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Latest additions: Andy Heiple, additional info on Bob Dunn and Bob Skibsted.
and good news - the entries for Jesse James Horlicka and Clyde Litch are in error - they survived! May God bless all of these riders and their families and friends with His grace.
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Rob Damron
Rick Davey
Darell Davis
Will Davis
Andy Drobeck
Bob Dunn
Steve Eklund
Ron Ermels
Bill Ershig
Mike Escue
George Everett
Harry Fearey
Rod Farris
Dusty Faulds
Floyd Faulkner
Clarence Felton
Stevie Foster
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Tommy Glass
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Joel Green
Ted Guarasci
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Russ Kerr
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Rodney Mashue
Charles Matheny
Mike Mathews
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Sinclair McDougall
Mike McKenzie
Tom Metcalfe
Bates Molyneaux
Willie Moye
Lee Patterson
Tommy Peiffer
Loyal Penn
Tony Perella Jr
Travis Petton
Joey Phelps
Jesse Phibbs
Jimmy Phillips
Ken Pressgrove
Alan Reed
Jay Ridgeway
Babe Robertson
Larry Ross
Mike Schmidt
Lee Schoenecker
Tommy Segraves
Ivan Shigemasa
Fred Siegel
Bennie Sims
Bob Skibsted
Bobby Smith
Steve Souter
Charles Southard
Mario Stillo
Casey Stines
Jim Sumner
Elton Swope
Teddy Taylor
W.T. (Dub) Terry
Andy Tresser
Randy Turbett
Elbert Turner
Joe Valentine
Rick Vetter
Frank Wanczyk
Tom Warren
Robert Webster
Gary Wielt
|Jesse Phibbs in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 28, 2010
Pro-ranked Phibbs, 21, of Leamington, Ontario, crashed in turn two with another rider during the first heat race on the mile oval at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Jesse passed away on Tuesday, October 5, from his injuries.
Photos by Jim Grant
Jesse was a first-year pro rider, and had just claimed the fast qualifier award for the Indy Mile earlier in the day.
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|Teddy Taylor in Tulare, California, 2005
|Expert-ranked Taylor, of Arbuckle, California, crashed during a round of the Eddie Mulder West Coast Vintage Flat Track Series at the Tulare Cycle Park, Taylor dismissed the severity of his injuries and passed away weeks later from his internal injuries.
Photos by Dave Hoenig / www.flattrakfotos.com
Teddy was a rookie expert #29Z in 1986 and wore National #75 from 1988 through 1992, and again from 1994 through 1996.
|Aaron Creamer in Sturgis, South Dakota, on August 11, 2004
|Expert-ranked Creamer, 24, of Leominster, Massachusetts, crashed during an AMA Pro Racing Hot Shoe event on the half mile oval at the Sturgis Fairgrounds on August 11, 2004. He passed away the following morning at the local hospital.
From Aaron's dad, Steve Creamer: "Aaron was born in Leominster Ma. He attended his first race at the age of 4 and wanted to start racing motorcycles that day. His mother and I held him off for another 2 years and he just wouldn't let go of it. He won various New England Championships and New York State championships and quickly became a crowd favorite. His polite manners and charming smile attracted many to him. If you talked to Aaron for a couple of minutes you had a friend for life. When he made (his first) Main at a National at New York (Vernon Downs), he was the happiest person in the world. He got seriously injured out in California and was asked if he was going to quit and he said "Racing is my life." He looked forward to each and every race be it a National or a local. His team motto was "Guts, Determination, and Never Give Up" Getting a front row start at Springfield Illinois was another thrill, he was on the mile with all of his favorites. He never won a National, but would have if he just had a little more time."
Aaron was a rookie expert #64U in 2001 and wore National #64 from 2002 until his death in 2004
|Jim Sumner in Springfield, Illinois on May 26, 2002
|Expert-ranked Sumner, 32 of Grafton, Wisconsin, collided with another rider whose engine had lost power on the front straightaway
on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds during practice for an AMA Grand National Championship event.
He crashed on the front straightaway and passed away a short time later at the local hospital from severe head injuries.
From Bert Sumner: "Jim was drafting another rider out of turn four when the other bike suddenly lost power.
Jim didn't have time to react. His front wheel hit the other bike's rear wheel, and that sent him into a tank-slapper.
He bailed off the back when he realized he couldn't save it, and suffered the head injuries from that.
He never had a chance to feel any pain, and we are grateful that no one else was injured.
Our family takes great comfort knowing that he died doing what he loved doing, at the track he loved the best, surrounded by his racing family."
|"Winkin" Will Davis in Sedalia, Missouri on August 25, 2001
|Expert-ranked Davis, 36, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was involved in a multi-rider crash in turn three on the opening lap of the main event on the half mile oval at State Fair Speedway during an AMA Grand National Championship event. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Photo courtesy of www.vft.org
Will was a rookie expert #17C in 1984 and wore National #21 from 1985 until his death in 2001. He won 31 Grand National events between 1989 and 2001, placing him seventh on the all-time Grand National win list, and also claimed two AMA 600cc Nationals. He finished in the top 10 of the Grand National series twelve times, finishing second twice, in 1997 and 2000.
Will was posthumously inducted into the AMA's Hall Of Fame in 2002.
|Rob Damron in Perris, California on June 30, 2001
|Expert-ranked Damron, 36, of Morgan Hill, California, crashed during a round of Gene Romero's West Coast Flat Track Series on the half mile oval at Perris Auto Raceway.
Photo courtesy of www.vft.org and Karen Gould
Rob wore National #64 from 1989 through 1991, and National #68 in 1994.
|Danny Hart in Bakersfield, California on April 21, 2001
|Expert-ranked Hart, 25, of Salinas, California, crashed during a round of Gene Romero's West Coast Flat Track Series.
Photo courtesy of www.vft.org
|Dusty Faulds in Des Moines, Iowa in June 2000
|Expert-ranked Faulds, 21, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, low-sided while competing in an AMA event on the half mile oval at the Iowa State Fairgrounds and was struck by another rider.
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Name, location, date
|Toby Jorgensen in Dallas, Texas on September 11, 1999
|Rookie Expert Jorgensen, 17, of Stockton, California crashed through the inside turn two guard rail during the AMA Grand National Championship main event on the mile oval at Lone Star Park. He passed away from his injuries on October 1, 1999.
Photo courtesy of www.vft.org and Stewart Barber Sr.
Jorgensen had made the main event in three Grand Nationals in his rookie year, with a runner-up finish at the Peoria TT.
|Davey "The Rock Island Rocket" Camlin in DuQuoin, Illinois, on July 24, 1999
|Expert-ranked Camlin, 29, of Rock Island, Illinois, was involved in a multi-rider pileup during a semi qualifier of an AMA Grand National Championship event on the mile oval at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. The lead motorcycle blew an engine entering turn 1, forcing the pack of riders in his draft to take evasive action at 140mph. The resulting pile-up resulted in severe injuries to several riders; Camlin was pronounced dead at the scene from severe head trauma.
Photo by Dave Hoenig / www.flattrakfotos.com
Davey was rookie expert #41P in 1989 and wore National #27 from 1990 until his death in 1999. He won four Grand National dirt track events in 1994-1996, and finished in the Top Ten in the Grand National standings four times, including a sixth place finish in 1997, and won the National 883 Dirt Track title in 1997.
|Andy Tresser in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 5, 1997
|Expert-ranked Tresser, 32, of Redwood City, California, crashed in turn three on the half mile oval at Black Hills Speedway during an AMA Grand National Championship event on August 5, 1997. He passed away two days later at the local hospital.
Photo by Dan Mahony
Andy was rookie expert #10Y in 1990 and wore National #91 from 1991 until his death in 1997. He won one AMA Grand National and three AMA 600cc Nationals in 1993-1996.
|"Hot" Rod Farris in DuQuoin, Illinois on July 2, 1995
|Expert-ranked Farris, 32, of Cockeysville Maryland, crashed in turn 3 during the main event of an AMA Grand National Championship event on the
mile oval at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Farris was pronounced dead upon arrival at the local hospital, reportedly from a brain stem injury or perhaps a basal
skull fracture.
From Bert Sumner: "I remember it was a typical mile National with all 18 riders going through turns 3-4 at one time, although there was some breathing
room between groups. I heard a collective 'gasp' from the group near me in the pits, and saw Rodney's bike tumbling. It looked like a simple low-side crash to me.
No one else went down, although Jim (Sumner, #45) went high to avoid Rodney and ended up low-siding into the hay bales in turn four. We were too busy during the red
flag replacing the damage on our bike to really pay attention to what was happening with Rodney, but even before the restart we were hearing news that it wasn't good.
His pit area was very emotional afterwards. I remember rumors started that Joe Kopp (#43) had ridden over Rodney's helmet and a lot of people were blaming Joe for
Rodney's death. Larry Pegram (#72) wrote a letter to Cycle News to say that he was right behind Joe when the crash happened, and Joe rode over Rodney's legs, not his
head. Larry went on to say that he didn't know Joe personally, but he seemed like a nice guy, and it's not right to lay the burden of Rodney's death on Joe, who had
done nothing wrong. I still think that was a pretty neat thing for Larry to do, to stand up for Joe like that."
|Rodney Mashue in Greenville, Ohio on June 20, 1992
|Junior-ranked Mashue, of Midland, Michigan, crashed during the Junior Main of an AMA Pro Racing Regional event on the half mile oval at the Darke County Fairgrounds. While battling for the lead, Mashue low-sided in turn one and was struck by a trailing rider. He passed away that evening at the local hospital.
From Ned Storm: "I was looking through my pictures after looking at your website and found a great picture of myself (76s), Rodney Mashue (78M), Ron Fornier (53F) and Joey Phelps (27P) at the Norwalk, OH 1991 Heat Race.
There is also a very "soon to be startled" butterfly in this picture that really captures the simple beauty in still photography as well.
This particular picture has always been special to me as it has two of our fallen stars in one shot (Rodney Mashue and Joey Phelps).
Oddly enough, the year after Joey Phelps died, Rodney Mashue was killed at a race in Greenville, OH the following spring as a Junior.
Rodney and I raced against each other on several occasions. You could never tell the way he rode, but Rodney had a prosthetic right leg.
If you look closely in this picture, you can see his brake lever, just above his clutch lever".
Bert Shephard photo, provided by Ned Storm
|Joey Phelps in Springfield, Illinois on August 31, 1991
|Pro-Am-ranked Phelps of Corunna, Michigan, died after crashing in turn four of a Pro-Am heat race during an AMA Regional Event on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
From John Lambrick: "Joe was killed in turn four during my heat race. I didn't witness the crash, but I heard he clipped his front tire on the rear wheel of another bike. It stood him up and he went straight into the wall on the outside of turn four. When I came by seconds later, it looked really bad. I heard on the TV News that night that he didn't make it. Godspeed to him"
From Dave Kirby: "Our heat race was up next, and it happened right in front of us. I think Joe caught the rear wheel of the fellow in front of him and he high sided. It was a very violent crash; they took the bike off the track in pieces."
From Dave Valiket: "He was my hero. My dad bought his BSA B50 (Joey raced that before he got his Rotax) so I could start racing and my first leathers (ex-Scott Parker) were Joey's old ones. Joey would give me advice sometimes, a great guy. I remember he used to show up at I-96 Speedway after practice ended with a girl on each arm and they would allow him a lap of practice right before his heat and he'd go right out and win.
He and his dad were really good people, part of why I liked flat track in the beginning, when you realize its like a big family".
From Ned Storm: "I remember that coming down the back straight on the last lap (in the heat race), Joey and I were side by side.
As we entered turn 3, Joey's bike started an unusual wobble - it was jumping side-to-side (more than a speed wobble).
We entered (turn 3) and we were banging (together) pretty hard.
As we came through turn 4, Joey - still wobbling - started to fade back where he bumped with Rodney Mashue who was directly behind me.
After that point, I did not see what happened. (On the next lap, I noticed that) his bike was in 3 or 4 pieces.
It appeared as though Joey's frame broke during the race, and that is what initiated that wobble.
Joey was a tough competitor, whom I raced with on several occasions."
Photos provided by Jerilee Phelps
|Steve Eklund in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 17, 1990
|Former AMA Grand National Champion Eklund, 34, of San Jose, California, crashed into a turn four fence post after colliding with a lapped rider while leading the AMA Grand National Championship main event on the mile oval at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. He suffered severe head injuries, and remained in a coma until his passing on September 26, 1991 at the age of 36.
From Bert Sumner: "What I remember seeing the video was that the track was extremely rough and torn up. Eklund had the lead from the start, but Chris Carr had picked up the pace and had closed the gap. The two entered turn 3 with Eklund up high and Carr hugging the pole, with a rider about to be lapped right in front of them. As they came out of turn four, Carr went low under the lapped rider, while Eklund went high. It looked like Carr caught the lapped rider by surprise, as he moved up the racetrack to give Carr more room, and moved right into Eklund, who crashed. Steve fell off the bike, a slid towards the large wooden fence-posts that lined the track. The impact, at that speed, is burned in my memory forever."
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|Joel Green in Springfield, Illinois on August 28, 1988
|Expert-ranked Green, 20, of Salinas, California, perished during an AMA 600cc National after crashing exiting turn four on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and being struck by another rider. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
|Ted "Too Tall" Boody in Gardena, California on May 7, 1988
|Expert-ranked Boody, 29, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, crashed into the turn 4 wall on the last lap of the AMA Grand National Championship main event on the half mile oval at Ascot Park. He passed away the following morning at the local hospital.
Photo courtesy of www.vft.org
Ted was rookie expert #84X in 1976 and wore National #12 from 1977 until his death in 1988. He rode for the factory Harley-Davidson team in 1977 & 1978. He won eight Grand National dirt track events from 1976-1985, and finished in the Top Ten in point standings eight times, including a pair of runner-up finishes in 1977 and 1985. He was known as 'King of the Privateers'.
Ted was posthumously inducted into the AMA's Hall Of Fame in 2000.
|Gary "Cookie Man" Wielt in Springfield, Illinois on September 5, 1987
|Pro-Am-ranked Wielt, 26, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, died during an AMA Regional Event on the short track at Shaheen Speedway after crashing and being struck by another rider.
From Bob Brooks (#57P): "Gary rode a stock-framed Can-Am Sonic 500 with the Rotax engine
and had raced amateur dirt track for a long time,
and that year in 87, he decided to get his pro license.
Cookie Man was a decent rider, not super fast or a world beater, but decent and competent on a short track and half-mile.
He made the main event that night and his crash happened during the main. The main was a ferocious two-man battle for the lead.
About two laps from the end, Cookie Man crashed going into turn three. It was a simple low-slide, no big deal.
But the leaders were fighting tooth and nail for the lead and they were coming up on Cookie Man just as he slid down.
One missed him, but the other ran right over his neck and head.
Cookie Man died right in front of us on the back straight heading into turn three. It was a BAD DEAL
real BAD.
It was not a good night to be a flat tracker."
|Darell Davis in Hamburg, New York on August 21, 1987
|Junior-ranked Davis, 16, of Bremerton, Washington, died in a crash during an AMA Junior National on the half mile oval at the Erie County Fairgrounds.
According to the New York Times August 23, 1987 article:
A motorcycle racer was killed and two others were injured in an eight-lap race before a crowd of 6,000 at the Erie County Fair, officials said. Darrell J. Davis, 16, of Bremerton, Wash., was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo after four motorcycles collided Friday, Lieut. Carmen Kesner of the Hamburg Police Department said. Reported in fair condition at Our Lady of Victory Hospital in Lackawanna were Steve Aseltine, 17, of British Columbia, Canada, and Ronald Beauvais, 35, of Quebec. Lieutenant Kesner said the fourth racer, who was not identified, escaped injury. The motorcyclists were competing in a qualifying heat for a 20-lap feature junior race sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association, said Paul Lang, secretary-manager of the fair. The four motorcycles were emerging from one turn and heading into another when they crashed. ''To my knowledge, the Davis bike went down, and the other two bikes went over him,'' Mr. Lang said. Mr. Lang said he was told that Darrell had been racing motorcycles since he was 8 years old and was considered to have great promise as a racer. The youth's father was in the pits when the pileup occurred, Mr. Lang said."
|Randy Turbett in Springfield, Illinois on May 26, 1985
|Junior-ranked Turbett, 16, of East Peoria, Illinois, perished after crashing in turn two during an AMA Junior National on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. He died a few days later from his injuries.
From Chad Turbett: "As an amateur, Randy had battled year in and year out (at the Amateur Nationals) with Brian Atherton (1985 Junior National Champion) and Rusty Rogers (a future Grand National winner). Over the years Randy came out with 6 National Titles. He turned pro on August 9, 1984. He raced as much as he could (in 1984) and in Daytona in 1985 he scored enough points to turn Junior. So he got all his points by racing in August, September, and March. He turned Junior and won his first race in a photo finish at the Henry (Illinois) half mile. A few weeks later at the age of 16 he lost his life in turn two at the Springfield Mile. Randy was attending his first Junior National. He had fast time and had the pole in the first heat. He jumped the start and was sent to the penalty line. Coming through the pack there was a pile-up coming out of turn two. He almost missed the crash, as he went to the inside of the groove, but a bike bounced off the outside wall, caught Randy's rear wheel, and sent him into the inside guardrail. He died a few days later."
From Brian Melton: "I grew up racing the tracks of Central Illinois with Randy Turbett. He was so incredible to see on a race track even when he was running 80s and winning national championships. He and I raced with current expert Scott Huff, his brother Audie, and Greg Sauder in the late 70s. Even at the age of 10, Rocket Randy was so smooth through the corners and fearless in his approach to racing. His death hit our family pretty hard. My dad (Clarence "Cosmo" Melton) was the president of the Pekin Motorcycle club for many years and watched Randy grow up as a racer and young man up until his very untimely death. The track was never the same knowing Randy wouldn't be there anymore."
Photo by Dave Hoenig / www.flattrakfotos.com
|Rick Levitte in Caro, Michigan, in 1984 or 1985
|Junior-ranked Levitte, of Michigan, crashed coming out of turn two during an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at the Caro Fairgrounds.
|Alan Reed in Peoria, Illinois, on June 12, 1983
|Junior-ranked Reed suffered fatal injuries in a time trials crash during the TT event at the Peoria Club grounds.
|Ted Guarasci in Lima, Ohio, on July 17, 1982
|Junior-ranked Guarasci perished on the half mile oval at the Allen County Fairgrounds during an AMA Pro Racing event in 1982. He was running low on the groove, low-sided his XR750 at the apex of turns three/four and was struck by a trailing rider.
|Willie Crabbe in San Jose, California on May 11, 1982
|Expert-ranked Crabbe, 23, of Edgewood, Maryland, tangled with another rider and crashed in turn one on the opening lap of the fourth heat race for an AMA Grand National Championship event on the mile oval at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
Photos by John Bowman
Willie wore National #46 from 1978 until his death in 1982.
|Geoff Lowe in Faribault, Minnesota on July 29, 1981
|Junior-ranked Lowe, of Salinas, California, high-sided while leading a race on the half mile oval at the Rice County Fairgrounds.
Photos courtesy of Willy Gong
From Larry Pettis #18K: "Jeff had just bought the XR750 he was riding from Keith Ulicki (National #73). There were several bikes involved. Lowe was leading and high-sided in front of everyone and it was so dusty that no one is sure what happened. I broke my leg but didn't take a spill."
From Willy Gong: "Attached are some photos of Geoff. I believe his pro number in 1981 was 97Y, but in District 36, his number was 13P"
|Mike Schmidt in Bellefontaine, Ohio on July 13, 1980
|Novice-ranked Schmidt, of Union City, Indiana, crashed during an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at the Logan County Fairgrounds.
|Steve Dallefeld in Harrington, Delaware on June 7, 1980
|Expert-ranked Dallefeld, 20, of Canton, Illinois, crashed in turn three during practice for an AMA Grand National Championship event on the half mile oval at the Delaware State Fairgrounds and was struck by another rider. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Steve's late father, George, is quoted from a newspaper article as saying, "He was killed instantly. The impact broke his ribs, which collapsed his lungs and broke his neck. He was never in any pain...I was right there on the track as soon as it happened. A couple of physicians...worked on him for about 12 minutes, but they couldn't do anything."
|David Jones in Louisville, Kentucky on May 31, 1980
|Rookie Expert Jones, 18, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, perished after colliding with a spectator on the front straightaway during a heat race of an AMA Grand National Championship event on the half mile oval at Louisville Downs.
David was one of the top five rookies expected to perform very well in the 1980 Grand National Championship.
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|Stevie Foster in Hinsdale, Illinois on August 9, 1978
|Junior-ranked Foster, 19, of Wayne, Illinois, crashed during an AMA Pro race on the Santa Fe Speedway short track.
From the 1979 Santa Fe Speedway souvenir program: Foster started his racing career on a 125cc Suzuki and soon worked his way up to a 750cc twin-cylinder before gaining his "junior" level of professional classification. Many of Steve's friends agree that the humble young man could have gone a long way professionally in motorcycle racing if he had the right equipment and sponsorship. Steve was a 1977 graduate of Wayne Memorial High School when his fatal accident occurred on August 9 on the Santa Fe quarter-mile. Steve suffered head injuries when he was thrown off his cycle and a rider, in a quick chain reaction, hit the fallen bike and then struck Steve. Steve will be sorely missed by his fellow riders, fans, and friends and many of us at Santa Fe."
|Mike Escue in DuQuoin, Illinois on July 30, 1978
|Expert-ranked Escue, 21, of Joliet, Illinois, crashed in turn four during a semi qualifying event of an AMA Grand National Championship event on the mile oval at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
From the 1979 Santa Fe Speedway program: Mike started racing when he was only 15. He raced primarily the Midwestern area because of school.
He admired the teachers in his shop classes and wanted to become one of them.
In May, 1978, he graduated from Northern Illinois University and would have done industrial technology student teaching in Joliet.
For Mike, he wanted to pursue a love of fast wheels and hoped to follow the pro circuit a few years before settling down in his teaching profession.
But on Sunday afternoon, July 30, the last turn of the DuQuoin Mile took his life when he lost control of his bike and was struck by a following rider.
"Mike wouldn't ever have been happy if he didn't do it", said Mike's mother after the ceremonies.
"He did what he wanted to do."
|Larry Wayne Ross in Springfield, Ohio on April 9, 1978
|Junior-ranked Ross, of Rock Falls, Illinois, crashed into a utility pole after swerving high in turn two to avoid fallen riders on the half mile oval at the Clark County Fairgrounds. He is survived by his parents, Paul and Jo, and his brother, Steve.
|Russ Kerr in Ashland, Ohio on September 19, 1977
|Novice-ranked Kerr, of Polk, Ohio, crashed in turn 2 during an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile oval at the Ashland County Fairgrounds.
He was struck from behind by another rider.
From Rich Long: "The summer that Russ was killed, he was involved in a farm accident at his house. A tractor rolled over on him and broke I believe his leg. He came back sooner than he probably should have because his dad helped promote a pro half mile at his home track in Ashland. Russ's leg obviously wasn't healed yet but you know how dirt trackers are (saw the casts off, etc) and since it was his home track in front of all his friends he gave it a go anyway as most of us diehard dirt trackers would. He was picking up his foot sooner than he should of in an effort to keep the pressure off his healing leg when he lost it on a basic harmless low side, unfortunately the guy behind Russ couldn't avoid him and hit him from behind."
Russ @ Mathias Raceway in Ohio, 1977 & Russ with the checkered flag at Holmes Hill Top Speedway in Ohio, 1976
Photos provided by Ed Moneypenny
|Jay "Underdog" Ridgeway in DuQuoin, Illinois on July 31, 1977
|Expert-ranked Ridgeway, of Decatur, Georgia, suffered severe head injuries after crashing during an AMA Grand National Championship event on the mile oval at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
He remained in a coma until August 9, when he passed away. He never regained consciousness.
From Greg Pearson: "My Dad, Robert Pearson, took the left photo right after Jay won the Labor day race at Zanesville, Ohio, September 1976. Riding the Kennedy Triumph, he outran all the Ohio 'shoes; Steve Morehead, Scott Drake, Jimmy Zeigler, Ricky Campbell. Note the "Underdog" cape. The next photo is Jay and I after the races. The next is me, a star-struck 10-year-old kid in Jay's awesome Underdog leathers. I can't remember if I asked to wear them, or if Jay just kind of offered. The last photo is Jay getting ready for the Springfield Ohio season-opener in 1977."
Jay @ Zanesville, OH, Labor Day 1976; Jay with 10-year-old Greg Pearson @ Zanesville, OH 1976; Greg Pearson wearing Jay's 'Underdog Leathers'; Jay @ Springfield Ohio 1977
Jay was rookie #9C in 1975 and wore National #67 from 1976 until his death in 1977.
|Steve "Pee Wee" Anthony in Wabash, Indiana on July 6, 1976
|Rookie Expert Anthony, of Greenville, Ohio, crashed during an AMA Pro event on the TT course at the Wabash Cannonball Club grounds.
|Mike Mathews at Henry, Illinois on May 23, 1976
|Rookie Expert Mathews, 20, of Peoria, Illinois, crashed in turn two at the start of the Expert main event of an AMA Pro event on the half mile at the Marshall-Putnam County Fairgrounds. He was stuck in the neck by the handlebar of his own motorcycle and died at the scene.
|Dennis Hardesty in Dowagiac, Michigan on August 9, 1975
|Junior-ranked Hardesty, 20, of Lima, Ohio, crashed into a tree while competing in an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at the Cass County Fairgrounds.
|Steve Souter in Monterey, California on August 3, 1975
|Novice-ranked Souter crashed during the Novice event on his personal Yamaha TZ350 at the road course at Laguna Seca.
|Chuck Jordan in Greenville, Ohio on May 25, 1975
|Rookie Expert Jordan, 20, of Powell, Ohio, crashed into the turn 4 wall during the first Expert heat of the AMA Pro event at the Darke County Fairgrounds.
Chuck's family set up the Chuck Jordan Memorial, a perennial mainstay in the summer Ohio race schedule. The first Chuck Jordan Memorial was a Junior Invitational held at the Toledo Grand National event on September 13, 1975. After that, the Jordan family ran the successful Chuck Jordan Memorial, a Novice-Junior-Expert AMA Pro Racing half mile race, in Plain City, Ohio, from 1976-1979, and in Marysville, Ohio, from 1980-1986.
|Dewayne Keeter in Gardena, California on May 1, 1975
|Expert-ranked Keeter, 29 of Arcadia, California, died during an AMA Pro event on the half mile at Ascot Park after crashing into another rider who had low-sided coming out of turn four. He was taken to Gardena Hospital, then Harbor General Hospital in Torrance, California, where he died the following day.
From Devon Sowell, #59R: "DeWayne Keeter was a brilliant rider at Ascot. He won many main events there riding Gold Stars, H-Ds and Yamahas. He was quiet and soft spoken, but fierce on the track. He was famous for his brutal roosting. He would get on the gas very early, you'd be sprayed by his roost, you could almost see him laughing inside his helmet as he turned around to look at you. DeWayne was killed when another rider low-sided coming out of turn 4 at Ascot. DeWayne had nowhere to go and no time, and hit the downed bike wide open. It was just an unfortunate accident."
Photo courtesy of Devon Sowell
Dewayne wore National #44 from 1972 until his death in 1975
|Elbert Turner in Gardena, California on September 13, 1974
|Novice-ranked Turner was killed while competing at an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile oval at Ascot Park. From Art Carter, #54R: "Elbert was a lightning-fast Novice twin (cylinder) rider at Ascot. From Vince Mead #94: "Elbert was killed in late August. "Junior", as I called him, was a good friend of mine. We lived only a few miles apart here in Orange County, California, and were competitors on the track. Coming off the 4th turn, Junior got into a tank-slapper that threw him off and he became pinned between the bike and the wall. He was killed instantly (basal skull fracture)"
|Joe Valentine in Sedalia, Missouri on August 25, 1974
|Junior-ranked Valentine, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, perished in a heat race crash during an AMA Pro Racing Regional on the mile in Sedalia.
Cycle News reported: "Valentine was killed in a heat race when he went down to avoid hitting a rider in front of him.
Valentine was going for the lead, when the rider in front of him blew out a tire and got into a wobble.
Valentine swerved to miss him, almost slid down, and then recovered.
When he got back up, he was already into the hay bales, and he was pitched off his bike.
His helmet, which according to an official may not have been fastened, came off and Valentine received severe head injuries upon impact.
He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the local Sedalia hospital."
|Andy Heiple in Northville, Michigan on August 2, 1975
|Novice-ranked Heiple, 25, of Taylor, Michigan, crashed into the outside wall as he tried to avoid another rider during the second Novice heat race during the AMA Pro races at Northville Downs Raceway. Heiple was a second-year Novice.
|Tom Warren in Gardena, California on April 4, 1975
|Junior-ranked Warren, 29, crashed with Ron Tobey in the fourth turn during an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile oval at Ascot Park. The impact caused the fuel tank on Tobey's bike to burst into flames while Warren was thrown over the handlebars. Warren landed on his head, was transported to Harbor General Hospital where he died on April 11 without regaining consciousness. Tobey suffered serious burns to his legs but recovered. From Tommy McCoy: "Tom was a 2nd year Junior. He crashed hard at the season opener at Ascot in 1975. He was hospitalized at Harbor General and died a week later. He was comatose and never recovered. I was there. We donated his eyes and they successfully restored vision to a blind lady. We donated everything as that would've been his request. He was a good guy."
|Jerry Cox in Wilson, North Carolina in October, 1973
|Novice-ranked Cox was killed in a semi event in an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile track.
From Wild Will Kelley, #6N: "As we Juniors were lining up in the staging area getting ready for the next race,
suddenly a Novice rider slides down going into the number one turn, followed by another and another, sort of a domino effect.
The first one looked like the front wheel just washed out and the others followed suit."
From Poochie Cox: "That was my brother, Jerry.
He was an excellent short tracker on his Ossa, hardly ever racing more than a couple hours from his home.
He just washed out going into turn one..."
|Mike Bird at Frederick, Maryland on August 5, 1973
|Rookie Expert Bird, 20, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, crashed while competing during time trials at the AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at the Frederick Fairgrounds. According to the August 21, 1973 edition of Cycle News East/Dixie, Bird "lost control coming out of turn 2 and crashed through the fence and its accompanying obstacles and hit head-first on the service road. He was taken by air to the local hospital but died about 6 hours later."
|Mike McKenzie at Livonia, Michigan on June 17, 1973
|Junior-ranked McKenzie, of Lansing, Michigan, hit the outside retaining fence in front of the main grandstand during the Junior Final at the AMA Pro event for Novices and Juniors on the mile oval. This report from the July 3, 1973 edition of Cycle News East/Dixie.
|Wayne Bell at Kingsport, Tennessee on June 8, 1973
|Junior-ranked Bell, of Huntsville, Alabama, crashed on the third lap of the Junior main event during the AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at the Appalachian Speedway.
|Lloyd Houchins in San Jose, California on May 20, 1973
|Expert-ranked Houchins, 25, of La Crescenta, California, died after finishing fifth in the second heat race at an AMA Grand National Championship event on the half mile oval at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
From Mike Law: "Lloyd and another rider tangled on the front stretch. The crash nearly severed his leg...he was gone before they got him in the ambulance."
From Motor Cycle Weekly, dated June 18, 1973, courtesy of Bob Herrick: "Lloyd Houchins, one of the West Coast's top dirt-track racers died here this afternoon after tangling with another rider seconds after taking the checkered flag for fifth place in his heat race for the AMA National Championship half mile. Houchins collided with first year Expert rider, Pat McCaul and both crashed just after taking the checkered flag. McCaul escaped with a shaking but Houchins collided with a fence post and suffered massive internal injuries. He was rushed to the hospital but was found to be dead on arrival. Married, with one young son, Lloyd was 25 years old and one of California's top half-mile racers. He began his career in 1967 as an AMA Novice professional and the following year won the Pacific Coast Junior Championship on the Ascot Park half-mile. Half-mile racing was his specialty, particularly at Ascot Park, and during his last three Expert years, 1970/1971/1972 was always in the top ten riders of the Ascot season points championship. With Houchins death, California dirt-track racing has lost one of its toughest and most able competitors
From Cycle News West, May 29, 1973, courtesy of Bob Herrick: "The second heat produced both excitement and tragedy. The race proved to be the fastest of the four heats won by another factory Yamaha, piloted by Don Castro. The second man across the finish line was second year Expert Gary Scott. Third was captured by the factory Harley of rookie Scott Brelsford, followed by Chuck Palmgren. Fifth and sixth places were hotly contested right to the finish, which turned to tragedy just beyond the line. Lloyd Houchins crossed the line first with Pat McCaul right at his handlebars with both riders going down about 20 feet beyond the finish line. McCaul was able to get up but Houchins was killed by the force of the crash.
Lloyd wore National #29 in 1971 and National #79 in 1972 & 1973.
|Ivan Shigemasa in Gardena, California on May 4, 1973
|Junior-ranked Shigemasa, 24, of Salinas, California, crashed while challenging for the lead during the fourth Junior heat race during an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile at Ascot Park. From Motorcycle Weekly, dated June 4, 1973, courtesy of Bob Herrick: "Ivan Shigemasa one of the better West Coast Junior dirt-trackers was killed in a third-turn crash during the third Junior Heat Race. Ivan was in an exceptionally tight race for the lead at the time with Mike Clarke and Danny Hockie. The three were nearly side-by-side at the end of the third lap and it was Hockie who was making the most effort after missing a shift off the line. As they headed into turn three of the fourth lap, Danny pulled to the inside and Ivan tried the outside but lost traction and went into a horrendous slide and hit the crash wall. The 24 year old Triumph rider was from Salinas, CA." From Cycle News West, dated May 15, 1973: "Gloom fell on the Junior class in one of the Heat races. Hockie caught and passed heat leader, Ivan Shigemasa for the lead. Shigemasa, the second year Junior from Salinas then tried to re-pass on the outside going into the North turn on the 4th lap. He got in too hot and fast and straightened up and went into the wall at full throttle. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Gardena Hospital. It was the same turn where he crashed last season and broke a leg."
|Alfred "Tony" Perella Jr. in Tacoma, Washington on May 26, 1972
|Perella crashed on the TT course at Graham Speedway during an AMA Pro Racing event.
From Darrel Bauer: "Tony and I rode the woods together, hung around the bike shops, and raced together, along with Don Lipp and Fred Siegel, who also passed away in motorcycle accidents in 1971-1972. We lost three very talented racers and, more importantly, three fine young men in two years. I still miss them, but sometimes we have to remember the worst times to really appreciate what were the best of times."
|Fred Siegel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 29, 1972
|Siegel crashed on the half mile oval at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds during the fair in 1972.
From Darrel Bauer: "Fred and I rode the woods together, hung around the bike shops, and raced together, along with Don Lipp and Tony Perella, who also passed away in motorcycle accidents in 1971-1972. We lost three very talented racers and, more importantly, three fine young men in two years. I still miss them, but sometimes we have to remember the worst times to really appreciate what were the best of times."
|Ron Adkins in Frederick, Maryland on July 4, 1972
|Expert-ranked Adkins crashed during an AMA Pro race on the half mile oval at the Frederick County Fairgrounds.
|Loyal Penn in Corona, California on July 31, 1971
|Amateur (later designated "Junior")-ranked Penn, of Redondo Beach, California, perished while competing in the Amateur National held in conjunction with the AMA Grand National event on the half mile oval.
|Pat Gosch in Gardena, California on April 30, 1971
|Expert-ranked Gosch, 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, crashed on the half mile at Ascot Park. He remained in a coma until May 11, 1971, when he passed away.
Photo provided by Randy Ressell.
Pat wore National #47 from 1967 through 1970.
|Bentley Hardwick in Houston, Texas in February 1971
|Amateur (later designated "Junior")-ranked Hardwick crashed during an AMA Pro event at Almeda Speedway. From John Klaus: "Benny Hardwick was a good friend who was killed right in front of me at Almeda speedway. Darryl Hurst got into a wobble in front of Benny and went down coming off of turn four and Benny hit Darryls bike and Benny was launched into the air. I missed both bikes and Benny hit a platform that was used for starting auto races. Darryl broke his pelvis and several riders who got caught up in the melee behind me were badly injured. Benny and I were supposed to leave for Ascot Park the next day. After the races I went to the hospital, thinking that Benny was OK, and his parents told me the bad news. Benny's mechanic said that Benny was not going to come to Houston, because he could get no one to come with him, but at the last minute his mechanic decided to come. His mechanic never stopped blaming himself for Benny' death."
|Rusty Bradley in Daytona Beach, Florida on March 14, 1971
|Rookie Expert Bradley, 21, crashed on the second lap of the Daytona 200 as the field entered the infield for the first time. It was Rusty's first race as an Expert.
For a very interesting article on Rusty Bradley, from Superbike Planet, click here.
|Ken Pressgrove in Louisville, Kentucky on September 12, 1970
|Rookie Expert Pressgrove, 20, of Topeka, Kansas, perished in a crash at the start of an AMA Race Of Champions event on the half mile oval at Louisville Downs.
Reportedly he lost control exiting turn two on the opening lap and was run over by several other riders.
Pressgrove earned a spot on the BSA factory team in 1970, and had made the main event in eight Grand National events prior to his death. His top finish was fourth place at the Reading, PA Half Mile.
|W.T. (Dub) Terry in Athens, Alabama on September 6, 1970
|Expert-ranked Terry, of West Point, Mississippi, was injured in a crash and died on September 21st from head injuries.
From Hal Jarrell #45N: "He rode a BSA from Al's Cycle Shop in Memphis, Tennessee. Dub has won hundreds of sportsman races before turning pro. I have always missed him.
|Jerry Brown in Farmer City, Illinois in June 1970
|Amateur (later Junior)-ranked Brown, of Millington, Michigan, crashed during an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile in Farmer City.
From Bill Goff: "He crashed at Farmer City, Illinois. He went end-for-end just before the first corner. A friend talked to him before he was taken to the hospital. According to Jerry's sister, he was first taken to a hospital in London, and later transferred to a hospital in Springfield, where he died. He was hurt sometime in June and died in July."
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Name, location, date
|Rick Davey in Marion, Ohio on September 28, 1969
|Amateur-ranked Davey, 25, from Mansfield, Ohio, died in a single-bike accident while practicing for the "Four Star" AMA Pro event on the half mile in Marion.
From Cycle News East: "Davey, 25 years old from Mansfield, Ohio, showed up late and missed practice. He was allowed to sign up and was given a practice lap before his heat race. He fell coming out of turn 2, hit a fence post on the back straight. He died from multiple injuries.". Greg Pearson adds "He had raced professionally for two years, and had won the Novice Ohio Hall Of Fame (top points earner at all Ohio AMA Pro events) in 1968."
|Clarence "Horsepower" Felton in Freeport, Illinois in September, 1969.
|Expert-ranked Felton, of Beloit, Wisconsin, perished from injuries sustained in a crash during an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile dirt track.
From Matt McNall: "Clarence was toward the front of the pack, fell down, and was struck by several of the following riders. Clarence was a very friendly and low-key character off the track. I asked him once how he got the nickname "Horsepower", and he said it was because he needed lots of it to go fast. Cal Janisch (#34) knew Horsepower better than anyone, and he was able to fill in most of the pieces of the story."
|Jim Booth in Marion, Ohio on September 28, 1969
|Novice-ranked Booth, from Milan, Ohio, died from head injuries sustained in a practice crash at the "Four Star" AMA Pro event on the half mile in Marion.
|Lee Patterson in Sonoma, California on September 7, 1969
|Amateur-ranked Patterson, of Fresno, California, was killed in practice for the AMA Grand National event on the road course at Sears Point Raceway event after running through debris on the racetrack. His racing number that day was #75.
|Ron Ermels in Stockton, Kansas on August 14, 1969
|Expert-ranked Ermels, of Omaha, Nebraska, crashed while competing at an AMA Pro event on the half mile at the Rook County Fairgrounds. From Jim Henry #90N: "Ron was a friend of mine. He had hurt himself a few weeks before and hadn't been riding, but after Sturgis he and the guy riding one of his bikes had a disagreement so Ron decided to ride the bike that day. His throttle stuck wide open at the end of the front straight, causing him to crash into the 15-foot drop-off that lined the rack. Landing on one of the barbed-wire fence posts that lined the bottom of the drop-off, he was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital."
|Charles Southard in Troy, Ohio, August 14, 1969
|Amateur (later designated "Junior")-ranked Southard, of Springfield, Ohio, died competing in an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at the Miami County Fairgrounds.
|Marshall Becker in Gardena, California on July 25, 1969
|Amateur (later designated "Junior")-ranked Becker, 19, of Wanamassa, New Jersey, crashed during an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at Ascot Park, and died from his injuries on August 2, 1969.
|Bill Ershig in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on July 4, 1967
|Expert-ranked Ershig, of Burbank, California, was killed on the half mile oval at the Dodge County Fairgrounds.
From John Tibben #60: "I won that race and as I was coming around I saw Bill's fatal accident.
|Bill Corbin in Springfield, Illinois on August 21, 1966
|Amateur (later designated "Junior")-ranked Corbin, 26, of Marion, Ohio, perished while competing in the first heat for the Five Mile Amateur race held in conjunction with the AMA Grand National event on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The crash also involved Joe Schmidt, Jack McNairy, Tim Harris, and Rick Vetter, who later died as well.
|Rick Vetter in Springfield, Illinois on August 21, 1966
|Amateur (later designated "Junior")-ranked Vetter, of San Francisco, California, succumbed to injuries suffered in the first heat for the Five Mile Amateur race held in conjunction with the AMA Grand National event on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The crash also involved Joe Schmidt, Jack McNairy, Tim Harris, and Bill Corbin, who died at the scene.
|Bates Molyneaux in Troy, Ohio on July 23, 1966
|Expert-ranked Molyneaux, of Livonia, Michigan, crashed in turn 1 during an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at the Miami County Fairgrounds.
Bates wore National #15 in 1959 & 1960, and National #5 from 1961 through 1964.
|Dexter Campbell in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 15, 1966
|Amateur-ranked Campbell, 29, from Orlando, Florida, died while competing at an AMA Pro racing event on the mile at Lakewood Speedway.
From Cycle News East, he was leading his heat race when he fell on lap six, hit a guardrail, and was collected by the pack.
|Clemmie "Stonewall" Jackson in Gardena, California on September 10, 1965
|Novice-ranked Jackson, 22, was involved in a five-bike pile-up on lap two of the Novice Main event at an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at Ascot Park. Jackson went down and was struck by two other bikes. Up to that point he had 8 wins on the season and was second in Novice points. He passed away the following day, September 11, at Gardena Hospital.
|Charles Matheny in Wentzville, Missouri, on July 4, 1965
|Novice-ranked Matheny, of Craig Air Force Base, Alabama, was fatally injured when he ran off the road course at Nelson Ledges Raceway and struck a tree.
|J.C. "Babe" Robertson in Rockport, Indiana on July 4, 1965
|Second-year Expert Robertson, 31, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was killed in a crash on the last lap of an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval while battling for the lead.
In 1962, Robertson was involved in the wreck that claimed Jack Ghoulson and ended Carroll Resweber's career in Lincoln, Illinois.
From Kenny Thomas: "Babe was riding his KR Harley on the ½ mile AMA Pro flat track. I was there on that day and saw it all. Babe was battling for the lead and on the last lap and coming out of the last turn, he tried to pass the leader when his front tire clipped the leader's rear tire. He high-sided through the thin horse track wooden fence and struck a tree. He died from head injuries."
|Willie Moye in Heidelberg, Pennsylvania, on June 13, 1965
|Amateur-ranked Moye, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was killed in his heat race after he fell and was struck by another rider on the half mile oval. Moye was one of the few African-Americans to ever contest in flat track racing.
|Karl Kirschenman in Gardena, California on May 7, 1965
|Novice-ranked Kirschenman, 20, died during a Novice heat race at an AMA Pro event on the half mile oval at Ascot Park.
|Tommy Peiffer at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in 1965
|Amateur (later Junior)-ranked Peiffer, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was killed while competing in an AMA Pro Racing event at the Door County Fairgrounds.
From Matt McNall: "Tommy was a second-year Amateur, riding a BSA Gold Star. My brother Mike (#50G) saw the whole thing. Tommy missed turn one and went into a boulder-strewn ravine. There wasn't but a few feet from the edge of the track to the ravine, and it looked as if Tommy's throttle stuck wide open, and those were the brakeless days. Tom was a nice, friendly, cheerful fellow and was pretty good racing buddies with both Mike and I. I think the county board stopped having motorcycle races at the fairgrounds because of Tommy's accident, and they didn't run them again until '68 or '69. By that time the ditch had been filled in."
|Bob Skibsted in Gardena, California on September 11, 1964
|Expert-ranked Skibsted, 26, of Riverside, California, crashed while competing in the Expert main event on the half mile oval at Ascot Park.
On the fifth lap, Skibsted swerved wildly while attempting to avoid three downed riders, causing him to be struck by another rider.
He was pronounced dead at Gardena Hospital.
From Kioren Moss: "I very much appreciate the memorial, especially for including my friend Bobby Skibsted. Bobby was born in 1938. I saw him almost every day, and I remember the Saturday morning after the accident when I learned of his death, and attended his funeral at the Methodist Church. I have visited his grave at Evergreen Cemetery in Riverside, most recently about two years ago. I was about 13, and he was a mentor of mine when he died in 1964. He taught me how to uncrate and set-up a new Honda from Japan. I had yet to master setting the timing. He was one of the coolest guys I ever knew. He and his wife, Kim, formerly named Pendergast, had two daughters. He had a jet black 57 Nomad, a red 56 Ford pickup with a 283, and a collection of motorcycles. They owned a house near the Arlington district of Riverside, I think it was. I saw his motorcycles, all numbered 57x, in a show at the Pro Rodeo hall of fame museum in Colorado, in 2005, but never found out who owns them now."
|Tommy Glass in Mansfield, Ohio, sometime in 1963
|Novice-ranked Glass, of Flint, Michigan, was killed while competing in an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile oval in Mansfield, Ohio.
From Bill Goff: "Tommy was very fast and a lot of people in Michigan were starting to think that we had another (Bart) Markel in the making."
|Bennie Sims in Tulare, California in September 22, 1963
|Second-year Expert Bennie Sims, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was killed while competing in an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile oval in Tulare, California.
From David Edwards: "Bennie built, tuned, and rode a Matchless G80. He raced in a Cycle World silk bib as his wife, Carol, was managing editor at the magazine. Apparently, Bennie helped out with performance/track testing. Rumor has it that when he was interred at Roosevelt Memorial park (across the street from Ascot Park), he was in his racing leathers and wearing the Cycle World bib."
|Elton Swope in Freeport, Illinois in September, 1963.
|Novice-ranked Swope, of Kewanee, Illinois, perished from injuries sustained in a crash during an AMA Pro Racing event on the half mile dirt track.
From Matt McNall: "Elton was trying for the lead when he fell and was struck by some of the following riders. Elton was the only one seriously hurt in the incident, as everyone else got up and several made the restart. This was the same day that Dick Mann had his bad accident. If you read Joe Scalzo's book "Motorcycle Ace - The Dick Mann Story" or Ed Youngblood's book, "Mann Of His Time", both mention a young Novice dying in the emergency room right next to Dick Mann. Neither author mentioned Elton's name, and I don't think any of us actually knew it, until now. Godspeed, Elton Swope
|Jack Gholson in Lincoln, Illinois on September 16, 1962
|Expert-ranked Gholson, of Houston, Texas, perished in a crash during practice for an AMA Grand National Championship event on the half mile oval at the Logan County Fairgrounds. The crash also seriously injured Dick Klamfoth and Carroll Resweber.
Gholson wore National #67 from 1958 until his death in 1962
|Robert Webster in Watkins Glen, New York on August 12, 1962
|Expert-ranked Webster, of Toronto, Ontario, perished in a crash during the AMA Grand National Championship event on the road course that also involved Rolland Hedgecock and Bates Molyneaux.
|Thomas Campbell in Gardena, California on September 1, 1961
|Novice-ranked Campbell, 23, of Eagle Mountain California, crashed while competing for the first time on the half mile oval at Ascot Park. He passed away the following day, September 2, at Gardena Hospital.
|Ron Boyarsky in Springfield, Illinois on August 20, 1961
|Amateur-ranked Boyarsky was killed during the Amateur Main Event on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds when he crashed while leading. The ensuing pile-up included Jody Nicholas, Harold Hammond, Bill Sims, and Ronnie Rall.
|Tommy Segraves in Watkins Glen, New York, on August 14, 1960
|Amateur-ranked Segraves, 20, of Orlando, Florida was killed in practice for the AMA Grand National event on the road course at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Segraves was one of the top Amateur division racers in the country, and had scored National wins earlier in the year at Daytona Beach, Florida and Schererville, Indiana.
|Bob Fritz in Hinsdale, Illinois in 1961 or 1962
|Fritz, of Southeast Chicago, Illinois or Hammond, Indiana, was killed during an AMA Pro Racing event at Santa Fe Speedway.
|Travis Petton in Gardena, California during the 1960's
|Expert-ranked Petton, of Poway, California, died after crashing on the half mile oval at Ascot Park during an AMA Pro racing event.
While enroute to the hospital, the ambulance suffered a head-on collision, which resulted in fatal injuries to Petton.
From Wayne Hosaka, #55x: "Travis was a top San Diego county racer who did very well at Ascot on the TT track."
Photo courtesy of Wayne Hosaka
|Amateur-ranked Litch, of Covina, California, reportedly died from injuries sustained in a crash on the half mile oval at Ascot Park during an AMA Pro Racing event.
From Wayne Hosaka: "Clyde was from the Los Angeles area and was a half-mile specialist."
From Jim Thurman, Motorsports Memorial: "Clyde Litch was badly injured, but he lived until 1996."
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|George Everett in Gardena, California on June 19, 1959
|Expert-ranked Everett, 28, was involved in a multi-bike crash during an AMA Pro racing event on the half mile at Ascot Park. He died three days later, on June 22, 1959.
George was rookie expert #84X in 1956 and wore National #84 from 1957 until his death in 1959. He won the Peoria TT twice - 1957 & 1958 - and finished in the top 10 of the Grand National Championship series both years, including a fifth place finish in 1956.
George was posthumously inducted into the AMA's Hall Of Fame in 2001.
|Dennis Harris in Columbus, Ohio on June 29, 1958
|Amateur-ranked Harris was killed during the 10-mile Amateur race at the AMA Grand National Championship event at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
|Jimmy Phillips in Gardena, California on June 27, 1958
|Expert-ranked Phillips, 31, succumbed to injuries suffered on the 1/3-mile oval at Gardena Stadium on June 27. He passed away the following day, June 28.
Jimmy was rookie expert #8X in 1949, and wore #8 from 1950 until his death in 1958. He won both Peoria TT Nationals - 45ci and 80ci - in 1951, which were the first-ever AMA wins for the Triumph marquee.
From Martin Krenz: "Jimmy helped put Triumph on the dirt track map."
Jimmy was posthumously inducted into the AMA's Hall Of Fame in 1998.
|Amateur-ranked Horelica, from Houston, TX, was
|Chuck Basney in Gardena, California on October 26, 1956
|Expert-ranked Basney crashed in a heat race on the quarter-mile oval at Gardena Stadium that also seriously injured defending Grand National Champion - and Basney's good friend - Brad Andres.
From Chuck Basney, Jr: "That night (October 26), he would have received the High Point Trophy for winning the 1956 District 37 High Point title. He was Pacific Coast Flat Track Champion in 1951, 52, 53, 54, and 55 held on the 1/2-mile track at Tulare, CA. Back then in addition to the Grand National Champion, the AMA kept track of the High Point dirt track rider in the nation also. My dad won that in 1951 and 1956. Both times Bill Tuman was a very close second. One of the years, he beat Bill Tuman by just one point."
"The photo above comes from a 1955 Gardena Stadium program in which he was featured. For your info, Ascot Park was originally named LA Speedway which opened in 1957. During that year they raced there, not at Gardena Stadium. During 1957 they made Gardena Stadium a 1/3-mile track and racing went back there in 1958, which was the last year for racing at Gardena Stadium. In 1958, LA Speedway was renamed Ascot Park."
|George "Brad" Bradley in Gardena, California on September 21, 1956
|Amateur-ranked Bradley, 30, of Santa Barbara, California, crashed during practice on the 1/4-mile track at Gardena Stadium.
He died on September 25 of severe head and neck injuries.
From Chuck Basney, Jr: "During practice, George got into a tank-slapper entering turn one. He went over the bars and landed on his head. He died at Harbor General Hospital. He owned three night clubs - the Trophy Room, The Round The Clock, and the Tick Tock Bar. In 1955 he was a Novice main event winner at Gardena Stadium and De Anza Park in Riverside, California. He also captured second place in the 440 for Novices on the beach at Daytona."
|Bob Dunn in Kansas City, Kansas, on July 29, 1956.
|Class B (later "Amateur")-ranked Dunn, of Rockford, Illinois, was involved in a multi-rider accident during an AMA Pro Racing Six-Star half mile event at Lakeside Stadium. Bob went down and was hit by Frank Wancyzk, who later died from his injuries. Bob died of a concussion at the hospital.
From Mike Skindell: "My cousin, Bob, was killed in that accident. The photo (below) is a newspaper clipping of the accident.
At the time he died, Bob was not aware that his girlfriend was pregnant with his baby.
His son was born in February 1957. His son found out about his father and his death at the age of 11.
As an adult, he searched for the family of his father for decades.
In 2012, he finally found his father's family.
In July 2013, I met him in Detroit to showed him the graves of his father and grandparents."
|Frank Wanczyk in Kansas City, Kansas, on July 29, 1956.
|Class B (later "Amateur")-ranked Wancyzk, of Denver, Colorado, was involved in a multi-rider accident during an AMA Pro Racing Six-Star half mile event at Lakeside Stadium that also claimed the life of Bob Dunn.
Frank passed away at the local hospital from his injuries on August 3, 1956.
|Lee Schoenecker in Kansas City, Kansas, on May 6, 1956.
|Class B (later "Amateur")-ranked Schoenecker, of Wichita, Kansas, ran over another rider and then hit the concrete wall on the front straightaway in front of the grandstands. From George Holter, #60K: "Lee ran over #98N Mel Flint of Denver, Colorado. Lee lost his helmet (Clymer type) on contact. Dead upon arrival at the hospital."
|Harry Fearey in St. Louis, Missouri on May 1, 1955
|Expert-ranked Fearey, of Pekin, Illinois, crashed during a TT event at Riverdale Speedway.
Harry won the 1954 Windber, Pennsylvania Grand National Road Race event.
|Bobby Smith in Daytona Beach, Florida, March 4, 1954
|Amateur (later "Junior")-ranked Smith, 21, of Portsmouth, Virginia, died after crashing head-on into a car during an unofficial practice session on the beach course in preparation for the Daytona 200.
|Tom Metcalfe in Norton, Kansas in 1954
|Amateur (later "Junior")-ranked Metcalfe, of Denver, Colorado, lost control of his motorcycle during the first Amateur heat race at the AMA Pro Racing 3-Star half mile event and hit a light pole. He passed away at the local hospital from multiple injuries.
|Billy Huber in Dodge City, Kansas on July 5, 1953
|Expert-ranked Huber, 32, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was running third in the 200 mile race at the 140-mile mark when either his rear wheel came off or he suffered a heat stroke. He crashed, and died the next morning, July 6, 1953.
Photos by Virginia Klein (provided by Jack Klein #8K). Photo on the left is at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, with Billy Huber, Jim Kearney and Kenny Klein (left-to-right). According to Bob Weirbach, the photo on the right is from the 3-mile National in Spencer, Iowa on 6/28/1948, where Billy finished third behind Leo Anthony and Floyd Emde.
Billy won four AMA Nationals in his career. He was posthumously inducted into the AMA's Hall Of Fame in 1998.
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|Sinclair "Peanuts" McDougall in Willows, California on August 21, 1949
|McDougall crashed during in the last semi-final race at the half mile oval in Willows, suffering a skull fracture.
He was transferred to two hospitals before succumbing to his injuries on August 24.
From Don Lemelin: "Peanuts raced for the original owner of an old Indian flat tracker that I own."
The grandstand photo above shows Hugh McAfee, McDougall, and Ralf Chadwick about an hour before McDougall's fatal crash.
|Casey Stines in Peoria, Illinois, on June 20, 1948.
|Expert-ranked Stines, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was killed during the 4-star TT race after crashing while going for the lead on the second lap of the Main Event. Earlier in the day he had set a new Peoria TT lap record of 32.83.
|Kenny Ingle in Springfield, Illinois, on August 17, 1947.
|Expert-ranked Ingle, of Columbus, Ohio, crashed during the sixth Expert qualifying heat race and was struck by another rider.
Ingle was among the first riders issued a "permanent National Number" in October 1941, given #24. His top National finish was runner-up to Chet Dykgraaf in the 1946 AMA National Championship race in Springfield, Illinois.
|Andy Drobeck in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on September 1, 1946
|Expert-ranked Drobeck died in a crash on the mile oval during an AMA National.
From the September 1946 Motorcyclist Magazine: The loss of one of America's most up and coming riders, a true sportsman and a credit to motorcyclist, at Langhorne on September 1st has left a vacancy in the sport that will be difficult to replace. Andy Drobeck, a certain candidate for Motorcycling's Hall of Fame, met with a fatal accident during the 69th lap of the 100 mile National Championship and died before reaching the hospital. Hailing from Reading, Pennsylvania, this native son of the Keystone State had shown amazing track ability throughout the 1946 season and had carried the Indian banner to new triumphs in his first post-war season."
Drobeck was among the first riders issued a "permanent National Number" in October 1941, given #5.
|Mario Stillo in Galt, California in 1946
|From Ken Magri: "Mario Stillo, from Chico, California, died at an AMA-sanctioned flat track race in Galt.
He was a great Class C racer from that era (he won the 1940 Pacific Coast TT Championship in Hollister, CA).
He rode Indians.
Stillo won the 1940 Pacific Coast TT Championship in Hollister, CA.
|Tommy Hays in Oakland, California on October 19, 1941
|Expert-ranked Hays died in a crash on the mile oval during the Oakland 200 AMA National Event.
June McCall went down at a high rate of speed and several other riders crashed trying to avoid him. Hays and McCall were killed,
three others (including Ben Campanale) were also injured in what Campanale's AMA Hall Of Fame bio lists as "one of the worst motorcycle racing crashes of all time".
Hays had won three of the six Nationals run prior to the Oakland event in 1941: the 80ci Miniature TT in Marion, IN, the 50-mile TT in Greenville, SC, and the 100-mile Speedway National in Langhorne, PA.
Hays was among the first riders issued a "permanent National Number" in October 1941, given #12, and was nominated for the AMA Hall of Fame in 2012.
|June McCall in Oakland, California on October 19, 1941
|Expert-ranked McCall died in a crash on the mile oval during the Oakland 200 AMA National Event.
He went down at a high rate of speed and several other riders crashed trying to avoid him. Tommy Hays was also killed,
three others (including Ben Campanale) were also injured in what Campanale's AMA Hall Of Fame bio lists as "one of the worst motorcycle racing crashes of all time".
McCall won the 100-mile Road Race National in Laconia earlier in 1941.
McCall was among the first riders issued a "permanent National Number" in October 1941, given #6.
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|Dick Ince in Oakland, California on November 27, 1938
|Ince, 23, died after crashing during the Oakland 200 National Championship event.
From Armando Magri: "I was right alongside Dick Ince when he suddenly went down. Ernie told me later that he flew right into the railing and died. He said that Ince went flying off his motorcycle and into the metal railing on one of the high-banked corners. Dick was handsome and likeable. He raced speedway and mile tracks, and performed movie motorcycle stunts just for the thrills."
Article from the 11/28/1936 New York Times
|Floyd Faulkner in Springfield, Illinois on August 21, 1938
|Faulkner, of Tilton, Illinois, died during time trials for the AMA National Championship event on the mile oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
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Name, location, date
|Eddie Brinck in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 13, 1927
|Brinck crashed directly in front of Joe Petrali during a half-mile dirt track race at the Eastern State Exposition after his front tire blew out while entering a turn. Brinck succumbed to his injuries that night in the hospital.
Eddie was posthumously inducted into the AMA's Hall Of Fame in 1998.


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Howard W. Sharf, M.D. is originally from New York City. He graduated Cum Laude from The Pennsylvania State University and earned his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College. He served with distinction for thirteen years in the U.S. Army, where he interned at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. He completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His military career was marked by numerous awards and a final rank of Lieutenant Colonel, serving as Chief of the Department of Surgery at Reynolds Army Community Hospital at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He completed a Fellowship in Spine Surgery at the Florida Spine Institute in Clearwater, Florida.
Dr. Sharf authored and co-authored a number of articles in Orthopaedic and general surgery, and made numerous national presentations. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and holds membership in the American Medical Association and North American Spine Society. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Sharf joined Tampa Bay Orthopaedic Specialists in 1999. He and his family live in Pinellas County.
Medical Education & Training
Internship: Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Residency: Allegheny Univ of Health Sciences
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Bearded Christian Bale Is Moses In Ridley Scott's Epic 'Exodus' Final Trailer: VIDEO
If you liked The Ten Commandments, you're going to love Exodus: Gods and Kings! Director Ridley Scott returns to the swords-and-sandals genre nearly 15 years after his Oscar-winning Gladiator, taking the endlessly dramatized story of Moses and whipping it up into a CGI-enhanced epic with a Red Sea that looks more like a rogue wave from The Perfect Storm. Even if you're not into the recent trend of faith-based epics, this film features two of Hollywood's hottest leading men: Christian Bale as a hip-looking Moses and Joel Edgerton as a shaved-head Rhamses. Edgerton, who played handsome baddie Tom Buchanan in the recent Gatsby reboot, plays what looks to be a very angry king as he battles his bearded nemesis for the fate of the Jews enslaved in Egypt.
Exodus: Gods and Kings is set for a holiday-timed release on December 12. The film's final trailer is online today, featuring even more impressive effects than the first.
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15 Valentine's Day Dessertsby Toby Amidor in Cookies & Other Desserts, Valentine's Day, February 5, 2013
These lightened-up goodies are the perfect way to show your sweetie you care without busting their waistline.
The Guidelines
Each of these desserts has 400 calories or less, 20 grams of total fat or less, 10 grams of saturated fat or less, and a max of 400 milligrams of sodium per serving. Dessert should be a special treat and most definitely can be enjoyed on Valentine's Day. If you're trying to watch your figure, cut calories even further by sharing dessert or cutting the portion in half.
Chocolate Delights
What's Valentine's Day without chocolate?! If you can, choose dark chocolate, then you'll get some added benefits from the powerful antioxidant theobromine, which has been shown to help lower blood pressure and decrease inflammation.
- Chocolate-Hazelnut Drop Cookies
- Chocolate Truffles
- Made Over Deep Dish Brownies
- Moist Mocha Cake
- Chocolate Dipped Clementines
- Hot Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Fondue
- Chocolate Hazelnut Smooches
- Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- Dark Chocolate Bark
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If chocolate isn't your thing, these sweet treats contain a good-for-you ingredients like fruit or nuts.
- Devilish Angel Cake With Wine Soaked Berries
- Perfectly Poached Fruit
- Almond Snowballs
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- Mascarpone Mini Cupcakes With Strawberry Glaze (above)
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We've all said, at one time or another, that we were "scared to death" by something freak-out-worthy. But unless we were speaking from beyond the grave, we weren't being literal. Can we actually get dead from sheer fright?
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Farsight is a Warcraft III hack that allows people on the Internet see your Local Network games.
When you first run Farsight, it will prompt you for your administrator password. This is necessary because Farsight needs root privileges to sniff Warcraft III's packets. A more detailed discussion is at the end of this file. You will have to re-enter your password if you move/copy Farsight to another filesystem.
Farsight allows you to play Warcraft III over the Internet by making your Local Network multiplayer games visible to several friends whose IP addresses you enter. Front-end written in Cocoa.
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Here's everything you'll need to turn your house, yard, or garage into a big top of celebration!
* Make clown masks using construction paper, felt-tip pens, sequins and glitter. Use a glue gun or super glue to attach a red rubber ball for a nose, then cut out eye holes. Tie string to either side of each mask, write the party details on the inside of masks and mail them in large envelopes.
* Insert invitations into boxes of circus animal crackers. Place each box of crackers into another small box to keep the crackers from being crushed in the mail.
* Ask your guests to come dressed as clowns. Suggest they dress in colorful, baggy clothes. Decorate their faces with face paint.
* Have kids dress like circus animals (lions, tigers, bears and elephants) or as one of the side show characters.
* Award costume prizes for funniest, most creative, scariest and so on. (Make sure that every child gets a prize.)
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motorbike used offroad. all y'all pimps and city boyz wouldn't know what im talkin about.
I flipped my dirt bike yesterday.
Beküldő: lilredneck 2005. március 27.
A lightweight motorcycle designed for use on rough surfaces, such as dirt roads or trails. Also called trail bike.
related to the Mountain bikes but dirt bikes have an engine.
Beküldő: djjennyfe 2007. április 23.
A two or four stoke motor propelled vehicle..and the loud noise associated with them is because of legal modifications to the exhaust normally a Super Trapp www.supertrapp.com
Hey dude what the bleep was thatdirt bike whizzes by..!!
I think that was one of them hopped up super trapp dirt bikes!
I think that was one of them hopped up super trapp dirt bikes!
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A sexual act in which a couple gorges on spicy Mexican foot in the evening in preparation for sex later that night. Later in the night, the couple engage in sex doggy style and the woman develops uncontrollable, blow out diarrhea. At this point, the man grabs her arms, pulls them back behind her, and revs her like a dirt while she sprays feces all over the both of them (much like revving a dirt bike stuck in the mud)!
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Dr. Brett D. Skidmore has been practicing medicine for 24 years. Dr. Skidmore graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Hebert School of Medicine in 1990. He practices medicine in Sun City, AZ and specializes in Diagnostic Radiology. Dr. Skidmore is affiliated with Banner Del E Webb Medical Center and Banner Boswell Medical Center.
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Years in Practice: 24 Years
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Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Hebert School of Medicine
Graduation Date: 1990
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A little more than two weeks
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without any communication, crashing near Athens, air traffic
controllers again scrambled fighters to intercept a NORDO aircraft
Tuesday. This time, however, the intercept had a much happier
Greek media report a Czech charter flight (aircraft type
unknown) penetrated its airspace south of Crete without checking
in. The aircraft was on a flight from Cairo, Egypt, to Bratislava,
After trying unsuccessfully to contact the pilot for more than
12-minutes, the Greek Civil Aviation Authrority called the military
for help.
Two Greek F-16s scrambled to intercept the aircraft. But before
they could get in the air, the pilot of the Czech charter radioed
controllers. Seems his headset had malfunctioned.
The doomed Helios Airways flight that crashed
August 14th near Athens had also been branded a "renegade" by
controllers. When fighters arrived to check it out, they found the
pilot missing from the cockpit and the co-pilot slumped over the
controls. The aircraft, apparently out of fuel after a three-hour
flight from Cyprus, crashed a short time later near Athens, killing
all 121 people on board.
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Levy: And my presidential endorsement goes to ...
Finally, Election Day is here, and even a political junkie like me is ready for the election to be over. America cried uncle months ago, and in some ways I think superstorm Sandy was Earth's way of saying even our fair planet has had enough of this campaign.
Drum roll please. ... After careful deliberation and prayer, I have decided to endorse Mitt Romney as our next president of the United States. All of you liberals out there who send me such loving messages can get up off the floor with my shocking announcement.
My endorsement of Romney over President Obama is not based on some nuanced statement taken out of context. Nor is it based on some issue spun by cable news pundits and political talking heads. It's not based on gotcha sound bites captured during an exhausting campaign that can easily result in misstatements by either candidate.
It is not based on vitriolic Internet postings from extreme kooks on both sides of the political spectrum, such as birth certificates or overseas bank accounts. It is not based on straw-man arguments such as the phony Republican war on women or ads pushing grandma off a cliff. It's not based on skin color or religious preference.
No, I simply compared the two men, their track records and their philosophies concerning the scope of government involvement in our lives. Ignoring the fringe from both sides and looking solely at the documented records and statements, I decided that my convictions and principles more closely align with Mitt Romney.
Prior to this election, Mitt Romney was hailed by both Republicans and Democrats as a successful businessman who created thousands of jobs, a man of integrity who rescued the Winter Olympics, a statesman who was able to lead the liberal state of Massachusetts as a Republican, and a strong and charitable family man who has never been involved in any kind of scandal.
Try as he may, President Obama was not successful in proving that Romney was anything else.
On the other hand, Barack Obama came into office with virtually no experience, and this became apparent as his term meandered on.
President Obama continuously talked about the mess he inherited from President Bush, blaming his predecessor at every turn, yet he never came up with any big solutions to big problems.
In fact, when Democrats controlled both houses of Congress, President Obama chose to focus on Obamacare instead of the economy. Four years into his presidency, the economy is still a mess, unemployment, food and gas prices remain high, and the president still hasn't produced a single plan to reduce the deficit or keep Medicare and Social Security solvent.
Even President Obama admitted that the "shovel-ready" jobs he promised weren't shovel-ready. President Obama failed to keep the promises he could control, such as transparency in his administration, improved cooperation between the parties and setting a new tone in Washington.
Obama's primary argument against Romney is that Romney is for the wealthy and anti-middle class. That would be a good strategy if it weren't a total misrepresentation of Romney's plan, but I guess desperate campaigns call for desperate measures. President Obama may be a nice guy, but he is the wrong guy.
The bottom line is the country's bottom line. America faces serious economic challenges, and because of his documented successful private sector and gubernatorial experience, Romney is better equipped to guide the United States out of this economic mess and lead our country for at least the next four years.
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