Joe Petrali and Crowd

In 1937, Joe Petrali set a speed record on Daytona Beach with a highly modified Harley-Davidson model EL. Pictured on the left are Hank Syvertsen, a factory engineer who helped tune the bike for racing, and William S. Harley, the engineer who designed the 1936 model EL. Center is Joe Petrali seated on the record-breaking streamliner. Next is E. C. Smith, secretary of the American Motorcycle Association who confirmed the record, and Ray Clancy, the Director of the City Recreation Department for Daytona Beach.