From a press release issued by True Sport, Inc./Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course:

BMW TO BE FEATURED MARQUE AT AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS

DUBLIN, Ohio (May 6, 2004) – BMW will be the featured marque at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2004, a three-day event hosted by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), July 16-18 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. In celebrating the 81-year-old marque, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will benefit the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum and will feature an exhibit of classic motorcycles and memorabilia, including one of the largest displays of vintage BMW motorcycles on loan from vintage club members and independent collectors. The weekend promises to be the largest and best vintage BMW event of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

World Stunt Champion Jean-Pierre Goy – well known for his spectacular stunts in several James Bond films — will treat spectators to daring performances throughout the weekend event. Alternating between different BMW models, Goy executes rolling burnouts in clouds of smoke, wheelies in tight circles – with no hands – terrifies hapless volunteers from the audience, and, otherwise, defies the laws of physics during his stunts. Goy is the world-record holder for the longest continuous wheelie (over 100 miles) and the stoppie distance record (383 feet) and numerous other absurd, not to mention dangerous, achievements.

Many U.S. riders are unaware that BMW began manufacturing motorcycles several years before it produced automobiles — beginning with the R 32, designed by Max Friz in 1923. As a reminder of its rich motorcycle heritage, BMW Motorrad USA also will offer a Mobile Tradition Exhibition. This extensive review of seminal motorcycle models and large narrative walls demonstrates BMW’s rally theme of “Over 80 years driven by the need to ride” and includes a special Exhibition catalogue. This Exhibition will be supplemented by an even larger display of vintage motorcycles brought by collectors and owners, organized by the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners, Ltd. club.

BMW Motorrad USA will also offer demo rides on all current BMW motorcycle models including the new R 1200 GS and K 1200 LT.

There will be special presentations by several guest speakers, including Fred Jakobs, the resident archivist and historian at Mobile Tradition. Mr. Jakobs has justly been called “the living repository” for BMW’s unusual motorcycle heritage, and BMW fans will have a unique opportunity to get the “right” answer to those nagging questions about arcane, yet fascinating, historical incidents and personalities. (For instance: Mr. Jakobs has a bill of sale for the purchase of a BMW motorcycle in 1929 by a Henry Ford – THAT Henry Ford.)

Tom Purves, Chairman BMW (US) Holding Corp., will be on hand throughout the weekend festivities and will participate in the AMA’s Marque of the Year Presentation.

In addition to these BMW events, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will feature American Historic Motorcycle Racing Association (AHRMA) road racing , two days of AHRMA motocross, plus observed trials and dirt-track racing. The on-track competitions should draw more than 1,100 competitors.

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2004 also will feature two vintage bike shows; the Will Stoner Swap meet, the largest of its kind in North America; a slate of guest speakers, including renowned designer Craig Vetter; an array of vendors featuring new products from top manufacturers and dealers; the annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame Auction of motorcycles and memorabilia; and the return of Rhett Rotten’s original 1941 “Wall of Death” drome.

Spectator tickets for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2004 are available from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 1-800-MID-OHIO or www.midohio.com.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a 2.4-mile, 15-turn permanent road racing circuit in Lexington, Ohio. Located just 60 miles north of Columbus and 75 miles south of Cleveland near Mansfield, the track has been called the most competitive in the U.S. and annually hosts a diversity of locally, regionally and nationally sanctioned racing events for amateur, club and professional riders and drivers.

More information about TrueSports, Inc., Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and The Mid-Ohio School can be found at www.midohio.com. Information and tickets for Mid-Ohio’s seven 2004 spectator events are available by calling 1-800-MID-OHIO.