BRC FOUNDER INDUCTED INTO AMA MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME

by Jon Crowley on 15/06/10 at 5:02 pm

POCATELLO, ID (June 15) — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced Friday that BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) founder Clark Collins will be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. AMA’s Motorcycle Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made lasting contributions to protecting and promoting the motorcycle lifestyle.

In the AMA Hall of Fame Class of 2010, Collins joins championship team owner Mitch Payton and AMA 250cc Roadrace Champion David Emde. More inductees will be announced soon. The Class of 2010 will officially be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame on November 19th as part of the AMA Legends & Champions Weekend.

Virtually everyone at BlueRibbon Coalition was gratified and pleased to learn of the announcement. The Coalition’s President, Sonia Bartz, offered her congratulations to Clark on behalf of the current Board of Directors. Bartz said, “This is a significant and well-deserved honor for Clark. Under his leadership BlueRibbon rose to national significance. We all owe a very big debt of gratitude for Clark’s tireless advocacy.”

Greg Mumm offered congratulations on behalf of the Coalition’s staff, saying, “Every day our staff puts into action what Clark pioneered decades ago.” Mumm added, “I believe this AMA award honors Clark’s unwavering determination to insure that OHV recreation had an access champion at the national level. He set an example for those of us who are following in his footsteps to practice effective advocacy and to never give up.”

Collins started the BlueRibbon Coalition in 1987 shortly after he was told by then Idaho Governor John Evans that recreationists were not politically significant and implied that Wilderness was more important than motorized access to public lands. For the next 20 years Clark worked with other recreationists in building a coalition focused on protecting recreational access across the U.S. Clark truly believed in protecting our natural resources FOR the public, not FROM the public.

Adena Cook was with Clark in the early days. Cook said, “Clark brought together local OHV clubs from all over the country, helped them work with their local land managers and elected officials, taught them the value of working together, and took their voice to Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands of acres and miles of trail would be closed today had he not done this and been successful.”

Mumm lauded AMA for including Collins in the Hall of Fame, noting that AMA has and continues to be a valuable partner to BRC. “AMA was one of the many groups Clark worked with on so many issues. It’s great to see them honor Clark in this way.”

Clark will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame at AMA’s 2010 induction ceremony at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas on November 19. For more information, click here.

The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national (non-profit) trail-saving group that represents over 600,000 recreationists nationwide The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) season is beginning. Federal employees, please mark BlueRibbon Coalition and Check #11402 on your CFC pledge form to support our efforts to protect your access. Join us at 1-800-258-3742 http://www.sharetrails.org

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