rideapart.com - 2021 AMA Vintage Moto Days Taps Mert Lawwill As Grand Marshal
July, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of what is inarguably one of the most influential motorcycle movies of all time, On Any Sunday.
While organizers already planned that this year’s event would celebrate the film and its influence on motorcycle culture in the years since its release, we have even more good news for you if you’re a fan.
On May 13, 2021, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days organizers announced that AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Mert Lawwill will be the 2021 Grand Marshal for the event. Over the course of his career, Lawwill took 15 career wins, was AMA Grand National Champion in 1969, was voted the AMA’s Most Popular Rider of the Year in 1969, and was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 1998.
Since the seminal motorcycle film On Any Sunday largely concentrated on Lawwill’s bid to defend his AMA Grand National Championship title through the 1970 season, so it’s especially fitting that he’s grand marshal during its 50th anniversary celebration.