Del Mar Fairgrounds
SHOW
AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE
DAYS W S
E TAND
CONCOURS 0' ELEGANCE
-By Bi ll Bagnall
Photos by Andrea Phillips
DELMAR,CA,OCT
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icking off the weekend 'of October 10 and
11, which featured the K&N Filters Del
_ _ Mar Mile AMA Grand National finale on
Sunday, was a da ylong Concours d' Elegance on
the infield of the famed Del Mar Fairgrounds race
track.
Previously hosted by th e San Diego Antique
Motorcycle Club, this year Agajanian Presen ts Inc.
took over the reins, which tied in nicelv wi th the
promo tion of the Su nday speed fest.
The infield was ab laze w ith colors a nd chrome ,
as several hu ndred motorcycles were on displ ay.
Every thi ng from vi n tage to mod ern co u ld be
viewed, w it h more brands tha n yo u' d find in a
(Left) A Thor
board-track
racer lines up
against a
backg round
of Indians , as
if they were
all ready to
recreate
some
forgotten race
from the
roaring '20s.
(Above) The oldest
Indian: This 260cc Fhead s ingle is one of
two mach ines that
was produced for
sale by Indian
founders George
Hendee and Carl
Oscar Hedstrom in
1901.
(Left) The oldest
Indian rider: No
vintage meet would
complete without the
legendary Jim Davis.
The 102-year-old
factory Indian racer
was on hand, and
qu ite proud to
display one of the
gold medals that he
rece ived over the
- weekend.
The Captain America and Billy bikes "came in off the highway" long enough
to be a part of the s how.
su permarket. There were a lso severa l
vendors o ffe ri ng eno ug h p art s a nd
accessories to build qui te a few motorcycles. And th e en tire weekend was
blessed with ideal weather.
Early rid ers were welcomed a t the
Trailblazers booth, which was managed
by Barba ra and Andrea Phillips and
friends, and the highlight of their day
was the induction ceremony of about
two dozen motorcycl ing legends into
the A mer ican Motorcycle Heritage
Foun da tio n's H all of Fa me . A MHF
chai rman Don Emde hosted the presentat ion s, so me' of w h ich w ere po s thumou s. A total of 100 ride rs have been
in duct ed in the firs t yea r of th e progra m.
If yo u weren't there, yo u m issed a
great day of true motorcycling heritage.
He re are bu t a few photos that are representative of what has come to be a trul y
vintage experience.
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