Tragic Plane Crash

[Tatonka]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Bud Feldkamp, the owner of Glen Helen Raceway. A plane, leased by Bud and carrying his daughters, their families and family friends crashed in Butte, Montana killing all on board. This terrible tragedy is hard to fathom and impossible to understand. Bud is a caring and compassionate man in our sport and has done much for our community. Godspeed to all...........:cry:

[mx24mom]

The family will be in our prayers...RIP

[plouffster]

What a tragic Loss to the sport.

Our condolences.

The Plouffe family

[Gatlin5]

Thoughts and prayers going out from here. Very sad my heart goes out to all their families and friends.

[Tatonka]

More info.........

Please keep the Feldkamps in your prayers. Bud Feldkamp is the owner operater of Glen Helen raceway and an avid offroader for many many years.
http://cyclenews.com/articles/indust...dkamp-family-1
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The Associated Press is now reporting that the plane owned by Glen Helen Raceway owner Bud Feldkamp that crashed in Montana on Sunday contained three California famlies traveling to the Yellowstone Club for a skiing vacation. Among those killed in the crash were two of Feldcamp's daughters and their families.

The victims included two of Feldcamp's daughters, Amy Jacobson of St. Helena, California, and Vanessa Pullen of Lodi, California, Jacobson's husband, Erin. Their children, Taylor, 4, Ava, 3 and Jude, 1, also died in the crash as did Pullen's husband, Michael, and their children Sydney, 9, and Christopher, 7.

Feldkamp, a pilot, was not flying the plane and instead was driving with one of his sons to meet family members for the ski trip in Bozeman, Montana.

The flight was scheduled to fly from Oroville, California, to Bozeman, but after the single engine turboprop plane was en route, the pilot notified air traffic controller he was diverting to Butte, according to an Associated Press report.

The plane ended up crashing just short of the Bert Mooney Airport in Butte. National Transportation Safety Board members are currently investigating the area of the crash - the Holy Cross Cemetery. So far, no cause of the crash has been given.

Butte Silver-Bow Sheriff John Walsh told the AP that there were a few people at the cemetery at the time of the crash, but no one on the ground was injured.

It was the worst plane crash in America since a commuter plane last month fell on a house in a suburb of Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 passengers and a man in the home.

Phone calls to Glen Helen haven't been returned.

The plane took off from Brown Field Municipal airport in San Diego on Saturday evening and flew to Redlands. It then left Sunday morning for Vacaville. From there it flew to Oroville and on to Butte, according to AP reports.
If you wish to send a card or written correspondence, please mail to:
Glen Helen Racing
PO Box 6950
San Bernardino, CA 92412-6950

If you wish to send a thoughtful email to the family you can also send it to me and I will make sure they receive it.

Thanks again for your kindness, thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,

Bob Beyer
Glen Helen Raceway
Off-Road Director
Email: bbmracing@aol.com