Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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'AGf 5 A_ ~e capac." cnnnl of D,lIlIO racine "s watelled . . first mile e_t In tile Northwest since 1955 fl'Olll the air conditioned pandsland at left. tile • •sul IlIIllIries roa.. at ... Pem.d .tl_1 was a buffllt dl_r, _ ..d ..starls I. tile Turf Room. llel. tile air _dlU-ed,.s a spectaclt III speed and sound __ veled as a "Iltitude of . . «;!IUDtry'S flnest sUden, decked out In brlebtlJ COIONd Ieatllers, . _ d IIIOStar tails of dost .. d crtt froIn tllelr roar .....Is for twan" 1000e lapl. Kawasaki The on Iy line of motorcycles in the world made by an ai rcraft manufacturer .. ,and it shows in the precision engineering detail. 250 SAMURAI A1SS builds !JIotorcycles ~ ~ Odo. Switches, Still WiDS Jimmy Odom. the rider who carried the Triumph banner in the previous two .Amateur national events, switched to Harley-Davidson this time and saved the day for Milwaukee. The nation's leading. ,Amateur clocked the second fastest time trial with only two laps of practice, won his heat race and then captured his third straight .Amateur win on the national trail. He led the early laps of the Final before being passed by Earl Lout. Lout, the Louisville winner in June. came on strong to take the lead only to drop out with a dead engine late in the race. Odom was sponsored by Fred Nix, Lout by Dud Perkins. Fast time Amateur honors went to Roger Goldthwaite on his Enfield single ahd then the surprising young man. who was riding in his first mile event. came back strong to finish second in the Final to Odom. Jan Crawford, Ascot's high point .Amateur half- miler. was the last rider to make the Final but came from the back to flnish third. 2 & 4 strokes-85cc to 650cc - street, trai I, racers and scramblers-all offer cycle performance that surpasses competition in their class. 650W1 know WHETHER YOU'RE SELLING OR RIDING ... GET WITH THE GOINGEST WHEELS EVER, GET WITH KAWASAKI. 350 AVENGER A7 whatifs all about. KAWASAKI COMES ON El.. ncn TT Saturday July 15. 100cc 1at TOIl AOCKWOOD KAWASAKI l.DdI TT July 'e. _ Pull Don>\' Ka_ Precision e n g i _ and tnlUIuftdured by WriIe: American Ka_ Airc,.f! Co., Ltd., ./IJIWI • Full line MottJrcrcIe. p.o. Box 1IJ6IIN2. Garllona, c.Ji(. I1OU1 c_ ~ CI... 1. 0EBBlE JACKLINE - KAWASAKI Cycle lMId Fla. Trd. Jut, 1. 100cc eta_ , . STEVE OOFF - KAWASAKI by IInsurp&$sed 12 _., 12.000 mile _ .....my. Gary NI_ ab.t to zap Georp Roe.r for tile ..... 11te converted bor..track was a litUe I'OIIIlI and _need IIptwelcbt Nillon lit.... till. . . DtIIers I. till flrst tin. The largest crowd to ever see a cycle race in the Portland area was on hand to see the first race he Id at Portland Meadows since 1955. The race was co-promoted by Jack Leigh and Harold Younkers and the air conditioned grandstand was a big hit with the more than 13.000 fans who came to view the big one. RESULTS 01 PAGE II.