Norm started racing in
1959, at the age of 13. His first race
was in Akron, NY at an Indian reservation.
He raced an NSU, a German road bike, fitted with knobby tires. He raced against grown men and got 1st
place!
In 1960 he bought his
first new bike, a 1960 Greeves, and won the High Point 200cc class championship
year end award. The bike cost $500, and
it took him 3 years to pay it off.
Harold Ward, another 2013 inductee, was in charge of WNY racing and
awarded all of the racers.
In 1967, Norm entered his
first pro MX at Dillman’s Farm, and won the open expert division.
Norm decided he
preferred smooth tracks over MX. He went
on to be a nationally ranked top 100 flat track racer for several years and a
speedway motorcycle champ as well. Norm
has promoted races and coached many up and coming riders over the years. He still loves to ride and restore
motorcycles.
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