[3] Footage of Rice's crash in qualifying for the 1970 Sacramento Mile was used in Bruce Brown's film On Any Sunday.

As a teenager Rice started working on and driving drag cars at West Salem's Dragway 42.

In 1967 he obtained his amateur licence and became the top points scoring rider in AMA District 36 (Northern California).

He was also top scorer at Hayward Speedway, who presented him with a 7 feet high trophy in recognition of his achievements.

The two remaining races, Gardenia and Oklahoma City, were only worth 26 points each for a win, so Romero was now unbeatable in the Championship.

[9] He also participated in an AMA road safety campaign that was broadcast on radio and tv stations in America.

[3] Rice retired from racing at the end of the 1974 season[3] and was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in September 2001.