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Cycle News 1968 02 09

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" DRAG RACING A.H.R.A. WINTER NATIONALS I: , "",I I ! , 11"_ • ,. " Two .. a II'' ' lIIat . . .p . . "lIl1oase 01 Harley·Davldsons" Tbree days of ~ raciJI~ at Sc:oUSdale, Arimo, lllid ~e bnsla ad saad,left Ibis colmuist aad fifty-five ~ racers with crackedlips, wiater saatus, &Bee top bike wi ers ad 20 elass tIoplty recipients. . - Beeline Ra ceway bad laid down a oew coverlDg of. aspbalt only a few days prior to opening of. the gates. 'The brU1laDt 8O-degree stm reached Into the black mass and drew out the heavy oil that was used In compoaodl.ng super tractloo stuff, to turn It Into a stating rlnk for silver trophy was presented by Valvollne Oil Co. and WlL1< was given to winners by Classic Car Wax. Six bikes were contending for the A class fuel trophy. Six of the best they were tool Five Harley- OLvldsons represented by Joe Smith, Lynn Pierson, Dlve Campos, Thomas Reiser and Bob Abels . One Triumph fllled In the roster . BorIs Murray was the man with Ed Kretz behind hlm and two 4o- Inch Triumphs In a sing le frame undern eath . No, they didn' t ride double. Bor is Murray did that job all alone and It cycles with e>

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