Bruce, thanks for sharing the story.
I meet Colin and the Haydens about 15 years ago when I was into road racing. I remember Nicky the most. My boss was one of his sponsers (he was 11 (oh, I mean 13
)), I asked Nicky to watch the sales tent while I went to grab lunch. I brough him back a cheeseburger for a thanks. Nicky was so gracious and so good a rider, I knew thke moment would stick in my memory.
I remember how good Colin was from when he was 16, started with the novice 600cc bikes at Oak Hill and always beat the experts making up a 20 second deficit.
I also remember him b!tching about his bike set up a Mid Ohio when an local Texan and I gave him a ride back to the pits after a high speed get off. Too much of a winer!