October 28, 2009:
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2009.
Photo: Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Back row from left to right: John Williams; Carl Bastedo; Marty Cooper, President if inductee CRCA; John Varga, President of inductee Steel City Riders; Bar Hodgson
Front row, from left to right: Jim Sehl; Sheila McHugh, wife of inductee the late Don McHugh; Ivor Lloyd; Duane McDaniels, Ken Morgan
The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame (CMHF), has announced eight individuals and two groups to be inducted at the fourth annual Hall of Fame Induction Banquet & Reunion. "The enthusiasm for recognizing exceptional Canadian contribution to motorcycling is growing, and our slate this year continues to portray that excellence", says John Cooper, President of the CMHF. "Now entering its fourth year, the Induction Banquet and Reunion is becoming THE motorcycling social event of the year."
2009 Hall of Fame Inductees
Carl Bastedo - Chatsworth, Ontario
Motocross Competitor, Organizer, Contributor
CRCA - Canadian Race Communications Association - Shannonville, Ontario
Celebrating fifty (50) years of supporting safe motorcycle racing with marshalling services
Bar Hodgson - Ashburn, Ontario
Contributor, Competitor, Organizer, Show Producer, Collector
Ivor Lloyd - West Hill, Ontario
Competitor - International and Canada
Duane McDaniels - Commerce Township, Michigan, US
Competitor
Don McHugh - Brampton, Ontario (deceased)
Legendary Dirt Track Racer
Ken Morgan - Battersea, Ontario
Contributor, Course Developer, Trainer, Advocate
Jimmy Sehl - Stoney Creek Ontario
Competitor, Team Member, Mechanic
Steel City Riders - Hamilton, Ontario
Celebrating over sixty (60) years of motorcycle racing
John Williams - Markham, Ontario
North American and World Hillclimb Champion
The 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Banquet & Reunion, sponsored by the Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC), was held on Saturday evening, October 24, 2009 at the Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre, Toronto. The event featured an audio-visual presentation on each inductee, a display of special motorcycles, a silent auction to raise funds for the Foundation and, of course, a gourmet meal.
After holding the event in the Toronto area for the first four years since being founded, the October, 2010 Hall of Fame Induction event will be held in British Columbia. This will allow friends and families of anticipated western inductees to join in the celebrations.
Nominations can be made at any time, and are reviewed annually for up to five years or until selected for induction. Builders, contributors, rights advocates, volunteers and organizations, as well as competitors in all disciplines are eligible for consideration. Forms are available from the MCC which administers the Hall of Fame.
Founded by Bar and Hedy Hodgson in 1999, the Canadian International Motorcycle Heritage Museum Foundation exists to preserve and protect Canadian motorcycle history for the benefit of the motorcycling community. The first inductions were made in May of 2006.
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www.motorcyclehalloffame.ca.
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