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Cycle News 1973 07 10

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. ~ • r • A- M .... !! .- .... 0 f . >- :; U) 3: w z w -' 0 > 0 Marcia Hollev was powder puffer winner and got a special surprisa. never quite got close enough to smell the leader's hot exhaust fumes. John Rice matched Tom Brooks' frustration for the weekend, starting off about as close to last as you can get on a 400 CZ, then riding a beautiful charge for two hours to get back in with his nonnal competition. The shy Brecker and his throaty Bul had a crowd of admirers waiting for him at the fmish. When Bryan had pushed on to the pits, John McCown motored in with Kookie's to,ngue washing the crossbar. After finishing a second time (movie realism), John's tank rider was awarded a "doggie" bag contingency for his ·'Ieathers." The course was smooth enough for Bryan Brecker to make six miles in Photo bv Larry Roeseler seven and a half minutes, and uncomplicated enough for an honest-to-goodness Novice (first race ever) on a l25 Honda to make it in 15 minutes, but the tired and dirty faces on the 12-minute lap timers was enough to convince the most dubious skeptic that the Viewfinders had prepared a fair challenge for the rough-roaders. The last half of the course required a entirely different riding pattern 'Sunday afternoon than it did early Saturday morning, as Elliott's Open Amateur Maico proved when it fmally stopped crushing river rock on the long straigh t. One thing for sure, you never got bored with the terrain. _________t'--- ----'--_-----''-=--_I And, A.C. Bakken ran strong but didn't quite match the fleet Brecker. DIAMOND CHAIN SWEEPS-., 6-24-73 COLUMBUS NATIONAL! JIM· RICE HARLEY-DAVIDSON. Factory Team o o o o nd 2 0 7 MERT LAWWILL HARLEY-DAVIDSONFactoryTeam (1969 NATIONAL CHAMPION ) MERT SET A NEW TRACK QUALIFYING RECORD! 0 KENNY ROBERTS :So: YAMAHAFactory Team (CURRENT POINT LEADER) Never say chain without specifying DIAMOND .. . "CHAINASHARDAS ITS NAME"! 6-~- d.DIAMOND CHAIN CO. ••••. .•• _ I 401. KENTUCKY .NDIA.NAPOL ••, AYENUlE INDIANA ".22.

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