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r~=!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'------------"""-----------------_··--- --~--- $55,000 Summer Championship ~ Mile Big Bike & Side Hacks every Friday night Chuck Pa lmg ren backing in the Gurney-sponso red Ya maha. Nov· Jr· Ex .. Separate Summer point fund for June, July , August Includes Gardena Gold Cup Fri. July 19 Features AMA Nat1. TT Sat. July 20 18300 S. Verm ont, Gardena, Californ ia .. .--------------------------. I I I I Save $1.00 I I on Adult ticket for any Friday AMA event You may bn'ng a friend & save $2.00 I I 1 I I -------------------_. Trail Riders & Enduro Riders Endo, the smallest enduro legal light, and it's guaranteed unbreakable for one ( I ) year from date of purchase. Brae Ill, it's a chart & clock holder, spe edo meter, & number panel bracket. Fits VDO, Bultaco, Yamaha & Kawasaki. Roberts, took the lead off the line followed closely by Lawwill, Hateley, Keener and Palmgren. Keener dropped au t on the second lap with a bro ken valve and Palmgren turned in the third hard luck story of the day as his Gumey Yamaha went on one cylinder for a moment during the fourth lap and his fourth place became II tho Lawwill challenged Roberts several times during the opening laps un til Kenny pulled slightly ahead and Mert found himself being challenged by Mike Kidd. Kidd got by Mert on the tenth lap and set out after Roberts, gaining precious yard s on each lap. Lawwill had dropped back to a lone third with Hateley and Seale holding down equally lonesome fourth and fifth place positions. On the 17th lap , Kidd closed o n Roberts and the crowd went bananas as the pair ran side by side through the tums and down the straights. The assembled race fans had booed Roberts at the pre·National introductions, an action that didn't appear to bother Roberts, but one that had his wife shaking her head in dismay and asking "Why ?" With the crowd obviously pulling for Kidd, they all but tore the roof off the grandstand when Kidd edged by Roberts on the next to last lap. Kidd exited turn four and headed for the checkered flag with his left hand balled into a fist and shaking at the sky. The margin of victory was the blink of an eye and young Mike Kidd took his first National victory checkered flag while a nearly hysterical Mrs. Kidd hugged everyone in sight. Roberts, upon pulling off his helmet, flashed a large smile at this bike preparer, Shell Thuet, and uttered two words, "No traction." As cheerful as Roberts seemed, Mert Lawwill appeared down over his third place finish. While the majority watched the Roberts-Kidd dud, a few watched the "race of the day" as turned in by Ch uck Palmgren. Palmgren after his engi ne problem on lap four, worked his way from dead last up to fifth at the finish . His and the efforts of Kidd, Roberts and fourth p lace finisher John Hateley had turned "Harley's Columbus" into a near Triumph-Yamaha ro ut with o nly Mert's third preventing a near 1-2-3-4-5 shut-out of the Milwaukee marque. • Results N ATIONAL : 1. Mike Kidd (Tri) . 2. Ken Roberts (Yam). 3. Mert Lawwill (H- D). 4. John Hatetey (Yam). 5 . Ch uck Palmgren (Yam). 6. Charlie seale (H·D) . 7. Gary Scott (H · D). 8. Hank SCOII (H-D). 9 . Scott Brelsford (H-D) . 10. Dave Alda na (Nor). II. Dave Sehl (H-D). 12.Gene Romero (Yam). 13. TeddY Newton (HoD). 14. Corky Keener (H-D). TROPHY Eddie Wirth (77) Harleys the dirt on the outside line. $19.95 $11.95 DISTRIB UTORS & DEALER INQUIRIES WELCOME Does not incl ude num b er pa nel, clock or speedometer HILLMART PRODUCTS The Rider's Choice Riders, if your dealer d oe s not sto ck H1LLMARTproducts order direct. Satisfaction guaranteed! --------=:;; R em ember th e " n ose" kn ows. 1-316-684- 8002. 74 400 '74 250 74400 7 4 250 GP GP MX MX CZ's f o r $11 90. CZ 's for $1090. CZ 's for $ 910. CZ 's for $ 880. 1 F IN A L: 1. Rex Beauchamp (H-D) . 2 . Jim R ice (H -D). 3. Frank Gillespie (Vam) . 4 . Steve Morehead (Tri) . 5 . Larry Darr (H-C). 6 . Randy Scott (Vam) . 7. Steve Droste (Yam). 8 . RandY Cleek (Vam) . 9 . John Genna l (H-D) . 1 0o_Ed d ie Wirth (Tri) .