It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we announce the passing of a key member of our Powersports business.
Earl Bowlby was a fantastically proficient AMA Hillclimb competitor, probably the greatest of the 1970-Nineteen Eighties, with 10 AMA Nationwide Hillclimb titles tucked into his proverbial belt. Born in 1933, the person started his profession in hill climbing in 1966.
Bowlby’s long-running vertical weapon champ of alternative was a 650cc BSA – the longest I’ve definitely ever seen – upon which he landed a Triple Crown as “total factors chief, US Nationwide Champion, and Canadian Nationwide Champion,” respectively (by way of AMA). He was the one hill climber ever to be awarded this triple title, and no one’s crushed him – or matched him – since.
A number one member of the American Motorcyclist Affiliation, Bowlby was husband to the late Shirley Jean (Swaim) Bowlby and is survived by his three sons and three daughters, in addition to eleven grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, in addition to his two brothers and sister-in-law.
Bowlby wasn’t afraid to offer his life – and his hills – “just a little motion;” when you’d wish to contribute, the household suggests donations to the AMA Corridor of Fame Museum, 13515 Yarmouth Drive, Pickerington, Ohio 43147, “or to your favourite charity.”
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“Your donation helps the AMA Bike Corridor of Fame proceed its mission of preserving the legacy of motorcycling in America. Please contemplate donating to the American Bike Heritage Basis at the moment. www.amagive.org.”
The staff right here at WBW sends our deepest condolences to Earl’s household for his or her loss, together with the peace of mind that Earl Bowlby, the person, the climber, and the legend, will all the time have a spot in our hearts.
