The World Golf Village in St. Augustine is known as a place that has preserved the history of golf over the years, but it will also showcase some historic motorcycles during the 23rd Annual Riding into History Concours d’Elegance April 15.
The concours will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the World Golf Village and will feature an array of makes and models of motorcycles 35 years and older.
This year’s event will have a pair of grand marshals in AMA hall of famer and Barber Motorsports Museum consultant Brian Slark and Motogiro d’Italia hall of famer Vicki Smith.
“For anyone that isn’t familiar with this event, it’s a pretty wonderful weekend, great lunch ride to the ocean, a fun charity dinner and the show itself is right in the center of the World Golf Hall of Fame complex with bikes lined up around the lake under shady trees,” Smith said. “It’s long been one of my favorite no miss weekends for years, and I am really happy to be able to contribute to the love and charity they have spread through the vintage motorcycle community over the last 22 years.”
Entrants in the show will have the opportunity to participate in a ride through the back roads of historic Florida along with the grand marshals during a tour April 14 followed by a grand marshal banquet that night.
Space is limited for the tour and pre-registration is recommended to attend both the tour and banquet festivities.
There is no entry fee for qualified motorcycles to be part of the show, but each motorcycle must be registered and the deadline to enter is April 10.
All proceeds from the concours will go towards benefiting the nonprofit K9s for Warriors and their efforts to help team up service dogs with veterans.
Another unique tradition that has developed since 2014 is the concours’ youth judging program, which allows children eight to 16 years old the chance to see what it’s like to be in the shoes of a judge when looking at the motorcycles.
The goal of the program is to promote interest in vintage motorcycles among the next generation.
Parents with children interested in being a youth judge during the event can fill out the form by going to ridingintohistory.org/youth-judging.
Although Riding Into History focuses on motorcycles 35 years and older, a new initiative will be introduced this year called “Under 35 is Alive.”
The new class is for anyone 14 to 34 years old with a motorcycle that is also between 14 and 34 years old.
Just as the youth judging, the “Under 35 is Alive” concept is being implemented as another creative way to develop more younger motorcycle enthusiasts and get them involved with all that Riding into History presents.
