VOL. 50 ISSUE 25 JUNE 25, 2013
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THE NOMINEES
upercross and motocross Tramontin Struck,
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legend Ricky Carmichael
headlines the nominees for the
2013 AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame ballot – a list that includes
racers, designers, tuners and
ambassadors of motorcycling.
This year's list of nominees
starts with Carmichael and he's
joined by Ride for Kids' Mike and
Dianne Traynor, K&N founder
Norm McDonald, motorcycle
rights activist Mark Buckner, Indian tuner and flat tracker Richard Gross, Indian Powerplus
designer and engineer Charles
Gustafson Sr., AMA Champion
and Baja racer Danny Hamel,
flat-track racer Tommy Hays,
hillclimber Joseph Hemmis Sr.,
desert racer Jack Johnson, land
speed racer Bob Leppan, AMA
champion road racer Randy
Renfrow, champion drag racer
Joe Smith, Motor Maid Gloria
and
AMA Government Relations pioneer F. Eugene
"Gene" Wirwahn.
Potential AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers are
considered in eight categories, each focusing
on a specific area: Ambassadors & Industry,
Design & Engineering, Dirt Track, Leadership & Motorcycle
Rights, Motocross
& Supercross, OffRoad, Roadracing
and Specialty Competition.
Votes for the Hall of Fame
class of 2013 will be cast by: all
living Hall of Fame members;
members of the AMA and AMHF
Boards of Directors; and members of and advisors to the Category Committees. The current
Speedway front stretch places
an emphasis on enhancing the
complete fan experience; beginning with five expanded and
redesigned fan entrances, or
injectors, along International
Speedway Boulevard, according to the Speedway. Each injector would lead directly to a
series of escalators and elevators that would transport fans to
any of three different concourse
levels, each featuring spacious
and strategically-placed social
"neighborhoods" along the nearly mile-long frontstretch.
There will be no capacity
changes for the 2014 Daytona
500, the Speedway says. The
eventual decrease in capacity
could occur in stages following
next year's 500 and will include
the complete removal of the
backstretch grandstand by the
start of the 2016 motorsports
season. The changes will include
the addition of 53 luxury suites.
Construction for the rede-
Our 2005 Rider of the Year Ricky
Carmichael heads the list of
nominees on this year's 2013 AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame ballot.
total number of eligible voters is
more than 250.
velopment project will begin
after the 2013 Coke Zero 400
NASCAR weekend. As a result,
"the redevelopment will impact
certain ancillary events at the
Speedway through 2014. However, major races such as those
associated with Budweiser
Speedweeks, the Daytona Supercross by Honda, the Daytona
200 and the Coke Zero 400
Powered by Coca-Cola, will be
held as scheduled," the release
says.
