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ishes in 1949, riding Harley-Davidsons. His best career result came
at the Milwaukee Mile in August of
1949 when was fifth in the AMA
15-Mile National. Lewis later went
on to race stock cars.
Friend Russ Thompson conveyed one of his favorite stories
about Lewis:
"He went in the service and he
was stationed somewhere in the
Ozarks of Missouri. There was a
local track and a cycle shop. He
got to hanging around, watching
and listening and learning. He got
to know the guy who ran the shop.
The guy had a rider who rode for
him at the local track. He had a
new bike on order for the guy.
Herb asked what he was going
to do with the old bike. The guy
said nothing, so Herb asked if he
would work on it and keep it running if he could ride it in the races.
The shop owner asked if he had
any experience. There was a Har-
ley ad framed on the wall. Herb
was in the ad. He pointed at it and
told the guy, 'Yeah, a little. That's
me in that ad on your wall.'
"The guy flipped out and told
Herb he could ride the new bike.
Herb told him no, that wouldn't
be right by his regular rider, he'd
be happy with the old bike. The
guy agreed and Herb took it and
won almost every race the rest of
his term in the service!"
Larry Lawrence
EDWARDS SAYS THANKS
A
s a way of saying "thank
you" to the servicemen and
women of the United States
Armed Forces, Colin Edwards'
Texas Tornado Boot Camp and
Gibson Art Designs have collaborated on an original piece of
authorized motorsports artwork.
Themed with the U.S. Military in
mind, "Road to Glory" features
World Superbike Champion Edwards with silhouettes of U.S.
armed soldiers standing tall
behind Edwards and his NGM
Mobile Forward Racing MotoGP
bike.
Signed Edwards and Gibson,
the drawing is scheduled to be
auctioned on eBay on Thursday,
September 12. All proceeds will
go to Race For The Wounded, a
grass-roots non-profit organization that supports veterans of the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"I've spent a lot of time with the
men and woman of our armed
forces; the words proud and
brave are a constant," Edwards
said. "I'm honored to be involved
with Race For The Wounded. I
look forward to the future and doing anything I can to help."
