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Tom Webb
by: Tom Webb
BLAST FROM THE PAST This is a great shot of Team Husqvarna’s Mike Melton in 1983. Mike Melton was one of the fab three (Burleson-Cunningham-Melton) racing for Husqvarna in the early 80s. Dick Burleson was coming to the end of his racing career and Mike was a young kid who was brutally fast in tight gnarly woods. In 1981 Burleson got chewed on by Terry Cunningham and Mike, both of whom were trying to make their marque by stopping DB’s 7-year National Enduro title win streak and beat their boss. Both worked for Husqvarna, under Burleson. Burleson retained his title-barely in ’81, TC ...
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BLAST FROM THE PAST This is a great shot of Team Husqvarna’s Mike Melton in 1983. Mike Melton was one of the fab three (Burleson-Cunningham-Melton) racing for Husqvarna in the early 80s. Dick Burleson was coming to the end of his racing career and Mike was a young kid who was brutally fast in tight gnarly woods. In 1981 Burleson got chewed on by Terry Cunningham and Mike, both of whom were trying to make their marque by stopping DB’s 7-year National Enduro title win streak and beat their boss. Both worked for Husqvarna, under Burleson. Burleson retained his title-barely in ’81, TC ...
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