'Meet At The Ace' Festival A Success

The first Vintage Motorcycle & Scooter Festival in Tacoma,
Washington was a success. America's Car Museum started "Meet at the
Ace - A Summer Shakedown 2012" as a way to debut the museum's new
motorcycle exhibit.
The three-day event featured live entertainment, contests and
displays of vintage bikes and gear. A 110-mile ride through the
Pacific Northwest to Mt. Rainier closed the festival.
Cycle World reported that classic bikes from well-known
manufacturers such as Ducati, Harley-Davidson, BMW, Suzuki and
Yamaha made up the collection of about 250 motorcycles at the
event. Restored rides like the 1913 Sears of Art Redford and an
original 1955 Honda Dream mixed with newer models and unique
scooters.
Classic bikes were judged based on their restoration, but other
motorcycle-related activities and panel discussions entertained
visitors as well.
"The Pacific Northwest has a strong motorcycle and scooter
community, which puts this event in a position to become a staple
of ACM for years to come," Burt Richmond, vintage motorcycle and
scooter promoter, told The Tacoma Weekly. "Our Concours, open to
all makes manufactured prior to 1980, is a judged vintage
motorcycle and scooter exhibition that will present awards for
various classes."