Terry Knott One of the Good Guys We Lost in 19'

Terry Knott

  Terry Knott was a career man in the motorcycle industry, and like most folks who work in the two-wheeled world, he started out as a racer himself. Knott was primarily a flat-tracker in the 1960s, but he also raced the Daytona 200 a couple of times. When his own racing days ended, he found a role at Husqvarna just as the Swedish brand was expanding its AMA racing operations in America. He would soon become team manager, at a time when "Bad" Brad Lackey was the team's biggest name, albeit while racing part-time in America as he pursued his dream of being FIM 500cc World Champion. He then followed one of his other riders, Mark Blackwell, to American Suzuki, where he would spend the next 34 years—the rest of his motorcycle industry career—in a variety of roles, beginning as district sales manager for Southern California, and then later on as an events specialist. Knott could often be found under the Suzuki tent at big gatherings at events racing from the Americade Rallies to the Loretta Lynn's AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, helping not only Suzuki riders but any rider on any brand who might need a hand. Knott passed in January after a long illness. He was 78 years old.