11TH ANNUAL BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL
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P
ro road racer Jake Zemke said it all
when he talked about his first time
coming to the Barber Vintage Fes-
tival: "I pulled into the place and my
eyes got as big as saucers. I know
what this place looks like with a big
crowd from the Superbike races of
a few years ago and even that doesn't compare to
what this event pulls in."
This was the 11th edition of the Barber Vintage Fes-
tival and suffice to say the BVF is a BFD. It seemed
that every nook and cranny of the 830 acres of the
Barber Motorsports Park complex was filled with
people, bikes and activity. American Historic Racing
Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) road racing was the
centerpiece, but there was a massive swap meet,
several large vendor displays, test rides, vintage
motorcycle judging contests, camping, stunt shows,
sidecars, motocross, hare scrambles, trials, movies,
dinners, seminars, the honoring of the Britten motor-
cycle and of course the Barber Motorsports Museum
serving as the glittering main attraction.
The three-day Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival
has truly become one of the premier motorcycle
events in America and you couldn't wipe the smile off
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