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A Pair of Triples (1974)

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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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Ascot TT (1978)

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ASCOT: Where all the chips were down.
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Ascot TT Nationals (1973)

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Norton Rules (to everyone’s surprise)
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Daytona Preview (1972)

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Whirling at 170 mph like a rock at the end of a string—that's Daytona.
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Fighting For Ol Joe's Money (1978)

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The battle will be decided in the trenches for AMA's number one.
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Gary Scott Interview (1973)

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A First Year Expert Looks At A Great Season.
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Half Mile at Ascot (1972)

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The Ascot season opens with a real surprise.
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Houston AMA Grand National (1970)

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“...the SOB was the shortest 25 laps I've ever rode” (Dick Mann).
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Houston: Upset City (1974)

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A Privateer won the TT and another one picked off the Short Track, and neither was on A) a two-stroke or B) a Yamaha.
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Nixon is Number One (1968)

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Triumph’s top man keeps his AMA crown in the wildest race of the season.
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Ontario: Snakebite Rampage on Turn Nine (1972)

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After two heats and 250 miles, only Dick Mann had gotten what he came for.
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Pocono Road Race National (1977)

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Ken Roberts only finished third in his heat race. Was he, as one of his competitors said, "just playing around?" Evidently.
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Sacramento 25 Mile National (1968)

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Nix wins his fourth mile dirt track race in a row.
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San Jose National Half-Mile (1973)

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The AMA National "Three Ring Racing Circus" returned to the San Jose fair grounds, with the Harley-Davidson team looking like the main act, but ending up with Gene Romero as ringmaster.
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Sears Point Road Race National (1977)

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In one of the most astonishing displays of talent ever seen, Kenny went from the back to the front in four scorching laps and established beyond a doubt that he is the best road racer in the world.
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The AMA Grand National (1977)

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The 1977 Grand National Championship chase boiled down to a three-race, three-rider pursuit of Jay Springsteen. None of the three caught him, but they put on a spectacular show trying.
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The AMA National Title: The Year Of The Privateer (1980)

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The AMA National Title Goes to Steve Eklund, Mario Zanotti and Consistency.
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The Colorado Mile (1972)

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Jim Rice returns to form.
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The Sacramento Mile (1969)

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Palmgren Wins A Heart-stopping Final.
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The September San Jose (1976)

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Motorcycles on the Mile are a one-ring circus; absolutely the greatest show on earth.
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