Aside from a few handshakes and quick pleasantries, I can't say I knew him. But, while up in the Relay Truck, I did spend plenty of time hearing him run races and lead the Best In The Desert Team. Last Saturday morning during the Parker 250, I got a call informing me Casey had been rushed to the hospital... in the middle of race operations. When someone so present and involved is suddenly removed, you would expect shock waves to wreak havoc on the race. Not so. Anyone listening to race-ops can tell you that the BITD crew did not miss one beat. Unless you could recognize his voice, you would not know he was not running the show. In my opinion, it was an unquestionable testament to all that Casey has created and the team he has assembled. BITD volunteers should be proud of the manner in which they pressed on in the absence of a great leader. By doing so, they honor Casey's legacy. You will be missed, Casey. Rest easy. We'll take it from here.
Casey Folks-Rest In Peace
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Sho nuff,
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Re: Casey Folks-Rest In Peace
God bless. Met him once but have friends that were very close to him. Racing lost a great champion of the sport. Via Con Dios.
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Re: Casey Folks-Rest In Peace
Casey has done a tremendous job with his team keeping us racing off-road in the states. He was a special guy for sure. He could be yelling at you and at the same time you could not help but to love the guy. He was a extremely fair race promoter to him he could care less who you are he was going to treat you the same as the next guy. I have had the pleasure of taking many green flags as well as checkered flags from him. He is a Legend in my book as well as many others. I am sure that the solid team Casey and Diane have put together at BITD will continue his legacy but it will not be the same pre-race hand shake as it was in the past. Casey was a special individual.
I must say that they are prepping for one hell of a off-road race up above. RIP Casey
I must say that they are prepping for one hell of a off-road race up above. RIP Casey
Re: Casey Folks-Rest In Peace
Casey ran a great program. He didn't care if you were a 7 figure TT guy or a minimum wage class 9 racer. He will be missed. Godspeed.
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