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Thre. time. a runnerup In the chase lor Grand National Champlon.hlp honors, G_le Roed. (94) wound up 4th In tile 9-11l1er. - , Entbuslastlc Oklaboma City crowd watches IIII..tly as an Expert but raee cets IIIlJ1ne. with much at stak.. On tile pole Is Gary Nilan (9) who IInlshed 2nd to Sanllny Tanner In tills event. \; .. ..L -- - FeY.lsh pit activity took place hefore the rac.es as last minute cear chances, selection of tire. and other ImportMlt decisions were.made. . -" 1" IIldway t11I11UP tile final, Nix (95) had buill up a cood Iud 0_ Nllon (9), Roed. (94), Tanner (7) and lIam (2). Nixon lat. closed lbe cap MId Tann. cot hy Roeder lor 3rd. IlIIIIIaculate Triumph belnc plt·tested by Ill. tun. I s raced successlully In II II nol ,..area Amato.. ....ts by Abram Drain (52h). In Ills eve... fo .. lrd drive to Amate.. clan vlctolJ, Dick Woods (42n) prepares to zap lellow Harley rid. John Franklin (24p). Woods, one 01 lour men to Iud lbe l .... ap yellow plate leature, came IlIIm 6lb spot to nail down first place on lap 12. After the racing was over for the day and the winners were accepting congratulations, 9- Mile champ Freddie Nix expressed the hope that next year HE could earn the National Number One digit. But NiXon, who had done the deed, haPPily kissed his wile and thanked his father and 94-year-old grandfather (who was present) "for making this all possible." WIlen asked about his plans for the future, Nlxoo said "I'm leaving for Japan tomorrow." In answer to questions about the European riders heweuldface, and their relative toughness, the new Number one was emphatic In his replies. "They're not tougher than ours. We've got the best In the world. It's a pleasure to race against them." And three-time NationalrunnerupGeo. Roeder's only comment was: "Pll be back." (Results on page 16) World's Most P ..erful and Faslesl160cc. YEAR-END CLEARANCE BRINGS NEW lIalco's scored victories In tile ·500cc Amateur· Expert and 350cc Novlc.. Amateu ...Expert cia .... at tile atll .... ual Ensenada Scrambles Grande In BaJa ~ California last wHund. ~Pre.tan Petty wa.... SOOcc winner and llark Goodine. an amateur, wan tho 350 h_rs, botII rldo I nc now 360cc X4 lIal cos, available now at ..tw dea'-rs In "e west. BlrE BARGAINS Motorcycle dealers are not allowed to discount new bike prices. but under certain circumstances you can buy left-over new bikes at practically dealer cost when the new models are on their way. One East Los Angeles store. Modern Cycle Works. is clearing out a whole showroomfull of 1966 and 1967 BSA's that have never been sold for prices even lower than a used bike costs. If you've been waiting for bargain time to come along before trading up to that new model call Louie Thomas at Modern Cycle Works, (213) 263-6171 and ask "wbat's left over?" Say you saw it in Cycle News. 6 More HP than the famous X3 Maico 360. * RIDE A lUlCO 360 AND WIN THE SOCkc QASSI Phone (H3) 849-6066 For YOUR NEAREST DEALER. COOPER MOTORS 2815W.Olive. Burbank. Calif.