Happy Birthday to the love of my life @mrskeefer165 . Aden and I give this woman a lot of shit but if it wasnāt for that day visiting that beauty college, I donāt know how my life would have turned out. Heather is unlike any other woman Iāve ever encountered. Sheās the most loving, caring, fun, unselfish person that I know and she married an ugly SOB.
Oh and sheās not one of those girls that needs a post once a week to make her feel special but itās her birthday so Iām making an exception. Iām so thankful for the way her eyesight formed when she was a child because if she had normal vision, I wouldnāt have been so lucky. I meet so many other men who have to be something theyāre not in front of their wives. They have to act like two different people just so their wives do not go ape shit on them. Not me! I can be the same idiot everyday. Take away everything else in my life but I would never trade Heather Keefer for anything. Happy Birthday, Slazzy. Thank you for being ugly blind.
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Very rare do you see someone in our industry last 40 years! Well, this man right here, Tom Moen has been an integral part of KTM North America for that long.
Tom was our media contact at KTM when I was at Dirt Rider Magazine back in the early 2000s. Anytime we had a KTM test or shootout, I always was nervous as shit to walk up to the van to talk to him. A man of few words back then and a KTM that wasnāt great probably was some of the problem, but as the years wore on, the KTM got A LOT better and Tom and I began to have more conversations about other things besides moto.
I even made Moen laugh one day and Iāll never forget that because I never seen the man smile until that day. Whatās crazy is usually as we get older we get grumpier but Moen seemed to get happier as the years rolled on. š
A man that did it all at KTM! From racing off road, building suspension for Fisher, creating a āworksā bike for Smail, taking care of us moto media idiots, marketing, hell he was out promoting KTM when nobody else was! When you think of KTM you thought of Tom Moen.
40 years! Holy shit! 40 years! I will always admire a man who created a life for himself (as well as his family) from dirt bikes. He loves dirt bikes. I get that! That hits home for me.
Congrats on 40 years at KTM Moen (even though he wonāt see this) and hereās to a great retirement. They donāt make them like you anymore. Thanks for scaring the shit out of me back then and for being one of the few who say it how it is in our industry. KTM will not be the same without you. š»
SW/MW @glenhelenraceway LLAQ ā
Things I Learned/Cliff Notes:
@pulpmx rode well even with hip flexor problems as well as GHB and got through. ā
@aden_keefer47 raced a damn near stock KX250 and rode his ass off. ā
@mrskeefer165 only let a few F bombs slip and she naps the hardest (when sheās back home) because sheās at the track all day. #PaulBunyan ā
Janky Mikeās @michaelallen1987 ās new nickname is āClutch Mikeā per @nickwey27 ā
@eddie_laret_ is starting a RC Car podcast š¤
C class kids are DGAF š ā
Moto Moms were out in full force. š ā
Mini E class has some crazy ass dads. ā
Birmingham was a step in the right direction for @aden_keefer47 . SX is not easy and for only riding SX literally three months, Aden has made huge strides thanks to @broctickle .
Having the family fly back to California after Daytona while I had testing in Georgia the past couple weeks wasnāt ideal but @mrskeefer165 had the little shit taken care of while I was away. She took time off work (rescheduled her clients and worked over the weekend) each week to be there at the track for Aden so sheās the MVP of the weekend.
The day didnāt start off well but it looks like Aden is more of a racer than a qualifier type so we need to work on that but to see some of his segment times in the main tells us there is some speed in there. A top ten is where he wanted to set his goal and he did that in Alabama. A great start from all the way OUTSIDE, thanks to @twisteddevelopmentracing and @procircuit78 is always helpful too! š„Just need to work on the rhythm after the start. šš¤
Thanks to @anchortapeco@coriebarbee for filling in for @eddie_laret_ and always helping Aden and myself. Heās a big part of @keeferinctesting .
Lots of fun stuff to break down from the weekendās race on next weekās @rmatvmc@keeferinctesting pod. Make sure to listen to a lot of funny stories from the family and I as well as get a look behind the curtain of Birmingham SX.
Congrats to the Wey family on a stellar night. I know how hard they grind for this so itās cool to see Vin get it done Saturday night.
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Not bad for only riding SX a total of about 9-10 times. We got a late start (some of it was dadās fault) but to pick up what @aden_keefer47 has picked up in a short amount of time makes me a very proud father.
A lot of emotions for mom and I this weekend but loved doing Daytona as a family. Our goal was top ten and we almost achieved that but some clutch issues and arm pump set us back. However I have learned to embrace āfailingā because all it does is piss you off and make you hungry. From where we started in free practice, it actually went decent! š
Thanks @eddie_laret_ for taking care of my son and thanks to all the people that help our small program. Even though Iām involved in the industry it is STILL a very expensive sport and we appreciate the people that believe in Aden. Because we do! Shout out to all the parents who have REAL jobs and are doing the damn thing. Respect.
See you in Birmingham. āš»
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Happy Birthday to my guy. I love you so much, Aden. This āJackbuttā video seems like yesterday. Where does the time go? CRAZY! Love you! ā¤ļø @aden_keefer47 (love hearing mom in the background yelling at you to get ready š¤£)
This thing! š³ The 2026 @twisteddevelopmentracing@kawasakiusa KX450 has some juice. Jamie spent a lot of his own time/money on this build just because he wanted to āfigure some shit outā so I jumped into help.
We did a complete breakdown of the bike for a future @racerxonline Garage Build as well as broke it even further down with dual injector settings, timing, data logging and all the extra sauce for the @keeferinctesting YouTube channel that will be up soon.
Always fun getting to try new shit with people that are motivated to try new shit.
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