Captured by the co nscie nt ious
camera of Richa rd Creed
New Moll y Blue Nam ed
HOUSTON, TX., FEB . 2
The German. the American,
th e Pole - indoors.
Ms. Marian ne Marks was named
"Molly B1 uc " last Saturday evening du ring in termission 0 f the
Yama ha Gold Cup Short Track
Nationals held at the Houston
Astrodome.
Miss Marks was chosen by popular ballot d uring the Astrohall
motorcycle trade show. The ba llots
were counted by Cycle News President,
Charles Clayton, who certified Miss
Marks as winner of the HRL Lubricants
"Molly Blue" co ntest.
During her reign as "Molly Blue,"
Miss Marks will act as public relations
secretary for HRL, and will appear as an
a ttraction at major motorcycle races.
trade shows, and in
television
interviews.
"I'm just so ex cited," she said while
HRL Sales Manager George Tripes
placed the silver crown on her and
presented her with a giant bouquet of
flowers. "I feel very lucky to have been
selected from so many well qualified
candidates. I want to thank Yamaha fo r
the gift of a LT-3 100 Enduro and a
co mplete blue rid ing ensemble, ABC for
custom lea thers, an d The Denver Gold
Cup promo ters for th e beau tiful
bouquet. Yo u're all so kind, I just want
to cry."
T he cro wd gave the 23 y ear old , who
m a kes her home in Santa Ana,
California, a ro using sendo ff as sh e rode
out smi ling in a Spirit Eagle side ca r.
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The happy, gappy grin of TT winne r Dave Hansen. That
expression says he did the whole thing.
Mike Kidd, Team British from Tex as
from Team Mexican . We suppose
it will all work out.
Faces under the 'Dome
Thoughtful Mark Brelsford. a champion cheated
of his year of glory , ponders the probabilities of
going fro m "6" to " 1" again.
Tea m Yamaha 's name riders. Ro mero and Robert s. with
Ken ny's little parts wagon in the backg rou nd.
The letters on the leath ers spell out M-A-R-K-E·L.
Bespectacled Bart: old . wiser and pretty dam m
qu ick. preparing his (what else?) Harley .
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