My second cousin owns Altus Motorsports, with Jake Lewis and Hector Barbera riding for them this year. They put a lot of their heart and soul into this sport and watching is pretty exciting. A few years ago, she had her son Jared Nassaney (now retired from racing), take her dad (my first cousin), Mark for a backseat ride on one of their bikes. Mark (now deceased), was an elderly highly decorated Vietnam Veteran. He had been in the Special Forces in the Vietnam war, serving as a Medic and a Tunnel Rat. Needless to say, he had seen a lot of excitement in his life. However, I don't think anything had given him as much excitement as having his grandson take him for a spin on that racing bike did. The grin on that old man's face after his ride said it all. Sadly, Mark Barker passed away last year, but at least he got one more taste of real excitement in his life before he left us.