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9 NO CYCLE ALLEY Co lumnist Bob Ebe ling is i ll th is .. week . Fu ll report on Irwindale Drags w it h Lions $1000 pu rse drags next we e k . • THE FINISH LINE By BOXY BOCKWOOD DAYTONA PREVIEW AT CARLSBAD The most importont sportsmen rood race of the yeo do r ma ny Cal iforn ian sgoes th is Sunday afte rnoon a tCa risbod Racewa y nea r Ocea nside . . Area contende rs for the Daytona 200 mile title next month, a nd there a re many,te ke a fina l fl ing be fore hea ding for Florida. • The Carlsbad lineup read s like a Daytona event . The Yama ha tea m of R lph White , a Buddy Parriott , Paul Conser riereandSwede Savage will be the re. Suz uki se nds Yoshio Itoh, Dan Haaby and Wa lt Fulton. The Weste rn BSA team of Haa by a nd Don Vesco team up for the first t ime this week• 'end . White and Savag e .w itc h fromYamaha to Matchless for Daytona andwi ll both have big bike rides Sunday for a fina l war mup. Harley aces Ca l Raybo rn, Mel Lac he r · and Mert Lawwill wil l all be out to test HP and ab ility . Triumph aga in sends Dick Hammer and Skip Van Leeuwen . • The Ossa factory has sent a new 175cc fuII blown rood racer to the stete for Kenny , Clark to try for the first time. His scramb ler he rode to a win last month wil l go to another ride r. ... SHORT TRAC K AND IT BIG SUCCESS Last weekend set many new reco rds. The .. indoor short track at Long Beach hosted 105 ride rs an d pai d a whopping $3 , 000 plus purse . It was an Am erican record c rowd fa. indoor racing that found the promote rs gett ing four more dates for the year . The next race is Saturday nig ht , Feb . 26th. O ver at Ascot , Dick Hammer shawed the • troops the way a round a nd is ba ck in winning form , The purse topped the $2 , 200 mark to g ive a g rand tote I of we II over five grand to the riders in less than 1B hours. Mr . Mulde r has now ma de ove r $1 ,000 in two nig hts of short t rack rac ing an d one shot a t the TT's. ' • • The Ascot novice class looks like a winner this yea r. The dozen riders that made the fina l -- a ll were around to the finish . Aggie hosts the next one witha two day event on March 5t h a nd 6th. Novice only on the 5th. Whenever you're on the rnove.icyc llng can be more fun and safer with Buco. . New ideas are put to work . . . but see for yourself. Buco cycle accessories and head protection products are on display at your favorite dealer. Buco Sportsman . Smart looking Buvac White with Go ld Racing Stripe. Exclusive adjustable siz- . ing for comfort. New Aeroglide Sport Glass Helmet Hat Contour shape with important shatterproof lens availab le in clear, green and yellow. SHORTY t EOtsTtATlON SoIdeT ..nd bracket " ClI · l TAIL UGHT UN rJ c.ta1oc # TL- S UGHT & UCENSE .UCXET Slai.m. ateaI *n.-z Handsome " Wedgeshape." Designed for minimum wind resistance and protection from the elements. Stylish protect ive hats in 4 styles and colors ... Safety for those on the move.