stkr;293876 wrote: I went by to see him yesterday, and it was like a CR gathering. Me, Steve Pallela, Brian Blume, Matt Granzow, and Ron Hix. The room was a bit crowded and he also had two of his sisters, and a couple of friends in the room as well. I heard that they ended up moving him 3 times to bigger rooms to accomodate the visitors.
Fred was a huge part of the Midwest region, and treated everyone like they were his own family. I've worked with him since I started in the B-group back in 2005, and was truly honored when Fred belived in me enough to let me take on the honor of becoming a CR. Of course, it was on my first day of CRing at Road America that he told me my old '98 Gixxer 600 was slow as sh!t, and I should think of upgrading - LOL! It was pretty embarassing when the B-group is walking away on the long straights
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When I crashed in 2011, I was laying in the grass at the edge of the track at Blackhawk Farms, in pain and hardly breathing, but once I saw Fred and Tom leaning over me, I knew everything was going to be okay, because Fred/Tom would make sure of it.
Thanks for all the good times Fred! You will be greatly missed