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About Us
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The Wabash Cannonball Motorcycle Club (WCMC) was started prior to World War II back in 1937. Original founders were Merritt Miley, Gene Bucher, Waldo Brandt, Don Bailey, Harold Milam, Bob Milam, Herschel Waggoner, and Al Slagel. The WCMC was incorporated in 1947 as a not for profit with its board of directors being Waldo Brandt, Eugene Bucher, Robert Loy, Herschel Waggoner and Porter Roth with the bylaws stating as one of its purposes “To promote and encourage the sport of motorcycle riding” along with other goals. Since that time the track has transformed many times to trends in motorcycle racing to become what it is today, a Motorcross (MX) track. The WCMC MX track is one of the
finest around the area. The track belongs to the American Motorcycle Association
(AMA) MX racing circuit and holds AMA District 15 Sanctioned races. These race
weekends are the biggest attendance events. People come from all over the State
and from parts of Ohio and Michigan to race and usually stay for the weekend.
Racers must belong to AMA District 15 to race these events. Similar to NASCAR
racing, these racing amateurs travel from track to track each weekend and
compete for District 15 points. Many of these racers hope to advance to the next
level of racing which is Professional-Amateur (Pro-Am). The highest levels of MX
racers compete in the Professional Circuit (Pro).
Ricky Carmichael belongs to this group. Each of the 3 levels (Amateur,
Pro-Am, Pro) is competing not just for points but also for sponsorship money and
support. See Race Events for more information. Wabash Cannonball Motorcycle Club, Inc. is a not for profit organization. Membership to the club requires sponsorship by a current member in good standing. After appearing at our meeting to present themselves for membership, the applicant will discuss how they can benefit the club and their interests for joining. Questions can be asked of the applicant by any member. After the review the applicant is asked to leave while a written vote is taken to determine if the applicant is acceptable. All members of WCMC are required to belong to AMA. There are three types of memberships, Working membership, Non-Working membership and a 10 Year Membership. Each with different dues rates and responsibilities. Working members pay $50 per year in dues and are required to work a minimum 32 hours at track functions. This is the required minimum but more is expected. Working members are required to attend monthly meetings and have full voting rights and privileges. Non-Working members pay $250 per year but have no voting rights and are not required to attend meetings. 10 year members are those members who have worked and belonged to track for over 10 years. They pay $50 per year dues, have full voting rights and are not required to work but their support is always appreciated. All members in good standing are allowed access the track facilities at any time within our guidelines as stated in rules and regulations. |