Latin American Motorcycle Association
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| Founded | 1977 |
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| Founded at | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Region | International |
The Latin American Motorcycle Association (otherwise known as L.A.M.A.) was founded on June 12, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
L.A.M.A. is an international organization that is recognized as one of the most active long-distance riding clubs in the world.[1]
History
[edit]Founded on June 12, 1977, L.A.M.A. operated as a single chapter in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood for nearly 20-years. In 1995, the L.A.M.A. Miami chapter was founded, and one year later, L.A.M.A. grew to become a national association with the election of the organization's first president. LAMA became an international association in June of 1999 with chapters in Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba.[2] Now L.A.M.A. has chapters in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Uruguay, Venezuela and Spain.[3]
The sport of Moto-Touring was created in 2006.
Membership
[edit]As of mid-2019, LAMA exceeded 10,000 riding members in 165 chapters worldwide.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Latin American Motorcycle Association". Freedom Cycle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-03-12.
- ^ "Espicial: Mototurismo, un pasatiempo que crece entre los cubanos | Spanish.xinhuanet.com". spanish.xinhuanet.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "LAMA chapter formed here". The St. Augustine Record.
- ^ DeJesus, Ivey (July 6, 2019). "Latin American motorcycle club promotes peace, non-violence and gender equality". pennlive.com.
References
[edit]- McBee, Randy D. (2015), Born to Be Wild: The Rise of the American Motorcyclist, UNC Press Books, pp. 299–, ISBN 9781469622736
- Info-Prod Research (Middle East) (August 16, 2011), Latin American Motorcyclists Ride For Peace And Solidarity
- Mandou, Ashmar (July 15, 2010), "Riding Along with Boys", Lawndale Bilingual Newspapers, archived from the original on November 18, 2018
- "The New Face of Marketing: Multicultural Outreach Isn't New, but the Tools Being Employed Are Changing with the Times; PRWeek's Staff Looks at Five Brands That Epitomize Diversity in Tactics", PR Week (US), June 1, 2011, archived from the original on November 15, 2018
- August, Sallas (December 17, 2009), "Sallas' Column", Lawndale Bilingual Newspapers, archived from the original on November 18, 2018
- Orsi, Peter (April 14, 2012), Cuban Harley fanatics hold 1st nationwide rally, AP Online
- Moore, Greg (September 4, 2015), Harley riders rumble into Milwaukee for rally, bike show, AP Online