were found in barns in Ohio and
restored by the Borer brothers
John and his late brother Jeff.
Most of these bikes were used in
reenactments for the documen-
tary on John Penton that came
out in 2014 called PENTON: The
John Penton Story narrated by
Grammy winner, Lyle Lovett.
Along with Penton himself,
who, at 92 years young still has
the energy to sign hundreds of
autographs, was his family includ-
ing his famed trio of legendary and
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame gold
medal winning sons, Tom, Jeff and
Jack.
In addition to the "Penton
Clan," the room was filled with
Penton employees, factory riders
and ISDT veterans like Frank
Gallo, Gary Younkins, Eric Jen-
sen, Mark Hyde, Kevin Lavoie,
Paul Danik and more who took
pictures, signed memorabilia and
swapped stories on stage during
bench racing sessions moder-
ated by Larry Maiers.
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer
Carl Cranke traveled from Wash-
ington state to be part of the
celebration. "I have never been
at an event before where so
many people I used to race with
were in the same place. It's been
unbelievable," Cranke said.
That same stage later hosted
40 minutes of never-before-seen
stories from the John Penton film
and later the entire film itself.
For more information on The
Penton Owners Group, click
here.
Todd Huffman
IN
THE
WIND
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John Penton
and Hall of Fame
announcer Larry
Maiers take a
moment during
John's lengthy
autograph
sessions.
