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11@ By John Blanton SAN ANGELO, TEX., June 27,1971 With $2000 in contingency money being offered by Amalie, road racers, mo tocross racers and drag racers gathered at Green Valley Raceway for a three·way racing bash. Entrants who availed themselves of Amalie's free oil change and decal were eligible for as much as $200 for a first place finish in any of the four motocross classes, three road race classes or top eliminator drag race series. Winner of the big race of the day, the Open class feature road race, was Mike Odem on a 750cc Norton, which sported a king-size Castrol sticker. Earl y leader Bob Grosse (H-D) soon dropped out, and Robert Lee (BSA) drew steadily ahead of third place Bob Thomas (H-D) to clinch second place. Mike Kidd (Yam) was twice winner in the 250cc class over his long-time rival Johnny Bryant (Yam), first in the heat, then in the feature, but the second time was the hardest. Johnny first pulled a good lead on Mike in the Final, and a deadly earnest scrap began. It all ended two laps from the end when the lead Yamaha slowed perceptibly, allowing Mike to take the second win. David Watkins, riding over steadily on his TD2, finished third in both the heat and the Final. Dave haawon the heat in the previous race meet at Green Valley in May, but mechanical failure put him out in the Final. Mike Odem was slated to ride M.1. Watkins' other TD2 in the '''Amalie 2000", as he had previously, , Montesa. Fourth, on one of the new Carabela motocross racers, was Johnny Kimbell. Winner in the 200cc class was Morris Robertson on a Penton, Top drag eliminator was Paul Jones on a Harley-Davidson, and runner-up was Bob Skirrell on a Kawasaki. Most of the favored entrants in the drag Mike Kidd but the bike turned up on race day with a broken rod. The older Watkins reports that keeping a TD2 on the track is an expensive proposition. 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