Famous Daves

Lori Statzer, 1981 Woodbridge High School Grad returns to display her
1970 350 Nova, a car very similar to what she drove to high school.
Lori's daughter is now a senior at Woodbridge.


Members of the Woodbridge Senior High School band program and the Prophecy Motorcycle Club.

(Standing, left to right) Darryl "Protector" Brock, Hannah Wheeler, Shariff "Maverick" Ali, Jasmine Jefferson, Jonathan Lewis, Alex Edge and Greg Hausmann.

(Kneeling, left to right) Kevin "Magic" Alexander, Eric "Easy" Lewis, Terry "Batman" Pease, Charles "GI" Brown, Terrell "Tank" Byrd, Felton "Smokey" Worrell and Jeff "J-Money" Hughey


Hannah Wheeler & Darryl "Protector" Brock

"With Pride and Prophecy"
This was certainly an exciting fund raising event. Thanks to all who made this possible!

Photos by Donna Wheeler July 10, 2005

Thank you Pride & Prophecy Volunteers!
July 31, 2005 Email

A thank you from Donna and Ranelle to everyone who worked so hard to make the “Pride & Prophecy 2005” motorcycle and car show a success. We could not have asked for a better or harder working group of volunteers.

Just a note of thanks and information sharing for everyone who worked Saturday at our first-ever motorcycle and car show.

It was a positive, high-profile day for Woodbridge Senior High School.

Leading up to the show, Donna, Ranelle and Darryl Brock (Prophecy Motorcycle Club) personally talked to hundreds of motorcycle and car enthusiasts, inviting them to compete in the contest. In the weeks before our show, Donna, Ranelle and Darryl went to many car and motorcycle shows where they handed out 5,000 color postcards advertising our event. Mr. Brock had e-mail contact with over 100 motorcycle clubs in the mid-Atlantic region. Twenty-five car clubs were personally contacted. Thousands of individuals saw our colorful sign on Old Bridge Road during July. Twenty-thousand households in the Lake Ridge area received delivery of the Old Bridge Observer on Saturday, July 23, which featured a front-page article and photograph about the “Pride & Prophecy 2005” show. Fifty-thousand households in Prince William County received the Washington Post on Sunday, July 24, which featured an eye-catching advertisement for the show. The radio station BIG 100.3 Oldies broadcast promotional announcement for our event repeatedly in the week before the show. The radio station also put us up on their web site. We were on Comcast Studio Channel 3 several times a day for at least a week before the show. Our event was also posted on three car calendar web sites. Thanks to Ed Bayne, the WSHS Marching Band web site served as a vital resource for anyone seeking full information about the event and sponsors.

This event was more than just a car and motorcycle show. It featured, two live bands, “ ‘Xtreme Mini Racers,” and a stunt show by the “540 Boys.” We also had a speech by School Board Member Grant Lattin and a visit by Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sean Cannoughton.

We would like to publicly thank the sponsors of the event. They were: Coca Cola; Confidence Realty and America’s Choice of Virginia; Statements Salon and Spa; Shirt Art; Team Sports and Awards; Salvation Army; Hooters; Devil’s Reach Health Club.

We awarded 30 big, spectacular trophies.

In our view, the event was executed flawlessly due to the cream of the crop volunteer parents and students – from both the instrumental band and chorus programs - who helped us accomplish all the many tasks that needed to be performed at such a large-scale and complex event.

Everyone received a cool staff event t-shirt, a Famous Dave’s BBQ sandwich or grilled hot dog.

Even though the turnout should have been higher, based on the verbal commitments we received from numerous car and motorcycle clubs, those competitors who came provided a flashy display of wheels, engines, paint jobs and chrome.

Sincerely,

Donna Wheeler and Ranelle Nadea
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