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Rick: Ringfram's SpillIIsa' lBId!
Stmuy &qJ;e RODda helped Regan
Wilson Beare tfJe
itor" and WaIt (Harry?) Falter gave &is
aid to Perry and Scotty wl'rile Foothill
Cycle Center Wll5 witb.l'I4hmIy & Cook.
TI'ranI{ you: aI1i fa: y,our help, from com~
petitors wfro ram and spe.ctatcn wfw
watdIed it happen.
Class C ft
ERWl DALE
AlII of tfJe weeIieud's; racing' was not
out of stater tI'umks to Bruce MiLlem
aIiIity to substitute as Cycle DIrect«
eitfIer- IDie BItler Ol' myself'
are off on 8\ racirIg dIite... If it were not
fa: IIice: peqJIe mte Bmeer we woWd
. . be "'State G
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Doni McEvoy Ud tile- top fuel vic...
fay; at hwiDdal!e Raewllji at an amaziDI: speed aodl e1apled time C'0IlSideriJI& lII1l t&at oecured1. Doo ioolr fJisI
biIle to tI'le strip • ' I t ridJer,_
chfted .IoIDL I:J.IIgbes to do t1'Ie ~
WlIiIe J!oim weut &ome Col: fJisI
IeatfJergr Ibr. grew'.
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JU:edl Ibl1 Haria' 011I die riifer:s ~
mi. u.ris; ha:I time' !« 0IIe
Iief1re
Joba: retlrned ami
' SOl ImlUSsed
by tile' lICa!ler'atiar t&rat &e s/mt off
the lights, assumiag lie &ad aIr:eady
reaclledi them. Wbieni
Hugj]es ...rived' he dtimbed a&oa'I:i IIDd1 prepared!
fir a t:hird ~.. ruD. The clutch was.
popped ami smoIie rolled from t&e
slid. UDtil folrll:L gear was reached.
BDd the sIiift made. Sm:lden:ly there
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s:ITence (a: Jobn had. to shut off.
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The Triumphs tappet
clC Iroke and
the engine was destroyed. E.Ven
tIroughl the brealcage oc:elWro at the
eigllth mile mark. an elapsed time of
lL35 and speed o:li 119' mph was rer-
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0IIl September Ilflr. ma trT wenJiD:olnr riders showed up at Otay Mesa
C!ass; C TI", -
Call
~b'tlml:.
Patton. Ja.ck SImmoDS. and Bill
Tra vjS,
SiIve~
thorn to name a few. AIthou;gl\: eveiii'""
tI1fnc; promised a Deaui::itU1. da;vr toe ~
amII s;pe'Cta:tors. tbe rack or fims SPO'itedi
i:t: toc the ll18I&gemellt. This> didl not
'odaT of
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~ it
ve~' IOOd
BlllYODe
eJ.se,
tIlou:gJl and a
racfug ~
Mer practice IaQs, we« oye.. one
coW'd ~ IIWIY lti'clerS' excIalimifng Ilow
tiIst the track: _
am how the:l'l ellj'oTedi
it.. ne management de'cide'd to rum 'llT
amII !JaHlack too. 'Ih.e ti:rlrt beat race
faJ:: tJIe, 25ac'C'"g WlI:S' aI. tast-fil:st fiat
tr:acli: EfVent. The next: b.el£t: was, a 'IT
e_at with Montessa mounted Bill
SU'rertbom taking ft: aWll$ fiem C a I
Ra;yliom on bis Jf-D 5prfnt. Cd came'
tlmolIgn in tile Main attel" Bill SiIvel"-
tIiom took: a !latdi
tarr on tum one,
Simmons lUIlI' TIlIV., P
- * d lICtion ill lbe 0.- clasL JlId;
~ lL beautfIaI l'Ilodon Meili!lle' that
oedlJ' lilt UP' HlII' ~ Jlici. tool;
ead(J Jleacr ia tbe """" T'}" HII
Tiavis dcIii c-.
taiL A IiWe' trouflI'e
w' &mction made. .Jil'cll 1_ CIUt on all<
S"Qma lit tile middle 01 tile c~ lIIIdI
TIlIYiS took o.nr. JiIdi;. in tile dUM of
tfIe ",hole PllC ~ "'~ IUs ",ay;
_IL up. tbe
r aild blrd passed
6ftY- neept lOr 'lla.viS ia ..... Iape.
It
at ~. cl:UCiilJl POiDt iii tbe
.JIlek;
w..
Laidlaw Hat ley-o mdson sent Joe
halt of a new strip record. Joe turned.
at speed of 126.93 mph and that will
be
officiall A. gas re:conI if it is
backed up to witl'rin 2 per cent.
In1 the eITminatioc for top gas Len:
lasmins 30.50 Triumph took the honors with Bob Michaels as the rider.
Bob Michaels andl Joe Smith st~d
for the race and Joe drew a red light
which gave the cash p.urse to Len and
Bob. The 30.50 Triumph turned 13':31
Six class winners' were in the race
for top, street bike money and in the
final round Vince Rowles and SI1ZU!ti
tool. the honors. Vmce was staged
apinst. Tony Dodge and' his Triumph
BomeviIle that h:al!i won its class
turning 13.00 E_T. an 105.75 miles
per' hour. It looked. file a sure tIring
a: Tony but that terrible red light
tlrned the tables. Vince Rowles won
top street turning 141.03 at 91.83..
COMI 6' ATTRACTION'S
ORMAL FRlDAY & SATUR-
DAY PROGRAM.'S
AT LLONS
D r NDALE, WITH SPECIAL. ATCHi RACE S TURDAY
BETWEEN BOB ERELl C'S
TRIO PH' AND P ALAAUDES
JET DRAGSTER. ~T !*JAY NOT
BE CLOSE BUili IT WilL BE
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excitiJr race tbat Travis' prima£y dalD
-doae busted and JiIc
. Il tile I'e'a'dI
to
• A.t conclusion of
e
it
'" .... unced over tbe PA sy t'elIT tI\all
Travis had beeD lJitting' a:roundl 1001
laCe'
be enteIedl tum
on tile
sidet tbe tacli.. [[ Tra.'1l' ..
rea1JIJ'
in
tbat SPeed~ w'
w
.ru
. g on hi
, lJe was pulling Travis?'
Action in the Main Event caught a
terrific race between the duo again.
Jack managed to out'powe'r Travis and
take the lead. Travis' again man3lgedi to
snap l1i5 primary chain: and tbat ended
his no-money day. Jack went. on to' take
the lead and managed to lall everyone
at least once to take the Pint Flace
13JJl"els in the Open Class.
Jack Simmons took home $60 tor his
trorlbleg (there weLen't any). Bill SLlvel'thorn took home some dough as did Cal
Ra:Y born. There was also a jump contest in whlch Travis traveled' a niliy
5";4. teet to take First and a trophy.
Tra'V1s alSo. did ten wheelies tOl" the
eJ a:nd soullbt, "lbry plus the
W~5 slIaLe elf the One star Furse'.
D'ae tOl tfre IJinftedi Illll!tber or dl:[ell:5'
ap~e~. iIOl. GlltDll insl:itutett a sPttcia!
race. fJI, halI!;"m[eo a:ndI a TT wlli:cb en
up Uleas'fIlg; s:peetator ana rilfer BJ1ike..
The ~ event was; woo by 00.
otller than: C\d "srlIgger'" RaY born caned!
King; ot carlSllad. Mr. RaY'born dJislikeS'
being: caJl:ed tms; diJe to the tact that it
is not. so. lil!' SlI.yS • A!JY' bOdN' can win at
Carlsbad". Second prace' was takem bY'
Vaugbn. EreI'm YllJmabal mounted. ana we
wonder if Ire lIaS' ac ·bread [oute-. if he
does he. couId be the tastes t Iiledms
uourrdl. Tbird! p!a:ee wen! to Grumbling
Grant Brnwlll 10 caJ eras •C!" EX'Pl!.t
riding a Etollda.
The ']7 poroon at the program was;
captured! by' ,Tacit· Stupend ous - Simmons.
on Ili:s new Met:is'se tramed 7S0c c N'ortolll
AtllLs. Befreve Lt. JacJl; rese:mb:led Shermatl"s ltllU'cb: to tbe: sea through Georgia.
leaving a traili elf devasted he'arts, and
broken ma:c bines lieIlindl , As loca.! bero
TraviS Petton was plagued Wfth: diftfcuIl:ies' and! Deve~ nnishecl.
Second plllce went to George· Speedy'"
Snrber on !tis pote nt TtiUmph. All agreed
be looked llke tile' bappiest. man. on: the
traek with. ll.is CiiUsb..
TIifrI pIace: was taken; bY tbe East
San Drego. CnlIe'gl!' Cll:sanoVlli Pred Bevan
aboard' his treml'iling tenor Triumph
Tlli:s mac:DiIle I'la.s such tertible power
that Freu has to keep a sten ha.l1d OIl
the' tbrottla and! ~ release the e=g;r
in. irlsta:n:t:aneous bU1'S.ts. Immediiteq
sbUttin.~· down. his. power p.la.nt, !oll'owtn;g
tois' tenS'el cIra!Inaltic' in:stant_
Xo hn -H..ads·upI" KeadJa nd roJ!1O'wing
his dramatic" s1:llIt. nipp.ecLfourth position.
Mote Class ·C· Events are pianned
in tbe future 0 tIlis beautitu! new trac It.
Watcl1 Cycle News for the dates in. LtS
calendar of Events..
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JK1l< Sl'mmcms was IfOt to, blt denied hi's wllt
lIlI' fIi'e. blrNortolf' Mellss••
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'lDGluca
GRMD PRIX Yft?
BY
RaY AIca:mIiZ pl"omot,ed! his fust. class;
·C· event.at l'iIesa g.,.eedwaY' lc!lc'aiedl
so utb at Slml Dieg!}, eas t of Chuill>. Vrstal
and juat nortb. oj Tijpana r.texi~o. This
is to 11e£p: a:n. ot tbo'se poor los t souls
wliD liave nt: to find the Speed.way.
Since tlle.T we re vas tly' coonfus'ed due to
bis tault;y" adye:rt:i.s'ing and. poste[s. linw,..
evell' amiifs:t tlbis utter cbaos: there we·re
two> cng!l:t. ra.TS of sunsliin e the traclll
w'as Ur liellafftiIj) shape e xcludfng: tile
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Gas!.
B' PeUiCU'W
Mesa SjjIeell.'way ii!I; nestled iiIl _
piIIicIIwedl 01
'I IoeaeftI ill lew
IIIiles bomt lhe' grew.DIg ~ of'
SIIIIllJfep. Cali...... 1lI'aay ~
_ IIle _aey,de. wor1id
5ftm1 to
wodb tIldr wlliJle to ImIIce ~
......... waidJ _ Pest. ilIeSlIl StJee6.....,. is. a IIce'idIiI .. is _ _ of tile
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SinitJI11 to IrwinrlaIe with! a wen prerpared machine to estai'JIislli the fIrst
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KOT!
weatller:. Cool. 1IIre'ezl!g made tile dia;T lL
C'OIIl!artlltIl cae. The crowd cot to gee
top tid'ers in: cmreent. types ot aetfuD.
and tIJejr 0'Vemll reaction seemed
evident 115 aU were in sm:.iJes.
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