Mike Ackerman resides in Bellville, Ohio. He's been back in the completive racing for four years. Mike has begun racing again and is going strong. He is a member of the AMA and has been racing for over thirty years. Mike enjoys indoors racing at Summit County and at NEMX raceway in Andover, Ohio. He rides a Suzuki RM250. His Goal is finishing in the top four in the Senior Twp Class for the year. As a youngster his neighbors inspired him to race motocross at Sunset Ramblers in Galion, Ohio.
He has also participated in racing at Phoenix, AZ and also in Colorado. He is looking forward to racing in the National GNCC races this year. Mikes riding number is 714.
Mike is 41 yrs old His hobbies are riding motorcycles and spending time with his family: wife Teresa, Daughter Sara and son Cody. He is a plant foreman at Olen Corporation for twenty years.
Chad Ness resides in Lexington, Ohio. He has been in competition racing for two years. Chad has had a passion for racing from a very young age. He has taken the desire and put it into action. He rides a Suzuki 125 in the Woodsman Class and Motocross.
Chad's riding number is 515 and he is 21 yrs old. He has improved his riding skills dramatically and has maintained a consistent pattern to achieve his goals. He says the sport gives him an adrenaline rush, whether it is the beginning of the season or the end of it. His plan for the upcoming season is to ride with no fear, aggressively but intelligently and to place number one overall.
He has been a CRA member for two yrs.
Chad works at GM body shop in Ontario, Ohio. He receives racing support from his devoted family members, friends and Mike Ackerman his team mentor. His hobbies include racing motorcycles, quads, and hunting, fishing and lifting weights.
Mike and Chad would like to say a special thank you to RPM Motor sports and AmSOIL for their Sponsorship and to Terry Kick (stepfather of Chad) who worked very hard to create an awesome trailer to transport our motorcycles. The design pattern was created from out team member jerseys and each owner's bike. As we are traveling from race to race check us out on each side of our custom trailer.