Thank You!
World of Speed would like to thank our team of highly dedicated volunteers for their work over the past five years. We thank you. We salute you. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Check out these Volunteer Spotlights, highlighting some of the people who were a part of this amazing group.
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 …
May Volunteer Spotlight – Earl Baker Position(s): Docent and Tour Guide Volunteering since: January 2018 Q: When and how did you become a motorsports enthusiast? I became a motorsports enthusiast in the early 1960’s when I became exposed to drag racing at Lion’s Drag Strip in California. My father worked for a Pontiac Dealership where …
