2025 Carlsbad
Motocross Reunion
D
ebbie Burnworth hosted
the 12th annual Carlsbad
Reunion on Saturday, June
21. Despite the passing of her
husband, Scott, in December,
Debbie—along with daughter
Breanna and Scott's brother,
Jeff—was determined to con-
tinue the tradition. The couple
had established this event as
a beloved tradition in Southern
California. This year's reunion
was dedicated to "The Burner,"
Scott Burnworth.
Several Carlsbad racers from
the past, including track owner
Larry Grismer, attended this
year's event. Also present was
Stu Peters of the Continental
Motosports Club (CMC), who
convinced Grismer to host CMC
motocross races at the facility.
This later became the venue for
the Carlsbad 500cc U.S. Mo
-
tocross Grand Prix, which was
televised nationally on ABC's
Wide World of Sports and played
a significant role in putting moto-
cross on the map in the U.S. Both
Grismer and Peters reminisced
about the good old days.
Some of the riders in at-
tendance included three-time
CMC number-one Marty Tripes,
Jim Beauchamp, Gary Denton,
Tommy Croft, Joe Root, Gary
Chaplin and Mike Chamber-
lain. Additionally, Grismer
invited Vicki Haag, who was the
woman behind convincing ABC
Wide World of Sports to hold
a Women's Motocross event
the day before the 500cc World
Championship.
Debbie and the Burnworth
family plan to host another
reunion next year.
Mitch Friedman
WIND
IN THE
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(Top left) Former Carlsbad track
owner Larry Grismer (center)
shares a photo with Vicki Haag
(left) and Carlsbad Reunion
co-founder Debbie Burnworth.
(Above) Former Factory Honda
motocross rider Tommy Croft
attended the 12th annual Carlsbad
Reunion. (Below) Mike Tripes was
a three-time CMC Champion.
PHOTOS: MITCH FRIEDMAN
