P28
IN
THE
WIND
four laps was met by relief from
the competitors. Jarvis maintained his relentless pace to start
the final lap.
With darkness beginning to fall
as Graham arrived at the base
of the final climb, it took two attempts for the Husaberg TE
300-mounted rider to get close
to the halfway point of the climb.
From there, he pushed, pulled
and dragged upwards, finally
reaching the end of the race 12
minutes ahead of second placed
Walker.
"It's an incredible feeling to
have won at Hell's Gate for the
third time," he said. "I really
wasn't expecting it and because
of the conditions I didn't know
how things would work out, or
how the other riders would do.
Once I got into the lead everything went really well."
BOB HANSEN, 1919-2013
B
ob Hansen, Motorcycle Hall
of Fame member and legendary racing manager best known
for serving as crew chief for Dick
Mann in 1970 when Mann rode
a factory Honda CB750-based
machine to victory in the Daytona
200, died on Sunday, February
17.
He was 93.
When Honda introduced its
revolutionary CB750, it wanted
to prove the speed and reliability of the new machine by racing
in the 1970 Daytona 200. Hansen was given the responsibility
of heading up the effort on the
American side. The CB750s (of
which there were four factory
entries) had plenty of speed,
but there was a problem with the
cam-chain tensioner on the highspeed Daytona circuit. After the
problem was discovered, Han(Above) Noted team manager Bob
Hansen died on Sunday.
(Left) Hansen (second from left)
poses with the winning Honda
squad at Daytona in 1970.
sen made the decision to keep
Mann off the bike during the final day of practice so that the
machine could be totally rebuilt.
Mann's bike was the only factory
Honda to go the distance and he
won the race over the Triumphs
of Gene Romero and Don Castro
despite the Honda having less
than a half-quart of oil left in the
engine at the finish.
It marked the first win in the
Daytona 200 by a Japanese
