Official Program - ORMHOF 2018 Induction & Awards Ceremony : simplebooklet.com

Dear Partners and Friends,On behalf of the ORMHOF board of directors, it is my honor to welcome you to the 2018 Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony presented by Ford.It has been an exciting year for the Hall of Fame. Thanks to the support of our industry partners, industry members, and donors, we have been able to make great progress on many programs and projects that help to celebrate the sport of off-road. To those of you who have contributed to our mission, you have my sincere thanks.Here are a few ORMHOF highlights, made possible by the nancial support of our industry partners, individual members, and donors:• The rst year of the Dusty Times Magazine archives from 1984 is now available online in a searchable digital format.• With a special thanks to the Herbst family and Nick Tsunis, our display of vintage off-road vehicles at Terrible’s Casino in Jean, Nevada has been expanded with new vehicles, digital signage, and cases to display off-road memorabilia.• ORMHOF gave back, sending our largest donations ever to support land use organizations, San Diego Off-Road Coalition and California Off- Road Vehicle Association.• We have begun to digitize the Judy Smith Collection of vintage off-road photographs, painstakingly scanning boxes of 35mm negatives.• The ORMHOF Parnelli Jones Class 8 truck has been shipped across country, from our display in Jean, Nevada, to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. This goodwill mission will expose more than 100,000 visitors to the sport of off-road and the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.• We’ve expanded our reach online, with increased content on our website and social media, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, we’ve also added to our YouTube, digitizing footage from the pallet of tapes donated by Clubhouse Video.• ORMHOF was on the road to more than a dozen events this year, supporting off-road, short course, rock sports, dune buggy, sand rail, recreational, and overlanding events around the country.And of course, to tonight’s festivities…The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame is committed to fulll our mission to recognize those individuals and organizations whose lifelong contributions to off-road motorsports have set a standard for others to follow. After tonight’s Induction Ceremony, there will be 93 inductees of the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.I would like to thank my fellow board members for your support. It is a pleasure working with you. I would also like to thank Jenn Hellstrom and Danielle Welch for organizing tonight’s event, and thank Barbara Rainey, ORMHOF’s executive administrator. And a very special thank you to my wife. I love you, C’Ann.This is my personal invitation to everyone in the off-road community to get involved in your Hall of Fame: Join, partner, or donate today.We have much to celebrate tonight. Let’s get this party started! Mark McMillin Chairman of the Board

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Ricky JohnsonRicky Johnson is an inductee of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame of America and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. He is one of the most honored Motocross and Supercross athletes of all time. Moving to off-road, Johnson was the SCORE Rookie of the Year in 1993, and won the Baja 500 racing in class 8 from ‘93-’95. In 1997, Ricky took home his rst Baja 1000 victory, winning again in 2003. Ricky also raced short course, where he won the TORC Series Pro 2 Championship in 2010. In 2012, he won the Pro 4x4 World Championship and the Crandon World Cup. He was also part of Red Bull Frozen Rush, not only as a creator, but as well as a competitor, and won the 2014 inaugural year. He regularly announces and hosts motorsports competitions and television events. Jim BeaverJim Beaver is a 3rd generation racer who currently races Trick Truck and Pro Turbo UTV in desert racing. He is also the creator of the RZR Star Car that has celebrities team with him in desert races, while exposing them to off-road culture, and helping grow the sport. He’s been instrumental in bringing off-road to the masses through the Down & Dirty Radio Show. The #1 ranked motorsports radio show in the country online, it also airs on 200 AM/FM networks in the United States, and 500 networks in 177 countries on the American Forces Network globally. In addition to hosting radio, he is currently serving as the television host of the Lucas Oil Midwest Shortcourse League and Crandon World Cup, television host of the Terracross Championship, and in the past has served as the voice of Rally America, Red Bull Global Rallycross, the X Games Snowbike Qualiers, the Mint 400, and UTV World Championship. We are excited for Ricky and Jim to join us this year in hosting the 2018 Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Ceremony.

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MHissionistoryOff-road racing has a rich history, and so does the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. In 1967, Ed Pearlman formed the rst recognized sanctioning body dedicated exclusively to off-road racing – The National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA). The inaugural event produced by NORRA was the Mexican 1000, soon to become the legendary Baja 1000.After Pearlman stepped back from the role of off-road racing promotion, he dedicated his energy to recognizing and honoring those who had greatly contributed to the sport. In January 1978, at the annual Off-Road Equipment Association (OREA) banquet, he inducted the rst 16-members which included Parnelli Jones, Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Don Francisco. Pearlman introduced a second group of ve inductees in 1980. Despite Pearlman’s noble attempts to properly honor the sport and its inductees, he was unsuccessful in nding a credible permanent home for ORMHOF.Enter Rod Hall – In 1995, racing legend Rod Hall acquired the remaining assets and name rights of NORRA. Sifting through the boxes containing Pearlman’s records, and the memorabilia accumulated over the nearly thirty years since NORRA was formed; he came across the remnants of Pearlman’s efforts to establish an Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Hall, intrigued by the historical signicance of such a nd, set out to bring Pearlman’s vision to reality. Rod brought together a strong board of directors and advisors with a clear mission to promote the sport of off-road through the preservation of its rich history and traditions. The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame has been established to recognize and honor those individuals and organizations whose lifelong contributions to off-road motorsports set a standard for others to follow.

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All of the nominees must have had at least fteen years’ experience and involvement in off-road motorsports. The nominees must have built, designed, driven, maintained, owned, prepared, piloted, promoted, ridden, or supported an off-road vehicle. They are characterized by their desire to win, the mastery of their eld, and their courage to innovate. Each of the inductees has made a signicant contribution to off-road motorsports in at least one of the following aspects: COMPETITION CATEGORY Includes Motorcycles, and ATV’s, off-road racing, Rally, Rock Sports, and Sand Sports RECREATION CATEGORY Includes Four Wheeling, Motorcycles and ATV’s PIONEER CATEGORY Includes Advocate, Industry, and Journalism NOMINATIONS The Board of Directors and Voting Committee encourage off-road enthusiasts to nominate individuals for induction into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. There are many dedicated and accomplished people who deserve to be nominated. - APRIL IS NOMINATION MONTH - For more information, visit ormhof.org or email nominate@ormhof.org.• Business• History• Design• Engineering• Prestige of the Sport• Growth of the Sport

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“A Walking Encyclopedia” and “Historian Supreme” of institutional OHV knowledge is how one of many letters of recommendation for Jim Bramham refers to this Class of 2018 inductee.Jim was inducted in the Pioneer - Advocate category, in recognition of his more than thirty years of off-road advocacy work, from his early years as a volunteer to the presidency of the California Four Wheel Drive Association (Cal4Wheel), and many roles in between. During his decades long relationship with Cal4Wheel, that continues to this day, Jim has served the Association as event chair, board of directors’ member, and natural resource consultant. Throughout his long history of event leadership and participation, he has helped the organization earn hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund legislative and land-use outreach at every level. His presidency pushed the organization to the forefront of both state and national recognition and respect.Jim’s vision for Cal4Wheel included a permanent facility that could be used for an ofce, meeting space, event equipment storage, and association gatherings. To that end, Jim located and negotiated for the building and property that houses the organization and offers meeting space for like-minded groups and functions.As the rst person to represent Cal4Wheel at The SEMA Show, Jim worked to gain acceptance for the 4 -Wheel Drive community in the mainstream automotive industry. Jim was also instrumental with Cal4Wheel and other associations in the creation of the North American Motorized Recreation Council.Jim’s leadership abilities and knowledge led to his appointment as a commissioner on the California Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission in 1996, where he served for four years. He helped organize ‘free days’ at State Vehicle Recreation Areas that highlighted local partnerships and responsible recreation. An advocate for safety and education, Jim’s leadership guided State Parks to include four-wheel drive safety and education training areas at a majority of its facilities, many offering driver certication classes conducted by Cal4Wheel volunteers.Seeing the need for a grassroots element, Jim was extremely active in the creation of Friends of Oceano Dunes. Jim worked on this issue at the Park, with the county, at the California state capital, and before the Coastal Commission. The early framework that Jim helped create has led to maintaining OHV recreation in one of the most contentious environments possible. Noting the success of the Friends of Oceano, Jim continued the ‘Friends of’ effort with the creation of Friends of Sand Mountain. This grassroots organization was pivotal in keeping OHV recreation access open at this popular Nevada sand destination.Environmental pressures on the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (aka Glamis) and Dumont Dunes Recreation Area led to court mandated closure of hundreds of acres of dunes to OHV use. Jim was involved in studies that were initiated that used scientic data to support the reversal of the closures by the judicial system, allowing the dunes to be reopened to OHV use.Jim created a memorandum of understanding between State Parks and the Bureau of Land Management that created Technical Review Teams (TRT), which became the conduit for visitor input and representation on critical management decisions. The TRTs were recognized all the way to Washington DC as a success story in public land management. Jim served on the TRTs for more than 15 years.Jim knew that the ‘’Duner” was the one of the least organized and most under represented public land users in California. He worked to provide the group with a voice, credibility, and a conduit for action through creation of the American Sand Association, where he continues as a board member to this day.Working as a guide, Jim is a sought after leader who has conducted tours enjoyed by international, national, and local individuals and groups. He has led an untold number of historic and SUV-oriented trips throughout the west. His passion has always been to share the sport he loves with others. Jim concentrates on bringing his knowledge of outdoors, love of history and mechanical experience to many rst-timers and interested veterans of the sport.Land Use Advocate

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Champion dirt bike rider and team ownerA record 11 SCORE Baja 1000 titles and an incredible 17 Baja 1000 wins in a row are just two of a long list of impressive statistics that solidify Johnny Campbell’s rightful place in the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Johnny is the son of a hard working father, John Campbell Sr, who ran a grading business in San Clemente, California. John enjoyed racing on the weekends, and although he passed away when Johnny was still a teenager, his legacy of hard work and love for racing shaped the man and champion his son would become.In 1989 Baja came calling. Johnny pre-ran the Baja 1000 with Craig Adams, on a borrowed XR350. The next year he entered his rst race, the San Felipe 250. In 1991, Johnny teamed up with champion Baja racer and Honda factory rider Bruce Ogilvie. “It started as pit support and small conversations, and he saw some raw talent in me; a guy who was young and hungry to win with some desire. Bruce called me in 1992 and asked me to ride his Honda XR600 and we nished second overall that year at the SCORE Baja 1000.” The relationship with Ogilvie and Honda shaped Johnny’s career for decades to come, leading to an impressive list of championships and major wins.In 2001, Johnny nished 8th overall (1st privateer) at the Paris-to-Dakar Rally. He has returned to Dakar as a navigator for Robby Gordon. The duo won three stages at Dakar in 2012.Johnny is recognized as one of the industry’s top development riders. He played a signicant role in the development of Honda’s XR600, XR650, CRF450X and CRF450RX. He also worked for HGA (Honda Japan) in the development of the CRF450 Rally machine. His mark is on many products, including apparel, soft, and hard parts. In 2008, Johnny launched Team JCR/Honda with the blessing of Bruce Ogilvie and Honda. Johnny recruited the most talented off-road riders, and together, they crushed the competition. Throughout the years, Team JCR/Honda has amassed a record setting 17 Baja 1000 championships, a feat that will undoubtedly be in the record books for some time. Johnny’s impact on Baja reaches far beyond his incredible race career, through his support of children and orphanages in many communities south of the border.Humility and leadership on and off the bike add to Johnny’s reputation as a champion. He gladly shares his opinions on bike set up, race strategy and life. He is driven by more than championships; his fuel comes from the opportunity to make the next generation of racers faster, safer and smarter.Building a dynasty like Johnny did for Honda is not a solo endeavor, and this humble champion is the rst to give credit to his mentor, the late Bruce Ogilvie, as well as the many people who are lucky enough to call him a friend, teammate or boss. Johnny Campbell is often referred to as THE True Champion because of the life he leads on and off the bike.Johnny Campbell, Dave Ekins and Roger DeCoster

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Mark joins his late father Corky as the rst father and son to be inducted in the Off-Road Hall of Fame, a tting tribute to the family behind the off-road dynasty that is the Big Blue M.As part of one of the most storied and successful teams in off-road racing history, Mark’s passion for supporting the industry, for victory, and for setting the highest bar possible while still making sure he and all around him are having the time of their lives doing it is a Hall of Fame worthy achievement. This ve-time Baja 1000 overall champion enjoyed considerable success behind the wheel, but his real story extends far beyond being a great race car driver.Mark started his race career more than 40 years ago, driving a borrowed Class 9 car at the 1976 SCORE Baja 1000, a race he would dominate in the 1980s, with a remarkable ve overall victories, in 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1988. Baja was, and continues to be, Mark’s favorite place to race. He also has wins to his credit south of the border at the SCORE Baja 500, SCORE San Felipe 250, and the NORRA Mexican 1000, where he brought his famous “Macadu” Chenowth-Porsche out of retirement for the inaugural event in 2010. That commitment helped inuence a great number of other racers to join the vintage off-road movement and create what today is known as “The Happiest Race on Earth.”Mark also had success as a racer in the United States, with many overall and class victories, including an overall win at The Great American Off-Road Race, The Mint 400, in 1988. At the 2017 NORRA Mexican 1000, Mark received his third prestigious BILSTEIN Madonna Award. The Madonna award is given to “an individual who wins a championship in a major American racing series, displays sportsmanship and positive character traits on and off the track, and possesses an intense desire to win while overcoming adversities.”The Big Blue M of McMillin Racing has been synonymous with off-road racing for ve decades. Three generations of McMillins, including Mark’s late father Corky (also a Hall of Fame Inductee), Mark’s brother Scott, Mark’s niece Jessica, neph-ew Andy, and sons Dan and Luke, have campaigned more than 40 race vehicles and competed in over 300 races, with more than 700 race entries, resulting in more than 250 class podium victories. The McMillins have combined for more than 100 race victories and 50 overall titles. The McMillin Racing history is me-ticulously documented and cataloged in one of the largest private collections of off-road racing memorabilia, publications, maps, and history in the sport. Much of this historic collection is documented in the book, “Big Blue M: The McMillin Racing Story” published in 2015, co-authored by Mark and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Marty Fiolka.Mark’s success in off-road is balanced by a highly successful business career. A graduate of San Diego State University (SDSU), Mark is president of The McMillin Companies, his family’s San Diego based real estate rm. Mark was just 14 when he started working for his father, sweeping up construction debris at a job site. He worked his way through almost every job in the company. When Mark entered college, he wanted to enroll in a construction program, but SDSU didn’t have one. In fact, such a program didn’t exist in the whole state of California. In true Mark McMillin fashion, he worked to provide a solution, and today is the driving force behind the Construction Engineering and Management Program at SDSU’s College of Engineering.Mark has been married to his wife C’Ann for 31 years. They have three children, Dan, Macy, and Luke. Inspired by his daughter Macy, Mark is also a long-time member of the board of directors of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Diego. Another one of Mark’s many philanthropic pursuits is his support of the SDSU Baja Engineering Team, a program that encourages college level stu-dents to pursue engineering excellence through building and racing off-road vehicles for collegiate competitions hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers.Mark is a past president of the Building Industry Association (BIA) of San Diego County a position also held by his late father Corky, and has served on the associ-ation’s board of directors. He also served on the California Major Builders Council for the California Building Industry Association and on the board of directors for the National Association of Homebuilders. In 1996, the BIA named Mark McMillin as their Industry Professional of the Year. Mark was inducted into the California Home Building Hall of Fame in 2008. Also in 2008, then-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Mark to a four-year term on the California Off-High-way Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission. Mark is proud to have been able to represent the off-road community at the state level.Desert Racing Legend

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They say that nice guys nish last, but nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to Robbie Pierce. He has combined his competitive spirit for racing with his experience as a pioneer in vehicle safety to create a win-win for the off-road community. Even when he isn’t the rst racer across the nish line, Robbie still wins by gaining valuable rst-hand knowledge about the tment and durability of his products, using that knowledge to develop new and better products. With a reputation for being able to weld anything and everything while adhering to the most painstaking tolerances, Robbie has impressive resume that includes numerous aerospace assignments. He humbly admits to having ‘just a few’ of his welding projects currently in orbit, circling the planet Earth. Back down to Earth, Robbie developed the mass production method for welding titanium golf club heads, revolutionizing the golf industry. It was Robbie’s passion for keeping off-road racers safe, however, that would dene his career and his legacy.Robbie became CEO of MasterCraft Safety in 1999 and expanded the business with the purchase of Impact from safety pioneer Bill Simpson in 2010. When Robbie took over the reins at MasterCraft Safety he had already been doing fabrication work on their seat frames for nearly fteen years in his San Diego based aerospace welding and machine shop. “Honestly, at the time it never occurred to me to purchase MasterCraft, even though in hindsight it seems so obvious. I had always thought of myself as a specialty metals and aerospace welder and that was the path I had always taken,” said Robbie. “The seat frames were always the extra business and it was nice to have but it was the specialty welding that paid the bills,” he added.Many safety product innovations in the off-road industry have been developed, rened and expanded under Robbie’s leadership, from helmets and restraints, to driving suits and gloves. His seat time in the race truck led to such innovative products as the Impact Air Draft system, with a unique offset air port designed to clear overhead tube work inside the vehicle. Robbie sold Impact by MasterCraft Safety to the Italian rm Sparco in 2017. Less than a year later, Robbie announced his acquisition of Jimco Racing, a successful manufacturer of off-road racing vehicles. Jimco’s talented craftsmen have built and developed more than 500 race cars, trucks and UTVs leading to hundreds of victories and championships around the world.“I feel like I’ve come full circle,” Robbie said, referring to his recent purchase of Jimco Racing. Robbie purchased Jimco from Mike Julson’s step-son, Matt Loiodice. Mike’s father Jim founded Jimco in the mid-1970s. Mike had this to say about Robbie’s purchase of Jimco Racing: “My dream is that in ten years I can walk through The Mint 400 or Baja 1000 pits and still see the Jimco brand still going strong. This is the right move at the right time...you have to be a powerhouse – or you will be a memory.”Jimco has a good opportunity to be that powerhouse under Robbie’s direction. With more than 40 years of hands on fabrication knowledge, race experience, and leadership skills, Robbie is one of the most respected – and well liked – members of the off-road community. Robbie has donated and sponsored safety products to many edgling racers, pit organizations, series and sanctioning bodies over the years, and has been a tremendous resource and advocate for safer racing practices. He has quietly donated his time and money to orphanages in Baja, and nancially supports Rancho Sordo Mundo, a school for the deaf in Baja. Partnering with BFGoodrich and fellow racer Gustavo Vildosola, Robbie organized the transport of essential goods to the people of Baja following hurricanes.Off-Road Innovator

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In 1975, Ed Robinson was part of a dune buggy club in northern California’s Sacramento valley that had no off-road events on their calendar. That same year, he stepped forward to promote off-road races, founding Valley Off-Road Racing Association, better known as VORRA. With the help of a local motocross promoter, Ed put together the rst year of short course races at venues in Dixon and Plymouth, California. After the rst year, Ed went out on his own as the sole proprietor running VORRA.Ed continued to open new venues in northern California each year, including short course races at Marysville, Baylands Raceway Park in Fremont, Hollister Hills, Placerville Speedway and Prairie City in Sacramento. Desert racing became part of the schedule in VORRA’s second year, with the rst event near the tiny town of Weeks in the neighboring state of Nevada. Ed continued to expand VORRA’s desert racing program in Nevada, adding races in Yerington, Reno, Dayton, Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Hawthorne, and the historic Comstock in Virginia City. VORRA helped boost the racing careers of many racers, including Sherman Balch, who went on to race with Factory Nissan; Sam Berri, a successful Best in the Desert class 1500 racer; Kevin Kroyer, of Kroyer Racing Engines; and the Moss Brothers, Don and Ken. The iconic Moss Brothers’ Bronco went on to become one of the winningest vehicles in SCORE racing history, with more than 30 wins between 2002-2008.Ed founded VORRA for the working man. Race weekends were set up so that the racers could maintain their Monday through Friday jobs and not miss any days of work. The big summer 3-day weekends, Memorial Day and Labor Day, were always VORRA desert race weekends. A working man himself, Ed ran VORRA while maintaining a 40-plus hour per week career in construction, along with raising his son Troy and daughterTrisha, with his wife Jenny.Under Ed’s direction, VORRA races were always on time and well organized. The entry fees were kept as low as possible, so the average person could afford to race. VORRA was founded on the concept of the Sportsman racer and continues to offer a Sportsman class for new drivers.Prior to starting VORRA in 1975, Ed hand-built dune buggies in his garage, which he used for recreation in both sand and off-road. He competed in a few events in other series, but never raced a VORRA race himself – he felt it was a conict of interest to be both a promoter and a racer of the same series. Ed raced in the 1980 Mint 400 as a driver and co-driver of a Class 3 Jeep, nishing in 4th place.Ed ran VORRA for 25 years. He sold the race series in 2000. After retiring from both his work career and VORRA, Ed spent the next few years volunteering occasionally with VORRA, as well as with SCORE, Best in the Desert, and SNORE, doing recovery and operations. Slowing down the past few years due to health reasons, Ed and Jenny still attend races as their travels permit.In 2018, VORRA entered its 43rd year, with its 5th owner, still with the primary goal of providing the every day working man with a fun and safe environment to enjoy the thrill of off-road competition.Grassroots race promotor

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Long before social media, Cameron Steele was doing social media. He is one of one of off-road’s early cross over pioneers, sharing his love for desert racing, adventure travel, and all things Baja with the world outside of the off-road community. Johnny Campbell calls him “Baja’s biggest ambassador. ” Dan and Luke McMillin call him “Mr. Baja.” Baja United Group dubbed him the “Baja Game Changer.” Whatever nickname you give him, no one represents the sport of off-road racing better than the Desert Assassin himself Cameron Steele.Cameron’s love for Baja started with family trips in the 1970s. He was just two years old when he made his rst journey south of the border. “My future includes a lot of Baja. It’s a magical place,” Cameron said. “Once you race at Baja, it just gets in your blood. Some kids want to win the Indy 500, but I’ve always loved Baja. It’s like chasing a dream. Baja just draws you back again and again.” Cameron is well known for his #16 Desert Assassins Trophy Truck. He chose the number 16 as an ode to his roots racing limited cars with 1600cc engines. He is perhaps equally as well known for his Desert Assassins Baja lifestyle events like ‘Rip to Cabo’, ‘Trail of Missions,’ and the ‘Baja Beach Bash’ that he hosts with fellow 2018 inductee Johnny Campbell. The Baja lifestyle events got their start in 2005 with Cameron’s rst group effort, the ‘We Love Our Wives’ trip.Cameron came on to the National scene as an announcer in an unlikely fashion. He had entered the 1998 ESPN X Games Freestyle moto qualier. The promoter didn’t have an announcer and offered Cameron the job. Cameron had originally planned on competing but decided to ask how much the announcing job paid. The promoter replied, “Better than 10th place.” With more than 40 entries in his division, Cameron assessed the options and chose the announcing job over competing. Later on, he became the analyst for the same show, and landed his rst TV commentating position. His second on-air position was the 1999 Summer X Games in San Francisco.The on-air experience with the X Games led to work with the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Supercross, Motocross, IRL and Triple Crown Programming on ESPN. Cameron was the lead reporter for the Champ Car World Series for three years. He co-hosted MTV Sports and Music Festival events, and many other specialties programming shows, working for all the major networks. He partnered with ABC on the Monster Energy Rip to Cabo presented by Honda, and Monster Energy Trail of Missions presented by BFGoodrich. Cameron has also written articles for publications including Dirt Sports and Wide Open. He has a natural talent for sharing his enthusiasm and excitement for adventure through varied media sources and social media channels, bringing listeners, readers, and viewers along for the exciting ride that is the life of Cameron Steele.Cameron is married to Heidi Steele, a successful desert racer in her own right. Heidi was named Dirt Sports Driver of the Year in 2008. The couple appeared in together in a popular Yokohama Tire commercial, playing a game of automotive ‘Duck, Duck, Goose.’ Their daughter Kay was born in 2012.The Steele family has supported the Rancho Santa Marta orphanage in San Vicente, Baja, for more than 30 years. Co-inductee Johnny Campbell is involved with the orphanage as well. Cameron has also helped coordinate hurricane relief with fellow off-road racers through a group called Baja Strong.Baja has brought Cameron heartache as well. His good friend Jeff ‘Ox’ Kargola died from injuries sustained in motorcycle accident during a Baja trip in 2011. Cameron, Johnny Campbell, and many of Jeff’s friends constructed a giant ‘OX’ memorial spanning 30-feet across near Baja’s Diablo Dry Lake Bed, complete with a time capsule where well-wishers can leave notes to be read many years from now. Cameron’s latest venture is Baja HQ, billed as a new way for the Steele family to share their love for off-roading and Baja. The idea for Baja HQ has been brewing for years, but Cameron put it on hold to focus on preparing his Desert Assassins SCORE Trophy Truck team for the 50th Baja 1000 in November of 2017, where he came away with a 2nd place overall nish and most recently won the SCORE Tijuana Desert Challenge in his #16 Trophy Truck.Off-Road Ambassador

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Del Albright 2014Don Amador 2016Edo Ansaloni 2007David Ashley 2014Larry Bergquist 2013Ron Bishop 2011Herman Booy 2004Carla Boucher 2004Peter Brown 2010William Bryan 2007John Buffum 2004Harry Buschert 1980Jean Calvin 2004Shannon Campbell 2015Dick Cepek 1978Bob Chandler 2013Eugene A. Chappie 2004Brian Chuchua 1978Chris Collard 2015Clark Collins 2006Pete Condos 1978Frank DeAngelo 2013Roy Denner 2012Edward W. Dunkley 2004Bud Ekins 1980David Ekins 2017Charlie Erickson 1978Manny Esquerra 2008Walker Evans 2004Bruce Meyers 1978Akton Miller 2005Drino Miller 1978Larry Minor 2005Ray Moon 1980Jim Ober 2016 Ed Pearlman 1978 Jerry Penhall 2015Rick Pewe 2010Larry Ragland 2016JN Roberts 2009Larry Roeseler 2012Nico Saad 2008Bill Sanders 2014Bill Savage 2017Judy J. Smith 2008Malcolm Smith 1978Mark Smith 1980Harold Soens 2009Roy Spuhler 2005Bob Steinberger 2013Ivan Stewart 2006Bill Stroppe 1978Mickey Thompson 2007Tracy Valenta 2016Frank Vessels 2007Ed Waldheim 2005Thurston Warn 1978Vic Wilson 1978Bud Feldkamp 2016Marty Fiolka 2014Sal Fish 2006Cliff Flannery 2017Jack Flannery 2009Casey Folks 2012Don Francisco 1978Nye Frank 2014James Garner 1978Michael Gaughan 2015Gilman George 2007Bob Gordon 2017 Chris Haines 2010Rod Hall 2005Bob Ham 2006Jerry Herbst 2013Vic Hickey 1978Johnny Johnson 2010Parnelli Jones 1978Richard Landfield 2007John Lawlor 1980Curt LeDuc 2015Walter Lott 2007Rob MacCachren 2011Joe MacPherson 2008Scott McKenzie 2005Corky McMillin 2006Steve McQueen 1978Sue Mead 20071978 - 2017

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“The nominees and winners of the Impact Awards have already gone above and beyond in their respective categories. They have already achieved numerous accomplishments, wins, and championships. We are recognizing them for making an Impact in the sport of off-road over the past year. These nominees are on track to becoming inductees and future legends one day. Each year we will continue to recognize these categories and nominees as they help grow our industry.” – Bud Feldkamp, Class of 2016President, Glen Helen RacewayThe Impact Awards consists of six divisions and a maximum of ve nominees in each category which is selected by our board members. Voting takes place during the month of October and is open to anyone with an ORMHOF membership (minimum voting membership required). -2015 Honorees-Off-Road -Bryce Menzies | Rock Sports - Wayland Campbell Short Course - RJ Anderson | Moto-ATV-UTV - Brandon Baron Industry - Nate Hunt | Advocate - Desiree Bates-2016 Honorees-Off-Road - Andy McMillin | Short Course - Kyle LeDucRock Sports - Erik Miller | Moto-ATV-UTV - Sara Price Industry - Charlene Bower | Advocate - Todd Ockert-2017 Honorees-Off-Road - Harley Letner | Short Course - Carl RenezederRock Sports - Wayland Campbell | Moto-ATV-UTV - Kristen Matlock Industry - Daryl Folks | Advocate -Robert Blanton

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The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame would like to thank all of the organizations, individuals and volunteers for their support of this event and for donating to our silent and live auctions. The help from individuals like you will help preserve our rich off-road history. Silent Auction Donors Induction Ceremony Donors• ARB• Arciero Sports• Bell Helmets• BFGoodrich Tires• Best in the Desert• Bob Ham• Bonnie Vessels• Bud Feldkamp• Colin Butcher• Dave Cole• Dezert People• Dick Landeld• Factory Canopies• Frank DeAngelo• Fox Shox• Hi Lift• ICI Innovation• Impact Safety• Jenn Hellstrom• Jimco• Kurt Scherbaum• Mad Media• Marks in the Dirt• Method Race Wheels• Mickey Thompson• MOMO• NORRA• Off-Road Warehouse• PCI Race Radios• Pirate Cove Resort• Pro Eagle• PRP Seats • Rigid Lights• Robby Gordon• Rory Ward• Rugged Radios• SCORE International• Shane Robinson• Toby Price• UPR Racing Supply• Vegas Indoor Skydiving• VORE• Walker Evans• Warn Winch• Yokohama TiresMichael Gaughan’sThank you to all friends and supporters of the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. For individuals and organizations not on this list due to production deadlines, please know, we sincerely appreciate the time and resources you have contributed.Thank you!

Official Program - ORMHOF 2018 Induction & Awards Ceremony

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