Motorcycling is a passion for moving through the world in a
way that most people only dream of. And,
whether they give it conscious thought or not, people who ride share this bond
as brothers and sisters; and to be a Hoka Hey Challenger is to share this bond
on a whole new level.
Hoka Hey Challengers are Warriors. The Challenges have not been easy (we never
meant for them to be). They have always
been intended to pit the riders against their worst fears and their bikes
against the road. For some the challenge is in reading the driving
directions; for others it is in the endurance and, for the rest, it is in executing
the technical aspects of the route as expertly as possible. Everyone gets something different from the
Challenge and it isn’t up to us to tell them what that is. It is up to us to recognize their accomplishment…- We started out from Las Vegas with 91 riders.
- 88 participants were in contention for prizes.
- 68 made it to the finish line.
- 31 completed the ride within the 14 hour window and are eligible for an equal split of the $44,000 purse. These riders are:
|
Rider #
|
First Name
|
Last
Name
|
Date
|
Time
|
|
5
|
Karl
|
Netherland
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
50
|
Robert
|
Crawford
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
67
|
Michael
|
Conner
|
August 12
|
1857
|
|
139
|
Alex
|
Hood
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
164
|
Gary
|
Trumper
|
August 12
|
1835
|
|
168
|
Jeff
|
Kohn
|
August 13
|
2020
|
|
190
|
Chris
|
Drake
|
August 12
|
1930
|
|
264
|
Terry
|
Meyer
|
August 12
|
1835
|
|
290
|
Walter
|
Ledig
|
August 12
|
2018
|
|
341
|
Robert
|
Carlo
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
373
|
Terry
|
Smith
|
August 12
|
1929
|
|
375
|
Brian
|
McDonnell
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
600
|
Shaun
|
VanBeber
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
601
|
Michael
|
Fox
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
650
|
Jane
|
Bixby
|
August 13
|
0107
|
|
652
|
Schatzi
|
Brown
|
August 13
|
0107
|
|
653
|
Ron
|
Warren
|
August 13
|
0003
|
|
654
|
James
|
Howatson
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
665
|
Daniel
|
Dowell
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
670
|
Tim
|
Menzie
|
August 13
|
0453
|
|
691
|
Newton
|
Pereira
|
August 13
|
0003
|
|
706
|
Thomas
|
Hunter
|
August 13
|
0716
|
|
708
|
Darrin
|
Knode
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
725
|
Richard
|
Griffith
|
August 12
|
2018
|
|
731
|
Dominick
|
Zappola JR
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
736
|
Billy
|
Fultz
|
August 12
|
1835
|
|
739
|
Frank
|
Zygela
|
August 12
|
2018
|
|
742
|
David
|
Sanders
|
August 12
|
0108
|
|
750
|
George
|
Jackman
|
August 12
|
1831
|
|
752
|
Mathew
|
Klebe
|
August 13
|
0817
|
|
754
|
Daniel
|
Thibodeaux
|
August 12
|
2018
|
- Validations are still ongoing but the presumed Finishers (riders who rode the route according to the driving directions and stopped at all checkpoints) are:
|
Rider #
|
First
Name
|
Last
Name
|
Date
|
Time
|
|
85
|
Chuck
|
Marble
|
August 14
|
2339
|
|
91
|
David
|
Lutes
|
August 13
|
1200
|
|
207
|
Milton
|
Vincent
|
August 13
|
1338
|
|
323
|
Dale
|
Martin
|
August 14
|
1638
|
|
342
|
William
|
Reynolds
|
August 14
|
1638
|
|
383
|
Junie
|
Rose
|
August 14
|
2339
|
|
605
|
Mark E
|
James
|
August 13
|
1430
|
|
610
|
Dave
|
DuBord
|
August 13
|
1308
|
|
636
|
Stanley
|
Hoover
|
August 13
|
1850
|
|
646
|
Thomas
|
Schmidt
|
August 16
|
1222
|
|
655
|
Robert
|
Scott
|
August 12
|
2018
|
|
664
|
Elvin
|
Angel
|
August 15
|
0830
|
|
685
|
Wendy
|
Battles
|
August 14
|
1637
|
|
707
|
Thomas
|
Paff
|
August 14
|
0551
|
|
709
|
Bradley
|
Mathews
|
August 15
|
0646
|
|
712
|
David
|
Neef
|
August 15
|
0646
|
|
713
|
Robert
|
Nichols
|
August 14
|
1638
|
|
714
|
John
|
Parrish
|
August 14
|
0330
|
|
715
|
Dennis
|
Elings
|
August 15
|
0830
|
|
719
|
Agabail
|
Van
Vlerah
|
August 16
|
1521
|
|
720
|
James
|
Van Vlerah
|
August 16
|
1521
|
|
722
|
Bret
|
Walters
|
August 13
|
0959
|
|
724
|
Arthur
|
Pond
|
August 14
|
0551
|
|
732
|
Daniel
|
Certa
|
August 19
|
0305
|
|
733
|
William
|
Buskell
|
August 15
|
1604
|
|
734
|
Philip
|
Meintel
|
August 15
|
1604
|
|
735
|
John
|
Levins
|
August 15
|
1604
|
|
743
|
Christopher
|
Cowden
|
August 16
|
1521
|
|
746
|
Carl
|
Hubbard
|
August 13
|
1308
|
|
747
|
Robert
|
Kumpe
|
August 13
|
1308
|
|
751
|
David
|
Elizondo
|
August 14
|
1638
|
|
753
|
DANE
|
AXEN
|
August 13
|
1524
|
- The rest of the riders who participated this year include:
Rider #
|
First Name
|
Last Name
|
8
|
Daniel
|
Buis
|
9
|
Roger
|
Buis
|
116
|
Jim
|
Herold
|
718
|
Mac
|
McArthur
|
467
|
Jim
|
Red Cloud
|
83
|
Lee
|
Smith
|
92
|
David
|
Mauser
|
186
|
Greg
|
Shafer
|
319
|
Marion
|
Ezell
|
348
|
Mark
|
Hodge
|
618
|
Kenneth
|
Aston
|
648
|
George
|
Liebel
|
649
|
KC
|
Withers
|
717
|
Jeffrey
|
Ausnow
|
680
|
Frank
|
Trevino
|
721
|
Joshua
|
Brace
|
723
|
Marty
|
Kostawich
|
726
|
James
|
Peterson
|
727
|
Donald
|
Trimble
|
729
|
Dennis
|
Elsasser
|
730
|
Kelly
|
Quinn
|
737
|
John
|
Anderson
|
738
|
Bob
|
Terrell
|
740
|
Tommy
|
Collins
|
741
|
John
|
Lyles
|
744
|
James
(Jim)
|
Carlson
|
745
|
Michael
|
Pulkkinen
|
749
|
Wayne
|
Fields
|
- The oldest of our riders was #706, Tom Hunter, who is 70 years of age.
- Our only couple riding 2 up arrived in the window and, from what I’m told, Kelley deserves as much recognition for keeping Matt within the boundaries of the rules as Matt does for driving the distance with the burden of a passenger on the bike.
- We had 6 women start in Las Vegas. One went down to avoid hitting a deer in Colorado but the other 5 made it to the finish line and, two are in the money!
- We had 6 riders hit deer along the way.
- Our last rider, #732, Dan Certa, arrived at the finish line at 3:05am on the 19th after 13 days 18 hours on the road. Dan deserves a special nod for not giving up when an old neck injury caused him to sit for 3 days in St. Louis.
- Our prayers go out to rider #726 who is in ICU as a result of injuries sustained when he wrecked in Arkansas.
These are some of those amazing people that you hear about
who are willing to fight not only their own battles but are also willing to
fight for others. The Hoka Hey
Motorcycle Challenge is trying to bring attention and change to the Native
People on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and other very poor and destitute
reservations throughout the U.S. Participants ride not only for the Challenge of
the ride itself but for those people who have to face adversity and struggle
every single day of their lives without the luxury of running water in their
homes… 90% unemployment… the highest teen suicide rate in the nation… sheer
hopelessness.
In the way of the Lakota people, the number four is a sacred
number and represents the end of the dream - and of our involvement in the Hoka
Hey Motorcycle Challenge. After the
feature length documentary gets televised and after 2013 event, we (Jim &
Beth) hope to find other caring people to take over control of the Challenge
with fresh ideas and aspirations for change.
We have done what we can to promote awareness for the Lakota people and
believe that under new management the event can flourish and benefit other
Indian Nations as well.
We want to thank everyone that has stepped up and offered
help support and ride in the Hoka Hey Challenge and a special thank you goes
out to Willie & Sally Parry of Wolf’s Run for making the 2012 Hoka Hey
Motorcycle Challenge a truly amazing event! The End of the Road party was phenomenal with
plenty of food, a bon fire; fireworks and 3 bands: Turbulence, Gun Runners
and Pale Face (all of who donated
their time for the cause)!! 
Wolf’s Run is located in the heart of Seneca Nation territory
and has been owned and operated for 24 years by Willie and Sally, who are
members of the Seneca Nation. Willie and
Sally recognize that the Hoka Hey Challenge is intended to bring awareness to
the poverty on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota and believe that by
hosting the event, they are helping to unite the nations together. The Parrys understand that there is a lot
more work to do in this capacity and, in order to help advance the cause, it
has been decided that the 2013 event will BEGIN
AND END AT WOLF'S RUN with Wolf’s Run Transport and Gowanda Harley-Davidson
as our hosts once again. The next Hoka
Hey Motorcycle Challenge will begin on JUNE
23RD, 2013. Applications
are already being accepted.
Let us all go into this next and final event looking back
for wisdom and guidance and looking forward to changing at least this one thing
that is broken in our world. Hopefully
we will see you all there for the final chapter, the 4th Hoka Hey
Motorcycle Challenge.
