Fourth of July weekend, already one of the biggest tourist weekends of the year for Homer, will be a whole lot busier next year if organizers of a cross country motorcycle race succeed in their plan to send 1,000 bikers - plus 4,000 additional family and friends - to the End of the Road.
The Hoka Hey Challenge, a 7,000-mile trek billed as "The Iditarod of Harley Davidsons," is set to begin in Key West, Fla. on June 20, 2010 and culminate in Homer two weeks later with a $500,000 prize for the winner and "a bash that will mark the arrival of the most hardcore bikers on the road," according to the race's Web site,
Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge 2010.
"It's going to be a lot of fun. Everybody is really excited about having the Challenge come to their town. From Key West all the way to Homer, we've had nothing but positive response," said race organizer Beth Durham.
At Monday's meeting of the Homer City Council, however, reaction was mixed at best.
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08-29-2009, 02:35 PM
'Iditarod of Harley Davidsons' 1,000 bikers target Homer for Fourth of July
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