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I wanted to start a thread that everyone could go on and post their favorite memory of Al. Do you remember the first day you met him? Do you remember the day that he said, “here try this!” Do you remember the smile on his face? Of coarse you do. Because anyone who met Smokin Al, was meeting their best friend. Yes their best friend. Al made everyone he met his best friend. It was his personality, it was his charm. It was his heart being made known. Al always had a smile on his face. He was always there to shake your hand and shove his food in your face. He wanted everyone around him to be happy and have full bellies too! Al took everything to the extreme. Whether it be cooking too much food just to make sure everyone in his camp and the next three camps over were fed, to driving his sandcar so hard that he blew the motor up or broke something major every time he went out for a run! And you would think this would put him down, but he would get angry and then go back to cooking and having barbeque sauce all over his hands and his trailer and once again saying, “here try this!” He always had a joke to tell to make you smile, and always had a story to tell and wanted you to be a part of it. Less than a year ago, cancer decided that it needed to be a part of his life too. It crept its way in and overstayed its welcome. Al stayed strong. He fought the fight. He battled the battle and he stayed as strong as strong can be. But in the end, cancer took over his body, and knocked him down to an unbeatable fight. So today all we are left with is memories. The memories of a man who wanted nothing more than everyone around him to be happy. So take this time to remember a man who put others first. A man who loved with all of his heart. A man who is leaving behind a wife, and family of kids and grandkids who will forever have a missing piece of their heart now that he is gone. As his friend he will always have a place in my heart that will be forever saved for him. My condolences go out to everyone he touched. The world is a little less perfect without him in it. We forever will love you Albert! May you now be pain free and forever Rest in Peace with your son Kyle in heaven.

I've never been a big meat eater and Al always made fun of my salads, but I always got a laugh out of him sneaking huge trays of tritip into our oven and fridge. He was the bbq ninja!

Funny you should say that. I was already planning on pushing back the DPOM for Al and posting a pic of him for the month of Feb in his memory. I should have it up soon.

Awesome awesome event! Thanks to everyone who put on such a great time! Everyone was awesome and there was such a variety of creative ATC70's. This was my first trip out to the regatta and there will be many more to come. I think next year there should be a trophy for best crash of the weekend, I think I would have had a pretty good shot at it. I will get a compilation of GoPro videos on YouTube sometime this weekend and I will post them in the thread, including the big crash! Thanks again for a great time!!

Thanks to everyone involded in setting up this years ATC70 Regatta, i know is was alot of work! This was my first ATC regatta and first trip to Dumont (Glamis guy) but i already can not wait for the next!! What a blast! I have to admit i have been sore as shoot this week, but it was worth every second! We brought out 2 bikes this year, but hope to have 5+ by next year to play! Good times with Great people, thanks again! Cheers. -Eric (guy with the white tank, no plastics and paddles)

A few more action shots. oop's made it Caught right on. Look at the Media Guys Oh Snap! Hoping to see the go pro video of this soon

Al was a special person. Always offering his services to help with the clean up and other events. He gave of himself and his business and the world is worse off for his loss but better off for him having graced us with his presence. My thoughts go to his family and friends and know that the pain you feel right now will not go away but it will get easier as time goes on. He will never be forgotten by those who loved him but time makes the pain a little more bearable. God's speed Al RIP Terry

We are all better people for having known him. I will always cherish what I learned from Al. All my love friend. See you in heaven.

I don't even know how to say this. I just got the dreaded phone call from Brian. Al just passed this evening. I am so thankful to have had Al as my friend. He was one of a kind. RIP bud

Well I had a blast. Rolled in Thursday night at 12:30PM. Good thing I bought two new 6V batteries. My 2 12V were done. Generator would not start so I has to get to wrenching and . What a long night well worth it though. I had an awesome weekend with the whole crew whom attended. great peeps and on hell of an event. . I want to chime in on the 10 Laps I thought it was a great workout and not bad considering my fat but was not Hauling a$$. I have one suggestion for the 5th Regatta for the unlimited class to only have suspension bikes with unlimited motors. If you put suspension bike with modified bikes this is not a fair race considering 95% of the 70 have no suspension. I am aware the youngster took first without suspension and props to him one bad a$$ racer. Congrats to the Utah Family which rocked the Regatta. Back to the Dunes I stayed till Monday Morning and never took one dune run the whole weekend. I did make a run to the South pole with my little girl which was awesome her first Quad run to the pole. She enjoyed it. Wont be the last that for sure. My other little lady was sick all weekend with 103F temps and a urine infection. Damn daddy would not take her home made her suffer at the Dunes. LOL I enjoyed camping with everyone as a group and wish I could have chatted with more peeps but time goes fast when you are having fun. I took about 1000pics and will post them up this weekend. I will be back out to Dumont soon but not on presidents weekend it will be probably last week of February or 1st week of March. All I can say is this is one event I look forward to all year long and it is well organized by the Dunefreak he is as well as his Lady Anna one hell of a couple there.

What another great event, it's only getting bigger and better, doing a good job Pete. Had a blast the entire time out....well, maybe not Thursday, but it was great being back out. That was our 1st trip this season. Sure had missed it. Looking forward to some more off weekend trips and of course cleanup. Have some pics to get resized still and uploaded. Good job again....SF Woody

Your tweeking knocked it out of the park,, Fantastic.