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We lost Fritz Kling to the great hereafter last week. Here's a retrospective of the Big Man's racing exploits. Starting with a wheelie on the Dutchman Yamaha at Brainerd. |
Kling at Elkhart after the first surgery; he still won, nothing would stop him. |
Kling at Pocono. While his size might make you presume he man-handled bikes, he was in fact quite precise. |
Richard Chambers interviews Kling at Pocono. |
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The big man in full attack mode on the Dutchman bike. |
On the podium of an NASB/F-USA event with Tray Batey and Dave Sadowski. |
Then Suzuki man Bill Syfan talks with Kling and his wife. |
He wore this look until someone said, 'Hey. weren't you right there when they dragged that VR 1000 up the hill at Sears on its side?!'. |
Kling on the Gold Hill Kawasaki at PPIR. |
Same track, bending the Kawasaki with ease. |
Kling leading the pack, with Josh Hayes (11) in the background. |
Long legs=long lead. Kling leads Batey at Pocono. |
On the podium with Curtis Adams and Dave Sadowski at Road ATL. |
Looking down at Chuck Graves. |
While he only rode for the team for a season, Kling might be best remembered as a VR 1000 Harley-Davidson rider. |
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