AHRMA/Progressive Suspension Historic Cup Series
Round 2: Daytona International Speedvvay
BEARS class morphed into more of a
vintage class than ever this year, as
Rob Tuluie took the win on a '72 Triumph 750, easily outrunning the '68
Norton of Steve Maney and the '70
BMW of third-placed Glenn Campbell
(no, not that Glenn Campbell).
Seven-time World Champion Jim
Redman came out of retirement; and
picked the right bike to do it, using
Team Obsolete's '67 MV Agusta 350
to decimate the 350 GP field. AJS
350 riders Erik Green and David
Roper finished second and third
respectively to make for a Team
Obsolete sweep of the class.
lion. Coming into the tri-oval on the
final dash to the checkered flag, the
pair encountered lapped traffic, and
Gustafson capitalized by flashing past
Canet at the finish line to steal the
win.
"I gave everything till the last lap,"
Gustafson said. "From racing here
before I know that leading on the last
lap is not so good. It is better to be
second. I gave everything, and it
worked. I feel like a god today."
Canet was apologetic to his M3
team after the finish.
"What can I say, but I'm a sucker
for a photo finish," Canet
said.
"I had him
[Gustafson] beat easi1y, and I rolled out of
the throttle coming
down
the
home
stretch because I
didn't want to rev the
motor any harder than I
needed to. And he got
me. It was my own mistake."
Former factory road racer
TUESDAY
While the racing didn't experience
an across-the-board improvement in
terms of action on day two, the big
bikes in race seven, the Formula Vintage feature, once again proved
capable of putting on a good show.
And once again, Don Canet found
himself on the short end of the stick.
After coming from the outside of
(Above) Rusty Lowry takes his 1934
Indian Sport Scout to victory in the
Pre·1940 division. Lowry also topped
the Classic '60s division.
(Left) Adam Popp (right) leads Dave
Resno and Don Canet in Fonnula
750cc r
