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The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Announces the 2014 Class of Inductees
Reno, Nev. (May 19, 2013) – The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF) announced today the 2014 Class of
Inductees. Del Albright, David Ashley, Marty Fiolka, the late Nye Frank, and Bill Sanders will have their names added
to the venerable list of those who have committed their lives to the off-road community.
The five Inductees’ widespread accomplishments cover a number of arenas in the sport including off-road racing, and
acting as pioneers of the industry, journalism and advocacy. Their legacies will be celebrated and displayed for the
public, in Gallery Four within the famed National Automobile Museum – the Harrah Collection – located in Reno, Nev.
They join names synonymous with the sport including Parnelli Jones, Malcolm Smith, Rob MacCachren, Larry Roeseler, Walker Evans, and Rod Hall, as well as many others who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make the sport
prosper and grow.
The Induction Class was chosen by an eighteen-member voting panel on the basis of significant contribution to offroad motorsports- beyond wins and sport affiliation.
All nominees must have at least fifteen years of experience and involvement, as well as have built, designed, driven,
maintained, owned, prepared, piloted, promoted, or ridden an off-road vehicle or supported the off-road industry.
They are characterized by their desire to win, the mastery of their field, and their courage to innovate. Each Inductee
has made a significant contribution to off-road motorsports in at least one of the following aspects: Business, History,
Design, Engineering, Prestige of the Sport, and/or Growth of the Sport.
This year’s Induction Ceremonies will introduce a new venue, as the Inductees will be honored Sunday, November 2,
2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the South Point Hotel and Casino. For further information, visit the ORMHOF website:
www.ormhof.org or email at [email protected].
BIOS:
Del Albright has shared 33 years of wisdom, knowledge of leadership, and supervision to help keep public lands open to the public. He has spent time working
on trails, attending meetings, writing letters, joining and starting organizations,
and meeting with legislators to effectively save access to public lands. While he is
known for doing all of these things, in addition to being the ambassador for the
Blue Ribbon Coalition, his most significant contribution to off-road motorsports
sets him apart from others in land-use: educating and mentoring the OHV community. His extensive background in leadership, supervision, and management
has allowed him to mentor many other land-use advocates through Recreational
Leadership Training courses and Volunteer Leader and Land Stewardship classes.
Del has also mentored smaller groups, such as 4x4 clubs, as well as “Friends of” organizations that have modeled themselves after the Friends of the Rubicon, which
Del was a principal founder of many years ago.
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