lose the name "Death Ride"?

Dr. Scott Lambert died after crashing in the 2002 Death Ride
(www.deathride.com). His family is protesting the continued use of the
name Death Ride and the skeleton mascot. Lambert is the only rider to
have died in the 23 year history of this popular ride. The official
name of the ride is "Tour of the California Alps" but the popular name
has been Death Ride for many years.

The family viewpoint:
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/s...-7952696c.html

The ride org viewpoint:
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/app...ORTS/307110301

I sympathize with the Lambert family but would be very disappointed if
the ride lost such a great name. I am curious how you, the bike
community, feels about this.

I finished all five passes this year making 3 years in a row. 10h 40m
on the bike and 12h 48m total.