AMCA Volunteer Judges and Staff Recognition

[Spag]

IMG_7188.jpeg As Event Chief Judge at the Perkiomen Chapter National Meet at Oley this year, I requested a group photo of all the volunteer judges and staff. The purpose of this request was to begin a much needed effort by the AMCA to recognize all the volunteer judges and staff who contribute to the success of the AMCA Judging Program.

Without volunteer judges who offer their expertise and time to each National Meet, the AMCA Judging Program would not exist. This photo is just a small way to recognize these volunteers publicly through this Forum.

Hopefully, other Event Chief Judges will do the same and add a photo to this thread of their respective meet volunteer judging teams and staff.

Richard Spagnolli

[exeric]

Volunteers are the life blood, and heroes of the AMCA. Thanks for the post, Richard. Without volunteers, this club would cease to exist.

[T. Cotten]

Volunteers are the life blood, and heroes of the AMCA. Thanks for the post, Richard. Without volunteers, this club would cease to exist.

With all due respect to volunteers, they indeed deserve recognition,

But Eric,..

Your logic implies that the AMCA would cease to exist without the judging system.

That's debatable.

....Cotten

[Chris Haynes]

With all due respect to volunteers, they indeed deserve recognition,

But Eric,..

Your logic implies that the AMCA would cease to exist without the judging system.

That's debatable.

....Cotten

Itb doesn't say "Without Judges" It says without volunteers. There is a hell of a lot of work done for the meets by volunteers. Judging is a small part of what the people donate their time to do.

[T. Cotten]

Itb doesn't say "Without Judges" It says without volunteers. There is a hell of a lot of work done for the meets by volunteers. Judging is a small part of what the people donate their time to do.

Bless the staff no doubt, Chris!

But as a member since '88, and actively focused upon the restoration industry, it will be very, very hard to convince me that the system hasn't done more harm than good.

Echo the Pulp Fiction Travolta meme: Where did all the OP bikes go?

.....Cotten

[Spag]

image_48936.jpg This is a group photo of the AMCA judges and staff at the AMCA Chesapeake Chapter National Meet at Upperco MD October 3-4, 2025.

The judges (not in order): Jon Esenwein, Mark Wenner, Richard Whitman, Keith Hohlbein, Rich Watson,R. Lee Buffenmyer, Barry Quick, Jim Graulty, Charles Bent, Don Dzurick, Richard Spagnolli. Staff: JoAnn Spagnolli, Davette Bent.

As Event Chief Judge for this meet, I want to thank all the owners who brought their motorcycles on the field to be judged and all the judges and staff who volunteered their time and expertise to make this judging event a success.

Richard Spagnolli

[KNUCK]

With all due respect to volunteers, they indeed deserve recognition,

But Eric,..

Your logic implies that the AMCA would cease to exist without the judging system.

That's debatable.

....Cotten

Come on man, really!

[T. Cotten]

Come on man, really!

Absolutely, Knuck.

The hobby can't attract new blood with such a backwards system, and frankly, even the old blood never really cared about it.

If you think they did, you were in a bubble.

....Cotten

[micmac]

I don't care about judging, I care about keeping my Chief's going, hanging out at the meets, the friends I have met along the way. I understand and applaud the others who eally enjoy that aspect of our club. We are all here because we're not all there!

[T. Cotten]

I don't care about judging, I care about keeping my Chief's going, hanging out at the meets, the friends I have met along the way. I understand and applaud the others who eally enjoy that aspect of our club. We are all here because we're not all there!

Chief Blackhawk schism'd from the AMCA, Folks,..

Discarding judging didn't sting a bit.

....Cotten

[Spag]

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This is a group photo of the judges at the Southern National Meet (Denton) on October 10-11, 2025.

The judges (not in order): Rick Esenwein, Jon Esenwein, Vinnie Grasser, Bill Rose, Trever Jessop, Shawn Sweeney, Terry Fitzgerald, Mike Bruso, Annie Bruso, Chuck Bent, Scott Brinkley, Myron Aust, William Paley, Bob White, Tom Plackis, William Walker, Randy Ard, Andrew Fetchina, John Baertlein, John Lundstam, Troyce Walls, Bill Alford.

I want to thank all the owners who brought their motorcycles on the field to be judged and all the volunteer judges and staff who volunteered their time and expertise to make this judging event a success.

Richard Spagnolli

[KNUCK]

Absolutely, Knuck.

The hobby can't attract new blood with such a backwards system, and frankly, even the old blood never really cared about it.

If you think they did, you were in a bubble.

....Cotten

Why are you always trying to bust somebody's bubble on this forum? Or is that just part of being a Gadfly?

[T. Cotten]

Why are you always trying to bust somebody's bubble on this forum? Or is that just part of being a Gadfly?

Its just too easy, Knuck.

The judging system never mattered but to only a few, many of which just got pissed.

You know that.

....Cotten

[KNUCK]

Where did I put my fly swatter....................