A superb and rare photo of the absolutely magnificent and amazing Dick Mann, seen in deep concentration in the paddock during a dirttrack race.
Dick Mann , nicknamed “Buggs”, was born in Salt Lake
City, Utah. He is a two-time American Motorcycle Association Grand National
champion and was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1993,
and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998. He is one of the few riders to race on
dirt flat tracks, motocross, and road racing. Mann was the second most
victorious rider in AMA Grand National Series' history with 24 national
victories. His career on the pro circuit spanned the early 1950s to the
mid-'70s. Dick Mann rode his first motorcycle as a teenager when he delivered
papers on a Cushman scooter in Richmond, California. He learned how to ride
dirt competitively on a cinder running track at the area schools. He would also
ride on the cow trails in the area, experiences that would later help him in
motocross. After high school, he started helping at fellow Motocycle Hall of
Famer Hap Alzina's BSA shop in Oakland as a mechanic. In the summer of 1954 he
started touring as an amateur with professional Al Gunter. Mann turned expert
in 1955, and finished seventh on a Harley Davidson in his first Grand National
race, the Daytona 200. At this time it was competed on the Daytona Beach Road
Course. He slowly made a name for himself in his first three years, and he
finished in the top ten in the season points for the first time in 1957. He had
second place finished at the Daytona 200 and Laconia in 1958. He had his first
national victory at the Peoria, Illinois Tourist Trophy (TT) in 1959. He
finished second in points in that year.In 1963 Mann won his first AMA Grand
National title. He had five podium finishes. He clinched the title by winning
on September 21 Ascot Park in Gardena, California.He continued to win races and
place high in the points standings before his next title eight years later. He
also helped pioneer motocross during that time, and raced in several motocross
races in the 1960s and early 1970s. He represented the United States in the
Trans-Atlantic Match Races. The series faced little-known American racers
against Great Britain's well-known pavement riders. Mann started the decade
with one the biggest wins of his career. He won the 1970 Daytona
In
many ways this is a very historic non period photo that reflects a most historic racing
victory by BSA and Dick Mann. It definitely is a classic shot. It is rare to
obtain a photo like this, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of
approx. 4" x 6" (10 x
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