nect with a lot of people I don't
normally get to see and be here
just to support it. I have a great time
coming and it just feels good know-
ing that everyone's here in remem-
brance of Kurt and makes us think
about why we do this: to be happy
and enjoy dirt bikes and that there's
more to life [than just racing]."
Beta's Max Gerston, the newly
crowned Kenda/SRT AMA West
makes you take a step back and
appreciate everything you've got
and all that at the same time.
"It means a lot to me; I'm really
glad I could be here and just be a
part of it. The team race was super-
fun, and I think the smiles on every-
body's faces is a perfect reflection
of the imprint that Kurt left on this
community."
Mark Kariya
VOL. 54 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 5, 2017 P25
(Above) A number of companies donated
product for the raffles and auctions,
meaning a lot of people walked off with
some great prizes.
(Above) The team race paired a pro with
a "regular Joe," who drew the name of his
pro partner at random. Each rider did a lap,
wearing boxers over their riding gear. After
completing the lap, each rider had to stop in
the rider change area and exchange those
boxers with their partner before starting
his lap. Most participants chose to doff the
underwear from a standing position, but a
few elected to stop, drop and remove.
(Above) Ryan Villopoto paid his $5 to see how quickly he could go around
the enduro test loop and did pretty well considering he'd never done this
type of "race" before. Each rider got three tries and Villopoto's quickest
individual lap was two minutes and 24 seconds, which ended up being the
third-fastest time behind Taylor Robert's 2:17 and J.T. Baker's 2:23.
Hare Scramble Regional Champion
and a first-time attendee, drove out
from Arizona with hare and hound
racer Joe Wasson and summed up
the day perfectly: "It's kind of hard
because on one side, you want to
be smiley the whole time and on
the other side, the whole reason
we're here is because of Kurt [and
what happened to him]. When you
think about it that way, it kind of
(Left) Carolyn Caselli
of the KCF awarded
Brendan Crow the
$2500 spring semester
scholarship to help him
complete his degree
in cyber security while
he also tries to fit a
few races into his busy
senior year at California
State University, San
Bernardino. KCF
President Sarah White
(far left) and Nancy
Caselli (far right)
look on.
