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This has not yet posted to the S & S Cycles website, but was on our local t.v. tonight. They billed it as a major event, given the great riding roads in our region. It will take place in June 2008.
From our local t.v station in La Crosse, WI:
http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=6756164
Reported by Bart Winkler
S&S Cycle Plans Major Event
S&S Cycle makes a major announcement today as they plan an event they hope will bring in thousands of visitors to the La Crosse area. It should also have a big impact on the economy.
Organizers say with the right amount of national publicity, more than two million dollars could come into the la crosse area economy next summer.
To celebrate their 50th anniversary next year, S&S Cycle is bringing in fifty of the top motorcycle builders in the world. They will take part in a competition where they'll be building motorcycles using old engines supplied by S&S. The one-of-a-kind competition is expected to bring in thousands of motorcycle enthuisiasts. "We could have 20000 motorcyclists here if its promoted properly. What makes this special is its not just us on our own, its various members of the Seven Rivers Region committed to this event," says S&S Cycle President Brett Smith.
Both Onalaska Mayor Bialecki and La Crosse Mayor Johnsrud were some of those members on hand to show their support for the event. All the motorcyclists expected to attend the invent should mean a boost in their local economies. "I think it's gonna have a huge impact, youre looking at and opportunity to attract people from all over the country to come to this area. We have some of the best riding in upper midwest that itself will be a lure," says Dave Clements of the La Crosse Area Vistors Bureau.
Many details of the event are still being worked out, but the competition is expected to take place during the last weekend in June of next year.
From our local t.v station in La Crosse, WI:
http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=6756164
Reported by Bart Winkler
S&S Cycle Plans Major Event
S&S Cycle makes a major announcement today as they plan an event they hope will bring in thousands of visitors to the La Crosse area. It should also have a big impact on the economy.
Organizers say with the right amount of national publicity, more than two million dollars could come into the la crosse area economy next summer.
To celebrate their 50th anniversary next year, S&S Cycle is bringing in fifty of the top motorcycle builders in the world. They will take part in a competition where they'll be building motorcycles using old engines supplied by S&S. The one-of-a-kind competition is expected to bring in thousands of motorcycle enthuisiasts. "We could have 20000 motorcyclists here if its promoted properly. What makes this special is its not just us on our own, its various members of the Seven Rivers Region committed to this event," says S&S Cycle President Brett Smith.
Both Onalaska Mayor Bialecki and La Crosse Mayor Johnsrud were some of those members on hand to show their support for the event. All the motorcyclists expected to attend the invent should mean a boost in their local economies. "I think it's gonna have a huge impact, youre looking at and opportunity to attract people from all over the country to come to this area. We have some of the best riding in upper midwest that itself will be a lure," says Dave Clements of the La Crosse Area Vistors Bureau.
Many details of the event are still being worked out, but the competition is expected to take place during the last weekend in June of next year.