Heikki Mikkola notifiea Husqvarna's
racing manager, Roland Arrehn, that he
is not go ing to prolong his contract with
the Swedish racing team . It is official
that the 250cc Wor ld Champion Heikki
M ikkola will not be riding for
Husqvama during 19n. Rumo rs t ie
Mikkola to e ither Ho nda or Suzuki fo r
next year.
There aren't many 76·year-old dudes
who ride motorcycles up cliffs as a
hobby. In fact, the only one we've
heard of is Fredd ie Marsh, who qualifiect
to ride a 750 Norton in the National
Amateur Hillclimb in Everett, ' Pa. over
Labor Day. No, Fredd ie d idn' t Win, but
it was enough to have qualified wit h the
35 best in the Open Class.
Skip Aksland brought his lawyer to t he
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