HALL OF FAME
ZERO MOTORCYCLES SPONSORS HALL OF FAME RINGS Honoring The Class Of 2011
KENNY ROBERTS, ROGER DECOSTER TO BE HONORED Legends To Join Class Of 2011 At Induction Ceremony Perhaps more than any other Following his racing career, competitor, Kenny Roberts put Roberts formed his own World his stamp of dominance on 500 Grand Prix team. Wayne American and world motorcycle Rainey, who became a Hall of roadracing, both as an AMA Famer himself, won three World National Champion, a Grand Prix 500 Grand Prix titles for him. World Champion and then as a When DeCoster was Grand Prix team owner. inducted into the Motorcycle Roger DeCoster’s name is Hall of Fame in 1999, his practically synonymous with the racing accomplishments sport of motocross, and he is were simply remarkable: generally recognized as the bestfive 500cc Motocross World Roger DeCoster known MX racer in the first 50 Championships, numerous years of the sport. 500cc Motocross Grand Prix On Friday, Nov. 18, these victories and four Trans-AMA two motorcycling icons will Motocross Championships. be honored as Motorcycle After his racing career, Hall of Fame Legends at the DeCoster was the manager of annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame the first U.S. team to win the Induction Ceremony at the Red Motocross des Nations in 1981. Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in He has since managed many Las Vegas, Nev. U.S. teams at the prestigious Roberts, who was inducted event and continues to do so. into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Roberts and DeCoster will in 1998, won his first-ever AMA be part of the ceremonies that Kenny Roberts Grand National race in 1972 and went induct the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of on to win 33 AMA Nationals in dirt-track 2011, which includes motocross promoter and roadracing. A two-time AMA Grand Stu Peters, noted magazine editor Phil National Champion, Roberts then moved Schilling, industry leader Fred Fox, to the world stage and by the end of 1980, roadracing champion Doug Polen and early he had captured three World 500 Grand motorcycling pioneer Norbert Schickel. Prix titles. For tickets, see MotorcycleMuseum.org.
NOV 18-20: WEEKEND TO REMEMBER Honoring The Class Of 2011 Motorcycling fans are invited to attend the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 18. The gala event is just one part of the AMA Legends & Champions Weekend. Nov. 19 features the 2011 Motorcycle Hall of Fame Dave Mungenast Memorial Concours d’Elegance bike show, and the final round of the 2011 AMA Geico EnduroCross Championship Series. On Nov. 20, all of AMA Racing’s amateur champions will be recognized at the annual end-of-year AMA Racing Championship Banquet. Tickets: MotorcycleMuseum.org.
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In a unique display of a company with its fortunes fixed on the future celebrating motorcycling’s heritage, the electric motorcycle company Zero Motorcycles has signed on as the official Ring Sponsor for the 2011 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, Nov.18, in Las Vegas, Nev. Motorcycle Hall of Fame rings will be presented to the Class of 2011 and Hall of Fame Legends Roger DeCoster and Kenny Roberts during the AMA Legends & Champions Weekend extravaganza at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa. The prestigious Hall of Fame ring is a symbol of the significant contributions made by an inductee to the sport, business and lifestyle of motorcycling. The gold ring, which was created exclusively for the Hall of Fame, bears the institution’s logo, the “Glory Days” design and the name of the inductee. Scot Harden, Zero Motorcycles VP of Global Marketing who is also a member of the Hall of Fame, says that honoring this year’s inductees makes perfect sense for Zero. “The Motorcycle Hall of Fame has done a tremendous job elevating the stature and magnitude of the induction ceremony over the past few years,” says Harden. “The event in Las Vegas is a first-class affair.”