R.I.P. E.J. Potter

I don't know if this was posted or not. If it was I searched and missed it. Sorry for the repost.

E.J. Potter, the "Michigan Madman", passed away on April 30th.

Obit

Such an appropriate nickname... that guy was nuts!

Godspeed, EJ. May you go off and race with Smokey, Mickey, Dale Sr and Burt Munro

everyone should own a copy of his book. EJ Potter "Michigan Madman".

His stories are fantastic.

RIP EJ! Truly a GRM inspiration!

He's best known for his early V8 motorcycle. His early centrifugal clutch design didn't work well, so he did a direct chain drive. He'd start the bike with the rear tire off the ground on the stand seen in the pic, and then kick it off at the right tire speed to ride through it mid burnout!!!

EJ on knowledge: “Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even usually surpassing knowledge.”

This is one of my favorite quotes from this interview.

http://bangshift.com/blog/the-bangshift-interview-ej-potter-aka-the-michigan-madman.html

Sad to hear... but it's impressive that he managed to die of natural causes.

In reply to MadScientistMatt:

That right there is a "Say What" quote!