1978 Florida Winter-AMA Series Champions
1978 Florida Winter-AMA Series Champions with their mechanics, photo by Jim Gianatsis.
From Left: 125cc (7) Danny LaPorte / Suzuki RA 125 with Pat Alexander, 250cc (2) Bob Hannah / YZ 250 with Keith McCarty, Open (8) Rick Burgett / Yamaha YZ400 with Larry Carpenter.
LaPorte rode a Suzuki RA works bike, but Hannah and Burgett rode the new 1978 YZ production bikes closely based on their OW works bikes from the year before. Pat Alexander and Keith McCarty would grow in their companies to become the Race Team Managers today for US Suzuki and Yamaha USA today.
