The Lives They Lived 2017

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We posted our annual requiem for some of the friends and fellow riders we lost along the way this past year.

http://racerxonline.com/2017/12/31/the-lives-they-lived

Have a Safe and Happy New Year, Vital MXers.

DC
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MXWebmaster 12/31/2017 1:33pm
12/31/2017 1:33pm
Thanks DC. We've lost a lot of good ones. I especially like reading about the guys that I wasn't aware of.
Muscle-Milk-KTM 12/31/2017 1:38pm
12/31/2017 1:38pm
RIP to all mentioned

Grew up watching Mark Hucklebridge, he was a year younger than me. Great rider.

Steven Lenior rode in the British Championship so he was an adopted Brit. Again, an awesome rider.

Both taken far too young.
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jeffro503 12/31/2017 1:55pm
12/31/2017 1:55pm
Man , Davey.....thank you guys for writing this up. I haven't been able to read the whole thing so far , but what I have read so far is truly cool. The thing with Don and the 4 stroke nationals really kind of hits home. It's a very sad story as well , and it's a tough pill to swallow. Thank you and your magazine for writing this.
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TeamGreen 12/31/2017 2:16pm
12/31/2017 2:16pm
Thank you for that. It's extremely thoughtful and appreciated by many.

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philG 12/31/2017 4:38pm
12/31/2017 4:38pm
Always a moving read.. thank you DC for remembering those that made our sport what it was and is.
Andy_Greenney 12/31/2017 4:46pm
12/31/2017 4:46pm
Great piece and a nice time to reflect on the year, Mark Hucklebridge was a big loss to the UK mx scene, never knew him but got a few tows off him in qualifying, the fact he done so much for charity with his remaining time is a true testament to his character.
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Robgvx 12/31/2017 5:26pm
12/31/2017 5:26pm
Thanks for mentioning my Dad Davey. Very touching.
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Spooner 12/31/2017 8:25pm
12/31/2017 8:25pm
Very nice article DC! I have to wonder why you didn’t include Nicky though?
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DC 1/1/2018 8:20am
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Spooner, I've had a few people mention Nicky. We did an entire magazine feature on his passing, with quotes from Valentino Rossi, Jeremy, Chad, Ray Blank and more. It was far more than we had done for any other person we lost this past year. We couldn't include everyone, and felt that Nicky's passing had already been addressed at length in the actual magazine, sadly. I meant no disrespect to my old friend the Kentucky Kid from the OWB.

Thanks for reading this column, and here's to a better new year.

DC
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bents 1/1/2018 8:53am
1/1/2018 8:53am
DC,

What an amazing tribute to both the heroes and Joe's of our sport that all had the common love of motorcycles and community. A fantastic and at times emotional read as it touches everyone involved in this sport in some way.
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ttugrad1793 1/1/2018 6:14pm
1/1/2018 6:14pm
no, this can't fall off the main page. What a SUPER cool article. I so appreciate the time that it must have taken to put this together.

Life is short, people. LIVE IT.

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