Pat White wrote: >Never been to Daytona! What? You've still got time to make it down for the >200 on Sunday the 12th. Get packing!
Arrgh. If I could afford it I'd be on my way now. As a poor grad student I have the time (it's spring break now) but not the money. And Daytona's too big for there to be much of a chance of getting a paying gig there :( >I photographed Eddie Lawson winning in 1986 on his FZ750 (that was magic for >me), then after the race, I had to brake suddenly to let him run in front of >my car as I was driving through the garage area. He didn't stop to chat, >but I got to shake his hand and get an autograph on his photo in a copy of >Motocourse when he appeared at the Toronto International Motorcycle Show in >2000 or so. NOW I'm jealous! >Speed Week really is amazing. All sorts of oddball vehicles, and quite a >few oddball people. Lots of racing, too. Even the dirt track racing at >Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium is really exciting. You've gotta make the >pilgrimage down there one of these years. It's on my "things to do" list, along with the Isle of Man TT (this is where Godfrey chimes in about how many times he's been there...) Still, there's a pretty good chance I'll be moving to Charlotte, NY in a year or so and Daytona's a much shorter drive from there :( Here's a modern photo (from today) of Daytona on SuperbikePlanet.com: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/ama/daytona/1/4.htm I'll bet there were some very expensive noises taking place about a tenth of a second later...
