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share track time with. In fact, 22 attendees could enter the Caselli Team Challenge and partner with one of the stars in an entertaining 20-minute-plus-a-lap race, with the partners alternating taking laps after exchanging Ethika boxer shorts at the end of each lap. Besides having fun, the day serves as one of the biggest fundraising engines for the Foundation thanks to numerous companies who donate product or services for the raffles and silent auction or sign up to be vendors on the large vendor row. While the day's total monies raised won't be tallied for a few days, the drawing for the factory- prepped 2022 KTM 500 XC-FW Baja race bike alone raised over $66,000! (Coincidentally, Caselli's race number was 66.) KCF President Donny Em- ler, Jr., phoned winner Michael Reed of Fruita, Colorado, from the awards platform to give him the news. Among the uses for fundrais- ing monies are off-road and mo- tocross safety initiatives plus the scholarships that the Foundation provides in both spring and fall semesters. Nancy Caselli read off the names of seven recipients of the Spring 2023 scholar- ships—Travis Azure, Lexy Baker, Tristen Bell, Lacey Kerr, Luke Millet, Olivia Pugh and Carter Rayburn—with Baker in atten- dance to receive hers. It's all part of the Founda- tion's reach, and Nancy Caselli reflected how she personally enjoys that reach: "It's awesome how many more lives are being touched by the event to bring new stories [about Kurt]. I do [hear new stories about him] all the time. I ask people, 'Well how did you know of Kurt or know Kurt? Tell me your Kurt story.' It's quite amazing." Mark Kariya IN THE WIND P50 A chaotic boot grab prefaced the LeMans start to the Caselli Team Challenge fun race. Kailub Russell (falling, front and center) recovered from this incident to become a multi-time winner, his partner this year 2022 GNCC Open A champ Cole Whitmer. Among the factory stars were rally racers Toby Price and Skyler Howes, both eager to spend time with fans as well as put in spectacular laps on the main MX track. New this year was a session on the Vet track exclusive for disabled riders on adaptive bikes thanks to the High Fives Foundation and MotoDemption.