Steven McQueen, actor, biker, racer, and all-round cool dude, entered the 3rd Lake Elsinore Grand Prix in 1970, bringing his 405cc Husqvarna home in the top ten from a field of around 150. Not bad seeing as he broke his foot during the 10 mile race.
“When you’re runnin’ with the top ten, as I was, you’re really honkin’ on pretty good an’ what happpens is that with so many bikes choppin’ up the dirt the holes in the course get worse…deeper with each lap. I was comin’ out of a wash under a bridge with this road dip ahead and I just kinda took one of those big jumps where you’re sure you’re gonna make it but you don’t. And I didn’t. My bike nosed into the dip, which was, like, deep - and I went ass-over the bars into the crowd. Didn’t hurt anybody but me. My left foot was busted in six places.”