Americade has been attracting racers to the picturesque area around Lake George, New York, for four decades. To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of “The World’s Greatest Touring Race,” horseman And American racer The magazine co-hosted the opening of the Wear It Motorcycle Show. Since there are so many great motorcycles at the Americade, we invited attendees to bring it!
Our program is sponsored by partners IMTBike, SMK . helmetAnd Spectral Performance Oil. Over three days, from June 1 to 3, we presented awards in five categories: American Bagger, American Cruiser, Japanese, European and Old School (before 1990). Additionally, we’ve given out a $250 daily Editor’s Choice award. All daily winners are invited to an epic finale to determine the Best Show on Saturday night.
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The culmination of our event was an Industry Meet & Greet celebration at the beautifully restored 19th-century Carriage House at the Fort William Henry Resort overlooking Lake George. The best program winner was selected by voting and received $1,000 cash plus prizes from program sponsors.
Of the 18 daily winners, 14 are on hand to judge Best of Show as Industry Meet & Mingle attendees vote.
After nearly 100 tabulated votes, it was the purity and simplicity of Keith Youngblood’s 1969 Triumph TR6R hard-tail bobber that won the grand prize.
“It was a highlight in my life,” Youngblood exclaimed. “I never expected to win!”
Youngblood’s classic Triumph just surpassed the bike with the best plot, belonging to Marine veteran Hugh Smith. He uses his 2006 Yamaha Road Star V-Twin to help build homes for veterans with young children. Smith named his bike the “Milwaukee Packout,” as he used it as a commuter at the construction site and it was equipped with Milwaukee toolboxes and even a chainsaw. by battery in the back!
We only had one Best Show award to hand out, but Smith’s story moved many at the event, including that of Americade chief Christian Dutcher, who generously shelled out of pocket. to give Smith $200 for a special prize.
We thank our program participants, our sponsors, and all Americade staff and volunteers for making our inaugural program such a success. We’ll be back next year, so take it!
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