Motorcycle Racing Legend Mike Baldwin named Grand Marshal of the 2016 FIM North America Vintage Road Race Championships

LOUDON, N.H., June 1, 2016 -- The United States Classic Racing Association (USCRA), the oldest vintage motorcycle road racing organization in the U.S., announced road racing legend and American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Hall of Fame inductee Mike Baldwin as Grand Marshal of the 16th annual FIM North America Vintage Road Race Championships, June 11-12, 2016 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire.

More information on the event, which takes place at the start of Laconia Motorcycle Week, can be found at www.race-uscra.com.

"Mike Baldwin represents the heart and soul of international motorcycle racing," said Bob Coy, founder and executive director of the USCRA. "With a long, successful racing career in the U.S. and abroad piloting a variety of machines including Kawasaki, Yamaha, Ducati, Laverda and Moto Guzzi – we're honored to have Mike part of this great vintage motorcycling event."

Baldwin, a four-time consecutive winner of the AMA Laconia National from 1982 to 1985, is a five-time AMA Formula One Champion and all-time series wins leader with 27 AMA National wins. He was a top contender in 1980's AMA Superbike racing and the first three-time Suzuka 8 Hours endurance road race winner. In international Grand Prix road racing, he campaigned a series of factory efforts beginning in 1979 with Suzuki, before moving to Honda and Yamaha. In 1986, he finished fourth overall in the 500cc Grand Prix World Championships.

He was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2001.

About The United States Classic Racing Association (USCRA) www.race-uscra.com
The USCRA is the oldest vintage motorcycle road racing organization in the United States and includes over 400 active members. The club promotes four general types of events: Road racing on both proprietary built roadrace circuits and real roads courses (Gunstock^® and the Streets of Laconia^®), as well as Observed Trials, Motogiro USA^® and Pewter Run^® touring events held on open public roads.

About The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) www.fim-live.com
Founded in 1904, the FIM is the governing body for motorcycle sport and the global advocate for motorcycling. It is an independent association formed by 113 National Federations throughout the world that are divided into six regional continental unions. The FIM North America Federation is comprised of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in the United States and the Canadian Motorcycle Association (CMA) in Canada.

SOURCE The United States Classic Racing Association

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