Throwback Thursday: 1970 Houston TT Action
Larry Lawrence | July 28, 2016
Cycle News Photo Collection/ Chuck Clayton
In this week’s Throwback we roll back the clock all the way to 1970 and the season-opening Houston TT National in the Astrodome. Sonny Burres (69), Mert Lawwill (1) and Dusty Coppage (32) lead the pack over the jump in a practice session. The true giveaway that this was a different era is the observation that many of the photographers, most of them likely newspapermen, are wearing sports jackets or even suits! Also visible in the shot are Ron Pierce (97), Skip Van Leeuwen (59), Jim Odom (77), Dick Mann (2), Mark Williams (70), Eddie Wirth (84) and a couple of non-national number riders. Jim Rice (not pictured) went on to win the national that night on a BSA.
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