Ed Key races a Kawasaki EX500 though the carousel at Indianapolis Raceway Park during a WERA sprint race in October of 1987. Kawasaki was paying decent contingency money in WERA D Production, which led a number of top club racers to compete in the class that year. In this race Key finished second to fellow Wisconsin racer Andy Fenwick. Stevie Patterson was third on a Yamaha RZ350. This photo is part of the excellent Greg Sickmeier Collection.
Ed Key races a Kawasaki EX500 though the carousel at Indianapolis Raceway Park during a WERA sprint race in October of 1987. Kawasaki was paying decent contingency money in WERA D Production, which led a number of top club racers to compete in the class that year. (Greg Sickmeier Collection)
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It worked for me .Won WERA NAT amateur championship at Road Atlanta that year 87.passed all the experts except Fenwick. $1000 from Kawasaki cam my way a month later.
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Craig,
Did you ever race that EX in AMA Pro Twins (BOTT)?
Larry
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I had to retire that one I little bent up. Did ride it on the street though..
Bought the 750 f-1 in Philly close to Ferrachi down in willow grove in 1988
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Until I saw the picture I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that I had never even rode an EX500 let alone raced one. I must be getting old as I have no recollection of that bike. I wonder who owned it?
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Ed,
It might have been someone’s endurance bike that they had you ride to make (split) a few contingency bucks.
LL
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Ed was fast, smooth and consistent no matter what track, the conditions, what bike he was on or who he was racing against. And he won a LOT of races. He and his wife, Barb, were/are good people too. Only the best could race with Ed.
Ned Hart
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