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He will be missed.
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Scott Summers retires from racing. :(
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LWilson250
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Mr. Summers is one of the best guys in the sport. When my dad ordered a Kiwi case saver for his ’98 XR400R and it didn’t fit he called SRC and Mr. Summers himself talked to my dad and got things worked out.
The things he wrote for Dirt Bike magazine were very informative and inspiring. I hope that one of these days I can meet him and let him know how much he has inspired me. It’s too bad he is no longer racing, but at least now he has more time to work on those trick XR parts he makes! Again, he will be missed.
Lee Wilson
The things he wrote for Dirt Bike magazine were very informative and inspiring. I hope that one of these days I can meet him and let him know how much he has inspired me. It’s too bad he is no longer racing, but at least now he has more time to work on those trick XR parts he makes! Again, he will be missed.
Lee Wilson
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Thank's for the memories Scott.
I'm glad I got into offroad racing when I did, so I could see one of the best at his best. Mabe we will see him on the trail sometime.
I'm glad I got into offroad racing when I did, so I could see one of the best at his best. Mabe we will see him on the trail sometime.
Wow. Now there's a loss for us who followed him & his progress over the years. Perhaps his (re)injuries have gotten the best of him. He will be missed.
When I had a stroker & was getting back into riding, I found there was quite a bit to be learned from his writings. Hop he keeps it comming for those willing to listen.
When I had a stroker & was getting back into riding, I found there was quite a bit to be learned from his writings. Hop he keeps it comming for those willing to listen.
Wolf
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Scott Summers is the reason i rode 4-strokes for a long time(600/400). I always enjoyed watching him.
A few years ago at the 6 days of Michigan he rode trails with his girlfriend on the back and still flew by every one. Then he picked the 6-hunny up like a little 50. One impressive fella. His ability to ride a 600 was mind blowing.
A few years ago at the 6 days of Michigan he rode trails with his girlfriend on the back and still flew by every one. Then he picked the 6-hunny up like a little 50. One impressive fella. His ability to ride a 600 was mind blowing.
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There are a few indelible images burned into my remaining working brain cells. Chris Carr on the mile. J. M. Bayle at the supercross.
Scott Summers at a AMA national hare scramble in Louisiana. Last lap. Running second behind Scott Plessinger and running out of time. The trail ran through a little woods section and up a bank unto a short section of asphalt road. The bikes had drug some mud up onto the roadway.
Here comes Plessinger on the two-stroke. Blasts up the ditchbank and accelerates hard down the road. Very controlled, very professional, very very fast.
Summers is perhaps ten seconds back. You can sense the urgency from the very sound of the four-stoke even before he comes into sight. Scott and the big 600 burst from the woods, blasted up the ditchbank and jumped into the middle of the blacktop road completely sideways. He landed in the mud that had been drug onto the asphalt and left a tiretrack 16 inches wide like a dirttrack racer. Forty feet long. Never got out of the throttle. Totally un-expletive-believable.
The hair still stands up on the back of my neck when I think about that moment.
Thank you Scott.
Scott Summers at a AMA national hare scramble in Louisiana. Last lap. Running second behind Scott Plessinger and running out of time. The trail ran through a little woods section and up a bank unto a short section of asphalt road. The bikes had drug some mud up onto the roadway.
Here comes Plessinger on the two-stroke. Blasts up the ditchbank and accelerates hard down the road. Very controlled, very professional, very very fast.
Summers is perhaps ten seconds back. You can sense the urgency from the very sound of the four-stoke even before he comes into sight. Scott and the big 600 burst from the woods, blasted up the ditchbank and jumped into the middle of the blacktop road completely sideways. He landed in the mud that had been drug onto the asphalt and left a tiretrack 16 inches wide like a dirttrack racer. Forty feet long. Never got out of the throttle. Totally un-expletive-believable.
The hair still stands up on the back of my neck when I think about that moment.
Thank you Scott.
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Thank-you Scott Summers for all you have contributed to our sport.
XRP-You've still got Johnny Cambell and Jonah Street to root for! They're the only other guys I've seen come close to Summers ability on the Honda beasts, except maybe Bruce Ogilvie, back in the day, when he holeshot and ran away with the Barstow to Vegas race on a thumper.:D
XRP-You've still got Johnny Cambell and Jonah Street to root for! They're the only other guys I've seen come close to Summers ability on the Honda beasts, except maybe Bruce Ogilvie, back in the day, when he holeshot and ran away with the Barstow to Vegas race on a thumper.:D
If you ever get a chance to do business with SRC you will be pleased to say the least. One of their salesmen, Kevin Fields is a very informed and courteous fella who is very pleasant to talk to. Also, Wade Summers, Scotts dad, is by far one of the most congenial persons I've talked with about 4 strokes. He is obviously passionate about his sport and trade, and it is easy to see where Scott gets his good manners and personality.
I'm lucky to live within a few miles drive of them.
I'm lucky to live within a few miles drive of them.
I will miss him. He was a good guy and class act.
With that said, I think he jinxed himself back about 6 years ago. I was at a GNCC race at Loretta Lynn's and he said "I don't see anyone coming up that can take my title away" :eek: Just a couple of years later..... broken bones, a torn ACL and Shane Watts appeared!!
I wish him a good retirement and success.
Maybe we'll see him at more MidSouth races :)
With that said, I think he jinxed himself back about 6 years ago. I was at a GNCC race at Loretta Lynn's and he said "I don't see anyone coming up that can take my title away" :eek: Just a couple of years later..... broken bones, a torn ACL and Shane Watts appeared!!
I wish him a good retirement and success.
Maybe we'll see him at more MidSouth races :)
Yamahauler
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Yea, but when will we see YOU at one????
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He Was One Of The Main Reasons Why I Liked Xr's So Much. Thanks Scott
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He blew me off the trail several years ago at a GNCC. Finally met him a few years later the MTDR ride at LL. A geniune nice guy. I've got a signed poster around here somewhere. :think:
Great story Jon K. ....
In my 1st HS (Hidden Valley in Warsaw, Ohio), there was a guy on an XR 400 that he obviously had just rolled off the show room floor, (spotless, no-stickers or #'s) I thought, "Man, I need to trade in my kdx on one of those...this guy looks like a rookie too, and he sure is makin' it look easy, meanwhile I'm stuggling to make this long,greasy hill."
When he past me for the 4th time in 1.5 laps I realized this Massive guy makes the XR 400 look like an XR 80 and is must be lapping the field too!
Of course it was Scott (Mr. Summers to anyone whoever tried to pick up a 600) racing incognito, fresh off of a broken leg. Wow, talk about smooth!
In my 1st HS (Hidden Valley in Warsaw, Ohio), there was a guy on an XR 400 that he obviously had just rolled off the show room floor, (spotless, no-stickers or #'s) I thought, "Man, I need to trade in my kdx on one of those...this guy looks like a rookie too, and he sure is makin' it look easy, meanwhile I'm stuggling to make this long,greasy hill."
When he past me for the 4th time in 1.5 laps I realized this Massive guy makes the XR 400 look like an XR 80 and is must be lapping the field too!
Of course it was Scott (Mr. Summers to anyone whoever tried to pick up a 600) racing incognito, fresh off of a broken leg. Wow, talk about smooth!
