Subject: More sadness
Author: Tim Crump
Date: Aug 4, 2001, 6:38 PM
Post ID: 1707757148
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Unfortunately, our Guzzi community wasn't the only one to lose a rider. This message is from the KTM/Dualsport list I subscribe to.
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From: Jim Robinson
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 10:47 AM
To: kt-@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ktm] Fwd: LDRider: TATT - Jim Young, The Epilog
All,
Well, just as we suspected Jim met with trouble very early in the rally.
But, just as we didn't suspect he was only on CO-141 for a few miles.
Just north of Naturita he turned onto CO-90 and headed for Utah.
It was on Paradox Hill where Jim lost his life, a simply fine piece of
Colorado real estate. Off the edge and down to an unforgiving terrain,
death came in an instant.
The search efforts there had included 2 or 3 helicopter flyovers,
scoured by motorcycle, and this past Tuesday I personally was less
than 100 feet from the point where Jim left the road. I had parked the
van and walked downhill to use the binoculars around the two turns below.
The motorcycle and rider were almost completely under the canopy of a
Juniper bush preventing observation from the sky. And the dropoff was so
severe, they could not be seen from a passing car.
The ThinAirheads offer our heartfelt sympathy to all of Jim's family,
many of whom are here in Montrose. Condolences also to his many
friends, some he'd never met. He will be sorely missed.
There will be a memorial service here in Montrose on Saturday afternoon. As
soon as the family sets a time, I will post it to the list, so we may all
join in
a moment of silence for motorcyclist Col. James E. Young, Ret. 1951-2001.
God bless, Jim.
Bill
If someone could cross post this to any other appropriate list,
it would be appreciated.
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<DIV>Unfortunately, our Guzzi community wasn't the only one to lose a rider. This message is from the KTM/Dualsport list I subscribe to.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; COLOR: black; FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>From:</B> Jim Robinson</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 04, 2001 10:47 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> kt-@yahoogroups.com</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ktm] Fwd: LDRider: TATT - Jim Young, The Epilog</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite"><BR><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>All, <BR><BR>Well, just as we suspected Jim met with trouble very early in the rally. <BR>But, just as we didn't suspect he was only on CO-141 for a few miles. <BR><BR>Just north of Naturita he turned onto CO-90 and headed for Utah. <BR>It was on Paradox Hill where Jim lost his life, a simply fine piece of <BR>Colorado real estate. Off the edge and down to an unforgiving terrain, <BR>death came in an instant. <BR><BR>The search efforts there had included 2 or 3 helicopter flyovers, <BR>scoured by motorcycle, and this past Tuesday I personally was less <BR>than 100 feet from the point where Jim left the road. I had parked the <BR>van and walked downhill to use the binoculars around the two turns below. <BR>The motorcycle and rider were almost completely under the canopy of a <BR>Juniper bush preventing observation from the sky. And the dropoff was so <BR>severe, they could not be seen from a passing car. <BR><BR>The ThinAirheads offer our heartfelt sympathy to all of Jim's family, <BR>many of whom are here in Montrose. Condolences also to his many <BR>friends, some he'd never met. He will be sorely missed. <BR><BR>There will be a memorial service here in Montrose on Saturday afternoon. As <BR>soon as the family sets a time, I will post it to the list, so we may all <BR>join in <BR>a moment of silence for motorcyclist Col. James E. Young, Ret. 1951-2001. <BR><BR>God bless, Jim. <BR><BR>Bill <BR><BR><BR>If someone could cross post this to any other appropriate list, <BR>it would be appreciated.</FONT><FONT face=arial> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><TT>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <A href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/">Yahoo! Terms of Service</A>.</TT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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