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<:> .... '" os "" -. 0... ec '" .... '" SAVE up to $100,00, i New ' 66 Honda' 5 and Bultaco' s .. Two Big Locations MAYWOOD·BELL HONDA 6101 Atlantic Blvd. 583-3409 LOM ITA HONDA 2073 W Pac ific Coast Hwy. . 326- 3810 GO SUPER FAST with CYCLE CITY OSSA - BENELLI - SUZUKI Complete Machine Shop 2142 Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach - 591-1389 P hoto s by Dennis Greene Rick Wood s, here seen on Ducatl, has switched to H-D ride. • T~~~Nonda C-z OC' Husqvarna Complete Se rvice. Parts. M' ~thlin MOTORS 2422 E. H U:-iT l N(;TO :-i DRI VE 1)L'A1ITE. CAUFORNIA T.I.phon. 359·4548 HONDA ORANGE COUNTY SPEEDWAY, JULY 13, 1966 The 100cc trophy dash and main event were won bY Russ Robinson on his Yamaha. Russ took the lead in the 100cc main event and was not particularly challenged throughout the entire event. The 250cc trophy dash was won hy Rick Woods on a Harley-Dav idson. Rick was also able to pick UP first place in the 250cc A main event , only this time he was on a Ducati. Second place went to Johnny Balaam on a Harley- Davidson Sprint. The B main event was won bY #1 Gordon Kuhule on a Bultaco. T his is Gordon's first time out and he s eeme d to do quit e well. second place was won bY Pat Gosch on a. Suzuki. Pa t was out riding the new Suzuki 250cc flat tracker. T he machine seemed to have a slight handling problem caused bY the treme ndous horsepowe r it develope d. When coming out of the co rne rs into the s tra l ghtaway , P at ha d a diffi cul t time holding the front wheel down. The ma chine literally became airborne in the front and on a short course it is very difficult to go Into the next corner if the wheel is off the ground. We have been assure d by SUzuki the hand ling proble m will be c orrected and observe rs feel that this mac hine is a potential winner. Se¢e't SetHu1U!It Sate ~ rlt Steve Scott won smoothly, as usual. Steve Allen Honda 9000 Santa M onica Blvd. Los Angeles, California ... : IT'S HERE!! I (New Zundapp ISDT Replica) 113lf2hp from 100cc (with mufflers!) Tracy's M/C Sales Burbank's 2 cycle Hdqtrs. featuring Zundapp - Husqvama Bridgestone - Greeves SOUTH GATE RACEWAY, JULY 14, 1966 Thur sd aY ni ght s a w Rick W oods on a Bridges tone and a Duca ti tak e both the 200cc and the 250cc trophy dashe s , as well as win the 100cc main, but not quite so easily . Number 89 , Rus s Robinson on a Ya maha, gave Rick fits throughout the e nti re event,passing him several ti mes and leading unt il the last la p when Ric k wa s able to get on the Inside , thu s nipping Rus s out of a firs t pla c e. Ri ck did not have It so good in the A main event with the return of steve Scott carrying plate #1 riding his Bul ta co. Steve won the 250cc A main event . but not as easily as he was able to do last year in several of the main events. P us hi ng hard was Mike Spitzer on a Har leyDavidson Sprint , followed closely bY Lee Stumpenhause on his Greeves. Rick was not able to do better than 4th in the A main. The B main went to Jim Connolly on a Montesa, followed bY Mike Tillman on a Honda. Mike is just returning to us from a tour in the service. Mike was one of the leading contenders last year and is just getting back into shape. The 50cc main event was won bY Paul Wilde on a Yamaha, sporting a Tohatsu frame , followed by Mike Tillman on a Honda and third place went to Mike Smith on a Tohatsu. ( Resul ts on pa ge 16) ------------, 515 S. Victory, Burbank Ph. TH 3·0926 Mon.-Thurs.-10-6 Sun Til 9 -------------Mentio n this ad for a s pecial dea l. rI, ?It.//, NATIONAL MOTOR SUPPlY CO DISTRIBUTOR FOR Largest stock on West Coast Dealer Inquiries Invited PHONE: QUAli TY MOTORCYCLE AC SSO S CE RIE ALSO IN STOCK 2 13 633- 51 7 8 15710 Garfield Avenue, Para mounf, California 9072 3 S~eIIe SeIIe~ d4tam&ett & ~ ATASCADERO SPEEDWAY Scrambles Fast 1/4 mile Track. ILL RUN ALL CLASSES W Jul24;;Shorttraclc 250cc & Under- 8:30 to 10:00 a.m, Practice - 9:00 a.m, to 10:30 a.m. Race at 11:00 Noon Big Bikes - 8:30 to 12:00 Noon Practice after 250cc' s run. Race about 1:00 p. m , SIGNUP- 6:00 p.m, - 7:00 p.m, Race starts 8:30 p.m. Prael lce 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. SP O NSORE D BY RAMBLERS M.C., ATASCADERO For Further Information call Tony - Area Code 805 Atascadero 46600977