A 50 year old Ottawa man died Sunday afternoon following a crash at a dirt bike track. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that Jody Warne of Ottawa, was riding a 2017 Yamaha Motorcycle just after noon, at the Midwest Extreme Park, when it went airborne on the extreme dirt ramp, ejecting Warne from the bike. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County, along with Bates County EMS and Bates County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the accident at the Midwest Extreme Park in rural Drexel. Warne was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The Midwest Extreme Park team says Warne was a great competitor and one of the nicest guys you will ever meet and was welcoming to all. He would bring the big rig , the big radio and have the biggest pit party will all the accommodations. He was truly one of a kind and will be dearly missed by the MOTO Family. According to his sister, Kari Orender, funeral plans are being finalized and there’s the possibility of a benefit race, from which some of the money could go the Warne’s family and race team members.
