Rick Conner

Harley-Davidson Racing Data Book 1904-1921 Rick Conner

Want to amaze friends with your Harley-Davidson knowledge of those very first historic days of motorcycle sports? Did you remember Edward Hildebrand raced an original H-D prototype in 1904? Maybe you wondered where your distant H-D racing relative placed in the 1921 Bay State Midnight Run, or was it 1916 Ray Weishaar had won the 100-mile National Championship Race in Detroit, Michigan?We all have heard of racers "Shrimp" Burns, "Otto" Walker, Ralph Hepburn, Fred Ludlow, "Jiggs" Price, Maldwyn Jones and of course "Red" Parkhurst. But what of private racers Crouch, Hooley, Clapsaddle, Shambaugh, Lingo, "TNT" Terpenning or "Wild" Johnny Terhune and all the other H-D riding private racers and their accomplishments?Well look no further, the Harley-Davidson Racing Data Book 1904-1921 pays homage to all those factory and private racers with compiled records of every Harley-Davidson rider who had competed in any nationally published motorcycle event. Included are names, dates, locations, times and scores for the many known and unknown heroes of two-wheel competition who chose to race a Harley-Davidson during those early years of motorcycle competition. The information contained within was researched from archives containing period copies of The Bicycle World and Motorcycle Review and Motorcycle Illustrated magazines, as well as various period newspapers. Early records are sometimes lacking so although some records found list no rider name or race distance, they are entered to simply verify the historical placing of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a certain event. This publication is one of a series of Data Books designed to provide accurate details and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. Other books in the series include: -Harley-Davidson Data Book Revised 1903-1939 -Harley-Davidson Data Book Revised 1940-1979-Harley-Davidson Data Book Revised 1980-2006-Harley-Davidson Company Minutes Data Book 1903-2006-Harley-Davidson Aermacchi Data Book 1961-1978-Harley-Davidson Accessory Data Book 1950-1984-Harley-Davidson Racing Data Book 1953-1971-Indian Motorcycle Company Timeline 1901-1953