[PAAirheads] Visit to the Hopkins Museum in MD?

[Mac Kirkpatrick]

I'm working that, stay tuned.



Mac Kirkpatrick
Glenmoore, PA

"After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?"
C. Donahue

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 7:10 PM, bsiliani <bsiliani at yahoo.com> wrote:

> How about setting up a date in the future where we could All go and see
> this as a group?
> We could meet somewhere in Chester County and leave from there?
>
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>
> Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8+.
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Mac Kirkpatrick via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com>
> Date: 6/19/18 1:48 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: PAAirheads <paairheads at mail.casano.com>
> Subject: [PAAirheads] Visit to the Hopkins Museum in MD?
>
> I visited the Jim Hopkins Museum in Clarksville, MD again this weekend
> along with several former employees of Butler & Smith and BMW/NA, see
> http://www.hopkinsbmwmuseum.com/
>
> I learned and saw a lot.
>
> It is an extraordinary museum which, since I last saw it,  Jim has expanded
> greatly both with more space (it is attached to his home) as well as far
> more personal memorabilia, race awards, pictures, leathers, and so much
> more, from the people who were intimately involved with BMW motorcycles
> from the very beginning to the present.
>
> So for instance, he has a 1927 BMW in original condition, the fastest BMW
> motorcycle ever, an S1000RR, the helmet and leathers Reg Pridmore wore when
> he won the Superbike Championship in 1976, race trophies and awards,
> original pictures, etc., the list just goes on and on, from the very
> beginning to the present.
>
> It is likely the best museum in the world that concentrates on the people
> of BMW motorcycling, their awards, pictures, etc., it should be on your
> bucket list.
>
> I had a headache by the time I left :-)   A GOOD thing this time.
>
> So Rob Price, if you want to pursue a trip there, I would be happy to
> coordinate with Jim to have such a visit.
>
> From my home in Glenmoore, it is about 110 miles to Jim's house in
> Clarksville, MD, BUT that is taking the most direct route which is down 95
> past and through Baltimore, a VERY heavily travelled route, so first
> heading westward, then south would be longer, but far less onerous.
>
> Let me know :-)
>
>
>
> Mac Kirkpatrick
> Glenmoore, PA
>
> "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?"
> C. Donahue
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