2024 Trailblazers Motorcycle Club Banquet Recap
| April 10, 2024
Trailblazers Motorcycle Club held its 79th annual banquet at the Carson Center in Carson, California, on April 6.
Inductees: (L-R) Mercedes Gonzalez-Natvig, Rod Lake, Walt Fulton III, Broc Glover, David Aldana, Mike Haney and Roger DeCoster.
Story and Photos by Mitch Friedman
The night started with the Earl & Lucile Flanders Lifetime Achievement Award, which this year went to Rod Lake, a former dirt track racer who has supported many up-and-coming racers and still supports several current racers.
Rod Lake receives the Earl & Lucile Flanders Lifetime Achievement Award.
Five-time MX World Champion Roger DeCoster, who needs no introduction, was the evening’s first Hall of Fame inductee. Other inductees included former Trailblazers President Walt Fulton III, multi-time Motocross Champion Broc Glover, nine-time female National MX Champion Mercedes Gonzalez-Natvig, former Houston TT winner Mike Haney, and tuner/bike builder Pete Pistone.
David Aldana was awarded the Trailblazers MC’s highest honor, the Dick Hammer Award.
This year, David Aldana was the recipient of the Dick Hammer Award, the highest honor in the Trailblazers Hall of Fame.
Bike tuner and builder Pete Pistone (center) was honored.
This Hodaka Mini Rat was one of the many pristine vintage motorcycles on display.
Past and present hall of famers got together for a photo.
