Floridian Russ Mattson corners his Honda 600 Hurricane through the West Horseshoe at Daytona International Speedway during the very first AMA 600 Supersport race in March of 1987. The Hurricane was the only bike to have in the series that year. Every round was won by a Honda. Mattson was an AMA 250 Grand Prix racers in the early 1980s. He continued to race into the late 1990s aboard a Ducati in AMA Pro Thunder where he also turned in some solid results.

Floridian Russ Mattson corners his Honda 600 Hurricane through the West Horseshoe at Daytona International Speedway during the very first AMA 600 Supersport race in March of 1987. (Larry Lawrence photo)