Scott Parker

Founder

Scott’s father bought him his first mini-bike when he was 6 years old and used his backyard as his practice track. He began racing flat track and motocross when he was 12 and pursued flat track due to its popularity at the time. He won his first amateur championship in the 250cc division in 1976 and a national title in the junior division in 1978. In his rookie-expert season in 1979 he had 8 top-10 finishes and won the Nationals at DuQuoin IL and Indianapolis IN. He was the youngest rider to win an AMA Grand National race at the age of 17. He finished 9th in points and was the AMA Rookie of the Year. Scott went on to win an impressive 94 Grand National Championship events and holds the record with 9 AMA Grand National Championships. Scott retired from racing in 1994; however, he did come back in 2000 and raced the Springfield Mile – which he won. Scott resides with his wife and 2 kids in the Flint MI area.​

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS

Ronnie Jones

Ronnie Jones

Founding member of Rookies of 79 Charity. Professional Flattrack motorcycle racer from 1977 until 1999 with occasional National participation through 2019.

Tom Duma

Tom Duma

Tom’s racing career starting in 1968 finding early success with track championships. Turning professional at the age of 16, Tom was the number one Novice and Junior in Ohio, being inducted into the Ohio Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Jackie Mitchell

Jackie Mitchell

I started riding mini-bikes at age 10 and racing at 11 years old. I turned pro in 1975 at age 16 and raced professionally until 1982.