Current Class and Voting
Thank you for your vote. Results will be announced soon after voting ends, and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held in Pickerington, Ohio.
This year’s ceremony will headline Hall of Fame Days happening at the AMA campus, October 10-13, 2024.
Hall of Fame Eligibility
Eligible voters include:
- Past Hall of Fame inductees
- AMA and AMHF Boards of Directors
- Members of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Category Selection Committees
- AMA Life Members with at least 25 years of consecutive membership
Please review the biographical information below and vote for:
- Up to three candidates in the Competition Category
- Up to two candidates in the Non-Competition Category
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Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Competition
Ryan Dungey – Motocross & Supercross
From 2007 to 2017, Ryan Dungey forged great success in AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross, tallying four 450SX and three 450MX titles. Dungey is one of only seven riders to have more than thirty 450SX wins. His dominant run stateside was paired with three Motocross of Nations titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Dungey also won back-to-back ESPY Awards for Best Athlete in Men’s Action Sports (2015, 2016)
Born Dec. 4, 1989, in Minnesota, Ryan Dungey burst onto the scene in 2005 when he won his sole AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship title in the 125cc Modified (12-15) class at Loretta Lynn’s.
While he could only capture a single title at the famed event, his transition to the professional ranks proved far more fruitful. A surprise offer from Team Suzuki in 2006 generated increased success, with Dungey following that up by earning 2007 AMA Motocross/Supercross Rookie of the Year honors.
Dungey’s promise turned to major success in 2008 when he tallied runner-up finishes in both the MX Lites and SX Lites West classes. In 2009, Dungey won the SX Lites West title and rode the momentum outdoors with an AMA 250 Pro Motocross title.
Dungey jumped to the top of the premier class in 2010 when he captured AMA 450 Supercross and AMA 450 Pro Motocross titles.
Dungey went on to capture a total of three motocross titles in the 450 class and four AMA Supercross championships in the premier class — with his last coming in 2017. Spanning the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Dungey set a record for 31 consecutive podium finishes in the 450SX class.
Besides being one of only seven riders to have more than 30 450SX wins, Dungey also notched 39 career AMA Pro Motocross Championship wins in the 450 class.
In 2015 and 2016, Dungey won back-to-back ESPY Awards for Best Athlete in Men’s Action Sports.
Beyond individual success, Dungey’s talent helped power Team USA to three consecutive Motocross of Nations titles (’09, ’10, ’11).
Off the track, the Ryan Dungey Foundation is dedicated to help fight childhood cancer and help youth lead healthy lives.
Barry Hawk – Off Road
With 98 national championship event wins, Barry Hawk cemented himself as one of the most successful off-road riders ever. Showing his versatility, he stands alone as the only rider to ever win AMA GNCC national titles on both an ATV and a motorcycle. Retiring from racing in 2010 with eight AMA GNCC national championships, Hawk transitioned to team manager of the Coastal Racing GasGas Factory Racing team, where he has helped propel riders to numerous wins and championships.
Barry Hawk is one of the greatest competitors in the history of AMA Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) racing, but his path to multiple national titles was not clear early in his childhood.
Growing up in Pennsylvania, Hawk learned to ride with his family for fun before discovering off-road racing in his late teens.
While it took Hawk some time to get into off-road racing, it did not take him long to find success as he became an AMA GNCC overall race winner in only his second full season of racing in 1991.
The taste of victory early-on sparked future success for Hawk, who took the next step in his career by claiming his first AMA GNCC ATV National Championship in 1993.
Standing atop the sport’s peak for the first time, Hawk did not relinquish his position as he defended his title for the next six years to bring his AMA GNCC ATV title tally to seven.
While Hawk was winning on an ATV throughout the 1990s, he was also competing in AMA GNCC’s bike division, where he captured 19 AMA GNCC event wins and a breakthrough AMA GNCC National Championship in 2003 to become the first rider to ever win AMA GNCC national championships on both an ATV and a motorcycle.
Beyond AMA GNCC, Hawk won AMA National Enduro and Reliability Enduro events and secured a spot on the 2003 U.S. ISDE Team as part of the GNCC club team. Hawk even earned points while riding motocross professionally to add to his well-rounded resume.
Following his retirement in 2010, Hawk spent five seasons setting up AMA GNCC courses. He then became team manager of the Coastal Racing GasGas Factory Racing team — which has seen riders capture AMA Sprint Enduro championships, AMA GNCC XC2 championships, and AMA GNCC eMTB championships under Hawk’s guidance.
Grant Langston – Motocross & Supercross
Grant Langston is the only rider to win a World Motocross Championship, an AMA Motocross Championship and both AMA Supercross Regional Championships — East and West — in the 125/250cc classification. Langston added both an AMA Supermoto title and an AMA 450cc Motocross title to his resume before retiring, at which point he launched two successful careers as a multi-line dealership owner and a race commentor for NBC Sports.
From 2000 to 2007, Grant Langston was one of the most prolific competitors in the sport of motocross, and since his retirement has continued to work within the industry promoting two-wheeled recreation and competition.
In 1998, Langston and family moved from South Africa to Europe to pursue motocross racing at its highest level. In only his second full year, Langston won the 2000 125cc World Motocross Championship with KTM.
Langston parlayed that success into a deal to compete in AMA Supercross, becoming the first KTM rider to win an AMA 125 Supercross main event at Dallas in 2001. He followed that up with the 2003 AMA 125cc National Motocross title, and in 2003 won a title in the Unlimited category of a relatively new sport — AMA Supermoto.
In 2005, Langston got a factory ride with Kawasaki, switching to 250cc four-stroke machinery, and won the AMA 125/250cc East Region Supercross title. He followed that up the next year with the AMA 125/250cc West Region Championship, and in so doing became the first rider to win regional 125/250cc championships in the most competitive series in the world.
In 2007, Langston moved to Team Yamaha and the 450cc class. With a late-season surge he clinched the AMA 450cc Pro Motocross Championship, ending AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ricky Carmichael’s streak of seven straight AMA 450 Pro Motocross wins. He capped that year by winning the prestigious U.S. Open of Supercross in Las Vegas.
Sadly, Langston’s career took an unexpected turn in 2008 when he began having vision problems. Doctors found a cancerous tumor, and although it was successfully removed, Langston’s vision would never fully recover.
With professional racing behind him, Langston began new chapters in motorcycling, opening Langston Motorsports in Perris, Calif., and starting a career doing race commentary for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
Non-Competition
Rita Coombs – Ambassadors & Industry
Along with her husband (AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer) Dave Coombs and Paul Schlegel, Rita Coombs — one of the owners of MX Sports — was responsible for the creation of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s in 1982. The event at Loretta’s has grown into the most prestigious and impactful amateur motocross race in the world over the last four decades. Rita Coombs was also instrumental in creating the AMA Grand National Cross Country Series — the premier off-road series.
Born June 15, 1941, Rita Coombs’ path did not appear to be destined for a life full of motorcycle races.
However, On Any Sunday had a profound impact on Coombs and her husband and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Dave Coombs, and the married couple were promoting their own AMA amateur events a year after the film’s release. Soon, the duo opened their own track, Appalachia Lake MX Park, in Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Less than a decade later, Dave and Rita Coombs — along with Paul Schlegel — were responsible for the creation of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s in 1982.
The event at Loretta’s has grown into the most prestigious and impactful amateur motocross race in the world over the last four decades.
Rita Coombs — one of the owners of MX Sports — was instrumental in creating the AMA Grand National Cross Country Series — the country’s premier off-road series. With roots back to the Blackwater 100 in the late 1970s, the GNCC has grown to welcome thousands of racers on any given weekend during the season.
Coombs and her family also serve as promoters of the ATV National Motocross series, the top level in amateur and professional ATV racing in the world.
In the mid-1990s, Rita and Dave Coombs founded the National Promoters Group, which aimed to unify the various promoters of AMA Pro Motocross events and streamline the series to remain competitive against the growing AMA Supercross Championship.
Dave Coombs passed away in 1998, but Rita Coombs continued to run the family business along with her children. Whether it’s motorcycles, minicycles, ATVs, electric mountain bikes, or STAYCYC minis, Rita Coombs has organized races for countless racers over the decades.
Travis Pastrana – Motocross & Supercross
A racer turned daredevil, Travis Pastrana used motorcycling to build himself into a mainstream star. At the competition level, Pastrana won the 2000 AMA 125cc National Motocross Championship, becoming the youngest rider (16 years, 10 months, 26 days) to win an AMA Pro Motocross title. He also added a 125cc East AMA Supercross Championship and 17 gold medals at the X Games to his resume.
With the help of two wheels, Travis Pastrana has captivated audiences for more than two decades.
The Annapolis, Md., native burst onto the scene as a racer, becoming a five-time class winner at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s in the 1990s.
Turning professional in 2000, Pastrana captured the 2000 AMA 125cc National Motocross Championship, becoming the youngest rider (16 years, 10 months, 26 days) to win an AMA Pro Motocross title.
A year after shattering the motocross record that stood for 23 years, Pastrana won the 2001 125cc East AMA Supercross Championship.
Pastrana’s accomplishments were not bound to the United States, either, as he was a winning member of Team USA at the 2000 Motocross of Nations in Saint-Jean d’Angély, France.
The first rider to land a double backflip on a motorcycle in competition, Pastrana was an all-around talent and entertainer. Further showcasing his skill, Pastrana won 17 gold medals at the X Games.
Moving from racer to stuntman, Pastrana’s popularity extended beyond the bubble of motorcycle enthusiasts and into the mainstream. With a new focus, Pastrana spent two decades performing stunts and displaying healthy amounts of showmanship on two- and four-wheeled machines.
The lead personality behind the Nitro Circus brand, which spans a reality TV show, movie, live performance and competitions, Pastrana has built a tremendous amount of notoriety and served as an inspiration to many across the world.
Pastrana’s popularity earned him the distinction of Best Male Action Sports Athlete at the 2007 ESPY Awards.
In 2018, Pastrana was named the AMA Motorcyclist of the Year.