Road racer reunion returns to Mosport

From the Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion

TORONTO, ON -- The 2nd annual Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion will be held on Saturday July 10 in conjunction with the Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader Weekend at Mosport International Raceway.

Nine prominent racers and one sidecar team from over the past 50 years will be featured as the 'Masters Of Mosport' and participate in parade laps during the lunch hour on Saturday. The Masters Of Mosport riders will also take part in a autograph session where fans will be able to get a signed copy of a special full colour poster that is being produced for the event.

This year’s list of Masters of Mosport participants include Steve Gervais, George Morin, Michael Taylor, Norm Murphy, Jeff Sneyd, Bob Price, Tony Sharpless, Mendy Radbord, Doug Teague and the sidecar team of Murray Brown and Alan King. Joining the Masters of Mosport participants will be special guest Craig Hill, a long time supporter of motorcycle racing at Mosport and Canada.

In addition there will be a special display of classic racing motorcycles from over the past 50 years at Mosport including Gervais’s Castrol Yamaha TZ-750, Sneyd’s Fast By Ferracci – Brampton Cycle Ducati and many others from the Bar Hodgson Collection.

Photographers Bill Petro and John Walker have put together a photo display of motorcycle road racing photos that highlight some of the great moments in the history of Mosport, which has hosted an FIM Grand Prix and Formula 750 events as well as Superbike World Championship rounds and countless Canadian National events including the weekend’s Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader.

For more information about the Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader Weekend and the 2nd Annual Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion day you can call the Mosport Ticket Hotline at 1-800-866-1072 (Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm ET) or visit online at www.mosport.com. Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster.

The Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion is sponsored by Snow City Cycle Marine and Sturgess Cycle, who will have special displays in the Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion area.

For more information on the Motorcycle Road Racers Reunion contact Pat Gonsalves at (416) 479-7081 or (416) 822-5207 or e-mail pgonsalves@q107.com.