Chris Carr

 

I like that Carr helps announce and commentary at the Grand National Flat Track Series.  Many times I hear Chris refer to certain races of the past (and I was at that race !)  You can see on this version of Carr's XR....the oil tank is as low as Kenny Tolbert can get it . . . low weight/better handling.  Wind tunnel tests show his left hand at the perfect air/draft position.  Tucked in - Skinny reverse forks - Probably CD8 rubber - Steering damper - Magnesium (or titanium) primary cover - He shows the No. 4 (so he's already won the title at least once for a single digit). 
Tucked in . . . out of turn 4 the revs build - so does the mph +110, 120, 125, 130 - down the front shoot past the stands, pushin' air, the smell of race gas, the roar of all 45 cubic inches of air-cooled XR750 . . . a flash of orange and black - a dirt clog rolls - a candy wrapper flies through the air . . . and I can still smell the race gas.  Wow.  The thrill of standing on the fence at Springfield.