Where were you in September of 1968, chances are that a number of you folks reading this were not even born yet. The 11 men in the photo below were in San Pelligrino, Italy, ready ride the 1968 ISDT on their newly created Penton Sportcycles with John Penton leading the way.
Just as it is hard to believe that the photo below was taken over 57 years ago, it is also hard to believe that it is almost time for the June meeting of the Penton Owners Group. The June meeting of the POG will take place on Thursday June 4th and will be held in the Jackpiner room of the KTM office building located just west of beautiful downtown Amherst, Ohio. POG President Rick Bennett will wave the green flag at 7 PM getting the meeting underway.
The 11 riders in the photo from left to right are John Penton, Tom Penton, Dave Mungenast, Basil Butler, Wolf Jackson, Larry Cooper, Les Peckham, Leroy Winters, Dan Richards, Rick Spangler and Tim Hoffman. We all know the stories of a few of these riders, but at least to me, a number of them are a mystery. However, there is one thing that I am most certain of, each and everyone of them was proud to have had John Penton select them to help represent the United States on his Penton Sportcycles in northern Italy in September of 1968.