Beno Rodi, 2023 AHRMA Trustee Candidate (Incumbent) – East
My name is Beno Rodi and my passion, rather my life, is racing vintage motorcycles. I started racing in 1961. By 1967 I road raced at the Daytona Speedway, ran the Alligator Enduro, and short tracked at the Memorial Stadium. And ever since I helped write the AHRMA rulebook back in the 1980s, AHRMA has been at the center of everything I do. I am also the only founding AHRMA trustee still on the board.
I live near Atlanta and every year hit all the races from New Jersey and New York to Ohio and Virginia to Louisiana and Florida – and even visit the guys in California for a few events. In the course of the year, I’ll not only race at every event I can get to, but volunteer, layout courses, and generally help with all forms of event organization, execution, and cleanup. I race every type of event – Dirt Track, VMX, PVMX, Trials, Cross Country, ISDT and Road Racing.
At home I serve on the board of the Atlanta Motorcycle Club, who has been putting on events since it was chartered in 1948. Many of you have attended the national dirt track and trials, and regional MX and cross-country events we put on every year.
I’ve been an AHRMA trustee numerous times over the years and would welcome the opportunity to serve again. With the other trustees, officers, and staff, I weathered the difficult years of the organizations bankruptcy and enjoyed the ever-improving era we’ve moved into. I hope that my experience and knowledge will help the organization continue on the positive course that it is on today.
Trustees bear the responsibility for keeping the organization healthy and figuring out the behind-the-scenes activities necessary to deliver what the membership wants and needs. While we can’t always achieve everything folks ask for, we do our best to give a fair and impartial hearing to requests and to help the organization deliver on the things we commit to. My promise to you is that I will do my best to represent the East Coast membership and our collective needs.
In the near term, I see several key issues that need to be addressed. First, we need to better coordinate event scheduling between disciplines to minimize event overlap and ensure geographic alignment. Secondly, we need ensure that last year’s major restructuring of Flat Track classes is working as intended – to provide fair competition and grow a vintage friendly sport.
The bottom line is that I bring not only decades of vintage racing experience but extensive knowledge about AHRMA’s organization, finances, as well as the spirit of evolution necessary to sustain and grow vintage racing. Most importantly, I want to see the legacy of AHRMA continue, grow, and be carried forward by future generations of vintage enthusiasts. I ask for your vote this year with the hope that, if elected, my contributions will help deliver great 2023 and beyond racing seasons and a lasting legacy for all AHRMA members.
Beno Rodi
beno@rodi.net
770.867.1676
