![]() “When he started,” said Ganong, “I wasn’t sure whether it was a good idea, and when I first saw him race, I said to myself, ‘Okay, you’re scaring the crap out of Papa.’ His grandmother has a hard time watching even today, but we’ve gotten used to it and now we love it.” Six-year old Ben Gloddy at the at Wachusett Valley Riders Club in Massachusetts. Born during Motorcycle Week of 2005, his grandfather, realtor John Ganong (whom Ben still refers to as “Papa”) is an avid motorcyclist who has attended every Bike Week since Ganong was a teenager. Gloddy started racing early in life, at age 4, in part because he was raised around motorcycles. ![]() He looks forward to getting his license in a few years. Though he drives at a very high level and very high speeds on a motorcycle track, he has one problem when it comes to cars. Two weeks ago he showed a 10-year-old how to ride his first motorcycle.īut Ben doesn’t have a driver’s license. He’s so well-regarded, in fact, that last year he began teaching people how to ride, professionally and for fun. He’s regularly seen at the nation’s top racing venues looping tracks at more than 100 miles per hour, taking home top honors while doing so. MARTIN HANLON PHOTOīen Gloddy of Northfield has won a lot of motorcycle racing honors in his career and is considered to be one of the top talents in the business. Hiking The Georgiana Falls Path - Lincoln, New Hampshireīen Gloddy, 14, of Northfield, made his debut as a professional motorcycle racer in 2019 with three championships as well as setting the 400cc lap record at Loudon.Squam Lake Region: Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest.Puritans In New Hampshire -The Coming Of A Thankful People.Hobo & Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad To Launch New Rail Bike Adventures.Hiking The Pemi Trail - Franconia Notch.Fabulous Fall &Waterfalls & Boulder Caves Lost River Gorge.Summer Camp In The 1940's & 50's -An Old Man Remembers.Steamboat Meet Celebrates Half A Century.
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