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
1.7-RK carb
kits, too.
Then, there was
that "other"
Japanese brand
who had
different head
castings.........
Todd Harrington,
4&6 Racing,
ZX6r, Factory
Pro Equipped
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