Team Makita Suzuki Autograph Session & Charity Auction

[Tatonka]

February 21, 2007

This Friday, February 23, Team Makita Suzuki riders Ricky Carmichael, Ivan Tedesco, and Ryan Dungey are scheduled to appear and sign autographs at Freewheeling Suzuki in Douglasville, GA.

In addition to the autograph signing, Scott USA's Bevo Forti will be the Master of Ceremonies, auctioning off Supercross memorabilia in support of the RiderDown Foundation. All proceeds will be donated to the RiderDown Foundation, along with the money Bevo is raising for the "Supercross' Biggest Loser" contest, in which money is pledged for each pound that Bevo loses this season.

Freewheeling Suzuki is located at:
6408 Fairburn Road
Douglasville, GA
(770) 920-1033
www.freewheeln.com

About RiderDown Foundation:
With a nationwide network of volunteers ready to lend support and assistance to injured riders, RiderDown is actively giving back to the off road community. As a non-profit, 501©3 charitable organization, RiderDown has been delivering on its mission of “Helping Riders Up” since 2005. Dedicated to helping responsible off-road motorcyclists and ATV racers who have been injured while riding, proceeds are used to provide assistance to riders and their families when faced with medical expenses and related issues. The medical bill review team they work with has saved injured riders thousands of dollars on excessive and/or unnecessary medical charges and their “Angels” visit injured riders in the hospital and at home, offering a friendly voice during difficult times. To find out more about RiderDown and ways you can help, go to www.RiderDown.org or contact them and info@RiderDown.org

[mx49mom]

Imma be there with Nick, his brother in law, Rich, Matt and Tina!! *yay*

[Tatonka]

Man, I sure wish I was going to be there tonight. On so many levels this is going to be cool! Tammy, I am way jealous......have I mentioned that? Have a blast and do us proud.

Thank you Bevo & Ricky for steppin' up and helping out!!

!=! !=!

[TwinTurbos]

Sounds like an awesome time and it will be a huge benefit for RD!

Have a blast Tammy and thank you for representing RD!

-Amy

[mx49mom]

I will do my best!!! Tina and I got our RD shirts and all the other goodies that Bruce sent us to pass out this weekend yesterday in the mail. We are gonna look goooooodddd sporting that RD shirt ;)

[char393]

Wow... this is so cool!!!!!

Make sure and get plenty of pics!

[50ccMoM]

Thanks guys and have fun !! Im soooo jealous !!

[Gatlin5]

Freewheeling Suzuki and BEVO

A BIG

THANK YOU!!!!!

For making this Happen.

And to Tammy, Matt & Tina for the great support.

[Tatonka]

Right on. Matt offered up a sweet RC Poster which he had Ricky autograph before adding it into the auction, I heard it brought in some BIG numbers! That is so awesome, and from what I understand Nick DePalo was loving being out and about.

We'll put up more details as we get them, stay tuned!

:cheers:

[fastlearner]

That's awesome!

!=! to Freewheeling Suzuki.

[50ccMoM]

Thank you so much Freewheeling Suzuki, Bevo, Matt, Tammy and Tina !!!

[mx49mom]

Wow, what an awesome time we had. They raised a pretty good amount of money on Friday night, but I do not have the exact total. It was so much fun though. We have some pictures, that once they get uploaded, we will post for all to see. I think Nick had TOOO much fun Friday night haha ;) He said it was all worth it though this morning on the way to the airport!! That was music to my ears.

[BD]

I had a really good time there, I didn't realize I would be making a speech, if I had known that I would have had a few beers instead of the Monster Energy Drinks.

The picture was sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!! Steve Cox gave that to me back in June and I sat on it until the right time to break it out and I felt this was that time. Over the weekend two of them were auctioned off and brought in a combined $1000. $400 for the Rider Down auction on Friday and $600 for the Ride 4 A/T on Sunday I was "super pumped." as Chad Reed would say.

Here is what it looks like.

http://www.motodrive.com/board_photos/wag_rcprint.jpg

The good news is, I have an even better one that Steve donated and worked on for several hours last night before sending it to me. I'm thinking of doing two different sizes of these and have each size numbered 1 through 4 and have Steve (the photographer) sign the bottom corner kinda small and Ricky sign them in the middle.

Under the right circumstances I could see these fethcing more than the first one.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/stevecoxwork.jpg

[mx49mom]

Those pictures are just sweet! I am excited to see what they bring in for the ride for Chase and Nick we are having!

[Tatonka]

BD - you know what I think of those pics....AWESOME!!! Thanks for producing them and then donating them to both RDF & the Ride4AT. Thanks also to Steve Cox of MXI for helping to provide those as and thanks to RC for signing them!

I talked with Ricky Patterson of Freewheeling again today and he said ya'll did a fantastic job representing RiderDown at this years event. We look forward to working with them throughout the year and hopefully again next year.

:cheers:

BV

[BD]

Tatonka,

All I did was print them, throw them in frames and get them signed. Cox did the real work.

He just sent me a ton more that he said we were free to use as we see fit. Hopefully you guys will make him the homorary "Official Moto Photographer" of Rider Down or something and give him props when his prints are used to raise funds in your future press releases. I'm very big on giving people the credit they deserve and he is so amped up that two of his pictures raised $1000 this weekend.

The pictures he just sent me, like the preious two are works of art and have the potential to bring in thousands of dollars if they are used right and kept as limited numbered items. The worse thing, in my opinion that could be done is to mass print them and devalue them. He is so excited about this and I know that he will help with more pics as they are needed.

Ricky Patterson was fantastic. His idea to sell front of the line access tickets to meet RC for $25 each was stellar. All of the guys at FRreewheeling were great, it's a damn shame that Tammy's dealership is pretty much worthless, they dropped the ball on getting Nick in the Parts Unlimited Dinner, but guess who did. Yup! Freewheeling.

I'll upload those pics that Steve Sent me and post them here for you guys to gawk at!

I told Bruce an idea I had for the Bevo thing and using Steve's pictures as an incentive for local shops to pledge and Steve just gave me the OK to do that, basically he said "Anything you want to do with them that will help."

Tammy's idea of getting Nick here has really fired me up, not only for RD, but also for Road 2 Recovery and Ride 4 A/T. I love you guys, but I want to help all three :)

[BD]

Here are some of the pics Steve sent....

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/USA_3597.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/USA_2893.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/AN3_3525.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/WAS_3979.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/USA_3226.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/USA_2661.jpg

I love this one, the way you can see his head.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/USA_4515.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/foxmx1/JMI_5199.jpg

[50ccMoM]

BD,

Those pics are absolutely amazing. I agree, mass producing them would be a shame.

I hope you realize how much everyone appreciates having you here. New ideas and new outlooks are a breath of fresh air.

That goes for all of our members. When someone comes up with a new and exciting idea , it gives the rest of us a huge boost. It makes me work harder to help the riders and their families.

-Angie

[Tatonka]

Agreed - give us old guys a kick in the arse!

!=!

[mx49mom]

Wow, those pictures are awesome. I really like the one of JBS from behind...... almost as nice as the RC picture. I bet that will bring in a pretty penny!!

Tell Steve we all appreciate it! Heck, I will send him a PM on MD and tell him!

[spoiledali]

hi,

I will do my best!!! Tina and I got our RD shirts and all the other goodies that Bruce sent us to pass out this weekend yesterday in the mail. We are gonna look goooooodddd sporting that RD shirt
I sure wish I was going to be there tonight. On so many levels this is going to be cool! Tammy, I am way jealous......have I mentioned that? Have a blast and do us proud.
I hope you realize how much everyone appreciates having you here. New ideas and new outlooks are a breath of fresh air.



tnkx.