5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day
Mark Kariya | December 5, 2017
5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day – The 5th Annual Kurt Caselli Memorial Ride Day at Glen Helen Raceway saw a legion of the legendary off-road racer’s fans, friends and family celebrate his life with a day (and night) of auctions, awards, campfires, music, movies, raffles, swag and—yes—lots of riding.
5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day
As always, it drew a large number of well-known off-road racers, including Taylor Robert, Gary Sutherlin, Johnny Campbell, Ricky Brabec and most of Honda rally team, with both Rockstar Energy Husqvarna and FMF KTM well represented, joined this year by a few pro motocrossers like Ryan Villopoto and Nick Wey.
One of Caselli’s teammates on both the FMF KTM Factory Off-road Racing Team as well as several U.S. ISDE teams, Russell Bobbitt has been able to attend most of the KCF Ride Days. He said, “I just really like to come out and connect 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 knowing that everyone’s here in remembrance 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 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 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 everybody’s faces is a perfect reflection of the imprint that Kurt left on this community.” CN
5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day
5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day
5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day
5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day
5th Annual Kurt Caselli Ride Day
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