The 1991 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster (called at the time U.S. Twin Sports) Championship was one of the best in the history of the series. Pictured here at the Topeka round that season are the two main players in that year’s title battle – Scott Zampach (No. 204) and Tripp Nobles (No. 4). The two rivals were about this close the entire season. The battle came down to a winner-take-all finale on the streets of Miami and Zampach edged Nobles to win the championship.
The 1991 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster (called at the time U.S. Twin Sports) Championship was one of the best in the history of the series. Pictured here at the Topeka round that season are the two main players in that year’s title battle – Scott Zampach (No. 204) and Tripp Nobles (No. 4). (Larry Lawrence photo)
gordon lunde says:
Loved those races, even though the bikes were dead slow. Great competition and Z-Man was a master at strategy riding these things. Always thinking ahead to the next lap where he could possibly gain an advantage because the bikes were so close. Holding it wide open under the T13 bridge at Road America got him just enough space to make the difference at the line in one race.
February 9, 2012, 2:45 pmadmin says:
Nigel Gale won the first race that year and then from then on it was Z-Man and Nobles trading wins at nearly every round. Zampach had a stretch where he won three in a row (Mid-Ohio, Topeka and Texas World) and that helped him seal the deal.
February 9, 2012, 4:02 pm