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History Off road racing has a rich history and so does the OffRoad Motorsports Hall of Fame In 1967 Ed Pearlman formed the first recognized sanctioning body dedicated to 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 offroad 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 first 16 members which included Parnelli Jones Steve McQueen James Garner and Don Francisco Pearlman introduced a second group of five inductees in 1980 Despite Pearlman s noble attempts to properly honor the sport and its inductees he was unsuccessful in finding 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 significance of such a find set out to bring Pearlman s vision to reality Hall brought the concept to Gordon Horsley board member of the National Automobile Museum the Harrah Collection NAM A residence within the NAM emerged and a strong board of directors and advisors was assembled with a clear mission resulting in the home for ORMHOF that Pearlman dreamed of in 1978 In 2017 ORMHOF s desire to expand led to a new display of vintage vehicles at the Gold Strike Casino in Jean Nevada owned by the Herbst racing family Patriarch Jerry Herbst is an inductee in the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame The new display is free and open to the public 24 hours a day 365 days a year bringing increased exposure to the sport of off road to visitors from around the world Ed Pearlman photo courtesy of NORRA

Mission The Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame has been established to recognize and honor those individuals whose lifelong contributions to off road motorsports have set a standard for others to follow ORMHOF is a 501c3 non profit organization fully funded through financial donations from industry partners individual memberships and a Silent Auction held at the annual Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction Awards Ceremony Federal EIN 47 0903696 Current Inductees Del Albright Don Amador Edo Ansaloni David Ashley Larry Bergquist Ron Bishop Herman Booy Carla Boucher Peter Brown William Bryan John Buffum Harry Buschert Jean Calvin Shannon Campbell Dick Cepek Bob Chandler Eugene A Chappie Brian Chuchua Chris Collard Clark Collins Pete Condos Frank DeAngelo Roy Denner Edward W Dunkley Bud Ekins Dave Ekins Charlie Erickson Manny Esquerra Walker Evans Bud Feldkamp Marty Fiolka Sal Fish Jack Flannery Cliff Flannery Casey Folks Don Francisco Nye Frank James Garner Michael Gaughan Gilmon Gil George Bob Gordon Chris Haines Rod Hall Bob Ham Jerry Herbst Vic Hickey Johnny Johnson Parnelli Jones Richard Landfield John Lawlor Curt LeDuc Walter Lott Rob MacCachren Joe MacPherson Scott McKenzie Corky McMillin Steve McQueen Sue Mead Bruce Meyers Akton AK Miller Drino Miller Larry Minor Ray Moon Jim Ober Ed Pearlman Jerry Penhall Rick Pewe Larry Ragland JN Roberts Larry Roeseler Nico Saad Bill Sanders Bill Savage Judy J Smith Mark Smith Malcolm Smith Harold Soens Roy Spuhler Bob Steinberger Ivan Stewart Bill Stroppe Mickey Thompson Tracy Valenta Frank Vessels Ed Waldheim Thurston Warn Vic Wilson

Programs Induction Awards Ceremony Each year the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame welcomes a new class of inductees selected by an independent committee of industry professionals Anyone can nominate someone for the Hall of Fame April is nomination month The voting committee meets in June and the new inductees are announced mid summer when tickets to the gala Induction Awards Ceremony go on sale The event is held in Las Vegas on the Monday night before The SEMA Show at ORMHOF inductee Michael Gaughan s South Point Hotel Casino The event draws a who s who of off road legends celebrities and stars together with off road fans for a night of reunions recognition and celebration View the 2017 Induction Awards Ceremony Program and more photos from the event using the links below Program Photos

Ryan Arciero and Robby Gordon accept on behalf of Legacy Inductee Baja Bob Gordon Inductees Parnelli Jones and Bud Feldkamp PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Cocktail Reception Induction Ceremony Post Party Inductees Vic Wilson and Bruce Meyers Vic won the first Baja 1000 with Ted Mangels in Meyers Manx Inductees Malcolm Smith and Johnny Johnson 2017 Induction Awards Ceremony Co Hosts Ricky Johnson and Sara Price

Programs Silent Auction 2017 Induction Awards Ceremony Co Hosts Ricky Johnson and Sara Price taking bids at the Silent Auction The Silent Auction held at the annual Induction Awards Ceremony is the Hall of Fame s major fundraising event of the year Attendees bid on items donated by inductees board members partners and businesses in both live and online auctions PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Silent Auction Presenting Partner Donate or Bid on Silent Auction Items Silent Auction offerings include rare one of a kind pieces and fun nostalgia items

Host Ricky Johnson whispers bidding tips to 9 year old Max Gordon Ricky s advice paid off and Max took home the handmade off road quilt Auction host Brady Thompson signals Robby Gordon s winning bid on the Glen Helen Raceway track day

Programs Impact Awards For a list of Impact Award recipients and nominees use the link below Impact Awards The future of the Hall of Fame can be found in the individuals making an impact in the world of off road today Each year five nominees are selected in each category Desert Racing Rock Sports Short Course MX ATV UTV Industry and Advocate The Voting Members of the Hall of Fame determine the recipients by email ballot and the results are announced at the Induction Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas The Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Impact Awards are presented by ORMHOF Inductee and Board Member Bud Feldkamp and Glen Helen Raceway In 1972 Inductee Judy Smith became the first woman to solo the Baja 1000 earning the title of Ironwoman 2017 Impact Award recipient in the MX UTV ATV Category Kristen Matlock repeated the feat in 2016

Louis Unser Never Give Up Award PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY Presenting Partner for the Louis Unser Never Give Up Award Laverne Unser with 2017 Never Give Up Award recipient Malcolm Smith who was genuinely surprised and delighted when his name was announced The Never Give Up Award is presented by Laverne Unser in honor of her late husband Louis The recipient of the award is announced at the annual Induction Awards Ceremony Recipients of the Louis Unser Never Give Up Award demonstrate a pursuit of excellence in the face of adversity Louis Unser relentlessly fought through health issues to persevere in his passion for engine building Like Louis these individuals exemplify a Never Give Up attitude in their off road career possessing a relentless attitude indomitable spirit and perseverance Above Rod Hall received the first Louis Unser Never Give Up Award in 2015 Right SCORE International volunteers Charlie and Linda Engelbart received the Never Give Up award in 2016

Programs Volunteer Award Volunteers are the heart and soul of off road At ORMHOF we believe that the victory not only belongs to the individual at the top of the podium but to the volunteer crew member waiting on the long dark dusty road at 2 am holding a fuel can The Citizens of Crandon Wisconsin received the ORMHOF Volunteer Award in 2017 The town was recognized for their many fundraising programs that benefit the community through nearly fifty years of volunteer work at Crandon International Raceway We are grateful to the land use volunteers who donate their time to trail clean ups and attending meetings to help keep our public lands open to the public for everyone to enjoy And to all the volunteer race officials and course workers this award is for you The ORMHOF Volunteer of the Year is announced at the Induction Awards Ceremony Left ORMHOF volunteer Tom Heyl was shocked and surprised to hear Induction Awards Ceremony cohosts Emme Hall and Ryan Arciero announce him as the recipient of the inaugural Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Volunteer Award in 2016

Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Heritage Clubs Welcome to the club We re proud to announce the OffRoad Motorsports Hall of Fame Heritage Club program recognizing clubs with 50 years or more of off road history Heritage Clubs will be presented with a certificate from the Hall of Fame and club members can record their history by sharing photos and memories as part of the International Off Road Registry an exciting new project by the Hall of Fame More about that later PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Hall of Fame Volunteer Award Heritage Clubs Program These are just a few of the clubs we ve identified as having 50 years or more of off road history Do you know a club that qualifies as a Heritage Club Email barbara ormhof org

Nor Cal Rock Racing SuperCrawl King of the Hammers Ultra4 Stampede Crandon World Cup Manx Club Topaz Easter Jeep Safari NORRA Mexican 1000 The SEMA Show Easter Jeep Safari Old School Dune Buggies and Sand Rails Reunion WE Rock Donner Cantina for the Con Rebelle Rally Lake Tahoe Hi Lo s Poker Run CRAWL the Con The Mint 400 Blue Ribbon 30th Anniversary Ultra 4 Nationals All 4 Fun Parker 425 Reno Off Road Expo San Diego Automotive Museum SNORE Picnic Dash for Trash SCORE Baja 1000 Programs ORMHOF on the Road Sharing the history of off road at events across the country Making memories at The Mint 400 An excited young fan gets the opportunity to sit in a vintage offroad vehicle under the watchful eye of ORMHOF volunteer David Rainey while dad records the fun The Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame booth at the Blue Ribbon Coalition 30th Anniversary event at Pirate Cove Resort in Needles California PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY ORMHOF executive administrator Barbara Rainey with new ORMHOF member Brian O Connors from Colorado Sponsor ORMHOF at an off road event

Top ORMHOF chairman Mark McMillin and inductee Sal Fish autograph a fan s shirt at the Baja 1000 Bottom A racer puts a Hall of Fame decal on his car at Baja 1000 Tech and Contingency Right Celebrating 50 years of Baja L R Lynn Chenowth Johnny Johnson Mark McMillin Roger Norman Ivan Stewart Top Left ORMHOF chairman Mark McMillin and executive administrator Barbara Rainey with the Beagle Two at the San Diego Automotive Museum No Roads Required exhibit Bottom Left The Team O L D ORMHOF Loves Dirt Raptor ready for the NORRA Mexican 1000 Above ORMHOF s Barbara Rainey with Matt Martelli from The Mint 400 at the Dash for Trash clean up in Jean Nevada

Programs ORMHOF Gives Back Twice as Nice ORMHOF was able to make donations to two land use organizations in 2017 presenting checks to the California Off Road Vehicle Association CORVA and the San Diego Off Road Coalition SDORC The presentation was made at the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas L R Inductee Ed Waldheim representing CORVA host Ricky Johnson ORMHOF inductee and board member Bob Ham SDORC s Ed Stovin co host Sara Price Giving Back Each year the ORMHOF board of directors sets aside a portion of the funds received from Partners to share financially with advocacy groups doing good work to help support off road causes PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ORMHOF s 2016 Land Use Donation was presented to the Blue Ribbon Coalition by Hall of Fame chairman Mark McMillin left Don Amador accepted the award for Blue Ribbon It was a big night for Don who had just been inducted into the Hall of Fame Match ORMHOF s Charitable Donations Support Students

ORMHOF Pays It Forward 2017 Hadley Junior High School RC Club Glen Ellyn IL One of the largest RC clubs in the country ORMHOF proudly supports the students at Hadley s annual Invitational RC event by sending Hall of Fame shirts and decals 2018 2018 Wolf Pack Racing University of Nevada Reno Society of Automotive Engineering SAE Baja SAE Competition May 30 June 2 2018 ORMHOF and Wolf Pack Racing at the Reno Off Road Expo Meet the Team UNR s Wolf Pack Racing Baja SAE is an intercollegiate design competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE Teams of students from universities all over the world design and build small off road cars The cars all have engines of the same specifications Wolf Pack Racing s goal for their first ever Baja SAE competition is to build a car that passes tech ORMHOF has provided financial and moral support to help get the students to the event in Portland Oregon

Projects Vintage Off Road Vehicle Display Two of the vintage vehicles currently on display at the Gold Strike in southern Nevada Bobby Ferro s Sandmaster replica is on loan to the Hall of Fame from Darrin Necessary Frank Scoop Vessels Class 8 truck was recently donated to ORMHOF by Cam Thieriot The Gold Strike in Jean Nevada is the new home for the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame vintage vehicle display Southern Nevada is the heart of off road racing in America hosting iconic events like Vegas to Reno and The Mint 400 ORMHOF board member Rory Ward maneuvers the Parnelli Jones Walker Evans Class 8 Chevy into place The display is open 24 7 365 days a year and admission is free for all to enjoy ORMHOF thanks the Herbst family owners of the Gold Strike for making the display possible Herbst family patriarch Jerry Herbst is a Hall of Fame inductee

Open 24 7 365 Days a Year Inside the Gold Strike 1 Main Street Jean NV Just south of Las Vegas on I 15 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Vehicles currently on display VEHICLES CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY Corky McMillin MID 1 Rod Hall Flag Hummer Herman Booy Sand Rail Bobby Ferro Sandmaster Steve Heckert Volvo Burro Walker Evans Rock Crawler 1 Plate Kawasaki Motorcycle Walker Evans Class 8 Chevrolet Frank Scoop Vessels Class 8 Ford Adopt a Vehicle Donate a Vehicle or Memorabilia Digital Signage Advertising Display Expansion Improvements Above Hall of Fame Inductees line the wall next to the vintage vehicle display at the Gold Strike Below An excited young fan behind the wheel of the Mickey Thompson Challenger IV

Projects Dusty Times Magazine Founded in 1983 by racer turned editor Jean Calvin Dusty Times chronicled the history of off road for more than thirty years ORMHOF is now the caretaker of The Dusty Times archives and it is our mission to digitize as much of the material as possible and share it online for everyone to enjoy starting with the magazine the Our first project is to convert the print issues of Dusty Times into a digital format Mike McCluskey of DMC Document Microfilm Conversion is sponsoring the cost of digitizing the first twelve issues from 1984 and is working on them now He has scanned the Preview Issue of Dusty Times from 1983 which is now available as a searchable flip book on the Hall of Fame website Click on the cover left In the beginning The cover and first pages from the 1983 Preview Issue of Dusty Times Magazine

Dusty Times Archives Dusty Times founder Jean Calvin passed away in 1997 She was inducted into the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2004 After Jean s passing John remarried and continued to publish the Dusty Times with his wife Pat until his death in 2013 After John passed away Pat contacted Rod Hall and asked him if the Hall of Fame would like to become the caretaker of the Dusty Times archives Rod and a group of volunteers picked up boxes of past issues of Dusty Times and file cabinets containing photos negatives race records and other historical documents much of which has never been published ORMHOF is dedicated to preserving the Dusty Times archives by converting as much of it as possible to digital format so that it can be shared online for everyone to enjoy ASK Dusty Times Founder Jean Calvin ASK Before and After Progress The Dusty Times Archives have been transferred out of the original file cabinets that were in a storage container to more manageable file boxes and climatecontrolled storage A treasure of off road history is ready and waiting to be discovered PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Sponsor a year or more of Dusty Times magazine digital conversion Sponsor climate controlled storage organizing and scanning the Dusty Times archives

Projects Video Conversion Steve Weiss of Clubhouse Videos has donated an entire pallet of historical race footage to the Hall of Fame There are an estimated 300 hours of footage on 520 tapes filmed on DVCam Beta 8mm and other formats the We have converted 40 hours of the tapes to digital and are in the process of editing the material to shorter videos to post on our YouTube Channel The response has already been positive with one viewer commenting Wow so awesome Please post more videos like this the The tapes have already yielded some great off road moments like raw helicopter footage of Ivan Stewart and Robby Gordon blasting through Baja at the 1991 Baja 500 above PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Sponsor an hour or two or ten or twenty of video conversion the Sponsor climate controlled storage organizing and scanning of the Judy Smith collection There is much more work to be done Video conversion typically costs between 20 25 an hour for the standard formats We are also looking for a company with the specialized equipment needed to convert the less common D2 and Digital Beta tapes he Please subscribe to ORMHOF on YouTube and Like Comment and Share our videos as Donate historical video or an off road collection A few of the recent videos posted on our ORMHOF YouTube channel from the Clubhouse Videos collection

Judy Smith Collection In 1972 Judy Smith became the first Ironwoman to solo the Baja 1000 As a journalist Judy wrote for many publications over the years including Dusty Times as Judy Smith packing up her collection Top right Wonderful memories off road history Judy in her Sway A Way sponsored FUNCO Hustler and her husband John Howard tackling the dunes in his sand rail Judy was Inducted into the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2008 She recently donated her collection of writings photos and two shoeboxes of 35mm negatives to the Hall of Fame which we look forward to scanning and sharing online as funds become available Judy Smith John Howard Judy Smith and Roger Mears Judy s hard drives were palm sized spiral notebooks and her keyboard was a No 2 pencil She wrote a column called The Losers interviewing racers who struggled or didn t finish because she felt their stories were more interesting Mission accomplished Thirty boxes packed and headed to the Hall of Fame Thank you John and Judy Files and more files including The Losers Judy and John stop packing for a moment to reminisce Almost done Judy at the end of a long line of empty file cabinets

Projects International Off Road Registry NEW THIS SUMMER Your story is our story A project by the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame The International Off Road Registry will be a searchable database of the history of off road as part of the permanent digital archives of the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame as Think Wikipedia meets Yellow Pages An ongoing crowdsourced project the Registry will document the people places races vehicles teams businesses clubs associations and organizations past and present that make up the world of off road Basic listings will be included at no charge expanded listings offering multiple photos links and advertising options will also be available as We ll go live this summer at www offroadregistry org PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Become an International Off Road Registry Founding Partner Submit a listing or listings for the Registry Advertise in the Registry Sponsor a section of the Registry Clubs Teams etc Sponsor and share ORMHOF eNewsletter website and Social Media Co Brand and or Sponsor Hall of Fame Merchandise and Sales

Social Media Hall of Fame eNewsletters are published twice monthly and delivered to subscribers by email Our open rate is nearly twice the industry average of 17 6 Source Constant Contact The eNewsletters are archived in the News Events section at www ormhof org the 00 A screen shot above from the home page at www ormhof org features the News Events section that archives the Hall of Fame eNewsletters Merchandise From Racers Only designed t shirts for members to custom rings for inductees to logo wear shirts and beanies the ORMHOF brand is growing We would like to expand and offer merchandise online The Hall of Fame Website starts with a Thank You to Our Partners on the homepage with pages on Inductees the Induction Ceremony Awards and the original Dusty Times in digital format Members and Partners can Join or Renew and there is a DONATE tab that links to PayPal as well as links to our Social Media platforms Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame ORMHOF ORMHOF

Partners Funding Corporate Partners 35 50 15 Individual Members Silent Auction The Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame is funded entirely by businesses industry partners individual members and proceeds from the Silent Auction held at the annual Induction Awards Ceremony The Hall of Fame is preserving the history of our sport Supporting ORMHOF with a charitable donation is about being a good corporate citizen Frank DeAngelo Jackson Motorsports Group ORMHOF Inductee and Board Member HOW YOU CAN HELP Support our mission to recognize and honor those individuals and organizations whose lifelong contributions to off road motorsports have set a standard for others to follow Join Partner or Donate Today PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES are listed on our donation form Download print and mail with a check oruse this secure PayPal link ORMHOF is a 501c3 organization A portion of your contribution may be tax deductible Contact your tax professional for advice

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AND MEMBERS Corporate and Industry Business Partners Leader and Ironman Individual Members Rick Adair Don Amador Colin Butcher Ken Clarke Frank DeAngelo Troy Dyer Evan Evans Homer Eubanks Chad Fryman Jeff Furrier Chris Haines Bob Ham Mike Harvey Gary Haugley Steve Heckert Martin Hackworth James Haney Dale Johnson Bryan Kudela Dick Landfield Kenneth Lutzow Rob MacCachren Kevin Maxson Scott McMillin Rich Minga John Morrison Darin Necessary David Nenrbass Brent Parkhouse Larry Ragland David and Barbara Rainey Andrew Sallenbach Mark Schell Suzanne Shirley Dave and Linda Shoppe Ivan and Linda Stewart Chris Supino Jared Tetzalaff Dustin Turner UTV Inc Blake Van de Loo James Walton Rory Ward Calvin Wells III And thank you to our more than 100 Voting Members On behalf of the entire board of directors I would like to thank and recognize these businesses and individuals for their support of the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame asas We invite you to join this distinguished group Mark McMillin Chairman as Contact Mark

Contact Email directors ormhof org Mark McMillin Chairman Rod Hall Vice Chairman Wes Harbor Secretary Bob Ham Treasurer Zachary Gerber Esq Legal Counsel Colin Butcher Dave Cole Frank DeAngelo Bud Feldkamp Jeff Furrier Dick Landfield Rafael Navarro III Bonnie Vessels Rory Ward Executive Administrator Induction Awards Ceremony San Diego CA The Corky McMillin Companies McMillin Racing Sparks NV Off Road Advocate Former Director Valley Off Road Racing Assn Elko NV Gerber Law Office LLC Temecula CA Hammerking Productions Ultra4 Racing King of the Hammers San Bernardino CA Hall of Fame Inductee Glen Helen Raceway Placentia CA Hall of Fame Inductee Fairway Ford Bowie TX Wife of Legacy Inductee Frank Scoop Vessels Off Road Advocate Barbara Rainey Reno NV barbara ormhof org Reno NV Hall of Fame Inductee Rod Hall Racing Oceanside CA San Felipe Baja CA Hall of Fame Inductee CORVA ASA Checkers Off Road Marina del Rey CA Industry Advocate Greenville SC Hall of Fame Inductee Jackson Motorsports Group Tucson AZ UPR Racing Supply Desert Rat Off Road Centers New York NY Pirelli Tire North America Four Generation Off Road Racing Family Mohave Valley AZ Professional Fire Fighter Racers Only Motorsports Jenn Hellstrom Henderson NV jenn ormhof org

Bonnie Rod Dick Frank Bud Rafael Dave Mark Bud Rory Rory Rod Colin Dick Bob Jeff Zach Jenn Frank Mailing Shipping Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame 18124 Wedge Pkwy 2036 Reno NV 89511 Office Phone 775 686 6770 ORMHOF is a 501c3 non profit organization Wes Rory and Barbara Vintage Vehicle Display Open 24 7 365 Days a Year Gold Strike Hotel Casino 1 Main Street Jean NV 89019 Federal EIN 47 0903696

Sharing tales of those we ve lost is how we keep from really losing them Mitch Albom Inductee Casey Folks Inductee Bob Steinberger Board Member Tom White Legends live at ormhof org