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lPointsRace :Hois Up AI ~Heidelburg CARNEGIE, PA. June 22 _ That Grand National Championship AMA points race 1ntensU1ed Into a tight three-way battle with Cal Rayborn now unoftlclally t:akIng a s1lm lead over Gary Nixon and Bart Markel after tile 15-mile MInI-National Road Race on the paVed, C-shaped Helde1burg raceway ova!. Rayborn ran away with the race after surviving a bad wobble in his heat that nearly highslded him before he got back In shape and caught UP to second place. Roger Reiman took that heat, Gary N1xon won his expert heatrace,althougbhandicapped by a badly cut hand suffered In his 2500c race spill at Laconia the weekend before. Bart Markel took a bad spill In his beat race and so was out of the final.· The race was sparsely attended, with more than 4,000 fans In the stands and a grand total of 21 experts and 16 amateur riders on hand to do battle. Last year's winner Walt Fulton IIIfellbeautifully wbI1e running 'In the 8th lap of the championship, spinning a full circle, and eDded UP pointed in the right direction. He took off In pursuit, but had to stop and straighten a bent brake peda1, setting him down to finish 13th. Ron Grant unloaded OIl tile last lap and Dusty Cappage dropped out In tile middle of the 15-mller. Art Baumann dropped out in lap 3. ThIrd-year Amateur Gordon Razee took tile Amateur chase on his Triumph, followed by fellow Triumph rider Mike Sponseller. Third place was held by the only real road racer among the Amateurs, Dave Bloom of Michigan. Bloom' s Yamaba had loaded UP on the starting line and didn't get going until the leaders were halfway tbrough the first laP. (Results on page 21) PROS MARKEL, RALL, KEEN, DOVEL, LAWWILL & MANN TO AMA COMPETIT10N CONGRESS Professional motorcycle racers have elected six of their members to serve one year terms as members of AMA's Competition Congress. Elected In AMA's Eastern Region were Bart Markel, Flint, MI" and RonnieRall Mansfield, Ohio. Racers from the Centrai Region going to the Congress this year are: Nell Keen, Decatur, Ill., and Darrel Dovel, Chicago, Illinois. Mert Lawwll1, San Francisco, Ca., and Richard Mann, Richmond, Ca., were elected in the Western Region. At full strength the Congress will have approximately 65 members who formulate the rules and regulations pertaining to motorcycle competition for the 100,000 member sports association. AMA members gain a seat on the Congress through elections and by appolntment to serve. Industry members of the Association each send two men to serve their companies. Chartered motorcycle clubs elect 25 men (one from each AMA district in the U.S.) to serve two year terms. The six racers werechosenfrom ballots containing ten names from each of the three AMA regions. They earned a place on the ballot by being the top ten finishers from their respective regions In the national champion point standings. AMA N· Is af,ona DO __-;:-__:- ::- r,~_:- C ome Wesf In Jul, Four straight weekends of national championship racing by the best professional riders In America are on tap next month. San Jose, Ascot, Castle Rock and Santa Rosa will host the four natlonal point paying events. Taking them In order; SAN JOSE, SUNDAY AFTERNOON JULY 6th: ' The third annual running of this event at the Santa Clara County half mile ova!. George Roeder and Bart Markel have won the two previous times out. Usually a dry and wide fast oval that favors the top eastern riders more than the night type track western riders. The record proves It. 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Mike Rooney of Sacramento returned after having won Main Events at the Cycleland Speedway In Chico over the past month. He was the only local rider to enter the first place ranks during the evening's program. Rooney, competing 10 the 100 Novice class, had to work his way UP from a third in his heat and a third in the semi main to capture the first place trophy in the Main Event. Robbie Robison of Modesto was .hot on Rooney's rear wheel throughout the entire race and took second only inches behind. Local favorite and point leader In the 125 novice class, Richard Smith could not quite overcome the handicap of ten yards imposed because of his previous victories and had to settle for second behind Ray HInson of Campbell. John Green of Carmichael, Point Leader in the 200 Amateur class moved UP to the 250 class and showed the larger . machines the way to do It as he won both his heat race and the main event. John Grant of Rio LInda another localite who has been In the ~er's circle at the Chico track decided to stay in Sacramento for a \SaturdaY night and showed the local fans that he has lost none of the skill that made him last year's high point rider In his class at Sacramento Raceway. Granttook the first place In the combined 100-125 class for amateurs. Ron Blackman. of Carmichael, former winner in the class, was awarded the second place trophy. Joe Henry, Sacramento's leading sportsman expert rider, was out on a brand new Ossa and showed that he will be a real threat when he becomes more familiar with the machine. Henry placed fourth in the 250 Expert class. (Results on page 21) '.door Co-Pro.oter Dies Bob Dowis, 48, co-promoter with Don Brymer of the Long Beach Indoor motorcycle races and partner with Brymer In Motorcycle Setups of Wilmington Calif. succumbed recently to cancer: 4th OF JULY CIRCUS IN L.A. HONDA SPECIALTIES-" Compare your cost against a comparable helmet: Model Number lost this one two years ago on the final turn. Markel Is the favorite. He will either tie or set a new all time national win record at this one. Grandstand Is covered and affords the fan an excellent view of the entire track. Amateur final Is open by Dave Aldana returns from the east riding a red hot win streak. Ascot runs a half mile the Friday night before and a TT the night before this one ·to give the riders and fans three In a row. ASCOT PARK, GARDENA,-SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 12th: The yearly running of the longest TT in national racing each year. 24 experts clash for 50 long and fast laPs. The hotshots on the national circuit take a backseat at this one to the likes of Skip Van Leeuwen and Dusty Coppage. Skip has won the .last. two years In a row and is favored to make It three straight. Haaby came from way back last year to miss the win by less than two seconds. Coppage Is hot for this one and could win his first national. Mann Is another former winner who Is entered but his win came a long time ago. Nixon has shown a couple of surprise high finishes in the past but never a threat. Lawwll1 could surprise. Skip and Dusty could both have trouble trom first year experts Mark Brelsford and Tom Rockwood. Both have led these two In recent TT's. Skip bids for his second straight TT title this year and his fifth In the last three seasons.1t's a novice-only TT show on Friday nightfor the first year riders. Mashburn should run away and hide In the Saturdaynightamateur chase. CASTLE ROCK, WASHINGTON, SA TURDAY NIGHT JULY 17th· The past four year~ has come ~p with four different winners. A short and fast dimly lit track where the NW riders compete weekly but have yet to produce .a winner. The previous winners have all . ~en Californians and the fans are get!lng tired of waiting. Mark Williams could be the first to keep the title In the NW but will have to turn in his best ride Markel has shown the best for the East: Nixon and the Palmgren brothers would be better off passing this one. Van Leeuwen is the defending champ. Skip and Mert Lawwill, the '67 winner, put on a real barn-burner last year. Mert has been waiting a full year for revenge. Mert needs the points to stay In contention with Markel and Nixon. It will be his last .. Bonus" type race against these ~. Mashburn should bury his opponents In the amateur race as there are no big guns In the yellow plate class In these parts this year. All amateur and expert riders will time trial on Friday night along with a novice-only TT show. The host Mt. St. Helens MC Is the best club In the business when it comes to running a professional race. S NTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 25th: The first mile track race of the season in the West and the favorite type trackfor faithful followers of dirt track racing. Nixon will Introduce the Triumph three Into western oval track racing for the first time. Fred Nix is the defending champ at Santa Rosa and has won five straight mile nationals In a row. Nix and Nixon finished one-two earlier this year on the mile at Nazareth, Pa. This event could give Nixon the national point lead and Nix his sxith straightmiIe track win. Santa Rosa, just North of 'Frisco should give a preview of things to c~me at Sacramento In September. Aldana will be the one to beat In the amateur class on his BSA three. This will be the first showing of the Yamaha 350 ridden by Mashburn In mile events. The BSA 750 and the . Yamaha 350 may take away some of the expert !,:lamour . Motorcycle Helmets P.O. Box 4396 Downey. California 90241 Phone No. 869-8410 8300 Florence Ave. Downey, Calif. 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