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I know there are a few people in here who, like myself, have wondered what happened to former factory Honda rider, Bruce Baron. I've tried to track him down for the past few years to invite him to our annual party, with no luck.
Received word tonight that Bruce passed away in September, 1991. He and his dog burned up when he fell asleep with a lit cigarette. This information came from a former girlfriend who googled his name and saw a thread on Vital, wondering about him. She said she tried to create an account to respond with no luck.
Anyway, that's all I know...one more name to add to the list of dead friends that I read every year at our party. At our last party, a few months ago, I read off four names that had attended the party a year earlier.
Received word tonight that Bruce passed away in September, 1991. He and his dog burned up when he fell asleep with a lit cigarette. This information came from a former girlfriend who googled his name and saw a thread on Vital, wondering about him. She said she tried to create an account to respond with no luck.
Anyway, that's all I know...one more name to add to the list of dead friends that I read every year at our party. At our last party, a few months ago, I read off four names that had attended the party a year earlier.
This is why we started the CRAP party (Christmas Riders Annual Party) at Wilmslow every December, as guys like Rob Bentham & co were getting fed up of only meeting up at someone's funeral.
Better to reminisce about the good old days with a beer in hand!
Chuck Sun's been our Guest of Honour these past two years but looking to invite more top US riders in December 2016!
Just crazy to hear the cigarette deal. RIP
at Saddleback. The first lap I was mid-pack, right behind him in a huge pack of guys...going into the tree turn,
I followed him into the same rut, he brake-checked the crap out of me, I slammed into his rear wheel, went
down & got run over by 2 guys....."Welcome to the 250 pros, Chump!!!"
RIP Bruce-
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Hey! He’s my dad! Bruce Baron is my dad he died when I was 2 in a fire can anyone please share stories and photos with me? I have 2 sons one of whom is named Bruce and I want to show my sons stuff about my dad but I really only have like a handful of pictures.
Have you tried fakebook search function ?
Join some old motocross groups and type his name into the search function...read comments
Some pics don't have identification that show up during the search...might find one of your mom too...
WHat about reaching out to Michael Dowd who said he was good friends with your dad...it says he has over 5,000 photos in his album
Hi Bruce Scott Barons daughter, I was your father’s friend many years ago. I only have one photo of your father and a note he wrote me. Your dad was a phenomenal person, intelligent and funny. You can’t beat that. One of a kind for sure, plus his career as a motocross racer. I thought what the heck post what you have for his daughter. He was left handed.
Peace and blessings, Lisa (lceryanek@aol.com)
@daughterofbrucebaron Try getting a hold of Dave Rogers or Mark Cook they could most likely have some good stories about your dad. Two things I remember is your dad was driving his van with Dave and I down to 118 freeway in Simi Valley. He pulled into the dirt center divider and hit the E brake and we did donuts in the center of the freeway and Dave and him doing circles on mini bikes in Dave’s garage until they got dizzy and slammed into the side walls. Wild times in 1970.
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