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With some friends in Monterey

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  1. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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  2. Texas Forever

    Texas Forever Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #2 Texas Forever, May 5, 2013
    Is the guy in red Mert Lawhill?

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  3. wax

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    #3 wax, May 5, 2013
    Good grief - I didn't realize you were so tall.
     
  4. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    #4 2000YELLOW360, May 5, 2013
    Yes. His wife June was there too. Traded some war stories going to lunch with him next week. Building parts so that amputees can ride. Working at Garouttes' shop in San Rafael, near my airport.

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  5. Texas Forever

    Texas Forever Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 Texas Forever, May 5, 2013
    He's not. Motorcycle racers are short.

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  6. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    #6 2000YELLOW360, May 5, 2013
    You had to tell him....

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  7. Texas Forever

    Texas Forever Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #7 Texas Forever, May 5, 2013
    Cool beans. I remember following his chase for the national title in 1969, which wasn't that easy to do back in those days from Urbana, Illinois. I seem to recall he was the Rodney Dangerfield of national numbers, nobody ever gave him much respect.

    So say hi to him for me. Let him know that there still are those who remember.

    Dale
     
  8. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    #8 2000YELLOW360, May 5, 2013
    Those of us that knew him, understood how talented he was. We shared a mechanic, Para O'Siocian, who left Ireland the day before his Oral Exam for his PhD in Physics. Got into a fight with his Dad, and didn't go home for 30 years. A major piece of work, but boy was he talented.

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  9. Texas Forever

    Texas Forever Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #9 Texas Forever, May 5, 2013
    If you remember, ask him about another racer. A young guy, who was a bit wild (weren't they all), who quit when he was at the top of his game and moved to Alaska. Damn, I can't remember his name. I remember seeing a picture of him being about as strung out as someone can be deep into a mile corner.

    I just found it on Wiki -- Mark Brelsford. Did he ever get back in the game?

    Dale
     
  10. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    #10 2000YELLOW360, May 5, 2013
    No. He did make the news when he came out about 5 years ago. It was him in the poster 'It don't come easy' the bike coming out of a fireball. Was a crash at Daytona 1968, 69 or so. He got hurt in that crash and was never competitive again.

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  11. Texas Forever

    Texas Forever Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #11 Texas Forever, May 5, 2013
    Good to hear. Wish Mert well. Those guys back in the day had to be some of the bravest men on the planet.

    Dale
     

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