Dan Evon
Staff writer
The American Motorcyclist Association will induct a new class of motorcycle innovators, racers, and entrepreneurs to their Hall of Fame on December 4 and 5 at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The AMA Hall of Fame, which inducted its first class in 1998, expects a large turn out of previous Hall of Fame members to attend the ceremony. They will be congratulating the AMA’s 2009 amateur racing champions on Friday night, and welcoming a new class of Hall of Fame members on Saturday.
"This is an opportunity for these motorcycling heroes to catch up with each other, recognize the new class of inductees, and take in the extravaganza that has become the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony,” says Jack Penton, chairman of the board of the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation.
"The list of confirmed AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers who will attend the Induction Ceremony as our guests is impressive," says Penton, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame himself in 1999.
The AMA Hall of Fame will be sponsored by Fox Racing Shox, whose founder Bob Fox and brother Geoff Fox will be inducted this year into the Hall of Fame. Husqvarna, along with KTM will also sponsor the event.
Bob and Geoff Fox will be joined by Randy Hawkins, Robert Bates, Gilles vailancourt, Mona Ehnes, David Hough, Gary mathers, and Chuck Palmgren.
