RUSH Drummer To Take Part In Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Museum Exhibit
December 13, 2007, 16 years ago
Roadracingworld.com are reporting:
The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, the country’s premier showcase of motorcycling heritage and history, will spotlight over a hundred of the world’s most recognizable enthusiasts in its new exhibit, MotoStars: Celebrities + Motorcycles. Scheduled to open in late March 2008, the 8,000-square-foot exhibit will feature many priceless machines, exclusive memorabilia and tales from celebrities’ favorite two-wheel adventures.
A dedication ceremony for MotoStars: Celebrities + Motorcycles will be held June 28, 2008, on the grounds of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio. The dedication ceremony will gather featured MotoStars, Motorcycle Hall of Famers, industry leaders and enthusiasts for a momentous ribbon-cutting.
Notable celebrities offering personal motorcycles and memorabilia to the exhibit are auto racing legend and Alligator motorcycle inventor and manufacturer, Dan Gurney; General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz; King of the Kustomizers George Barris; and rock legend, RUSH drummer and lyricist, Neil Peart. Famous movie bikes include the 2004 MV Agusta F4-SPR ridden by Will Smith in I, Robot. Exotic custom motorcycles designed and built by Austin Weiss for entertainers such as will.i.am, frontman for hip-hop group THE BLACK EYED PEAS, and Carlos Mencia, critically-acclaimed comic and star of Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia”, will also be featured. The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum will announce additional contributors in the months leading to the exhibit opening.
“The Museum extends its thanks to those who have already agreed to play a role in this significant exhibit,” says Mark Mederski, Executive Director of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. “To make ‘MotoStars’ as diverse and comprehensive as possible, the Museum welcomes further support and assistance from industry colleagues, collectors and celebrities in gathering pedigreed machines and memorabilia.”Read more here.
