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Starr's Film debuts in Los Angeles "The All-American Race," Peter Starr's hour-long feature story of the 1975 AMA Grand National Championship season will air for the first time in the Los Angeles area on Channel 13 at 7:00 p.m. June 26. The film, which stars Gary Scott. Mert Lawwill, Corky Keener, Jay Springsteen and Rex Beauchamp has already been seen in other parts of the country, but it took until now for Starr to sell the package in the highlycompetitive Los Angeles television market. More than a chronicle of the 1975 season and Gary Scott's ultimate triumph, the show is just as much a look at Americana. Interwoven with the racing action is the "otherworldness" of midwestern state fairs . cotton candy and carnivals. What's more, incredible slowmotion pan shots following the 750cc - flat trackers around the bumpy Peoria track, for example, is a real education. Anyone who thinks that din tracks are a Sunday ride compared to motocross or desert racing whould look carefully at the slow-motion scenes in this film , consider the speeds at which the bikes are moving and the weight of machines themselves. Starr's slow motion shows chains flexing back and forth in whipping waves; wheels bouncing off the din with such frequency that one wheel down and one up is the norm, not the exception; and air cleaners whipping. back and forth like alive anenomes in a sea of dust. The speeds reached on the mile top 100 miles per hour, and nowhere is it more obvious than during the cameraon-bike sequences filmed by Starr. He adds a new dimension to racing cinematography by taping microphones inside the helmets of riders, for a bouncing narrative in -b ursts at speed, matching the helmetmounted , foot-mounted , and seat mounted (looking backwards) camera shots. Nothing comes closer to being on a racer than viewing Starr's magic film. Everyone who has ever raced and won , or raced to win , will find himself nodding in agreement as Corky Keener describes in the film what it's like reliving the race afterwards, time and time again--each little move, every bump, the waving checkered. Just as the slow-motion footage captures things you can't see with the naked eye, the taped comments of the racers capture feelings a non-racer can't know about-vuntil he or she sees the film. A few segments move too slowly, but overall the film "The. All-America Race" is a must for everybody who is now or has been interested in motorcycle racing, especially if they 're gonna be in L.A. at 7:00 p .m. June 26 . John Ulrich Enter now at your HOOAKA dealer's - nothing to buy! If a Hodaka is the ultimate twowheel fun machine for the trail , then it makes sense to team it up with the ultimate four-wheel cruiser for the rood. That'swhy Hodaka isgiving away th is n€NJ Dodge Van in our "T il ra to Fun 77" contest. Irs the sharpest looking rig that ever packed a trail bike down the Interstate! Starting with their roomy. comfortable "Street Van", Dodge adds lots ofcustom trim, a bold four-color paint job, and "porthole" windows. Inside, there's carpeting, a deluxe instrument panel. and special highbock swivel bucket seats. And the whole dynamite package rides on chrome wheels & white-letter tires! 10....- Th is is Dodge's top-of-the-Iine - Pickupafreecopyof "Howto "Adult Toy" - and irs perfect for Trail Ride by Hodaka" (while the kind of active, outdoor living supplies last). that goes so well with Hodakas Keepyourfingers crossed until along. . the winner isannounced durBecause with Dodge's van, and ing the week of December 25, our bikes, you can tum any week1977. (Entries will be judged end into an adventure. on orig inality, accuracy, and And that's what the "T il to Fun" ra aptness to the "Troll to Fun" is all about! ' theme.) . How to Enter So what are you waiting for? Your .participating Hodaka dealer has complete contest details, but here's basically all you do: - Go see Hodaka's lineup of 100 through 250cc b ikes. - Fill out an offiFor Inf o rm a t io n on HODAKA _cial entry blank, motorcycles plus the name of your telling us which nearest dealer. write to: PABATCO, Hodaka you like Box 327 Sherman Road, Athena, best, and why. Oregon 97813, _ Cycle News Want Ads do it SUPER _ DAVIS ""OTKTIVE EQU_DIT SP33 SHOULDER PAD . __ 15. SP90M X SHOULDER - CHEST . • •. • • • • • .. . 23. WSPI WOMAN 'S SHOULDER PAD . 15. SG1l SHIN AND KNEE GUARD .. .... .. ..• • 15. BMG ADULT MOUTH GUARD . 3.95 STRETCH KIDNEY BELT . M. L. XL . . 3. THIS OFFER WILl..'NOT BE REPEATED THIS YEAR. VAU D ONLY THROUGH THIS AD . JIM DAVIS MOTOSPORT BOX 1002 ;:. BURBANK, CAUFORNIA 91505 TELEPHONE 213 782-2045 MOTORCYCLE KNOBBY .. . . . A . . . 213-693-9608 15

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