Reg Pridmore
Just like Springer, he's looking for a fourth number one
By Dale Brown
Ever since there has been a national number one in Superbike Production racing, there has been Reg Pridmore. He did it first on a BMW.
When the BMW importer, Butler and Smith, got out of racing, he
took up riding Kauasakis, first for Racecrafters, then for Craig Vetter,
Two more national championships were th e results, Now Pridmore, 39, is ready to
go for hisfourth championship,Joining him will be Craig Vett er, again sponsoring
the effort, and Pierre des Roches, who turns the wrenches that cause the wheels to
turn - rapidly.
!leg Pridmore was born in England in 1939, As he grew up he became one of the
"original cowboys , .. He started riding motorcycles and then went faster and faster.
Accidents that weren 't his fault forced him off the street and on to th e race track.
He won club races ,n England, and then when he emigrated to th e U,S. in 1964, he
started winning them here , both in solo and sidecar classes,' This led to a semisponsored Norton ride , then to BMW and th en to glory ,
Pridmore isn't just an on-the-race-track figure, H e:S a successful businessman,
He's been married to Iris WIfe, Sheila, for nearly 20 years, and they hav.
