Homeless and destitute Colorado MX track owner honored by MXA

cloverdale wrote:

[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/11/19/111889/s1200_VET_18_COVERALLS.jpg[/img] MXA recently honored Colorado MX track owner Pete Edmisten (weekly Rumors column) for his participation in the Glen Helen World Vet Championship. Pete is an...

MXA recently honored Colorado MX track owner Pete Edmisten (weekly Rumors column) for his participation in the Glen Helen World Vet Championship. Pete is an incredibly unique individual and most importantly, an Icon within the MX industry (although for different reasons). Pete has persevered for decades to save a Northern Colorado MX track that started in the 1960's despite many hardships in his life. Pete lived at the track in a broken down dirty trailer with his old dog Yeller...keeping an eye on trespassers and the occasional rattle snake (I could not make this stuff up if I tried)! Pete suffered from a debilitating disease similar to vitiligo (i.e. Michael Jackson). His skin turned a mutant pale white color that was quite painful. He also walked with a sever limp relative to his early racing career in Iowa. I have never met a more friendly, giant grinned individual then Pete....he never gave up in life and I was excited to see MXA acknowledge his dedication to the sport!!! Now before you get all teary eyed and send the guy some money for some new MX threads you need to know that the man above is looking after our MX brethren. He just struck oil on the MX track property!!! Colorado's own Jed Clampett....!!! ...and now you know the rest of the story....good day...

Pete Edmisten is an original "Eckerman Promotions MX Consortium" rider.

SwapperMX wrote:

This thread raises more questions than it answers.

cloverdale wrote:

[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/11/19/111889/s1200_VET_18_COVERALLS.jpg[/img] MXA recently honored Colorado MX track owner Pete Edmisten (weekly Rumors column) for his participation in the Glen Helen World Vet Championship. Pete is an...

MXA recently honored Colorado MX track owner Pete Edmisten (weekly Rumors column) for his participation in the Glen Helen World Vet Championship. Pete is an incredibly unique individual and most importantly, an Icon within the MX industry (although for different reasons). Pete has persevered for decades to save a Northern Colorado MX track that started in the 1960's despite many hardships in his life. Pete lived at the track in a broken down dirty trailer with his old dog Yeller...keeping an eye on trespassers and the occasional rattle snake (I could not make this stuff up if I tried)! Pete suffered from a debilitating disease similar to vitiligo (i.e. Michael Jackson). His skin turned a mutant pale white color that was quite painful. He also walked with a sever limp relative to his early racing career in Iowa. I have never met a more friendly, giant grinned individual then Pete....he never gave up in life and I was excited to see MXA acknowledge his dedication to the sport!!! Now before you get all teary eyed and send the guy some money for some new MX threads you need to know that the man above is looking after our MX brethren. He just struck oil on the MX track property!!! Colorado's own Jed Clampett....!!! ...and now you know the rest of the story....good day...

Pete Edmisten is an original "Eckerman Promotions MX Consortium" rider.

Highsider wrote:

Time for him to buy a 40' Outlaw rv and follow the SX and National series'.

SwapperMX wrote:

This thread raises more questions than it answers.

Sully wrote:

And those questions would be?

Highsider wrote:

Time for him to buy a 40' Outlaw rv and follow the SX and National series'.

Rich Piano wrote:

I think he is more a participator than a spectator.

Xracerdone wrote:

Berthoud was sold, it is closed, Cygnus is correct

Xracerdone wrote:

Berthoud was sold, it is closed, Cygnus is correct

Cygnus wrote:

Under some fishy circumstances also. Danny Walker from American super camp had an investor that was going to pay full price but needed a couple weeks...

Under some fishy circumstances also. Danny Walker from American super camp had an investor that was going to pay full price but needed a couple weeks to free up the $ and they sold it to the developers before Danny could round up his $. I'd like to hear more on this oil strike. He'll most of the mineral rights in Colorado have all been bought up years ago. I can't just go drill a bunch of holes on my land trying to hit oil. Some big Corp already owns it.

motocat1 wrote:

Here's all of Pete's Colorado friends out in California this year. The guy in the orange right of center is the real Jed Clamped. I'll miss...

Here's all of Pete's Colorado friends out in California this year. The guy in the orange right of center is the real Jed Clamped. I'll miss petes dedication to keep the track going all these years.