Arthur Tramontin (No. 17), of Clifton, New Jersey, races his Harley-Davidson Sprint side by side with Atlanta’s William Sowel (No. 126) on a Honda at the 1963 Daytona Lightweight race. It marked the first official Lightweight National and it included expert riders going head to head with amateurs and novices. Dick Hammer won this historic Daytona race on a Harley-Davidson. The Lightweight events eventually morphed into the AMA 250 Grand Prix Series and were officially granted national-championship status in 1977.

Arthur Tramontin (No. 17), of Clifton, New Jersey, races his Harley-Davidson Sprint side by side with Atlanta’s William Sowel (No. 126) on a Honda at the 1963 Daytona Lightweight race.