Photographs from the Dan Robertson Collection that were Taken at the AMA Sanctioned Flat Track Motorcycle Races

Cowley County Fairgrounds, Winfield, Kansas

Sunday Afternoon - May 24, 1970

 

 

Competitors lined up for practice laps.  Expert riders in the line closest to the camera are

#28 Al Urich, #25 Cal Rayborn II, and #43 Frank Ulicki.

 

 

Among those seen lined up in this photo for practice laps are, second from right

75x Gary Corpian and fourth from right #11y Don Castro.  If you can identify any

of the others in this photo, please contact Bob Lawrence.

 

 

Lining up for practice laps

 

 

Lining up for practice laps

 

 

The motorcycles were lined up in three rows for practice laps.  The Expert riders had

white plates with black numbers and were on the outside (our left).  They would go out

first for 4 to 6 practice laps.  The Amateur riders had yellow plates and were lined up

in the middle.  They would get their 4 to 6 laps of practice laps after the Experts.

The Novice riders had red numbers on their plates.  They were lined up on the inside

(our right) and would take their 4 to 6 practice laps last.  Left to right across the front

of the lines are #44 Ron Widman, #30n Joe Gray, and #14n Ron Lyall.  The #37k

(second back in the inside line) is Carl Votaw.  Walking in the straw hat in the far right

of this photo is race promoter Hugo Shea.  If you can identify any of the other riders

in this photograph, please contact Bob Lawrence.

 

 

This is the same group of motorcycles as in the photo above but from a little farther away.

Note that there were far more Novice riders (inside line) than there were in the other classes.

Starter Bob Whitney can be seen in the lower left corner of this photo.

 

 

This motorcycle club made an appearance between races.  If you know what

motorcycle club this was, please contact Bob Lawrence.

 

 

This was a three-wheel novelty motorcycle that made an appearance between races.

 

 

Just before the start of the Novice final.

 

 

Just before the start of the Amateur final

 

 

Lining up for the start of the Expert final.  On the far left in this photo is #25 Cal Rayborn II.

The man standing in front of the line of motorcycles with his hands on his hips is

A.M.A. referee Dick Gardner.  #73 on the right end of the line is Sid Carlson.

If you can identify any of the others in this photo, please contact Bob Lawrence.

 

 

Cal Rayborn II won the final on the #25 motorcycle in the middle of this photo.

The man holding it is Sam Nix.

 

 

 

 

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