Webco Founder and Former MIC President Tom Heininger Passes at 97

Sad news from the American Motorcyclist Association, as we hear of the passing of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Tom Heininger. The 2003 Hall inductee co-founded aftermarket and accessory company Webco and served as president of the Motorcycle Industry Council in 1972, where he played an instrumental role in forming the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.

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Racing World Mourns Moto3 Racer Jason Dupasquier

Swiss racer Jason Dupasquier succumbed to injuries from a crash during a qualifying session at this weekend’s MotoGP round at Mugello. He was 19.

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Arlen Ness: The Icon King

Arlen Ness lived in way that speaks volumes to his character and values. A man who has long been associated with the churn of an air compressor and the fizz of a paint gun, the clang of tools on a workbench, the staccato first firing of a straight-piped high compression rabble rouser, and a clan of like-minded loud and proud riders on gleaming custom American V-Twins. After a career and life in motorcycling, Arlen wanted to be in his home to peacefully take his last breath. Following a battle with cancer, Ness passed away after a full life of friends and motorcycles, with loving family at his side.

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Gavin Trippe 1940-2018

Gavin Trippe, motorcycle promoter extraordinaire, died July 2nd, 2018, in a car accident in California. Born March 20, 1940, in England, Trippe became a racer and motorcycle journalist before bringing his love of motorbike competition to America, where he started his own publication, Motor Cycle Weekly, in 1969. From there, Trippe’s myriad contributions to the sport of motorbike racing include: introduction of European style motocross racing, and later the first US Grand Prix of Motocross at Carlsbad Raceway (Ca.) in June of 1973,  the first Champion Spark Plug 200 AMA National Championship road race at Ontario Motor Speedway (Ca.), which drew an international field thanks to big prize money, the introduction of production Superbike racing into the AMA class structure – the list goes on.

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Ngel Nieto, "12+1"-Time World Champion: 1947-2017

Grand Prix racing legend Ángel Nieto has died at the age of 70, succumbing to injuries after being hit by a car while riding an ATV.

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Joe Leonard: 1932-2017

Joe Leonard, a three-time AMA Grand National champion who went on to race Indy Cars, passed away on April 27, 2017 in a San Jose, California, nursing home at the age of 84. Leonard’s racing accomplishments were extremely rare, as the San Diego native won national championships on both two and four wheels.

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Motorsports Legend John Surtees Passes: 1934-2017

The motorsports community is saddened today by the loss of one of the true legends of motorcycle racing. John Surtees, winner of four world championships in Grand Prix racing’s premier class, passed away at the age of 83.

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Head Shake - The Guy Who Loved Bikes

Flying into central Ohio in the middle of winter is less than inspiring, unless you happen to live there I suppose. I thought about that on my approach to Columbus International through a typical thick gray overcast that gave way to a marginally more translucent view of gray fields, gray highways, and gray buildings; the kind of views that could only inspire Russian novelists and other upbeat types.

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