This is our main Link. John Lincoln Levins that is. Link has been the pit crew/Endurance Crew Chief for Panther City Racing since the beginning. Actually, his involvement with me goes all the way back to 1971 when I first started road racing motorcycles. I was living in an apartment in Dallas, Texas and used the garage at his home in Garland to prepare my Kawasaki triple for my first roadrace. We used his truck to haul the bike to Dallas International Motor Speedway (and to haul the pieces back).

I've known Link since 1965 when we met at the parts counter of Standifer Chevrolet in Hillsboro, Texas, his home town. We were both attending Hill Junior College and were heavily into street racing cars and drag racing. Through all the years, the wives, the kids, the jobs and the other assorted vagaries of life, Link has remained one of my true friends. Although he is not a motorcyclist, and has no real interest in becoming one, he has been an invaluable resource to me and Panther City Racing. His meticulous, although sometimes tedious to the point of wanting to throttle him, attention to detail was instrumental in our success in the 1996 Endurance season. Thank you Link!