Glenn spent half of his childhood in a suburb of Los Angeles.  The beach, Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm were just minutes away.  Everything one could want was just minutes away.  His family then moved to a tiny rural town in the Midwest that was a hundred miles from nowhere.  He played college football in Kansas and finished his education at the University of Nebraska in Kearney.  During his college years Glenn worked teaching martial arts/self-defense at the college during the day and as a night club bouncer at night….he was the Santa Claus at the Mall every Christmas.

 

A popular psychology professor and fellow martial artist at the University inspired Glenn with a philosophy that has stuck with him to this day.  The professor presented a lecture to his spring semester classes on switching up major elements in our lives every three to five years…or even uprooting your life completely in the same time increments had health and psychological benefits.  The lecture hit home with Glenn and he has drastically changed his life every few years since graduating UNK in 1993.  Glenn met Lisa later that year….she shared his love of diversity and they have been changing together ever since.

 

This lifestyle has left Glenn with a resume of jobs ranging from beef lugger to professional race car driver, from event announcer to truck driver and from auto detailer to escort service owner.  In his thirties Glenn was one of few in the country to run a race track on tax payer dollars.  Glenn, Lisa and their two children have raced the deserts of the southwest, hauled grain across the dirt roads of the Midwest, lobbied Capitol Hill in D.C. and currently reside on the Oregon coast.  This diversity of career and lifestyle coupled with the age old practice of “write what ya' know” has left Glenn with quite the jar of experiences to pull stories from….some writing samples are listed below…enjoy.

 

“Sargent, Nebraska 1883-2008”  Quasquicentennial 

(25yr) celebration souvenir book    Author: Glenn Grint

From the dedication—“At the time of this book publication (spring 2008)our country is once again at war.  Again we send our fathers, sons, brothers, sisters, daughters and even mothers to look up at a foreign sky and fight a battle to which there is no end in sight, so that we are safe here at home.  This Sargent Quaquicentennial book is dedicated to all American soldiers past, present and future.  Your sacrifice is appreciated.  We not only speak for our humble little town, but a grateful nation when we say…Thank You!”
 

From chapter 8  pg, 140 - “This holds true whether driving now or then.  From horse drawn buggies in the 1800s to muscle cars of the baby boomers and import brands of today, it doesn’t matter what or when you are driving in Sargent you expect that wave.  We don’t always know who it is in the distant vehicle…we just know they are either part of the community or a welcomed guest.  We simply know that they will wave and be expecting the same from us.”

 

From chapter 8  pg. 142 - “This kind of longevity in a school system, the friendly waves and the occasional paintings on a water tower are what bridges the gap between now and then.  Too often then and now is looked at as what has changed or what is lost and gained.  It is what remains between now and then that defines values and strengthens the foundation of a community.”

 

“Something Old, Something New”  Grand Island Independent ,  Trade West.  Wednesday February 24th,  2010 feature article pg. 1A

…Both antique operations service clientele worldwide and are actively recruiting other antique and online dealers to join them.  Their efforts combined with Nebraska’s junk jaunt passing through once a year has made the community a hub in Nebraska’s antique industry.  Along with its newest attractions the community is thick with history of returning alumni and multi-generational stores that have stood the test of time…

 

“Show Stealer” Pit Racer magazine issue #4 November 2004
pgs. 22 & 23 feature article by Glenn Grint

…However since the late 90s, Jet Ski racing has been in a bit of a slump and the promoters of the World Finals have looked for other alternatives to help draw spectators to the event, which has run for more than two decades.  Enter the pit bike craze.  In 2003, then IJSBA managing director Kirk Holland, suggested an exhibition Mini Moto GP be added to the schedule to offer more for the spectators, as well as for the watercraft racers…many of whom ride pit bikes and always bring them to the races.  Holland’s idea quickly became reality and the 2003 IJSBA World Finals hosted its first-ever Mini Moto GP.  The pit bike event turned out to be a huge hit as a flood of entries put over 35 bikes on a track designed for fifteen at the most.  As the race director tried to break the jumble of modified 50’s into heats the vast crowd chanted “Throw the green, throw the green!”  So, that’s exactly what happened.  It only took about three laps of total chaos before the crowd figured out why heats were necessary….

 

“240 Riders Attack Gila County Fairgrounds” Southwest Off-road News - volume 4  #10  Oct 1998- race event article  pg 23 by Glenn Grint

…with the Gila County Fair just a few feet away the weekend’s racing kicked off with an all-day practice Saturday on Globe Arizona’s fast, all natural, high intensity track.  Saturday night racers and fans enjoyed the fair complete with games exhibitions and rides.  Buddy Moore and the girls from Budddy’s Pit Stop kept serving dinner from the track concession stand to keep all the fair goers and campers fed.  With a temperature of 65 and a billion stars in the sky, you couldn’t ask for a better night of racing before a wild day of racing… 

 

“Road Rules…There are None”…baja tragedy Southwest Off-road News  volume 5 #7 July 1999 pg 23…from Glenn’s monthly editorial

Ensenada B.C., Mexico—A full sized Trophy Truck driven by Jason Baldwin of Laguna Hills, Ca. rolled several times careening into a crowd of Mexican and U.S. citizens at the 30th running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500.  There were numerous superficial wounds, 12 injured and 5 of those air lifted to ICU.  One of those injured was Craig Stewart, son of off-road racing legend Ironman Ivan Stewart.  Tragically one Mexican National just observing the race action lost his life……Each and every racer, crew and fan is an extended member of our off-road family.  Be careful out there…we’d hate to lose ya’.

 

“Harris and Raper Find Lady Luck in a Bad Mood” AMX News  volume 3 #2 March 2000 pg 12  race event article by Glenn Grint

Gila Bend, Arizona – The Whiplash Desert Series 2000 is now in full swing and round #2 was the infamous Gila Monster in Gila Bend.  The 50 mile loop of sand washes and desert terrain gave riders lap after lap of wide open intensity.  MC8 rider Max Harris was feeling pretty lucky after winning Friday’s poker run.  Lady luck was not so gracious to him on Sunday and Harris went down hard 1hour & 13minutes into the race.  When questioned by medics for brain function Max replied that it was Thursday, sometime in 1998 and he was sure we were in Mexico.  Max is okay now but his answers and delirium got him a helicopter ride to the sick bay.

 

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