Competition Articles
There are some classic races that made household names of people like Kenny Roberts, Roger DeCoster, Ivan Mauger, Sammy Miller, Dick Burleson and others. The heat of competition was captured by the sports journalist in ways that today's politically-correct writers would never dare.
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Russians take the lead.
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At the inaugural 250cc USGP Marty Tripes and
Jimmy Ellis fought each other to the last second for the victory. Bob Hannah
took third with a blazing second moto. And the Europeans – one and all – took a
real pounding
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All Hail King David Of England.
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In searing 100-degree heat that smoked
engines, melted tires and cooked the asphalt, racers going down caused red flags
to fly, produced agonizing waits for help, and made competitors wonder how and
when things would get worse.
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Professional motorcycle road-racing is hell.
And it's complicated. It's done mostly by rider-mechanic teams. There are many
different kinds of professional racing teams. Most of them were developed when
motorcycle racing was a poor-boy's avocation, but now the manufacturers are
beginning to pour money into some of the team efforts. It's hard to tell,
sometimes, which teams have what kind of backing.
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GARY SCOTT finished 2nd at San Jose, Denver
and Louisville, then arrived at Columbus on Sunday afternoon, June 23rd,
expecting to win his first dirt-track National of 1974. He finished 7th.
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A tale bold & brave: what transpired when our
team motocrossed on foreign soil.
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National Champions Are Made Outdoors.
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AMA TRANS-USA SERIES: No white hats on the horizon.
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The American Motorcycle Drag Race Association (AMDRA) held the final national event of its 1972 season at Atco Dragway on the 28th and 29th of October. "Cash 'n Awards" were to reach $15,000, $5,300 of it in hard cash. After six years, drag racing two-wheeled style has met the challenge and come of age.
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In Guts We Trust: The long afternoon of the
flattrack racer.
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Brad Lackey and Mike Guerra Are Working Their Way Toward America's First Motocross World Championship.
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ASCOT: Where all the chips were down.
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Norton Rules (to everyone’s surprise)
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Johnson's new ET record-holder for
Atco - 9.08, which is gassing it pretty good for a damp, coldish track.
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Third Annual East Coast National Drag Racing
Championships -Triumph scores with new national E. T, and speed records over a
strong Harley contingent.
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Come in Camera 4.
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Not even traditional English weather can stop
the American road race team.
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The Bakersfield Drags.
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Angling for big bucks and TV time at "The
Superbikers.".
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