CN
III ARCHIVES
A
s I walked through the mas-
sive hallways of Lucas Oil
Stadium as thousands of fans
flooded out of the venue after this
year's Monster Energy AMA Su-
percross race, it started. Above
the den of hundreds of conver-
sations about that night's racing
one fan yelled out at the top of his
lungs, "REEEED BUUUUD!!!" In
response hundred of his fellow
racegoers simultaneously yelled
back the iconic motocross shout,
"REEEED BUUUUD!!!" It was
especially appropriate to hear the
fans of the Indy Supercross do-
ing the RedBud yell. That night,
RedBud's own brother-and-sister
team of Tim and Amy Ritchie
were honored during opening
ceremonies by Alex Morros and
the Legends and Heroes Tour.
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growing up around the track. As
Amy tells it with a grin, her parents'
attitude back then was "You're the
oldest, you're responsible."
Amy and Tim grew up watching
their parents Gene and Nancy,
along with the Patterson and
Miller families, foster RedBud
from a rolling plot of rural farm-
land to one of the premier mo-
tocross facilities in all the world.
Just this past fall, they showed
the world just how far RedBud
had come, by hosting an interna-
tional event, when Motocross des
Nations went to the little Michigan
burg of Buchanan. In spite of the
challenges of near constant rain
turning the track and surround-
ings into a mud bog, thousands
of fans ignored the weather and
packed the place to watch the
prestigious competition.
Just a few months out from
hosting their biggest race ever,
BY LARRY LAWRENCE
I went down to the floor of the
stadium after the ceremony honor-
ing Amy and Tim to see if I could
catch a quick interview with them.
As I walked up, none other than
motocross legend Broc Glover was
telling the Ritchies a great story of
him showing up to RedBud Track 'n
Trail in May of 1976 to try to qualify
for his first AMA Motocross Na-
tional. And how by sheer chance,
a photo taken on a little Kodak
Instamatic by a friend of one of
the guys who was lined up next to
Glover at the gate all those years
ago, surfaced. It showed Glover's
first clutch drop as a pro.
A few moments later as we
started our conversation, Amy
joked about having to try to keep
a constant eye on her mischie-
vous little brother when they were
(L-R) Amy Richie, Alex Morros, Tim
Richie and Broc Glover.
THE RITCHIES
OF
REDBUD
RedBud Track 'N' Trail
