CASELLI RIDE DAY
A
conflicting event prompted the Kurt Caselli Foun-
dation (KCF) to switch venues for the first time,
moving it south from Glen Helen Raceway Park to the
recently renamed Fox Raceway.
And while that meant a longer drive for many, the 6th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride
Day still drew a good crowd to celebrate the way the late off-road legend would've—
with plenty of friends, good riding and lots of fun throughout the day.
Known mostly for its motocross tracks, Fox Raceway has enough area that the
KCF crew cut in a short (less than three miles) but fun off-road loop, the recent
storm providing near-perfect conditions and the easy/hard options disparate
enough to suit anyone from novice to expert.
While muddy for the first half of the day, the motocross tracks tacked up nicely
towards the end of the day, leading to some nice ruts and a excellent conditions
for the always fun KCF Team Challenge that started this year with a mad scramble
to find one's boot in a pile of footwear. (Husqvarna's Off-road Racing Team Man-
ager Timmy Weigand and EnduroCross racer Tyler Smith took the win—possibly
Weigand's first race victory since the last of his three Baja 1000 victories in 2013.)
As has become the norm, a number of notable riders attended to show their sup-
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(Above) The KCF
Team Challenge went
down to the last lap
with Tyler Smith (left)
and Timmy Weigand
earning the right to
hoist and have their
names added to the
perpetual trophy. (Top)
Taylor Robert makes
sure Nancy Caselli is
ready before leading
the tribute lap, one of
the last riding events
of the day at the 6th
Annual Kurt Caselli
Ride Day.