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By Tod Rafferty
Photos by Gary Van V
PEORIA, ILL., Aug. 13, 1
Grand National Champion
today, lapping half the fie!
twenty-fifth Peoria IT Na
Mann looked just as in vincib
at Homewood the week be
impossibly fast and at full
entire 25 laps.
Top qualifying time was
Jim Rice and Mert La
identical laps at 29:61. M
a 30: 11 to log fifth fastest
Randy Scott (Tri) and D
(BSA).
Rice and Aldana paced
fastest Expert heat, follow.
Gillespie (Tri) and Ronnie
Rice had a fuJI straightaway
flag, and he appeared to ha
Peoria surface wired.
LawwiU and Mann w
one/two out of the first
second heat, and they fi
same way. Bugs nearly got
times in the tight turns, b
pull Mert's Harley on the str
Bob Bailey (Tri) led the
wave in to the first turn, bu t
piped by Randy Scott, Son
and Buddy Powell. Burres to
after two laps and Bart M
moved up to challenge Powell
Cal Rayborn (H-D) was a
Cal, after a few troubles
slappers, decided he had
chassis for the track. He s
Semi, giving Ed Salley (Kaw)
the Main.
Don Castro pulled a super
the back row in the Semi,
everyone but Bob Bailey
Buggs shows his backside to the National field for the second week in a row.
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Local HI
Bob Blil
