Name: Tom Nelson Volunteer Position(s): Docent I started volunteering in: 2015, April 24, opening day Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? It was a long and winding road. The first seed was sown in 1956, when my future brother-in-law came to our house in a MG-TC and gave me a ride. We lived in …
Name: Bob Alton Volunteer Position(s): Docent I started volunteering in: 2017 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? A: I was about 10 when I first built my first Soap Box Derby car. Placed second in the Inland Empire. Q: What kind of influence has that had on your life? A: For several years we built coaster of …
Name: Mindy Michelson Volunteer Role: Docent and Family Day Event Aficionado Started volunteering: April 2015 My interest in cars started with my two brothers who built/rebuilt muscle cars and ran them at Terminal Island in California. We were also fortunate to have a neighbor that was a sheet metal fabricator/designer in the mid 70’s who was helping Mario …
Paul Breck Volunteer Spotlight – June 2018 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? I don’t know that “motorsports enthusiast” is the right term. “Gearhead” is probably a more accurate term. I really just love cars themselves — the styling, the customizing, the colors, the sounds. I feel sometimes like classic cars …
October Volunteer Spotlight – Au Nguyen Volunteer Position: Archivist Started Volunteering: December 2016 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? A: AAMRR motorcycle club race, Loudon, NH, 1984. I crashed out of my first race, in the last turn, on the last lap, while dicing for last place. Q: What kind of …
October Volunteer Spotlight – Michael Bachand Position(s): Simulator Operator Volunteering since: March 2017 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? A: At age 12 hawking popcorn and peanuts in the bleachers at a local stock car track. Q: What kind of influence has that had on your life? A: Pointed my attention …
December Volunteer Spotlight – Jim Cummings Position(s): Docent Volunteering since: November 2017 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? A: I was young. When I was 8, my family got involved in Kart racing. We raced at sprint kart tracks around the NW region, then moved on to enduro karts… Collected some …
December Volunteer Spotlight – Ken Rice Position(s): Sim Operator Volunteering since: May 2015 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? I have always been a car guy. As a child I remember watching auto racing with my father. Working on cars with my father. I always liked mechanical things. Q: What kind …
March Volunteer Spotlight – Dave Myers Position(s): Sim Operator Volunteering since: April 2016 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? I would say that my interest in motorsports began as a child when my Dad would take me and my brothers to destruction derby events held at the local fairgrounds. As I …
March Volunteer Spotlight – Natalie Michael Position(s): Docent and training to guide tours Volunteering since: October 2018 during Spooktacular family day event Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? When I was a teenager, I visited the Woodburn Dragstrip to watch a friend race. I enjoy the environment and began going with …
