Legends and
Heroes Hit Central Florida for the AHRMA
Gatorback Vintage National
By Lindsey Owens
March 12,
2012 – San Diego, CA: History was being made
as the Legends & Heroes Tour took a special trip
to the annual AHRMA Vintage National at
Florida’s famous Gatorback Park. Our outdoor
display was enjoyed by all of the vintage
motocross racers and spectators that were there
for the event.
Competitors from all over the east coast came
down for some exciting competition on their
vintage iron. Hundreds of AHRMA members from the
American Historic Motorcycle Association
gathered to compete in the Vintage Cross
Country, Vintage MX, Post Vintage MX, and
Vintage trials at the home of the Gatorback
Winter Olympics. History was on display at the
Legends and Heroes Moto display; from Gary
Baileys original 1969 Greeves(that won the
Firecracker 500 at Saddleback Park) making him
the first American to beat the Europeans in the
250 class. There was also Barry Higgins original
museum quality 1969 366 Factory CZ. This bike
was part of the original Trans-Am days at
Americas oldest MX track, Unadilla. The Gary
Jones 40th anniversary replica 250 Yamaha that
he competed on for his first national
championship and the 1979 KX 250 Jimmy Weinert
replica bike that the Jammer used to win one of
the 3 national championships were present and
was one of the “fans favorites.”
Racing was fast, competitive and real fun! The
presence of JT Racing gear was seen all over the
place and appeared to be the favorite race gear
of the growing vintage community!
This event at Gatorback was very exciting!
Legends and Heroes Tour will be back with
Supercross for round 11 of the series. The
display will travel up to Indianapolis, Indiana
towards the end of this week.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors that
support the Legends and Heroes Tour; JT Racing,
Bel Ray Lubricants, Boysen, Motion Pro, Gary
Bailey Motocross School and SLS Audio. We would
also like to thank all of the wonderful
volunteers that brought out some of their
vintage motorcycles and memorabilia to our
display.
Legends & Heroes Honored Jay Clark and Randy
Shekell
at Round 9 of the Supercross Season in St.
Louis, MO
By Lindsey Owens
March 7, 2012 – San Diego, CA: The
Legends & Heroes Tour hit round 9 of the Monster
Energy Supercross series in St. Louis, MO at the
Edward Jones Dome. Our display set up for
Saturday’s event included so many fantastic
vintage machines and memorabilia.
Saturday’s race day brought the St. Louis
vintage motocross community together at our
display at the ‘Party in the Pits’ with some of
the most unique historic iron in the area. Local
curator, Mark Hildenbrand, brought the original
Jeff Ward 125 factory Kawasaki that Ward won his
first National on. Our honorees were local
Heroes and Yamaha factory support riders; Jay
Clark and ‘Radical’ Randy Shekell. Boh of these
men began their race careers in the early 70’s
and continued to bang bars till the mid 80’s.
The hi-lite of the evening was when the “First
American” 1982 FIM 500cc World Champion, Brad
Lackey, presented the Legends and Heroes Tour
award down on the Monster Energy Supercross
stage. Both Jay and Randy were thrilled to
receive the honor in St. Louis.
Round 9 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis
was such a great success. Thousands of fans that
walked through the pits really enjoyed our set
up. Seeing all the vintage motorcycles brought
back a lot of memories for the Supercross fans.
Round 10 will be in Daytona, FL at the famous
Daytona International Speedway.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors that
support the Legends and Heroes Tour; JT Racing,
Bel Ray Lubricants, Boysen, Motion Pro, Gary
Bailey Motocross School and SLS Audio. We would
also like to thank all of the wonderful
volunteers that brought out some of their
vintage motorcycles and memorabilia to our
display.
Legends & Heroes Honored Bevo Forte
at Round 8 of the Supercross Season in Atlanta,
GA
By Lindsey Owens
February 27, 2012 – San Diego, CA: The
Legends & Heroes Tour set up a wonderful display
for the “Party in the Pits” at the Georgia dome
in Atlanta, GA for Saturday’s race day.
Thousands of Supercross fans came to our display
to see a wide variety of vintage machines and
memorabilia.
Our hero, Bevo Forte, came to our display at 3pm
to meet and greet with the fans. Barry Higgins,
former national CZ and Maico rider and currently
with KTM, brought his 1969 “Ghost” CZ. This was
his original bike from the early Trans Am series
and it was in concourse condition. Bob Speiss
from Spartansville, SC made the trek with his
pristine mid 80’s open class YZ 465. Henry Greff
brought his 1973 big bore CZ. A big thanks to
all of our Atlanta volunteers for bringing their
vintage motocross bikes, especially the 5
restored mid 70’s mini bikes. The DG Broc Glover
MR 50 replica was brought up to the Monster
Energy Supercross stage for our award
presentation to Bevo Forte. Broc Glover from
Dunlop and Rob Bitis from Parts Unlimited
presented the Legends and Heroes Tour award to
Bevo.
Round 8 was another great event and the
thousands of fans that visited our set up
enjoyed seeing all the vintage motorcycles,
including all of the mini bikes. Round 9 travels
to St. Louis, MO for the Supercross series and
Legends and Heroes Tour will follow.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors that
support the Legends and Heroes Tour; JT Racing,
Bel Ray Lubricants, Boysen, Motion Pro, Gary
Bailey Motocross School and SLS Audio.
Legends & Heroes Honored Steve
Lamson
at Round 7 of the Supercross Season in
Arlington, TX
By Lindsey Owens
February 19, 2012 – Arlington,
TX: The Legends and Heroes Mobile Motocross
Museum left So Cal Wednesday afternoon under the
piloting of Moto Mike and A-Mo and was on it’s
way to Arlington, TX for round 7. Moto 2 arrived
at Cowboys Stadium and was ready for the party
in the pits on Saturday afternoon. All day
Saturday was rain, rain, and more rain! But,
that did not stop these Texas Supercross fans to
come to our display and walk through the mobile
museum.
Steve Lamson, our hero, received the Legends and
Heroes Tour award down at the AMA Monster Energy
Supercross stage just before the racing began.
We brought up a 1983 Honda CR 480 on to the
stage. Eric Kehoe, Team Honda manager, awarded
Steve the Legends and Heroes Tour award, and
they were both thrilled. After the presentation,
Steve said to managing partners Alex Moroz and
Mike Owens, “This award means a lot to me. I am
going to keep it forever”. Despite all the rain
we had here in Texas, it was a great and
eventful day for round 7.
Round 7 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX was
yet another great success. Moto 2 will be on its
way back to So Cal to wait for the West coast
races to come back in a few weeks. Moto 1, the
east coast rig, will be ready for some east
coast races.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors that
support the Legends and Heroes Tour; JT Racing,
Bel Ray Lubricants, Boysen, Motion Pro, Gary
Bailey Motocross School and SLS Audio.
Legends & Heroes Honored Jimmy
Button
at Round 6 of the Supercross Season in San Diego
By Lindsey Owens
February
12, 2012 – San Diego, CA:
The Legends & Heroes Mobile Motocross Museum
arrived Friday morning at Qualcomm Stadium in
San Diego. Saturday’s weather was a little
chilly, but perfect racing weather Saturday
night. There were thousands of Supercross fans
that visited our display of vintage bikes and
memorabilia on Saturday afternoon.
Our Hero,
Jimmy Button, had an autograph session at our
display at 3:00pm. Hundreds of fans enjoyed
seeing the Hero at the set up. Donnie
Hansen, a past Hero we honored in Las Vegas last
May, stopped by and signed some autographs for
fans as well. Other heroes’ were at our
set up, our past Hero Bill Siverthorn, Gene
Fetty, Tommy Croft, and Jim Gibson. Jimmy
Button was thrilled to walk through our mobile
museum and also signed the wall of fame inside
Moto 2. Tommy Croft and Jim Gibson also
signed the wall of fame. Many fans from
all ages were thrilled to see so many great
heroes at our set up! Later on that night, the
King of Supercross, Jeremy McGrath, presented
the Legends and Heroes award to Jimmy Button on
the Monster Energy Supercross stage.
Round 6 at
Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California was a
great success. Moto 2 will be on its way,
across a few states, to Round 7 in Arlington,
Texas at Cowboys Stadium in the middle of the
week.
We would
like to thank all of our sponsors that support
the Legends and Heroes Tour; JT Racing, Bel Ray
Lubricants, Boyesen, Motion Pro, Gary Bailey
Motocross School and SLS Audio.
Legends & Heroes Honored
Jean-Michel Bayle at Round 5 of the Supercross
Season in Anaheim
By Lindsey Owens
February
5, 2012 – Anaheim, CA:
The Legends and Heroes Mobile Motocross Museum
rolled into the pits on Friday at Angels Stadium
in Anaheim, CA to set up for Saturday’s event.
Saturday’s weather was perfect; nice and sunny,
not a cloud in the sky. Thousands of Supercross
fans enjoyed our display of vintage bikes and
memorabilia on Saturday.
Our Hero,
Jean-Michel Bayle, signed items from helmets, to
jerseys, to books brought by hundreds of
enthusiastic fans. The World, National, and
Supercross champion was very gracious with his
American fans out here in Anaheim. It was a
privilege and an honor to have Jean-Michel at
our display. Other heroes’ stopped by our set
up, our past Hero Sebastien Tortelli, the Pro
Freestyle rider “Cowboy” Kenny Bartram, Mike
Healey, Gunnar Lindstrom, and Gary Bailey.
Jean-Michel enjoyed our Moto 2 Museum and signed
our Wall of Fame inside the trailer. All fans
from all ages were thrilled to see so many great
heroes at our set up! Later on that night, we
awarded Jean-Michel Bayle with the Legends and
Heroes Tour award on the Monster Energy
Supercross stage.
Round 5 at
Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California was yet
another great success. Moto 2 will be on its way
south to Round 6 in San Diego, California at
Qualcomm Stadium at the end of the week.
We would
like to thank all of our sponsors that support
the Legends and Heroes Tour; JT Racing, Bel Ray
Lubricants, Boyesen, Motion Pro, Gary Bailey
Motocross School and SLS Audio.
Legends & Heroes Honored Gary Jones at Round
3
of the Supercross Season in Los Angeles By Lindsey Owens
January 21, 2012 – Los
Angeles, CA: The Legends & Heroes Mobile
Motocross Museum arrived Friday afternoon at
Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.
Saturday morning did start out rainy and wet,
but by noon, the pit party and Moto 2 was ready
to entertain the many fans on race day.
Men, women, and children of all ages thoroughly
enjoyed the vintage motocross machines and the
memorabilia on display.
Our Legend, Gary Jones, arrived and began the
autograph session at 3 pm. Gary was also joined
by his brother, Dwayne Jones. Another Legend,
Gary Bailey, stopped by and signed his picture
on the side of the Legends and Heroes Mobile
Motocross Museum. As the day went on, and many
enthusiasts of motocross walked through the
museum, Preston Petty made an appearance and he
signed the Wall of Fame inside Moto 2. Also,
another Legend, Gunnar Lindstrom, stopped by and
enjoyed the tour’s display. Later on in the
evening, we awarded Gary Jones on the Monster
Energy Supercross stage. On stage was a 1974 YZ
250 A. This was a motorcycle that the Jones
family was extremely instrumental in developing.
Round 3 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles,
California was another great success. Moto 2
will be on its way to Round 4 in Oakland,
California.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors that
support the Legends and Heroes Tour; JT Racing,
Bel Ray Lubricants, Boesen, Motion Pro, Gary
Bailey Motocross School and SLS Audio.
January
15, 2012 - Orange County, CA:
The Legends & Heroes Moto 2
Mobile Museum rolled into Phoenix, Arizona on
Friday afternoon. Moto 2 was set and ready
for the pit party and race day on Saturday in
downtown Phoenix at Chase Field. Hundreds
of people from all ages enjoyed the Legends &
Heroes Mobile Museum and were thrilled to see
the fantastic set up from vintage Supercross
bikes to motocross memorabilia.
Our Legend,
Carlos Serrano, had an autograph signing at 3
pm. Many fans stopped by; they enjoyed
taking pictures and speaking with the local
legend. Later that night, we awarded
Carlos with the Legends & Heroes award on the
Monster Energy Supercross stage. On stage,
we brought up an ’83 490 Maico similar to what
Carlos competed on back in the day.
Round 2 in
Phoenix, Arizona was a great success and Moto 2
will be on its way to Round 3 in Los Angeles,
California at Dodgers Stadium.
