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CGranite City, Illinois 1/2 mile dirt tract

See the white fork protectors they were thought up by Ted Sr. and designed and built by Irv Morris of
Trophy Products, a great friend

Ascot Winner Circle: Ted along with Steve Ecklin and Lynn Griffith the miss Winston girl

Houston Astro Dome

Riding Randy Cleek’s Yamaha tuned by Bill Kennedy (buider of the 750cc AMERICAN flattracker).

Ted was loaned the bike by the Cleek family in memory of Randy always wanting to put it in the winners circle.

Ted was the winner

The Factory 250cc Shorttracker

Valousia County Raceway March 1988  

This Photo was taken and donated by the sign up gang at the Daytona Speedway and was given to me personally by them in Daytona in 1989. It was so large I had to have it double scanned and reassembled to put it on the site. The insert at the top showes Ted in a full lock slide with feet up at top speed. This was the last of the Valousia County raceway 1/2 mile races before the resurfacing of the track. Ted still holds the one and ten lap record on the track.