Bruce was born in 1971
Norwich, NY, and grew up in Earlville, NY, about 15 minutes from Unadilla. He started riding at the age of 7, and his
first bike was a red Rupp 80. His first
race was at Oriskany Falls in the fall of 1980.
He grew up in central NY following district #3.
He won mini
championships, and in 1986 got 6th at Loretta Lynn’s in the
schoolboy class. He turned expert in
1987, and his first professional race was in 1988 at Broome-Tioga in the 125
class. He rode 4 or 5 nationals over the
next couple years.
In addition to riding,
he attended college, going to SUNY Morrisville and RIT and obtained a Bachelor
of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
During his college years he obtained a two-digit national number, which
started his run of 14 years of consecutive 2-digit national numbers until he
retired in 2005.
Bruce currently lives
in Hopeland, just outside of Canandaigua, and works at Garlock Sealing
Technologies as a Product Portfolio Leader.
He has two kids, Sarah and Jessica, and recently has started riding
trials and in the woods more.
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