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 16, 1971

 

 

 

Riders lined up for practice laps with Expert riders on the outside and Novice riders on the inside.

Seen here are #5 Don Castro and an unidentified rider.  If you can identify that rider, please contact Bob Lawrence at: sprintguy @ cox.net   If you can identify that

rider, please contact Bob Lawrence at: sprintguy @ cox.net  The tail of Novice rider Steve Hunt’s #45m motorcycle can

be seen in the lower left hand corner of this photo.  The motorcycle lined up in front of Castro

is Rick Deane’s pink Triumph #35.  Click your mouse on the photo above to see

another taken of these same bikes just a few seconds from when this one was taken.

 

 

 

Expert Riders lined up for time trials are: #55 Neil Keen, #82 Phil Hawk,

#54n Robert E. Lee, #32x Mike Anderson, and #16j Al Urich.  Click your mouse on

the photo above to see another photo of the three riders at left.

 

 

 

Lined up for Expert time trials are #74 William T. Rufner,

#84q Tom McCormick, and #11 Gordon Dusenbery.  Click your mouse on the

photo above to see another of these three riders.

 

 

 

Expert riders lined up to take their time trials: #11n Gordon Dusenbery and #5 Don Castro.

#27 was either #27k Ron Sisson or #27x Freddy Beall as riders were at Winfield

that day.  If you can identify which one this was or if you can identify any of the other people in

this photo, please contact Bob Lawrence at: sprintguy @ cox.net

 

 

 

Expert riders lined up to take their time trial.  #14n is Paul Pressgrove and starter / flagman

Bob Whitney is the man dressed in white at lower right.  The man with the white pants and red cap,

third from left in the photo, is A.M.A. referee Dick Gardner.  If you can identify anyone else

in this photo, please contact Bob Lawrence at: sprintguy @ cox.net

 

 

 

Expert riders lined up for their time trials.  Left to right are: #54r Gene Reed, #35 Rick Deane,

#54n Robert E. Lee, #76 Charles Seale, #71m Doug Johnston, and #22n Bill Dusenbery, Jr.

 

 

 

Expert riders lined up for their time trial.  #76 is Charles Seale and #71m is Doug Johnston.

The wheel partly visible at left belongs to the #54n of Robert E. Lee.

 

 

 

The five fastest riders from time trials lined up for the Expert trophy dash regardless of

the class they competed in.  They are, right to left: #5 Don Castro (with mechanic

Greg Rondy standing immediately in back of Castro’s Triumph), #54n Robert E. Lee,

#22n Bill Dusenbery, Jr., #38m Dave Rupe, and #32x Mike Anderson.  That is starter

Bob Whitney waving the checkered flat over Anderson during rider introduction.

 

 

 

Ready for the start of the 10-lap Expert Final.

#35 at right is Rick Deane and #71m next to him is Doug Johnston.

 

 

 

Starter Bob Whitney waves the checkered flag over Don Castro

at the start / finish line after his victory in the Expert final.  That is race promoter

Hugo Shea to Castro’s immediate right and Castro’s mechanic, Greg Rondy,

standing in back of the motorcycle.

 

 

 

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