Haskovec Crash Inspires Contributions to Roadracing World Action Fund

The Roadracing World Action Fund, a 501(3)c non-profit corporation dedicated to reducing racetrack injuries by encouraging the use of soft barriers, has reached a grand total of $326,566.06 in contributions, with many new contributions from fans of Vincent Haskovec, who was seriously injured when he hit an unprotected wall at the AMA National at Infineon Raceway May 14.

In response, the Roadracing World Action Fund has ordered 30 new soft barriers and bought five used barriers from WMRRA, which is converting from portable to non-inflatable, non-portable barriers. The five, 30-foot inflatable barriers from WMRRA were shipped to Road America and were deployed by AMA Pro Racing for this weekend’s National.

About $40,000 more is needed to pay for the new soft barriers already on order and the used soft barriers already deployed at Road America, plus freight charges.

The new barriers will be deployed for both road racing and dirt track use.

Haskovec-inspired donations include: Frank Angel, $1000; Richard and Dena Martin of M4, $1000; NITRO/North Illinois Touring and Riding Organization, $300; Peter Hively, $250; Laura Roach, $200; David C. Grace, $150; Drew Hardie, $100; William H. Conn, $100; Melissa Berkoff, $100; John Lemak, $100; John Pearson, $100; Greg Sachs, $50; Charlotte Meyers, $50; Franz Volpi, $50; Rolf Sullivan, $50; Vic Norton, $50; Jason Lasser, $50 ($30 road race and $20 dirt track); George B. Leavell, $50; Jenny Rankin, $50; Thomas L. Fabian, $50; Christopher E. Johnson, $40 ($20 each road race and dirt track); Mike Dow, $25; Ahmed Khalifa, $25; Alan Moore, $25; Joe Gathright, $25; David Rice, $25; Matt Muellner, $20 ($10 each road race and dirt track); and Sherwick Min, $10.

Special acknowledgement goes to those who have put into place programs that will benefit the Roadracing World Action Fund on a regular basis. This includes businesses which regularly donate to the Action Fund based on sales of a particular product: Marcus McBain/RPS, Traxxion Dynamics, and Mark Brereton/RoadRACE DVD. Looking for increased soft barrier deployment at Road Atlanta, WERA has set up a new program whereby racer fines are donated to the Roadracing World Action Fund.

Dirt-track-specific donations now total $29,094, bolstered by the ongoing 450 Honda Dirt Tracker Raffle. Of the total of 3000 tickets available, 571 have been sold so far adding $5,710 to the dirt track fund. Sponsors of the 450 Honda Dirt Tracker raffle who have donated to the project include: J&M Frames, Concord Honda, First Klass Glass, Weiss Racing, East Coast Wheels, SuperTrapp, Wakula Racing, A1 Cycles.com, Bettencourt’s Honda-Suzuki, Sideways Promotions, ZEKE Design, Fast Plates and Traxxion Dynamics. The drawing is scheduled to take place October 1, 2005.

Summary of Recently Posted Contributionss

(Contributor comments and dedications are included below with their listing.)

Road Race Contributors

Producers of “Faster” $2900

Track Daz/Hooter’s Party $1050

David McGrath/MotoDeity.com $1001

Woodcraft $1000

Frank Angel/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $1000

Richard & Dena Martin/M4 Performance Exhausts $1000

Kneedraggers $750

Walt Schaefer Cycle Supply $700

WERA/In Memory of Chris Junge $500

Jerry Van Horn $560

Don Emde/In Memory of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini $500

Chuck Burnett/www.creditreporting.com $500

George R. Harman, Jr. $500

David A. Pierce $500

David Marin $300

The Floribama Riders $300

NITRO/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $300 “Get well Vincent!”

Don Emde/In Memory of Chris Junge $250

Vaclav Majer $250

Vicky & Leo Sulpy/VHS Photography $250

Peter Hively/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $250

John Kreidle $200

Marcus McBain $200 “It is a great start to a new season and to have the Action Fund still providing a positive solution to safety concerns.”

Laura Roach $200 “For Vincent, Papa (Thiam), and all of the other racers out there. Let’s keep our tracks safe.”

Steve Brunton $200

WERA (Fines Program) $200

Ernest Montague $199

David Antilley $150

David C. Grace/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $150

William Willis $120 “I appreciate the effort taken by roadracing World to help educate and make the necessary changes in this safety matter.”

Bob & Sherrie Young $100

Logan Young $100

Matthew Myshkin/In Memory of Tom Fowl $100

Charles Ivey/In Memory of Chris Junge $100

Drew Hardie/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $100 “Best Wishes.”

Chris Page $100

Rodger Doyle $100

William H. Conn/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $100

Melissa Berkoff/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $100

John Lemak/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $100

John Pearson/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec, $100 “Best Wishes, Vaclav.”

Royden Vickers $100

Steven McCollom $100

Michael F. Cusick $100

John B. Hopper IV $100

Randall Sinisi $75

Michael Lenz/Hardboiled Racing $68

Gene Ronchetto $50

Carlos Bonds $50 In Memory of Michael Orapello

Eddie Kraft/WERA BBS Darrin Talbott Poster Auction $50

Erin Moran $50

Derek Vockins $50

Lee McCurdy $50

Glen Veatch $50

Jeff Thacher $50

David Osser $50

Edmond G. DeMattia $50

Greg Sachs/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50

Clifford V. Moses $50

Chip Spalding $50

Everett Dolgner $50

Karen Floyd $50

Charlotte Meyers $50

Harry Wolle $50

William R. Pritchard, $50

Wayne Lowery/In Memory of Chris Junge $50

Travis Colburn $50

Franz Volpi/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50 “May you have a speedy recovery.”

Richard Barnett $50

Rolf Sullivan/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50 “I had the occasion to use a soft barrier last weekend at Blackhawk Farms Raceway. While not ‘Airfence’ it kept me away from the tires and allowed me to escape injury! Thank you for everyone’s attention to this issue. Unfortunately it took my own ‘incident’ to prod me to donate. Shame on ME! I would like to dedicate this donation to Vincent. Get well soon!”

Vic Norton/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50 “Good Luck Vincent!”

George B. Leavell/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50 “In honor of Vincent Haskovec and all the other road racers out there!”

Scott Calvert $50 “As a newbie road racer I need all the good karma I can get.”

Jenny Rankin/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50 “So what happened to Vincent never happens to my brother or any of his racing buddies.”

Thomas L. Fabian/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50

Thomas Bartels $30

Todd McIntyre $30

Nichole Simonsen $30

Jason Temme/Serpent Racing $30 “Wish I could do more, I try to contribute at least once a year. Thanks for everything!”

Stasia Christensen $30

Don Harbidge $30

Jason Lasser/In Memory of Will Davis $30 “For Vincent Haskovec for a speedy, full recovery.”

Ryan Sweigart $30

John Coulter $25

Sam Shiller $25

Grant Crandall $25

John Walsh $25

Carl Nightengale $25

James Market/In Memory of Dr. Tony Ryals $25

Sean Wrenn $25 “Dedicated to my newborn road racer, Sean ROSSI Wrenn!”

Ryan Nelson $25

Darrin Talbott $25 “Because Sete can’t stay on two wheels when he has a huge lead.”

Daryl Bowden/In Memory of Marty Poole/AFM #945 $25

Tracy Tannehill $25

Shellie Matthews $25

Anthony Dean $25

William V. Harding $25

Jeff Lever $25

Chris Bailey $25

Mike Dow/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $25 “Donating because of Haskovec’s crash. Should have been Airfence there.”

Pat Udenberg $25 “For all those that do at a level I only wish I could.”

Ben Musson $25

Brian Jones $25

Jeff Wilder $25

Rick McNeal $25

Larry M. Hagedorn $25

Ahmed Khalifa/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $25 “Dear Haskovec, You won’t know me from Adam, but, I hope I can contribute to help avert this tragedy from happening again. Maybe your injury is the reason to avoid many other injuries. God bless you (Allah Ma’ak).”

Stephen Rooney $25

Joe Gathright/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $25 “May Vincent be the last one hurt. Ever.”

David Johnston $25

Joe Lord $25

Alan Moore/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $25 “For Vincent, thoughts and prayers are with you. Get well soon.”

Mike Reish $25

David Rice/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $25 “Get Well Vincent!”

Elaine E. Seasly $22.80

Michael A. Hooten $20

Joe Prussiano $20

Rodger P. Doyle Jr./In Honor of WERA BBS Pirates $20

Christopher E. Johnson/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $20

Eric C. Robinson, $20 “For all who ride.”

Pete Owen $13

Wesley Pullin $10

Jerald Gates $10

Matt Muellner/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $10 “Dedicated to Vincent Haskovec and all the other riders hurt due to hitting barriers.”

Sherwick Min/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $10 “Get Well Vincent!”

Lee Damico $5

Dirt Track Contributors

Glen Veatch $50

Raymond W. Ninness $30

Wallace Weishler $30 “In Memory of Toby Jorgensen. Needlessly died on an ill-prepared track with insufficient fence protection.”

Grant Crandall $25

Greg Gabis $25

James Markey $25

Michael W. Kassebaum $25

Steve England $25

Gary Nixon $25

John W. McArthur $25

Philip Eilken $25

Charlie Hendrixson $25

Nichole Simonsen $20

Steve Burroughs $20

Joe Prussiano $20

Jason Lasser/In Memory of Will Davis $20 “For Vincent Haskovec for a speedy, full recovery.”

Christopher E. Johnson/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $20

Mike Pardon $15 “I am quite happy to give to a good cause. I race supermoto here in the UK and we have just started up a short track series. Fingers crossed a CRF flattracker will be flying over the UK.”

Pete Owen $12

Jerald R. Gates $10

Eddie Deubler $10

Matt Muellner/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $10 “Dedicated to Vincent Haskovec and all the other riders hurt due to hitting barriers.”

John Riveiro $5

Thomas G. Ladwig $5

Eric C. Robinson, $5 “For all who ride.”

450 Honda Dirt Tracker Raffle $5,710 (Total tickets sold 571)

Although raffle participants are not listed individually, some sent in comments:

Raffle Participant Comments

Jack Ward: “In Memory of Jody Hendley, WSMC racer and friend, lost to cancer.”

Jeffrey Henry: In Memory of Jay Ridgeway

As Of May 27, 2005 Accounting Details

Road Racing Expenditure Details Direct purchase of soft barriers: $137,700 Shipping/Customs: $9133.50 Bank Fees: $384.05 Air Fence* Deployment Crew Training: $700 Transportation & Installation: $5577.78 Corporation/Business Fees: $612 Online Auction Fees: $221.99 Printing Education Materials – $346.42 Misc Supplies: $39.59 Donation to AMA Pro Racing for Air Fence: $104,104 Total Spent: $258,819.33 Total Donations Collected $311,564.55 Misc. Income $117.38 Cash on hand: $52,862.60

Dirt Track Expenditure Details Direct purchase of soft barriers: $9,200 Shipping/Customs: $2717.72 Transportation & Installation $2174.77 Total Spent: $14,092.49 Total collected: $29,094 Cash on hand: $15,001.51

All administrative costs, including the percentage taken by credit card companies on credit card donations, have been absorbed by Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

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