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"Japan should be aware that it is illegal in the
United States to hinder a wheelie."
A Racer's Diary
I really enjoyed Melissa Paris'
article on the Bol d'Or in the last
issue.
It seems to me that endurance
racing of any sort produces quite
a lot of story lines, and the view
from the inside is really illuminat-
ing and entertaining.
More of this please.
David Pierce
Thank you for the Bold d'Or
story. It was an enjoyable read.
It just goes to show that often
times when it comes to racing,
there is a lot more going on
behind the scenes than what
you see on the track. Stories like
these provide great insight.
Thanks again.
Thad Riboli
Archives: Formula 750
It was a pleasure to read Larry
Lawrence's take on the F750
Championship. I especially val-
ued the tribute to America's first
Road Racing World Champion
Steve Baker, the most underap-
preciated U.S. champion.
Living on the wrong side of the
Iron Curtain until its collapse in
1989, I first learned about Steve
Baker from the iconic Take It to
the Limit (1979) documentary.
I will always remember Steve
sitting on a plane on his way to
the Anglo-American Match Race
Series and the voiceover after
he won the Race of the Year at
Mallory Park: "Steve didn't come
thousands of miles to finish
second."
I met Steve, a true gentleman,
at the Sachsenring few years
ago. He signed my DVD copy of
the movie, of course.
Greetings from the Czech
Republic.
Kiril Ianatchkov
Boy, do I miss those days. Grids
filed with international stars, stands
packed with fans. I was there.
David Crosbysliver
Honda CBR1000RR SP
Japan should be aware that it
is illegal in the United States to
hinder a wheelie.
$20,000 and you can't do a
proper wheelie?
Gary Ritts
2020 H-D Super-
Twins Team
I sure want to see H-D close the
gap to Indian (as well as other
makes), but even with what I
thought were significant rule
changes for 2019 to even the
playing field, that didn't seem to
happen. No other factories have
a purpose-built (racing) engine
and frame, right?
Wouldn't be surprised to find
Sammy Halbert (and Brandon
Robinson) on customer Indians
for 2020, given that bike's suc-
cess.
Finally, cross our fingers, here
comes KTM and their 790!
Bob Close
(Left) Steve Baker
