47. Harry Leary’s friend and former business partner - Dottie -a special friend- around a long time

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7edkaSRhJUE

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2025-11-15

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47. Dottie is an angel! Both Linda and Kyle have become good friends with her. But, she was originally a very good friend to BMX legend Harry Leary. Linda calls Dottie “a very special friend of Harry’s.” They owned the Cutting Edge track together. They even tried dating but that didn’t work out. Doesn’t matter - the two maintained an amazing bond that has survived posthumously and remained best friends, always there for each other.

Kyle shares that Dottie sent him a nice letter and DIRTWERX decals that she had left over from that era - after she learned that Kyle was ‘restoring’ one of Harry’s old bikes. It is also mentioned that Mike Miller speaks the world of Dottie and Linda responds similarly but with the added bonus of learning that Mike was the announcer and Linda was the, the, the - Snackbar Lady!

We invite you to listen to our recent conversation about BMX legend Harry Leary with one of his sisters, Linda Leary Taylor, while walking over the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

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I've become very good friends with Die and Doy was a very special friend to
and Doy was a very special friend to Harry's and so
Harry's and so >> I do too. Harry thought so highly of Doy
>> I do too. Harry thought so highly of Doy and he was around for quite a long time
and he was around for quite a long time and they were very good friends. They
and they were very good friends. They tried a relationship. It didn't work but
tried a relationship. It didn't work but they remained best friends and she was
they remained best friends and she was always there for him and he was there
always there for him and he was there for her.
for her. >> That's amazing. She actually sent me
>> That's amazing. She actually sent me some decals, I don't know, about two
some decals, I don't know, about two months ago that she had left over from
months ago that she had left over from Dirt Works. It was really cool. Really
Dirt Works. It was really cool. Really nice note. And it was really sweet of
nice note. And it was really sweet of her. She is an absolute sweetheart. And
her. She is an absolute sweetheart. And I know Mike Miller speaks the world of
I know Mike Miller speaks the world of her.
her. >> Oh, yeah. She and Harry owned that
>> Oh, yeah. She and Harry owned that track.
track. >> And Mike Miller was the announcer at
>> And Mike Miller was the announcer at Harry's track.
Harry's track. >> Yep.
>> Yep. >> And I was the snack bar lady. [laughter]
>> And I was the snack bar lady. [laughter] >> I love it.

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