Kevin Schwantz Named Grand Marshal of 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

The next push launch is from the American Motorcyclist Affiliation (AMA):

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — AMA Bike Hall of Famer and 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz has been named Grand Marshal for the 2022 AMA Vintage Bike Days event July 22-24 at the Mid-Ohio Athletics Vehicle Class in Lexington, Ohio.

AMA Vintage Motorbike Times is the preeminent — and longest-functioning — classic motorbike occasion in the nation, with about 40,000 attendees every 12 months experiencing off-street and street racing, bicycle shows, AMA Hall of Fame displays, tenting, Laps For Heritage on the famous Mid-Ohio circuit and, of class, the country’s most significant motorcycle swap meet.

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Schwantz, who was inducted into the AMA Motorbike Hall of Fame in 1999, started driving at a youthful age and shortly grew to become a club-racing phenom — which released him into a factory experience with the Yoshimura-Suzuki staff in 1985 at just 21 several years of age.

Schwantz received a few AMA Superbike nationals that yr and would earn lots of a lot more in the coming 3 years in advance of heading to Europe in 1989 to contest the 500cc Grand Prix wars. Schwantz received the 500cc championship in 1993, and retired just two several years later on, his legacy of 25 GP wins, 21 lap records, 29 pole positions — together with his daring and dynamic character on and off the bike — cemented in motorsports heritage permanently.

Schwantz went on to very own and operate the Kevin Schwantz Suzuki College, a very prosperous riding college based mostly at Street Atlanta and, in later on yrs, at Barber Motorsports Park.

A special highlight of Schwantz’s Grand Marshal overall look — in which he’ll indicator autographs, converse to fans from the AMA Soundstage, participate in a Lap For History every day at noon (and guide occasion attendees about the famous Mid-Ohio circuit), and far more — will be an distinctive demonstrating of his 1985 Yoshimura-Suzuki AMA Superbike, which released his profession and which Schwantz just lately acquired for his selection.

“Having not attended the VMD event prior to,” Schwantz claimed, “I’m really a great deal on the lookout ahead to July. I appreciate vintage motorcycles and the total traditional-bike scene, and I’ve heard this sort of great factors about VMD over the several years, so it’ll be pleasurable — especially considering that we’re going to showcase my 1985 Yoshimura/Suzuki Superbike. I can’t wait around!”

“Kevin Schwantz looms substantial in motorcycle and motorcycle-racing historical past,” stated AMA Editorial and Communications Director Mitch Boehm, “and having him as Grand Marshal at Mid-Ohio this summertime for the 30th Anniversary of AMA Classic Motorbike Days — along with the AMA Superbike that launched his job — will be a treat for every person involved. VMD has generally been a peak summer season experience for enthusiasts from all around the country, and we’re planning to make it added special for Kevin, too.”

For much more facts visit https.vintagemotorcycledays.com, indicator up for the AMA VMD e-newsletter or observe #AMAVMD on social media channels. To invest in tickets, visit midohio.com/tickets or AMA members can buy discounted tickets through May possibly 30.