Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

FIRST PERSON/OPINION

Via e-mail:

I will miss Dave Emde:

…. dicing with him at local track days.

…..the way he’d ride any bike way past the limit of adhesion.

…. how he’d late apex and scare the crap out of us.

…..how we were supposed to be teaching, but ended up racing.

…..his support after crushing injuries.

…..drinking beer at the end of another fun track day.

…..his positive attitude, no matter who got the better of whom that day.

…..his humility–he never mentioned his conquests.

…..his pride for his son.

Godspeed Dave!

Mark C. Foster
Foster Enterprises
Redwood City, California



FIRST PERSON/OPINION

Via e-mail:

I met David in 1973 or 1974 at local So. Cal AFM races. He and I finished eighth and ninth in the Daytona 250 race in 1975. We rode together the entire race, swapping positions the entire way. He finished ahead of me and when the race was over and I was sitting in my pit area, he walked all the way down to my end of the garages with a coke in each hand. He gave one to me and one to my girlfriend and said “Hey Norm…Thanks, that was really fun.”

He was good man.

Hey David…..Thanks, that was really fun.

Norm Fraijo
Dana Point, California