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Across the top: John Porter 01 Kens ington,
Md., loses hi s Harley In the most spectacular
crash 01 the week, caught by Dave Friedman's
sequencecamera during the AmateurlOO mller.
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Right: Eddie Wirth I nsis ted on continu ing the
200 mller on hi s BSA even though rear lire
was flaL Dlllcials Insi sted otherwl se and
guess who won?
Below: Yamaha cheering section was decked
out lor the occasion. - Photos by Ben Hall.
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World Champion Phil Read Insis ted on, and got, an exception to the AMA rules permittin g him to
wear his lamillar Cromwell helmet, although contrastin g stripes on armS were a concessi on to
U.S. style. Here Read battles Mert (lJ ) La_III 01 San Francisco. P hoto s by Dav e Friedman
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Bart (4) Markel and Freddie Ni x appear pretty evenly matched In this epl sode 01 20o-Mlle Championship action. Whom-built racin g lalrlngs added measurably to the Harley-Davidson lactol)'
ent rle" top speed. Dis c rear brakes and dual carburetors we.. also used.
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