(this is just from my limited perspective. There are plenty more just like these who I didn’t know about or forgot about)

Dealer of the Year: 1. Honda of Lafayette (infusing new resources into local racing and holding up the Winter Series, sponsoring a big, fast race team)

        2. Cycle World of Houma (events, support for MX race team)

        3. Hattiesburg Cycles (number of riders they sponsor)

Event of the Year: 1. St. Jude Race (Heavy D, Lyn Lejeune & help)

        2. Miss/Lou Challenge Cup (Wildwood MX, Lyn Lejeune & Golden Pine MX, Randy Rector)

        3. AMA National Championship qualifier (Gravity Alley MX, Mike Shea)

Behind the scenes award: 1. Peanut Brown (work with teenagers & racers, including the Racer's Bible study)

    2. The scorekeeper teams (Dana & KK Guidry, Tamara Tullier, Candy Meche, Missy Lagarde, Judice)

    3. Vince Hayward (keeping up motosouth discussion board)

    4. Glenn Guidry (providing consistent race & off the track support)

    5. Billy Orazio (providing bikes for G2G vintage team & helping teenagers)

    6. Shay Racca (long-time racer support)

    7. Carl Langley (long-time racer support)

    8. Donnie Oliphant (long-time racer support)

Track Owner of the Year: 1. Randy Rector (Miss/Lou challenge cup, Miss State Champ, Qualifiers)

    2. Mike Shea (LL & Ponca Qualifiers, business management & continued improvements)

Track of the Year: 1. Wildwood MX in Kentwood, LA (Layout, drainage & race prep, second to none)

    2. Golden Pine in Prentiss, MS (Layout & drainage)

    3. Dairyland in Amite (Layout)

    4. Competition Cycle Ranch (location & prep)

    5. Gravity Alley in Breaux Bridge (facility & prep)

Team of the Year: 1. Team Maverick in Baja 1000.

    2. Senior Sport Riders (camaraderie & spirit)

    3. G2G Vintage Team (several National AHRMA race wins & podium finishes in different classes bringing positive PR to LA)

Overcomer of the Year: 1. Peanut Brown (continues to run his shop under difficult conditions: personal injuries, lack of help)

        2. all the track owners still in business

        3. Uncle Don

        4. Robbie Burgess

        5. Tracey Lecompte

        6. Chippy Gisclair

        7. Team Bourg

Hero award: 1. Parents who keep working hard to raise their kids with firm, loving discipline, hold them accountable and put them in position to succeed, on and off the track.

    2. Armed forces who are sacrificing in dangerous conditions to preserve our freedom.

Most Improved Riders: 1. Sam Landry

    2. D.J. Murden

    3. Caleb Bertrand

Respect awards: 1. The riders who took the big jump up into the Intermediate class,

    2. Mac & Connie Edmonston & Jeff Sardella (HSMX & G2G camp)

    3. Dads, Moms and Guardians that make racing possible for these kids.

Photos Captured: 1. JBO (clean & crisp photos)

    2. Chris & Gladys Levasseur (for their creative new ideas and consistent presence at races and practices)

Newcomer Award: 1. Mike Craig (Mike Craig MX School)

    2. Stephen Hicks (Alabama announcer and Gulfmx.com moderator)

Resurrection Award: 1. G2G Vintage race team for raising the dead (bikes and racers’ careers)

Best Race of the Year: 1. Glen Myatt (Hattiesburg Cycles) & Walter Bartram (Pro-Flo cycles) in the Vet +30 class at the MS State Championship at GPMX on September 30, 2007.

    2. Nathan Whitlow (Oregon, training in La under Trampas Parker) & P.J. Larsen (Team Extreme Green from Florida) at the MS State Championship at GPMX on September 30, 2007.

Rivalry Award: 1. Glenn Myatt & Walter Bartram

    2. Tyler Stewart & Jon Murry Barr

    3. Johnny Moore & Jeremey Domingue

    4. Roy Barrios & Ryan Allen

    5. Nathan Whitlow & P.J. Larsen

    6. Wayne Simmons & Randy Fairburn

Best Pit Hospitality & Food: 1. Team Hebert

        2. Team Manuel

        3. Team D&G Cycles

Most talented class on the Track: 1. Vet classes

        2. Intermediate classes

        3. Open classes

        4. Schoolboy class

Encourager Award: 1. Cluis McCarthy (motosouth work)

        2. Heavy D.

        3. Hoot Parker

        4. George Aitken

        5. Kim Burratt

People to Watch in 2008: Nicholas Burgess at CCR, Ed Comer with 225 Motorsports, The Cycle World of Houma race Team, Mike Craig MX School, the HOL race team

Unselfish Award: 1. Heavy D

            2. David Murden

            3. Peanut Brown

            4. Mac & Connie Edmonston

Man of the Year Award: 1. Mac Edmonston (HSMX Team, G2G camp, National wins in AHRMA Vintage and Vet classes)

           2. Heavy D (St. Jude race, behind the scenes support of needy riders)

3. Randy Rector (National caliber track in MS, Miss/Lou challenge Cup, Miss state championship)

4. David Murden (racing support, safety and emergency medical services)

5. Roy Barrios (safety and emergency medical services)

6. Gator Lebeouf (starting Cycle World of Houma race team with Glen Dietrich)

 

 

Rider of the Year:

        1. Hunter Hilton (mini O’s, Mini Motocross Des Nations in France, top finisher at LL from LA)   

        2. Jake Lowry (quick move to money class, showmanship and speed)

        3. Johnny Moore (hard work, speed and unselfish, humble attitude)

        4. Lance Vincent (out of state success, consistent winner)

        5. Jeremey Domingue (hard work, style & speed)

        6. Stone Edler (out of state success, showmanship and speed)

        7. Hoot Parker (consistent success, off the track leadership, Baja 1000)