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Emil Ahola. National Number 80
uf Tacoma. romped to an easy vi~
tory Saturday night. Sept. 9th. before
2650 spectators to become the 1967
champion of Graham Speedway. near
Puyallup. Washington. First man
ilito the tum he was never seriously
challenged and at the checkered
nag. 25 laps later. had lapped three
riders.
I n second place was Sonny Burres
of Portland. Oregon, National Number 69, and winner of the Expert
Trophy Dash. Third went to Larry
Garbe of Vancouver. B.C•• and fourth
was nailed down by Dick Jagow of
Gresham, Oregon.
TlJe .Amateur Main was won by
Dan Holton of Sumner. followed by
Ross Roberts of Yakima. who was
on his tailpipe for 20 exciting laps
but was unable to gain that extra
yard that spells victory or defeat.
Third place was taken handily by
Don Ellis of Olympia and Orlie
Lohre of Kirkland finished fourth.
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If one rider can be singled out
for outstanding performance. it must
be Novice Champion for 1967 at
Graham. Dale Silvey of Auburn. This
young charger was last off the line
when another rider's bike hit his at
the start and he went into the first
turn fully twentY' yards behind the
pack. Riding like the proverbial
white torando, passing both on the
inside and the out, Silvey dove into
nearly non-existent holes and by lap
12. he was in the lead and for the
last three laps, it was clear sailing
to the checkered flag.
Cappy Skeen of Kirkland was
second, closely followed by Steve
Holton of Sumner and Jerry Shirley
of Tacoma. It was a fitting climax
to a thrilling nineteen weeks of professional racing at Graham Speedway. With the season·officially over.
May, 1968. when racing resumes.
seems like a long, long. time in the
future.
(Results on page 16\
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