VINTAGE 26th annual Del Mar Concours d'Elegance Interntational
BIKE W EK W ST
E
E
Photos by Jim Kaiser
and Andrea Phillips
DEL MAR, CA. ocr, 11
t is the Fo u rth of
Jul y of mo torcycle
ga the rings, and like
t he an niversa ry of
the day on which America d ecla red its independ ence, th e 26t h annua l
Del Mar Concou rs d 'Elega nef' Int ernatio nal o nly
co mes a ro u n d o nc e il
yea r.
Now, we coul d go on
to w rite vo lumes explaining why all self-respecting motorcycle historians,
antique mo torcycle owners or collectors, or just
plain o ld fans of motorcycles and the leg e nd a ry
rid ers of yes teryea r owe
it to themsel ves to attend
this on ce·o· yeor hap pen-
(Right) The Del
Mar show is a
haven for
contemporary
custom-bike
builders as well
as ant ique and
vintage types.
Arlen Ness, one
• of the top customizers of the modern day, poses with his Evo powered sidecar creation, which certainly bridges the gap.
ing - but you know w hat
th ey say about p ictu re s .
Here are just a few that
made the 1YY7 edition o f
th is classic event one for
the books.
"
(Above) Del Mar is about legends , and motorcycling 's old heroes were once again out In force at the Del Mar
Fairgrounds. From left to right : Duke Pennell, Dick Klamfoth , the venerable Jim Davis, Chct Dykgraaf, Mert
Lawwlll , Paul Goldsm ith, Bobby Hill and George Roeder.
(Right) Recognize these Grand National Champions? Front row: Bubba Shobert (1985-'87), Mert Lawwill (1969),
Dick Mann (1963, '71). Back row : Brad Andres (1955), Gary Nixon (1967·'68), Jay Spring steen (1976-'78), Carroll
Resweber (195/3-'61), SCott Parker (1988-'91, '94-'97 - phew! ), Mark Brelsford (1972). Hidden behind Resweber and
Parker are Joe Leonard (1956-'57) and Bart Markel (1962, '65-'66).
(Left) Stand
bac k!:
Mot orcycle
stuntman Bob
Correll and his
jet·powered
motorcycle are
perennial
favorites at the
show. His
static smokeand-nre
" bum out s"
alw ays attra ct
a large crowd.
(Below) Beautifully detailed show-quality ant ique and vintage motorcy cles graced all
comers of the grounds. If it was built, you could probably find a fine example of it here
somewhere.
r-,
0\
0\
......
~
N
....
Q)
..n
o
....
u
o
22
(Above) The VIet or
McCla glen Drill Team
on ce again sh owed off
its mastery of balance
and control with this
human-pyramid tr ick.
(Right) Equally
Impressive was
" Wheelie King" Doug
Domokos, who th rilled
the crowd with a return
engagement to Del Mar
th is year.
