I WOULDN'T
WANT TO
BE RACING
AGAINST
ME
T
he look of unmitigated dis-
gust on Troy Herfoss' face in
Victory Lane at the Daytona
International Speedway said it all.
In his rookie meeting as a
factory Indian Motorcycle rider
in the MotoAmerica King of The
Baggers series, the Australian had
just thrown away a sure win by
overriding his Indian Challenger,
braking too late for the turn nine
chicane and letting Kyle Wyman
steal the glory on the Harley-Da
-
vidson Factory Racing Road Glide
for the second straight race.
"How are you feeling, on the
whole, on your first weekend in
MotoAmerica after four races?"
asks MotoAmerica's TV pitlane
guru, Hannah Lopa.
Herfoss, eyes filled with self-
inflicted rage, replies bluntly, "I
wouldn't want to be racing against
me." A cheer in the press room
breaks out as the MotoAmerica
paddock is put on notice.
It's hard to argue with him.
Since that Daytona blunder,
the happy-go-lucky Aussie has
won five of the six KoTB races
held, including a clean sweep at
Road Atlanta of the $5000 two-lap
Challenge and both feature length
races. Not bad for having only been
riding a bagger since January.
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INTERVIEW I FACTORY INDIAN'S TROY HERFOSS
Troy Herfoss has
landed one of the dream
gigs in American road
racing and is already a
strong favorite for the
King of The Baggers title.
Troy Herfoss has
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON,
LARRY LAWRENCE, RUSSELL COLVIN
BE RACING
TROY HERFOSS
HAS SET THE
MOTOAMERICA KING
OF THE BAGGERS
SERIES ABLAZE ON
THE FACTORY S&S/
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE
CHALLENGER. HE
MAY HAVE BEEN
AN UNKNOWN
QUANTITY AT THE
START OF THE YEAR,
BUT HE SURE
ISN'T NOW
