3rd Annual DMXS Charity Ride-4-AT Rasie Over $36,000
The 3rd annual DMXS Ride-4-AT charity event raised $36,817 on the
Sunday following the Amp Mobile Supercross race in Atlanta at the
Bremen Racepark, in Bremen Georgia. With more than 400 riders, and over
1500 spectators in attendance, this has been our most successful event
to date. The heavy rain that fell the day before did little to dampen
the spirits or turnout as the weather broke in time for a spectacular
February day in Georgia. All of the monies raised will go directly to
the Children’s A-T Project for research in hopes of finding a cure to
this debilitating childhood disease.
Our great friend and event organizer Heath Hamrick’s beautiful daughter
suffers from this disease and he was touched by the incredible support.
"The money raised here today will go to research to help find a cure
for A-T. If it were possible for everyone to spend one day in Savanna’s
life, you would understand this cruel disease and what it means to the
children and their families with A-T. Your support helps us live with
hope that a cure will be found." Heath would also like to thank his
family and friends for their unconditional love and support.
This charity ride holds a special place in Ricky Carmichael’s heart and
his continued support of this event further proves his resolve to help
bring awareness to this rare childhood disease. Ricky was on hand again
this year to sign autographs and just hang out with the fans. "It’s
awesome to see such a great turnout every year. The Atlanta fans really
came through again this year to support the Ride-4-AT and I am just
honored to be a part of it." The fans were appreciative and understood
just how important this event was to Ricky. "Helping out these kids is
what it is all about. It makes you realize that there is more to life
then just racing."
Fox Racing’s Scott Taylor usually works his magic behind the scenes,
but we have to mention how integral his help has been to this event for
the last three years. Scott’s attitude has always been, "Whatever you
guys need," and then he makes it happen. He has been there every step
of the way and we count on his support to make this event a success
every year. Fox Racing presented us with four sets of gear to auction
off at the ride. Including two very limited edition sets worn in the
heat race and main event at Atlanta. Fox Racing has supported our
charity event from day one, and this is just another example of their
commitment.
One of the big highlights for the fans is our huge pro-rider turnout
for some autographs and some face time not afforded them at the races.
This year was no different as the fans were treated to some of the
biggest names in our sport. Ezra Lusk, Shae Bentley, and Matt Walker
are all personal friends of Heath and Savanna and they continue to
whatever they can for this event. Davi Millsaps stopped by on his way
home to South Georgia for a few hours and brought Martin Davalos, and
Bryan Johnson with him. FX champ Dustin Miller flew all the way from
California on his own dime to show his support. Broc Sellards was
sporting our special Ride-4-AT graphics on his bike for the Atlanta SX,
and came out for the whole day on Sunday. Kelly Smith, Jessica
Patterson, Eddie Ray, Jason Weigandt and Josh Woods were all there for
the fans too. A special thanks goes out to Steve "TFS" Bruhn who comes
out every year and donates some signed prints from the night before for
our auction.
We could not pull this event off without the countless hours put in by
our faithful volunteers. We can never express how grateful we are to
the men and women that go above and beyond every year for this event.
Christine Denny from RoostMX.net defines what caring and compassion is
all about and her efforts reflect that. Ryan Hardwick owns Mountain
Adventures which just happens to be one of our biggest sponsors. Ryan
spent the entire day behind the grill making sure all the participants
were well fed. It is this kind of selfless attitude that makes working
with this group of people so amazing. Shane Yeagin from Tucker Rocky
deserves the Volunteer of the Year Award for his tireless efforts and
contributions to our ride. Shane represents everything good that our
sport has to offer. We could never individually thank each and every
volunteer, but please know how appreciative we are for all your hard
work and sacrifice.
The industry continues to back the DMXS Ride-4-AT every year and we
want to certainly recognize their support. On behalf of DMXS Radio and
Heath Hamrick, we would like to thank, Makita, Suzuki, Fox Racing,
Mountain Adventures, RoostMX.net, Red Bull, O’GIO, Pro Circuit, Maxxis
Tires, Aaron Rocco’s, Tucker Rocky Distributing, Racer X, MX Sports,
Mike Koger of Smooth Industries, Yamaha, Danny Vancil of OAS
Powersports, and KC Wood of Barney’s, Hertz Equipment Rental, Canada,
The Racing Paper, and Kevin Rempel.
For more information about A-T and how to help, check out www.ride4at.com or contact David Izer at izer@msn.com.
