Canadian Pro Fuel Champion and Hall of Famer Al Miles passes.

Our sport has lost another of it's pure and passionate members. After a life time of fighting off many illnesses, Al Miles lost the battle for life last week. Al was the toughest guy I ever knew. He fought off cancer several times, heart attacks, had pace makers, lost a kidney and continued to race the entire time. The things he survived would have killed at least 3 good men, but he just kept going.

I first met Al when I sold him my first Nitro Harley in the late 1980's. He traveled to La. from Edmonton and stayed several days with me. He made video tapes of every detail of that bike, the process and tuning. Nothing was left to chance as this would now become his first Nitro Harley as well. We became life long friends and remained the same until the end. It was through Al that I met Jerry Gordon and we ultimately developed the Derringer. He will be sorely missed but Never Forgotten! God Speed Pal! JV