The Team
Introducing Our Team: A group of highly skilled, immensely experienced, and exceptional individuals of utmost integrity and character.
Danny Walker
Crew Chief
Danny Walker serves as Crew Chief for our road race team, bringing elite-level experience as both a race-team leader and rider developer. Through RoadRace Factory and American Supercamp, Danny has worked with championship-winning and top-level riders including JD Beach, Jake Gagne, Hayden Gillim, Tomas Puerta, Bobby Fong, Cameron Petersen, and many others across the American road-racing pipeline. His leadership, technical feel, and eye for rider development make him an invaluable part of our program.
Robin Hawley
Engine Builder - Mechanic Emeritus
Robin Hawley has been a respected force in motorsports since 1973, with decades of experience as a mechanic, engine builder, tuner, and crew chief. From WERA road racing in the early 1980s to leading top-level Supersport efforts, Robin has built a reputation for performance, precision, and reliability. Now retired from full-time road racing, he remains a key part of Ice Barn Racing, building and preparing bikes that give Solly the confidence to compete at the highest level.
Patrick Kinney
Lead Singer
Pat makes the best grilled cheeses at the track! However if you want a slice of tomato it will set you back $1.
Nick Daniels
Chief Mechanic
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Nick Daniels is a veteran racer, mechanic, and tuner whose career has been built across flat track, road racing, and Supermoto. With experience as both a rider and a crew leader, he brings a rare combination of technical knowledge, racecraft, and feel for setup to every bike he works on. Public sources connect Nick’s background to AMA flat track, AMA Supermoto, road racing, senior team roles with Estenson Racing, and early mechanic work with the Hayden family—experience that gives him instant credibility in any paddock. Nick is also the father of Dallas Daniels, the current #1 plate holder in Super Twins in American Flat Track
Thorton Thomas
Data Engineer
Josh Mervis
Organizer, problem-solver, commandatore, clerk, and chief bottle-washer.
​Josh Mervis – Owner & Managing Partner, Indy Ice Barn
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Josh Mervis brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in hockey and sports development, with a proven track record of building successful organizations, developing elite talent, and creating sustainable infrastructure for long-term growth.
Mervis began his career in 1996 as an assistant coach at the University of Maine under Hall of Fame coach Shawn Walsh before moving into junior hockey, where he spent the next 26 years helping transform the developmental landscape in the United States. During that time, he played an important role in the evolution of the USHL from a modest Tier I league into one of the world’s leading producers of NHL draft picks and NCAA Division I talent.
As a founder and executive, Mervis led the launch, revitalization, and growth of multiple USHL franchises, including the Danville Wings, Indiana Ice, and Muskegon Lumberjacks. Under his leadership, those organizations helped more than 500 players earn Division I scholarships and produced dozens of NHL draft selections. His teams also received USA Hockey’s Junior A Community Service Award five times, reflecting his commitment to both player development and community engagement.
In addition to team operations, Mervis has advised sports leagues, ownership groups, and prospective team owners on franchise development, expansion strategy, operational planning, and the infrastructure required to build sustainable, high-performing organizations.
In 2020, Mervis expanded his entrepreneurial vision by opening Ice Barn Indiana, a state-of-the-art hockey training center in central Indiana designed to combine elite instruction with a scalable, cost-effective approach to rink development. Built around small-surface training and developmental efficiency, Ice Barn represents a forward-thinking model for sustainable growth in youth sports facilities.
In 2022, Mervis founded Ice Barn Racing, a professional motorcycle road racing team competing in the MotoAmerica series. The program reflects his broader passion for athlete development, performance culture, and building pathways for young competitors to succeed at the highest level.
Across every venture, Mervis remains focused on innovation, organizational culture, community impact, and long-term sustainability—the hallmarks of his career in sports leadership.
