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Cycle News 1974 10 07

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The very fi rst AMA Grand National C hampionsh ip went to Chct Dvkuraff in 1946. On a Norton. Norton continues to win. With Dave Aldana. Some p eople were a little surprised hy Dave's win at last year's Ascot IT. T hey shouldn't have been. ~ 01011 alld T,i Iinph .go baclla 10llg '/lay. Tiletraditioll COlltilllles. Two Grand National Championsh ip s be long to Ga ry N ixon. H e did it in 1967 and 1968. And Ge ne Ro m e ro d id it in 19 70 . Bo th o n T r iumph . T h en t he re w ere t he Grand Nat io n al En duro C h a m pionships taken by B iU Baird seven years in a row, 1962 through 196 8. A gain on T riumph . Triumph continues to win. With Mike Kidd, Some people were a little surprised by Mike's win at this year's Charity Newsies. They shouldn't have been. Performance and handling arc- nothing new to Norton and Triumph. They're cnuinecred into every bike we build. Always have been. See your Norton dealer. See your Triumph dealer. 9

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