CEO, Diezel Lodder, and Executive Director Tiffany Lodder started the motorsport weekend on Aug. 15, with a briefing at the Fort Bragg Warrior Transition Battalion. There they spoke to six on-coming beneficiaries one a veteran and the other five U.S. Army service members assigned to the WTB. During the brief old-timer beneficiary retired Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dewayne Crawford who has been with OpMo since 2017 and traveled to Anglesey, Wales for the Race of Remembrance; spoke from honesty that not only is this a chance to help them recover but a chance to rewrite their future. “When your out there your writing your resume because these guys are watching. I speak from my own experience, get involved, have fun meet new people, and have an open mind,” said Crawford. Crawford emphasized to the group about taking full advantage of the weekend, “You’ll probably experience and see things you’ve never seen in your life and have your battle buddy sitting next to you, I highly recommend you get involved it makes the process more comfortable, it is your transition, make it count.

Thursday the beneficiaries met their teams, Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 team, KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4, MINI JCW Team, and the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Hospitality Lounge. Yes, not all of the soldiers were in the pits and paddocks getting dirty. Sgt. Maj. Wayne Davidson, also an enlisted member at the WTB had the pleasure of greeting distinct spectators at the lush Lambo Lounge. There is a saying some veterans have heard throughout their days in service that goes, ‘The leaders take care of the soldiers, but who takes care of the leaders.’ In this instance Operation Motorsports steps in and brings two together, “ It was a very eye-opening experience where senior enlisted and junior enlisted worked together as a team to accomplish the mission and in a relaxing environment. I would love to work with operation motorsports again.