Frenchman Michel Amalric leads a group of riders during the Performance Machine AMA Superteams race at Loudon in June of 1997. (George Roberts photo)

Frenchman Michel Amalric leads a group of riders during the Performance Machine AMA Superteams race at Loudon in June of 1997. Amalric is riding the Keystone/Northstar Racing Yamaha FZR1000. His teammate this day was Hikaru Miyagi. The pair experienced some issue and finished in 13^th place, only completing 24 laps, while the winning squad, Moto Liberty Honda, finished 46 laps. That’s Moto Liberty’s Gerald Rothman running just behind Amalric on the team’s No. 15 Honda CBR900RR. Bike No. 32 at the tail end in this shot was Ohio Superbike II with riders Mark Miller and Mark Junge.

Interestingly, Amalric continues to race in his native France in the European Bikes class and is still one of the leading series riders in spite of being in his late 50s!