To Parcipants and Guests of the 4th Annual Renton Motorcycles

2006
To Parcipants and Guests of the 4th Annual Renton Motorcycles Seattle 100
As the Director of the 2006 Renton Motorcycles Seattle 100, I want to personally thank each and every
one of you for your involvement in this year's event. I cannot express enough how much I and the staff
members of 2Fast appreciate your hard work, time, and effort spent on helping us make the Seattle 100
as successful as it has become in just four short years. As the father of a young boy with glomerular
kidney disease, it means so much to have all of you riding alongside me in the quest to make this year's
event the biggest yet. My very own son may one day be a benefactor of the work each of you have put
into raising money for the NephCure Foundation.
In 2003, the very first year of the Seattle 100, fifteen riders got together and decided to ride their
motorcycles to raise money. The local news had no interest in the “event”, let alone Speed TV coming
out to film our little lapathon. Each of us attempted to ride 100 or more laps around the track, and at day's
end... we had raised over $15,000 from whomever we could. One of those riders (second from the right)
was a young kid and WMRRA standout named Jake Holden. At that time, he was sponsored by Ricci
Motorsports and showed tremendous talent on Northwest racetracks: who could have known that in 2006
he’d be racing on Michael Jordan’s race team with Jason Pridmore and Steve Rapp, and would become
one of the hottest young talents in the AMA Superbike field? Jake has not only achieved success in the
big leagues of motorcycle racing, success which will likely blossom further in the years ahead, but he’s
never missed a Seattle 100. He’s given us his support for four years in a row, and it is a pleasure to have
such great people helping us throughout the history of the Seattle 100… then and now.
Original participants of the
inaugural 2003 Seattle 100.
Together
we
raised
$17,000,
each
of
us
committing to riding 100 or
more laps on that cloudy
day. Little did we know that
just a few short years later,
world-class racing stars like
Jake Zemke, Aaron Yates,
Aaron Gobert, Josh Hayes,
Jason DiSalvo and others
would join us.
In 2004, Mark DeGross and I launched 2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction, and a whopping 60
riders joined in for the second annual Seattle 100. In just one year, the event quadrupled in size, and to
our amazement we raised gross proceeds of more than $70,000! The event was unique enough to
capture the interests of Speed TV's race announcer Greg White, and not only did we raise a lot of money
during the day, we also got to watch ourselves on TV one week later. In addition, several magazines
covered the 100 briefly in their pages… and before we knew it, the Seattle 100 was talked about
nationally. It was unique, different, had a story, and who knew that a bunch of sportbike riders could raise
so darn much money!
In 2005, Speed TV cameras joined us for a second year in a row, some very big VIP’s joined us for the
th
event, and we grossed $93,000 on Saturday, July 30 … just short of our $100,000 goal. This year, Greg
White is not with us due to the disappointing cancellation of Two Wheel Tuesdays, and the media may or
may not come out to cover the Seattle 100. Yet we have roughly 20 more riders participating in this
year’s event, we have some tremendous stars in the world of roadracing joining us yet again, and I look
forward to the announcement at the banquet of just how much all 106 riders raised in the effort to beat
kidney disease this year: I am confident that we will break the $100,000 mark for the first time in Seattle
100 history.
In conclusion, all of us at 2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction as well as NephCure look forward to
this year’s event. It will not only be the nation's fastest, and probably loudest fundraiser, but it will be a
day where all of us get to make a difference on behalf of others... while doing what we love: riding
motorcycles. Thanks for your support, thanks for inviting your friends and family out, and here’s to a
fantastic day on July 29th.
Brian Orton
Director, 2006 Renton Motorcycles Seattle 100
2006
EVENT ITINERARY
6:00 am
Gates Open to Participants of the Seattle 100 Only
6:30 am
Tech Inspection and Registration Open
Breakfast provided by Skagit Powersports, Kibble & Prentice,
& Starbucks
8:10 am
Rider’s Meeting Begins (Mandatory for all Riders)
8:50 am
Rider’s Meeting Concludes
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Morning Sessions Begin
9:00 - 9:20 Expert Level 300
9:20 - 9:40 Intermediate Level 200
9:40 - 10:00 Relaxed Level 100
Each Subsequent Session will follow the same format
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cycle Barn Sport Bike Club Lunch Served During this Hour
Track will remain open to ride
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
Loading of MTR Western Luxury Buses for Viewing Exhibition
Laps from Turns 2 & 3
1:05 pm - 1:15 pm
Buses Drive to Corners for Exhibition Viewing - Turns 2 & 3
1:15 pm - 1:25 pm
Learning Lunch Products Children’s Parade Laps
1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
Leo Vince USA VIP Exhibition Session
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Reload MTR Western Buses and Return to Pits
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Afternoon Sessions Resume
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Buses Transport Guests to Banquet at Green River
Community College Conference Center
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Cocktail Hour, Video, & Music at GRCC
5:45 pm
Ride Motorsports Banquet Begins:
Dinner Served with Awards Ceremony, VIP Interviews,
and Auction MC’d by David Alan Grier. Evening will end
with an announcement of the total amount raised for
Nephcure.
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VIP GUESTS
Aaron Yates - # 1 SuperStock, # 20 SuperBike
It’s an honor to have with us for the first time ever factory Yoshimura Suzuki
superstar, Aaron Yates. No stranger to top finishes or championships, Aaron
has won multiple AMA Superbike races and the 2002 SuperSport and 2005
SuperStock championships. A native of Georgia, he is married and has a
daughter Skyla, who turns 4 on Sunday and a son Ashton, who is 7.
Josh Hayes - # 4 SuperStock & Formula Extreme
A fan favorite here at the Seattle 100 after 3 consecutive appearances, Josh has
been more than generous in his contributions to this event. Riding for Erion
Honda this year, Josh is in a title fight for the Formula Extreme class championship.
In 2003, he won the Superstock class championship while riding for Attack
Kawasaki. Josh and his fiance join us this year from his home state of Mississippi.
Aaron Gobert - # 96 SuperStock & Formula Extreme
One of 3 famous brothers in motorcycle racing, Aaron won the 2004
Superstock championship while riding for Factory Yamaha. Now riding for
Erion Honda and teammate to Josh Hayes, Aaron joins us for the first time
along with his wife Melanie from their California residence.
Jake Holden - # 59 AMA Superbike & Superstock
A local racer from Eatonville, WA., Jake is one of the top up and coming
names in the AMA paddock. Jake was at one time a standout in the WMRRA
series and now is racing in the big leagues for Michael Jordan’s Suzuki race
team with teammate and previous guest attendee Jason Pridmore. All of us
who know Jake see a championship in his future!
David Alan Grier - Comedian/Actor
David is most well known for his performances on In Living Color, but has also
appeared in Jumanji, Boomerang, & BeWitched. He earned a Masters degree
from the Yale School of Drama in 1981 and has also produced several films.
On top of all of this, he’s an avid sportbiker and in 2005 took a ride with
Randy Mamola on the Ducati 2-up MotoGP bike at Laguna Seca. We are very
pleased to have David back with us for a 2nd year where he’ll MC the auction.
2006
SPONSORS
Renton Motorcycles - Title Sponsor
TM
A special thanks to Renton Motorcycles for being the title sponsor of the Seattle 100
for three years in a row. They have been behind us since the beginning, and we
appreciate it greatly.
www.rentonmotorcycles.com
Cycle Barn - Seattle 100 Race Team Sponsor
Cycle Barn was the lead sponsor of the Seattle 100 Race Team this year, which
helped to promote this event. We would like to thank them for their generous
support and invite you to come watch the team race at the remaining WMRRA events.
www.cyclebarn.com
Learning Lunch Products - Seattle 100 Race Team Sponsor
Another big thankyou goes to Learning Lunch Products who also backed the
Seattle 100 Race Team this year. They produce and promote educational lunch
bags to help students with SAT’s and other tests.
www.learninglunch.com
Ride Motorsports - Evening Banquet & CBR1000RR for VIPS
Ride Motosports of Woodinville, WA stepped up to the plate again big time this year.
Not only are they covering the whole cocktail hour and banquet, but have also
donated a brand new CBR1000RR for Josh Hayes and Aaron Gobert to ride, which
will be auctioned off at the banquet.
www.ridemotorsports.com
MTR Western - Transportaion Services
MTR Western operares the most luxurious coaches you can find in the USA. Owner
Darren Berg has generously given us three buses to use to shuttle people out to the
track for the exhibition session and also to transport people to the banquet.
www.mtrwestern.com
Kibble & Prentice - Breakfast Sponsor
Breakfast for all Seattle 100 participants is provided this year courtesy of
Kibble & Prentice, a financial services firm in downtown Seattle. Brian Orton
is a financial & investment consultant/advisor with Kibble & Prentice.
www.kpcom.com
Cycle Barn Sports Bike Club - Lunch Sponsor
Cycle Barn Sports Bike Club, independently of Cycle Barn, made a considerable
donation to cover lunch for everyone. What a great bunch of people and we thank
them for their generosity.
www.cyclebarn.com
WMRRA - Air Fence
Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association for the 3rd year in a row,
has donated the use of the air fence. We thank them for their generosity and we
all appreciate the safety this adds to the track.
www.wmrra.com
2006
SPONSORS
LeoVince USA - VIP Exhibition Session
LeoVince gave 2 complete full systems for us to auciton off with all funds going
towards Nephcure. They make some incredible performing and looking exhausts
and we are very pleased to have them be a part of the Seattle 100.
www.leovinceusa.com
Skagit Powersports - Breakfast and Auction Donation
Owner Bill Cameron has really taken to the track day fun and wanted to support
the Seattle 100 too. His enthusiasm for motorcycles has got him invovled with
a great donation, a 1 piece Kangaroo Leather MotoGP race suit.
www.skagitpowersports.com
Teknic - 2Fast Team Leathers
Teknic worked with Team 2Fast to supply us and our Seattle 100 Race Team with
great leathers. We thank them for their support, service and high quality leathers
and recommend them to anyone looking for protection.
www.teknicgear.com
Starbucks - Morning Coffee
There’s nothing like a good morning coffee, so Starbucks stepped up to the plate and
offered to provide coffee in the morning. What a classy move and we would like to
thank them for the tasty fresh brew.
www.starbucks.com
Ducati North America - Ducati Leathers for Auciton
Ducati is synonomous for class, so its no suprise that they chose to support the
Seattle 100 with a very nice set of Desmosedici Ducati Leathers for the charity auction.
Another Seattle 100 thank you goes out to them for supporting us.
www.ducati.com
2006
AUCTION ITEMS
contributed by
2 Pairs of Alpinestar Stage 2 Leathers, in any color and any size for winning bidder. Retail
value of each suit is $799.
2 Pairs of Alpinestar SMX Plus boots, in any clolor and size for the winning bidder. Retail
value of each pair of boots is $279.
3 Sets of Michelin Pilot Race Tires. Front 120/70, Rear 180/55 in medium compounds.
Retail Value of each set is $300.
1 KBC TK8 Slick Helmet, Size Large. Retail value is $199.
1 New 2006 Honda CBR1000RR, signed by Josh Hayes & Anthony Gobert. Must exceed
$10,200 price in order to win the auction of this motorcycle.
2 Repsol / Nicky Hayden Shop Banners. Value is Priceless!
contributed by
2 Full SBK Exhaust systems for 2 separate winning bidders. Choice of bike model for
each system is $1750.
contributed by
1 Full Suspension Makeover, Front & Rear. Full front end revalve and springs if necessary, rear shock revamp plus bike setup. Retail value is $1200.
2006
AUCTION ITEMS
contributed by
1 MotoGP Compression 1pc Kangaroo Race Suit. Retail value of each suit is $799.
contributed by
1 Ducati Desmosedici Leather Race Suit. Retail value of $1650.
contributed by
PERFORMANCE
1 Dyno & Full EFI Tune on the EDR DynoJet Dyno. Includes pick up and delivery of your
bike. Retail value is $250.
contributed by
1 Full VIP Ticket to the 2006 Ducati NW event at Pacific Raceways on September 20th.
Supported by Ducati North America, come ride the track for a few sessions, test ride a
Ducati, meet Ben Bostrom, and see all things Ducati. Retail value is $100.
2006
Kidney Disease: Christian Orton’s Story
At 10 months of age, our smiling, happy baby boy experienced change. He became listless, withdrawn at times. His
appearance changed: he looked puffy, as if his baby fat was getting worse. His mid section in particular seemed
swollen. Some mornings, he’d wake up with his eyelids looking swollen.
I remember asking my mom on more than one occasion, “is this just baby fat?”
We took him to a pediatrician to see if it was allergies, or just our imagination. He said it was probably not
allergies, that our son seemed fine. We took him to another pediatrician weeks later for a second opinion, and he too
said our son was fine… possibly allergies, but probably nothing to worry about. We asked if it would make sense to
see a specialist, since we were unconvinced that our son was fine, and the doctor said “you can do whatever you
want, but they’ll tell you the same thing. He’s fine.”
That night, after a second pediatrician had told us our son was normal, Christian sat in his bathtub: none of the usual
water antics, no giggles, no smiles, and it seemed he had gained weight in only a few hours. We called Children’s
Hospital, and the nurse said “bring him in right away. Parents know their kids better than doctors, and something is
wrong.”
At nearly 1am in the morning, after 3 hours in the emergency ward, Christian was diagnosed. The on-call
Nephrologist told us our son had a disease of the kidneys called “Nephrotic Syndrome,” which meant that his
kidneys weren’t filtering correctly. When we asked the doctor how serious a disease Nephrotic Syndrome was, he
said “it’s serious.”
I remember being in the emergency room with my wife, and Christian was in need of
a diuretic: the doctor’s said the puffiness was actually edema, the swelling of his tissues with water. He
had become so swollen with edema in such a short period of time, they were worried
further swelling could cause his skin to break. They started the diuretic immediately to halt the swelling,
saying that we were lucky we got there when we did.
We spent the next week in the hospital. Christian underwent surgery for a kidney biopsy to see if his kidneys were
scarred, or still in a healthy condition where they could filter his blood properly. Fortunately, his kidneys were not
scarred. Scarring meant loss of kidney function. Scarring meant transplant. We had hope of a possible full
recovery.
I remember the doctors attempting to start the diuretic with an IV the night we brought Christian into
Children’s Hospital. His arms were so swollen with edema, they couldn’t locate his vein… even though
they tried with a needle 4 times in each arm. Christian cried his lungs out, and they asked me to help hold
him down. Next, they tried his feet. 4 times in each. That didn’t work either. Finally, they inserted the
needle into his scalp… cuz it was the only place they could find a vein (after crying so hard for so long).
As his daddy, I’ll never forget how hard that was. Never.
Just because Christian’s kidneys weren’t scarred, it didn’t mean the battle was won. Not at all. After his biopsy, our
Nephrologist sat us down in her office and said “Christian has Nephrotic Syndrome. This disease has no known
cause or cure. Medications sometimes help, sometimes they don’t. Kids used to die from this disease before
steroids were introduced like Prednisone, which now saves lives. Unfortunately, Prednisone – despite the
possibility that it may reverse your son’s condition – works only some of the time. And even when it does, it’s not a
nice drug. It will change your son’s appearance, it will change his temperament, change his ability to sleep at
night, and will probably make life tough on him and you. And it’s the nicest medicine of the choices we have for
your son. Life for you, your son, and your family will be different going forward... and let’s hope Prednisone
works.”
2006
I remember calling the local office of the National Kidney Foundation, hoping to find resources and tools
to help me as a parent with a child facing the disease. When the receptionist transferred the phone to the
director of the office, and I told her our son had just been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, she said
“what’s that?”
Christian began steroid treatments, and thankfully they worked. But then he relapsed. We went back on
Prednisone, he got healthy again, we stopped… and then he had another relapse. It was so difficult to give
Christian the medication each day, because it was both a miracle drug and a drug from hell. On one hand,
it would heal him. On the other hand, it made him lose hair, made his cheeks puffy, swollen, and red, made
him tired due to insomnia and nightmares, made him want to eat everything in sight, and stole his
personality. It turned him into a zombie. I felt like I had lost my little boy to the disease.
I remember Tina having been at the grocery store, and a stranger said to her “you know, your
son would be cute if he weren’t so overweight. You should be more careful.”
I decided I had had it with Prednisone. It seemed a temporary fix, a band aid – and I wanted a better
answer than “well, you’re fortunate that it’s working. Just keep him on it when he gets sick, and take him
off of it when he gets better. Be thankful he responds to it at all.” Nope. I wanted him off of Prednisone,
and I decided to go out on my own to find some answers. For six months, I worked day and night talking
to doctors of all kinds across the globe, asking them for “outside of the box” ideas as to how we could treat
our son’s condition, even if unconventionally.
I remember days where I just cried my eyes out. I bawled, cuz it hurt so bad to think my son might never
come out of this… that we might never get away from the disease, or the medications that reversed his
condition, but had side effects almost worse than the dang disease itself.
I remember praying, saying “God,here’s my son. I’m giving him to you.”
I remember asking God “please heal my son. I know you can, and I’ll accept it if you don’t.”
I remember laying hands on my son every single night for months, praying over him.
I told Christian’s doctors that I had done some research on my own, had some natural and naturopathic
medicines I wanted to try in place of Prednisone. They thought I was wasting my time. But it worked:
Christian relapsed, we gave him the alternative medicines – which were a combination of both medicines
and vitamins – and he’d return to health. I told the doctors that I believed the alternative medicine had
worked, and they said “it’s probably just his body healing itself, or the effects of the Prednisone helping the
body heal itself on it’s own… not your alternative medicine.” I said “Fine. Let’s see how quickly he
returns to health the next few times he relapses, and compare them to our notes and diaries on his previous
Prednisone treatments. I think you’re wrong.”
Doctors had told us that the heavy dosages of Prednisone would stunt Christian’s physical
growth, and we were already seeing the effects of his treatments: his physicals revealed that our
young son, born 9 pounds 2 ounces, was falling behind in height at 15 months of age. Doctors
said that his growth plates were stunting growth in his limbs, and that continued treatment using
steroids could potentially leave Christian significantly shorter as an adult than his probable
height if he were not on medication.
We never got the chance to compare notes. And for good reason: Christian’s last relapse was 6 years ago.
Since his second alternative treatment at roughly 18 months of age, he has never had a relapse since, and
for five years now has lived the life of a totally normal, healthy, happy boy. Prayers were answered. He is
7 years old now, races his motocross bike with his dad, is a gifted athlete in many different sports, is a
super student, and is starting to get chased by girls. Outside of the scar on Christian’s back from his
biopsy, Christian doesn’t hardly remember any of his issues with kidney disease. Not the hospital stays,
not the effects of the medicines, none of the shots, and doctors have even said “it appears he has been
healed, even though statistically, children with Nephrotic Syndrome at such a young age are typically the
ones who struggle with the disease the worst. Christian is an abnormal case, and per the bell curve, he’s
an outlier.”
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But many children and families continue to struggle with Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Sclerosis.
Focal Sclerosis is a condition of the kidneys where they actually have scarred, and such scarring usually
continues to the point where dialysis is required… and often a transplant. Many children do not respond to
steroids like Christian did, which forces them to use brutal medications that make Prednisone look like a
walk in the park. Some kids have a transplant, only to find that the condition comes back (a transplant
doesn’t necessarily make the disease go away, it just replaces a badly scarred kidney). Even with my son
Christian, his condition might change tomorrow. While I am convinced that he is healed, we could very
well wake up to find he has relapsed any day.
One of the young men in contact with the NephCure Foundation is 32 years old, and has had 4
kidney transplants.
A NephCure board member gave his daughter his kidney: she rejected it, and had a second
transplant. The condition has come back, and the dialysis has started all over again.. The family
has decided not to have another transplant, which means she may be on dialysis for the rest of her
life… if she lives a full life.
For the kids out there who are struggling with kidney disease and the families that support them,
there is NephCure.
NephCure is the only organization in the world dedicated solely to glomerular kidney disease patients and
families, providing them with hope, resources, a political voice, and specialist doctors/scientists who are
actively seeking the cure for these heinous diseases.
Christian Orton
During Prednisone Treatment
14 months old
Christian Today
Future Supercross Star
7 years old