Volunteer Spotlight

Every AHRMA race weekend, regardless of discipline, competitors enjoy the thrill and the on-track rivalries aboard their cherished motorcycle or sidecar of choice. These activities would not be possible without the dedication and tireless efforts of all the AHRMA volunteers at each event. The AHRMA MAG would like to recognize some of the hard-working folks from our recent Classic MotoFest at Heartland Motorsports Park. Thank you all!

I want to send a big thank you to all the AHRMA cross country riders who braved the weather and rode the Heartland Park MotoFest cross country races in spite of their better judgement. We had a beautiful 10-kilometer course laid out and then the skies opened up and dropped three or four inches of rain on it the day before racing was scheduled. Off-road Director Tony Paul made the difficult decision to pull the plug on Friday's races, and it was the right choice. Fred Hoess took a lap of the course and said, "It's gonna be rough," and when a 19-time ISDT gold medalist says that, you know it's bad!

Friday saw a bunch of us scrambling to salvage what we could of the course, and those who rode Saturday's shortened but miserable and muddy race will attest that it was challenging, to say the least. Everyone who finished Saturday's races should have a #1 plaque! The even shorter Sunday race was somewhat better but was still greasy in spots. Still, I was encouraged by the smiles seen by the finishers, and I appreciate all the kind comments and understanding from the AHRMA community. The races would not have happened without hours of help from a number of AHRMA (and non-AHRMA) folks who pitched in to help pull the race together. I cannot thank them enough and hope my fatigued brain hasn't overlooked anyone: Jimmy Trickett, Tamara and Zahn Lewis, Becky Hayes, Bill Malec, Eddie Parks, Terry Cunningham, Fred Hoess, Suzy Moody, Erik Nijkamp, John Bowman, Bradford Wine, Ty Wilson, Mark Shafer. These folks were instrumental in making sure the show went on. Your hard work for AHRMA is most appreciated.

Jeff DeBell, CC Trail Boss

Know an unsung AHRMA volunteer? Let us know! Send to this address: ahrmamag@ahrma.org

Heartland Cross Country Volunteers (L to R): Diedra Parks (computer), Becky Hayes (scorer), Zahn Lewis (timekeeper), Tamara Lewis (scorer) Photo credit: Joe W. Koury

Jeff DeBell. Without his efforts there would not have been a Cross Country race at Heartland photo credit: Kevin McIntosh Famous flagman, Ed Bargy with his wife, Sue photo credit: Kevin McIntosh

Jon Schultz is a dedicated roadracer and tireless tech inspector. It’s always a treat to engage Jon at Tech early in the morning, before the coffee kicks in, and have him check your bike and paperwork, and inquire about your state of mind or wellbeing. Thanks for all you do Jon. Photo credits: Kevin McIntosh & etech

Roadrace volunteers who handle the grids and waves (L to R): Les Lewis, Kaitlyn Faulkner, Rolando Ampier, Sue Witalka and Lois Innes Photo credit: Kevin McIntosh

Chris Todd on the left, from Kansas. He’s been handling tech inspections for the nationals for a number of years. Good guy; great volunteer. Todd Steppke on the right. Photo credit: Kevin McIntosh

More roadrace crew we couldn’t function without - (L to R): Cal Lewis, Gregg Bonelli, Michelle Le Clear-Fisher, Kirk Fisher and Mike Dixon Photo credit: Kevin McIntosh