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Gil ..; C\l Q; .Q e ,. '" Q ~ la a mar of eapaes soudiag ...ch like a aearby avalaDche, we edged lip to tile liae, pi.Daill g the starter. Whea the flag _ved wethmst oat, oar wheels spiDDillg aad dawiag for Dclio.. I worked fraatically oa .-y KR ia the m~ cle of a ad SW&DB of lop professiOllai racers. Whea I reached the "lIanked battlefield of loRd steel ad Oyiag clay· I dove clown bard, ca~ tiag off ODe gJIJ as we j. . .ed togetller. B re akiB g ODto the straigllt 1 scuaed the field. I was nmaiag a ao~too-close third. Wi th all tile skill we bad we Dew iIlto tua two, for if we were 10 back off OD tile gas at all we WORld kiss ~ye oar chaace of wiaaiRg. As I aeared the Ce&ier I powered wide-opea, III&kiIlg the back wlteel retro-slide &lOod, wItile keepiag .e bom bittiDg the crasbwall. Headiag DOW ia a "aew Iiae of sipt" it's up tiJle to lay down tracks. Bla.:stiag away rm. the waUl successfidly clip oato tile coa&ested low gmove. ADd DOW the thrill of speed bits me real good asl triumphaatly slip onder- gy as he lays iD a liUle low so agaia I ride up DgIl! Tick. tick. (I) tick p»es the walda as we llD ~ slidiDg thmap the aen five Co:! UI riPt OD Iris tail,. . tJ iag ia oa his cbaagiag tactics. t; Will he JUke a mstake? Tick, tick, tick. •.yellow Dag - tuB tams! I aiDe COIRing up. Now! Wortiag twice as IIanI throop acbiag desperalioa I p» iato a quick slide aad sug tile "Magic G1OOVe." DoUyiag tile Ibmttle to make the tire brasil down aad bite hard i.to tile pack.. clay, I shoot by Taaaer for tile lead! TeariDg 0(( .-y spate face slrield I set OBt to stre!dI .-y lead as ••ch as possihle. CBtiDr; hard tIlroop tlIrB tea I pr&eisely .&Beaver tIuoIIp tile ~ loose, ud over the tacky clay Q" oeto the briptly lit straiptaway as I dose in for tile flag. aat coes tInlrp tile d of a racer ill tile IIut of battle at Ascot? laad til is IIc11oaal1 zed Just thea I happm to peer to _51. by Harley t1td Jha leIlDlSOll, llatianal II..... 21, aad find lIllt. .-y left, aud glialpse Sq's boIIt aeath the secoad place ..aa Ilea~ into the tam so that bis spray wheel beside IDe. Now in &ager I iag clown the strip. lIOa't wipe me oaL•• chopped 0(( watch him iach by to take tIae Pianiagtheleadaaa, Sam Tauoae leaglb driviag oato the back wial chute. Tauaer cIoae did it a.gaia! aer, I have foar laps to close a Now sailiag away, all tacked foar-leagth gap aud attempt to la the Maia Eveat [ will race pass. Checkiag his groove, beiag so that I am • TOO LATE to p» ia aad charging hard throagh the "dead air." I watch Sam's strateany fasteL" a bit lower thaa mine. I trail him ~ OV.23 - 26 Official State Cycle Week B OOKS CIVIC CENTER - SEE: * * * * * * ALL SAN FRANCISCO EVEL KNEYB. JUMP 13 CARS IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA AFM ROADRACING OF SAN FRANCISCO THE STREETS INDOOR BICYCLE RACES MOTORCYCLE RACING RLMS ALL NEW '68 MODELS CUSTOMS. ANnQUES. RACING ~ Fun for the Entire Familyl ADULTS $2.00 - CHILDREN UNDER 12 $.75 For Additional Information, Contact Jolt. II mh, Prod_, l.tensa~1 Sport Cycle Exposition '.0.... 5945 • S-Fr_iKo,CaIif.94101-C41S) 589-23455