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Going through some old stuff today preparing to move. Came across this 8/12/82 newspaper clipping that brought the news of my friend Ricky's death.
The feeling from that day still lingers like a sucker punch. I remember riding out to Hemme's track a couple days later, partly expecting Ricky to show up eager and excited to pound out laps, go mess around on Quartz Hill mountain, or just chase rabbits. Ricky was gone though, and the place never was the same.
In life, Ricky was just a kid when he died. In local moto, he was the man.
Recently I saw someone is building houses on the land where the track was. I hope the new owners aren't worried by that faint little over-revving 2-stroke noise they hear late at night.
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The feeling from that day still lingers like a sucker punch. I remember riding out to Hemme's track a couple days later, partly expecting Ricky to show up eager and excited to pound out laps, go mess around on Quartz Hill mountain, or just chase rabbits. Ricky was gone though, and the place never was the same.
In life, Ricky was just a kid when he died. In local moto, he was the man.
Recently I saw someone is building houses on the land where the track was. I hope the new owners aren't worried by that faint little over-revving 2-stroke noise they hear late at night.
[img:fabf3]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/tehach/RickHemme.jpg[/img:fabf3]
The feeling from that day still lingers like a sucker punch. I remember riding out to Hemme's track a couple days later, partly expecting Ricky to show up eager and excited to pound out laps, go mess around on Quartz Hill mountain, or just chase rabbits. Ricky was gone though, and the place never was the same.
In life, Ricky was just a kid when he died. In local moto, he was the man.
Recently I saw someone is building houses on the land where the track was. I hope the new owners aren't worried by that faint little over-revving 2-stroke noise they hear late at night.
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Nice post.
Those kids were wicked fast.
It was a station wagon that they were in. A friend of theirs was driving(industry sponsor). No one was wearing seatbelts (was not required by law back then) They were headed directly into the sun . The train was hidden by the lumber yard next to the road. There were only warning lights and you could not see the lights when the sun was going down behind them. When the train passed behind the lumber yard it broke the sunlight crossing over the intersection. There were skid marks and they swerved. The train caught the front of the wagon and dragged it. A deep ditch was next to the tracks and the vehicle was rolled over and the kids were all ejected.
Was very tragic and I can still feel it today. The only one who lived was the driver after a 2 month coma and more than a year in the hospital and years of physical therapy.
I remember.......
The Shop
That was a sad day.
You are 100% correct about the pro record books.
Ricky Hemme?
Ricky Hemme?[/quote:fc1f9]
His brother has a son who was racing within the last few years I think.
Kalos told me he was going to go with them but his grandpa wouldn't let him get in a car that Duke was driving.
Ricky Hemme?[/quote:70b95]
That Ricky is John Hemme's son. I suppose he named him in memory of his brother.
His brother has a son who was racing within the last few years I think.
Kalos told me he was going to go with them but his grandpa wouldn't let him get in a car that Duke was driving.[/quote:63e92]
Yes.....Kalos...he was sponsored by Oakley too
Godspeed #2 Rick Hemme
#8 Bruce Bunch
#54 Kyle Fleming
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