Gables R.A.C.E.S.

Attention Hams,

The Annual Wounded Warrior Freedom Ride is coming up on this Sunday March 31st. This is a charity ride to benefit the Achilles Team of Wounded Warriors Veterans that we have been supporting every year. Many of the Veterans who are amputees participate in the ride using special three wheeled “hand cycles” that allow them to pedal with their hands instead of their feet.

The ride starts with a lap on the Homestead Speedway racetrack, and then continues on the roads in South Dade and Florida City with routes varying from 11-100 Miles.

I am looking for communicators for the following positions:

-Net Control/Backup at Homestead Miami Speedway

-Start/Finish Line (Homestead Speedway)

-Rest Stops:
1) Patches - 335 South Krome Ave
2) Card Sound Toll Plaza
3) Circle K in Key Largo
4) Ernest F Coe Visitor center – Everglades National Park

Other Locations:

T-Bone (Card Sound Rd and CR 905)
AeroJet Missile Site in South Dade (Vehicular access to be determined)
We will also need some hams for Route Patrol (Patrolling the roads for cyclists that need assistance)

This is a fun and rewarding event for a great cause.

The ride starts around 7:00 AM and the last riders should be back around 2:00 PM. Depending on your assigned post, your start and end times will be somewhere within that window. If you have a preference for position, start time, or end time, let me know and I will try to assign you accordingly.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

David
AA1DF

This weekend, we were asked to assist a local charity ride by providing communications for a 40 mile ride through the Florida Everglades in an area without cellular or repeater coverage. The team, along with other local hams, worked together to set up battery/solar powered field stations along the route as well as manning rest stops and patrolling the route. The event was a huge success and the riders and event organizers were very grateful. This is how we shine as Amateur Radio Operators, providing a service that very few other groups can provide.