The One-Armed Bandit

True Story: When I interviewed for a position with the Hatfield-McCoy Trails, the first person who said hello to me was Mike Pinkerton, director of marketing. And I have to say, in that moment I was more freaked out than at any time of my life to that point. Now, it may have been jitters from this being my first “professional” job interview coming out of college, but I think it was more the fact that I kept hearing every fear my mother had ever vocally addressed to me about ATVs and off-roading while he spoke.

You see, Mike lost an arm a few years back (not from off-roading by the way…he explains what happened in the video, so I won’t spoil it here) and while many people probably would’ve given up after that, he bought an auto clutch for his bike, rigged up a way for his artificial arm to hook to the handlebars, and hit the trails harder than ever. (He also somehow figured out a way to drive a stick shift, talk on a cell phone, and drink a Diet Mountain Dew all at the same time, but that’s another story for another blog.) Enjoy!