Colin Edwards To Be Grand Marshall Of The 2012 Lucas Oil Indy Mile
[caption id="attachment_14723" align="alignright"
width="300"] AMA Pro Flat Track will honor Colin
Edwards as Grand Marshall for Saturday's Lucas Oil Indy Mile at the
Indiana State Fairgrounds - Photo: Dave Hoenig[/caption]
AMA Pro Flat Track will honor Colin
Edwards as Grand Marshall for Saturday's Lucas Oil Indy Mile at
the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Edwards, the two-time World
Superbike champion also known as the Texas Tornado, has competed in
MotoGP since 2003 and has led a very successful career in
motorsports. He will join festivities and opening ceremonies for
the race, part of the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand
National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com and
Lucas Oil.
Edwards has not only established a solid reputation among young
fans for his winning ways on the track; but also as a mentor to
promising and aspiring young motorcycle racers. He created his
Texas Tornado Boot Camp to be a place where young riders can go to
learn the key essentials to become a prominent rider.
Edwards knows something about the value of starting young. His
father, Colin Edwards Sr., put him on a mini-bike at the age of
three. He entered his first motocross race at the age of four. Ten
years later Edwards found himself ranked among the top junior
motocross competitors in the USA, winning dozens of races in local,
regional, and national events. In Edwards' first season as a pro,
he won five of the nine races and eventually won a national
title.
Most consider Edwards' biggest racing accomplishment to be his
overall victory in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Honda
VTR-1000 SP1/RC51 twin cylinder motorcycle in 2000. Edwards came in
a close second in the following year but reclaimed the title in
2002 in dramatic fashion, clinching the championship in the final
race of the season.
Edwards is looking forward to being a part of the grassroots style
of flat track racing and the legendary status of the Indy Mile.
Edwards said, "I make my living going 200mph on some of the fastest
and most exotic bikes known to mankind, and I'm telling you that I
honed my skills and built my fundamentals riding small bikes on
dirt tracks right here in Texas."
Dan Johnsen, the Director of AMA Pro Flat Track commented the
choice of Colin Edwards to be the Grand Marshall of the Lucas Oil
Indy Mile; "I'm very excited to have him here. He's great for the
sport and an over-all great competitor. I think this sport needs
more people like Colin and the opportunity to have him here at this
legendary venue goes a long way for both the fans, and the riders
that compete and look up to him."
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Source: AMA Pro Racing