Jim Varnes poses on the BSA Gold Star he raced to an excellent fifth-place finish in the 1963 Daytona 200. This was the first year the AMA allowed the use of fairings on the bikes. The track used then was a two-mile circuit that didn’t utilize the banking. In 1964 they used the banking for the first time. Varnes was the top finishing BSA in the race. His son Kevin became a well known AMA Grand National flat track racer in the 1990s.
Jim Varnes poses on the BSA Gold Star he raced to an excellent fifth-place finish in the 1963 Daytona 200. (Jim Varnes Collection)
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I always liked going to Jims Yamaha shop He and his brother Ed were so friendly and really could set up bikes.He helped me so much with my Dirt track stuff.He is a weath of knowledge
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Jim was a fabulous racer and he has a whole family of racers in the Varnes Clan!! Herw he rides the BSA sponsored by my Dad, Ron Krause. You can read it on the satin jersey. If I remember correctly it was a gold color jersey.
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