My old buddy Jim Sublet was race director for WERA in the North Central region back in the day when I covered those races for Cycle News and now defunct American Roadracing. I’d heard rumors that ol’ Jim was a pretty good road racer in his day, but he rarely talk about it.

In 2000 Jim came back and raced in the AMA Road Race Grand Championships at Mid-Ohio and lo and behold, Jimbo won his class and became an AMA National Champion! I was so happy to see Jim do so well. Here was a race official who ran road races for WERA and it turns out the rumors were true, Jim was indeed a fast man.

Jim Sublet holding his AMA Grand Champion class No. 1 plate. (Larry Lawrence photo)