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CYCLE NEWS PAGE NINE 22025 S. F igueroa -- Torra nce . Ca lif. ~~ P hone 328-1242 SAlES - SfIVlCf 100% ',NANCING OAC O pe n 7 Days U".e Mon .-Sa t . 10--7 Su n . 10--6 ~SA-HODAKA-~~ FOR THAT NEW HONDA BMW ~UZUKI REME MBER TO SEE Jim Doran, riding a Jap at So uth Gate Race w ay Thursday night. COMPACT RACING Winner of the Oran ge County Speedway Cham pionships 250cc main event was Johnny Balaam from Laguna Beach on a Bultaco. Johnny was running in second position behind Lee Stumpenhaus for the first four laps of the main event, Lee had a considerable lead and looked as if he would have an easy win. On the fifth lap, Lee looked as if he were going to have a seizure. He pulled into the infield, allowing Johnny Photo by ~obert Krips Balaam to move out into the lead. After examining h is machine Stumpenhaus resumed racing and ended up in fourth place. The 100cc main was also won by Balaam on a Gilera, closely followed by Rick Woods of Huntington Beach on a Yamaha and Gary Bailey · on a Yamaha. In the 50cc class, Mike Smith on h is Tohatsu was ab le to beat out his champion brother , Da ve Smith, and win the 50cc Orange County Championship main event. (Resu lts on page 10) ED KRETZ &SON WESTERN U.S . DISTRIBUTOR FOR IIAELLI MOTORCYCLE SPEED - SPORT Tires & Tubes TH E TOUGH EST ENGINE OIL. IN THE WORL. D 417 E. GARVEY AVENU E, MONTEREY PARK. CALI FORNIA AT lantic 0-8244 or CUmberland 3-4277 120-LAP GRAND PRIX NOV. 12th Frid ay's hottest race w as betwee n no vices Barry W hitmo re (#356 H-D) and Ron Kruseman (Hond a). THE FINISH UNE ••• By BOXY BOCKWooD S. Tanner continues to r ide H-D 's in practice. Last Friday he was on Cal Rayborn's rig. The week before it was J im Nicholson's or ange and white special. Word around the pits is that Mert Lawwill has his own special frame setup and isn't letting the crowd out. Sam has been trying to take a fling on Lawwill's but Mert isn't buying. Only two more weeks of racing r emain for the half milers at Ascot. The dOO!' is still wide open. This Friday Ralph White returns to action. He has been stomping his feet in t h e stands since his spill on national n ight back in mid-September. Eddie the Showboat The only way to slop Eddie Mulder in the TI events is to keep him away from the race track or maybe ch ange •the track itself. The latter ma y take place for next year. It was a great season for the Burbank Sh owboat who won the na tional TI title at Peoria and then cop, ped high point honors for the seas on at Ascot, fastest TI track in the U.S. IHnda C-z ~. Complete Service, Parts. MG.q.,in M~1RS 2422 E. HUNTINGTON DRIVE DUARTE, CALIFORNIA T.....h_. 359-4541 ~~. ~' IHAR~EV-OAVIOBON I He:~!~:~~:~SDi~~:Ut~~~u ~:~~:~'v~~~~ey ~ - • • * '\ 7. " A s cl ose a s your neare st freew ay ... A short e ight mi les from l os Ange les Civ ic Cent er via t he So n Berna rdino Freeway EIe<'fO~ 100% Financing • 36-Month Plan • Bank Financing· New & Used N~.' Sa turda y to kt' ,he Iohort rid e to 'h " fin••' Horl"r-Dovidlon , Io rll' in the Wt>" . All Irode. int w"k: o~d . * We ca r ry a l ull li ne of Harl..y. Ooyid lon o cc t'u o ri... L rg e . Ioc k o rid ing o ppo r. l, Com p le'. chro mt' o ce••ao r," df'pornnlltnl. d. * • Tues. thrv So t. 8 -6p.m. We o r. ;nl u ro nc e a gen ,., PL & PO, in cl u d ing I,Inin l u , . d m Olo r ;II , S 1" .50 pot , 6 mon th. fo r 2SOcc. $22.00 for all aye, 2SOcc. LAIDLAW'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON SALES 83 5 1 E. Garvey 8lvd. OPEN Friday nites 'til 9 South 5a n Gabrie l, Ca Hf • • Phanea: 280-39n -283-1584-448-6644 ,