MIC Bankcard gets credited with a gold standard staffer! After a decade at the dealership level, a career with Yamaha and a lifetime of motorcycle racing, Ray Smith has joined the Motorcycle Industry Council Bankcard Program team in the business development/MIC membership coordinator role. “I am very excited to be able to give back to the dealers and the industry that I love through this new opportunity with the MIC,” says Smith, admitting his heart is still in the trenches from his start at Pacific Beach Honda (San Diego) in 1983.
But he believes his new role is critically important. “MIC Bankcard provides financial support to the MIC legislative advocacy efforts. It brings powersports dealers voices to the table in Washington DC, and it saves those same dealers money that will fall directly to their bottom line. It is really a win- win for everyone involved.” While moving up the ladder as a senior technical coordinator and DSM/Regional manager for Yamaha, Smith stayed on the gas at the track. “I am an avid roadracer and have been racing at many levels since 1985.” In fact, he was the 2014 AHRMA Open Two Stroke National Champion on his RZ 350 and currently assists the Westby MotoAmerica Superbike team with their transportation logistics.
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