Road 2 Recovery Day 6 - Asheboro to Lowes Motor Speedway, Ride Finishes at the Coca-Cola 600

Today's final ride into Lowes Motor Speedway saw the group expand as several riders from North Carolina including a large contingent from Ft. Bragg and the North Carolina TT club joined in to add some fresh legs and horsepower to the group.

Silver Star recipient Kent Soldheim

It was an incredible ride today through the North Carolina countryside. We had a police escort for part of the way and backed up the race traffic behind the caravan of vehicles.

LTC Patty Collins had hoped to join the entire ride

With a nice sized group of riders, we had the fastest average speed of the tour. Again the injured troops eagerness to ride the whole distance was motivating to many of the new riders that joined us. We had 2 tandems including one with an injured blind cyclist from Iraq who was very new to cycling.

At Lowes with NASCAR Driver and Cyclist Bobby Labonte

We had a lot of people along the side of the road cheering us on and waving American Flags and taking pictures of the spectacle.

Once we got to the track, NASCAR driver and fellow cyclist Bobby Labonte came over to visit with the riders. He and Wayne hit it off talking techno speak about their bikes and how to go faster. There were several others who came to visit including Congressman Mike McIntyre, US Army Secretary Ford, and track president Humpy Wheeler.

Last Lap

The Road 2 Recovery had a very exciting results on each of the participants. All of them surpassed the goals they had set for themselves. Most of them lost a lot of weight, Justin had noticeably reduced his stuttering from his brain injury. Mike had lost so much weight that his prosthetic leg became loose. The most notable comment from several of the injured soldier was that this was definitely not the same old trip or outing that usually comes their way.

Victory Lane

This was an opportunity to show them how to live a better quality of life and what the possibilities for a higher quality of life are. It gave them a way to make the best use of their situation. It gave them a road to happier life....a truly life changing experience.....

Ferris with Track President Humpy Wheeler

Congressman Mike McIntyre and U.S. Army Under Secretary Ford with Justin Clark

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