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Cycle News 1968 10 10

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and Tom Rockwood, each won their r espective heat races with r oom to spare . The anti cipated rematch tr om the Santa Rosa mll er never materialized In the twelve- mil e tlnal between the Harley and the Triumph. Br elsfor d took the lead ott the line and led tr om start to t1n1s h. Don Har ms came tram the back to cat ch Rockwood and tried for seven mile s to move Into second but Ascot's high pointer again and again held otf repea ted bids to grab aU second tor the third ti me this year and again break up the H-D s tring. NIX, Lawwill, Haaby and Nixon now head for Ascot this Friday night as half mile r a c I ng returns after a month' s leave. All will be takin g a final warmup ride In a r egular season non-national event befor e r eturning to Ascot and the annual eight mile nati onal on Oct. 12th to decid e who will be number one . Markel will miss this Friday at Asco t but will be on hand on the 12th to again try to become the firs t out-of- stater to win the big 8. (Res ults on page 16) SADDLEBACK PARK! SAN CLEMENTE J.C.'s G.P. OCT. 6 FOR INFORMATION CALL DON DAY (714) 633-8260 MINI-.BIKE MINI-SCRAMBLES Left, Lawwlll again preceding Haaby a nd Bob Bailey. RighI, DuH amel and the Yamaha. Below, Amateur heroos Rice, Brelsford and Rockwood. OCT: 13 SADDLEBACI PARI is freeway-close: Take Newport Freeway to Chapman Ave. , go East an Chapman to santiago Canyon Road, fUm right to saddleback Part Road, apposite the fire station. open every day, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. SADDLEBACI PARI OFFERS 100 acres ofriding area and race excitement. (Watch thi s space for news of those good th ing s that happen at Saddlebac k P ark. P lanning an event of your own? Ho ld it at 5add leback P ark. Write Vic Wi lson. Saddleback Park. Box 2455. Orange, Ca l i f. 92667, for deta i l s.) 25 mile NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - 1968 1st FRED NIX • 2nd MERT LAWWILL 3rd D;N HAABY 12 mile AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 1st MARK BRELSFORD SETS NEW • TRACK RECORD I I RAPIDO WINS • California Slate Champ ionship Hare & Hound 9/8 /68 lst Trailbike - Dean Goldsmith Y~~R SETS NEW, TRACK RECORDS for'l mile. 10&25 miles • IHARLEY-DAVIDSON I DEALER TOD Y A CALIFORNIA

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