Y
ou already know how this story ends. But then again,
is it really an ending or just the beginning?
The red-white-and-blue Honda RS750s that terrorized
dirt ovals for an era during the late 20th century had a massive
impact on an entire generation of flat track fanatics. That impres
-
sion has continued to loom large even more than a quarter cen-
tury after the beast scored its last win, more than three decades
since its final championship, and nearly 40 years after Honda
pulled the plug on the factory race team built up alongside it.
BY CHRIS MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM LESTER
AND KRISTEN LASSEN
HONDA'S BIG RED
SUPERTWINS PROGRAM
SPREADS ITS WINGS
AND FLIES.
40 YEARS LATER
NEARLY
FEATURE I TURNER RACING HONDA TRANSALP FLAT TRACKER
P100