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Aryton Senna – 20 Years Later

/ T.M.Nelson

Aryton Senna - 20 Years Later

It’s not surprising to me that so many media outlets and different motorsports sites are paying tribute to Senna today, it’s expected. It’s sad to lose living legends, people that everyone can turn to for a glimpse of hope, someone who inspires ambition and greatness within their fans, but it has been said that his death did great things for a sport (and other genres of motorsport) that saved so many others.

1929 Cleveland Tornado

/ T.M.Nelson

1929 Cleveland Tornado

I wonder what would have come of this Cleveland, OH company if they hadn’t hit a wall at the beginning of the Great Depression. They were making quite a name for themselves, with a new model being released that was certified to surpass 100 M.P.H., no doubt they may still be in business had they had a few good years of sales with the Tornado……….you never know!

I’ve driven by their old building on Platt Ave in Cleveland…….it changed hands to TRW and a few small manufacturers. The name is now owned by a company based on Lorain Ave in Cleveland that manufacturers early 2000’s OCC/WCC style bikes.