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I THE FINISH LINE :~::D TOP-FLIGHT TACOMA TRIO Tacoma. Washington is proud of its record as a procucer of top-flight Northwest motorcycle competitors . Emil Ahola. A.M.A. Expert TT high point winner , Bob Smith, A.M.A. amateu r high point winner, and Don Mc Leod, novice TT high point winner for Washington State , all claim Tacoma as their hometown . The champ ions won their points in a period of only 15 weeks owing to Washington state 's rathe r short dry season . Washington profes sional racing has re all y only come to the fore within the past three years. Sancti oned A.M.A. competition is gaining momentum as the public interes t in this most exciting sport increases. T he boys finally got around to putting the brakes on Sammy Tanner last Friday night. Lawwill, Haaby and White, the same three that took turns beat ing Sam early last year supplied to barrier this time. Sammy loses ha rd and will not take defeat in a light manner. He wants nothing but first place and the money that goes with it. He also wants the Lion's share of the new point fund money at the end of the season. If there was ever a true professional racer around these parts, home and being a consistent winner Tanner is the one. Haaby and Law- at As cot has many advantages. Runwill are close behind. All three would ning allover the country and winning rather race than eat. If they don't also has mans advantages . race, they don 't eat. We don't really know which is Mert and Dan have bigger ideas more difficult. Trying to beat Sammy than Sammy when it comes to racing. every week at Ascot is as difficult as Tanner is more or less content to going to a different track every Sunrace at Ascot and stry away only for day and meeting all the best riders, mile track events at Springfield and except Tanner. Sacramento. He is also not the allNational champions have never around rider that Haaby and Lawwill really received their just due as top are . winners in their chosen sport. Ask the Mert is one of the fair -haired boys first ten guys you meet on any street for H-D while Haaby is Pete Coleman 's who the present champ is and odds no. 1 charger for BSA-Westem. Both are that he won't even know they riders will hit the national ci rcuit are racing cycles anywhe re. later in the season. The refore , the only thing that makes It has long been a topic of bench it all worthwhile is the ever lovin' racing as to whet he r a rider basks in dollar whic h Tanner seems to make in more limelight by being top gun at large bundles every week at Ascot, Ascot every wee k or the number one win or lose . rider in the national point standings. He also has no travel expenses, Regardless of which way a rider no motel bills and spends less than goes he will make money. Staying four hours pe r wee k running around YAMAHA OWNERS-- YOU ARE INVITED TO THE 2nd A UAL -GO FOR YAMAH - O A WNERS ONL Y PLANNED SAFETY-FUN RUN FUN TROPHIES FOR BEST APPEARING FAMILY GROUP BEST APPEARING COUPLE • BEST APPEARING SOLO RIDER & BilE ENTERTAI 12 NOON, APRIL 30th AT YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 7733 TE E R PH ROAD LG A ( OFF THE SANTA ANA FREEWAY AT SLAUSON) OPEN TO YAMAHA OWNERS 0 LY - .REI ADMIS.IO