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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA .•...AIIJ _ _ed 1DCllIlRyc)e raclDg faD w1D l&ll 1011 tIIat wlIeDalluDdred oftbetutestflcmrybacked racIDg bikes III ex1BteDce bowl IIlto Daytona's ftrst turn - on lap one of tile "DaytolB 200" - lbere's just DO grater show on earth. Anywberel And a SDe&k preview of tile star-studded east 01 experts slsted for the March 16 running ot AMA's premier national championship J'OOd race at Daytona International speedway suggests that Ibis year's "show" will be a double-dose of tile same. For 27 years the rugged "Daytona 200" has provided a climactic finale for lbe DIytooa Clsssics - a week-long speedfest sanctioned by lbe American Motorcycle Assoe1stioo. Three preVious wtnners ofthenatioo's longest and richest two- wbeel racing enot bead!lDe a list of entries that read like tile "Who's Who" of bikedom. Last year's winner Cl9in Rayborn of San'Diego, calit., returns wilb his 111\maculstely prepared Harley-Davidson to battle Triwnpll's 1967 winner Gary Nix011 of Baltimore, Md., and masterveteran Roger Reiman 01 Kewanee, Ill., who pusbed his H-D to victory in 1961, 1964 and 1965. Corning Nexl 2 Issues D.,fon. Speed Wee' Rayborn, coosidered ooe of the world's finest road racers, blazed to a new record speed 01 101.290 mUes per hour around Daytona's 3.81-mile road-track course _ and lapped the entire field enroute to victory lsst year. He f1n1shed lbird in AMA final standing in 1968, w1nn1ng all lbe club's major road races. • Nixon, who won his secood consecutive AMA national crown last season, was the star 01 the 1967 Daytona Classics, winning bolb tile lOO-miler for 250ec machines and the big "200" Road Race. Team-mates to Rayborn 011 the amazing Harley will be Fred Nix 01 FranltUnsville, Wls.. and Dan Haaby of Orangevale, Calif. Nix was runner-up to his Triwnphmounted foe N1xoo for tile national champiOllBhip last year following a seasonlong duel that wasn't decided unW the final race. Only nine points separated the pair after 23 events. Carrying Yamaha's hQPes intolbefray will be Canadian ace Yvoo Duhamel 01 Montreal. An ezeellent road racer, Duhamel was seeood in last year's "200" and captured lbe 100-mi1er on his 250ec Yamaha. It was lbe fourlb straight year lbat lbe pbenomenaJ Japanese machine bad won lbe 250ec clsss competition at Daytona. Art Bawnann and Ronald Grant, bolb 01 Bribane, Calif., posted lbird and fifth plsee finishes respectively for SuzuJd last year in lbe 200- miler, and lbey'll be back again wilb hQPes 01 carting ott a first-ever win for their manufacturer. Two more top riders who have Signed in the Trlwnph column are Chuck Palmgren of Baltimore, Md. - ninth plsee finisher in AMA national point standings, and SIdp Van Leeuwen of Hollywood, Calif.•, who completed the 1968 season in elevenlb plsce. CompetItion certainly woo't be lselt1ng in saturday's 100-mUe, 250ec elsss event for experts and amateurs, because IIWIY "200" faYOrites bave s1gDed for lb1s _talso. Dubamel (YamaIIa), Ni_ (YlUll&ba), Bspma DD (KawasaJd), Grant(SUzuId),and Van Leeuweo (YamaIIa) w1ll all see duty In the 100- m1Jer• otber top expert cootenders in saturdq's race will be Walt FultoD m ot Hacienda He1gbts, calif., 011 a Kawasald and Ronnie Ra1l d Mensfle1d, 01110 011 a Hooda. Fulton f1n1shed 12lb in natiooaJ point standings In 1968, and Ra1l was AMA's fiye-mUe dirt track champ last season. The week's schedule at DaytIJoa will 1nelOOe sportsman races at tile Speedway 011 WednesdaY, the 100-mile amateur race 011 Friday, tile 76-mUe novice race and 100-mile, 250ec class race 011 Saturday and lbe 2oo-mUer for experts at 2:00 p.m. 011 Sunday. Tbree nigbts 01 the world'S most exciting short track racing have been scheduled for Memorial Stadium in Daytona Beach for Wedoesday, Friday and saturday. All will be displsyedPictorlally in Cycle News nut week. AMA _ a _ _ RECORDS . ___ CftU 1961 2.. 1962 2.. 1963 2.. 1964 3.11 1965(')3.11.. 11.0. Tri. .... _ Doo .._ .. _ ..25 7Ulel 71.111 14.133 ..141 H.D. M.D. H.D. 1lM_ _ ,.ia. 3.11" - , E - . 3.11.. llofy N_ 3.11.. Colria"""" (·)Raw 1966 1967 1968 YU1I 196J 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 __ ~ a ll1N11.. ......, _..... 2.. lady Nldlolal Trio.... Trio.... $ H.D. p I:1a& 7 &SA 2.. Goor&o ....~ &SA 2 II. Iluddy Slublla H.D. 3.11 •. _ " _ 3.81.. ..,.. Cool! H.D. 3.11.. Iloo_ Riddor H.D. 3.81.. "II..- hI.. H.D. 3.81...-25lIoc _ _ 8111 ' " .- --96.512 ".227 111.211 COIPETlTlOII READY iWiEtJsi'il& Ride what the wi nners ri de Equipped with these competition extras i i i i iii !i!E!!! . _ HODAKA. Glrll. . . . .ks - 1'- f ..........1 f_tlark - SIlI_ PI,.. B&E Air CI. . . . - fork .aco Crowell T-.d Pipe - III_lie. Plale 5011_ AIIOJ Rur Sprockot ClloIe. 01 tires n-Cr. BY CROWEL.L ..... If ALEADfl. ••7& &8.&01 73.224 9O.taB 92.430 91.350 14.011 14.140 _..... CftU - . IP&D 1963 2 II. Ridlon! _ H.D. 71.4. 1964 3.81.. RicllanI Hom_ H.D. ".455 1965 3.81.. Did! Ms. Y..... 9J._ 1966 3.81.. IloIlort Wi..91.87& 1967 3.81.. Gary Ni_ y_ M.OM 1968(')3.81.. 'two 96.253 (')Raco haltod oftor 57.15 lOiI. . . . . Ia ...., ",ito .... GO CIOWfLL 11421 Prairie, Inglewold (213) 673-5562 YU1I y...... nu_ y_ hieh wind... YU1I 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 19&7 19&8 CIDU8IE 2 II. 2 II. 3.81 II. 3.81 II. 3.81 II. 3.81 II. 3.81 •. n-.1Ia _ _ ..... _ n ! lIlJoy l:1aL 8SA 8SA EdaoonI_ ..... F..l...... y_a. Wilt., FuIt. .... SuJuki v• •_ SoMvGa.- Kenny Step.... Don Hollin..-lh ...... H.D. - &7.lI6!I n.927 87.355 15._ 89.122 ".8&8 92.982 110_ ...,...__ , ,.... Expaasi.. CIa OIAI'f CO. CYCLE Specialist in tuned exhaust for most two strokes. Port, Polish and five porting, also complete hop-ups for Hodaka. lIolD-Cr.......... rto.. lor Or• • Co. HIISIlr • Bllbee • Pealla • Y • M.ice &025 II.,.... A.... SId. 11, HIIIlIInatOll P.k, CallI. TIIr.. blocks off Slau,.. 58'·7717 Hour, 10~ 205 N. H (714\ BlVd., Sants Ana 531.,9.4 ~ DAYTONA WINNERS TO SHARE KLG-IIISONGER PRIZE MONEY Brltisb KLG spark plug users, in tile 1969 Daytona Motorcycle Speed Classics, scheduled for March 14th, 15lb and 16th will be rewarded with contingency priZe money from KLG-Nisooger totalUng $1400. It was announced today. Earl G. Nisonger, President of lbe Nlsonger corporation, 01 New Rochelle, N. Y. and Los Angeles, Cal. importers and distributors of KLG spark plugs and Smiths instruments and motor accessories, is continuing a 20-year program of supporting lbe sport of motorcycle competition. The KLG-Nisonger cash awards will be given to motorcycle compelitloo riders in the 200 Mile NatiooaJ Champiooship race, lbe 100 Mile Amateur Championship event, lbe 76 Mile Novice Race and the 100 Mile "combined" ExpertAmateur Race, conlingept 011 lbe use of KLG spark plugs. The Nisooger Corp. will maintain headquarters at the Daytona Speed,.." make KLG plugs ava11sble to riders and offer technical assistance from March 10th through the 16th. FLOY D EMDE By Bill Harmer For former Daytona winner, FLOYD EMDE, motorcycles and motorcycle racing have been tile dominate factor in his lifeasfarback as he can remember. Floyd's falber, after racing blltes about tile country for several years, opened an lnd1sn agency in El Centro, Calif. in 1913. Floyd grew up in a cycle shop and naturally carried on In the racing game which clima>:ed with his w1nn1ng the Daytona race in 1948 on an Indian. Wilb his Daytona wtnnIngs, Floyd opened an lnd1sn Agency in NatiooaJ City, calit. in May, 1948. The agency is still tile "main store" ot Floyd's everincreasing eba1n of dealersb1ps in San Diego County. Floyd bas remaJned active in raclng as advisor and tuner to his three racIDg lOllS. His oldest son, Robert, DO 1IlIIger races but manages ooe ot the stores in San Diego. No. 2 son Doois D01r 18 y-.rs old and is one ot tile more prom1sing young road racers in tile area. Last year as a novice he led going away atDaytlJoa until a mag wire broke and retired him. This year as a no9ice he will be 011 a new mount and wt11 be a rider to watch. No. 3 SOD, DaVid is 12 and is just starling out In tile 100ec elsss but be is already an aecomplished rtder and with his dad's tutoring should come aloogfast. As a prom papa, Floyd was more inclined to talk 01 his sons' careers lban his own. However he did divuige lbat tile b1Ite he won the '48 DaytIJoa wilb was a hand shift model, and he led tile entire race from start to flag fall. Ine1ud1ng his fatller, two brolbers and three sons, three generations 01 Emdes bave been in constant com p e Ii Ii 0 n 011 motorcycles . throughout the country for more lban 60 years. Torsten Hallman Racing, Inc. Spocla lIud Triumph - Honda R.pai .. • Custom Racine. Encino. Machlno Work • Motisso KII. Cyl. Borine· Head Porlln. W.,I Co..1 DI'L lor PENTON Motorcycles To...n Halllllln spoelal dOli.., loalll... & racln. equipmeRI U.s. DI'L lor T ..lloborl Moto-Cro .. tI.., For d.alor Inlo. write or call 5345 Tlilkon 51., La IIesa, Cal. 92041 (714) 4&0·1402 MIKE BURKE Motorcycle Specialties 1517. 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