Area event focuses on awareness of increasing motorcycles on roads

“Share the Ride and Arrive Alive” is the theme for the first safety event in Troy aimed to heighten awareness about the increasing number of motorcycles on Missouri roads. The motorcycle show is open to the public at no charge and being held on Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. behind Troy Buchanan High School in the soccer field parking lots.
Sponsored by Chariots of Fire Customers, LLC, motorcycles will be judged in the following classes: Sportster Stock, Dyna Stock, Dresser Stock, Sportster Custom, Dyna Custom, Dresser Custom, Softail Stock, Chopper DOR, Custom Built (DOR), Softail Custom, Chopper Mfg, Trike/Sidecar, Metric Cruiser Stock, Metric Cruiser Custom, Antique, and Best of Show.
Registration for the those entering the show is from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Chariots of Fire Customs, LLC booth, and there is a fee of $15. Trophies will be awarded at 2 p.m. Proceeds from the show will be donated to the Hartbauer/McBride Memorial Foundation, Inc., established for widows/widowers of crash victims who need financial assistance.
Food and beverages will be available from Monty’s BBQ, and there is no alcohol allowed on school property.
Kim Biondo, outreach coordinator for the Northeast Regional Blueprint Committee, is coordinating the event and has been overwhelmed with the amount of support from the community.
“All drivers are witness to the fact that there are more motorcycles on the road now considering the high price of fuel,” said Biondo. “The goal of the Blueprint Committee is to reduce fatalities and disabling injuries on Missouri roads, and drivers of all types of vehicles need to be aware of the variety of transportation on our highways.”
Biondo specifically thanked Charley Branham of the Troy R-3 School District for his help in securing this event.
For more information, go to www.saveMOlives.com/northeast and click on calendar, email: kbiondo@centurytel.net or call 636-528.4118 after 6 p.m.