[dropcap]A[/dropcap]MA’s Vintage Motorcycle Days attracts all kinds, from the newbie enthusiast to the seasoned, hardcore, vintage bike afficianado… and there are plenty of industry folks in between. It’s more than an event – it’s a happening. This year, Suzuki has stepped up to be the title sponsor. It’s not just because it’s in our backyard that we are excited – Mid-Ohio is only an hour south of us – Vintage Days are several smaller events rolled into one location and there’s really something for everyone from dealers who may want to set up a small tent to sell old bikes and slow moving stock to aftermarket manufacturers or your next door neighbor looking to buy that Honda CB on the cheap.
Suzuki support is fitting this year because of its long and rich history in AMA Superbike competition. From July 8-10 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, that history will be on full display as part of celebrating 40 Years of AMA Superbikes. It’s perhaps even more fitting because Wes Cooley, 2016 AMA Vintage Motorcycle
Days Grand Marshal, rode a Suzuki GS1000 to his first AMA Superbike Championship in 1979. In 1980, the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer successfully defended that title for Suzuki in one of the most thrilling AMA Superbike seasons ever.
Iron Pony Motorsports/Pony Powersports has signed on again as sponsor of the infield stage. In addition to hosting event announcements, interviews and awards, the stage will feature live music for much of the weekend.
While Vintage Motorcycle Days’ primary function is as a fundraiser for the non-profit AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, the event includes vintage and post-vintage motocross, trials, hare scrambles, vintage road racing and mini road racing in the upper paddock. A half-mile dirt track event will be held at the nearby Ashland County Fairgrounds. And if that doesn’t sastisfy your vintage urge, the rows upon rows of swap meet vendors and parts surely will.
Vendor applications will be processed through Jun. 30 and additional on-site. For more: www.americanmotorcyclist.com
MPN Named Official Publication of INTERMOT 2016, Publisher of INTERMOT Live Newsletter
MPN is headed to Germany for INTERMOT 2016 as the official publisher of the exclusive INTERMOT Live newsletter. MPN, published by Babcox Media, will be producing three daily newsletters live from the show floor in Cologne, Germany. The newsletters will be distributed simultaneously to MPN’s digital subscribers as well as to INTERMOT’s email distribution list. Additionally, a special international print edition of MPN magazine will be distributed during the event at key show locations.
“We look forward to deepening our relationship with INTERMOT,” says MPN Publisher Sean Donohue. “We will be producing daily updates packed with exciting and compelling news from this international powersports trade show – not only for our U.S.-based audience, but also for INTERMOT’s international group of trade visitors,” he adds. “This will give MPN a great platform to reach an international audience while helping showcase INTERMOT to dealers and industry professionals in the U.S. We see it as a win for everyone involved.”
With its status as a platform for conducting international business, INTERMOT enables exhibitors to present new products and innovations in front of more than 200,000 trade visitors and enthusiasts. Manufacturers such as Indian and Harley-Davidson will be visibly increasing their participation in Cologne. Key players from nearly all of the motorcycle industry’s segments have registered to participate in the event. Approximately 1,000 exhibitors and visitors from more than 100 countries attended the previous show in 2014.
INTERMOT 2016 will be held October 5-9 and will showcase the latest motorcycles, scooters and e-bikes as well as the most important developments in the categories of electric mobility, accessories, clothing, parts, customizing, tourism and service department equipment on the Koelnmesse exhibition grounds (which includes more than one million square feet of exhibition space as well as approximately 800,000 square feet of outdoor space). October 5 is reserved exclusively for business intensive meetings and discussions with dealers and industry professionals. October 6-9 is reserved for enthusiasts to discover the latest products and new-model introductions for the motorcycle and powersports market.
