Klassen used to drive himself to races in the farm trucks at 15. he had a pursang with a 19 inch wheel to begin with. I felt Milan had as much talent as anyone from the area, but I was never sure he loved it as much as some. Ron Bass was another. One thing I learned was the personalities that it took to stay around. John Franklin was very talented too. Ask Joe and Mike about Ralph if you never met him. He would have been the whole package. Build, fix, figure out anything, and so determined and no fear. Odd how he lost a kidney doing a donut on a friend's new Maico 400. Didnt want to drop his new bike and ended up taking the handle bar under the rib cage. Kidney gone.
I hope Mike and Joe are both doing really well. I haven't seen Joe since yamaha came out with those yz's with the aluminum tanks hold on by straps. he let me ride his or Alan's I can't remember. Had me hating my cz.