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"I remember having the privelege of seeing Bobby Ott in action, when I
stayed
next door to Gary Hicks house in Riverside in 1986. He won the Californian
Championship if I remember correctly, and he was always hanging off his bike
so much that his butt almost scraped the ground while he was crossed up.
Of all the guys I saw during my visits to the old San Berdoo, Ascot,
Victimville(!)
Costa Mesa and Baylands, he did more than Mike Faria (who won more races)
to impress me.
I suppose you could compare Ott's style to an unorthdox Bruce-Penhal-
kind-of-style
(ie, all the grace, but not so correct), but my memories are of him
pulling full lockers
almost all the way round....exciting stuff. I'm afraid the longer British
tracks
wouldn't have suited him quite so well, because of the wider turns. Did
anybody
see him ride in the U.K? "
- Stephen Magro
Brisbane, Australia
"ShowTime Bobby Ott rode for Belle Vue from 1990 to 1993, before moving on to
Kings Lynn.
He certainly made an impression with the Aces in more ways that just riding,
but I have to admit, he was a spectacular rider.
There was a bit of publicity when he lived near Taffy Owen for a while, when
he would jog around the track whenever he could, then ride his one wheel
bike (it was a conventional pedal cycle with the front wheel removed) to
practise his balance.
A real wild guy. "
- Ian Charles
"Bobby Ott lives back East now. I believe he lives in Kentucky and owns a
farm or maybe he just has a lot of land. A few years ago he started the
season without a ride and was home and then Hull summoned him back to
England. I believe that was 1996 and that he hasn't ridden since. He was
truly an entertainer, I remember when I was practicing as a junior out at
Indian Dunes and he was out there on an old two-valve Jawa before his first
year and he was absolutely NUTS!!!! "
- Ryan Evans
USA - Costa Mesa Speedway, Victorville Speedway, Ascott, Baylands, Maelys,