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.... Q 00 .iI. D.,to•• 100 A•• t.lr h •• t 'ri.•arc' 13, 1970 1st list, 'rl~I., la••sald S.tti" A II.w I.cor~ S,.e~ Of 100.723.,. Just By Winning The Amateur 100 Mile Daytona Road Race While Riding AKawasaki Motorcycle, The Mach III To Be Exact. THE MONEY-MACHINES FROM KAWASAKI ARE WORTH 1500,000TO RACERS THIS YEAR. Main Event receives 5250.Overall high-point champion for 1970 earns 55,000. All winners must be riding Kawasakis, and points for overall high-point champion must be earned on a Kawasaki. The same prize •money- for winners of the same events- will be awarded during the AAMRR Road Race Series. NORRA BAJA 500. First overall winner receives SJ,OOO; first lightweight motorcycle, 5500; first heavyweight motorcycle, 5500. For the Baja 1,000:First overall winner receives 55,000; frrst lightweight motorcycle, 5500; first heavyweight motorcycle, 5500. All three divisions can be We're making history. So you can make money. Kawasaki is offering the largest purse ever to motorcycle racers-55OO,OOO. You can't afford to passit up. Here's the story: AlIA NATIONALS, JACK PINE ENOURO, GREEN HORN ENDURO. A total of 5349,500will be awarded to winners of AMA Nationals in 1970. In addition, overall winners of the Jack Pine Enduro and Green Horn Enduro each receive a new 1970Kawasaki Mach 1lI, valued at 51,000. KAWASAKI GRAND NATIONAl CHAMPIONSHIP. A prize of 55,000goes to the professional rider who earns the highest number of AMA National expert points during 1970while riding a Kawasaki. paid. I AHRA·NHRA 1/4 MILE. The first "Stock Street" Mach ill turniJlg a quarter mile under 12 seconds receives 51,000. First "Modified" Mach m turning a quarter mile under II seconds abo receives 51,000. And the first fully modified "Drag Bike~ "Gas Open" or "Fuel Open" Mach ill turning a quarter mile under 10 seconds receives SJ.ooo. Qualifying runs must be at sanctioned NHRA events or an AHRA record run anywhere in the United States. "First rider turtiing" means . the first in date . In the case of ties for first date , the fastest time wins. Award claims must be accompanied by a time slip and notarized certification by an Association official or Track Manager on race day or one day thereafter. This informatiOn must be on a form, supplied in advance, on request to Kawasaki Motors Corporation. MINT 400. First overall winner receives 53,000; first lightweight motorcycle, 5500; firsi heavyweight motorcycle, 5500. All three divisions can be paid. INTER-AM MOTO CROSS SERIES. To the Senior Main Event winner of the Inter-AmMOIO Cross Series. Kawasaki will award 52.soo. And the win· ner of the 1970 Senior Inter Am Series gets 510,000. This rider must have earned all points while riding a Kawasaki only. BONNEVILLE SPEED WEEIL Brand new 1970Kawasaki G4TR's , valued at 5500 each , will be given to winners of the 69 classes during Bonneville Speed Week. Total value: 534,500 Riders establishing and retaining a . new 1970world record in these classes must be riding a Kawasaki. NEW TWO-WHEEL WORLD RECORD. The rider at Bonneville who establishes and retains a new two -wheel World Speed Record for 1970 receives 525,000. The record run must be acknowledged by FIM or AMA. And the winner must be riding a Kawasaki. AnI ROAD RACE SERIES. The racer placing first overall in the Senior THIS YEAR-MORE THAN EYER-IT PAYS TO RACE THE MONEY-MACHINES FROM KAWASAKI. FOR FULL DETAILS, SEE YOUR LOCAL KAWASAKI DEALER. WINNERS IN EVERY EVENT MUST BE RIDING A KAWASAKI, AND SIGN A PRESS RELEASE. ALL PRIZES SUBJECT TO APPROVAl OF SPONSORING ASSOCIATION. - " . (f) .-c KAWASAKI MOTORS CORPORATION • 1062 McGaw Avenue, SantaAna, California 92705 .1': .. , ~ .