By Bob Baker
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (June 6, 2014) – The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum will host it’s first-ever “Flat-Track 101: Past, Present & Future” program on Saturday, June 14, at 1 p.m. The program is free with a paid museum admission, and it will be hosted by emcee Ricky Elliott. Amongst the featured speakers are American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Pro Racing official Daniel Johnsen, Iowa veteran riders John Tibben and Bob Weirbach, former AMA Grand National champion Joe Kopp, and current AMA flat-trackers Sammy Halbert of Washington, Henry Wiles of Michigan, past Knoxville winner Jared Mees of Pennsylvania, Bryan Smith of Michigan, Rob Pearson of Colorado, Aaron King of Iowa, and past Knoxville winner Shayna Texter of Pennsylvania.
According to museum volunteer Bob Colbert today, “We are very excited to be offering a Flat-Track 101 program about the lives and careers of select veterans, current champions, and up-and-comers in the sport of AMA flat-track motorcycle racing. My thanks to Matt George, Brian Stickel and Bob Weirbach for helping make this happen, as June 13-15 has the potential to be a huge weekend featuring the best of the AMA flat-track motorcycle riders and the best of the World of Outlaws (WoO) dirt-track sprint car racers. Our program, and the vintage racing bikes in the museum, will just add to the excitement of the entire AMA/WoO weekend.”
Those individuals interested in learning more about the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum are urged to visit www.sprintcarhof.com.