Flat Track THUNDER . . .
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JOE LEONARD
SAM ARENA
PHIL CANCILLA
KENNY EGGERS
BOB CHAVES
TOM SIFTON
AL RUDY
LARRY HEDRICKS
> First practice at Belmont
> First race at Belmont
> Joe and McAfee starting
> Joe and Al Gunter
> Joe in front at Vallejo
> Article about Joe
> Joe Leonard and trophy at Belmont
> Another trophy for Joe
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- PHILLIE CANCILLA #93y
> Phillie posing ready to win again!
> Phillie leading the pack on the #93
> Crossing the line in 1st
> Posing on his #93 Triumph
> Classic photo of Phillie
> All alone leading the pack
> Cancilla in front of Shorty Tompkins
> Cancilla #93 battling Turner #91 at Lodi
> Phillie and all the greats ready to start, 1947
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> Phillie potographed at Lodi TT
> Ken Johnson, Phillie & George, San Jose
> Phillie in the basement, Eggers looking on
> Cancilla Motors Ad, '52 Belmont Program
> Phillie and Phil Jr making parts on the lathe
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- LARRY HEDRICKS #87y -
> Larry & trophy girl Patti Brownell
> Receiving trophy from McAfee bros mother
> Backside text of above photo
> Larry and Bob Chaves crash, Belmont
> Larry and his happy Family - Classic!
> Larry leading with Andres & McAfee in tow
> Hedricks in form, 1950...where?
> Larry in tow by Al Rudy
> Leading Charlie West and Eggers
> Joe leading Hugh McAfee and Turner
> Leonard going inside at Belmont
> Joe at Belmont starting inside
> Another inside start for Joe
> A young gun Joe Leonard at 16 years
> Joe's last National win #27, 1961
> Heartbroke on a Johnson Motors Triumph
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- KENNY EGGERS #59y - click name for HOF info
> Kenny posing on the #59 at Belmont
> Kenny watching Phil Cancilla play riding
> Kenny and Dick 'Bugsy' Mann, Portland
> A happy Eggers on the #59
> Kenny play riding a Triumph
> Eggers on left end, Paul, Phillie, Joe
> Kenny lined up with Basney, Turner, McAfee
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> Hedricks on his Harley
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- BOB CHAVES #20 -
> Bob posing on the #20, Belmont Phillips Tri
> Bob and Phil Cancilla newspaper photo
> Bob on the #20 and Al Rudy the #66
> Chaves, Sifton, Arena, Al Rudy, Owen Rudy
San Jose 1/2 mile, 1948
> Bob at Siftons shop on a Harley
> Recent photo of Bob, 2004
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- AL RUDY #66z -
> Al posing on the #66
> Rudy sitting on a HD, Ken Johnson at right
> Rudy, Arena, Ezra Erhart, Chaves, T.Sifton
> Al Fernandez, Al Rudy, Bob Boyer
> Al Rudy, Belmont 1949
> Tom Sifton, Al Rudy, Sam Arena, 1949
> Al Rudy, Trophy girl, 1948
> Al Rudy Protrait
> Rudy taking the outside again on the #66
> Rudy, McAfee, gals and friend Knobby
> McAfee's taking the checkers
> Dick, Peanuts and Chadwick one hour before Peanuts was killed!
> Brothers at Belmont
> Dick on Frank Servetti's ride
> Dick left on crutches, Albrecht center
> Dick left, wife Ramona and Ray Thoroux
> Dick and Hugh McAfee bros in 2004!
> Dick, Frank Servetti and Harry Pelton
> Dick flat out at Belmont
> Taking another trophy at what he does best
CHARLIE WEST
SHORTY TOMPKINS
- DICK McAfee #102, 88 -
- HUGH McAfee #89y, 108y, 58 -
> Dick posing on his #88 race ready
> Dick, Vern Gardner & Shorty
> Another pic of the trio
> Combo pic of Dick in action
> McAfee having the Triumph checked
> Dick and Vern Gardner
> Dick and his Triumph
> The famous #88 Triumph duo
> Dick and Charlie West neck & neck
> Dick on the #102 inside of Jocko Bennett
> Dick's first practice at Belmont, Servetti Triumph
> Hugh and Charlie West neck and neck
> Hugh on the #58
> Sliding the #89 in nice form
> Picking up another trophy finish
> Bookends McAfee and Leonard where?
> Hugh leads Leonard, Ball, Eggers, Vallejo
> Hugh standing next to the #58
> Hugh #58 leading Leonard #98 and Gibson
> Hugh and his sponsor, Gordy
> 1953 season win records at Belmont!
> Hugh with the Trophy
> Hugh and Dick at Oakland
> Hugh's #89 up against the wall
> Brothers at Belmont, Art Boos looking on
> Hugh, Frank Servetti, Ray Theroux
> Hugh posing with a young fan
> Hugh and Chuck Basney's water bottle
> Hugh on his #89 Triumph
> Mounted up on a Cancilla Motors Triumph
> Bay Meadows turn 1, McAfee leading
The following photo's are a mixture of Who's Who, Race Venues and many other well represented Riders of the day. We invite you to look over these great shots to see if you recognize any of the names and faces represented here especially the Unknown riders. Please email your thoughts and facts on the Unknowns so that their place in Flat Track history may be identified and preserved.
> Grant Hubbard #92, George Alcala #94
> Alcala and Rossi #52
> Patti Brownell with Andres and Hap Jones
> Another shot of Patti Brownell and the boys
> Note on the Hap Jones Trophy to Ray Andres
> George Cooper #7 crashes with Hugh McAfee
> Cooper and trophy girl
> Another trophy for George's #7
> Jimmy Phillips and another trophy
> Bay Meadows heat race lineup
> Will Young on the #10x with Patti Brownell
> Tancrede and Klamfoth with trophies
> Art Boos on the #95
> The old Acorns motorcycle club
> Bill Crane Jr. on the #26
> Bill Rogers on his #83
> Broadway Commandos MC
> #8 and Bruce 'boo boo' Pearson
> Burt Brundage on the #84
> Charlie Belman on the #183
- DICK DORRESTEYN #76z - click name for HOF info
> Dick inside of Al Gunter
> Dorresteyn and Ken Harvey in their youth
> Dick sliding in 3rd catching the #31
> Combo photo of Dick at Napa 1/2 mile
> Dick presented with the trophy
> That famous Dorresteyn upright stance
> Sliding into the turn at Vallejo
> Dick holding a hat in Placerville
> Johnson Motors ad with Dick TT'ing
> Dick on the #76, Hugh McAfee #58
> Ken Harvey on Dicks Triumph, Dick on Hughs Triumph
> Another young gun at 16 on a Triumph
> Dick one wheeling it at Belmont
> On the #76 with Dick McAfee's scarf
> Dorresteyn at age 14 hill climbing
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> Leroy Burr, Jimmy Anastatio, Al Rudy,
 Jimmy Funk, Bob Keeler, Kenny Eggers
 Neal Wise, Hayward, CA.1948.
> Tom Turner & Al Rudy
> Belmont program of Al
> Al still at it in this recent photo in his yard!
> Chris Rudy, Al's son sliding in nice form on his #87y KR
> Chaves, Rudy, Arena and Burnhiesel, 1949
> Don Rossi ready to race on his #52
> Rossi presented with a trophy
> Ed Fagundes on the #85
> Fagundes getting the trophy
> Modern photo of Earl Bowlby & a BSA
> Garve Nelson in Hollister, 1943
> George Cooper posing on the #7
> Close up shot of Cooper
> Grant Hubbard on his #92
> Trio shot of Godsoe, McAfee & Albrecht
> Group shot of the #7, 88, 31 & 72
> Harold Ball sliding the #54
> Ball posing with Andy his mechanic?
> Harold posing againg with a mechanic
> James Braithwaite on his #99
> Jimmie Chann on the #1
> Jimmy Phillips on the #8
> Jocko Bennett on the #49 Norton
> Joe Godsoe on his #70
> Ken Fielding sliding inside the #13
> Kay Scott posing on a Harley, where???
> Ken Harvey with Dick McAfee his mechanic
> Ed Kretz Jr. on the #38 with Sr. smiling
> Moose Munson #129, Harry Pelton #16, Bob Koch #86
> The Nelson wrecking crew with Toodles
> The Oakland wrecking crew lineup
> Paul Albrecht on his #78
> Tom Sifton posing with some riding buddies
> Grant Hubbard #92 with Peanuts son
> Portrait of Peanuts on the #1
> Fred Quinn sliding his #52
> Ralph Chadwick on the #2
> Another Chadwick photo
> Red Rice on his #69
> Roy Andres and the #11
> Frank Servetti and Jack Cotrell
> Tom Turner posing
> Turner and the #91 getting the trophy
> Al Gunter on the #53, McAfee's Mom
> Vern Gardner mech on Shorty's #72
- SHORTY TOMPKINS #72 -
> Shorty posing for a Mobil Oil ad
> Tompkins posing on the #72
> Shorty negotiating a night race
> Shorty getting the trophy
> Tompkins looking you in the eye
> Homer #22, Shorty #72, Bill Rogers #83
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> Hugh McAfee #58, Johnny Gibson #5, Al 
Gunter #54 Bob Shirley #46, Ed Fagundes #85
> George Deaver, Lee Chavez, Dick McAfee, Bob Swietzer. Richmond Ramblers M/C
> Jimmy Bractwait
> Lodi Track
> Unknown rider #3
> Unknown rider #6
> Unknown rider #7 with his dog
> Sepulveda, Leonard and the crew - 1952
> George Sepulveda and John Gibson, 1957
> Sepulved way out front - Bay Meadows, 1955
> Albrecht and Cancilla in the heat of battle!
> Charlie 'Bulldog' West posing with his #31
> Tom Turner #91, 1948
> Roy Moore on the #262y, Belmont 1953 winner
> Moore again on the #51z Triumph
> Mr Belmont Ted Smyth and Oscar Brash
> Wayne Bias on the #21y, Redwood City
> Griesel, Sepulveda, Gunter and Leonard
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> AMA results, 1951a
> AMA results, 1951b
> Belmont program with Hugh McAfee
> 1952 Belmont program of riders
> April 1957 Cycle magazine cover
> Napa MC program, 1950
> Napa list of riders with numbers,1950
> Rich Child Cycle Company
> Sequential crash photo's at San Jose
> Richmond Rambler stuck in the mud
> A Richmond Rambler on a Triumph
> Bay Meadows line-up, classic!
> Club ride at Heinold's last chance
> Combo photo #1
> Start where? Note the flagman jumping
> Classic still shot line up at Belmont
> Dave Arichiga and his #43
> Duane Francisco #94
> Bill Brownell on his #33 Indian Scout!
Gene Romero West Coast
Flat Track Series
AMA Flat Track Championship
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Some photos in this section have been donated by Al & Chris Rudy in 2005!
- JOE LEONARD #98 - click name for HOF info
The 'SAN JOSE' Bunch & Friends
Can you name these racers?
NEW photos uploaded February, 2008
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