JT Kurtz pretty much settled into a simple domestic life. (without racing). But last I heard, he's still around.
Been a few years since I've spoke to him, but talked with his Dad last December, 2017. His Dad is one of our Electric Shop retiree's where I work.
I ran a maintenance shop in a Bakery for 10 years from 1988 to 1998, and JT was one of our mechanics for a time. He was still there when I left the company.
The way JT described it to me was that he raced all the way through his school years. All of the racing pretty much came to a sudden stop after he won his class at Lorretta's. His Dad pulled the plug at that point and quit financing the racing so that pretty much ended it for him.
At one point when we were co-workers, a local motorcycle shop in town, Wimer's Cycles, would have him race one of their bikes on occasion locally. JT got to race at the very last Flat Track event held at Honda Hills. He was an impressive rider even though flat track wasn't his area of expertise.
JT was a good worker and a lot of fun to hang around with. I knew his brother and sister-in-law pretty well too. Good people.
Really miss those days.
