Daytona Beach, FL. - Daytona Bike Week Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the Blue Grotto Restaurants, held its first Annual IMBBA-USA Daytona Bike Week event. Which included a bike show, free concert featuring the Dan Lawson Band! and IMBBA International along with over 30 Italian riders from all parts of Italy, who banned together with support from Altrimenti Motorurismo, an Italian company, who arranges tours throughout America. Some IMBBA members and builders. Like Lorenzo, from Crazy Choppers, in Italy, who will be one of Italy's representatives in the IMBBA World Cup Competition. Held in Canada in 2012. The Bike show had the finest collection assembled inside the Blue Grotto Restaurant with a picturesque views looking out over the Marina of Mega yacht.
With bikes from Italy, USA, Canada and as far as Frankfort, Germany showing off one of the bikes was his "007" bike by Wolfgang Knitterscheidt. IMBBA-USA's country representative Freddie Arnold, along with his judges, Ken Marciniak and Jessie Hicks, did an outstanding job on awarding the winners, while remaining well after the show, helping builders learn the points earned in order to build better bikes.
Lee Wimmer, of Wimmer Machine, located in Murriel's Inlet, SC. exhibited his "boober" which gathered lots of attention. Peter (Pierre) Charland from Canada, won the "Best of Show". Photo's courtesy of Jack McIntyre, IMBBA Staff Photographer.
The Blue Grotto hosted the entire event, IMBBA International had an open bar from 2-3 p.m. for builders, IMBBA members and Industry representatives. That after an hour grew to several "hip hip Hooray;'s" from the Italian members having a good time at the Blue grotto.
Don't miss next year. he Bikes, the music, the ambience and crowds a mixture of volatile alcohol and fun Not to be overlooked. see you next year!
(L toR) Lorenzo, Crazy Choppers, Italy Martina from Altrimenti, Troy Nicholson Freddie Arnold, Jeff Starke - Photo Courtesy, Jack McIntyre, IMBBA Staff Photographer
During the bike show and concert, IMBBA President, Jeff Starke, and IMBBA USA's country representative, Freddie Arnold, along with the supporting IMBBA judges, joined on stage to honor and award IMBBA member, Troy Nicholson, from Fort Worth, Texas, who earned the certification for "Master Bike Builder Level I", Troy, has been working hard for this achievement, Lee Wimmer, IMBBA Master Bike Builder Level II presented Troy with his certification.
Joe Palermo Wins The Unique class
Wolfgang Knitterscheidt 007 bike takes first in Radical
Joe Romeo wins the Sport Bike Class
Blue Grotto/IMBBA 2011 Custom Bike Show Winners
American Custom
2. Troy Nicholson
1. Tom Godwin
Bagger
1. Joe Osga
Radical
2. Denny Ritchie
1. Wolfgang Knitterscheidt
Sport Bike
1. Joe Romeo
Unique
1. Joe Palermo
Best of Show
Peter (Pierre) Charland
Many thanks to our sponsors for making the 1st Annual IMBBA- Blue Grotto Bike show a complete success
