Our original name, “Mad Dog Roger’s Cycle Club”, didn’t seem to be effective in attracting new members, so since our ride starts are in Marina del Rey, well… it didn’t take a lot of thought. But if you want the real skinny, back in the day, we were sponsored by the Marina del Rey Bike shop (now Helen’s) and its owner, George Garvey. So when the bike shop was sold to Helen’s, we retained the name and the start location.  Interestingly, none of our club members currently reside in Marina del Rey… except for Brian. MDRCC was founded, by the way, in the early 1980s.