AMA MOTORCYCLISTS OF THE YEAR
JAMES WALKER AND BRYAN CARROLL
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AMA Motorcyclists of the Year for 2014, Bryan Carroll and James Walker, are inspiring a new generation of riders. Read more about them, starting on page 34.
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From road to trail, the 2014 AMA Motorcyclists of the Year Bryan Carroll and James Walker are committed to conveying why we ride. Read more about them, starting on page 34.
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VIEWPOINT
2014 AMA MOTORCYCLISTS OF THE YEAR
Bryan Carroll & James Walker
It has often been said about motorcycling that if it has to be explained to you, you wouldn’t understand. This is one of the challenges we face as a community. It is difficult for non-motorcyclists to understand our passion for motorcycling and why exactly it is that we ride.
Like it or not, many others have can influence our decision to ride motorcycles. This is true whether they be parents, spouses, girlfriends/boyfriends or co-workers whose perception of motorcycles and motorcyclists are shaped by misinformation and stereotypes, or whether they are bureaucrats or elected officials who don’t know the first thing about motorcycling but are suddenly experts when it comes to protecting us from ourselves.
By Rob Dingman
Of course, the most proven way of enlightening people about the fun of motorcycling is to take them out for a ride. But it is not always possible to make that happen.
Two notable individuals have accomplished the next best thing. They have arguably produced the most compelling demonstration for why we ride, short of physically experiencing riding itself. These two people created a full-length movie about motorcycling, aptly titled “Why We Ride.” Their mission was to promote motorcycling to riders and non-riders alike. A year after its debut, their film has become one of the best advertisements for motorcycling available anywhere.
The motorcyclists behind “Why We Ride” are producer/director Bryan Carroll and producer James Walker, and for creating this film, Bryan and James are the 2014 AMA Motorcyclists of the Year.
The AMA Motorcyclist of the Year Award acknowledges the profound impact that an individual or individuals have had on motorcycling over the last year. There is no question that the
Carroll/Walker creation had a most profound impact on motorcycling throughout 2014, and that impact will certainly continue to be felt for years to come.
Not since “On Any Sunday,” which so many motorcyclists credit with igniting their passions for motorcycling, has there been greater promotion of the motorcycling lifestyle through film. “Why We Ride” has been compared to “On Any Sunday” with regard to its ability to paint motorcycling in a positive light and promote motorcycling to the general public. “Why We Ride” has also demonstrated a real potential to reach the non-motorcycling community, while at the same time giving all motorcyclists a film with which we can identify.
The production of “Why We Ride” came at an opportune time. With the motorcycle industry still reeling from the ill effects of the worst economy since the Great Depression, this film provided a much-needed boost in terms of the promotion of motorcycling and the motorcycle lifestyle.
I had the opportunity to visit with James and Bryan in March 2014 at a movie premier event hosted by the AMA in Daytona Beach, Fla. Both are not only passionate motorcyclists themselves but are also eager to share that passion with others, motorcyclists and non-motorcyclists alike.
“Why We Ride” is at once inspirational, educational and celebratory of all things motorcycling. The positive impact of this film on motorcycling will endure well beyond 2014. For their success in this achievement, I congratulate AMA Motorcyclists of the Year James Walker and Bryan Carroll.
Rob Dingman is AMA president and CEO.
BRYAN CARROLL & JAMES WALKER
James Walker (left) and Bryan Carroll made "Why We Ride," a documentary about the passion for motorcycling.
For most of us, moving pictures are the most powerful storyteller. They translate passion, depict action and convey knowledge in the most touching, visual and memorable ways.
Recent years have seen something special happening in film—motorcycling film in particular. From big-screen showcases of the sport and pastime of riding to blink-and-youmissed-it YouTube creations, motorcycles have become a favorite vehicle for popular themes. And 2014 was a pivotal year in the accelerating trend of excellent motorcycle movies, both long and short.
More than any other movie, the motorcycling film “Why We Ride” epitomizes that trend. Over the course of the year, “Why We Ride,” an 89-minute-long serenade to motorcyclists everywhere, has not only stoked the passion of riding in lifelong motorcyclists, but it has introduced men, women and children across the country to the real world of motorcycling.
The men behind “Why We Ride” are producer/director Bryan Carroll and producer James Walker. Carroll, who has been riding for years, and Walker, who learned to ride in the course of shooting the film, started out to make a movie about the life of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ed Kretz Sr. They ended up making something that promises to become one of motorcycling’s great advertisements—why we “dream, discover and explore” on two wheels.
And they didn’t do it to get rich or for fame. Their primary mission was to promote motorcycling to riders and nonriders alike—something the AMA has been striving to do for the past 90 years.
Here’s what Carroll and Walker, both AMA members, have to say about “Why We Ride,” current trends in motorcycle movies and their own passions for riding.
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST: What pulled you into “Why We Ride,” and was the original vision for it what it became?
JAMES WALKER: The way this all started was about four years ago I was presented a screenplay about Ed Kretz, an AMA Hall of Famer and a racer, about when he first came into racing in 1930s depression-era California. I read it, and I loved it, but it was a big-budget period piece, and I’ve never done anything that size before.
I’m an independent producer and I just came off the first picture of my own that I got financed and made and distributed, and I needed to partner up with somebody who had the chops, the experience, the relationships, the credibility to tackle a big-budget Hollywood type of picture. I had been working with Bryan on another project, so I approached him and said, “I’ve been given this screenplay. I’m going to option it. Let’s do this together.” He read it, and he loved it.
As we were developing that project, it became obvious to us that even though Ed Kretz was very significant in the history of motorcycling, he almost was a forgotten hero. Motorcyclists, when they think of motorcycling legends, they go back maybe 30, 40 years. They don’t go back 70, 80, 90 years. And outside of motorcycling, Ed Kretz was a complete unknown. So, we decided that we needed to create an awareness of who Ed Kretz was.
After convincing some financiers to give us a little bit of investment, we went to Sturgis in 2012. I had never been to a motorcycle rally. I was not a rider at that time, and my introduction to the motorcycling world was Sturgis, which is baptism by Harley-Davidson, let me tell you that.
BRYAN CARROLL: So, we visit Ed Kretz Jr., Ed Kretz’s son and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer. My crew was with me, and James was with me, and I got to sit with him for four or five hours. I talked with him about his dad and racing, and we’re surrounded by all these trophies and memorabilia and this amazing historical stuff. About halfway through the conversation, I realized that we weren’t really talking about racing. We were talking about family, and we were talking about experiences
and about camping and working on the bike. I realized that it was more than just about a motorcycle.
I started thinking about my family. The first piece of film, 8mm film, that exists of me is I’m a 3-year-old kid on the tank of my dad’s 1968 Yamaha enduro DT-1 250. I had ridden my whole life, and then I just stopped. I didn’t make a point to stop. Maybe life got busy, I don’t know. I just wasn’t riding then. But I had a wife and kids, and they weren’t riding. Riding was something I had been doing my whole life, and I didn’t know why I wasn’t sharing it with my family.
I realized that that was the movie. That was the story I wanted to tell. Everything in my life is about why—not what or how, but why—and I said, this is what I need to find out. I need to find out why we ride.
JW: We came away from Sturgis realizing there was a lot more out there to this world of motorcycling, and there may be an opportunity to tell a bigger story than just who Ed Kretz was.
So after Bonneville, we came back and looked at what we had, and I did what you typically do in filmmaking and I called the investors and I said, “I want to do a left-hand turn. We want to stop production. We want to re-tool for a different story, and we want to go explore why people ride motorcycles.” That began the story of “Why We Ride.”
AM: How did the film develop from there?
JW: The movie is really the community telling us the story they wanted told. We did our best to honor the diverse stories and the unique individuals we met and represent them the best way in cinema. We’re really fortunate that we had a talented crew. There were over 70 interviewees. We shot hundreds of hours of footage. There were 15 months of production. We went everywhere. To Daytona Bike Week. We were at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Ceremony at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas. We interviewed Kenny Roberts there.
One thing that a lot of people aren’t aware of is we didn’t take any industry money. This was completely financed from outside of the industry. The investors
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in the picture still aren’t motorcyclists. They love the movie, but they aren’t motorcyclists. That provided us a tremendous amount of creative freedom. We weren’t beholden to any one brand or agenda. We could just explore and give Bryan a lot of freedom.
At its core, “Why We Ride” is about the passion of life, and we challenge audience members from every walk of life to take a look at this community of motorcyclists and look at how they embrace living life on two wheels. If you are so inclined to throw a leg over two wheels, hopefully our film has done motorcycling justice, and you are comfortable going to a local bike night, walking into a local motorcycle shop or exploring a Motorcycle Safety Foundation class and see what all this hoopla is about.
I love everything from the customizers to the vintage historians to the motocrossers to the Harley crowd. We embrace everything on two wheels—and three wheels. We, like the AMA, are in a very fortunate situation in that we can engage all types of motorcyclists.
AM: How do you perceive “Why We Ride” is helping promote motorcycling?
JW: A lot of motorcyclists are sharing our film with family members or non-riders because they find it’s a lot easier to plop them down in front of a TV than to explain verbally why they’re riding around on a piece of metal with a motor.
I think a lot of riders feel as if the movie connected with them, but they also use it as a tool to explain their passion to new riders or to bring new riders into the fold. The fan mail I really like to get is from former riders, guys who say, “I just saw your movie, and I’m on eBay right now
looking for the Harley I sold 15 years ago when my kids were born.”
We really sought out to challenge the misnomers of riding. Yes, there are foolish riders out there, but when you approach motorcycling with safety in mind and you train appropriately, motorcycling is a very safe method of transportation or sport. We get a lot of parents, especially moms, who say after seeing our youth sequence, “Oh, I didn’t realize it was like that.” I think a lot of people who are watching the film, even if they’re already a rider, walk away with a better appreciation of the diversity of the community.
BC: There are, what, 19 million or so of us in this country who ride. How much of that is extreme? Also, most of us ride for very different reasons, but we all enjoy the ride. Most importantly, we go through milestones. When we’re kids, it’s all about getting on a dirt bike and catching air. As we get older, it’s maybe more about seeing the world, touring America, experiencing things a little more. Then later on it might be about getting away or spending time with friends. There’s no other machine out there that I can think of that you can fit with your state of mind and emotion and state of being than a motorcycle.
Film is one of the most powerful art forms. If we use that to get one more rider started, or one more mom getting their kids out there riding safely, we’re doing our job. That’s good for all of us.
AM: What other examples speak to the message of accessibility in “Why We Ride”?
BC: One of the biggest surprises I had was moms and women in general. I was
shocked how many women came up to me after the film and said, “Thank you for including us. We don’t just ride on the back. This is as important to us as it is to anybody.”
Then the other thing is the mom with kids. It’s more than just the motorcycle. It’s spending time with the family. That was the connective tissue that allowed me and my father to be out in the desert. It wasn’t just about the motorcycle. The motorcycle was there. It was about being together. Anything we can do today to spend time with our families is a good thing. I think a lot of moms have been looking for that, and they are finding it in motorcycling.
AM: Were well-known motorcycling personalities a key to the success of “Why We Ride”?
JW: No. It wasn’t the key. It’s just one of the aspects. The message of “Why We Ride” is about “we”—not “he” or “them” or “you” or “her.” It’s about “we,” and though we included Kenny Roberts and Bud Ekins and other notable AMA Hall of Famers, when interviewing them, we didn’t necessarily focus on their accomplishments as differentiating factors, but to show that two wheels is a unifying factors.
For example, we interview Kenny Roberts then cut to a 6-year-old kid who’s talking about one day becoming a MotoGP champion. That kid’s passion is just as valid and as significant as Kenny Roberts’ passion. We wanted to depict the riding community as if there wasn’t a differentiating hierarchy, that it was about “we,” but at the same time including these AMA Hall of Famers added a significant dynamic to what individuals can do when
A lot of motorcyclists are sharing our film with family members or non-riders because they find it’s a lot easier to plop them down in front of a TV than to explain verbally why they’re riding around on a piece of metal with a motor.
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they have the talent, perseverance, ability, attitude and drive to go out and race or accomplish other amazing feats.
BC: I was not telling a story about individuals. I was telling a story about all of us. The “we” is very important in “Why We Ride.” That’s why I did something that’s not very traditional and not have the interviewee identified in the lower third of the screen. Kenny Roberts, as important a man as he is, in this film and with respect to the story we were telling, he is just as important as the kid who just wants to go out and ride his dirt bike in the desert with his dad.
Making this movie helped nail down my belief that life is short and every day counts. You just have to enjoy every day and make the most of everything. While we were living this and making this movie, it inspired us. It inspired other people. We always want to educate others on how to be safe riders, how to wear the proper equipment. We want to celebrate, not just adventure but the many good things that motorcycling does and what motorcyclists do. There’s no more generous group of people out there than motorcyclists.
If you see what’s happening with the movie, that’s great, but if you look online at our Facebook page and all of that, people just like to go somewhere and just like to be around other riders where they can celebrate and talk about their experience and get other riders to talk about and help inspire the next generation.
JW: Online, the majority of our fans say they haven’t yet seen the film. They are learning the film through the social media communities that we have built that resonate with three words that are at the
core of our movie: to inspire, to educate and to celebrate all things motorcycling.
AM: What are your thoughts on the increase in motorcycle films today, from feature-length productions to short clips online?
JW: A lot of people are throwing their hats in the ring, whether it be a YouTube video or one of a couple really cool documentaries that we see pop up on Kickstarter—there’s one called “Greasy Hand Preachers” and one called “Sidecar Dogs.” All of that is great. The more creative content that is able to enlighten, educate, celebrate and inspire other people to learn about motorcycling is great. We’re all so different. Not one movie is going to speak to every person or entertain them.
With these films, the motorcycle community may be saying, “we want to be heard,” and those individuals, regardless of their experience, who have the inclination to pick up a movie camera are answering that calling. I’m sure there are conversations happening at bike nights, at HOG chapter meetings, at dinner tables, after rides that are essentially, “we need to document that.”
BC: When we first started this, a lot of people were looking at this like it was just a short, part-time effort. Everyone is out there shooting stuff with a GoPro these days. It wasn’t until we started showing up and talking to people and they saw who we were and how professional we were and experienced of a crew we were, they realized that we were shooting a real motorcycle movie.
It’s interesting, as we were finishing this
movie, how many other people we would run into that had just started doing the same thing we were. The last rendition of On Any Sunday just came out. There’s the Motorcycle Film Festival now. There’s definitely a huge surge now.
It goes back to what’s happening to motorcycling in general. In 2008, the economy and motorcycling just died. Then as the economy started coming back and we started working again, the one thing that the motorcycle is, is it is accessible. If you can’t have the big boats, the motorhomes or the flying toys, maybe the motorcycle is something you can go back to. There’s a lot of joy that comes out of motorcycling without this huge ticket price. You can buy a motorcycle for a grand.
AM: What do you view as the greatest threat to motorcycling?
JW: The misunderstanding of what motorcycling is. My industry, and when I say “my industry,” I don’t mean the YouTube, the independent documentary, but the Hollywood movie making machine. That industry, it uses motorcycling as the de-facto bad guy, the de-facto extreme. It is the X-Games.
The reality is that a motorcycle can provide a great tool for achieving a thrill for extreme athletes who do flips and do X-Games jumps and that kind of stuff, but that’s not 99 percent of what motorcycling is. Yes, racing is there, but whether it’s “Sons of Anarchy” or it’s extreme sports, my industry does not appreciate the accessibility, the diversity or the humanity that is the majority of motorcycling.
I’m hopeful that through this film and our other projects that we can continue
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to project motorcycling on a mainstream entertainment scale to general audiences.
BC: The lack of education. People see motorcycles or motorcycle riders as something that they’re not. We, like it is with anything, fear what we don’t know. The more we teach people what a motorcycle is, what they’re like to ride and what are the good things that motorcyclists do, all it can do is help us and help motorcycling. Certain movies out there do well by showing motorcycles as something that they’re not. We experienced this with “Why We Ride.” I can’t tell you how many people came up to us and said, “I didn’t know what motorcycling was. I want to ride now.”
AM: What’s your favorite motorcycle movie?
JW: What I really enjoyed is something I watched recently. It’s a short film, you can watch it for free on Hulu, and it’s called “The Build.” It’s very much about the café scene. These guys are northwesterners. It’s just three builders. They don’t build to make money. They build because their passion is motorcycling, and their passion is creating, and these bikes are extensions of themselves, and they don’t know what to do other than make motorcycles. It’s just 17 minutes long, but it’s a great little film. As I dive headfirst into this world and get exposure to all these different genres, I’d say the one that I connect with most right now are the builders.
BC: That’s a tough one because it changed as I went through my life, you know what
I mean? I don’t know if it’s a motorcycle movie, but as far as movies that have motorcycles in them that inspired me, “Quadrophenia” was a huge inspiration for me, and now that you see the whole café racer trend with the mods and the rockers going on. One of the most memorable ones was when I watched “Take it to the Limit.” That was the first I learned of the Isle of Man and those guys flying through the Isle of Man with the fog. I couldn’t really just pick one. A couple months ago, I watched “The Unrideables 2” and was blown away.
AM: What bikes do you have now?
JW: I have a 2009 Honda Shadow. It’s the first bike I ever bought. I got my license during production of the movie. And I have a ’67 Ducati 100cc bike that my son and I will rebuild one day. It’s a real barn find, and I got it for $75, and he and I are going to learn how to wrench on bikes together.
BC: A 2013 Husqvarna TR650. That’s one bike that I will never get rid of. They made it one year. I rode that bike while I was making this movie. It’s very special to me, and I will never get rid of it. Of course, there’s my son’s PW80 that I restored for him. And I just ordered that new Triumph Thruxton Ace Special.
AM: When you think about getting on a bike and going riding, what is it you look forward to?
JW: I grew up being a car nut, and I like racing, so the sense of speed and
adventure is there, but I never thought of motorcycling outside of being a racing fan until I got into this film. The experience on two wheels that I feel excited about is the sense of stepping out of the craziness that is my world and my life. It’s just me and the bike, and the bike isn’t asking me to answer emails. It’s not asking for decisions, other than how to stay upright and having a fun time.
AM: What is your next motorcyclingthemed project?
JW: We’re on the verge of closing all the deals we need closed to go back and tell the Ed Kretz story the way we want to tell it—it’s called “Full Throttle,” and it will capture a very important period in the history of motorcycling. So, in hindsight, this amazing journey that has taken up three years of my life has gone full circle to where we all started four years ago.
BC: When began making “Why We Ride,” we had literally no budget. Still, when we started raising money, I realized I couldn’t go after any sponsors. I needed complete creative control. Luckily with James working with us, I was able to do that. As we approach the next film, we’re going about it the same way. We want to raise the money we need to produce a feature film about Ed Kretz and the early days of Class C racing. It was such an amazing time. Doing it without sponsorship dollars and with just investor dollars takes a little bit longer.
AM: What’s the target date on the Ed Kretz feature?
BC: We hope to be shooting it within the year. We have a great script and a great crew, and we just hope to get some investors on board who want to help us tell the story of America in the ’30s and the Class C racing community in southern California. It was such a simpler time of stripping down the bike and going racing, but I also think there’s an appreciation of that today—there’s something about that engine, wheels, chain, brake mentality that makes sense.
A few of the hundreds of AMA-sanctioned events this month, detailed on the following pages.
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Take your family and friends to watch AMA Arenacross at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Pros race on Saturday, Jan. 31. Amateurs race on Sunday, Feb. 1. Event tickets start at $10. Info: www.arenacross.com
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The Sumter Enduro Riders Motorcycle Association is hosting a national enduro on Feb. 1 in Sumter, S.C. This enduro is part of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series, presented by Moose Racing. Info: www.sermaclub.com, www.nationalenduro.com
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In Campbellsport, Wis., the Southeastern Short Trackers, Ltd. will be putting on a three-hour Motorcycle Endurance Ice Race on Jan. 18. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Steel Shoe Fund, a non-profit, tax-deductible organization to assist flat track motorcycle racers who have been seriously injured during competition by providing funds to be used to pay their medical bills or assist in immediate needs. Info: www.steelshoefund.org
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On Jan. 18, the Square Deal Riders M/C is hosting a Mud & Snow Scrambles for amateurs, youth and ATVs in Port Crane, N.Y. This event is a race in the five-round Square Deal Riders Winter Series. The club was also the AMA 2009 Motorcycle Racing Club of the Year. Info: www.squaredealriders.com
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The Madison Motorcycle Club is putting on a Poker Run on Jan. 1 in Madison, Wis. The club was the second club to be chartered with the AMA, being chartered in 1924—the founding year of the AMA. Info: www.madisonmotorcycleclub.org
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The Family Riders Club is hosting a two-day dual sport ride on Jan. 17-18 in Ehrhardt, S.C. This event is part of the Carolina Dual Sport Series. The club says to expect around 100+ miles Saturday and a little shorter ride on Sunday. The ride utilizes sections of dirt and backcountry roads, along with numerous miles of horse trails and endurostyle single-track for the more adventurous rider. Info: www.carolinadualsporters.com, www.broxtonbridge.com/ dualsport.htm
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The Southern California Motorcycle Club is hosting an amateur and youth grand prix on Jan. 2-4 in Adelanto, Calif. It’s a race in the AMA District 37 Big 6 Grand Prix Series and includes ATVs. Info: www.socalmc.com, www.Big6Racing.com
COMING UP
On Jan. 17, the AMA will honor its 2014 national champions at the AMA Championship Banquet at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus, Ohio. The banquet honors the top three national championship finishers in disciplines ranging from land-speed racing to motocross to woods racing and everything in between. It includes dinner, door prizes, refreshments and a bike show. For more information, see www.americanmotoryclist.com.
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COMPETITION
HARE SCRAMBLES
JAN 3: BUCKEYE: ARIZONA CYCLE PARK/CMC ARIZONA RACING, LLC, (623) 853-0750, ARIZONACYCLEPARK.COM
CALIFORNIA
COMPETITION
CROSS COUNTRY
JAN 17: RANCHO CORDOVA: 2 DAY EVENT, POLKA DOTS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, POLKADOTSMC.COM
DESERT SCRAMBLES
JAN 25: (Includes ATVs) EL CENTRO: OVER THE BELT RACING, INC, (951) 760-2333, OTBRACING-D38.NET/ ENDURO
JAN 18: (Includes ATVs) SANTA CLARITA: LOST COYOTES MC, INC., (661) 270-6755, LOSTCOYOTEMC. ORG
GRAND PRIX
JAN 2: (Includes ATVs) ADELANTO: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (760) 2206484, SOCALMC.COM
HARE & HOUND
JAN 24: (Includes ATVs)
2015 EVENTS
MOTOCROSS
Sept. 26-27: Ernee,
Jan. 3: Anaheim, Calif.: Angel Stadium (West)
Jan. 10: Phoenix, Ariz.: Chase Field (West)
Jan. 17: Anaheim, Calif.: Angel Stadium (West)
Jan. 24: Oakland, Calif.: O.Co Coliseum (West)
Jan. 31: Anaheim, Calif.: Angel Stadium (West)
LUCERNE VALLEY: 2 DAY EVENT, DESERT MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (626) 260-2830, NATIONALHAREANDHOUND.COM
SHORT TRACK
JAN 3: (Includes ATVs) STOCKTON: LODI MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 368-7182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM
COLORADO
COMPETITION
ARENACROSS
JAN 23: COLORADO SPRINGS: FELD MOTOR SPORTS, (800) 2167482, ARENACROSS.COM
JAN 24: COLORADO SPRINGS: 2 DAY EVENT, FELD MOTOR SPORTS, (800) 216-7482, ARENACROSS.COM
FLORIDA
COMPETITION
HARE SCRAMBLES
JAN 31: (Includes ATVs) BRIGHTON: 2 DAY EVENT, TREASURE COAST TRAIL RIDERS, INC., (772) 473-3801
MICHIGAN
COMPETITION
ARENACROSS
JAN 16: GRAND RAPIDS: FELD MOTOR SPORTS, (800) 216-7482, ARENACROSS.COM
Feb. 7: San Diego, Calif.: PETCO Park (West)
Feb. 14: Arlington, Texas: AT&T (East)
Feb. 21: Atlanta, Ga.: Georgia Dome (East)
Feb. 28: Atlanta, Ga.: Georgia Dome (East)
March 7: Daytona Beach, Fla.: Daytona International Speedway (East)
March 14: Indianapolis, Ind.: Lucas Oil Stadium (East)
March 21: Detroit, Mich.: Ford Field (East)
March 28: St. Louis, Mo.: Edward Jones Dome (East)
April 11: Houston, Texas: NRG Stadium (West)
April 18: San Francisco, Calif.: Levi’s Stadium (West)
April 25: East Rutherford, N.J.: MetLife Stadium (East)
May 2: Las Vegas, Nev.: Sam Boy d Stadium
JAN 17: GRAND RAPIDS: 2 DAY EVENT, FELD MOTOR SPORTS, (800) 216-7482, ARENCROSS.COM
NEW YORK
COMPETITION
MUD & SNOW SCRAMBLES
JAN 4: (Includes ATVs) PORT CRANE: SQUARE DEAL
RIDERS M/C, (607) 693-2634, SQUAREDEALRIDERS.COM
JAN 18: (Includes ATVs) PORT CRANE: SQUARE DEAL RIDERS M/C, (607) 693-2634, SQUAREDEALRIDERS.COM
OHIO
COMPETITION
ARENACROSS
JAN 10: CINCINNATI: 2 DAY EVENT, FELD MOTOR SPORTS, (800) 2167482, ARENACROSS.COM
SOUTH CAROLINA
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT RIDE
JAN 17: EHRHARDT: 2 DAY EVENT, FAMILY RIDERS MTC, (843) 7080886, CAROLINADUALSPORTERS. COM
TENNESSEE
COMPETITION
ARENACROSS
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
Oct. 17: Las Vegas, Nev.: Sam Boyd Stadium
LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTOCROSS.COM
May 16: Sacramento, Calif.: Hangtown Motocross Classic
May 23: San Bernardino, Calif.: Glen Helen National
May 30: Lakewood, Colo.: Thunder Valley National
June 6: Blountville, Tenn.: Tennessee National
June 13: Mount Morris, Pa.: High Point National
June 27: Mechanicsville, Md.: Budds Creek National
July 4: Buchanan, Mich.: RedBud National
July 18: Millville, Minn.: Spring Creek National
JAN 31: NASHVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, FELD MOTOR SPORTS, (800) 2167482, ARENACROSS.COM
TEXAS
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
JAN 3: WORTHAM: 2 DAY EVENT, FREESTONE COUNTY RACEWAY LLC, (713) 962-3386, FREESTONEMX.COM
UTAH
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
JAN 10: ST. GEORGE: ST. GEORGE MX, (435) 705-4125, STGEORGEMX. COM
WISCONSIN
RECREATIONAL
POKER RUN
JAN 1: MADISON: MADISON MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (608) 220-5564, MADISONMOTORCYCLECLUB.ORG
COMPETITION
ICE RACE
JAN 18: CAMPBELLSPORT: SOUTHEASTERN SHORT TRACKERS, LTD, (414) 303-1331, THE STEEL SHOE FUND
July 25: Washougal, Wash.: Washougal National
Aug. 8: New Berlin, N.Y.: Unadilla National
Aug. 15: Tooele, Utah: Utah National
Aug. 22: Crawfordsville, Ind.: Indiana National
MTN. DEW AMA ATV NATIONAL
March 21-22: Lizella, Ga.: Echeconnee
April 18-19: Kemp, Texas: Underground
May 2-3: Blountville, Tenn.: Muddy Creek
May 16-17: Morris, Pa.: High Point
May 30-31: Crawfordsville, Ind.: Ironman
June 13-14: Walnut, Ill.: Sunset Ridge
June 27-28: Millville, Minn.: Spring Creek
July 11-12: New Berlin, N.Y.: Unadilla
July 25-26: Buchanan, Mich.: RedBud
August 8-9: Hurricane Mills, Tenn.: Loretta Lynn’s
Jan. 10-11: Cincinnati, Ohio: US Bank Arena
Jan. 16-18: Grand Rapids, Mich.: Van Andel Arena
Jan. 23-25: Colorado Springs, Colo.: World Arena
Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Nashville, Tenn.: Bridgestone Arena
Feb. 6-8: Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb. 21-22: Tampa, Fla.: Tampa Bay Times Forum
Feb. 28- March 1: Kansas City, Mo.: Sprint Center
March 6-8: Council Bluffs, Iowa: Mid-America Center
March 13-15: Southaven, Miss.: Landers Center
March 21-22: New Orleans, La.: Smoothie King Center
March 28-29: Austin, Texas: Frank Erwin Center
April 11-12: Spokane, Wash.: Spokane Arena
April 18-19: Tacoma, Wash.: Tacoma Dome
April 25-26: Fresno, Calif.: Save Mart Center
May 1-3: Las Vegas, Nev.: South Point Arena
April 11-12: Pell City, Ala.: Mill Creek MX: (205) 699-8857
April 11-12: Punta Gorda, Fla.: Florida Track and Trails: (239) 567-0227
April 18-19: Tallassee, Ala.: Monster Mountain: (334) 318-8475
May 2-3: Washington, Ga.: Aonia Pass: (706) 678-3737
May 16-17: Henderson, N.C.: North Carolina Motorsports Park: (252) 438-8192
Southeast Regional
June 13-14: Gainesville, Fla.: Gatorback (Amateur): (407) 453-2056
Northeast Area Qualifier
Feb. 21-22: Elizabeth City, N.C.: Elizabeth City: (757) 754-8008
March 7-8: Mechanicsville, Md.: Budds Creek MX: 301-475-2000
March 21-22: Shippensburg, Pa.: Doublin Gap: (717) 249-6036
March 28-29: Englishtown, N.J.: Englishtown: (732) 446-7800
April 11-12: Dillwyn, Va.: Actiontown MX Park: (434) 836-7629
April 18-19: Armagh, Pa.: Pleasure Valley Raceway: (814) 695-2453
May 2-3: Mount Morris, Pa.: High Point: (304) 284-0084
May 16-17: Winchester, N.H.: Winchester Speed Park: (603) 239-6406
Northeast Regional
May 30-31: Danville, Va.: Birch Creek MotorsportsYouth: (434) 836-7629
June 20-21: New Berlin, N.Y.: Unadilla Valley Sports Center - Amateur: (607) 965-8450
Southeast Area Qualifier
Feb. 14-15: Reddick, Fla.: MX of Marion Co: (352) 591-2377
March 14-15: Ellerbee, N.C.: Windy Hills MX: (423) 323-5497
March 28-29: Blountville, Tenn.: Muddy Creek: (423) 323-5497
May 23-24: Nashport, Ohio: Briarcliff MX: (740) 763-0935
Mid-east Regional
June 6-7: Buchanan, Mich.: Red Bud MX (Amateur): (269) 695-6405
June 27-28: Millfield, Ohio: Sunday Creek Raceway (Youth): (304) 284-0084
North Central Area Qualifier
March 7-8: DeQuoin, Ill.: Paradise MX: (205) 6998857
March 28-29: Maize, Kan.: Bar 2 Bar MX: (620) 7551370
June 20-21: Hamer, S.C.: South of the Border (Youth): (423) 323-5497
Mid-east Area Qualifier
March 21-22: Altamont, Tenn.: Fast Farms MX Park: (931) 235-2776
April 11-12: Waynesburg, Ohio: Malvern MX: (330) 575-0021
April 18-19: Rossville, Ind.: Wild Cat Creek MX: (765) 379-2482
April 25-26: Livingston, Tenn.: Thunder Valley: (423) 323-5497
May 2-3: Millington, Mich.: Baja Acres: (989) 871-3356
May 9-10: London, Ky.: Daniel Boone MX: (606) 231-2313
May 16-17: Newaygo, Mich.: Big Air MX: (231) 652-5225
April 11-12: Walnut, Ill.: Sunset Ridge MX: (815) 379-9534
April 25-26: Casey, Ill.: Lincoln Trail Motorsports: (217) 932-2041
May 2-3: Tigerton, Wis.: Motozone: (920) 419-2863
May 9-10: Little Falls, Minn.: Little Falls Raceway: (612) 919-3457
May 16-17: Garwin, Iowa: Oak Ridge Motocross: (205) 699-8857
May 23-24: Byron, Ill.: Byron Motosports Park: (815) 234-2271
North Central Regional
June 13-14: DeQuoin, Ill.: Indian Hills (Youth): (205) 699-8857
June 20-21: Millville, Minn.: Spring Creek MX Park (Amateur): (507) 753-2779
South Central Area Qualifier
Feb. 21-22: Floresville, Texas: Cycle Ranch: (855) 571-6686
Feb. 28-March 1: Breaux Bridge, La.: Gravity Alley Extreme Park: (337) 3211154
March 7-8: Conroe, Texas: Three Palms: (936) 3218725
March 28-29: Fulton, Miss.: Veteran MX
April 18-19: Alvord, Texas: Oak Hill Raceway: (940) 577-2225
April 25-26: Edgewood, Texas: Buffalo Creek MX: (214) 939-4321
May 2-3: Ponca City, Okla.: Ponca City MX: (580) 762-3635
May 16-17: Lakewood, Colo.: Thunder Valley MX: (303) 697-1003
South Central Regional
May 30-31: Wortham, Texas: Freestone MX (Amateur): (713) 962-3386
June 20-21: Prentiss, Miss.: Golden Pines (Youth): (985) 273-1317
Northwest Area Qualifier
Feb. 14-15: Marysville, Calif.: MMX Racing: (740) 297-6686
March 21-22: Richland, Wash.: Horn Rapids MX: (509) 496-2958
May 9-10: Washougal, Wash.: Washougal MX Park: (360) 601-5347
May 16-17: Billings, Mont.: Billings MX
May 23-24: Tooele, Utah: Miller Motorsports
Northwest Regional
June 6-7: Washougal, Wash.: Washougal MX Park (Youth/Amateur): (360) 601-5347
Mid-West Area Qualifier
Feb. 21-22: St. George, Utah: St. George MX: (435) 705-4125
Feb. 28 – March 1: Porterville, Calif.: Porterville OHV Park: (740) 297-6686
March 21-22: Turlock, Calif.: Oatfield Raceway: (740) 297-6686
April 18-19: California City, Calif.: Cal City MX Park: (760) 977-9774
May 9-10: Hollister Hills, Calif.: Hollister Hills SVRA: (740) 297-6686
May 23-24: Tooele, Utah: Miller Motorsports Park
Mid-West Regional
June 13-14: Rancho Cordova, Calif.: Prairie City OHV (Youth/Amateur): (740) 297-6686
Southwest Area Qualifier
Feb. 14-15: Litchfield Park, Ariz.: Arizona Cycle Park: (623) 853-0750
March 7-8: Los Angeles, Calif.: LACR: (740) 2976686
March 14-15: Haleiwa, Hawaii: Kahuku MX: (808) 668-6276
March 28-29: Perris, Calif.: Starwest MX Park: (949) 276-5153
High Adventure. No Hassle. The best routes, roads and twotrack, mapped by local experts. A great challenge with like-minded riders. A full weekend’s activities, with camping, campfires, food and prizes. For more information visit AmericanMotorcyclist.com/Riding
2015 EVENTS
April 4-5: San Bernardino, Calif.: Glen Helen: (909) 384-9342
May 23-24: Tooele, Utah: Miller Motorsports Park
Southwest Area Regional
May 30-31: San Bernardino, Calif.: Glen Helen (Youth/Amateur): (909) 384-9342
DIRT TRACK
MONSTER ENERGY FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP FIM-LIVE.COM | SPEEDWAYGP.COM
June 6: Location TBA
June 8: Location TBA
June 11: Location TBA
June 13: Location TBA
FEATURED SERIES: AMA WINTER JAM, SHOWDOWN AT THE CENTER - INDOOR DIRT TRACK SERIES STEVENACERACING.COM
Nov. 29: Du Quoin, Ill.: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Jan. 10: Du Quoin, Ill.: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Feb. 7: Du Quoin, Ill.: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Feb. 21: Du Quoin, Ill.: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
March 28: Du Quoin, Ill.: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
ROAD RACE
FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX (MOTOGP) FIM-LIVE.COM MOTOGP.COM
FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP FIM-LIVE.COM | WORLDSBK.COM
July 17-19: Monterey, Calif.: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
MOTOAMERICA ROAD RACING SERIES MOTOAMERICA.COM
April 10-12: Austin, Texas: Circuit of the AmericasMotoGP support races
April 17-19: Braselton, Ga.: Road Atlanta
May 15-17: Alton, Va.: Virginia International Raceway
May 29-31: Elkhart Lake, Wis.: Road America
June 12-14: Birmingham, Ala.: Barber Motorsports Park
July 17-19: Monterey, Calif.: Laguna Seca –WSBK support races
August 7-9: Indianapolis, Ind.: Indianapolis Motor Speedway - MotoGP support races
Sept. 11-13: Millville, N.J.: New Jersey Motorsports Park
OFF-ROAD
INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO (ISDE) FIM-LIVE.COM
Sept. 7-12: Kosice, Slovakia
FIM TRIAL DES NATIONS FIM-LIVE.COM
Sept. 19-20: Tarragona, Spain
FIM TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIM-LIVE.COM
July 25-26: West Greenwich, R.I.: Steppingstone Ranch
March 1: Pellon, S.C.: Columbia Enduro Riders
March 22: Bridgeport, Texas: Bridgeport Riders
April 19: West Point, Tenn.: NATRA, NATRA-westpoint. net
May 17: Park Hills, Mo.: Missouri Mudders, MOmudders.com
June 14: Upton, Wyo.: Inyan Kara Riders
July 26: Cross Fork, Pa.: Brandywine Enduro Riders, BER.us
Aug. 23: Moorestown, Mich.: Lansing Motorcycle Club, LansingMotorcycleClub.org
Sept. 27: Lynnville, Ind.: Lynnville Area Dirt Riders Inc., LADirtRiders.com
Oct. 11: Matthews, Ind.: Muddobbers MC, MuddobbersMC.org
GEICO AMA ENDUROCROSS ENDUROCROSS.COM
March 6: Daytona Beach, Fla.: Ocean Center
March 21: SLC, Utah: Energy Solutions Arena
April 25: Sacramento, Calif.: Sleep Train Arena
May 1: Las Vegas, Nev.: Orleans Arena
May 30: Phoenix, Ariz.: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Aug. 22: Atlanta, Ga.: Gwinnett Center
Oct. 3: Denver, Colo.: National Western Complex
Oct. 17: Everett, Wash.: XFINITY Arena
Nov. 7: Boise, Idaho: Ford Idaho Center
Nov. 21-22: Ontario, Calif.: Citizens Business Bank Arena KENDA SRT AMA NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONALHAREANDHOUND.COM
Jan. 24-25: Lucerne Valley, Calif.: Desert MC, DesertMC.com
April 10-12: Austin, Texas: Circuit of the Americas
Aug. 7-9: Indianapolis, Ind.: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO, PRESENTED BY MOOSE RACING NATIONALENDURO.COM
Feb. 1: Wedgefield, S.C.: SERMA, SERMAclub.com
Feb. 21-22: Barstow, Calif.: Checkers MC, CheckersMC. com
March 21-22: Murphy, Idaho: Dirt Inc., DirtIncRacing.com
April 25-26: Johnson Valley, Calif.: Vikings MC, VikingsMC.com
May 2: Delta, Utah: Sage Riders MC, SageRidersMC. com
June 6-7: Snowville, Utah: Big Nasty Hillclimb LLC, X12Events.com
Aug. 22: Panaca, Nev.: Silver State Trail Blazers
Oct. 24-25: Lucerne Valley, Calif.: 100s MC, 100smc. com
AIRES AMA/NATC MOTOTRIALS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AMARACING.COM | MOTOTRIALS.COM
April 11-12: Amarillo, Texas (West)
April 18-19: Kingman, Ariz. (West)
June 13-14: Nehawka, Neb.: mwta-trials.com (East)
June 20-21: Toronto, Ohio: trialsinc.org (East)
Aug. 8-9: Casper, Wyo. (West)
Youth Nationals and Women’s Open
July 3-5: Sequatchie, Tenn.: TrialsTrainingCenter. com (East)
Aug. 11-13: Howard, Colo.: ItsOffroad.com (West)
KENDA SRT AMA WEST HARE SCRAMBLES AMARACING.COM
Jan. 3 (Youth, Amateur), Pro: Buckeye, Ariz.: Arizona Cycle Park, ArizonaCyclePark.com
Feb. 14 (Youth) | Feb. 15 (Amateur): Paicines, Calif.: Salinas Ramblers MC, SalinasRamblersMC.org
March 14 (Youth) | Feb. 15 (Amateur): Location TBA: Prospectors MC
April 11 (Amateur) | April 12 (ATV, Youth): Shasta Lake, Calif.: Redding Dirt Riders, ReddingDirtRiders. com
May 16 (Youth, Amateur): Caliente, Nev.: Silver State Trail Blazers
June 20 (Youth) | June 21 (Amateur): Elkton, Ore.: ETRA, Inc., ETRA.net
Oct. 24 (Amateur, ATV, Youth): Lucerne Valley, Calif.: Desert MC
Nov. 7 (ATV, Youth) | Nov. 8 (Amateur): Searchlight, Nev.: Get-Xtr-Eme.com
FEATURED SERIES: BIG 6 AMA WEST COAST GRAND PRIX SERIES BIG6RACING.COM
Jan 2-4: Adelanto, Calif.: So Cal MC
Jan. 31 - Feb. 1: Taft, Calif.: Dirt Diggers MC, Honolulu Hills Raceway
Feb. 28 - March 1: Devore, Calif.: Prairie Dogs MC, Glen Helen Raceway
March 28-29: 29 Palms, Calif.: Hilltoppers MC, Rodeo and Motoplex
May 2-3: Primm, Nev.: Shamrocks MC, Buffalo Bills Casino
Oct. 3-4: Ridgecrest, Calif.: Viewfinders MC, Ridgecrest Fairgrounds
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1: Location TBA: Prospectors MC
Dec. 5-6: Location TBA: Vikings MC
FEATURED SERIES: EAST COAST ENDURO ASSOCIATION (ECEA) ENDUROS ECEA.ORG
March 15: Greenbank, N.J.: Sandy Lane Enduro, Meteor Motorcycle Club, MeteorMC.com
March 22: Shamong, N.J.: Curly Fern Enduro, South Jersey Enduro Riders, SJER.org
April 12: Chatsworth, N.J.: Pine Barons Clock Run, Pine Barons Enduro Riders, PBER.webs.com
April 19: Port Elizabeth, N.J.: Greenbrier Enduro, Tri-County Sportsmen Motorcycle Club, TeamHammer.org
May 3: Delaware City, Del.: Delaware State Enduro, Delaware Enduro Riders, DelawareEnduroRiders.com
May 24: Heckscherville, Pa.: Broad Mountain Enduro, Reading Off Road Riders, RORR.org
June 14: Deposit, N.Y.: Ridge Run Enduro, Ridge Riders Motorcycle Club, RidgeRiders.org
June 28: Blain, Pa.: Foggy Mountain Enduro, Susquehanna Off Road Riders, SORRmc.org
July 12: Gillett, Pa.: Barbed Wire Enduro, Southern Tier Enduro Riders
July 26: Cross Fork, Pa.: Rattlesnake National Enduro, Brandywine Enduro Riders, BER.us
Aug. 9: Three Springs, Pa.: Three Springs Enduro, Green Marble Enduro Riders, GreenMarbleEnduroRiders. org
Aug. 16: Berkshire, N.Y.: Speedsville Enduro, Ithaca Dirt Riders, IthacaDirtRiders. com
Aug. 30: Mauricetown, N.J.: Beehive Enduro, Competition Dirt Riders, CompetitionDirtRiders.org
Sept. 13: Shippensburg, Pa.: Michaux Enduro, South Penn Enduro Riders, SouthPennEnduroRiders. com
Sept. 20: Brandonville, Pa.: Moonshine Enduro, High Mountain Dirt Riders/Valley Forge Trail Riders, vftr.org
Oct. 25: New Lisbon, N.J.: Scrub Pine Enduro, Ocean County Competition Riders, OCCR.net
Nov. 8: Warren Grove, N.J.: Stumpjumper Enduro, Motorcycle Competition Inc., Ride-MCI.com
Nov. 22: New Lisbon, N.J.: Pine Hill Enduro, Central Jersey Competition Riders, CJCRmc.org
FEATURED SERIES: EAST COAST ENDURO ASSOCIATION (ECEA) HARE SCRAMBLES ECEA.ORG
March 28-29: Tri-County Hare Scrambles, Tri-County Sportsmen MC
May 16-17: Stumpjumper Hare Scrambles, Motorcycle Competition Inc.
May 30-31: Oxbo Hare Scrambles, South Penn Enduro Riders
June 6-7: Dogtown 50 National Hare Scrambles, Green Marble Enduro Riders
June 20-21: Reading Hare Scrambles, Reading Off Road Riders
July 18-19: Mountain Top National Hare Scrambles, Valley Forge Trail Riders
Aug. 1-2: Shotgun National Hare Scrambles, High Mountain Dirt Riders
Aug. 22-23: Hurricane Lane Hare Scrambles, Meteor Motorcycle Club
Sept. 26-27: Big Bass Hare Scrambles, Ridge Riders MC
Oct. 3-4: Sahara Sands Hare Scrambles, Pine Barons Enduro Riders/South Jersey Enduro Riders
Oct. 17-18: Ormond Farms Hare Scrambles, Competition Dirt Riders
Nov. 14-15: Delaware Hare Scrambles, Delaware Enduro Riders
SPECIALTY
2015 EVENTS
RECREATION
Oct. 11: Pine Grove, Pa.: Reading Dual Sport, Reading Off Road Riders, rorr.org
Oct. 24: Tuckerton, N.J.: Ride in the Pines Dual Sport, Meteor Motorcycle Club, MeteorMC.Com
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1: Port Elizabeth, N.J.: Hammer Run Nat’l Dual Sport, TriCounty Sportsmen MC, TeamHammer.Org
AMA MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME MOTORCYCLEMUSEUM.ORG
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is on the AMA campus in Pickerington, Ohio, and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Closed: Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
April 3-5: Riverside, Calif.: Adams Motorsports Park
May 29-30: Plymouth, Wis.: Road America
July 3-4: Denver, Colo.: Colorado National Speedway
Aug. 14-15: Salt Lake City, Utah: Miller Motorsports Park
Sept. 18-20: Sturgis, S.D.: Downtown Sturgis
Main Hall: AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame: The main floor of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame celebrates Hall of Fame inductees, the heroes of the track, road, trails and halls of government who have elevated the sport to new heights. Now featuring the 2014 inductees
2 Wheels + Motor, A Fine Art Exhibition: The spirit, excitement and adventure of motorcycling is expressed through fine art.
Feb. 14-15: Edgerton, Wis.: North America Action Sports LLC.
Founder’s Hall: Honoring the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame’s generous contributors.
