Well, the helmet stickers section has only been up for a day and already there is controversy. I got the following email from Rick in Texas (not Yellow Wolf Rick)::
How’s about ol’ Rick (Yellow Wolf) for his run on the Gap? If Iron butt wont recognize it it at least should be up there where all can see.
Thanks, Rick V
So now I have to say that the first criteria for getting a helmet sticker is you have to be on a ridewithtank.com official ride. The Yellow Wolf thing was not a ridewithtank.com ride, so as such we cannot recognize it. This puts me in a strange position. Do I boycott myself? It seems like I should. I give a helmet sticker to a guy for riding on a cloudy day but I won’t give one for 1,000 miles in 24 hours on Deals Gap? It does seem wrong. Still, I have to stick to my guns. If I gave a helmet sticker for the Deals Gap ride, next thing you know Nicky Hayden would be wondering why he did not get one. If I gave him one Valentino would be upset because he won the championship way more times than Nicky. No, I am sticking to my guns on this one. No sticker for you!