AMA: Motorcycle Hall of Fame Family Fun Day

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AMA Press Release: AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is opening its doors to the local community as well as motorcyclists this Saturday, May 11, with half-price adult admission and free entry for those 17 and under. The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is opening its doors to the local community as well as motorcyclists this [...]

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AMA: Blackwell to be Honored by Motorcycle Hall of Fame

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AMA Press Release: Mark Blackwell, a pioneering racer in American motocross, a six-time AMA championship race team manager and a well-respected executive in the motorcycle industry, will be recognized as an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend on Friday, Oct. 18, in Las Vegas, Nev. Blackwell, an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer inducted in 2000, [...]

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AMA: AMA Legends Weekend set for Oct. 18-19

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AMA Press Release: The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that this year’s 2013 AMA Legends Weekend will be held on a new date — Oct. 18-19 — and at a new location, the Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas. The AMA Legends Weekend features the AMA Motorcycle [...]

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AMA: Scott Russell to Headline Hall of Fame Event

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AMA Press Release: The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that “Mr. Daytona” — five-time Daytona 200 winner Scott Russell — will be the featured guest at its annual AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona on Friday, March 15, 2013, 7:00 a.m., at the Daytona 500 Club on the infield [...]

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AMA: Hall of Fame Inducts Seven Motorcycling Greats

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AMA Press Release: Seven historic figures took their places among motorcycling’s greatest legends Friday, Nov. 16, at the 2012 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The ceremony is part of the American Motorcyclist Association Legends Weekend held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa. Hosted by actor motorcyclist Perry King, the event honored [...]

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AMA: Motorcycle Hall of Fame announces results of supplemental vote for Derek ‘Nobby’ Clark induction

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AMA Press Release: Famed Grand Prix motorcycle tuner Derek “Nobby” Clark has been elected to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in a supplemental vote, the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation reports. “Derek ‘Nobby’ Clark stands shoulder-to-shoulder with roadracing’s most enduring legends, and played a key role in successes that will go down in history among [...]

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AMA: Off-road racing champion Ty Davis to be inducted into the Hall of Fame

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AMA Press Release: The Motorcycle Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the next member of the induction class of 2012. Ty Davis, one of the most versatile off-road motorcycle racers of the 1990s, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. “If it involved an off-road motorcycle, Ty Davis probably raced it,” said Jeffrey [...]

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AMA: Motocross Pioneer Brian Slark to be Inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame

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AMA Press Release: The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the fourth member of the induction class of 2012. Bike restorer extraordinaire and motocross pioneer Brian Slark will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. “Brian Slark is a true renaissance man in the world of motorcycling,” said Jeffrey V. Heininger, chairman [...]

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AMA Hall of Fame Nobby Clark Controversy The AMA Hall of Fame first inducts Clark and then, inexplicably, changes its collective mind.

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Looks like the AMA has stepped in it once again. On June 16, the organization distributed a press release announcing the induction of Derek “Nobby” Clark—legendary roadrace mechanic who tuned motorcycles and their storied riders to 17 world championships over two decades and several classes—into its Hall of Fame. The release heaped extensive praise on [...]

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