I love this photo. I don’t know what Ed Key is doing here (possibly catching one of the other mini-bike riders), but he must be doing something pretty special – check out the reaction of the crowd! They are really enjoying the race. That’s Scott Zampach in the cutoff jeans, Rich Doan in the bicycle getup, Stevie Patterson with the long tube socks, Dave Barnard (behind Patterson, holding a drink). The mini-bike races were a popular way to cap off the day at WERA races when things wrapped up early.
I don’t know what Ed Key is doing here (possibly catching one of the other mini-bike riders), but he must be doing something pretty special - check out the reaction of the crowd! (Larry Lawrence photo)
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Can you name anyone else in the crowd?
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Looks like Scott Russell in the striped sleeveless.
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Art, That’s Rich Doan who now works for Yoshimura.
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The guy with the arms crossed next to Z-man is Terry Galagan, and his ex standing next to him.
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Oh, and that is Scott’s ex girl friend behind him!
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kinda looks like Kurt Hall behind Rich to the right?
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Larry,
I don’t have any idea what exactly was going on here as I have no recollection of this particular race. I can say that the 50cc 4 stroke Suzuki that I am riding was very slow compared to the 2 stroke competition so I doubt I was catching anyone. If I had to speculate I would guess there may have been a “moment” just before this picture was taken.
One thing I do remember, those mini bike races sure were fun!
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