Bruce Rossmeyer of "Destination Daytona" fame, has teamed up with NASCAR to create an officially licensed "NASCAR 60th Anniversary Motorcycle Series"

To commemorate NASCAR's 60th anniversary, Rossmeyer is creating 60 custom motorcycles, each individually numbered, to capture the essence of NASCAR.

If you want to buy one, you'll have to hope that racing industry insiders pass up the opportunity, because they'll have first dibs. Sales will begin May 28. But if you're lucky enough, each bike will cost $48,600, and will include a commissioned painting by artist Sam Bass, as well as a limited edition NASCAR 60th Anniversary leather jacket, among other stuff.

Here's the photograph that accompanied the NASCAR press release...


However, I question that this is actually one of the "anniversary" bikes. It doesn't bear the official NASCAR 60th Anniversary logo, and the fact that these motorcycles aren't scheduled to be unveiled until next week.

But here's a link to the full press release, and you can decide for yourself...
http://www.nascar.com/..../daytona.motorcycle.series/index.html

Labels: Bruce Rossmeyer, Destination Daytona

An article published in the Orlando Business Journal says that a local Harley Davidson dealer is spending $50 million to create a Harley-themed attraction located near his dealership.

The dealer, Bruce Rossmeyer, says the attraction will be spread out over 150 acres, and will be named, "Destination Daytona":

"I'm not building this for Bike Week," says Rossmeyer, referring to the biker-crowd festivities held 10 days each year in early March. "I'm building it for 12 months a year."

"We're building a helipad, and I'm going to get it painted to match my plane," he says. "We'll be doing fly-and-drive packages with motorcycle rentals. I want to do one big event here a month -- boat shows, antique shows, recreational vehicle shows -- things that will draw people from Orlando and Jacksonville to visit us."

Labels: Bruce Rossmeyer, Daytona Beach Bike Week, Destination Daytona, Florida Harley Davidson Dealerships