Meet the "Kids"

We are fortunate to have along on the rider some really fine young people 21 and under. The youngest is Ben Thiesse, shown in the upper left. He and Sean Bennett (with the super-cool yellow glasses) are students at RPI in the aeronautical engineering program. Ben is not only the youngest on the ride - he's the tallest. To the right of Ben's photo is Liz Schulz. She's between Ben and Sean, and that's normally their riding order as well! Liz will be a senior b

English major and wants to take a couple of years after college, then go to med school. Liz's friend from 6th grade and the oldest of the youngest (turned 21 on the trip - thanks for the cupcakes, Mom) is Ane Klomps, in the bottom picture. Ane is studying to be a nurse. Ane's hand says "Thanks for the cookies, Dad". The cookies were much enjoyed at this water stop! (Food is a frequent theme and topic of conversation with Big Riders!) David Lambert (photo below Liz) is an Indiana native, Purdue student, and electrical engineering major. He's also a ham operator and has helped Jerry (assistant ride director) to get the radios in our cars up to speed for the trip.