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Meet BRETT DOWNEY


Meet Brett

By: Brittany Downey

My name is Brittany Downey, Brett Downey's oldest sister and I am going to give you a little background on my amazing little brother and the life that he led before the accident that ended his time here on earth on August 19, 2004...

Brett was born, Brett James Ethan Downey on October 13, 1992 in Wildomar, California to my mom and dad, Jim and Kathy. Brett was honestly the best little brother that God could have given me...he was always upbeat and smiling and he was absolutely adorable. We all knew very early that Brett would be an active little guy because before he could even walk he wanted to ride a bicycle.

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Foundation takes an advocacy role

12:23 AM PST on Thursday, February 17, 2005
By LYLE SPENCER / The Press-Enterprise

To family members and friends, Canyon Lake 's Brett Downey was the beaming, perpetual-motion, two-thumbs-up kid.

Carefree and outgoing, he was planning a future on the motocross circuit and then as a firefighter.
So much to do, such a burning desire to do it.

In the late morning of Aug. 19, 2004 , Brett's life ended at Glen Helen Raceway in Devore during a practice run amid the roar of engines that had captivated him for seven of his 11 years.

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Remembering Brett Downey

by: Mike Paluzzi
Brett touched so many lives in the short time he was with us.

When I try to think about him I imagine Jim. Brett had so many of the same good qualities that you find in Jim & Kathy. Brett just like Jim always had a smile on his face. Barb and I thought we were going to the Downey 's house to comfort them in these last couple of Days but when leaving we realized that it was Jim & Kathy who comforted us. This is the kind of people they are and type of loving person Brett was.

The Downey 's are one of the most admired and respected families in our sport. I am having a hard time grasping why this would happen to this perfect family. But we cannot dwell on this thought. We have to think about the life they gave to Brett.

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A Flag at Half Staff


By: Scott Parkinson
An American flag set at half staff billows in a gentle breeze against the background of a beautiful blue summer Southern California sky. Stickers on the windows of trucks and T-shirts bearing the number 38 are seen in every direction one looks. As you drive through the track gates the first thing one sees is an ECC RM 85 resting on the top of a podium stand. Hung from a foot peg is a wreath, and below are pictures of a smiling Brett Downey. People that knew him best never fail to mention Brett's contagious smile and deep passion for the sport of motocross.

On Thursday, August 19, 2004 , Brett Downey passed away while practicing at Glen Helen Raceway. Brett fell and was hit by another rider, whose vision was impaired by a cloud of dust: Brett was killed on impact.

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