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Meriden MC Hits Century Mark

The Connecticut club traces back to 1923 Dec. 5, 2023 (Story from November edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Six months prior to the inception of the American Motorcyclist Association in the spring of 1924, a motorcycle club in the city of Meriden, Conn., was taking its first steps on a century-long journey. The Meriden

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2024 AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship Slated for Aug. 2-4

Indianhead Motorcycle Club to host the three-day event in Red Wing, Minn. PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Nov. 15, 2023) — The 2024 AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship is set to run Aug. 2-4 in Red Wing, Minn., setting the stage for the nation’s best amateur hillclimb competitors to battle for AMA National No. 1 plates. “We anticipate another

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2024 AMA Ice Race Grand Championship
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2024 AMA Ice Race Grand Championship GP and Oval Events Scheduled for Jan. 21, Feb. 10

The annual event returns to Fond Du Lac, Wis., after 2023 cancellation PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Nov. 9, 2023) — After an added year of anticipation due to last year’s cancellation, the AMA Ice Race Grand Championship GP and Oval events are set to make a return in 2024, with the GP set for Jan. 21 and

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Grand Marshal Historian

Since 1998, Allen Brotz has collected the signature of every VMD grand marshal November 1, 2023 (Story from October edition of American Motorcyclist) By Jack Emerson When Allen Brotz makes his annual pilgrimage to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, there’s one thing he never leaves behind: his trusty cloth. On the

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2024 Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship Set For June 30-July 6

The week-long amateur competition returns to Du Quoin, Ill. PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Oct. 30, 2023) — America’s premier amateur flat track competition will return to Du Quoin, Ill., as the 2024 Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship will run from June 30-July 6 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. The AMA will operate and promote

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AMA Congratulates 2023 AMA Road Race Grand Championship Special Award Winners

Trenton Keesee brings home prestigious Nicky Hayden AMA Horizon Award PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Oct. 25, 2023) — After an exciting weekend of road-racing action at the 2023 AMA Road Race Grand Championship, which ran Oct. 19-22 in Daytona Beach, Fla., the American Motorcyclist Association offers its congratulations to the multitude of winners from the event. Standing

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2024 Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
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2024 Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days to Run July 26-28

The American Motorcyclist Association will celebrate its 100-year anniversary at its annual event PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Oct. 18, 2023) ­— The American Motorcyclist Association has announced that 2024 Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will run July 26-28, 2024, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. “Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is a special event every

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Sean Butterman, Bronson Pearce and Nicky Reimer to Compete on 2023 U.S. Supermoto of Nations Team

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Oct. 12, 2023) — The American Motorcyclist Association announced that Sean Butterman, Bronson Pearce and Nicky Reimer will compete on the 2023 United States Supermoto of Nations Team. The trio of riders will compete against the wealth of international talent at the 2023 FIM Supermoto of Nations event in Castelletto di Branduzzo, Italy,

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Reitwagen Revisited

Carlton visits own creation at AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame When one begins their journey through the vast catalog of items at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, the replica of Gottlieb Daimler’s 1885 Reitwagen is there to welcome them to the world of motorcycling. As one of the constructors of the replica, Jim

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The AMA Offers Condolences on the Passing of Sammy Tanner

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Oct. 4, 2023) — The American Motorcyclist Association offers its condolences to the family, friends and team of seven-time AMA Grand National Championship event winner and 1999 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Inductee Sammy Tanner, who passed away on Sept. 21. Born May 23, 1939, in Houston, Tanner purchased his first motorcycle —

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