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T h e 5 ' hA n n u a lB i k eS u p e rS h o w w a s viewingandjudgingareafor the generalpublicto
hosted by Route66 MotorsportsInc. on March picktheir favoritewithout havingany knowledge
1 2 4 , 1 5& 1 6 2 0 0 8i n A l b u q u e r q u eT.h e s h o wa t - of who builtthe bikes.
tracted motorcyclesand visitorsfrom Colorado,
Visitorsalso got to see the world's
ArizonaandTexasaswell as NewMexico,
largestmotorcycleand meet the man who built
Visitorsto the show were treatedto full everyinchof it, GregDunhamfrom Stockton,
Calcustomsfrom El PasobuilderJuanZavalas
with Z- ifornia.The show quality motorcycleis 11 feet tall
BROS
and 2l feet long,lt took threeyearsto buildat an
CUSTOM,ChUCKZEttNErWith Z CYCLEREPAIR
iN AI- expenseof 5300,000,The
bikeisvisuallyoverpowbuquerque,
RalphRandolph
with KnockoutMotor
ering but only gets more impressivewhen Greg
cycle Companyin Mesa Arizonaand Thornton, firesup the 502ci Chevroletmotorthat powersthe
ColoradobuilderTonyMartinezwith COPRCHOP- awesomemachine,
PERS.
Everyonewho purchaseda generaladmisTheOrangeCountyChoppersAir Force
sionticket got to vote for their favorite
tributebikewason displayto enhancethe theme
bike.Afterthreedaysof voting,the greenfull rad- of the show,whichwashonoringallveterans,Two
ical custom from COPRCHOPPERS
known as militaryvehiclepreservationorganizations
disPHAT
AZZ,was determinedto be the winner,Tony playedrestoredmilitaryvehicles.
A portionof the
Martinezhad alreadywon three times with the showproceeds
wentto organizations
that support
bikepriorto the Albuquerqueeventbut in Tony's the needsof New Mexicoveterans.
own words,"lt'sthe toughestnot beingableto be
Therewere 25 bikejudging categories
in the judging area,it createsa lot of tensionand besidesthe S 10,000championship;
the firstplace
anxiety'iAll four bikeswere segregatedinto one winnersareasfollows:
Metric Modified
T h o m a sM c H u g h
DomesticSportBike
DustinHall
OldSchool
AlainAngelos
BestChrome
DavidVasquez
MetricTouringCustom
ReggieHardway
Domestic
Antique
MarkCamrud
FullCustom
BestPaint
MarkMcCluney
Metric Custom
WillyFisher
DomesticCruiser
Stock
M i c h e l lLea B l a n c
RadicalFull Custom
DavidMicklevitz
SickestBike
MarkValdez
Best Patriotic Display
MaryAnn Gonzales
Bestof Show
M a r kC a m r u d
Metric 3-Wheel
Dave& DonnaBrown
Metric Sport Bike
BrentRiffel
European
RonChavez
AutomotiveTrike
TomOdell
HarleyTrike Custom
MaryAnn Gonzales
Sportster Custom
KarenGreen
Domestic Classic
EricBaca
DomesticCruiser
Modified
Abraham
Olivas
DomesticCruiser
Custom
DavidVasquez
DomesticCustom
Touring
EricCarnero
DomesticFactory
Custom
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