Justin B - Stillwater, Oklahoma

Stillwater, OK - the home of the great Guy Cooper. I spent about a week there a few years ago riding motorcycles at the Stillwater Cycle Park. We had to go buy memberships to the club at a local bicycle shop that was run by Guy's sister. A bunch of guys were trying to do this jump in between some trees and no one was really having all that much luck with it. All of a sudden, some dude on a big KTM, wearing jeans and a pocket t-shirt starts nailing it. After he'd jumped it 4-5 times I saw him land, pull over and cut the motor, and then answer his cell-phone that was in the pocket of his t-shirt. It was Guy Cooper himself.

Justin, the answer is yes, racing for recreation is a blast, and I believe it's a very worthwhile pursuit.

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