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(Left) The New York Short Track, 2018. A podium
in third place for Baker's final American Flat Track
event. (Below) Baker, with co-commentator Scottie
Deubler, brings a unique perspective to AFT's
commentating team. (Bottom) Baker (center) in
his new role as advisor to new Indian Motorcycle
teamsters Briar (right) and Bronson Bauman.
either. It affects everybody."
However, champions are built
differently to most. Just like fellow
stars who have suffered debilitating
injuries, such as Wayne Rainey, Jessy
Nelson, and David Bailey before
him, Baker rode into a new phase of
life with the same determination that
made him so feared on the race-
track. He moved from Washington to
Michigan to be with his love, Kelcey
Stauffer, bought a new house and
had it remodeled to suit his require-
ments and charged into a rehabilita-
