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Werner recalled that O'Brien favored his relationship with Rayborn above all the riders who rode for the factory. "When O'Brien retired, they built him a bike to take with him," Werner said. "They could have built him anything he wanted. He wanted a Cal Rayborn replica." It was O'Brien who was also given the task of transitioning from the KR750 to the XR750. "He was the one who was really responsible for the XR. He had two goals with that engine," Werner said. "The short-term goal was to bring the XR out, and we did that with the cast iron XR, and his long-term goal included the switch to the aluminum XR. History shows that his vision was correct." Indeed, with factory rider Mark Brelsford aboard, the aluminum XR750 won the AMA Grand National Championship in 1972, its first season. Since then, the Harley-Davidson XR750 engine has won an additional 23 AMA dirt track titles, most of them at the hands of factory Harley riders hired by O'Brien, including Gary Scott, Jay Springsteen, Randy Goss and Scott Parker. It was Springsteen who had a hand in one of the most often told fables regarding O'Brien's reign as Director of Racing. Werner recounted the story in Cycle News back in 1999, when Springsteen was named as Dirt Tracker of the Century. "One time we were at the San Jose Mile, doing PR for a local TV Station," Werner said. "This was on a Saturday, and the Mile was going to be on a Sunday. Jay gets out there, and he's buzzing around for this TV gig, and I remember that it was hot as hell that day. Then he came in, and we started putting the stuff away. Springer went over to his truck, popped open a beer, and starts downing it. Harley had a policy that stated its riders weren'tCHNKWKS 0јџџџџTEXTTEXT!FDPPFDPP$FDPCFDPC&STSHSTSH(hSTSHSTSHh)ЂSYIDSYID ,SGP SGP ,INK INK ",BTEPPLC &,BTECPLC >,FONTFONTV,ˆSTRSPLC о,:PRNTWNPR-ћFRAMFRAM/ˆTITLTITL›/&DOP DOP С/$Remembering Dick O Brien& Former Harley-Davidson Director of Racing Dick O'Brien, the man who led the orange and black factory team's racing successes for nearly three decades, died at his Palm Coast, Florida, home this past Monday (2003). He was 81. O'Brien was hired by Harley-Davidson in 1957, accepting the position of Assistant Director of Racing. When, three months later, Hank Syvertson retired as Director of Racing, O'Brien took on that role. As Director of Racing, he became the architect behind the Motor Company's racing effort until his retirement in 1983. "We have lost a real icon," said Walt Falk, who worked under O'Brien as Supervisor of Racing. "The company always had a lot of faith in him, and he had quite a bond with the executives at Harley-Davidson. He was strong but fair. You always knew where you stood, and you knew where he stood." Factory Harley-Davidson dirt track team tuner Bill Werner also remembered O'Brien as a focused individual. "He was very driven, very purposeful, a real no-nonsense type of guy," Werner said. "Racing was his passion, and he really dedicated his life to it." Werner said that O'Brien's strength as a manager lay in his ability to secure funding for the racing department. This was especially true during the massive "Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew" assaults on the Daytona 200 in the late '60s. "I remember that 1968 was the first year that we went down there with the dual carb KRTTs, and we went down there with eight riders," Werner said. "O'Brien told us that when they came around on the first lap, he wanted to see all eight of the Harleys in front. Sure enough, when they came around, the factory guys were first through eighth. He always said that was a highlight of his career." Factory Harley rider Cal Rayb supposed to drink alcohol the day before a race. So Dick O'Brien is there, and he sees Springer and says, 'Springsteen, are you drinking a beer? That's a hundred-dollar fine for drinking alcohol the day before the race." And Springer just looks at him and says, 'Well, then you'd better make it two hundred, 'cause I'm gonna have another one!'" O'Brien is survived by his wife, Pat, daughters Peggy Berose (Frank) and Patricia Frank (Peter), a stepson, Gregory O'Neil, and a brother, Jesse. A memorial service will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 4600 Belle Terra Causeway, in Palm Coast, Florida, on March 31 at 10 a.m. aluminum XR. History shows that his vision was correct." Indeed, with factory rider Mark Brelsford aboard, the aluminu#468њў|€ШЬЄ І д ж Ў А ФЦ„†ФxЪЬЈЌ‚„Ж И # # ####ќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќќєЬЄЬЄ(2‚"'(Š еY-Y ЋГZ Г(2‚"'(Š о?(? 7‚P ‚ 4иь# # ####вІxІn@n@n. "PS" $Š 08 " . " $Š  08," $Š  08. 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