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THEYIIE HEIIE./
NICHOLSON
nSATISFAOORY"
Jim Nich ols on, injured in a s pec tac ula r c ras h at As c ot last Friday
night, is now li s ted in " s at is fa ctory"
condition at Gar de na Hospit al.
F irst rep ort s of serious intern al
inj uries fortunately proved false , but he
is be in g held for o bse rvation of possible
rib fracture a nd co ncussion.
J im, Natio nal Number 28 a nd coa ut hor with fellow racer Mar ty McDona ld
of the co ntinuing "M otorcycl e J ournal"
in Cyc le News each week , whapp ed the
wall with s uc h force that th e J oe Dudek
Triumph was a virtua l total - - broken
forks , tank, s eat , frame , etc . " It' ll be
read y when he is ," said Dudek , co nce rne d only with Jim 's well being.
It appea red to eye- wt t nesses near by
that Nicholson' s loot ca ught in a rut
a bout mid-tum , almo s t high-s id ing him,
j us t be lore the accide nt . He fou ght for
control, and s eemed to re gain it , but
the wall ca me up too quickly.
Marty McDonald, J im' s be st frie nd
and Novic e point lead er at As c ot , displayed a true ra cer ' s s pirit by roaring
to an impressive vict ory in the Novi ce
Main before hurryi ng off to visit Jim in
the hospital.
DRAG RACIN(
'IJ,,§ BfJacA 811""81
Juu /k, ~ 1966 Bgll Iwt.
