Ralph Hepburn

Dodge City, Juli 4th, 1921: From the drop of the flag, Ralph Hepburn and his eight-valve Harley-Davidson took the lead. His opening pace was terrific, so fast that rival pit crews shook their heads and muttered that it couldn´t last. He flashed down the straightway and up the back stretch past the golden fields of wheat with clock-like regularity. His motor was as fast at the finish as at the start. When "Hep" got the checkered flag, Seymour, Indian, still had 12 miles to go. "Hep" made the 300 miles in 3 hours, 30 minutes and 3 seconds, for an average of 85,7 miles per hour. (The Harley-Davidson Enthusiast, August 1921)