Thanks for those vintage photos, Mark! They really brought back some
memories. Do you recall the exact year they were taken? It looks like 1972
or 1973. Is it just me, or does Cal Rayborn look like George Thorogood? Is
that Paul Smart chatting up the girl on the pit wall?
In 1974 and 1975 I was at Daytona as a race mechanic (1974 for Frank Gamble
on TZ250 and 1975 for Ernie White's rider Brian Henderson on TZ250 and
TZ750). As well, I raced a TD-3 in Canada and at Nelson Ledges in '74 and
'75.
The RD and RZs came later ('82-'84), after a six-year layoff to build up my
income to where I could actually afford to race. My last race bike was the
FZ750 in 1985, and I still have it.
Do you have anymore vintage pix to show in this 2006 Daytona Speed Week?
Pat White
