Dave Palm's Photo Album

BMWNEF member and ace photographer Dave Palm has posted some of his RIH photos. They really do a good job of capturing the feel of the event, and you can view them here.

Congratulations to the Winners!

Mike Crone

Best in Show

Thunder Blue, 1950 Triumph Thunderbird

Dick Greene

Best American

1905 Marsh

Dale Axelrod

Chairman's Choice

1926 Harley Davidson JD-Cutdown

Robert De Moss

Preservation

Army Green 1946 Moto Guzzi Superalce

Gene Bevilacqua

AA - American Antique

Red, 1937 Indian Chief

John S. Duss

AC - American Classic

Hi-Fi Burgundy 1968 Harley Davidson Electra Glide

Michael Angotti

AM-American Modern

Silver and Black, 2003 Harley Davidson Road King Classic

Robert Conomon

AS-American Special

Black, 1951 Harley Davidson Panhead

Lee Mullins

AV - American Vintage

1956 Harley Davidson Hummer 125cc

Thomas Kerr

BA-British Antique

Red & Chrome, 1934 Ariel NH

Jim Meetze

BC-British Classic

White 1975 Norton Commando

Robert P. Warner

BM-British Modern

2002 Royal Enfield

Ted Erickson

BS-British Special

Red and Gold 1953 Ariel SQ4

Kathy Siller

BV-British Vintage

Silver 1953 BSA Goldstar

Mark Sawicki

BX-British Vintage 2

Black 1970 BSA A65T

Antonio Alvarnaz

CI-International Custom

1969 Honda Custom 49cc Hand Made

Joe Palermo

CU-American Custom

Orange, 2009 World Class Custom Softail

Taylor Knight

EA-European Antique

Green and Black, 1948 Husqvarna Pacer

Don Hastings

EC-European Classic

Black and Red 1974 Jawa 501 - 250 CC Californian

John Zawicki

EM-European Modern

Red, White and Green, 1994 Bimota DB2

Pat Mooney

ES-European Special

Silver 2002 Ducati MH900E

John Walsh

EV-European Vintage

Blue 1962 Ducati Sport 48cc

Ron Ritchie

JM-Japanese Modern

Red 1993 Yamaha GTS

Jim Cooper

JS-Japanese Special

1973 Kawasaki Z1R-2000

Arthur W. Bensheimer, Jr.

JV-Japanese Vintage

Blue 1961 Honda CS 77

JC-Japanese Classic

Red 1970 Kawasaki HI

Greg & Janet Wrisberg

RA-Competition Antique

Black, 1949 Indian Scout

Stan Keyes

RC-Competition Classic

Yellow 1972 Norton 750 Commando

Peter W. Hampton

RM-Competition Modern

Black and Red 2008 Buell XB12R

Royal W. Sherbet

RO-Competition Off Road

Red and White 1978 Bultaco Astro

William Perri

RV-Competition Vintage

Black 1959 Matchless G2CS

Kent Koelz

SA-Scooter Antique

1947 Cushman Road King

10th Annual RIH Photo Album

Our friend Neil Rashba took a number of excellent photos at this year's Riding Into History and at the Biker's Ball. To see his photos go to: Neil's RIH Album. 

He also produced a summary of the event with his observations and quotes from Dennis Gage. To take a look go to: Neil's Summary.

10th Riding Into History Breaks All Records!

Support for the 10th Annual Riding Into History was tremendous, and records were broken in virtually all areas. While we don't have the exact final totals yet, it appears that we had about 350 motorcycles on display, around 4000 spectators and 250 Charity Ride participants. Dennis Gage and Craig Vetter handed out nearly 100 awards, including Best in Show, Preservation Award, Chairman's Choice, Best American Motorcycle and two awards in the new Vetter Class. 

All this means that we will achieve our goal of breaking the $200,000 mark in money awarded to the  Buddy Check 12 breast cancer charity in our last six events. This was made possible by the hard work of 150+ volunteers from BMW Motorcycle Owners of Northeast Florida, the Historic Motorcycle Society, the Chrome Divas and others.

We'll publish a list of all the class winners in the near future, as soon as we recover from an amazing weekend of work and fun!

Following Dennis & Crew to Riding Into History

Check out the blogs on MotorcycleClassics.com

They are following Dennis Gage, his son Sam and their friend Neil Bayly as they make their way from Evansville to Riding Into History. All of this will be part of "Trippin' Back in Time", a program Dennis is producing for Speed TV.

You Can Still Go On the Jacksonville or St. Augustine Rides

Preregistration is closed for the rides, but you can still go by signing up the morning of the event. For the St. Augustine ride, go to Harley-Davidson of St. Augustine, and for the Jacksonville ride go to Jacksonville PowerSports. Plan to be there between 8:30 and 9:00 AM on Saturday.

Either is just $15 ($5 for a passenger), and includes the police-escorted ride, VIP parking at the World Golf Village and admission into the Concours. It's a great day benefitting a great cause.

Concours Preregistration is Closed

If you are going to enter your antique or vintage motorcycle in the Riding Into History Concours d'Elegance, you'll have to do it the morning of the event. Come to the World Golf Village between 7:30 and 8:30 AM on May 16th to register your bike. We are expecting 300-400 motorcycles in the show, so the earlier you get here the better. It's going to be an amazing event!