We are so happy to be a part of the RideSafe Foundation movement and the focus on safety for our youth. Recreational Vehicle Safety has been a part of my family upbringing since the early childhood days of riding and racing snowmobiles in Northern WI. My parents were committed to youth snowmobile safety when I was young. Thank you Kristen Almer for allowing us to be a part of this. So proud to be a part of delivering the message and the impact you are making!
The RideSafe Foundation powered by BRP brought a powerful powersport safety message to K-12 schoolchildren in central Iowa last week in partnership with Nationwide's "Lets Champion Rider Safety" program. Several of the nation's leading safety instructors from the Wisconsin ATV - UTV Association, ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA, CARLTON COUNTY RIDERS traveled to central Iowa as part of this effort, joining Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State Patrol and the IOWA OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE ASSOCIATION, INC. Industry leaders from Western Power Sports (WPS), Big Frig , RYTASH Tie Down Straps, Freedom Vehicle Lifts LLC showed up in force with gear and manpower. Local powersports dealers including HICKLIN POWERSPORTS OF AMES, and Van Wall Powersports brought ATVs, UTVs and Dirt Bikes, along with nearly a dozen champion racers in the IOWA ATV HARE SCRAMBLE SERIES, L.C. World class athletes and influencers including Hubert Rowland, X Games Gold Medalist, 5X Australian Supercross Champion and Daytona Supercross Champion Justin Brayton, and AMA Arenacross rider Mason Kerr (5th in national points). Tremendous gratitude to Andy Kyner and Tony Wenck, Ashley Bottorff, and youth racers Kolter Smalley, Nicholas Million Jayden Jones & Body Ginkins —?all who brought their ATVs, Side by Sides and Dirtbikes, arriving at 6:45 Am and providing hands on instruction until 3:30PM all three days. Nationwide staff showed up on force with over 40 volunteers helping us fit each child with a helmet, listening to their stories and encourging them to ride safe! Fly Racing won the day —shipping in 125+ helmets, and brought in Justin Brayton to get the kids excited. All told the entire team, working as one—?provided 5,636 hours of instruction for 2,250 of Iowa's children. 19 people have lost their lives in the past 9 months in the State of Iowa in ATV or UTV related incidents— a 50% increase over the past 9 months. Virtually all preventable. Those listed in this post (plus many not on LI) are the ones who said yes, when asked if they would help us do something about it. Braunyno Belo Ayotte, Sonia Molina, Brad Liggett, Sarah Onnen, Brad Snyder, Anthony Armsby, Dan Kleen, Jessica Flatt, Randy Harden, Rob McConnell, Chris Conroy, Eric Senarighi, Jonathan Wallerich,?? Lissa Marsolek, Garret Pair, MBA , Josh Rodewald , Brandon Zook Last but not least, Logan's Aunties forever in the thick of it ... Michelle Barth and Trisha Almer #Letschampionridersafety #RideSafe