Bubba Blackwell named AHRMA Bike Week Grand Marshal! The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, AHRMA is excited to announce that Bubba Blackwell will be Grand Marshal for the 2010 Road Racing Events at Daytona International Speedway. BLACKWELL’S love of motorcycles dates back to the age of five, when he started on a mini-bike. After growing up and a series of bikes that got progressively bigger, BUBBA gave motorcycle road racing a try. After only on short year BUBBA rose to the title of “AMA/CCS Heavyweight Superbike National Champion”. BUBBA actually won at the Daytona Super Speedway twice. A couple of serious accidents on the racing circuit caused BUBBA to reevaluate his future options. That’s when he decided to dust off his childhood dream and try his hand at doing stunt shows. Since taking the leap into the world of motorcycle stunts, BUBBA BLACKWELL, has thrilled scored of audiences around the country jumping cars, semi-trucks, and buses astride his star-spangled Harley-Davidson XR-750. When BUBBA rides into view, with his red, white and blue motorcycle and superhero style leathers, a real “Captain America” comes alive, instantly electrifying any crowd or audience. Recently, The Boston Herald stated, “BUBBA BLACKWELL is the only official Harley-Davidson daredevil to bring back the nostalgia and human drama of the stunt jumping made popular by the great Evel Knievel. The Alabama Daredevil freely admits that the legendary Evel Knievel is a major influence on his own tailor-made stunt shows. “Knievel was definitely one of the finest showman of his era; not just with motorcycles, but with drawing in the general public’s interest,” Blackwell said. “No matter how crazy people thought his stunts were, I think that deep down inside everyone admired his courage and his unique presentation.” Join AHRMA and Bubba March 1st & 2nd at Daytona International Speedway! For more information visit: www.ahrma.org. About AHRMA If you are crazy about old competition motorcycles””whether road racers, flat trackers, motocrossers, trials iron or woods bikes””then you have certainly come to the right place. That’s what the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association is all about, Fun on Old Wheels. AHRMA is a celebration of the competition motorcycles of yesterday, as well as the legendary riders who made history aboard these machines. Where possible, AHRMA rounds out this historic experience by recreating the types of race courses these machines were used on. In particular, motocross tracks and observed trials sections both have changed dramatically since these motorcycles were new, but AHRMA steps back to the way it was “back then.” We make sure racing takes place in an environment that is safe, fair and friendly. A not-for-profit organization of approximately 4,700 members, AHRMA is the largest vintage-racing group in North America and quite possibly the biggest in the world. Our roots extend back to efforts to organize vintage road racing during the late 1970s in the Northeast. In the early ’80s, other groups began emerging around the nation, adding scrambles, observed trials, dirt track and concours events to the competition options available for vintage riders.