The 15 Days of Taylor – Day Eight

Twice overall CSBK National road racing Champion Michael Taylor will be inducted into the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame at their 14th annual Banquet and Reunion at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Toronto, November 2. 

To celebrate this historic occasion, CSBK offers day eight in the “15 Days of Taylor,” leading up to the induction Ceremony.

Today’s image is from the Shannonville National opener in 1997, back when Saturday Heat Races set the grid for Sunday’s Finals.  In an image often considered staged for Kawasaki, Champ Taylor battles side-by-side through turn eight with rival Don Munroe (Kawasaki # 32) in a heat race battle for the lead.  The two ZX-7RR racers were the class of the era’s field, and usually locked in a fight for first.