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the strip early and did not witness Nira tum 11.35 at 116.42 mph . Bu rn the midni ght oil Mike, for Nira is determined to d o it a gain and again . two out of thre e in fa c t ! T op e laps ed time at F on tana was set by Don McEvoy ' s 650c c Triumph fueler; 10.34 was hi s bes t, bu t Don s we a rs he is going to turn in th e nines. He a l ready holds the mil es per hour re cord and is now lo o king for th e quicke s t e lapsed tim e possible for a sin gl e e ngine Triumph and he may find it next we ek a t Irwindale where th ere is supe rior traction. New A.H.R.A. W0 rId Re cords we re s et a t Fresno Dra gways , F re s n o, C a li forn ia , on April 3rd . Th e c loses t competition yet run for world records was in the E / B class . T his is a c l ass for stock bik es with displac em e nts from 6 50cc to 749cc. Bud P ond turn ed in h is E . T. ti ck et for the fi rst record Claim. He had a chieved 13.92 and 91.27 on a Tri umph. William Swe et of Fre sno, ca me in with th e s li ght ly better 13 .82 and 93.26 , but this was no t fast e no ught to pr e ve nt th e thi rd contend e r, Allen B la c k, from wi nning the c l ass and e me r gi n g th e world re c or d holder at 13 .79 an d 94 .53. Bl a c k ' s bik e was a Triumph as we re his competitor s . Fastest e l a psed time of th e me et was s et by Le s lie Gom es of Volta, Calif. on a 650c c Triumph fueler. This was not on ly th e me et's fastest but als o th e wo rld re c ord . Gome s turned 10.78 and 135 .00 mph . Jim Powers, P it dire c tor a t Fresno , has infor me d me the next meet at Fresn o is set fo r April 17, wit h the gates o pening at 7 a . m. and elimi nations starting abo ut 1 p.m . ( Re s ul ts on pa ge 12) 5 ' FOR VieT ORY h.RiheMixp~ri·C'I;;; ' San D iego area, April 10. SCRAMBLIN AROUND B,)' Maureen L ee In our years of s crambli n' around sc rambles , we can hones tly say we hav e ne ver had a nicer time than we did at Tucs on . The people over the re mad e me feel lik e royalty (and we hav en 't had a Que en in the family for gene rations), Herb M orris and J ohnny Th ompson owne rs of Ea stside Cyc le and Eastsi de Cycl e Park even went as far as to provide a brand- ne w Yamah a 80 for me to ride around on whil e working . and " Mic key M e" hims elf, J eff Sperr y, ous let enough ai r out of the tires be forehand s o I co uld get through the sand . Now how did they know sand and I j us t don't get al on g? When troubl e dev eloped with the family Golds tar, riders as well as deale rs offered help , eve n to the exte nt of drivin g downto wn for clutchhub pull er if necessary. Anyway, it was great to be at a scrambles like we us ed to have before everythi ng got so commerc ia lized around her e. T he remark has bee n mad e that to be a compet itive spo rtsman Expert in l)ist. 37 you ne ed Ascot eq uipment and and in most cases that seems true. The gang in Tu cs on ha ve a beauti ful trac k. Thi s year, with more rain th an usual , the des ert s urroundi ng it is really green and blooming. Th e s urface its elf is a Stev e Sco tt-sliding-ty pe , with no groove. You can ride high or low , makes no differ ence, and becau s e they sp rinkle oil on it durin g main ta inan ce sessions , it doesn 't break up into dus t. W would love to see a real battle e promoted betw een the Ca li fornia and Tucson rider s. T al king in the pits after the races. we kicked around the idea of John Hat ely at Tucson, showing how It ' s done. for Ibe n-.e and acNress of the dealer ne.est you, contact BSA MOTORCYCLES - WESTERN That's three times... " b at fun it would be to have a big truck to carry al l the scoote rs over, plu s a bus for the riders , and re ally inva de Tucson wit h a wide-a wak e group including Lonnie Walter, Steve Scott and Eddie M ulde r as well as anyone else who wants to go alo ng. Yahoo , then we' d re al ly see s ome s kiddin' . Th ey h have s ome guys over - there w o ar e a mat ch for anyone in that dep artment , namel y Gordon Pa ir iman and Mike Bradl ey. One ride r we would wan t to see compete ther e a gain (as well as eve rywhere else for that matt e r) is young Joh n Hat el y from Triumph of Burbank. Thi s kid has got as much style as a Clas s " C" Exp ert in th e turns , looking so profes si onal that seen from a distanc e you think he must be an old hand at the game, and i t's a s urprise when you find how youn g he real ly is , W hear there 's e a Bult a co in J ohn' s fut ure g so be warned you 200ct: guys - the re's a junior Eddi e Muld er-Sammy Tanner type moving into your class. While on the s ubject of young riders , here' s an idea for the Competition Committee to think abo ut: How abo ut a regul ati on for th e size of younger rider s. The re are a fe w re al little I(UYS seen at scrambles at ti mes who can 't eve n get a foot down properly, they're too s hort . 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