1981 Photos
Long Beach Grand Prix: The Rig

The driver is separated from the monster 130-horsepwer, 1000 cc Suzuki engine by an aluminum shield a sixteenth of an inch thick and a foot wide. The driver straddles the engine nearly prone, legs nestled into metal/shields alongside the engine. The inch-thick tubular steel frame is British-made, like most sidecar frames, but it has been heavily modified by Matt and Jim.

The Rig

The Pits

Practice

Race Day