AMA Inducts New Hall
of Fame Members
T
he AMA Motorcycle Hall
of Fame inducted six new
members Friday evening during
the 2022 AMA Motorcycle Hall
of Fame Induction Ceremony in
Ohio, October 28.
Members of the AMA Motor-
cycle Hall of Fame Class of 2022
include Kenny Coolbeth, Greg
Hancock, Effie Hotchkiss, Sandy
Kosman, Ben Spies and James
Stewart.
"Every year, with the exception
of 2020, it's been our privilege
to honor motorcycling's most
accomplished and significant
people in a very special AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame induc-
tion celebration," AMA President
and CEO Rob Dingman said
when addressing the audience.
"But it's more than just a great
banquet and ceremony to honor
the incredible inductees who've
contributed so much to our
sport…it's also a chance for us to
come together in the interest of
preserving motorcycle history for
future generations."
Ceremony emcees, well-known
actor and director of stage,
screen and television Perry King,
and motocross rider, sidecar
enthusiast and sideline reporter
Laurette Nicoll, guided the audi-
ence through the careers and ac-
complishments of the inductees.
Those gathered also honored
the memories of AMA Motorcycle
Hall of Famers who have recently
passed away: Wes Cooley, Ed
Fisher, Bobby Hill, Loretta Lynn
and Preston Petty.
Supporters and partners for
the induction ceremony included
MX Sports, Seven MX, Bubba's
World, Suzuki and Kawasaki.
Following an introduction, each
member of the Class of 2022
was officially inducted into the
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame,
and inductees in attendance were
presented with the prestigious
Hall of Fame ring by fellow Hall of
Famers. Many of the inductees,
or their family members, then ad-
dressed the audience.
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(L-R) Alec Dare (representing Ben
Spies), Nadia DeSimone (daughter
of Sandy Kosman), Craig Dove
(great-grandson of Effie Hotchkiss),
Greg Hancock, Kenny Coolbeth and
James Stewart were inducted into
the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Class of 2022.
PHOTO: AMA
