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- 14 o LAWNDALE INeel. CYCLE YAMAHAO ) :tt, VELOCETTE Due AT I SALES-SERVICE -PARTS- RENTALS 15324 H A WTH O RN E BO U L E V A RD LAWNQALE C ALI F • SP 2 1 8 2 2 OS 6 -9546 TH E FAMILY FUN C ENT E R CANOGA PARK TI:,~::~ 7233 CANOGA AVE. 346·3700 DRAGS from page 13 iar face and his Harley Is well known as tough to beat. Stormy Morris used to ride a Harley flat head but surprised us all with a 450 Honda as his new mount. Steve Rowles ran a little slower than before on his Suzuki, but not s low enough to be defeated. A Reco rd Le Roy W yman is now on Irwindale 's record book as the bike to hold title to the D street record, it he backs up his E.T. of 14.05. Congratula tions to Le Roy; he has tried hard and long for this spot . Top Fuel The run-off for top fuel was between F oothill Cycle's team of Murray and Cook a gainst your columnist. J im Cook allowed the Honda a head start before he popped the Triu mph double' s clutch and almos t lost the race. Specta to rs jumped to their feet as the double began to eat up the dista nce between the two bikes and broke Into chee rs as it passed the Honda some fifty or si xty feet before t he lig hts. Jim did not chee r; he just wiped the sweat from his brow. At Fontana ~AT[HLE55 ~ . HODAKA· SALES· PARTS· SERVICE EDDIE CROWELL 10427 P ra irie, Inglewood Due to heavy moisture at F onta na (rai n, to be exac t), it was ques tionabl e whether eliminations could be run. At 12:30 p.m.. Manager J im London gave us the O.K. signal and a demonstration of s heer lack of common sense was s hown by all of us who ran, s lid, wobbled, spun and al mos t dumped. Despite all the hazards it was a ball , and the finesttrophles I have yet se en at any local stri p were awa rded. The best spee d was turned by Sonny Raslawski on his Harl ey, and the lunch his wife prepar ed was great . T he only day li ght feature will be the 31st running of th e Tacoma Memorial C ha mpion s hi ps at Graham Speedway; all other events a re under the lights. Washington and Oregon TT e xpe rt s . feeling a little co ck y aft er drubbing Edd ie Mulder and Skip Van L e euw en a t Bo ise, Idaho l ast month, ha ve predicted tha t not muc h pu rs e money will be going south thi s year. Em il Ahola, na t ional IT point leader who wa s beate n only once at Graham la s t ye a r, Gl en Adams and Sonny Burres. king pi ns of t he pin t-s i zed P ort land t rac ks . welc ome t he competition of the California s t e ep lechase rs. The Schedule: May 27 - Graham Spdwy. Tacoma-N May 27 - Sidewinders , Portland-N May 30 - Graham Spdwy, Tacoma-D June 1 - Speedway, Inc. Portland-N June 3 - Graham Spdwy. Tacoma-N J une 4 - Ca s tl e Rock, Ca s tl e Rock-N -0 de notes Day. ·N denotes Ni ght THE MOBY CAP By Jack Byrd This report is strictly "off th e top of my head" as t he saying goes. It is c onc ernin g a new safet y helmet, " The Moby Cap ," a new idea in safety head gear, mad e and fashion ed in England. It is constructed of a Next Sa turday OR.3·9573 II .~ Usually the answ er to the problem of 2 plus 2 is 4 but It will be two at Lions this coming Saturda y. Dick Rios , top man and o....ner of the twin engine fueler "Two Timer:' will You're in Good Company defend his title against the fast and furious twin engine "Stage Fright" of PelTY and Scott. The match will be a t....o out of three, and considering the repeated 15ll-mph-plus runs of both bikes, either could be the winner. If experience rules the most then we would say Rios. Weight and recent competition could give PelTY and Scott the "in. Luck makes the odds even and so may the best man and machine be king. If you wish to watch this great battle and compete also. remember that Lions has $25.00 awards on Saturday nights . There will also be action at Irwindale on Satu rday, Fontana and Lions on Sunday. This shows signs of the greatest weekend ever. (Results on page 16) $3000 IN PURSES FOR W By David L. rr WEEK ASH.-ORE. Welsh SALESMAN SONNY BYGUM ne O of the smiley people to greet you at P a cific Northw est IT ra cing s hift s in to high gear the last wee k of May wit h seve n ra c e meet s in eight days a nd an ac cumul a tive pur s e of $3000 plus per c en tages. High li ght of thi s actio n-pac ked week will be the ' 66 opening of the popular Ca s tl e Roc k course. In t he past, many Californi a rac er s ha ve taken advantage of t hese early-season ra c e s to prep for the C as t le Roc k National in mid-July. fi bre glass s hell , cork and foa m line d . The outside is done in your choice of a sporty p I aid or ho undstoot h c heck fabric . T hese s a fe ty c a ps ....ere se nt to us by Bert's Mot orcycl e Shop in La Puent e. They a sked our opi nion of t he m. Aft er a c a reful t es t, we came up with th e s e views: The cap stayed on our head well while riding in the wind, thanks to a neat chin strap. Howev er they are only suitable to break the initial . for ce of a fall, and more th an like ly the sport cap styling would not ke ep yo u c omple te ly safe fro m injurie s to the side of the head. The cap it self looks nice on the head and gi ve s a very jaunty appearan c e to eithe r men or women. We fe e l that th i s particular he lme t would appeal more to the sports car drive r who wan t s that e xt ra measure of pro t e ction, rather than a cyclist. Howeve r so me cyclis t s might like its comfort. wei ghtl es snes s an d differe nt look . After all , an y head protection is preferable t o none. BGHT STATES ENTER CARLSBAD ROAD RACE Sandy Belond announce d today that riders from California, Washington, Oregon, utah, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Arkansas have already filed entries for tbe coming AMA professional race to be held at Carlsbad Raceway on Sunday, May 15th. Both Daytona winners are being flown in es pecia lly for the event. Bob Winters and Buddy E lmore , the two Daytona front runners, will be here to ride on the Yamaha racin g team and headline the li s t of various champions . Beland is looking for at least 50 experts and close to 100 novice riders for the purs e payin g event. He has already signed the front running four riders from the Daytona 100 mile 250cc amateur expert race, two of the top four In the 200 mile national big bike event and the novice winner: W Fulton, Jr. alt No advanc ed entry is required. P it gates open on Sunday mornin g at 8:00 a.m. wit h practice to foll ow immedia tely. There will als o be a s pec ial practice on Saturday aft ernoon. Novice, amateur and expert clas s riders will be racing in this, the firs t professional AMA road race to' be run in California si nce 1958. The trac k is the same that will be used for the national road race in Septe mber. Greenhorn r.e Nears May 21 and 22 will be the dates t hi s year for th e 20th annual runn ing of the Gre enhorn Enduro. If you ha v en't already s en t an entry to 814 Ch ehalem Road, La Canada, Calif., it's too lat e now, because mail ent ries closed last Saturday, < May 7. The ' Horn. as it is more or less af fectionately known, is the we st ' s oldest e ndura nce run, but not fo r .. gre enhorns." Despite t he post er slogan c a lling it "The run for the a verage rid er ." it is a rou gh, tough , tw o-d ay , 400-mile desert bash with tro phies a nd glo ry to match the challenge. Start and fin i sh line t hi s ye ar is a t P earblos som in the dese rt. Muffl ers and lic ense plates are required. If you c an mak e it to P earblossom befor e 6:01 a.m. you can s t ill get in as a post ent ry. • • • • • • 2-Up Wheelies ? L ancaster dealer Wheelie Wheeler promises to rid e the 'Horn two-up on a Cotton (Whe e lie was recently appointed di stributor for t he li ghtweight Cotton). His fearless pass enger will be Craig Halstead. 5-Man Zundapp .Factory Team Zundapp di s tributor Edison lJy e is putting together a five-man t ea m to plac e th e 100 cc li ghtweights in t he winner's c irc le . Co-sponsored by Med -International and ZundappWerke, the team, led by Chuck Ba.ke r of San Di e go and L eroy Wint ers of Arkansas, will compe te on fa c t orypre pare d Si x Days T ri al mac hines. Bot h ar e pla nni ng to rid e t he I.S.D.T. in E urope t his year . • • LONG BEACH HONDA 5105 Atlantic Blvd. 438 E. Anaheim St. 423-1433 439-0943 • BSA Headquarters in Long Beach 431 W. P ac ifi c Caast Hwy. 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