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77 www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS nNovember 2016n 10. In the fi rst episode, Hendee says, "Everyone gets to race against Indian in our Expo run next spring, races in every city, all makers welcome. If you can best my machine, then I want to partner with you to take Indian motorcycles to the next level." What part of this speech is accurate? a) 100 percent; he did say and do these things b) 75 percent; there was an Expo, but he did not really exclude H-D as shown in the fi lm c) 50 percent; there was never an Expo, but he did partner with promising engi- neers and designers d) 25 percent; he wanted to put all the competition out of business, never part- nered, and only went to a few cities e) 0 percent; he had an excellent engineer (Oscar Hedstrom) as his partner and none of this Expo crap ever happened 11. Earlier in the same speech, Hendee says, "There are now 50 motorcycle mak- ers in America." a) True b) False c) Back then, the competition came and went so often, nobody really knows if there were more than that or less than that Answers for October's Game 1. The fi rst AMA dirt track race was held in what year? c) 1924 2. The fi rst national dirt track race was held years earlier. a) True 3. The fi rst rider to win the AMA National championship four years in a row: c) Carroll Resweber 4. What is the record for most National Titles in dirt track racing? b) 9 5. What AMA Pro rider has won the most dirt track races? c) Scott Parker 6. The types of AMA Pro dirt races are: b) Mile, half mile, short track, TT October Winner James Ferrantelli Congratulations to James Ferrantelli of Tavares, Florida! James got a rare perfect score on October's Name That Time Machine Trivia Quiz. When not winning internet trivia quizzes James is giving people the ride of their dreams as boat captain at Walt Disney World, and while a boat is not a bike, he still enjoys it. In his free time he likes to make his own dreams come true by riding up the scenic coastal SR-A1A or over to his favorite shop, Gator Harley- Davidson in Leesburg, Florida, on his beautiful 2013 Road Glide. James realized his passion for riding in 1974 when he fi rst took a spin and soon bought a Honda 350. The bikes led to a lifelong obsession with the machines. Since then he's logged hundreds of thousands of miles over the 42 years he's been riding motorcycles, and plans to ride just as many more. 4 7. Most successful dirt track racing motorcycle of all time: e) XR750 Harley-Davidson 8. The last AMA Championship by a British motorcycle was in: c) 1971 9. The last British motorcycle to win an AMA national was a Triumph. b) False 10. The fi rst AMA National Championship was won by a Norton motorcycle. a) True 11. The fi rst Japanese brand to win the AMA National Championship? b) Yamaha Time Machine Continued from page 74

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