Charles Lang races his beautiful Ducati Pantah 500 SL in the rain at Indianapolis Raceway Park during a WERA Sprint race in April of 1985. You’ve got to hand it to Lang, not a lot of people would have the audacity to race such a nice motorcycle in the rain. Notice the belt-drive covers are off the engine, yet the taillight is still attached. A year after this photo was taken Lang scored a podium in the Lightweight Modified class of the AMA Battle of the Twins National at Road America.

Charles Lang races his beautiful Ducati Pantah 500 SL in the rain at Indianapolis Raceway Park during a WERA Sprint race in April of 1985. (Larry Lawrence photo)