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Daytona The Long Haul
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Two-page photograph of yellow racing motorcycle with camel silhouette and Camel in dark blue ink; inset close-up of race team. From Cycle, June 1991, p.48-49.
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Daytona The Long Haul
They call it Daytona Bike Week, but for the race teams, the preparation, the organization, and the
agony last a whole lot longer. By Tyrone Van Hooydonk
Inside his helmet, Miguel DuHamel screamed like a madman as he pulled off the Daytona banking and
arrowed past the checkered flag. Nearly 20 years ago, DuHamel's father, Yvon, had won his first
National road race, a 200-miler at Talledega. Only 23 years old, Miguel had now accomplished what
his famous dad had never been able to in 14 years of trying----win the Daytona 200, the AMA's most
prestigious event.
It took Miguel DuHamel two hours, 10 minutes and 15 seconds to go from front-row contender to a
place in the history books as the winner of [article continues on separate page]
Daytona's winning combination: Miguel DuHamel and Honda RC30. Just 23 years old, he rode like a
veteran, solid and mistake-free. The Canadian yelled himself horse in the winner's circle.
