Meet the Voices Behind the Show
Larry “Wardie” Ward — Show Host
- Resides: Youngstown, Ohio
- More than 200,000 miles of road riding experience.
- Record Holder: Lake Erie Loop, 50cc Class (24 hours, 3 minutes)
- Completed several Iron Butt Association rides, including a Saddle Sore 1000 GOLD
- MSF Advanced Rider Course graduate
More About Larry
- Began riding at age 10 (3.5hp Briggs & Stratton powered minibike)
- First Crash: Age 10, school parking lot.
- First New Motorcycle: 1971 Honda CL450
- Motorcycling Organization Memberships: Motorcycle Sport Touring Association ; BMW Motorcycle Owners Association; BMW Riders Association; The Penton Owners Group; American Motorcyclist Association
- Racing Schools Attended: Keith Code’s California Superbike School
- Former Ohio Mini Road Racing Association competitor (Racing Number: 25)
- First Street Racing Win: Age 15 (Lambretta 150 vs. Honda Sport 50)
“Ambassador” Roy Dyckman — Touring and Travel Ace
- Resides: Youngstown, Ohio
- BMW Motorcycle Owners Association (MOA) Ambassador
- More than 800,000 miles of riding experience in BMW motorcycles
- Began riding motorcycles in the 1950’s
- Has ridden in 49 states, most Canadian provinces, and Mexico
- First Motorcycle: Homemade electric scooter
- Subject of feature story in American Motorcyclist magazine
More About Roy
- Winner: BMW North American Tour; many field events at BMW MOA and BMW RA rallies
- 2006: Rode from Key West, Fla., to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, (farthest point north on North American continent accessible by roadway) in 39 days (more than 15,000 miles total)
- Has attended rallies at Sturgis, Laconia, Americade, MSTA STAR, BMW MOA and BMW RA national rallies
- AMA Road Riding Grand Tour Challenge participant
- First “Real” Motorcycle: Harley-Davidson XLCH
- Arctic Ocean Polar Bear Club Dip participant
- Former Competitor: Flat track (Deerfield Raceway, Carrollton half-mile) and hillclimb
- Racing Schools Attended: Reg Pridmore’s CLASS Motorcycle School; Cornerspeed; DP Safety School; Ed Bargey Racing School; Fasttrax Rider’s School (Nelson Ledges); Freddie Spencer High Performance Riding School; Keith Code’s California Superbike School; Penguin Roadracing School; The STAR School by Jason Pridmore, and Team ProMotion
- Past Motorcycles: Several home-built minibikes; Wizard; belt-driven Simplex Scooter; Cushman scooter; Harley-Davidson XLCH; Triumph Bonneville TT (Land Speed Record Holder Edition); Kawasaki ZX1100; BMW R100 RTC; 1995 BMW R1100GS; Honda XL350; Builtco 2-stroke racer
“Fun” Bob Wentzel — Off-Road and Competition Extraordinaire
- Resides: Youngstown, Ohio
- AMA Life Member
- First Race Bike: 1969/70 Hodaka Super Rat Ace 100
- First Race: Deerfield, Ohio MX, 1972 (14 years old), 3rd place (beat by two Pentons, next bike was a 1974 Berkshire Penton 100)
- Had ridden off-road in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Canada
More About Fun Bob
- 1975: Qualified for the Buckeye Can-AM MX Nationals, finished 9th in the east
- 1975: Competed in Regionals at Lake Sugar Tree, Virginia, on a 1975 Honda Elsinore 125, DNF flat tire
- 1980-83: Finished in the top 5 in the AMA National HARE Scrambles Series, Open A class (on a Husqvarna)
- 1983: CRA overall Hare Scramble Champion (Husqvarna)
- 1983-84: Multiple overall wins, CRA Hare Scrambles Series; Salem, Ohio Motorcycle Club Champion, Open Class (Husqvarna)
- 1990: Support staff, American team, ISDE 6-Days (Sweden)
- 2006: CRA Flat Track Champ, Open Knobby Class (KTM)
- 2010-2013: Trials Incorporated Champ, Vintage Series (1974 Suzuki RL250, 1974 Yamaha TY 250, and 1977 Yamaha Majesty)
- 2011-2012: Mid-Ohio Vintage National Champion, Clubman Class (1974 Suzuki RL250)
- 2014: 1st Place, AHRMA National Trials, Barber Motorsports Park (1977 Yamaha Majesty 250); 2nd Place, Trials Incorporate Vintage Championship, Class A (1977 Yamaha Majesty 250)
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“The Asphalt Angel” Michael Marino — Freelance Motojournalist/Editor
- Resides: Cleveland, Ohio
- More than 125,000 miles of riding experience
- Began riding in 2007 at age 23
- First Motorcycle: 1982 Honda CB450T Hawk
- Owner/Principal of Marino Communications
- Began motojournalism career in 2016 with the 2 Wheel Power Hour
- Worked as an associate editor for the American Motorcyclist Association (2018-2020)
- Blog: The Asphalt Life
- List of published stories
More About Michael
- Motorcycling Organization Memberships: Motorcycle Sport Touring Association, American Motorcyclist Association
- First Overnight Motorcycle Trip: 2008, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, for the Honda AMA Superbike Weekend
- First Cross-Country Motorcycle Trip: 2010, Buffalo, NY to Salt Lake City, UT for the WSBK races at Miller Motorsports Park (now Utah Motorsports Campus)
- Holds master’s degree in urban planning and history
- Past Motorcycles: 1997 Honda Nighthawk 750, 1998 Suzuki Bandit 1200S, 2003 Yamaha FJR1300, 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 500
- American Motorcyclist Association EAGLES volunteer
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