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DRAG RACING continued ., • • I THE NEW MOTORCYCLE JOURNAL _ Sept. 29, 1965 - PAGE FIVE ! Sundays at 9 a .m . E lim ina tions start at 12:30 and that is a good time for spectators to arrive. At 6 p.m. eliminations s tar t at Fontana. The bikes are sprinkled equitably among the car racers for the Saturday night and S u nd ay drags and P it Direct or Robert A. Ebeling. a dedicated enthusiast, h a nd les the motorcycle show admirably. It m erits a ttend ing at either strip. TI/JIKf 1/~? FUHPOWER FIRST THINK OF EQUIPMENT FOR 2-CYCLES DillY LIONS DRAG STRIP Sunday Sept. 26 St. H· D A R.E. 8 Hen C Hen 0 CI. .. E.T. E. McDonell .. .. .. .. .. 12.75 Ron Sarver •. . • .• • • •• .• 15.77 Robe rt Ebbe ling . •. . . .• ) .(.15 J . Sanders . . • • . . • .• . . • . 17.30 MPH 103.01 83.92 92.40 65.59 FONTANA DRA GS RESULTS Saturday, September 25 • St . H·D Tri H·D Hen H-D He n Tri Clns t.r. Oean Downum • •.• .. . .. 13.n B Don Mille r • • . • . . . . . . . . 13.26 C Sto rmy M orr i s • • • ••••• . . 1.( .~ 0 Bill Billing s .. • •..... .. 16.66 GAS CLASS A Bob Michael. Top fil m . 11.85 .. We.ley Chamberl in •. . . . 13.29 FUEL CLASS Top .Elim in. tor 8 Richards & Richards . ... . 11.20 A MPH 102.85 98 89 .37 75.18 1U .79 97.50 129.31 FLAT TRACK T.T. Dick Mann had second fastest time, won his heat, main, and d ash. only be labeled "fierce." "Bugsy" sent his BSA into the turns full bore, then crossed u p and shot rooster tails 50 feet behind him and half way up the wall all the w ay through. After winning his hea t. Ma n n met Gary Nixon. fastest ·q ualifier S i d Carleson, and J oe Messar os in the trophy d ash . He blasted through the first tum neck and neck with Nixon. . but pulled ahead on the second lap. ne ver again to be push ed. The California redhead faced a nother fine field in the final which • & ROAD RACE SEATS Best Made Anywhere G UARANTEED Also RAClNG FAffilNGS BROWN FAffilNG CO. 13041 Palomar Way Santa Ana. Calif. P h one (714) 633-1627 YAMAHA * HODAKA * MONTESA * ROYAL ENFIELD SALES - PARTS - AND SERVICE YAMAHA CITY WE HAVE A FULL LINE OF HODAKA PARTS 350 N. P a cific Coast H ighway. Redondo Beach Phones: 379·8414 - 379-8415 - 722-3693 JOIN OUR 10% DISCOUNT CLUB ON ALL PARTS AND ACCESSORIES. MEMBERSHIP $1 .00 WITH THIS AD. SEE THE NEW 450cc COME Pit Director Robert Ebeling , left, counse ls a dragster at Lions . MANN THE MOST ON TULARE OVAL • • By Dale Boller Wat ch in g many of America's t op profes sional motorcycle r acers a t wor k on a full, sweeping, fla t, midwest type half mile oval is a rare treat for Southern Ca li fornia race fans. This ye ar at Tulare, is an exc eption. More than ha lf a do zen national n umbe r ri ders plus m any of the top dirt track ri ders in Cali fornia showed u p at the Tulare Coun ty F airgrounds track Sa turday night f or the a nnual five star flat track r ace pr esen ted by th e Visalia Ramblers . Dick Mann, who had ridden to second pla ce in the national po in t standings less than a w ee k before. made a cle a n sweep of the expert class events with determined riding which can LO G BEACH NOW AVAILABLE 5105 ATLANTIC BLVD. AT BOTH LOCATIONS 423- 1433 4328 E. ANAHEIM ST. 439-0943 BARNETT TOOL & ENGINEERING IS NOW IN NEW, LARGER HEADQUARTERS AT • 4915 PACIFIC BLVD. VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 TELEPHONE 589-5488 • • • " O UT ne w bu ilding , w aiti n g f OT t he Sig n s."