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Daytona Archive Images The Sequel
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Dick Mann grimaces as he is forced to tell the 'fist-sized hole in my crotch' story to a fan.	Cal Rayborn II prepares to go out in the lightweight race. Texan Rusty Bradley stands behind him with his Boston Kawasaki machine.	Yes, back then, people did actually dress this way in public. It was once a long-standing tradition for all the teams/riders to have their pictures taken on the grass during speed week.	Those old long-tank Suzukis were sweet looking motorcycles.
Nixon & Aldana. You've got to keep them separated.	'So your boyfriend's out in practice, eh?'	Rayborn psyched everyone out by bending his bike's frame on the grid.	The Damron family meets in the garage at Daytona. Jim Damron is seated on the bench, while father Sid talks to him. Chuck Palmgren looks on.
Still not Rich Oliver.(Florida dealer Ray Hempstead)	Bike racing hero & '67 champ Gary Nixon fights the urge to grab the wrenches and do it himself.