RIP Gary Nixon

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 2:56am
Dirt Track-and road racing icon passed away today in surgery after a heart attack.
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montesagold 8/5/2011 1:08pm
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vet323 wrote:
Dirt Track-and road racing icon passed away today in surgery after a heart attack.
The first superstar of our industry, what an awesome guy. Met him at Daytona about 5 years ago.
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He had a little shop right down the road from Boutwell's in Cockeysville Maryland if anyone remembers it. I used to go over there quite a bit. He had his old racing leathers up on the wall and cool racing pictures everywhere. I remember one time I took a 1983 YZ125 cylinder in their (probably in 84/85) for him to check the bore out. He said "Looks ok, let me see what I can do with it." He proceeds to get out the grinder and start porting it. Did not charge me a dime. Very cool guy.

RIP Gary, you will be missed.

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Great photo. Go in peace, GN, and thanks for the great rides.

Nixon helped put Kawasaki on the roadracing map back in the day...
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mxpitt23 8/5/2011 2:09pm
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300zx wrote:
He had a little shop right down the road from Boutwell's in Cockeysville Maryland if anyone remembers it. I used to go over there quite a...
He had a little shop right down the road from Boutwell's in Cockeysville Maryland if anyone remembers it. I used to go over there quite a bit. He had his old racing leathers up on the wall and cool racing pictures everywhere. I remember one time I took a 1983 YZ125 cylinder in their (probably in 84/85) for him to check the bore out. He said "Looks ok, let me see what I can do with it." He proceeds to get out the grinder and start porting it. Did not charge me a dime. Very cool guy.

RIP Gary, you will be missed.
my dad was stationed at ft meade MD when i was a kid and i remember going to that shop and staring at those leathers hanging on the wall and thinking how badass that was. 100% legend
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RACEGUY 8/5/2011 3:00pm
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My first roadrace hero. My flat-track hero, simply because he was Gary Nixon.

This news made my gut sink and my knees weak.
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8/5/2011 4:40pm
Godspeed Gary, Dad's been waiting on you. Motorcycle Heaven is one beautiful place full of beautiful souls ....
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RIP Gary.
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RIP Gary Nixon.

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Met him at Laguna Seca 2009, he sat there and bullshitted with us for a few minutes, such a cool dude to talk to. I pointed him out to my Dad and Uncles and I though they were gonna shit! Two things I'd change about this picture, I wouldn't be the one holding the camera and I wouldn't have had them stand in front of his bike!!! RIP Gary Nixon.
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motogrady 8/6/2011 4:17am
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Grand National Champion, twice I think.
A major player, when you raced both street and dirt, to capture the National #1.
I heard he was hurt pretty bad a few years ago, cutting down a tree, broke a hip or leg and kinda struggled with health since.

A great racer, from another time, when men were men.
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WhKnuckle 8/6/2011 5:28am
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"OK, which one of you sons of bitches is gonna finish second?"

Classic Nixon quote from a riders' meeting.

RIP Gary. Thanks for the memories.

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jtomasik 8/6/2011 7:46am
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Awww shit. He was one of my road race heroes growing up.

RIP Gary.
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LowPsi 8/6/2011 8:15am
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No glove on the throttle hand.


RIP Gary Nixon my hero.
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Rocket88 8/6/2011 9:18am
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Pitch it feet up & sideways to heaven Gary.

Thanks for the memories.
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Roscoe33 8/7/2011 2:40pm
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A true Legend of motorcycle racing will be missed.

Saw him race when I was 7 yrs. old and right then I knew I wanted to race motorcycles.

Rest In Peace Gary Nixon

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