AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days to feature AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships
5/26/2009
The AMA is pleased to announce that AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, set for July 24-26 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, will feature the inaugural AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships, which will honor the top riders in a variety of disciplines with championship titles and AMA Racing No. 1 plates.
In addition, the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships will crown two AMA Racing Vintage Grand National Champions. The AMA Track Racing Vintage Grand National Champion will be the rider with the highest cumulative point total in road racing and dirt track. The AMA Off-road Racing Vintage Grand National Champion will be the rider with the highest cumulative point total in motocross, hare scrambles and trials.
"AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is the country's premier event for vintage bike enthusiasts, and the world's largest celebration of motorcycling's heritage," said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. "It's only appropriate to recognize the top competitors at the event with AMA Racing National Championships. In addition, naming AMA Racing Vintage Grand National Champions echoes an honor that has been very important in the shared history of motorcyclists, and allows us to recognize one outstanding individual who excels across multiple disciplines."
Class champions from the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships, as well as the 2009 AMA Vintage Grand National Champions, will be invited to attend the end-of-year AMA Racing annual awards banquet, where AMA Racing National Champions from around the country will be honored for their 2009 accomplishments.
In addition, riders winning titles in the selected classes at this year's AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships, and the No. 1 plates that go with those titles, will earn the right to run and defend their plates at the 2010 AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships.
Full details of the program, such as which classes will be considered premier and therefore eligible for AMA Racing No. 1 plates and points toward the title of AMA Racing Vintage Grand National Champion, are available in the Racing section of this website.