The AMA has announced that motocross legend Jim Pomeroy will serve as Grand Marshal of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days West, to be held April 26-28 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California.

Pomeroy, who was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999, rode his Bultaco to victory in the 1973 World Motocross Grand Prix, becoming the first American to win a World Championship motocross event and the first rider to win a Grand Prix on a Spanish motorcycle.

Spanish motorcycles will be the featured marque at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days West, marking the first time the Association has awarded the distinction to the motorcycles of an entire country, rather than a single manufacturer.

The event will feature an exhibit of classic Spanish motorcycles and memorabilia, hosted by the Spanish Motorcycle Owners Group (SMOG).

Pomeroy will also serve as Grand Marshal at a second AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days event, to be held July 19 - 21 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

The first AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days event was held in 1992; the inaugural AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days West event was held in 1997. Motorcycles previously honored with the "featured marque" distinction include BSA, Honda, Norton, Penton, Vincent and, most recently, Indian