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1l0-MllE NA TlONAl (Continued from page 1) #95 Freddie Nix (H· D) displayed his yersatll· It y by com ing from behind to a solid 4th place fi ni sh at the Indy road race al ter twa straight National wins an one-mi le dirt tracks. L appi ng 18th place man #73 J 1m Pegram, Walt Fulton (62) takes the law road, Dan Haaby (22) leans It way oyer an the outside. All three are an Harl eys; Haaby gat3 rd, Ful ton 6th. Pierce started in last position due to Ignition problems which prevented him from running in the heat race. New Jersey Matchless rider, John Potter was the early leader with Pierce coming up from the back. When Pierce had moved into second Potter fell ott, still out in f ront by a considerable distance. Ron then ass umed the lead and the r ace settled on the duel for second between Daytona r ecor d setter and Laconia winner, Ar t Ninci (H- D) and Rockwood. The two rode tied together most of the way with Rockwood moving by in thelate laps to capture the runner-up position by a full second at the flnish of the 20lap cham pi onshi p. . Drill Team Thrill Pai nt leader Nixon (l eft) and nO·Mlle winner Rayborn engage In a pre-race pandering session under the sultry I ndiana sun. ------. Canadian Yyon DuHamel (5) was leading by six seconds aboard a 350cc Yamaha when f orced out with Igniti on problems on l ap 34. Roger Reiman (55) and his Harl ey IIn lshed 11th. Mount ed an a 350cc Yamaha, Californi a's Ran Pierce (97) cam from last place, took the e measure of hi s foes In 50·mlle Amateur feature race. The oni y real spectacular of the day came during I ntermission when the Lou i sville, Ky . Pollee motorcycle drill team put on an exhibition on the front straightaway. One of the riders got carried away and filpped his fully-equipped Harle y at high speed. Both rider and ma chine were dented but nothing serious. A large crowd saw rain hit on Saturday night and early Sunday morning but promoter F loyd Clymer again had perfect and hot weather by race time. Nex stop on the National ci r cuit Is Lincoln, Nebraska this Sunday for a National TT ln and around a quarter-mile dirt track. A short track race goes at the same location on Saturday night . (R esults on page 16) pits. Gearbox troubles put Mike Duff out duri ng the heat race and he did not start the flnal. Pierce Takes Amateur Three Caillornia Amate urs made th e tri p east f or the even t and bronght home a one-two finish. Ron Pierce, on a team Yamaha 350 and Tom Rockwood on a Te am - Hansen Matchless, outclassed a large field of e a s t ern and midwest Amateurs in the 50- mile final. Bill Lyons, the Daytona A mateur win ner, was also entered on the Honda that was ridden to the win last year. Bill crashed midway in the race and was f orced out of the running. T. T. RACES SAT. NIGHT SEPT. 1111 Second place man In Amateur Championship eyent, #20 Tom Rockwood (Mat chl ess G·50) held a full second lead oyer Harle)'-mounted Art Nlnc l. 16400 S.Ver mont-Gordeno Ea sly Reached .• Just Off Herbor I> San Dieqo Frwys . SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION SIDE HACK RACES ON TT COURSE -._----._-._.------~------- RACE DAY AT THE YEARLY OXNARD SPORTS fESTIVAL TT SCRAMBLES GRAND OPENING g64 '1It4tpt-Md'4, 1st 100cc AMATEUR ORANGE CO. CYCLE S4Iet'" Ate'" 1st 115cc AMATEUR DAN HOCKIE - HODAKA DAN HOCKIE - OSSA (HOCKI ES EQUIPPE D) --PLUS-1st 250cc AMATEUR LARGE STOCK WILLIE HOCrlE JR•• OSSA Of SEE THE NEW OSSA SCRAMBLERS YAMAHA DT-l 250 SINGLES COMPETITION HEADQUARTE RS FOR ORANGE COUNTY COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE FOR YOUR COMPETITION TUNING LARGE STOCK OF COMPETITION ACCESSORIES OPEN MON. WED. & FRI . 9:00 - 8:00 PM T UES. & n;URS. 9:00 - 6:00 SAT. 8:00 - 5:00 PM MEET THE EXCITERS AT 205 N. HARBO R BLVD. SANTA ANA - (114) ,531-99" 4 ) AT HOCrlE'S MOTORCYCLES 22025 SO. FIGUEROA, TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA (213) 328-1242 OSSA 115 STILETTO - S125. OSSA 230 STILETTO - $185. + + OUT Of THE CRA TE - READY TO RACE AND WIN IMMEDIATE DELIVERY