protect the sport and riders' future," said
Donny Emler Jr., KCF President.
The Kurt Caselli Foundation presenta-
tion is scheduled for 3 p.m. and will include
milestone updates and a live announcement
of the fall 2025 scholarship recipients. Raffle
drawings will follow.
Those interested in donating raffle items,
volunteering or becoming a vendor can
email Lindsey@KurtCaselli.com.
Visit www.KurtCaselli.com/doffo for
more information and to RSVP.
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VOLUME ISSUE MAY , P29
AMA Hall of Fame Nominees Announced
T
he AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame announced
the 17 nominees for the Hall of Fame Class of
2025.
"The nominees for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame Class of 2025 are an outstanding group of
people who have made a lifelong commitment
to motorcycling and the motorcycle community,"
AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman said.
"These individuals have played an instrumental
role in the growth of motorcycling in a variety of
ways, including excellence in racing, supporting
champions as tuners, innovating new motorcycle
designs, and advocating for motorcyclists' rights.
This is an extraordinary group of motorcyclists,
and we are proud to recognize them as
nominees for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame."
This year's competition nominees are
Bill Balance (off-road), Colin Edwards (road
racing), Jerry Griffith (dirt track), Billy Hamil
(specialty competition), Joe Kopp (dirt
track), Carl Patrick (dirt track) and Chad
Reed (MX/Supercross).
Non-competition nominees include Dana
Bell (leadership and rights), Chris Carter
(ambassadors and industry), Selvaraj
Narayana (ambassadors and industry),
Donald Rich (design and engineering), and
John Taylor (design and engineering).
Well-qualified non-competition nominees are
Michael Czysz (design and engineering), Eraldo
Ferracci (road racing), Richard Gross (dirt track),
Charles Umbenhauer (leadership and rights) and
Ryan Young (specialty competition).
Those eligible to vote may do so at https://
americanmotorcyclist.com/hall-of-fame/hall-of-
fame-members/current-class-and-voting/. Voting
ends Monday, June 16, at 11:59 p.m., and eligible
voters include previous Hall of Fame inductees,
members of the AMA and AMHF Board of Direc
-
tors, and members of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame Category Selection Committees. AMA Life
Members are also eligible to vote.
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The 11th annual KCF MotoDoffo fundraising
event is free to attend, but you must RSVP
beforehand.
PHOTO: MARK KARIYA
AMA members have until June
16 to vote for this year's AMA
Hall of Fame inductees.
