[MykolG]

Okay guys, here are some old photos I took back in 1966 while on leave in Japan. Please forgive the poor quality of the photos as I was just starting out in phtotgraphy and only had a cheap Kodak 35mm camera without a flash. A friend of mine and I flew from the Philippines [we were in the Air Force] to Japan to visit a friend of his who was a rider in a 1000kim endurance race at at the then new FISCO Speedway. [FISCO = Fuji International Speedway Company] If you look closely at the photos of the bikes you will see the name Yoshimura stensiled on the side of the gas tanks. We were the guests of Pop Yoshimura and stayed in a real Japanese hotel and ate real Japanese food too. I still have my pit pass. These were Honda 250cc bikes that he modified to his specs. In one photo, you can see Pop standing with his back to the camera. He was holding a camshaf in his hands and gringing it on a bench grinder. 4 of the 6 bikes he entered in the race took the first 4 places. Very impressive seeing as he competed against the factory bikes of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki.