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eC ·onS rk lug lorcyc e Cassie • rio . 4,5,6 THERACE THE CHAMPION SPARK PLUG MOTOR CYCLE CLASSIC. Two gruelling l Ofl-rnile races back to back, with o nly a brief 45-minute in terva l in between for riders to ge t th ei r breat h a nd fo r mec hanics to prepare t heir motorcycles fo r t he seco nd race . THE TRACK On ta rio Mo t or Speedway . For t he firs t time , the West's richest motorcycle road race, with over $50,000 total p u rse at stake, will be run counter-clockwise on a new 2.9 mile road race track at the famous O nt a rio Motor Speedway. In an effort to make the close exciting action more visible to the spectato rs, access t o t he infie ld turns will be increased as much as possible t o acco mmodate t he mo re arden t fans who don't wan t to sit in a gra ndstand .' Fo r t he first time at th is race, infield camper parking will be permitted on Sa tu rda y night, allow ing peo ple to get a much closer look at Su nd a y 's action. So me of the more interesting places are in the cam ping areas which are marked on t he diagram . T he infield is very accessi ble b y means of t he t u n nels around th e t ra c k, a nd it is possib le , during the course of ... ~ ~ o .... u o the race, to watch from several different locations whic h are easily and quickly accessible by vehic le. For spectators who wish to sit in the grandstands, t h e same Genera l Admissio n ticket is stil l good , excep t in the Victory Circle gra ndsta nd. THE ENTRY Your firs t chance on th e- West Coast to see 13 -time World Champion, G IA COM O AGOSTINI of Italy on the European T ea m Yamaha, battling wheel-to -whee l with American Champion, KENN Y ROB ERTS. Don't miss the third meeting between these two great riders. The score so far after Daytona, Florida and Imola, Italy , is 2-0 to Agostin i, and you can be sure that Ro be rt s will be out to make this 2-1 . Agostini will be joined by teamma te " T EP P I" LA NSIVUORI of Finland on the Dutch based fac tory Yamahas. BARR Y SH EENE, PAUL SMA RT an d CLIFF CARR of England will be on their factor y Suzukis. YVON DuHAM E L, Canada, on his factory Kawasaki , plus JOHN BOOTE of New Zealand on the Team Levi Yamaha, and DALE · WYLIE of New Zea la nd will join his countrymen along with WARREN WILLING a nd TREVOR WQO D of Australia. The best American riders will be on h i!!1d ;1:;0, attempting to win part of the big purse . ~------------- - -- - - - - ------------------ ~ -------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - , 00 OnTARIO . TOR SPIED AY Tr ippe Cox Associates Inc. . SPEEDWAY BOX OFFICE, 3901 East G. Street Ontario, CA 91764 CN 5 For information phone (714 ) 984 -2255 or (714) 949 -8761 Tickets also available at Ticketron and all Liberty and Mutual agencies ~---- - - - - - -------- - - I J 25