5 Minutes with Todd ~IRONMAN~Macke…..

In 28 years of riding ATVs Todd Macke of Decatur, IL recently fulfilled his proudest moment. Many may think his recent accomplishment of racing the Maxxis 12 Hours of ATV America is probably this moment. We feel otherwise. We weren't surprised at all to see Todd finish the long race and claim 5th out of 7th in the Ironman class, after all he's got a lot of heart and is also a very good rider. What impressed us most was Todd's reason for tackling the race by himself.

You see Todd used the 12 Hour race and his Cerebral Palsy disability to do a lot of good for people with disabilities like his. His plan was to raise money per lap he completed at the 12 Hours of America. All the money raised would be deposited into his new program called ART (Ability Riders of Tomorrow). Todd's new organization's mission is to help individuals with disabilities get the tools they need to ride ATVs or perhaps race ATVs.

We recently talked with Todd to get the scoop on how he did on his solo mission. Here's what he had to say...

How did this all come about? 
I have been wanting to Ironman the 12 Hours of America for a couple of years now.  Now that the class was available, I started making plans in March 2007.  I also challenged myself to benefit people with disabilities for opportunities to ride or race ATVs by establishing ART "Ability Riders for Tomorrow".

What were your expectations going into this event?  
To ride my own race and have FUN!  I used my experience from the two previous 12 hour events to prepare myself mentally and physically to go the distance and reach my goal of 24 laps.

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