Todd Harrington’s Claim to Fame - riderfiles.com
In motorcycle racing Todd Harrington will always be remembered for one thing – winning the 1996 Road America AMA Supersport race. In one of the real stunners of the championship’s rich history was Harrington’s victory in Elkhart Lake on a true privateer machine. It marked the last time a true privateer won the factory dominated AMA Supersport Championship before it became a series for young up and comers. Harrington won the ’96 Road America Supersport race on a 4&6 Cycle Kawasaki built by Jim Rashid. This was during the height of factory involvement in the series and privateer bike winning at a high-speed track like Road America made even that much more impressive. The victory helped Harrington earn a factory Kawasaki ride in 1997 when this photo was taken.
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As far as
non-Muzzy teams
go, these were a
few years when
"non-factory"
supported teams
had a leg up on
the "factory"
teams. Well, at
least as far a
Kaw was
concerned. Once
we figured out
the "frame
flexing under
hard braking,
frothing the
fuel and loading
up the engine"
problem, we, the
"non-factory"
teams, had
a few hp on the
"factory" backed
teams.
We ended up
working pretty
closely with
Muzzy and at
about mid
season, they
were using our
carb kits, too.
Then, there
was that "other"
Japanese brand
who had
different head
castings.........
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