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The property Red Bud MX sits on was purchased in 1972 by Gene
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Red Bud MX has three tracks: the professional motocross track and a KTM Kids track for younger riders. Along with a "Night track" used only on the Fourth of July national. The big weekend of the year is
Nationals weekend, visitors are allowed to camp out on the property every 4 July weekend. There
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There is an unofficial call and answer that has been adopted by Redbud fans and residents of southwestern
Michigan. An individual will call, "ReeeedBuuuud!" and all the fans who hear will shout, "ReeeedBuuuud!" in return. The call has become a chorus that can be heard throughout the summer in the
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years he and his partners bought land on the west side of North Red Bud Trail, and began to build his track. They named the track Red Bud TNT (Track n Trail) after the name of the road the track sits on, the numerous Red Bud trees in the region, and because of
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