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Jim’s Forever Collection Headlines Mecum On Time and Las Vegas 2023
Bid Online Now and at the World’s Largest Vintage Motorcycle Auction this January 25-28

Walworth, Wis. – October 11, 2022 – Mecum Auctions’ 32nd annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction will return to South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this Jan. 25-28, with headlining consignments for the world’s largest vintage motorcycle auction led by Jim’s Forever Collection, to be offered at entirely no reserve. The assemblage features more than 100 motorcycles and quite possibly the largest private collection of Harley-Davidson memorabilia ever offered at auction—a significant portion of which is already available for online bids via Mecum On Time. In total, the Las Vegas auction will feature an estimated 1,750 motorcycles crossing the block throughout the four live auction days as well as additional Road Art selections.
    Coming out of Mendon, Ohio, Jim’s Forever Collection represents the longtime pursuits of Jim Godwin, the former Harley-Davidson dealer behind Jim’s Forever museum. Godwin opened Jim’s Harley-Davidson in a car-and-a-half garage behind his brother’s house in 1961 after discovering a passion for motorcycles while serving in the U.S. Army. The dealership expanded over the following 60 years, with Godwin finally retiring in 2021 and refocusing his efforts on his personal collection he’d been amassing since first becoming a dealer.
    Today encompassing more than 100 motorcycles, Jim’s Forever Collection features an unsurprisingly heavy dose of Harley-Davidsons, ranging from the company’s entry into the lightweight market and motorcycles powered by Panheads, to the recognizable models of more modern times. The lightweight, single-cylinder, two-stroke models make up perhaps the largest grouping within the collection, with offerings from Godwin including a 1948 Model 125 S (Lot S98) showing just two miles, a 1955 Hummer B (Lot S252) that is one of just 1,040 produced, a 1962 Scat (Lot F95) showing a low 5,552 miles that is one of just 993 produced, and much more.
    Uniquely, the collection features a motorcycle from nearly every model year the Panhead was offered, starting with a 1949 EL Panhead (Lot R406) showing zero miles on the odometer and ending with a 1965 FLH Electra Glide Panhead (Lot R403), as well as first- and second-year examples of the bike often referred to as the first factory custom motorcycle: a 1971 FX Super-Glide (Lot R210) and a 1972 model (Lot R211), both with the No. 1 Stars-and-Stripes Harley-Davidson logo on their tanks. Others within the collection include Liberty, Anniversary and Bicentennial editions, and first and final-year examples of Harley-Davidson’s Sturgis models, Knuckleheads and more are also present within.
    In addition, a vast selection of Road Art from the Jim’s Forever Collection will join the lineup in Las Vegas this January, with items to be offered both live at auction and via weekly online auctions through Mecum’s timed online auction platform, Mecum On Time. Live auction items will be unveiled over the coming months at Mecum.com, while several themed On Time auctions are already underway at OnTime.Mecum.com, with many more to follow.
    Those interested in consigning a motorcycle for auction at Mecum’s 2023 Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction can find complete details about the consignment process and pricing at Mecum.com. Bidder registration is available online in advance and on-site at the auction starting at $100, and standard, in-person bidding includes admission for two persons to the four auction days. For those unable to attend in person, enhanced remote bidding options are also available, including for both online and telephone bidding.
    General admission tickets are available in advance online for $20 per person, per day, and for $30 at the door and online after Jan. 24; children 12 and younger receive complimentary admission.
    For more information on the 2023 Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction and all other scheduled auctions, visit Mecum.com. Mecum’s website is updated daily with the latest consignments and includes detailed descriptions and photographs of the vehicles to be offered. For schedule information, to consign a vehicle or to register as a bidder for this and all Mecum events, visit Mecum.com or call (262) 275-5050 for more information.

Auction Schedule
Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycles 2023
Jan. 25-28, 2023
South Point Hotel & Casino
9777 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89183

Bidder Registration: Options for in-person, telephone and internet bidding start at $100

Admission: $20 in advance online, and $30 at the door and online after Jan. 24—per person, per day; children 12 and younger receive complimentary admission

Hot Shoe Hall of Fame

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SATURDAY, February 4, 2023

Practice 12-4pm & Overnight camping Practice Fee: $20
2022 Championship Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Glen Helen Museum Dinner starts serving @ 5:00pm, awards @ 6:30pm

SUNDAY, February 5, 2023 OSSRG TT Scrambles Round 1 Gates open @ 6:00am

https://www.xtremeiceracing.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfbzAqykD28

The final 2023 Progressive American Flat Track schedule follows:

March 9, 2023 - DAYTONA Short Track I, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
March 10, 2023 - DAYTONA Short Track II, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
March 25, 2023 - Senoia Short Track, Senoia Raceway, Senoia, GA
April 1, 2023 - Arizona Super TT, Chandler, AZ
April 22, 2023 – Dallas Half-Mile, Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Mesquite, TX
May 6, 2023 - Ventura Short Track, Ventura Raceway, Ventura, CA
May 13, 2023 - Sacramento Mile, Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
May 27, 2023 - Red Mile, The Red Mile, Lexington, KY
June 17, 2023 - DuQuoin Mile, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, Du Quoin, IL
June 24, 2023 - Lima Half-Mile, Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
July 1, 2023 - West Virginia Half-Mile, West Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, WV
July 8, 2023 - Orange County Half-Mile, Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown, NY
July 22, 2023 - Bridgeport Half-Mile, Bridgeport Speedway, Swedesboro, NJ
July 30, 2023 - Peoria TT, Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL
August 6, 2023 - Buffalo Chip TT, Sturgis Buffalo Chip, Sturgis, SD
August 12, 2023 - Castle Rock TT, Castle Rock Race Park, Castle Rock, WA
September 2, 2023 - Springfield Mile I, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
September 3, 2023 - Springfield Mile II, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL

Greg Owen Interviews

Don LaRue's Web Site of National Numbers

http://www.amanationalnumber.com

Old VFT Photos from home page

I found this photo sequence I took a few years ago of Brandon Bergen at Willow.

Photos page

Lodi 100cc TT National

Link to coverage and results

Lodi - Nite before the Mile

Sammy honored Dominic Colindres, who won last years race,

2019 Events & Results
Mecom Las Vegas Auction January 25	Trailblazers Banquet April 7	Eddies WCDTS Willow Springs May 4
Eddies WCDTS Willow Springs May 5	SCFTA Framer Shootout May 10	AFT Perris National May 11
Lodi Nite Before The Mile August 9	AFT Sacramento Mile August 10	Sacramento Mile - Sunday Amateur August 11

2018 Events & Results
Trailblazer Banquet April 7	Lake Cachuma British Bike Rally June 1	SCFTA Round 2 P.........................erris

2017 Events & Results
Trailblazers Banquet April 22	Lodi - Nite Before The Mile May 19	Sacramento Mile May 20
Dan Rouit Memorial Open House May 21	Las Vegas Auction June 1	Eddie's British Bike Rally June 2
Eddie's WCDTS Willow Springs October 1

2016 Events & Results
MX'ers at Perris January 24	SCFTA Round 1 Perris February 13	SCFTA Round 2 Perris March 12
Trailblazers Banquet April 23	SCFTA Round 3 Perris April 23	SCFTA Round 4 Perris May 14
SCFTA Round 5 Perris May 15	Lodi - Nite Before the mile May 20	SCFTA Round 6 Perris June 4
SCFTA Round 7 Perris July 16	SCFTA Round 8 Perris August 6	SCFTA Round 9 Perris September 10
WCVDT Willow Springs October 1	WCVDT Willow Springs October 2	SCFTA Round 10 Perris October 15
Old School Scrambles November 20	.	.

2015 Events & Results
Del Mar Short Track February 14	SCFTA Round 1 Perris March 28	Trailblazers Banquet April 11
SCFTA Round 2 Perris April 18	SCFTA Round 4 Perris May 15	Cal Expo GNC May 30
Cal Expo CFTA Vintage - Amature May 31	SCFTA Round 5 Perris June 20	SCFTA Round 7 Perris July 25
SCFTA Round 8 Perris August 15	SCFTA Round 10 Perris October 10	SCFTA Round 11 Perris November 14
AMA National - Las Vegas November 20	Joe Kopp race report from Las Vegas November 20	Nicky At Perris February 13
Bultaco Astro Cup September 5	.	.

2014 Events & Results
SCFTA Round 1 Perris February 15	SCFTA Round 3 Perris March 15	San Jose Indoor March 29
Trailblazers Banquet April 5	SCFTA Round 4 Perris April 5th	SCFTA Round 5 Perris May 17
SCFTA Round 7 Perris July 26	Cal Expo GNC July 26	Castle Rock August 1
Castle Rock August 2	Castle Rock August 2	SCFTA Round 8 Perris August 23
SCFTA Round 10 Perris October 10	Speedway -World Championship October 11	SCFTA Round 11 Perris November 8