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flve mUes per hour In his drive down the strlght. To make matters worse, Lawwlll, on his fire breathing Harley, also slipped around Mulder and was tak1ng advantage of The Dutchman's mlsfortunes by pickIng Up about twenty feet on him each time he'd slam the accursed rut he was growlng to know and love as his very own. The usual jockeying and ragged-edge Ascot racing was keeping the crowds scanning the rest of the pack for the entire race, but Dallas Baker pretty well kept them at bay and brought In the first BSA for a flfth place behind Eddte Mulder. The Expert f1n1sh once again proved the Ascot zero predtctlon factor to be allve and well In Gardena. Not only dtd Van Leeuwen miss the big win, but he also missed out on second place. You guessed It. Lawwlll got him at the f1n1sh Une by a wheel! The Grand National Champion waited unW the last lap and, exiting the short left-hander onto the back siraight, screwed It on and showed the crowds and Van Leeuwen howhe cranked off the new lap record for Flat Track at the end of last season at Ascot. About fifty feet behlnd Van Leeuwen, he started really pulllng strong half way out of the last turn. Three-quarters out, Lawwlll put his feet on the pegs and was sa wing along sideways right next to the Dutchman; after that, It was just a matter d of waiting for the horsepower to .talk ci and lndeed It dtd, The Harley Davidson Racing Team of Mert Lawwlll and Mark 1;' Brelsford talked horsepower and talent all night. Brelsford said after the race o that In the three years he and Mert have if been raclng together, thls Is the first one-two sweep they've experienced, and Mark' Brelsford rod. a I.tt.r perf.ct TT rae. and cr.dlts s.cond plac. Mert Lawwlll with Important chances to his bike that pav.d th. way for !h. 1-2 Harl.y combination. . that he was very sorry their sponsor most falthful Harley Hater could In good was getting sorted out. Aldana was In the By Cycle Ventures Dud Perkins, S.F. Harley Davidson dealfalth call a nuke. front runners for a couple of laps, but he er, wasn't there to share In their glory. Mark grabbed the lead on the starting unloaded over the top trying to punch Who said nlce guys f1n1sh last! That We told you nice guys don't necessartly line and never let UP. Mulder came Van Leeuwen out of second place. ain't the way It was at Ascot ThurSday f1n1sh last! bomblng along right behind him for a The Skipper has an uncanny abillty to At the other end of the spectrum, the night. When the dust settled from the short while, with Van Leeuwen and Lawconsistently cut the same groove lap Novices put on all kinds of hard racing season opener T .T. - Mark Brelsford, on w1ll breathlng right Up his fender. The after lap. That usually leads to some on their 250·s. a Mert Lawwlll prepared 900Cc H-D, Flying Dutchman flnally saw his way very fast lap times except that on ThursGary Scott proved a polnt for himself put It to the llkes of Skip Van Leeuwen, lnslde of Mulder and settled down to day night there was a rut right In the and Bultaco by w1nn1ng the Novice Main Eddie Mulder, Jim Rice, Dave Aldana, middle of the Van Leeuwen groove. It catching National Number 87 who was on the abbreviated course made especialDallas Baker, and hls own team mate really tearlng It Up while everybody else sometimes knocked his borrowed TriMert Lawwlll, for a win that not even the (Con tin ued on page 21) umph off the track and cost him at least .s CONLEY 250 & 360 BE FIRST IN YOUR TOWN! NEW! "AMERICAN" NEW! "REBEL" SAFETY HELMETS Down-pipes $49.95 CZ & SACHS SPECIALISTS Factory-Trained Mechanics Deal.r Inquiry Invlt. d TRIUMPH-SUZUKI MOTORS 1049 W. 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