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".. PAGE TEN - - Thurs~ Sept. 23.1965 - - THE NEW MOTORCYCLE JOURNAL MOVIE REVIEW A VVinning Combination " T he 1964 Peoria TT Races" SAMMY TANNER 3 T IME B-Mile NATIONAL "/I NNE R ' 59 - '64 -- '65 1964 SP RINGFIEL D WINNER ASCOT'S HIGH POINT CHAMPION IN ' 59 . 'f;1 - ' 64 C. R. A X T E L L OWNER And TUNER'S CHOICE FOR THE HEART OF HIS B.S.A. IS A. HARMAN & COLLINS CAM BECAUSE : L THEY ARE INFINATELY ADJU ST ABLE . 2. OUTLAST OTHER CAMS AT LEAST 10 TO I 3. ARE ACCURATELY GROUND M C. SUPPLY PISTON . BECAUSE: L P ROVE N BEST AVAILABLE PISTONS 2. OFFSET PIN CON GRATUL ATIONS FROM HARMAN & C OLLIN S TIGER mot o r cycl e POWER r aci ng c a ms Sold Th rough M/C Dealers Everywhere ! THE SOUTHlAND1S lEADING DISTRIBUTOR Of QUALITY N ATIO N AL NAME BRAND M O TO RCYCLE PARTS AND ACCESSO RIES . . . fEATURING 1 EXIDE BATTERIES GOOOjiEAR MOTORCYCLE TIRES AND TU BES SU PER EA GLE GRAS SHOPP ER TU Rf GRIP WAYFA RE R /~ "J ,,J I, ,.-r..I,17 NATIONAL MOTOR r .L '7.. '. / , ...; • Alth ou gh film r ec ord of the P eor ia TI was released about a year ago it has not been seen often i n this area The first part of the film is well do ne, with lots of the peop le, the track, a nd e qu ipmen t being p repar ed for the events. However, when the bikes are seen in action the m ovie d oes a n ose dive. I don't know why, b ut so me fil m producers think that th e on ly wa y t o highlight m otorcycle r aci n g is to speed up the action so th at m a chin es are just a blur. Th e jump action is very well done a n d some camera angles are origina l. There is one section of the small b ike races that dwells too long on a particurlarly bad accident. The P .A. S tu r tevant Company has only produced two films on m ot or cycles, and with their kno wledge of m ot or prod u cts any further fil ms should be of better quality. The film runs 15 minutes in col or a nd sound, and is available from the P. A . Sturtevant Co ., Addison , Illin ois. - by Clyde Earl ALL TRAC TIO N SUPPLY 75770 Ga rfie ld Av enue Param ou nt, Califo rn ia 633-5778 CYCLE IN THE COMICS S Amid the puer ile trivia of Daddy Warbucks spo uting po li tical do gma, Moon Ma id 's fath er thr eatening t o kill Dick Tracy's grandson and L i'l A bn er munch in g a corned beef sandwich enroute to the moon, the fullcolor S u n d ay comics h ave something new to offer - motorcycles. S a u nd ers and Over gard, creators of the Steve R oper com ic strip for Publishers Newspaper S yn dica te, have their hero and his friends mountin g motorcycles for a 22-mile tour of park terrain. The leader of the tour, who looks like an greying Clark Kent with Barry Goldwater eyeglasses, advises his troupe: "Avoid soft ground and loose topsoil . .. If you meet people on horseback, turn off your mot or and wait till they are safely p ast. A bov e all, respect posted signs. Like those that say 'Hik ers O nly '. The park officials won't give us permits again if w e act li ke hoodlums." Af ter this lecture, ther e are two omi nous panels. A shapely, go ggl ed blonde is gra bbed by a tough named Hugo. "You're h u rting m y a rm," she sn a ps . And he r e plies. ''You keep y our b ig eyes of that Guy Nomad (R ope r's Rock Hudson-type friend), or you'll take it home in a sling." Wh o will get th e girl, and if it is Nomad how will h e rescue h er w ith only BOcc? The p lot will unfold in m ost daily newspapers and. Sunday comic su pplements. by David S haw 0 SarneH Tool & Engineering, To Its New, Larg er Head qu art ers at 49IS Pacific in Vernon ~ P.O. Sox 986, Huntington Park, California 90858. I "Our new building, wait ing' for the Signs." 0 • • t •