GEICO Powersports and their racers Karen Stoffer and Morgan Lucas provided Nick Manning, a 17-year old from Chesapeake, VA, with an unforgettable NHRA experience at Atlanta Dragway.

Manning suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a motocross racing accident on August 26, 2006.

Since the accident, Manning and his family met the folks from GEICO and participated in last year's Bikes for Tykes event in Virginia
Beach.‬‪ ‬‪Manning, along with his sister Alexis, age 9, mother Marcie Ackerman and grandmother Donna Duncan, have always been fans of NHRA drag racing.  In fact, Duncan raced NHRA Alcohol Funny Cars in the nineties.‬‪ ‬‪

GEICO Powersports and their racers Karen Stoffer and Morgan Lucas provided Nick Manning, a 17-year old from Chesapeake, VA, with an unforgettable NHRA experience at Atlanta Dragway.

Manning suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a motocross racing accident on August 26, 2006.

Since the accident, Manning and his family met the folks from GEICO and participated in last year's Bikes for Tykes event in Virginia
Beach.‬‪ ‬‪Manning, along with his sister Alexis, age 9, mother Marcie Ackerman and grandmother Donna Duncan, have always been fans of NHRA drag racing.  In fact, Duncan raced NHRA Alcohol Funny Cars in the nineties.‬‪ ‬‪

This weekend provided the opportunity for Manning and his family to spend quality time behind the scenes with Stoffer, Lucas and their respective teams.  Manning and his sister both had the chance to sit in Lucas' Top Fuel dragster, followed by lunch and a inside look at a Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle with Stoffer.
 
"Nick is very special in the fact that he had an injury due to a motorcycle accident and that makes it very close to my heart," said Stoffer. "He is a triumphant example of what perseverance and passion can do because he has healed very well and is doing very well. He is an inspiration to everyone that you can overcome anything.

The Manning Family served as honorary team members of the GEICO Powersports teams.

"It's really special to have him come out this weekend to see what we do for a living," said Stoffer. "Nick is loving every minute of it."

This weekend has taken Manning's love of the sport to an entirely different level.

"The hospitality that GEICO, Karen and Morgan has given us has been amazing," said Manning. "They have really made us feel welcome and to get to sit in a Top Fuel car and meet the drivers has made this an awesome experience." 

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