Pretty Inspiring Kid...

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 11:02pm
This is one inspiring kid. His dad, Jim Wadsworth, was an old family friend who was killed in a motocross crash two years ago.
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mom241 11/14/2011 8:30pm
11/14/2011 8:30pm
Very cool story. Hits very close to home. Good luck to him and his mom.
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Highsider 11/15/2011 3:54am
11/15/2011 3:54am
Great story.
Choked me up on several levels.
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Sully 11/15/2011 4:09am
11/15/2011 4:09am
What impresses me the most, is that Riley is still (minimum) four years away from college himself, yet he's raising money for scholarships so other kids can go.

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rocrac 11/15/2011 6:54am
11/15/2011 6:54am
Please pass the tissue box wow.
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ebers 11/15/2011 7:30am
11/15/2011 7:30am
A pretty amazing story. Thanks for sharing that with us.
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MT MX 11/15/2011 9:54am
11/15/2011 9:54am
Sully are you from Montana? I live in GF.
I looked up to Jim (went by JJ back then) back in the 1980's when I started racing. He kicked ass on 80's and then kind of tapered off when he got on the big bikes. That was a sad day out at Rainbow Raceway last year when he had his accident. Riley has alot of courage that's for sure.
realMotocross 11/15/2011 11:35am
11/15/2011 11:35am
great kid.....wish everything is good for him...nice story..thanks for sharing it with us
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Sully 11/15/2011 4:37pm
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MT MX wrote:
Sully are you from Montana? I live in GF. I looked up to Jim (went by JJ back then) back in the 1980's when I started...
Sully are you from Montana? I live in GF.
I looked up to Jim (went by JJ back then) back in the 1980's when I started racing. He kicked ass on 80's and then kind of tapered off when he got on the big bikes. That was a sad day out at Rainbow Raceway last year when he had his accident. Riley has alot of courage that's for sure.
No, my dad was born and raised there, and I lived there for a couple of years when I was a kid – that's when I met JJ. I also used to spend summers there during the 80's. He hauled ass on an 80, and was plenty fast on a 125 too. From what I was told, he had a crash that scared him pretty good and he gave up racing for a while. I'm not sure of the details, though, since I hadn't talked to him in 20+ years. It hit me pretty hard when I found out about his accident.
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Moto547 11/15/2011 8:19pm
11/15/2011 8:19pm
JJ was a badass dude.. I was born and raised 17 years in Great Falls.
He was a HARD working man, always seemed to be a great father, and
slow or fast, you knew he was having a blast on any given day. Whether it was
a weds night race, monday night with his kids, or on the weekend. He was
always at the track. RIP Jim, and keep that attitude Riley, it will pay off bud.

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