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COPY RIGHTS!
I understand the fun of finding vintage racing photos to share on your own site but I do request that you give me the common courtesy of notifying me of such actions, and giving me credit. Several of the photos have copy rights and are noted as such. And as you can see many pictures were taken by me. Please send me notifications as jwwjrid@gmail.com Thank you.
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THIS IS AN ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT IN A PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. NEWSLETTER AT JOHN'S WORKPLACE IN 1991 IN IRVIN, CALIFORNIA. IN PART IT STATES....JOHN RACED MOTORCYCLES FOR FIVE YEARS, MOSTLY ON A TRIUMPH, ALTHOUGH HE DID RIDE OTHER MAKES OF BIKE. RACING AS AN AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL IN TT SCRAMBLES, ON HALF-MILE OVAL DIRT TRACKS, AND DRAG RACES, HE COMPILED SOME IMPRESSIVE CAREER STATISTICS.
IN 1962, HE WAS AMATEUR SOUTHWESTERN U.S. CHAMPION ON A SCREAMIN' 200-CUBIC-CENTIMETER BIKE AT MANZANITA PARK IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. HE ALSO RACED AT THE FAMED ASCOT PARK ON THEIR HALF-MILE OVAL TRACK, PLACING IN MANY RACES. ADDING TO JOHN'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RACING WAS BEING A PART OF A TEAM THAT WENT TO THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS FOR THREE YEARS AND SET TWO WORLD RECORDS.
SPORTS TIGER TRIUMPH (T100C) DISTRIBUTED BY JOHNSON MOTORS ON COLORADO BLVD IN PASIDENA , CALIFRONIA IN 1965.IF YOU KNOW ANY OF THIS PEOPLE IN ANY OF THESE PHOTOS PLEASE SEND US A MESSAGE THROUGH THE COMMENT TAB AT THE END OF THIS POST. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VIEWING OUR VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE RACING SITE.