Cec Beauchampand Goodyear!
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Rex Beauchamp (#31) and Jay Springsteen (#25) , Ist- and 2nd-place winners, 1976 San Jose Mile National.
On March 7, 1976,Goodyear
racing slicks outraced the pack
on Johnny Cecotto's Yamaha at
the Daytona 200. The talented
Venezuelan pushed them to a new
record average speed of lOS.no
mph on the asphalt tri-oval. Gary
Nixon and Pat Hennen, the 2ndand 3rd-place winners, also flew
home on Goodyear slicks. Earlier,
Kenny Roberts earned the - Daytona 200 pole position on our
slicks, setting a new track record
speed of 111.546 mph.
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On May 16, 1976"a special
Goodyear dirt track racing tire
made its debut in San Jose, California. Again, a new track record
was set on our racing tires, as
Rex Beauchamp won his second
straight San Jose Mile National
by one bike length. And again, the
runners-up (Jay Springsteen and
Gary Scott) also finished in the
money on Goodyear rubber.
In a- very real way, every
Goodyear motorcycle tire made is
a winner. Because each is built
. WINNERS GO ~~ .
with the same emphasis on quality,
dependability and performance.
Besides special racing products,
there's an exciting,comprehensive
Goodyear Eagle line with the right
tire for every biker. The Goodyear Eagle HIP for high performance, D(T for dirt track, A(T
for touring, MX for motocross,
DIS for sandy desert, DIS II for
hard-pack desert, and R(T for on
or off road. They're available now
at your nearby Goodyear Motorcycle Dealer.
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. G OOD,YEAR
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