In a message dated 1/31/2008 5:59:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
drmayf@mayfco.com writes:
Yes they are great photos! It was #55 in Santa Barbara at the airport
(actually Goleta), that was the impetus for me to get my car! That
sucker was romping and stomping just about everything there that day.
Incidentally that was teh same day that Honda introduced their 4
cylinder race bikes. They had 2 versions, a 250 cc and a 125 cc.
Japanese riders. They made the smaller 125 start after the bigger bikes
and within a few laps they had all bu caught up with their team 250
bikes well out in the lead. Was told that they could turn 20,000 rpm
with no problems (true? or not...) but they sounded like a bucket of
very angry bees when they went by..
I didn't realize that with a "right click", you could zoom in on the
pictures...makes them even better and makes it obvious that you guys had it
right,
904 driver giving the one finger salute!
The #55 is THE Tiger, as far as I'm concerned. Outside of the rally cars, it
was really the only race Tiger that got it done in a competitive
class...Doane Spencer was a real genius.
If I'm not mistaken, in 1966 the Honda 125 GP bike was a 5 cylinder. I could,
once again, be wrong ;-)
Anyhow, I believe 20,000rpm was real and that they also had 7 or 8 speed
transmissions, to keep them in the very narrow powerband, up top. They also did
some six cylinder GP bikes, back in the day, I think...
I may have to order a couple of those photos in B&W prints...they'd look
great in the office.
Mike
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