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Cycle News 1969 02 18

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- ",. ~ as tl., : liiPOt througb ~ at.. tbe SIIIDJDeI"• .Be tIIree D8f1cyw l s, au road :races, . . could eQJal that mark ap1D this r-. Be lilaced In'-all but four races, but. . points offered below fifth place Wl5'.-t eoough to seat.him 00 licJp at the 0Di8Il. A little added strength 1n tbe llft1.nms could see Cal.make things -very lIIlCOIIl- I18Jf-DUe traclts, .added aJoag 1dth OlliillledaiKl, lid.. ADaIIIer :major dIaDge w1ll tiDd the LoDlsJme ment goiIIg on.. Saturday.n1gllt ra8Ier .thaD Suaday.afterDoon wbich tbet' line .run ihe last two years. Both 01. tbe 8aDta .Fe -races will be OIl .FrIday .n1gIlt 1ll1th-*II df tbe oIiler:races on Saturday or SuDdIIy 1dth iIIe exceptlon r1 .Nazareth, whICh Is Slated Jor Labor Day Moodily. With oval races :hOlding a 16-9 edge on .DeW :By BIiIze1 BmHb 10::1 :i!: lo:I :It seems tbe QkI racbIg _ _ JIas lIard1y eDded .and :Yet tile ~ ~ ~ been J:amed 011 'again'wJtb tilelJIg dClUbleU beBder at tile Bonstoo.Astroilome.. P r - a y there .are .23 -fimlIls .. ., eO 1M matr+tIC last "ysxJs -record - 1IIIIIlber~ -Ten events -will be beld 0Il.ba!fmile tnlCts, 1UhUe.fie lJlne been set:for TT tracts, -with four 'each on tile mile IIDd road nc1Dg, :and ;a pair of Sbort tracts. The posslbWt;y of ~ more .;::j races beiDg.addea exists, with !lYe Sundllys sUll QPeIl between May.lUld.5eptem- ber. Sev.era.1 -new events lIJld£i'iCiS blm! also been added. Tbese include theBoustan aDd Santa.Fe"TT's"'lVbidl:also host tile &bort track races. .Nazareth, .Pa., :has.tentatively scheduled -a 100 mile ~ -race for the DeW mJle-aDd-:an-etgbtb track 1bere,1IDd Te1Te .B&u*e, Indiana MIl be ODe of .the SEE YOU DEALER tbe otber events, tbe most fitt1ng prediction will again lind a top dirt track TaCe gaining the number one plate. Gary .Nil<;Perience on tbe lJIg clrc.uit be should be a tough-ranked competitor far years to come. Ronndlng out the top ten Is Buddy Elmore. The former Daytona 200 winDer earned all his national points in road racing. He could remaln In tbe licJp ten. bpi 1dth a shortage of asphalt rac.es,Jt's l1kely to become more d1mcult. Ronnie RaIl, a potential cllamplon from ll1s initial Expert:year is hindered by tbe fact be seldom leaYeS tbe confiDes of Ohio country. Ronnie bas won four na' tionals, but DOW with seftra1 more dirt trlIck events in tbe easter:n.lUId.m1dwestern states, Ronnie could regain his past posit1on with the elite 10. Three bot amateurs, Larry Darr, r1 Ohio and Mark Brelsford and Jbn Rice at shared most at tbe am:ateur wins last year and could break into tbe picture. 'Ibis bas been a dltficult task for most first year Experts, -with only Ronnte Ra1l and Chris Draayer coming up .strong 1n their first years. Numerous otber riders would climb up with tbe leaders, but tbe top three positions should go to Markel, Nix andNixon. The correct order probably won't be decided until late September or early OCtober, but this writer Is going to predict Fred Nix winning his first Grand National Championship. '!be addition of the 750's of course, is the unknown factor. PARTS Jim Woolwine Robert Hall Che If Mert Lawwill can shake tbe jinx which plagues him about eYerytime be gets going be could improye his filth place finLSh and posstbly reach tbe licJp. Mert won two nationals last year, but took up the slack by coming uP in the 2- 3-4 spots qulte frequently.:It seems about every time be's readY to make tbe jump, be comes up with a dead engine, or lllts tbe turf. lie'S a strong contender, however, 'and mJgbt hit the r1g:ht comb1nat1on with a utile look. Dan HaaJ,y'isqwte unpredictable.After bavlng a fabulous Amateur:year three years ago and then postlDg ODe of thebest Ascot records tbe past two seasons, DaD failed to come uP with a national wfn:Jast year. :His 'only big title came at Ascot two years .ago• .His biggest d1.sappo1ntment came at tbe first race and this could have discouraged lllm. He held.. comfortable lead in tbe Astrodome race but then just JeD down 1dth bID laps to go and was put out of tbe points as weD as tile big money. Be ran second at two at the early balf-miles but was blaDked In four straight.races In AlIgust wbicb moved him out r1 tbe picture. Dan ts expected to be back and 'pushing toward tbe 1eIIders. Gene Romero moted 1nto the .adIaI after.mlssing most at the '67,Ye11r1dth:a broken leg. He 'liaJ tbe L1Dcoln TT race and theo finlsbed second 1n two at the IlUe races to come with a.seftDtbp1ac~1lnlSI1 In .the final point standings. ." ~ P.O. Bo,'OO BELMONT, CAL. 94002 415-593-7691 ATTENTION DEPT. lS DEALERS & DISTRIBUTORS WANTED

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