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I am speechless...RalphAmerican Motorcycle Association Expert flat track license holder, 1965-68.
A member of the "White Plates" , cool ;-T Dusty
I don't know what "White Plates" refers to, but I did notice the entire audience seemed to be white as a bed sheet. Looks like a very Red Neck party.
Ralph ,Your name always rang a bell with me , just couldn't quite figure out why , then yesterday it all came clear . Have followed flat track and the old class C racing since the mid 60's , yeah , was just a pup , but even then it stirred my blood . Nixon , Romero , Mann , were heroes to me , and now so are you . Well met and kudos to you Sir ;-T Dusty
I rode out of the same Triumph shop with Gary in 1965. He was a factory rider, top of the heap. I was a Junior at that time, set to advance to Expert in 1966. I was always in awe of him, for good reason. Gary did not suffer fools easily. I remained silent and out of his way. The top Experts were from another planet. The things they could do with a motorcycle....and make it look so easy!
I believe that Roland Sands used to run AMA 250 GP back in the day when I was running Pro-Twins...I love this video, I'd love to do it if my left ankle wasn't junk. However I wouldn't take my 2013 Harley Road King. But the risk is huge, early in the video, that one fellow heads straight for the unprotected wall. All that said, everyone has the right to do stupid sh*t... Only question is, is this a worthy cause? Who are we to speak for another? Short of war to protect ones family, is any endeavor that gets you off the couch worth the risk? Is risk a fair trade for entertainment. Look around you. Don't all of us here ride motorcycles? You do know how it can turn to total poop in a nano-second despite your best attempts, no?Teddy Roosevelt - It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. and Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Yeah , but you have to admit some of these guys are just silly :D Dusty
they are silly, however it is their right.
After they eliminated all the first corner crashers there were a couple of good riders. But......what were they thinking...flat track the bike you rode there. ??? Some will need to truck them home.
Teddy Roosevelt - It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. and Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Nixon was another Okie that left for a better opportunity , he lived and raced out of Baltimore . Never met the man , but Dick Mann spoke highly of him , enough for me . Dusty
the closest I'll come to being fast (the really fast guys always seem so short)...
Did you ride in the East Ralph? I worked for a BSA dealer in the late 50s early 60s. Davy Jones tuned my Triumph (a road bike) since he was friends with the dealer (Joe DiSimone). I'm fairly certain that he tuned for Gary.Drop me a PM if that stuff sounds familiar.Rotten Ralph
That's entertainment! If they'd only play that Bennie Hill -Yakety'sax - it would be as good as a monkey in a cowboy costume riding a border collie at the rodeo.