features eight
areas, each representing a segment of
motorcycling for which men and women
are inducted into the Hall of Fame:
Ambassadors and Industry, Design and
Engineering, Dirt-Track, Leadership and
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Rights, Motocross and Supercross,
Off-Road, Roadracing and Specialty
Competition. Each area tells the inspiring
stories of Hall of Fame members and their
machines.
The exhibit dedication also unveiled
two new exhibits:
“30-Year Ride: Honda’s OhioMade Motorcycles” commemorates
Honda’s entry into the manufacturing
of motorcycles in America in 1979.
Over the next 30 years, the hundreds
of Ohio residents who became Honda
of America associates at the Marysville,
Ohio, motorcycle plant built 2,334,403
products, including the company’s
flagship touring bike, the Gold Wing. The
Marysville plant produced 43 motorcycle
and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) models,
including some of
the most iconic
machines of any era.
This exhibit—made
possible by Honda
of America and its
associates—chronicles
the company’s
accomplishments.
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featured exotic, one-off machines.
This exhibit was made possible by the
generous donations of Stan Simpson and
The Harley-Davidson Motor Company,
in addition to Mike and Margaret Wilson,
Karl Kegel, Albert Chenaille, Jerry
Barnes, Tom Agner, G.F. Max Maxwell,
Thomas Challburg, Kenneth Ford, James
Langford, Robert C. Curry, Vernon
Markworth, Michael Ford, Kerry Simpson,
Buzz Kanter, Myke Shelby, Chris
Sommer-Simmons, Gloria Tramontin
Struck, Wrightson Ramsing Foundation,
Glen Lyall, Fulmer Helmets, Hilary Ofield,
Peter F. Davidson, Steven Phillips, Willie
G. Davidson, Allen J. Scott, Darrell E.
Hess, Albert Dolceamore, Patty Felder,
Roar Motorcycles, and John and Delores
Tibben.
Since the July opening of the new
exhibits, the Hall of Fame has attracted
numerous visitors. Media coverage
includes enthusiast publications and
websites, as well as local media such as
the Columbus Dispatch, the Columbus
Messenger, the Marysville JournalTribune, the Pickerington Times-Sun and
two network television affiliates.
“Dirt-Track! All-American Racing”
delves into America’s most iconic
motorcycle sport. Born in the early 20th
century, dirt-track racing expanded
through the early years to include
factory-backed racing programs that
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2010 Induction Ceremony
November 19, 2010 • Red Rock Resort, Casino & Spa • Las Vegas, Nevada
N
ine motorcycling legends claimed their
place in history Friday, Nov. 19, at the
2010 Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony, presented by JT Racing, held
at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa
in Las Vegas, Nev. Hosted by actor and
AMA Board Member Perry King, the gala
event kicked off the AMA Legends &
Champions Weekend, which also included
the 2010 Motorcycle Hall of Fame Concours
d’Elegance and the 2010 AMA Racing
Championship Banquet.
The sold-out induction ceremony
recognized the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Class of 2010: legendary two-stroke engine
tuner Eyvind Boyesen, dirt-track racer
Don Castro, sidecar roadracing champion
Larry Coleman, off-road rights activist Clark
Collins, AMA 250cc Roadrace Champion
David Emde, competition apparel pioneers
and JT Racing founders John and Rita
Gregory, desert racing champion and team
manager Bruce Ogilvie, and championship
team owner and Pro Circuit founder Mitch
Payton. The inductees were honored with
videos chronicling their careers, Hall of Fame
rings and induction speeches given by a
special person from each of their pasts.
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“What we’ve done, we couldn’t have done it without you.
Your support is so important, and we’ve got a lot
more ideas and plans to spread the word
about the heritage of motorcycling.”
Jeffrey V. Heininger, AMHF Chairman
Also honored at the event was Bob
“Hurricane” Hannah (left). Hannah, who was
inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999 with
seven AMA National Championships to his
credit, was the recipient of the first-ever
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legends Award.
Hannah’s immense popularity helped the sport
of motocross grow by leaps and bounds in
the late 1970s.
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eyvind boyesen
(Award accepted by Tony and Harry DeLorenzo)
Eyvind Boyesen was one of the most accomplished two-stroke engine
tuners in the history of motorsports.
Off-road racers in the 1970s through the 1990s are most familiar with
Boyesen Engineering’s aftermarket performance reeds, which set the
standard as one of the leading aftermarket replacement parts of the twostroke era.
Installing Boyesen reeds was often one of the first modifications a racer
made to a new machine, and this change helped put many bikes on the
podium.
Born in Norway, Eyvind Boyesen grew up in the wake of World War II.
With fuel scarce, motorcycles were a popular mode of transportation, and
Boyesen developed an early attraction to them. But it was actually a stint
in the field of rocket science later in life that prepared him well for twowheeled motorsports.
Boyesen worked as an engineer for a company involved in developing
space technology for NASA. That assignment was a brief period in a
career that ultimately would redefine two-stroke engine performance for a
generation of motocross and off-road racers.
In 1972, Boyesen made the shift to motorcycles, founding Boyesen
Engineering in Pennsylvania, and over time established a worldwide
reputation as a two-stroke engine expert.
In addition to his reed-valve innovations, Boyesen became known for a
special porting technique that has been used in motorcycle, snowmobile
and watercraft two-stroke engines. He collected more than 40 patents for
the aftermarket motorcycle industry, and his company continues to thrive
today.
Boyesen was also a dedicated riding enthusiast. In 2002, he won the
Senior World Motocross Championship in the Over 60 class. And in 2004,
he was runner-up at the World Vet Motocross Championships at Glen
Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, Calif.
Eyvind Boyesen’s induction into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
is emblematic of his fellow Hall of Famers. Through ingenuity and
determination, he achieved success in an era of tremendous innovation
in off-road motorcycle racing. His products, used for decades by regular
riders and national champions, remain popular today.
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“My career has been balanced by my ability to do what I
truly love. To this day, I will always remember the first time
I saw a motorcycle. It was magical.”
Eyvind Boyesen, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee,
who passed away just two days before the ceremony
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Don Castro grew up in Hollister in central California. When he was
almost 16, he got a Honda 90 so that he could ride to work. But Castro
didn’t use the small bike just for transportation. He began racing it around
town, drawing the attention of the police, who reported his antics to his
father. In exchange for parking his street racer, Don received a 500 Triumph
to go AMA racing.
Castro was soon racing in Sportsman TT races and hillclimbs. At the age
of 18, he transferred to the Expert Sportsman class, turned pro novice in
1968, and then junior in 1969.
In 1970, Castro earned a Triumph factory ride as a pro expert. His first
roadrace was at the famed Daytona International Speedway, where he
finished third on a three-cylinder Triumph. The next year Castro raced short
track, TT, half-mile, mile and road courses.
By 1973, Castro was highly regarded. He got a factory contract with
Yamaha, teamed with Kenny Roberts. His win at the San Jose half-mile
is considered to be his greatest victory. All but one of the 12 competitors
in the 20-mile national final were future Hall of Famers: Roberts, Chuck
Palmgren, Rex Beauchamp, Mert Lawwill, Jim Rice, Mark Brelsford, Gary
Scott, Mike Kidd, Eddie Mulder, Gene Romero and Randy Scott. After
Roberts was sidelined on the first lap with ignition problems, Castro took
over the lead and held it to the finish, unchallenged by any of the other
racers. He finished fifth overall for the season.
In 1974, Castro won the 250cc roadrace at Daytona, then finished fourth
in the Daytona 200 before suffering a leg injury that sidelined him for much
of the season.
When Yamaha pulled out of racing in 1975, Castro teamed up with
legendary tuner and fellow Hall of Famer Erv Kanemoto to race Kawasakis.
Afflicted again by injuries, he retired from racing in 1976.
Today, this extraordinary dirt-tracker and roadracer owns a shop called
Racer’s Edge in Tres Pinos, Calif. After battling with some of the greatest
motorcycle racers of all time, Don Castro takes his rightful place in the
Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
don castro
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“I couldn’t get up here all by myself. I had a lot of great
help. I’d like to thank my peers for voting for me, and I’d
like to thank everybody for coming out.”
Don Castro, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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larry coleman
Larry Coleman is the most successful sidecar roadracer in U.S. history,
winning three AMA national championships and competing around the
world in one of motorcycle racing’s most endearing disciplines. Piloting his
own machines, first with passenger Wendell Andrews and then with Mark
Bevans, Coleman raised awareness for sidecar roadracing throughout
North America.
Coleman got his two-wheel start on a Cushman scooter when he was
15, then moved up to a Triumph TR6. His interest in sidecar racing started
when he was stationed in Germany with the military in the late 1960s. He
bought a BMW R69S and put a sidecar on it, and started going to races
and hanging out with a friend who was a German sidecar champion.
Upon returning to the United States, Coleman raced a Kawasaki 500
H1 sidecar owned by Ossie Auer out of Chick, Calif. With Andrews as his
passenger, the team saw immediate success, and narrowly missed the
AMA Championship in 1973 at Laguna Seca. The next year, Coleman/
Andrews imported a state-of-the-art sidecar racing chassis from England
and installed in it a Ron Grant-prepared Suzuki GT750 engine. The duo
proceeded to dominate both American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM)
and AMA racing for the next several years.
At the end of the 1977 season, Andrews retired from racing and Coleman
teamed up with Bevans to form a very successful partnership to contest
the AMA Championship in 1979. Powered by a Yamaha TZ750 engine, the
chassis was technically one of the most advanced machines of that time.
At the end of the 1981 season, Coleman retired from racing and went on
to work in the motorcycle industry with his own consulting business. At the
same time he pursued land-speed sidecar racing records on the Bonneville
Salt Flats in Utah. His efforts resulted in several titles over the years,
including this year. He has also enjoyed success as a race announcer.
In a sport that is often defined by individual will and determination, Larry
Coleman enters the Motorcycle Hall of Fame ever grateful for the teamwork
necessitated by his chosen discipline, yet no less deserving for his singleminded pursuit of excellence.
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“Regardless of the type of racing, it takes teamwork to
become successful. Any success in racing, business, or any
aspect of our sport is only as good as the team that you are
able to assemble to make things happen.”
Larry Coleman, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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Clark Collins has a long and distinguished history as an advocate for the
rights of dirtbike, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and off-highway vehicle (OHV)
riders. As creator of the public land-access group the BlueRibbon Coalition,
Collins built regional and national coalitions among all trail users, and
played an instrumental role in the passage of a federal law that dedicated
user-paid monies for trail funding nationwide.
Collins caught the motorcycling bug in 1962 while serving in the Navy
when he and a friend rented a Vespa scooter in Rome, Italy. When he
returned to his home state of Idaho, Collins started riding and racing crosscountry.
When he saw local riding areas threatened with closure in the 1980s,
Collins focused his energies on advocacy for OHV access. His work led
to the creation in 1987 of the BlueRibbon Coalition, a national non-profit
organization dedicated to protecting responsible recreational access to
public lands.
One year earlier, Collins organized OHV vehicle riders to help Idaho
U.S. Sen. Steve Symms in his re-election bid. That show of support would
prove pivotal. At Collins’ request, Sen. Symms introduced, and fought
for, the National Recreational Trails Fund Act in 1990. Now known as
the Recreational Trails Program, it was enacted into law in 1991 and it is
considered to be one of the most important and beneficial laws for OHV
riders ever passed by Congress.
The Recreational Trails Program provides funds to develop and maintain
recreational trails and trail-related facilities. Its far-reaching implications
have positively impacted enthusiasts in the area of outdoor recreation.
Although Collins retired as executive director of the BlueRibbon Coalition
in 2006, he remained dedicated to the cause. In 2009 he began working
with ATV organizations in Idaho, and currently serves as president of the
Idaho State ATV Association.
Few inductees into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame are responsible for
preserving riding opportunities for millions of Americans. Clark Collins is
one of them.
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“I really want to thank you all, collectively. You’ve helped
us make it mean something, and I’m proud of the
relationship between the BlueRibbon Coalition and the
AMA because teamwork is what makes it work.”
Clark Collins, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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david emde
(Award accepted by Nancy Emde-Stewart and Brian Emde)
David Emde was among the best roadracers in the late 1970s. His
speed and skill earned him the 1977 AMA 250cc National Roadracing
Championship, competing with the likes of Hall of Famers Kenny Roberts,
Steve Baker, Gary Nixon and Yvon Duhamel.
Emde was born into a motorcycle racing family. Following in the
footsteps of his father, Floyd, and brother, Don, both Daytona 200 winners
and Hall of Famers, David’s talent became obvious when he began racing
in the early 1970s. His first moment in the spotlight occurred when he won
his 250cc heat race at the 1976 Laguna Seca national roadrace ahead
of Kenny Roberts. Although Roberts would go on to win the main event,
Emde had arrived, and along with his 1977 championship, he would score
a career total of nine AMA 250cc national wins.
Emde also began competing in the up-and-coming “Superbike” category
in 1977, finishing second in the Daytona Superbike event. The following
year, he had the distinction of setting the fastest qualifying time for the
Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance Race, and his team took second overall in the
grueling event.
In 1979 Emde raced at Daytona for the Yoshimura team along with
fellow riders Wes Cooley, who is now a Hall of Famer, and Ron Pierce. Due
to a crash, he gamely started the Superbike main from the 63rd and final
starting position. Undaunted, Emde raced through the field to finish third
behind his teammates, giving “Pops” Yoshimura a dramatic 1-2-3 sweep.
Emde eventually retired from racing in the early 1980s, but his love of
riding kept him close to the sport. He performed the opening action scene
in Peter Starr’s motorcycling movie “Take It To The Limit,” instructed for the
DP High-Performance Motorcycle Riding Schools, and worked for BMW in
a number of roles.
In 2003, following his return to his hometown of San Diego to enter
the motorcycle retail business, Emde suffered an untimely death in
a non-racing accident. His elevation to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
forever memorializes his can-do spirit of achievement in the motorcycling
community.
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“David shared with me his dream of being
inducted into the Hall of Fame along with his father
Floyd and brother Don. Thank you very much for
making his dream come true.”
Nancy Emde-Stewart, sister of the late David Emde,
2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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John and Rita Gregory created JT Racing USA, which produced
innovative motocross gear for two decades. From humble beginnings,
they built JT Racing into a dominant force in motocross apparel during the
1970s and 1980s.
The Gregorys met in Weatherford, Okla., where John was attending
pharmacy school. When he graduated, the couple set off for California
where John began desert racing.
It was during those weekend outings that the Gregorys noticed riders
wearing wool army surplus socks—which could not stand up to wear and
tear.
In 1968, John and Rita spotted some colorful, long cotton soccer socks
in a sporting goods store in Tijuana, Mexico. They knew the socks were just
the ticket for California’s desert and motocross racers, and the Gregorys
were soon selling the socks out of the trunk of their car at racing events.
In 1970, they started what would eventually become JT Racing USA.
When they began selling their socks by mail order, famed motocrosser
and Hall of Famer Lars Larsson of Torsten Hallman Racing asked to
become a distributor. Soon, JT Racing sponsored just about every bigname MXer of the era, including Hall of Famers Marty Smith, Marty Tripes,
Ricky Johnson, David Bailey, Bob Hannah, Johnny O’Mara, Jeff Ward and
Broc Glover.
In addition to socks, the Gregorys also marketed rugby jerseys from
Australia, air filters from Holland and nylon-and-leather motocross pants
from Finland. Over the years, JT Racing expanded into other product areas
as well, such as chest protectors and helmets. The company was also the
first to introduce vented riding gear.
In the early 1980s the company expanded into new markets including
paintball apparel, before its sale in 2001.
John and Rita Gregory changed how MX riding gear was designed and
marketed, bringing style to the sport and sponsorship to its top riders.
They’ve earned a well-deserved place in the Motorcrcycle Hall of Fame.
john and rita
gregory
“Most of the people we worked with over
the years, there’s just no way to express our
appreciation for everything they did.”
John Gregory, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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“I am so surprised and honored to be recognized among this
group. It takes a team, and while John and I started this, it took a
team to make it successful.”
Rita Gregory, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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bruce ogilvie
(Award accepted by Marcia, Nick and Isabella Ogilvie)
Bruce Ogilvie is one of the greatest desert racers in the history of the
sport, winning Baja events over four decades. As a factory team manager,
he developed some of the most impressive racing talent of the next
generation—in addition to the machinery they rode.
Ogilvie’s racing career started humbly enough on a Tohatsu 50 when he
was in his mid-teens at Elsinore Raceway in California. Groomed by his
father, Don, an avid off-roader, and the blistering amateur competition in
Southern California’s AMA District 37, Ogilvie flourished. One of his most
memorable training rides with his father dates back to the early 1970s.
Starting out from their home in Riverside, the pair rode the entire Baja 1000
course to La Paz and back with only the motorcycles they started on and
the gear they carried, sleeping on the ground along the way.
Ogilvie’s first Baja win came in the 500 in 1975, followed by an
overall victory in the Baja 1000. More wins would follow, most notably in
subsequent Baja 1000s, the last of which came in 2003 when Ogilvie was
51 years old.
While still racing, Ogilvie was hired in 1984 by American Honda to
coordinate the company’s off-road racing efforts and serve as a senior
product test evaluator. He managed the company’s off-road championship
team for years, and was a key contributor to the development of Honda’s
nearly indestructible off-road motorcycles.
A steely-eyed competitor with an unassailable drive to win, Ogilvie
excelled in business every bit as much as he did in the Baja desert.
His incredible skill on a motorcycle and seemingly limitless knowledge
regarding motorcycle development made him an asset to the entire
motorcycling community. Yet among those who knew him best, Ogilvie’s
modest and unassuming demeanor exceeded even his status as a worldclass racer.
Sadly, Bruce Ogilvie passed away in 2009 at the age of 59 following an
extended illness. His induction into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame recognizes
a lifetime of achievement in competition and business, where his influence
will be evident for years to come.
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“For me, he was the ultimate dad. He taught me
how to ride and live. I only had 14 years with him,
but my memories will last a lifetime.”
Nick Ogilvie, son of the late Bruce Ogilvie,
2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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Mitch Payton is arguably the most successful race team owner in the
sport of motorcycling. Through 2010, his Pro Circuit teams collected 26
AMA Pro Racing Championships in Motocross and Supercross since 1991.
Payton’s extraordinary life of achievement belies his humble
motorcycling origins, which began like many others of his generation. Born
into a riding family, at age 10 he was competing in family enduros. A few
years later he was a rising star in the desert racing community of Southern
California. By the age of 17, he was Southern California’s AMA District 37
125cc desert racing class champion.
In 1978, one year after his championship, Payton had a debilitating
crash in the desert. Rather than allow the discouragement of never riding
again turn him away from motorcycling, Payton refocused his efforts on the
engineering and business side of the sport.
At the age of 18, he bought and ran Anaheim Husqvarna. At the same
time he founded Pro Circuit, where Payton’s skill and reputation as a tuner
grew. When the AMA made its ruling in 1986 requiring factory bikes to be
based on production models, a number of teams turned to Pro Circuit for
its production-based expertise. Within a few short years, Payton’s products
and services were being used by some of the biggest motocross teams of
the era.
Payton’s big break came in 1991 when Honda asked him to run its
125cc motocross team. Over the next 19 years, fielding other motorcycle
brands as well, Pro Circuit teams won more championships than any other
teams—privateer or factory.
While winning on the track was a major goal, Payton also sold a variety
of products and services, from exhaust pipes to bolt-on hard parts to
suspension modifications and engine work. His marketing plan, which
ultimately became one of the industry’s most successful, was simple. He
built and sold aftermarket parts that appealed to him.
Mitch Payton has left a lasting impression on motocross racing as a
business leader and respected competitor who delivers the highest level of
performance. His induction into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame is an honor he
richly deserves.
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“I feel real fortunate and really lucky to have achieved more
in my life than I thought was possible. I couldn’t have done it
without all my friends. Friends are the most important thing.”
Mitch Payton, 2010 Hall of Fame inductee
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Events and Fundraising
22nd Annual Breakfast at Daytona
The 22nd Annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Breakfast at Daytona, held March 5, proved
to be one of the most exciting ever. Leslie
Porterfield, who holds multiple motorcycle
land speed records, interviewed the world’s
then-fastest motorcyclists: streamliner
builder Denis Manning and rider Chris Carr,
both of whom are Hall of Famers. Manning
and Carr talked about the challenge
and excitement of setting the absolute
motorcycle land speed record of 367.382
mph through the measured mile at the
Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in 2009.
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
Unseasonably mild weather, vintage
motorcycles, vintage racing and
motorcycling legends attracted more
than 45,000 attendees to AMA Vintage
Motorcycle Days, July 9-11, 2010, at the
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington,
Ohio. Proceeds from the three-day weekend,
organized by the AMA, benefited the AMHF
and the Hall of Fame.
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days has
earned a reputation as America’s grandest
celebration of motorcycling heritage, and
rightly so. The event features the largest
motorcycle swap meet in North America,
AMA-sanctioned national championship
racing—including vintage and post-vintage
competition in motocross, trials, hare
scrambles, roadracing and dirt-track—new
bike demo rides, seminars, classic bike
shows, new product vendors, club displays,
a used bike corral.
For 2010, the Marque of the Year was
Husqvarna, and the grand marshal was
legendary Hall of Famer Malcolm Smith.
Fans flocked to Smith’s many appearances,
waiting patiently in line for their chance to
meet a living icon of modern motorcycling.
Featured sponsors and events included
the Federal Companies/Allied Used Bike
Corral, the Bridgestone Motorcycle Club as
the Classic Club, demo rides by Can-Am
Spyder, Kawasaki, KTM, KYMCO, Triumph
and Yamaha, and the Husqvarna Legends
Exhibition Race that featured legends
and Hall of Famers Malcolm Smith, Dick
Burleson, Mark Blackwell, Scot Harden
and Gunnar Lindstrom, as well as Terry
Cunningham, Mike Melton, Mike Guerra and
Bob Popiel.
2010 Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Bike Raffle
Two incredible classic motorcycles
were raffled in 2010: a Vic World-restored
1969 Honda CB750 Four and a like-new,
unrestored 1965 Honda Cub. David Beall of
Aliquippa, Pa., was the lucky winner, and he
gave credit to his girlfriend, Judy Musta, for
filling out the tickets. Beall’s winning ticket
was announced at AMA Vintage Motorcycle
Days on July 10, and when his friends told
him that he’d won, he thought it was a
joke. Beall, who has been riding since 1969
and co-owns the Beall & Nairin bike shop
40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, collects
vintage bikes and plans to display the
Hondas in his shop. That is, when he is not
slipping out to ride them from time to time.
The 2010 raffle raised more than $177,000
for the Hall of Fame.
Fans of vintage and high-performance
motorcycles won’t be disappointed with
the Hall of Fame’s offerings in the 2010-11
Motorcycle Hall of Fame bike raffle: a 1973
Kawasaki Z1 and 2010 Kawasaki Z1000.
Tickets went on sale in July 2010 and the
winning name will be drawn at the 2011
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
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2010 Concours d’Elegance
Art was on full display at the Las Vegas Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa on Nov.
20 when nearly 80 classic motorcycles took center stage at the 2010 Motorcycle Hall of
Fame Concours d’Elegance bike show. The public showcase, organized as a Hall of Fame
fundraiser by the AMHF, was a major feature of the AMA Legends & Champions Weekend.
A number of the country’s most stunningly restored and original motorcycles from nearly
all eras and disciplines were on hand. The juried show recognized the most outstanding
motorcycles in a number of categories.
Best of Show
Winning the Jim Davis Best in Show
1940 Indian Four. Owner: Bob Mitchell
WINNER
Award at the event was Bob Mitchell,
American to 1953 1953 Harley Davidson FL. Owner: Ty Threedouble
whose 1940 Indian Four stopped
American 1954-1975 1957 Harley Davidson Sportster XL. Owner: Giovanni Valla
British to 1964 1954 Vincent Black Shadow. Owner: Bob Mitchell
attendees in their tracks. In addition to
British 1965-1975 1970 Triumph T150 Trident. Owner: Richard Varner
the many classic machines present,
European to 1964 1950 BMW R51/2. Owner: Rick Huemmerich
Japanese to 1970 1957 Honda JC. Owner: Justin Amstutz
one special motorcycle that is still
Japanese 1971-1975 1975 Kawasaki H2. Owner: Dan Ambrecht
writing history stood out: the Top 1
Antique Competition 1948 Indian Big Base Model 648. Owner: Don Emde
Classic Competition 1974 CZ Factory Works 250cc. Owner: Clay Setzer
Oil Ack Attack streamliner, built by
Specials and Customs 1971 Honda CL350. Owner: Marshall Baker
designer Mike Akatiff and piloted by
RUNNER-UP
American to 1953 1947 Indian Chief. Owner: Bob Mitchell
racer Rocky Robinson. The streamliner
American 1954-1975 1961 Sportster XLCH. Owner: Giovanni Valla
set a new absolute motorcycle landBritish to 1964 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. Owner: Gene Brown
British 1965-1975 1968 Triumph T120R. Owner: Bob Mitchell
speed record just two months earlier
Japanese to 1970 1968 Yamaha DT1. Owner: Tom White
Antique Competition 1960 BSA Spitfire Scrambler. Owner: Don Harrell
in September, eclipsing the previous
Classic Competition 1972 Monark MX 125. Owner: Jim Beck
record by 8 mph, with a two-way
Best Preservation
average speed on the Bonneville Salt
1963 Honda CR77 Factory Road Racer. Owner: Ron Mousouris
The Owen Collection Award of Excellence
Flats of 376.363 mph.
1967 Suzuki RH68-TM250. Owner: Chris Carter
The Early Years of Motocross Award of Excellence
1932 BSA Sidecar. Owner: Theresa Worsch
The Mungenast Classic Motorcycle Collection Award of Excellence
Triumph. Owner: Eddie Mulder
The Moto Armory Collection Award of Excellence
Harley-Davidson Sportster. Owner: Glenn Bator
The Perry King Award of Excellence
1938 Brough SS80. Owner: Gene Brown
The John Penton Award of Excellence
1971 Penton 125 Six Day. Owner: Kelly Owen
Special Events
The Motorcycle Hall of Fame provided
meeting space to a variety of motorcycle and
non-motorcycle organizations throughout the
year. By making the space available to these
clubs and organizations, the Hall of Fame is
able to introduce many first-time visitors to
all that it has to offer.
Snowy weather did little to deter 40 fans
of the famed Penton brand as the Penton
Owners Group conducted its annual meeting
at the Hall of Fame on Feb. 6. Jim Hoellerich
from Chesire, Mass., owner of the farm
where the 2003 ISDTRR (International Six
Days Trials Reunion Ride) was staged, was
on hand. AMA Operations Director and Hall
of Famer Jack Penton gave the group a
behind-the-scenes tour of the Hall of Fame,
and the day ended with a slideshow of the
1968 Inter-Am that took place in La Rue,
Ohio.
On May 1, combat veterans held a ride to
the Hall of Fame to commemorate May Day.
Then on May 14, the Ohio State Highway
Patrol Office of Investigative Services,
Dignitary Security Training Program, utilized
the facility to provide security training for
personnel responsible for guarding VIPs. Two
training sessions were conducted with mock
dignitaries and their security details arriving
on cue. Afterward, organizers and members
of the security details were given a tour of
the Hall of Fame.
On Sept. 11, the Hall of Fame hosted
hundreds of motorcyclists and area residents
for the second annual Motorcycle Hall of
Fame Open House. Visitors toured the Hall
of Fame, took advantage of special pricing
on T-shirts and other goods from the Hall
of Fame gift store and various vendors, and
donated food to the non-profit Food Pantry
of Pickerington, Ohio. The American Red
Cross was also on hand at the Open House
to field questions about cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and first aid. 88 Keys,
a local music school, organized the
entertainment with kid bands playing music
throughout the day. Pickerington’s American
Legion Hall Post #283 lowered the American
flag to half-staff in a solemn ceremony in
remembrance of those who perished in the
attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Also in September, AMA Racing
hosted an FIM Technical Seminar with 12
attendees. Charles Hennekam, who is the
FIM technical coordinator from Geneva, led
the workshop.
The Hall of Fame was honored to
welcome the annual gathering of the
National Association State Motorcycle
Safety Administrators on Dec. 15. The
two-day off-site retreat allows state program
coordinators an opportunity to network
and discuss strategies to improve their
motorcycle training programs and motorist
awareness programs.
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Financials
Balance Sheet
Year Ended
September 30
2010
September 30
2009
$20,229
25,000
53,360
3,206
$31,710
54,302
40,000
58,371
101,795
184,383
212,801
114,650
134,037
197,739
147,850
122,174
Total Other Assets
461,488
467,763
Total Assets
487,120
$1,050,403
559,618
$1,211,764
$579,354
8,945
14,954
$94,054
32,234
Total Liabilities
603,253
126,288
Total Net Assets
212,801
48,332
62,161
123,856
447,150
197,739
662,177
106,211
119,349
1,085,476
Total liabilities
and net assets
$1,050,403
$1,211,764
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Pledges receivable
Prepaid expenses and other
Total Current Assets
Other Assets
Investments limited as to use
Collections
Investments held with
Columbus Foundation
Property and equipment - net
Liabilities and Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Deferred revenue
Accrued compensation
and related expenses
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Board disignated
Undesignated
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
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Statement Of Activities And Changes In Net Assets
Year Ended
September 30
2010
September 30
2009
$24,673
693
61,321
113,801
144,456
174,152
393
33,953
8,020
133,413
418,143
$36,707
1,400
71,399
113,029
246,432
392,603
6,941
6,097
1,528
101,497
501,944
Total revenue, gains, and other support
1,113,018
1,479,577
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
Total unrestricted revenue, support,
and net assets released from restrictions
55,000
1,168,018
30,000
1,509,577
450,652
369,666
36,622
113,369
32,737
60,780
85,844
40,020
88,272
34,153
454,686
1,766,801
587,914
193,200
54,155
124,231
30,560
78,964
89,308
33,660
29,411
35,812
502,497
1,759,712
(598,783)
(250,135)
3,134
7,816
(55,000)
(44,050)
4,507
(638,326)
1,085,476
$ 447,150
55,000
4,320
6,891
(30,000)
36,211
29,631
(184,293)
1,269,769
$1,085,476
Revenues, Gains and Other Support
Sponsorship
Royalties
Merchandise Sales
Museum Admissions and donations
Fundraising programs
Raffle programs
Other
Investment Income
Net realized and unrealized gains to investments
American Motorcyclist Association rent donation
American Motorcyclist Association activity donation
Expenses
Payroll and related expenses
Fundraising programs
Merchandise costs
Special events
Travel and meetings
Office supplies and postage
Depreciation
Bad debt
Raffle program expense
Other
American Motorcyclist Association allocated expenses
Total Expenses
(Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
Contributions
Interest Income
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
Net assets released from restrictions
(Decrease) Increase in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
Permanently Restricted Net Assets - Contributions
(Decrease) in Net Assets
Net Assets - Beginning of year
Net Assets - End of year
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Financials
Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended
September 30
2010
September 30
2009
$ (638,326)
$ (184,293)
85,844
(15,836)
(4,507)
33,200
40,020
89,308
(8,419)
(29,631)
50,000
33,660
(25,020)
942
55,165
485,300
(17,280)
8,945
30,052
18,606
30,000
(50,169)
67,452
(19,511)
-
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
8,447
27,055
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of property and equipment
Net purchases of investments
Purchase of collection items
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(13,346)
(11,089)
(24,435)
(14,958)
(43,366)
(33,200)
(91,524)
4,507
29,631
(11,481)
(34,838)
31,710
66,548
$ 20,229
$ 31,710
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Increase (decrease) in net assets
Adjustments to reconcile increase (decrease) in net assets to
net cash from operating activities
Depreciation
Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on investments
Contributions restricted for long-term purposes
Raffle giveaway from collections
Bad debt expense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
which provided (used) cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Pledges receivable
Prepaid expenses and other
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities and other
Deferred revenue
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Contributions restricted for long-term purposes
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash - Beginning of year
Cash - End of year
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2010 MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME ANNUAL REPORT
Acquisitions & Donors
2010 Acquisitions
These items were donated to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame to be added to its permenant collection. The benefactor’s name
preceeds the item(s) contributed.
Roger Ansel - VHS tapes of World Trials • Sheri Fusito - Bo Lisman newspaper articles • George Talcott - Windbreaker jacket w/
AMA patches, leather racing gloves, H-D belt buckle, AMA playing cards, magazines • Patrick Maughan - H-D signs, truck and
mug • Glen George - Charity Newsies program • Mille Horsky - Yellow AMA logo fabric • Thomas Lindsay - Tri City Indian photo
and magazines • Paul Ross - Photos of Russ Collins • Gene Diamond - The Boys of the “103” precinct (motorcycle police) book
• TJ Yarnall - photos of motorcycles • Thomas Horton - Film/tapes and production binders • Eric Simonson - Cat in the Hat on
a motorcycle t-shirt • Perry King - Leather jacket and helmet • Susie Miller - Inter-Am Motocross program and State Cycle News
publications • Michelle Smith - Jeans, halter tops, photos and hat • Mark Mederski - Jay Leno framed photo and medallion •
Robert Patrick - Helmet • Gary Sellers - AMA hats and bank bags • Steve Carson - Pins, patches and license plates
2010 Donors: Heritage -Sponsor Level
This is a list of donors with an accumulated giving level of $5,000 or more to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame since the American
Motorcycle Heritage Foundation was established in 1982. These giving levels are based on the donor’s accumulative total.
HERITAGE FOUNDER LEVEL
American Motorcyclist Association,
Pickerington, Ohio
VISIONARY FOUNDER LEVEL
NONE
GRAND FOUNDER LEVEL
Gary Coleman, Whitesburg, Ga.
Fred & Jerri Anne Dauer, Honolulu
Stanley J. Simpson, Cibolo, Texas
Samuel G. Swope, Louisville, Ky.
Melbourne J. “Mike” & Margaret M.
Wilson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
CHARTER FOUNDER LEVEL
Robert & Mae Beard, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Antique Motorcycle Club of America,
Highland Lakes, N.J.
Jack L. Goldberg, Columbus, Ohio
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.,
Milwaukee
David & Barbara Mungenast Foundation,
Saint Louis, Mo.
Progressive Motorcycle Insurance,
Mayfield Village, Ohio
Dario Scarabosio, Troy, Mont.
FOUNDER LEVEL
AD Farrow Co. Harley-Davidson, Bob
Althoff, Columbus, Ohio
Susan Aldrich, Tilton, N.H.
American Honda Motor Co., Torrance,
Calif.
Butch Baer, Monson, Mass.
Vaughn Beals, Carefree, Ariz.
Cannon Design, Boston, Mass.
Larry Coleman, Chico, Calif.
Donna A. Hawtrey, Sacramento, Calif.
Timothy K. Hoelter, Milwaukee
B. Scott Isquick, Pepper Pike, Ohio
Mark R. Mendell, Weston, Mass.
New England Motorcycle Dealers
Association, Rochdale, Mass.
John A. Penton, Amherst, Ohio
Power Sports Institute, Cleveland
Leonard I. Puckett, Port Orange, Fla.
Sand Blasters Motorcycle Club,
Ridgecrest, Calif.
Oscar R. and Ann K. Scofield, WinstonSalem, N.C.
Mac Thompson, Leesburg, Va.
Linda S. Widman, Saint Louis, Mo.
PATRON LEVEL
AMCA Chief Blackhawk Chapter,
Durant, Iowa
American Suzuki Motor Corporation,
Brea, Calif.
Bill & Millie Baird, Sterling, Ill.
Kenneth Baumgarth, Apple Valley, Calif.
BMW North America, Westwood, N.J.
Bollenbach Engineering Company,
East Dundee, Iill.
Dale P. Boller, Englewood, Colo.
Benny T. Bootle
Jerry Carr, Providence, R.I.
Chris Carter - Motion Pro Inc.,
San Carlos, Calif.
Rita Coombs, Morgantown, W.Va.
Damon’s of Pickerington,
Pickerington, Ohio
Dirt Track Promotions, Watkinsville, Ga.
Ralph A. Disanto Jr., Pickerington, Ohio
Frank Domokos, Cottonwood, Ariz.
Dunlop Tire Company, Buffalo, N.Y.
Don Emde Productions, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Keith & Norma Fletcher, Bradenton, Fla.
Scott W. Friedrichs, Sterling, Ill.
Richard & Gail Gray, Lancaster, Pa.
Kenith E. Grosjean, Curtice, Ohio
GWTA of Glendora New Jersey,
Glendora, N.J.
Hanlon Manufacturing Co.,
Belle Plaine, Minn.
Digger Helm, Bakersfield, Calif.
Whitley M. Hemingway,
Webster City, Iowa
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Edson & Mary Holland, Sedalia, Colo.
JT Racing, Los Angeles, Calif.
Kawasaki Motors Corporation,
Irvine, Calif.
Stan Keller, Hamilton, Ohio
Harry J. Kelley Jr., Prescott, Ariz.
KTM North America, Amherst, Ohio
Dick & Joanne Lepley, Conneaut Lake,
Pa.
Lincoln Trail Motosports, Casey, Ill.
William R. Maxey, Rockford, Ill.
MBNA Marketing Systems,
Wilmington, Del.
Robert B. McClean, Blue Grass, Iowa
MW Antique & Classic Motorcycle Club,
Dekalb, Ill.
Don W. Miller, Fremont, Ohio
Mrs. Harold Nestor, Westerville, Ohio
Phil Peterson, Biscayne Park, Fla.
Deborah K. Phillips, Littleton, Colo.
Ted Ponton, Salinas, Calif.
Steve Posson, Atascadero, Calif.
Edwin Pratt Jr., Woodbine, Md.
Dorothy Robinson, Orlando, Fla.
Earl Robinson, Orlando, Fla.
Don R. Rosene, Anchorage, Alaska
S & S Cycle Incorporated, Viola, Wis.
Kevin James Schwantz, Austin, Texas
St. Louis Motorcycle Club,
Saint Louis, Mo.
Ric Stewart, Westerville, Ohio
Richard Tornello, Chantilly, Va.
Josh Whittaker, Fort Worth, Texas
Jon Westling, Arlington, Mass.
Tom White, Villa Park, Calif.
Lamar Williams, Wilbur by the Sea, Fla.
Penguin Racing School, Crystal River, Fla.
Yamaha Motor Corporation,
Cypress, Calif.
Edward Youngblood, Westerville, Ohio
SPONSOR LEVEL
Action Motorsports, Fullerton, Calif.
AHRMA, Bolivia, N.C.
Donors
AMA District 16 Council, Marshfield, Wis.
AMA District 6 Sports Association,
Lebanon, Pa.
AMCA Maumee Valley Chapter, Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Atlanta Motorcycle Club, Decatur, Ga.
Thomas A. Bartels, Hamilton, Ohio
Becker Family Foundation, Houston,
Texas
Piet W. Boonstra, Buchanan, N.Y.
Ned & Jeanne Boston, Madison, Wis.
Triumph Motorcycles, Newnan, Ga.
Forrest T. Braun, Anchorage, Alaska
Buckeye Beemers, Columbus, Ohio
Joe Carson, Carroll, Ohio
Clear Channel Entertainment-Motor
Sport, Aurora, Ill
Colorado 500, Basalt, Colo.
Daytona Dirt Riders Association, Holly
Hill, Fla.
Paul J. Dean, Lakewood, Calif.
Denizens of Doom, Gahanna, Ohio
Dudley Perkins Company, South San
Francisco, Calif.
Eagle Rider San Diego, San Diego, Calif.
Morton L. Wood, Marathon, Fla.
Betty J. Fauls, Orlando, Fla.
Ed & Suzi Fisher, Shunk, Pa.
Fox Racing Shox, Watsonville, Calif.
Patricia & Ed Friedrichs, San Francisco,
Calif.
Horace Fritz
Peter C. Gagan, White Rock, BC,
Canada
Bob & Kaylene Green, Reedville, Va.
Harley-Davidson Employee Riders
Association, York, Pa.
Katherine Hall, Rifle, Colo.
Harley Dressers, Dandridge, Tenn.
John H. Hasty, Charlotte, N.C.
Donald L. Hawley, Birch Run, Mich.
Lanny G. Henderson, Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Jay Horine, Derwood, Md.
Integrate, Columbus, Ohio
J & P Cycles, Anamosa, Iowa
Jam-On Productions,
Capitol Heights, Md.
John A. Kerr, Uniontown, Pa.
James H. Kersting, Winamac, Ind.
Tosh Konya, Troy, Ohio
Betty J. Kraft Hartman, Freeport, Ill.
KTM North America, Murrieta, Calif.
Jay Leno, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Robert B. Marquis, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Sharron Martin, Ames, Iowa
Donald R. McCullough, Phoenix, Ariz.
Van K. Mefford, Roscoe, Ill.
Martin A. Megregian DDS, Merritt Island,
Fla.
Mike Lewis, Lawton, Okla.
Myra & Dan Miller, Great Neck, N.Y.
Eunice A. Morehouse, Dallas, Texas
Motor Maids Inc., Toledo, Ohio
Ray Mungenast, Wildwood, Mo.
William A. Nadler, Lake Mills, Wis.
Naughton Insurance Inc., Riverside, R.I.
Susan M. Nicklos, Vienna, Va.
Penton Owners Group, Amherst, Ohio
Peoria Motorcycle Club Inc.,
Bartonville, Ill.
Wayne M. & Christine Perry, Medina,
Wash.
David Pfeife, Jr., Barrington, Ill.
Andrew Pickens, Pickens, Ark.
B.H. Rawls Jr., Ormond Beach, Fla.
Andrew Ross, Delaware, Ohio
Brenda & Bill Ryan, Davidson, N.C.
Richard S. Sanders, Houston, Texas
Dennis Schaeffer, Orwigsburg, Pa.
Paul Schlegel, Toledo, Ohio
Schuylkill County Motorcycle Club,
Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
Jeffrey V. Smith, Wausau, Wis.
Rik Smits, Zionsville, Ind.
Roger C. Soderstrom, Bloomington, Ill.
D. Spannraft, Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
Ted Tine Motosports Inc, Chester, Conn.
US Classic Racing Association,
Richmond, N.H.
Craig & Carol Vetter, Carmel, Calif.
Edward H. Waldheim, Glendale, Calif.
Thomas E. Widman, Saint Louis, Mo.
Robert P. Widstrand, Saint Paul, Minn.
K K Motorcycle Supply Inc., Dayton, Ohio
Stuart S. Wright, Austin, Texas
2010 Donors: Gold Benefactor -Supporter Level
This is a list of donors of $100 to $4,999 to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2010. Giving levels are based on the donor’s
accumulative total during the 2010 calendar year.
GOLD BENEFACTOR LEVEL
Mike Akatiff, Cupertino, Calif.
Dave & Glenda Buholzer, Monroe, Wis.
Gary R. Christopher, Granbury, Texas
Steve Dance, Towson, Md.
William G. Davidson, Delafield, Wis.
Eastern Harley-Davidson Dealer
Association, York, Pa.
Jim Farrand, Chino, Calif.
Jaime E. Faucett, Dayton, Ohio
Robert Fox, Los Gatos, Calif.
Geoff Fox, Morgan Hill, Calif.
Gregory R. Hall, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Robert Hamilton, Tucson, Ariz.
Helmet House/Tourmaster, Calabasas
Hills, Calif.
Leland R. House Jr., McKinleyville, Calif.
Perry King, Studio City, Calif.
Larry Maiers, Elyria, Ohio
George H. McMahan, Lubbock, Texas
Motorcycling Doctors, Carthage, Ind.
Miles Mushlin, Hartland, Vt.
Martin L. Nergaard, Minnetonka, Minn.
Owen Vintage Motorcycle Collection,
Walnut, Calif.
Ronald Ribolzi, Columbia, Ill.
James F. Roiger, Monticello, Ark.
Susan L. Schiemer, Laurel, Md.
Orville G. Sheldon, Paxton, Mass.
Malcolm Smith, Riverside, Calif.
Robert L. Vail, Moreland Hills, Ohio
Donald & Laurie Watson, Chatsworth,
Calif.
R L Watters, Agoura Hills, Calif.
Wrightson Ramsing, Palm Beach, Fla.
SILVER BENEFACTOR LEVEL
AD Farrow Harley-Davidson,
Sunbury, Ohio
American Motorcyclist, Pickerington,
Ohio
Barnett Tool & Engine, Ventura, Calif.
A. Blaine Birchfield, Yorba Linda, Calif.
Mike A. Bollier, South San Francisco,
Calif.
Steve Bolz, West Covina, Calif.
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Erik F. Buell, Mukwonago, Wis.
Margaret M. Cassidy, Coeur D‘Alene,
Idaho
Lynn Rodney Christianson, Burnsville,
Minn.
Douglas C. Coe, Lakeside, Conn.
Steven R. Doctor, Richland, Wash.
Brian E. Dodge, Gahanna, Ohio
Daniel Feinberg, Saint Louis, Mo.
Richard Fisher, Miamitown, Ohio
FPS Inc., Crestline, Calif.
Steve L. Fox, El Paso, Texas
Francis A. Freitag, Rexford, N.Y.
Glen Helen Racing Inc., San
Bernardino, Calif.
Andrew A. Goldfine, Duluth, Minn.
Emil Gomez, Mableton, Ga.
Don Grigsby Sr., Frederick, Md.
Randy Hawkins, Travelers Rest, S.C.
Guy Haynes, Lebanon, N.H.
Darrell Hess, Waynesville, N.C.
Hi Torque Publications, Valencia, Calif.
Henry L. Hite, Angleton, Texas
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Ted L. Holeman, Bellingham, Wash.
Husqvarna Motorcycles, Woodcliff
Lake, N.J.
Michael Iadicola, Gaithersburg, Md.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
Indianapolis, Ind.
K & N Engineering Inc., Riverside, Calif.
David Kelly, Lexington, Mass.
Gordon Kemmerer, Cedaredge, Colo.
KK Motorcycle Supply, Dayton, Ohio
John A. Lumpkin, Centerville, Ind.
Dave Mayercheck, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Jean M. Montminy, Bozrah, Conn.
Rick Doughty, Yorba Linda, Calif.
Motorsport Aftermarket Group,
Irvine, Calif.
Mr. & Mrs. Coy M. Park Jr., Martinsville,
Va.
Pro Circuit Racing, Corona, Calif.
Ramapo Motorcycle Club Inc.,
Nanuet, N.Y.
Jerry V. Rice, Albuquerque, N.M.
Jim Schlesinger, Fredericksburg, Va.
Gene R. Schoeneman Jr.,
Meridian, Miss.
Steven A. Sheaffer, Hyannis, Mass.
Sidewinders Motorcycle Club,
Boerne, Texas
Ronald P. Silverberg, Dexter, Mich.
Pat Simmons, Haiku, Hawaii
Rex Slocum, Lake Odessa, Mich.
David H. Spaeth, Lindsay, Texas
Steve & Jane Steinfelt, Yuma, Ariz.
Bike Bandit, San Diego, Calif.
Gregory A. Thompson, Versailles, Ky.
Martin Thornton, Lee, N.H.
John A. Tibben, Victor, Iowa
Trailblazers Motorcycle Club,
Simi Valley, Calif.
Bonnier Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.
Hjalmar D. Trent, Sparks, Nev.
Troy Lee Designs, Corona, Calif.
Kirk Wagner, Norcross, Ga.
Glenn L. Weiland, Great Falls, Va.
John A. Wise, Los Angeles, Calif.
BENEFACTOR LEVEL
Mark D. Ammons, Severn, Md.
M. Arrington, Milwaukee, Wiis.
Richard B. Ashman, Coldwater, Mich.
John G. Ashton, Keno, Ore.
Richard M. Bader, Portland, Ore.
Kenneth Binegar, North Platte, Neb.
Susan Boland, Easton, Pa.
Brad Boyle Motorsports, Yorba Linda,
Calif.
Cardo Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ward Clarkson, Corunna, Mich.
Ad C. Coppens, Salem, Conn.
Daytona 200 Monument Fund,
Thornville, Ohio
SO Cal Hardwear, Kingston, Ill.
Edward T. Donlon Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Larry R. Downey, Harrisonville, Mo.
Russ Ehnes, Great Falls, Mont.
Harold J. English, Ashburn, Va.
Keith & Sue Fahler, North Liberty, Ind.
Kim Ferry, Earlham, Iowa
Edward Hanka, Ellicott City, Md.
Jerry W. Harris, Willow, Alaska
Steve Hervey, West Milford, N.J.
Jeffrey A. Hetrick, Blacklick, Ohio
Raymond S. Holbrook, Bristol, Conn.
Frederick T. Houk, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
JAE Electronics, Livonia, Mich.
Steve Johnson, Alexandria, Va.
Steve W. Johnson, Minnetonka, Minn.
Jostens Inc., Owatonna, Minn.
Powersports K&N Engineering, Inc.,
Riverside, Calif.
William G. Kaylor, Butler, Pa.
Joseph W. Knittle, San Diego, Calif.
Brad Lackey, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
James Langford, Hondo, Texas
J. Michael Levengood, Boyertown, Pa.
Paul Lindquist, Lebanon, Tenn.
Michael Lubin, San Leandro, Calif.
Vernon O. Markworth, Boerne, Texas
Philip Mc Elligott, Astoria, N.Y.
Ray McCurdy, Ukiah, Calif.
Jerry W. McElhaney, Hookstown, Pa.
Roger Q. McFarland, Fort Mohave, Ariz.
Scott Miller, Hartland, Wis.
Missouri Mudders, Ballwin, Mo.
Jim Modic, Lake Ozark, Mo.
Philip L. Montague, The Villages, Fla.
Kevin Morris, Montville, N.J.
Harold Morrison, Menlo Park, Calif.
W. James Morton Jr., Akron, Pa.
Motosport Inc., Tualatin, Ore.
William S. Myette, Newburyport, Mass.
Keith Patti, Zanesville, Ohio
Mayer Pollock II, Pottstown, Pa.
James Rauwerdink, Grabill, Ind.
Whit Rickman, Bel Aire, Kan.
Robert Rossi, Apex, N.C.
Richard D. Rowlands, Bowling Green,
Ohio
David W. Ryan, McKeesport, PA
Joanne Schneider, Saint Louis, Mo.
Steve Schutte, Lincoln, Calif.
Schwab Charitable, San Francisco,
Calif.
Luther W. Smith, Troy, N.H.
Ward Sumner, Norton, Kan.
Michael F. Taylor, Carpinteria, Calif.
Vital Media Network, Irvine, Calif.
Vortex, Odessa, Fla.
Charles Wagner, Kingston, Wash.
M. H. Pete Wallace, Clovis, Calif.
Donna White, Lebanon, Pa.
William E. Wietfeld, Harrisville, Mich.
Angus Wilfong, Houston, Texas
Russell E. Williams, Shirley, N.Y.
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John Willoughby, Lake Mary, Fla.
David C. Woodruff, Morrow, Ohio
James Wynard, Midwest City, Okla.
James Young, Solon, Iowa
Karl Zimmerman, Springfield, Va.
SUPPORTER LEVEL
Steven P. Abrams, Loudonville, Ohio
Brian E. Baker, Ashville, Ohio
Jerry. Barnes, Dearborn, Mich.
J. Barrett, Toccoa, Ga.
Mary Barton, Conroe, Texas
Danny Baxley, Williston, Fla.
Paul W. Berg, Stamford, Conn.
Daniel M. Berry, Clarksburg, W.Va.
Wayne Bigelow, Au Gres, Mich.
Peter Blakemore, Kernersville, N.C.
Brian’s Harley-Davidson Buell,
Langhorne, Pa.
Nick Brilis, Ardsley, N.Y.
Robert J. Brooks, Lansing, Mich.
Darrol J. Brown, Yerington, Nev.
Alan A. Brutto, Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
Robert Buchanan, Manhattan Beach,
Calif.
H. Eric Burch, Lakeville, Minn.
Chris Carr, Fleetwood, Pa.
Gerry Carr, Ooltewah, Tenn.
Ron Cassell, Brea, Calif.
Michael Cates, Charlotte, Mich.
Centennial Park HOG Chapter,
Pataskala, Ohio
Chesapeake Harley-Davidson,
Darlington, Md.
Simeon Chow, Glen Allen, Va.
Gary Christopher, Arden, N.C.
Sean Hilbert, North Lima, Ohio
Chris Coloracci, Ambler, Pa.
Greg Cook, Galt, Calif.
Bruce Cooper, Houston
Robert Curry, San Antonio, Texas
Custom Mobile Equipment Inc.,
Baldwin City, Kan.
Douglas B. Dade, Gilford, N.H.
Paul T. Daffner, Pickerington, Ohio
Marvin D. Davis, Tulare, Calif.
Guy Decara Jr., Dublin, Ohio
John Deitz, Brookhaven, N.Y.
Deborah A. Desanctis, Monson, Mass.
Edward T. Donlon Jr, Staten Island, N.Y.
John Eau Claire, Loves Park, Ill.
James E. Ellenberg, Willow Grove, Pa.
David Evans, Pine Mountain, Ga.
James Everett, Castalia, Ohio
Robert Fellers, Zanesville, Ohio
K. Ford, Bartow, Fla.
Jerry Fouts, Oakdale, Calif.
Dave Fox, Wrightwood, Calif.
David French, Encinitas, Calif.
Eddie A. French, Westerville, Ohio
Martin T. Gariepy,
Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Donors
Delbert D. Garst, Mesa, Ariz.
John Goodwin, Alexandria, Va.
Ralph Gravrok, Elmhurst, Ill.
Barry Groff, Lancaster, Pa.
Kevin Hagerty, Irvine, Calif.
Michael M. Hall, Houston, Texas
Wayne A. Hartle, Clinton, Pa.
M. Fred Hayes Jr., Hesperia, Calif.
Ernest M. Hidalgo, Whittier, Calif.
Robert K. Higday, Newark, Calif.
Freddy Hix, Greenbrier, Tenn.
John Hubbard, Dallas, Texas
Wendell Humphrey, Edon, Ohio
Richard J. Kadar, Sumter, S.C.
Karl R. Kegel, Cherry Valley, Ill.
Paul Kegel, Machesney Park, Ill.
Michael Labadie, Grosse Pointe Farms,
Mich.
Roger C. Lear, Leawood, Kan.
Joel Lohr, Tucson, Ariz.
Mat Su Air Service, Willow, Alaska
Gary & Denise Mathers,
Hendersonville, N.C.
David Matteson, Columbia, Ill.
Dave Mawby, Grand Haven, Mich.
Larry J. McConnaughey, Auburn, Wash.
Brett J. Miller, Visalia, Calif.
Richard J. Molnar, Casa Grande, Ariz.
Matthew Montanari, Keyport, N.J.
Edward Motel, Mason, Wis.
Charles Murphy, Willow Street, Pa.
Jack Penton, Amherst, Ohio
Robert Pike, Dorr, Mich.
Anthony J. Pino, Turnersville, N.J.
Chester J. Piolunek Jr., Severn, Md.
Victor Politzi, Loudonville, N.Y.
Nick Powell, Kelseyville, Calif.
Phillip C. Richards, Ocala, Fla.
James M. Robertson, Woodland, Calif.
Steven P. Rose, Milwaukie, Ore.
William J. Rosborough Jr., Shelton,
Wash.
Donald R. Sarge, New Smyrna Beach,
Fla.
Kenneth Scheibner, Red Bank, N.J.
Henry F. Scott Jr., Concord, N.C.
James O. Scott Jr., Woodbine, Md.
David S. Sharples, Columbus, N.J.
Rob Shriner, Parker, Colo.
Mike Skinner, Northville, Mich.
Kent Stewart, Wilmington, Ohio
John Stinson, Potomac, Md.
James Tanzola, York, Pa.
James B. Temple, Loveland, Colo.
Robert Torgerson, Canyon Country,
Calif.
Tigra Tsujikawa, San Clemente, Calif.
Donald R. Van, Fair Lawn, N.J.
Brad H. Walter, Elkton, Md.
Ralph White, Bullhead City, Ariz.
Jerry Wilson, Columbus, Ohio
Ed Wright, Stafford, Va.
D. Tyler Young, McMinnville, Tenn.
In Memory Of
Many people have taken the opportunity to memorialize a deceased loved one or friend through a gift to the Motorcycle Hall
of Fame. These gifts of the heart are a way to pay tribute to someone very special while helping to preserve and maintain our rich
motorcycling heritage. The names of those remembered are in bold with the donor’s name listed below.
Dawn Abbott
Chip Abbott, Bowling Green, Ky.
Jim Jensen
David C. Woodruff, Morrow, Ohio
Clarence J. Rapp
Genevieve Rapp, Naples, N.Y.
Smokey Ashton
John G. Ashton, Keno, Ore.
Edward Kretz Sr.
Denis Kerechuk, Alhambra, Calif.
Carl C. Schneider
Joanne Schneider, Saint Louis, Mo.
Thomas A. Beckett
Gary D. Mathers, Hendersonville, N.C.
Robert L. Lenk
Daytona 200 Monument Fund,
Thornville, Ohio
Larry Maiers, Elyria, Ohio
Jackson P. Mangus, Ocala, Fla.
Randy L. Texter
Wayne Bigelow, Au Gres, Mich.
Brian’s Harley-Davidson Buell,
Langhorne, Pa.
Chesapeake Harley-Davidson,
Darlington, Md.
William G. Davidson, Delafield, Wis.
Eastern Harley-Davidson Dealer
Association, York, Pa.
Barry Groff, Lancaster, Pa.
Verne Hauck, Mount Joy, Pa.
Sharon Joyce, Manheim, Pa.
KK Motorcycle Supply, Dayton, Ohio
John Meredith, Manheim, Pa.
Charles Murphy, Willow Street, Pa.
Glenn Pierce, Gap, Pa.
John Plank, Gap, Pa.
Orville G. Sheldon, Paxton, Mass.
Donna White, Lebanon, Pa.
Ron Widman, Saint Louis, Mo.
Dean Bonnett
James D. Bonnett, Havana, Ill.
C. George Borghild
Lloyd A. Parsons, Englewood, Fla.
Charles J. Close Jr.
Forrest Erdman, Langhorne, Pa.
Michael Geremia, Lansdale, Pa.
Becky Shanley, Pennsburg, Pa.
TSG. Incorporated, North Wales, Pa.
Ed Cormier
Orville G. Sheldon, Paxton, Mass.
Robert M. Crossley
James Everett, Castalia, Ohio
Greater Rochester, Rochester, N.H.
Jaffrey Womans, Jaffrey, N.H.
Leon Kraft, Wolfeboro, N.H.
William Deeter
R. L. Watters, Agoura Hills, Calif.
Nickie Hero
J. Barrett, Toccoa, Ga.
Harry Hurt
Mark Hunter, La Canada, Calif.
Robert Ludwig
William E. Caswell, Wilton, Conn.
Thomas J. McAlpine
Richard A. Gadbois, Enosburg Falls, Vt.
Carolyn L. McLaughlin
Thursday Night Riders
Harold Murrell
David W. Murrell, Fresno, Calif.
Edward G. Nicklos Jr.
Susan M. Nicklos, Vienna, Va.
Wayne & Rose Olson
AD Farrow Harley-Davidson, Sunbury,
Ohio
Centennial Park HOG Chapter,
Pataskala, Ohio
Paul T. Daffner, Pickerington, Ohio
Susie Kranstuber, Dublin, Ohio
Danny Storts, Pataskala, Ohio
Lee H. Pratt MD
Motorcycling Doctors, Carthage, Ind.
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Raymond V. Texter
Glenn Pierce, Gap, Pa.
John Plank, Gap, Pa.
John Stehman, New Providence, Pa.
William Thomas
Jaime E. Faucett, Dayton, Ohio
Earl M. Widman
B. H. Rawls Jr., Ormond Beach, Fla.
2010 MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME ANNUAL REPORT
In Honor Of
Many donors to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame choose to make a gift in honor of a living loved one, a friend, or an individual who
they feel has made an exceptional contribution to the world of motorcycling. This very special way to honor a significant individual
helps preserve the legacy of motorcycling for future generations. The names of those honored are in bold with the donor’s name
listed below.
Bill & Millie Baird
Patricia Felder, Massillon, Ohio
Mark Brelsford
Guy Haynes, Lebanon, N.H.
Dale E. Biehler
Devin D. Biehler, Statesville, N.C.
Greg Harrison
Mark H. Mederski, Columbus, Ohio
Renee Bock
Gary & Denise Mathers,
Hendersonville, N.C.
Pat Leimbach
Penton Owners Group, Amherst, Ohio
Arthur J. McMillan
American Motorcyclist Association,
Pickerington, Ohio
John A. Penton
Steve L. Fox, El Paso, Texas
Rattlers Rock Racing
Guru Niyam K .Khalsa, Suisun City, Calif.
2010 Breakfast At Daytona Sponsors
Platinum Level Sponsors
Margaret M. & Melbourne J.
“Mike” Wilson
Sidewinders Motorcycle Club
& Stan Simpson
Silver Level Sponsors
Wally Dallenbach
Colorado 500
Bronze Level Sponsors
Tom Bartels
John Penton
Don Rosene, The Motorcycle Shop
Associate Level Sponsors
Bill & Millie Baird
John & Delores Tibben
Friends
Piet Boonstra
Jacob Herzog, Jr.,
In memory of Bud Peck, Al Eames,
Emil Cocce
2010 Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Sponsors
Title Sponsor
American Motorcyclist Association
Presenting Sponsor
JT Racing USA
Ring Sponsor
Eagle Rider San Diego
Aftermarket Gold Sponsors
ACK Technologies, Inc.
Fox Racing Shox
Matrix Concepts
Motion Pro
The Owen Vintage Motorcycle Collection
Aftermarket Silver Sponsors
Avis/Budget
Fluidyne Powersports
Don Rosene’s The Motorcycle Shop
Meguiar’s
New Era
One Industries
Lisa and Ron Ribolzi
Troy Lee Designs
Yamaha
Yoshimura
Icon Level ($5,000)
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