Two of the racers we sponsored were local boys, Larry Lashway and his younger brother Gerry "Bunker" Lashway. These guys were FAST! They went to a lot of races at the Southwick track, and won a number of them. I enjoyed hanging out with them and their family, a nice bunch of folks. They even let me drive my Hummer on their practice track!
From left to right in this photo, that's me, Larry, an actress playing "April O'Neil", a Turtle (Donatello), and Gerry. I'm pretty sure this photo was taken on a special kid-oriented day at Southwick that we got involved with -- there are a lot of young kids starting out racing on little 50cc bikes. If memory serves, we sponsored a race that day which was called the "Cowabunga Classic". -- PL
such a nice photo. thats an even nice turtle costume. did you ever get to keep or have any of the customized bikes? I remember you mentioned there was one that was painted like a turtle with a red bandanna i think? that was a nice bike!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo. I knew you guys loved bikes and motorbikes,but didn't realize you guys sponsored any form of races. Cool fact of the day.
ReplyDeleteDonatello looks like a giant '88 toy moc version!Awesome!
Very nice.
ReplyDeleteSay, you guys ever going to let Tristan Jones finish his "Gang Wars" story? Re-reading through the comics and it's a real pity it's being left on a big cliffhanger.
- Andrew M.