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Event Magazine

Celebration

Banquet

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Awards

2013-2014

F lorida T rail R iders

Banquet

Awards Celebration Celebrating 43 years

Vendor area

Keith Walpole, owner of Walpole Trucking, Inc., was very generous in making the vendor area a success, along with Jim McLeod of McLeod Land Services. We opened the vendor area Saturday and handed out more than 300 KTM bags. Thank you Todd Sandoval from Palmetto Motorsports for getting the bags and the companies for donating items for the bags: Lake Eye Center – Dr. Scot Holman, BioFreeze, Daytona Lagoon, Ghirardelli Candy – Angie Cole, Risk Racing, The Progressive Corporation.

We had several clubs, Nature Coast, SADRA and Treasure Coast, step up and help with the kid’s activity area by providing two portable basketball hoops and several basketballs that were raffled off.

This kept the kids busy and entertained.

Still Bill photo

Dekmar photo

Still Bill photo Dekmar photo

Ron Commo III 2013-2014 Overall Enduro Highpoint Champion

Thank you FTR members

reading this magazine.

If it weren’t for you, there would be no FTR. Be safe and let’s have a great 20142015 race season.

Mariah Lacy photo

Thank you, Mariah Lacy Photo!

FTR Scholarship Awards

Trevor McCabe received the highest honor of a $4,643.68 FTR Scholarship.

The Parks family won the KTM bicycle!

Thank you, Imperium Bicycles, for helping to support this year's awards banquet with the KTM Ultra Fun 26 Bicycle.

The KTM bicycle raffle raised $1,800 to benefit the FTR Scholarship Fund. The total raised for 2014 was $9,287.36.

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ob and Shannon Parks both bought $30 worth of tickets at the banquet. "I actually didn't get to hear his name called because I went out to get a drink right after winning my beautiful quilt," Shannon said. "I figured our winning was over! When any of us state that 'we' won the bike,

"Winning the FTR Scholarship to me means that I will have more freedom to pursue my interests in college, and also is great because an organization I havebeen a part of for such a large portion of my life is is helping me make the most of the rest of my life.

I plan on pursing a dual major in Biology and Spanish while on the Pre-Med track.

he is quick to correct us and remind us that it was HIS name called. He is learning to share though and has let Jackson and Bee ride it."

Jordan Bennett photo

Danielle Hennessy-Wack was awarded a $2,321.84!

"I'm so grateful that FTR provides this opportunity for it's members who are attending college. Tuition is very expensive, and this scholarship makes it possible for students to go to the school of their choice. I am a student at the honors college of Florida Atlantic University and I am majoring in biology. I am so happy to be a part of FTR. I've made great friends over the years and I've had so much fun racing. I hope to continue to race while in college."

Steve Loomis, Sr.

won the 2013-2014 Season Recap poster provided by the FTR Business Manager and Magazine Editor.

Ian Finnerty, pictured with parents Cristie and Keith, won a $2,321.84 FTR Scholarship..

"All my life my parents told me I could go on to something great and I always thought, 'Ya, you're supposed to say that,' but since I've been in the FTR family, I've been under nothing but constant support and wisdom. Receiving the scholarship this year only reinforced the idea that someone thinks I'm capable to go and do something wiht my life, which means the world to me." Ian plans on studying finance/accounting and said he "can't wait to start giving back to FTR ASAP!"

FTR Scholarship Awards

Greg Davis Jim Cain

won $532 in the 50/50 raffle!

(former factory Husqvarna rider spoke about finding success.)

"You can be anything you want to be," he said.

Banquet

totals

$71,906.24 =total cost $72,032.83 =total income

$126.59

=balance*

as of Sept. 1.

*subject to change

695 plates served

FTR

Scholarship 2014 total = $9,287.36

Donations =

CFTR $750 SADRA $500 OSDR $500 Apollo $500 Kevin Vaughan $70 DDR $500 TCTR $300 Sunrunners $500 PBTT $250

2013-2014 F T R Board of Directors

Nomination letter: I nominate this person because every time I see her she

"I am still is a state of shock over being the first Pit Mom ever. So honored but I know that there were so many good moms who deserved it. I am there because I love the sport and all of my race youngin's," Kim wrote.

is asking what can I do for you to whoever she sees might be in need. No matter what class, what age, bike or quad, there are no limits or boundaries to her love for the riders and sport of FTR. She stands on the sides cheering on every age group. She takes photos. She holds bikes. She gets water. She picks you up.

Always willing to help. Always encouraging.

She doesn't even need to know you and she is there for you. You need it she is there without you even asking. Always happy.

Always calling everyone her youngin's. She is always looking out for everyone. Will pitch in at any race if you need her to. I do

Pit Mom of the Year Kim Mousette was awarded the inaugural Pit Mom of the Year in honor of her dedication to FTR and its members.

not think this person knows the word no.

You need something done she is the go to person.

She also is the mom to a grown racer and wife of a racer. She is very passionate about FTR and the FTR family and does whatever she needs to do to promote, protect and provide for the FTR. For all these reasons I nominate Kim Mousette as the first ever

Mr. and Mrs. Ford Snodgrass

Pit Mom of the Year.

"I urge all FTR members to join a club, get involved, understand what it takes to put on a successful event, while all the time praying for good weather and conditions," Dave, a 14-year FTR and CFTR club member, said.

Sportsman of the Year

FTR President Ford Snodgrass presented Dave Nagle with the Sportsman of the Year award.

- Dorothy Dekmar

Nomination letter: Dave Nagle is

new to FTR. I witnessed many times

scholarship fund on CFTR's behalf."

a prime example of a true sportsman.

where he pointed people who were new

This year at the Richloam Enduro, Dave

Dave donates much of his time and

to the Hare Scrambles to the sign up

cooked the food for our whole club for

resources to our club Central Florida

area, starting line, tech, etc. Dave is by

four days and donated the use of his

Trail Riders and FTR as a whole.

far the most helpful and compassionate

pickup truck to assist the sweep team

Every time I ride with Dave or go to an

person I have met in FTR. For our

in getting disabled bikes out of the

event where he is racing, he provides

CFTR Hare Scrambles this past season,

woods. On the track, Dave always lets

a prime example of sportsmanship

Dave donated the use of his own heavy

faster riders go past and never holds up

each time. Last season at many Hare

equipment to help with maintenance

traffic. I have also seen him handle poor

Scrambles, I observed Dave offering

on our course. The cost to haul his

sportsmanship from other riders in his

riding advice and trackside help to our

equipment for 1.5 hours to our property

class many occasions this season. Dave

youth. He would go out of his way to ask

and fill his equipment with diesel for

has never gotten angry or upset when I

the children in our club how they like

the day was easily a couple hundred

have asked him about it after the race.

the track or if there was anything they

dollars. We (CFTR) tried to reimburse

He just loves to ride and he knows his

struggled with on the course. He simply

him for this cost after our event and

results will work out however it is meant

feels the need to further our sport by

he respectfully declined stating, "Take

to be.

helping the younger riders and anybody

that money and donate it to the FTR

- Paul Cox

Still Bill photo Mr. and Mrs. Jason Garrett

Mariah Lacy photo

Still Bill photo

Woods st 5 of 6 King of WTovhe erall winners with the be

The inaugural KO scores from 2013-2014: Enduro d an Hare Scrambles , Ashlee Applewhite,

Lee Daley, Eric Berard and Jeremy Powell Garrett Edmisten

Welcome to the 43rd annual Banquet Awards Celebration!

Q: What did you like most about the banquet?

• Time meeting up with friends and it's air A: The coordination of handing out all of those awards and the raffles to break up the groups.

• Seeing all the kids get their trophies, and seeing how the girls got all dressed up.

• Awards portion moved along well.

• Seeing all my friends.

• Prizes, raffles, and give aways...oh, and of course the large trophies for the kids.

• Seeing people and talking with them out of their riding gear.

• Being with our FTR family and friends.

• That I got my first jacket by the way nice one at that.

• Location, facility (Ocean Center) • Daytona Beach.

• The end of it.

• Trophies were very nice.

on The General Membership Meeting . quet ban the morning of the

The crowd gathers for giveaways.

conditioned • Hard to pick one thing. Venue was great.

Food was good. It was a great event.

• The whole Daytona weekend is a good thing. Let's keep it there. Food is actually decent.

• Watching the little guys carrying those huge trophies.

• Went very smoothly this year.

• Next to the beach.

• The four different photo backgrounds.

Being able to take your own photos with family and friends.

• The large turn out. Getting to see everyone and meet new people outside of a race setting.

Answers provided through surveymonkey.com Dancing after the awards ceremony.

Congratulations to all FTR champions!!

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hotos provided by Dorothy Dekmar, Still Bill, Jordan Bennett and the Hickey family.

Thank you!

Thank You! Special thanks

to the following for supporting the 2013-2014 FTR Awards Banquet Celebration: Action Kawasaki Yamaha, American Motocycle Association, Branton Foliage, Central Florida Trail Riders, Christian Motorcycle Association, Cristyraefit.com, Cycle Sports Center, Cycleworks Graphics, Cylinder Works, Daytona Lagoon, DEKDEF Photos, DirtWise Riding Schools, Eastcoast Screen Printing, EVS Sports Inc., Fathead, FELD Motor Sports, Fly Racing, FTR Area 9 Rep, Galfer USA, G-Force, HBD Motografx, Hot Cams, Inc Hot Rods, Inc Hygenic (Bio-Freeze) Imperium Bicycles, Jenny Parsons - Rodan & Fields, KTM North America, Lake Eye Center, Majestic Jewelers, McLeod Land Services, Moto E - Sean Fitzgerald & Coach Robb - Nutritionally Green, Inc., Moto4play, MSKI Racing, Performance Nutrition, MXSports/Racer Productions/GNCC, Nature Coast Trail Blazers, Palmetto Motorsports, Pipeline Digital Media, Pit Posse, Outlaw Racing, PowerMadd, Powersport Grafx - RidePG, ProAction Suspension, Rekluse, Risk Racing, Sarasota Area Dirt Riders, Scotts Performance, Southern Dirt Track Association, SeatConcepts, Six 12/Race Tech Suspension, Spaceport Cycles, Spectro-Oils, Spy Optic, TF Suspension, The Progressive Corporatiion, Toby's Biltong, Treasure Coast Trail Riders, Twin Air USA, Vertex Piston & Power PivotWorks, Walpole Inc. floridatrailriders.org Contact editor@floridatrailriders.org

Sunrise photo provided by the Hickey family