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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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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 Inter-Am Motocross Series (1969)

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America has just devoured its second helping of European motocross—with enough relish to make the newly instituted Inter-Am series a flourishing annual event.
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The International Six Day Trial (1963)

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Six Days Czechpoints!
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The International Six Day Trial (1969)

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A Formidable American Entry Grabs Its Share Of The Gold, Silver And Bronze.
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The Italian 250 GP: Morini Licks the Honda (1963)

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Terrific speeds at Monza. Provini now close for 250 cc world title.
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The Italian Grand Prix (1969)

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Phil Read Beats Benelli and Jawa With Grit, Moxie and a Pair of Yamahas.
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The National Drags at Lions (1966)

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If it was hot machinery, it was well represented at this weekend of Southern California racing.
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The Real Thing: Mini-Motocross (1977)

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There comes a point when the imitation gets so close to the real thing that it becomes the real thing too.
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The Russian Motorcycle Scene (1972)

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The “sport” in the U.S.S.R.
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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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The Superbowl of Motocross (1976)

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The crowd was bigger than ever this year, but there was still only one winner.
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The Trans-AMA Motocross Series (1972)

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Massive factory involvement completely dominates this exciting motocross series.
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The Wagner Cup Trials (1976)

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Martin Lampkin came away the winner, but Marland Whaley was the real hero of America's round in the 1976 World Trials Championship.
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Three US MX Events (1975)

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Three Of The Damndest Motocrosses In The U.S. This Year!
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Thunder in Florida at the Daytona 200 (1980)

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Daytona's track-wise railbirds knew a two-stroke would take home the winner's purse in the 39th running of the Daytona 200. But they lacked some information on their tout sheets. Real four-stroke GP bikes with 1000cc engines packed full of coiled thunder were in the starting gate this year.
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Track Testing a Speedway Racer (1978)

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"And on the pole! Dangerous Dain Ginnngerrelli!".
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Trans-AMA Finale (1973)

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Ake Jonsson, that 30-year-old Swede on the Maico factory team, roared past the competition in the Trans-AMA finale at Saddleback Park, California, just like a freight train passing a tramp.
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