brian r Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Well, are you ready for the Youth Nationals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechitlins Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 My boy and I will be there for the camp just before the Nats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted June 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 I want to make sure to meet you and your boy. I'll be looking for the only Blue Rookie at TTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrown Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 For the summer camp, we will have lots of champs instructing, including: Ray Peters Brent LeRiche Bruce LeRiche Chris Florin David Chavez Ryan Young will make an appearance on Tues or Wed., and Tommi Ahvala should be there on Tuesday. Charlie & I and a few other volunteers will be helping teach the younger riders, but we will have the pros circulate among small groups of riders so that everyone gets individual attention from a variety of instructors. And we're allowing time for swimming at the waterfall and in the river, hayrides, watermelon eating, etc. Should be fun! I never had a summer camp like this when I was a kid! dan www.trialstrainingcenter.com p.s.,Here's another perspective on summer camps. Yesterday Ray & I went up to camp Rainbow to join the Bechards to do a riding demo for the kids there. This is a summer camp for seriously ill children, funded and staffed mostly by the "Bikers who care" organization. Lots of the kids were in wheelchairs. One little guy was doing wheelies in his chair until the nurses made him stop! They seemed to enjoy the riding and were very appreciative, and we had fun. A trip like that certainly helps put things in perspective. One little autistic girl came up and gave me a big hug and she absolutely made my day. Big thanks to Al Bechard for organizing the demo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 One little autistic girl came up and gave me a big hug and she absolutely made my day. Say what Dan? Autistics HATE human contact. If you carry on like this they'll cannonise you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 p.s.,Here's another perspective on summer camps. Yesterday Ray & I went up to camp Rainbow Are you trying to tell us something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
city trials Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Ringo, Like the perfect tabloid editor, take just enough words to make the story interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmom Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Many autistics actually do like human contact; they're just a better judge of character than the rest of us. Camps like Camp Rainbow are great, but its the little things throughout the years that really do the most good. Bob Ginder of B&J Racing spent several years personally manufacturing, machining, and providing at no cost many learning devices for a local middle school's special ed classrooms. The school system did not have the funds to purchase learning devices (especially those to help with fine motor skills) at $400 to $1000 a pop for their handicapped students. Bob worked closely with the teachers and designed many items for their use. My son, who is autistic, went from not knowing a wrench from a hammer to being able to disassemble a motorcycle engine (an old one, pre-loosened, of course) to re-assembling it, correctly. He went from not knowing number sequences to being able to pick out a requested wrench (i.e., 10mm) and putting it back in the correct place in the tool box drawer. Eight years later, my son is now able to work in a controlled environment assembling items for contract pay. I owe this to Bob's interaction. Bob has a bit of a gruff reputation, but he goes out of the way to help those in need without a lot of publicity. Publicity is great and gives many people an opportunity to help in ways they never thought of, but the on-going assistance is really what is needed. I'm off my soap-box now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechitlins Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 I want to make sure to meet you and your boy. I'll be looking for the only Blue Rookie at TTC. See you there! I'll be the one who can barely ride. We're in a cabin. I'm psyched!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Brian R Im coming to youth nats do you still have mecatecno needing to sell ours considering lowing price may bring with me if room. Looking forward to meeting you will be staying in cabin kid ridding beta 80 with gas gas fender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Hey Craig, You can take ringo out of a world round but you can't take the world out of ringo. It was nice to finaly meet you! I hope you had as much fun in Duluth as I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Many autistics actually do like human contact; they're just a better judge of character than the rest of us. I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsurfer Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Bob has always been one of the "Class Acts" in Trials, always willing to lend a hand or other way to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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