08/24/2026
Member Appreciation Monday. Going a little off script here....though not exactly "members", The D16 Team of President William Bell (seen here posing for GQ magazine), Secretary Deedee Sumner Houpt and Treasurer Chris DaRanco (with the O.G. Judy Sumner), and Flat Track Director Shane Westphal (left), have pulled through for not only Beaver Cycle Club this year but for the sport of Flat Track as a whole. You'll see this crew at nearly every race in the District and their roots run deep into the sport. Bill is a guy that will help any time, any place. I seriously think I could tell him I am moving tomorrow and he would show up to load the U-Haul. He's that kind of dude. The FM transmitter Saturday was all with Bill's help and he's pulled through on every occasion. Deedee is a peach and helps with scoring and registration and has helped us considerably with the ins and outs of the District and things we should know as Promotors and a Club. Chris is a rock star. Cool as a cucumber when stuff is hitting the fan, she can run a race in her sleep and carries the backup equipment if all of our technology were to fail, including a Starlink. She can also pivot to the 1900's and run an entire race with scrap paper and pencil with the Sumner crew. Shane can jump in, enter an entire race into Trackside mid-race, run his heat, transfer results, and then hang out with us after like it's all a walk in the park. This team of folks as well as past Board Members that did their time in the District before are what keep flat track going and we can't thank them enough for helping out the club.