A HONDA FLATTRACKER FOR ALL TIME.
SPECTATORS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE A 1970 HONDA CB750 DIRECTLY FROM THE BARBER MOTORSPORTS MUSEUM. THIS RARE MACHINE IS A FOUR-CYLINDER, FOUR-STROKE WITH AN AIR-COOLED 750CC ENGINE. RACER RICK HOCKING SPORTED THE NO. 31Z AND WAS ONE OF THE FEW TO RIDE THIS "WHITE LIGHTNING" CHASSIS IN AN AMA SANCTIONED GRAND NATIONAL.
I MET RICK HOCKING WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG GUY. HE CAME TO OUR LOCAL SCRAMBLES TRACK AND BLEW OUR DOORS OFF! HIS CLUTCH CABLE BROKE, HE ASKED IF I HAD A SPARE, HANDED OVER A BRAND NEW CABLE... ALWAYS PREPARED. AFTER HE CRUSHED THE RACE, HE BROUGHT IT BACK. I TOLD HIM TO KEEP IT AND THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WAS THE BEST PART OF THE NIGHT.
I HAD BEEN DRAFTED AND WAS LOSING THE SPARK FOR ALL THINGS IN MY LIFE AND WANTED TO GET THE FUTURE ROLLING. I STRAYED AWAY FROM THE RACING, NEVER FORGOT THAT NIGHT. RICK HOCKING COULD RIDE!
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